Playing with Something That Runs - Butler, Mark J. (Associate Professor of Music Theory and Cognition, Associate Professor of Music Theory and Cognition, Northwestern University, Evanston)

The most familiar format of electronic dance music is the DJ set. Performed live with turntables, headphones, twelve-inch vinyl records, and a mixing board, these performances are largely improvised, evolving in response to the demands of a particular situation through interaction with a dancing audience.