Hit song structure arrangement Dance Music Part 1 // EDM Electro House

Every electronic music hit song follows a certain kind of song structure formula (music arrangement).
In this music production video I'll take a look at song arrangement tips for EDM track.
How to produce music? How to arrange music (music arrangement)? How to arrange beats?
This is music production tips and tricks video for the music producer on how to make a song and arranging beats.
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• 0:50 song structure in general: Verse and Chorus
• 1:20 song structure electronic music
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• 3:17 arrangement Song 1 - M- Outerspace
• 7:07 arrangement Martin Garrix - Animals
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[@pearlwhite3000gt]

Dexxter Clark, Thanks a ton for your Ebook, it was a great and informative read! I just wish I found it earlier! May God The Father , God The Sun &, God The Holy Spirit Bless you in all your Lives Endeavors. This material was Priceless! Your Awesome!!! Respectfully, Carl

[@BerlinDnB]

The graph with the comments during the music are in fact much clearer than a voiceover great idea to illustrate song structure!

[@LoneVocalist]

Break = Verse Drop = Chorus Buildup = Pre-Chorus

[@cjgoeson]

Break buildup drop = verse prechorus chorus

[@arvinddaiya3105]

This was very helpful I was looking for this all over the youtube and in the end I found it here, Thanks for making this video.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

you are welcome plz share it on social media if you like

[@Cyge240sx]

I just started making tunes again after about 4 years. My big issues are arranging tracks in a coherent and DJ friendly way. I watched this video and the track i have been working on has actually started taking shape! man, thank you!!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

when listening to track you don't notice the technical details. Hopefully now you do a bit more :)

[@TrueGritProductions]

This was good, I appreciate pointing out the details on the hi hat coming in 2nd half of drop as well as counter melodies on final repeat of 2nd drop. However I have to disagree with your decision to make your first drop as long as it was. It should have been half the length you had it. As you can see in Garrix's song his first drop is full length and his second drop is 1.5x length. I think to maintain pacing you have to be careful to introduce the 2nd verse/break as quickly as you can and don't hold the listener hostage in a song section that's too long too early.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thanks for the comment

[@ShadowMusicStudioYT]

This is so helpful

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thank you

[@jonison6847]

Excellent - direct and clear - explanation. Thanks for sharing this!

[@alex10827]

Thanks a lot! You are great!!!

[@erdarkurt]

Thank you soooo much! I needed this although I ve been making beats for 7 years or something now. I will actually use this for an afrobeat but I do think it will work! bless you

[@jeremydeane7057]

Thank you this is stuff I know but it's easily imaged here great video

[@RajMusicProductions]

This DJ so funky man!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

yeah

[@jdmikels]

EDM Structure arrangement is what I have been looking for! I appreciate the video and I will check out others!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gaetanguerin1924]

very good video...waiting for your ebook!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

it is mailed to you automatically when you subscribe

[@djyvngpope7958]

this is just the video I was looking for

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I'm glad you liked it! There is also a Part 2 with 2 more songs. Link is in the description

[@skeetskeet4515]

Thank you, it's easier when you actually see it 🙏

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

totally the reason why I made the video :-)

[@myriaddsystems]

Break = Verse Drop = Chorus

[@bobalobalee]

Thank you for this simple but effective video! It's super useful for electronic music teachers like me.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Glad to hear that!

[@mr.starkmeknofelgud1191]

Awesome video dexxter very informative. Would be really cool if you showed us how to create different sound effects from scratch or just music production tips/hacks

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thanks. Good idea, I'm gonna write it on my list!

[@kevinagreer]

Thank you! This was exactly what I needed!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RichardShekariNigeria]

Beautiful

[@chrismoore6362]

Great video and explained 👌. Thanks!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@djsaaho2565]

I will be very grateful to u Dex..nobody explained like u ever..will share my EDM track soon too..love

[@djsaaho2565]

waiting for your Ebook

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

did you receive it? if not contact me via the contact form via dexxterclark.com

[@djsaaho2565]

@@DexxterClarkMusic no..filled the form

[@djsaaho2565]

@@DexxterClarkMusic thanks ..recieved

[@TheDude-vx6wn]

Very helpful. Thanks! Subscribed.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

welcome to the club!

[@harshpanditchambal]

Good explaination 🙏

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

glad I could help!

[@ShadowPilot]

Great video and I love how you get to the point, followed by diagrams.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Glad you liked it!

[@djvinsavage]

Thanks Bud!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

No problem!

[@_django]

L'arrangiamento più elementare del mondo, alla pari un brano neomelodico è più complesso . 🍺

[@MrDiegomedinadenis]

Thanks man!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

No problem!

[@aminmoradi8194]

Thank you for sharing. I really like this type of your videos. Please make more song analyzes.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Sure thing!

[@sanniHD]

Pretty good video. Thank you. I think it helped me.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

you are welcome :)

[@eye_producer]

Great !

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thanks :)

[@benmcinnes2065]

Anyone else notice the painting in the background flipping around?

[@Rismtv]

i knew i was high but damn son lol glad i wasnt trippin out!

[@nerdvananc]

I did too!

[@SwedishSynthLab]

Great tips!

[@2phalanges]

Thank you. Love it.

[@DexterSkelter]

Thanks.

[@davrimusic7544]

i really understand , straight to the point

[@omkarnaik443]

thanks for the video, you are great, subscribed.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Thanks for the sub!

[@DefinitelyNotSwedish]

This Dj is so funky man

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

true ;)

[@DJCOCOGZB]

Love you sir

[@oriamusic]

I love it

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thanks :)

[@abishekravichandran2328]

Helped me lot Sir Respected MAX

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

glad it was useful :)

[@Yocyndie]

Helpful thank you

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Glad it helped

[@LUCKYKATmeowsic]

Did you have to use garix? Maybe go for someone who is a little more experienced lol. Thanks for the theory though. Super useful :)

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I picked it, because everybody knows that song

[@wastedaudio4565]

Very helpful, thanks man. Just subbed.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Hi David, welcome to the club :)

[@musicsamples-electronicdan9717]

Superb Work, appreciate you sharing 🙏 ✊

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thank you for the compliment

[@adamhj8505]

Awesome video!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

you are awesome too by telling me that the video is awesome. AWESOME :)

[@ksilver211]

I.need this song pliz

[@georgemirandask]

Thank you Mr. Clark, awesome content!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

you are welcome. This video is one of my favorites.

[@jeremymuthala]

Thanks a lot man I appreciate it

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Glad I could help

[@TheColorofQuantum]

Thank you thank you thank youuuuuu

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

No problem 😊

[@OneStepToday]

This video is very helpful bec of the great placement of subtitles kept in the middle straight for eyesight where we can view the track at same time. Easy to study. Thanks. Plz make more such videos or details of this. I don't get some details maybe make a longer detailed version. Why sidechain of the riser etc.

[@justwill1140]

thanks good tutorial!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

You're welcome!

[@Binhoc2]

Very good ! so many thanks bro.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thanks :)

[@pipi99483]

this vdo is just awesome.. totally worthy.. grt job man!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thank you :)

[@charlessmith263]

I am currently trying to write my own EDM book. Learning from what you told me about EDM structure, like the breaks, drops, and risers, I made my own schema on a 1995 EDM hit that comes from house music. Like "The Animals", obviously you cannot release the video's audio because you do not want to end up being copyright-struck on KZbin, so here is my idea on the structure - This song is "Push The Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers. The numbers on the left indicate bar numbers for the song. INTRO AND FIRST DROP 1-4 - drums only 5-20 - FIRST DROP (everything comes in but no vocals yet) BREAK 21-24 - Verse 1 (break); vocals finally come in as drums drop out SECOND DROP 25-32 - Continuation of Verse 1 as drums come in with vocals 33-40 - Continuation of Verse 1 as before 41-48 - Voice drops out and sax comes in 49-56 - synth plays, sax track drops out 57-64 - voice comes back as before; Verse 2, with bass, synth and drums added 2ND BREAK 65-80 - new material as the vocals continue FALSE THIRD DROP 81-84 - this drop is varied in note structure, unlike the first or second drops TRUE THIRD DROP 85-88 - voice comes in as well as everything 89-92 - continuation of drop as voice drops out and sax and drums plays 93-100 - continuation of drop as sax plays and drums drop out 101-104 - Drums only FOURTH DROP 105-112 - voice does not sing yet here 113-120 - voice comes in as well as the other instrumental tracks 121-136 - Almost the same as mm. 113-120 137-148 - Voice drops out, both synths (lead and backing) play 149-152 - No drums except the hi-hat is played, synths plays, 153-156 - Drums come in here 157-162 - Drums and vocal loop FIFTH DROP 163-170 - True drop begins 171-174 - Almost as before…… OUTRO 175-198 - Looping beats continue as before, with fragments of the drop theme, and in the last measures, they all fade out.

[@charlessmith263]

It is a shock that this known EDM hit has virtually no obvious buildups or "risers". But I still like this EDM song anyway.

[@charlessmith263]

"From Here To Eternity" of Giorgio Moroder - the early EDM king himself - has risers or buildups but they are only slight. And there are no obvious gaps after the risers. Still this 1977 song is still effective and very danceable.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Electronic music changed over the years The known structure with 16 bars intro etc is only here since ca 2005

[@charlessmith263]

@@DexxterClarkMusic You are right. Definitely right! Started with guitar amps in the 1960s or so, then the Moogs in the 1970s, then the disco explosion, then the TR-808 and TR-909 and Linn Drum Machines and sampler machines in the 1970s/1980s. Nowadays, Pioneer DJ and Traktor are the newest kinds of devices for EDM events - digitized contraptions of the old-school vinyl 2-by-2s used by 1970s and 1980s hip-hop DJs. The "Amen Break" from the 1960s enhanced all of these EDM happenings later on, and house and techno exploded in the 1980s and 1990s.

[@mvxrex]

YES THANK YOU

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thank you for watching

[@Schatten2712]

You sir are freaking amazing! thanks for this! helped a lot

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I know! 😂 Glad I could help! Please share or social media or Reddit

[@Ashelley2007]

Hi Your link to FREE E-BOOK: More about track arrangement links to DJ music production ebook, Great video's by the way

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thanks. the link is in the description: 📘 FREE E-BOOK: More about track arrangement www.dexxterclark.com/free-ebook-truth-about-djing

[@DJSidhu24]

Subed after watching

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Welcome to the club!

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Awesome! Sub

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

welcome!

[@mihir1425]

Very helpful keep making such videos 💜💜💙💙

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

then i have a treat for you tomorrow Part 2 :)

[@TheUnitedOne]

I was exactly looking for that ! Super nice content, subbed :) Checking you book as well. Many thanks.

[@guestlistrecords1466]

You DUTCH are so damn good with music!! Thanks for your videos

[@darrenhirst9900]

I'm sure when they are born their given a keyboard. and FL Studio.

[@ijen.official5448]

I really Like your weird painting hahaha

[@AdamElteto]

Studio One, excellent choice for workflow in any kind of music production. How do you like Version 5 that just "dropped" (see what I did there?) 5 days ago?

[@CR3CS]

i didnt know that break == verse, lol :D hahaha

[@charlessmith263]

The mantra here is this - the "break" is the least-danceable part of an EDM song, and the "drop" is the most-danceable part. EDM fanatics love the loudest parts because it is there they can dance their hearts and bodies out - so they wait for the "drops" to let it all loose, and use the "breaks" as breathers from their hard dancing after the "drops" - and they let themselves loose again when the "drops" recommence.

[@bobe.thomas]

Dexxter, I must have missed something... counting out the bars, I got: -> Break-24 / Buildup-8 / Drop-32 / Break-8 / Buildup-8 / Drop-32 / Outro... Have I identified the sections incorrectly? I followed your video carefully, checked it twice... thanks!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I don't know your song, but it could be correct, maybe there is an intro in the beginning (depending if its a dj mix or radio mix)

[@bobe.thomas]

@@DexxterClarkMusic What I meant was that in your song on this video it is: > Break-24 / Buildup-8 / Drop-32 / Break-8 / Buildup-8 / Drop-32 / Outro... But in Garrix's Animal it is: -> Break-16 / Buildup-8 / Drop-16 / Break-16 / Drop-16 And i was wondering if I misunderstood something in identifying the form.. I'm new to EDM and trying to learn the form and structures that are common to EDM, so accurately identifying the Break, Buildup, Drop and Break are still very new to me... Thanks for your answer!

[@murraywright1103]

For your patreon, what video is it that goes in depth with your deconstructions?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Hi Murray, thanks for being a patreon: I've got the part 2 of the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpbchIicnKyab6M And one where I list all the sounds kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5jYhn-Bi8SWpqM

[@murraywright1103]

Dexxter Clark Music At 7:50 you say there’s an extended version of this video on your patreon? Could you send me a link to that video? I’m new to patreon lol also GREAT CONTENT. I love the deconstructions. I can make awesome loops, but then have no guidance when it comes to how to arrange my loops into a song and not make it monotonous and boring. I would absolutely love if you broke down the elements of a Jim Yosef song :) thank you so much

[@murraywright1103]

Dexxter Clark Music *the style you made this video in was PERFECT by the way, so easy to see what part of the song we were in and what fx/other elements are telling you about the songs energy

[@DaniellePatoirMusic]

This is a really informative video.. I love how you broke it down simply.. 🙏🎆🎶💫 great job

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thanks. feel free to share it on social media if you like

[@ramg8965]

I always wanted to compose an edm song.im zero in music composition but i have many ideas.Can you suggest me from where i can start it?should i learn piano before jumping to edm composition?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

no you don't, but if you do it can help you. You need to know some basic music theory like scales.

[@garethallen9127]

Really good vid. Great analysis showing the underlying simplicity in the structure.

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thank you

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

first 😀

[@jobaute3984]

Great tutorial! Just subscribed... is that a Dutch accent btw?

[@petergilpin76]

what's the name of the first song?

[@manasdas9461]

How to arrange a guitar solo over a edm track !! That's what I want to learn !

[@breezer317]

Hi Dexxter, great videos thank you! Would you be making an analysis of any of Boris Brejcha’s songs (Gravity for example), his structure seems different than other edm songs I hear, thank you again!

[@sakthivelb9074]

Very useful sir ... Can I evolve this technique for popEDM!!! does it work??

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

Yeah, why not. It's pretty universal.

[@billymkirkwood4956]

The music played was not to my taste, I prefer more underground dance music, but really enjoyed the video.. awesome explanation on how it's done. I'll subscribe 😎👍

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

regretfully, thats the downside of copyright free music, you don't have much choice

[@billymkirkwood4956]

@@DexxterClarkMusic I completely understand 😎❤🙏

[@markuskopter]

You say that "nothing is set in stone", i get that. But wouldn't it be easier to understand, especially for beginners, if the number of bars for each part in your example tracks actually matched the pattern you showed in the beginning?

[@0009jo]

Is the melody in animals the entire song but just at different elements and pitch’s, etc?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

don't know on top of my head, I have to listen to the song for that. but a lot of songs are elements of the melody in the intro for example. Mostly the break is different

[@mbk2141]

Hey man what do you think dell 5570 laptop for music production. I would like to be able to use lots of plugins and have big projects open with out it crashing and not working properly. What is your opinion on this compute By the way great videos

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

google it against latency. some models struggle with that. the specs like memory and CPU will determine the power with bigger projects with a lot of plugins

[@agradeepdeb1650]

hey can you make a video bout how to use plugins

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I don't understand what you ask. Every plugin is different

[@travishildebrandt2907]

Outstanding video, exactly what I was looking for. Sub for sure, checking out your book, and will check back daily to learn more. Well done video, thank you

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thank you for your kind words. feel free to share the video on social media :)

[@vcross3424]

I wish to learn this style of music , where i can start with?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

for starters, you could download my free e-book. it gives an overview of the skill and profession. www.dexxterclark.com/free-ebook-truth-about-djing

[@ghostxtempzz115]

I see that you are using Studio One, I just got it and have made one song but it is really terrible. I have gone htrough almost every single tutuorial on youtbe and nothing seems to be working. Do you offer a course?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I'm working on one, but it's not finished yet. Keep practicing. you need to make a lot of songs before you become good

[@ghostxtempzz115]

@@DexxterClarkMusic I'll keep trying :) I look forward to seeing your course when its ready. Keep making the informative content!

[@vinding4086]

Very good video, even for experienced producers like myself, it's good to get it refreshed. But i gotta say that you threw me off by mentioning the subscribe again short after the intro. It feels like those ad-rapes we're forcef***** with these days. So my constructive advice would be maybe once in the beginning or once in the end. Maybe even one in the beginning and the end. Just not mid video. Thanks for the info tho!

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

thanks for the feedback!

[@konxzx]

can the intro be 8 bars ?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

yep, but dj mixes are 16 because of the mix-in

[@konxzx]

@@DexxterClarkMusic yeah I get it , thanks

[@DefinitelyNotSwedish]

It would be nice if you showed a midi version instead of audio Thx anyway helped me a lot

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I mailed Martin, but he didn't respond ;)I didn't want any unnessary clutter. and you can see by the waveform already the different song elements

[@samdiego7667]

👍🏾

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

:)

[@romeoanderson5372]

“Struggling with arrangement” **flips the picture behind him**

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

whahaha! good one!

[@niklan.manangkabo391]

Can you provide subtitle of Indonesian?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

no sorry, I don't speak Indonesian. I'm sticking to Dutch, English, German and French

[@ajayram4176]

I subscribe you but no ebook I got from there y???? This is not fair

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

it's in the email back after you subscribe. Did the you get the emails from me this week?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I sent out the link to the book to everyone in the list this week. Otherwise , send me the first 4 letters from your email address I will look up what happened.

[@debarghyadutta8102]

whats with the inverted car photo in the middle of the video!? That seems to be the Easter egg! Is it?

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

yes indeed :)

[@OmkarJuyal]

I didn't received the e-book???

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

it's in the confirmation mail

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

I'll make sure I'll send the new version in the next mailing

[@LukeIcardMusic]

I follow this format but people tell me it takes too long to get to the chorus

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

take out some bars :)

[@keymaninmusic]

In your article on PCs for music, you ask “Can I use an old computer?” And you answer yes, but you loose a lot of power. Don’t you proofread? Don’t you know that you can’t loose power, you can only loose your pants or dogs.

[@nerdvananc]

d i n g e l y - d i n g

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

T A D A L A - T A D A L I D A - D A D A D A D A D E L I D A 😉

[@tj2429]

you sound like you and laidback luke are from the same city

[@DexxterClarkMusic]

haha, same country