Genre Conventions of Synthpop

In order to have further understanding of the genre Romina and I are doing, I have researched the conventions within the 'Synthpop' genre:

 

 Synthpop, which is also known as electro pop or techno pop is a very popular style of genre that first came around in the 1980’s. The name synth is based around the musical instrument the synthesizer which is the dominant musical instrument. It first began in japan and England in the post punk era, as a new wave of music kicked in the 80’s. Pop music is known across the world, and is known to have the widest audience range out of all the music genres. Its stylistic origins are electronic, disco, new wave, pop, glam-rock etc.  It usually has a verse and a repeated chorus structure with lyrics that the audio can relate to. This is interesting because in our music video it includes all of these main features. Famous artists that fit into the stereotypical pop definition are artists such as La Roux, MGMT and Owl city.
Musicians who work with synthesisers often have very diverse images and there is no real set trend. This means the artists can have a wide range of looks. However a common noticeable theme is bright, neon colours and out of the ordinary and quirky hair, makeup and clothing style.


Here are some examples of artists who maintain a 'Synthpop' genre:



La Roux - 'Bulletproof'

Charli XCX - 'Take My Hand' 

Kesha - 'Take It Off'


















Lorde - 'Tennis Court'