Electronic dance music, also commonly known as EDM, is electronic music that is produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment. The music is largely created for use by disc jockeys and is produced with the intention of it being heard in the context of a continuous DJ set.

It is constructed with only electronic music instruments, 2 types are possible to use: Hardware tools like synthesizers, drum machines and sequencers, or the same type of tools only than software based on a computer platform aka DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). The software instruments go by the name VST (Virtual Studio Technology)

Around the mid-1980s, electronic dance music has enjoyed popularity in many nightclubs world wide, and in 2009, it is the predominant type of music played in all discothèques and party dance scenes.