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What We Started
Bert Marcus and Cyrus Saidi present an informed and absorbing exploration of the history of EDM, boosted by an energetic soundtrack and anchored by the personal stories of legendary DJ Carl Cox and superstar newcomer Martin Garrix. Insights from numerous other DJs and musical talents like Moby, David Guetta, Paul Oakenfold and Usher help tell the often oppositional tales of old school vs. new school and mainstream vs. underground.
30 July 1960, Dartford, Kent, England, UK
17 February 1991, Yorkshire, England, UK
14 October 1978, Dallas, Texas, USA
29 July 1962, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
17 January 1969, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
7 November 1967, Paris, France
March 23, 2018
What We Started hauls out some of EDM's biggest guns for this solid documentary overview of dance-music DJs.March 21, 2018
For a documentary that aims to be a comprehensive history of the modern dance DJ, What We Started tends to be both as enthused and unfocused about the whole scene as the average young EDM fan addled on molly.March 22, 2018
Tells enough of the story to show today's legion of David Guetta fans where he and his peers came from.March 22, 2018
They gush about the genre's milestones and metaphorically high-five one another while trying not to bore the uninitiated into a drugless stupor.March 26, 2018
What We Started achieves the directors stated goal of being an impressively comprehensive history of EDM.March 24, 2018
What works in a nightclub set doesn't always work in a film, as electronic dance music documentary "What We Started" demonstrates.