British DJ Cassö was among those to add to dance music’s surge when his breakout hit Prada, which turned Raye and D-Block Europe’s Ferrari Horses into a dance banger, soared to number two in the UK singles chart in 2023.
He tells Newsbeat he finds creating and attending dance events “just changes something in your brain because you’re just there grooving non-stop”.
“It just feels really good, to put it plainly.
“You can move around, you can shake your body. What more do you want? We’re meant to dance,” he says.
And scientific studies suggest dancing can improve your mental health and memory, as well as helping with pain due to the endorphins it releases.
The 23-year-old music producer created his track Prada at home and released it on Soundcloud before it went on to secure more than a billion streams.
There has been major growth in electronic music content on social apps like TikTok, according to the platform, which saw a 50% increase in videos using the hashtag #ElectronicMusic in 2024.
Cassö says being able to now create and release your own dance music from your bedroom has been the “best thing” for the genre as he feels previously record labels “would be a little bit more cliquey”.
“Now, if you’re talented, you have a much higher chance of shining through.”