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5706565675f01819005e7b66 | MP3 | An exception is the United States, where patents filed prior to 8 June 1995 expire 17 years after the publication date of the patent, but application extensions make it possible for a patent to issue much later than normally expected (see submarine patents). The various MP3-related patents expire on dates ranging from ... | Who administered the longest running MP3 patent in the United States? | {
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"Technicolor"
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935
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} |
5706587852bb8914006899ea | MP3 | Technicolor (formerly called Thomson Consumer Electronics) claims to control MP3 licensing of the Layer 3 patents in many countries, including the United States, Japan, Canada and EU countries. Technicolor has been actively enforcing these patents. | What was Technicolor's previous name? | {
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"Thomson Consumer Electronics"
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29
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} |
5706587852bb8914006899eb | MP3 | Technicolor (formerly called Thomson Consumer Electronics) claims to control MP3 licensing of the Layer 3 patents in many countries, including the United States, Japan, Canada and EU countries. Technicolor has been actively enforcing these patents. | What patent does Technicolor claim to control? | {
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"Layer 3"
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98
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} |
5706587852bb8914006899ec | MP3 | Technicolor (formerly called Thomson Consumer Electronics) claims to control MP3 licensing of the Layer 3 patents in many countries, including the United States, Japan, Canada and EU countries. Technicolor has been actively enforcing these patents. | What are Technicolor constantly in the process of doing? | {
"text": [
"actively enforcing these patents"
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215
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} |
570659e875f01819005e7b6c | MP3 | In September 1998, the Fraunhofer Institute sent a letter to several developers of MP3 software stating that a license was required to "distribute and/or sell decoders and/or encoders". The letter claimed that unlicensed products "infringe the patent rights of Fraunhofer and Thomson. To make, sell and/or distribute pro... | When did the Fraunhofer institute send out a letter? | {
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"September 1998"
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3
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} |
570659e875f01819005e7b6d | MP3 | In September 1998, the Fraunhofer Institute sent a letter to several developers of MP3 software stating that a license was required to "distribute and/or sell decoders and/or encoders". The letter claimed that unlicensed products "infringe the patent rights of Fraunhofer and Thomson. To make, sell and/or distribute pro... | What did the letter claim would be required to distribute and/or sell decoders and/or encoders? | {
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"a license"
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109
]
} |
570659e875f01819005e7b6e | MP3 | In September 1998, the Fraunhofer Institute sent a letter to several developers of MP3 software stating that a license was required to "distribute and/or sell decoders and/or encoders". The letter claimed that unlicensed products "infringe the patent rights of Fraunhofer and Thomson. To make, sell and/or distribute pro... | What does selling unlicensed products mean that the seller is doing? | {
"text": [
"infringe the patent rights of Fraunhofer and Thomson"
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231
]
} |
570659e875f01819005e7b6f | MP3 | In September 1998, the Fraunhofer Institute sent a letter to several developers of MP3 software stating that a license was required to "distribute and/or sell decoders and/or encoders". The letter claimed that unlicensed products "infringe the patent rights of Fraunhofer and Thomson. To make, sell and/or distribute pro... | What can products not use if they want to avoid infringing on patent rights? | {
"text": [
"the [MPEG Layer-3] standard"
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"answer_start": [
332
]
} |
57065a7c75f01819005e7b74 | MP3 | Sisvel S.p.A. and its U.S. subsidiary Audio MPEG, Inc. previously sued Thomson for patent infringement on MP3 technology, but those disputes were resolved in November 2005 with Sisvel granting Thomson a license to their patents. Motorola followed soon after, and signed with Sisvel to license MP3-related patents in Dece... | Who was sued for patent infringement on MP3 technology? | {
"text": [
"Thomson"
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"answer_start": [
71
]
} |
57065a7c75f01819005e7b75 | MP3 | Sisvel S.p.A. and its U.S. subsidiary Audio MPEG, Inc. previously sued Thomson for patent infringement on MP3 technology, but those disputes were resolved in November 2005 with Sisvel granting Thomson a license to their patents. Motorola followed soon after, and signed with Sisvel to license MP3-related patents in Dece... | Who initially sued to protect their patent rights? | {
"text": [
"Sisvel S.p.A."
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
57065a7c75f01819005e7b76 | MP3 | Sisvel S.p.A. and its U.S. subsidiary Audio MPEG, Inc. previously sued Thomson for patent infringement on MP3 technology, but those disputes were resolved in November 2005 with Sisvel granting Thomson a license to their patents. Motorola followed soon after, and signed with Sisvel to license MP3-related patents in Dece... | What did Sisvel grant Thomson to end the lawsuit? | {
"text": [
"a license to their patents"
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"answer_start": [
201
]
} |
57065a7c75f01819005e7b77 | MP3 | Sisvel S.p.A. and its U.S. subsidiary Audio MPEG, Inc. previously sued Thomson for patent infringement on MP3 technology, but those disputes were resolved in November 2005 with Sisvel granting Thomson a license to their patents. Motorola followed soon after, and signed with Sisvel to license MP3-related patents in Dece... | When did the majority of the patents held by Sisvel expire? | {
"text": [
"2015"
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"answer_start": [
414
]
} |
57065a7c75f01819005e7b78 | MP3 | Sisvel S.p.A. and its U.S. subsidiary Audio MPEG, Inc. previously sued Thomson for patent infringement on MP3 technology, but those disputes were resolved in November 2005 with Sisvel granting Thomson a license to their patents. Motorola followed soon after, and signed with Sisvel to license MP3-related patents in Dece... | When does the last patent held by Sisvel expire? | {
"text": [
"9. April 2017"
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"answer_start": [
575
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} |
57065bea75f01819005e7b7e | MP3 | In September 2006, German officials seized MP3 players from SanDisk's booth at the IFA show in Berlin after an Italian patents firm won an injunction on behalf of Sisvel against SanDisk in a dispute over licensing rights. The injunction was later reversed by a Berlin judge, but that reversal was in turn blocked the sam... | What did German officials seize from SanDisk on September 2006? | {
"text": [
"MP3 players"
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"answer_start": [
43
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} |
57065bea75f01819005e7b7f | MP3 | In September 2006, German officials seized MP3 players from SanDisk's booth at the IFA show in Berlin after an Italian patents firm won an injunction on behalf of Sisvel against SanDisk in a dispute over licensing rights. The injunction was later reversed by a Berlin judge, but that reversal was in turn blocked the sam... | At which show did SanDisk have their assets seized? | {
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"IFA"
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83
]
} |
57065bea75f01819005e7b80 | MP3 | In September 2006, German officials seized MP3 players from SanDisk's booth at the IFA show in Berlin after an Italian patents firm won an injunction on behalf of Sisvel against SanDisk in a dispute over licensing rights. The injunction was later reversed by a Berlin judge, but that reversal was in turn blocked the sam... | Which company was the Italian patents firm representing? | {
"text": [
"Sisvel"
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"answer_start": [
163
]
} |
57065bea75f01819005e7b81 | MP3 | In September 2006, German officials seized MP3 players from SanDisk's booth at the IFA show in Berlin after an Italian patents firm won an injunction on behalf of Sisvel against SanDisk in a dispute over licensing rights. The injunction was later reversed by a Berlin judge, but that reversal was in turn blocked the sam... | What happened after the injunction was successful? | {
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"The injunction was later reversed"
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"answer_start": [
222
]
} |
57065bea75f01819005e7b82 | MP3 | In September 2006, German officials seized MP3 players from SanDisk's booth at the IFA show in Berlin after an Italian patents firm won an injunction on behalf of Sisvel against SanDisk in a dispute over licensing rights. The injunction was later reversed by a Berlin judge, but that reversal was in turn blocked the sam... | The continuous back and forth regarding the decisions on patents was referred to as what? | {
"text": [
"bringing the Patent Wild West to Germany"
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365
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} |
57065e2352bb8914006899f0 | MP3 | In February 2007, Texas MP3 Technologies sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in eastern Texas federal court, claiming infringement of a portable MP3 player patent that Texas MP3 said it had been assigned. Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk all settled the claims against them in January 2009. | Who sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in 2007? | {
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"Texas MP3 Technologies"
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"answer_start": [
18
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} |
57065e2352bb8914006899f1 | MP3 | In February 2007, Texas MP3 Technologies sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in eastern Texas federal court, claiming infringement of a portable MP3 player patent that Texas MP3 said it had been assigned. Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk all settled the claims against them in January 2009. | Which court did the lawsuit take place in? | {
"text": [
"eastern Texas federal court"
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"answer_start": [
88
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} |
57065e2352bb8914006899f2 | MP3 | In February 2007, Texas MP3 Technologies sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in eastern Texas federal court, claiming infringement of a portable MP3 player patent that Texas MP3 said it had been assigned. Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk all settled the claims against them in January 2009. | What was the claim that the lawsuit was based on? | {
"text": [
"infringement of a portable MP3 player patent"
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126
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} |
57065e2352bb8914006899f3 | MP3 | In February 2007, Texas MP3 Technologies sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in eastern Texas federal court, claiming infringement of a portable MP3 player patent that Texas MP3 said it had been assigned. Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk all settled the claims against them in January 2009. | What action did the three companies being sued take? | {
"text": [
"all settled the claims against them"
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"answer_start": [
241
]
} |
57065e2352bb8914006899f4 | MP3 | In February 2007, Texas MP3 Technologies sued Apple, Samsung Electronics and Sandisk in eastern Texas federal court, claiming infringement of a portable MP3 player patent that Texas MP3 said it had been assigned. Apple, Samsung, and Sandisk all settled the claims against them in January 2009. | What year did the lawsuits end? | {
"text": [
"2009"
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288
]
} |
5706605352bb8914006899fa | MP3 | Alcatel-Lucent has asserted several MP3 coding and compression patents, allegedly inherited from AT&T-Bell Labs, in litigation of its own. In November 2006, before the companies' merger, Alcatel sued Microsoft for allegedly infringing seven patents. On 23 February 2007, a San Diego jury awarded Alcatel-Lucent US $1.52 ... | Which company allegedly inherited MP3 patents from AT&T-Bell LAbs? | {
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"Alcatel-Lucent"
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
5706605352bb8914006899fb | MP3 | Alcatel-Lucent has asserted several MP3 coding and compression patents, allegedly inherited from AT&T-Bell Labs, in litigation of its own. In November 2006, before the companies' merger, Alcatel sued Microsoft for allegedly infringing seven patents. On 23 February 2007, a San Diego jury awarded Alcatel-Lucent US $1.52 ... | What kind of patents were allegedly inherited? | {
"text": [
"MP3 coding and compression"
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"answer_start": [
36
]
} |
5706605352bb8914006899fc | MP3 | Alcatel-Lucent has asserted several MP3 coding and compression patents, allegedly inherited from AT&T-Bell Labs, in litigation of its own. In November 2006, before the companies' merger, Alcatel sued Microsoft for allegedly infringing seven patents. On 23 February 2007, a San Diego jury awarded Alcatel-Lucent US $1.52 ... | How many patents did Alcatel claim Microsoft infringed on? | {
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"seven"
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235
]
} |
5706605352bb8914006899fd | MP3 | Alcatel-Lucent has asserted several MP3 coding and compression patents, allegedly inherited from AT&T-Bell Labs, in litigation of its own. In November 2006, before the companies' merger, Alcatel sued Microsoft for allegedly infringing seven patents. On 23 February 2007, a San Diego jury awarded Alcatel-Lucent US $1.52 ... | How much money was awarded to Alcatel by a San Diego jury? | {
"text": [
"US $1.52 billion"
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"answer_start": [
311
]
} |
5706605352bb8914006899fe | MP3 | Alcatel-Lucent has asserted several MP3 coding and compression patents, allegedly inherited from AT&T-Bell Labs, in litigation of its own. In November 2006, before the companies' merger, Alcatel sued Microsoft for allegedly infringing seven patents. On 23 February 2007, a San Diego jury awarded Alcatel-Lucent US $1.52 ... | What subsequently happened after Alcatel was awarded damages? | {
"text": [
"The court subsequently tossed the award"
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"answer_start": [
372
]
} |
5706635252bb891400689a0c | MP3 | Other lossy formats exist. Among these, mp3PRO, AAC, and MP2 are all members of the same technological family as MP3 and depend on roughly similar psychoacoustic models. The Fraunhofer Gesellschaft owns many of the basic patents underlying these formats as well, with others held by Dolby Labs, Sony, Thomson Consumer El... | AAC, mp3PRO and MP2 are all members of the same technological family as which other lossy format? | {
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"MP3"
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113
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} |
5706635252bb891400689a0d | MP3 | Other lossy formats exist. Among these, mp3PRO, AAC, and MP2 are all members of the same technological family as MP3 and depend on roughly similar psychoacoustic models. The Fraunhofer Gesellschaft owns many of the basic patents underlying these formats as well, with others held by Dolby Labs, Sony, Thomson Consumer El... | What model type do all of the lossy formats roughly depend on? | {
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"psychoacoustic"
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"answer_start": [
147
]
} |
5706635252bb891400689a0e | MP3 | Other lossy formats exist. Among these, mp3PRO, AAC, and MP2 are all members of the same technological family as MP3 and depend on roughly similar psychoacoustic models. The Fraunhofer Gesellschaft owns many of the basic patents underlying these formats as well, with others held by Dolby Labs, Sony, Thomson Consumer El... | Which company owns many of the patents that cover the other formats? | {
"text": [
"Fraunhofer Gesellschaft"
],
"answer_start": [
174
]
} |
5706649675f01819005e7b92 | MP3 | There are also open compression formats like Opus and Vorbis that are available free of charge and without any known patent restrictions. Some of the newer audio compression formats, such as AAC, WMA Pro and Vorbis, are free of some limitations inherent to the MP3 format that cannot be overcome by any MP3 encoder. | Opus and Vorbis are two explans of what kind of compression format? | {
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"open"
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"answer_start": [
15
]
} |
5706649675f01819005e7b93 | MP3 | There are also open compression formats like Opus and Vorbis that are available free of charge and without any known patent restrictions. Some of the newer audio compression formats, such as AAC, WMA Pro and Vorbis, are free of some limitations inherent to the MP3 format that cannot be overcome by any MP3 encoder. | Being open formats means that Opus and Vorbis can be used without what? | {
"text": [
"any known patent restrictions"
],
"answer_start": [
107
]
} |
5706649675f01819005e7b94 | MP3 | There are also open compression formats like Opus and Vorbis that are available free of charge and without any known patent restrictions. Some of the newer audio compression formats, such as AAC, WMA Pro and Vorbis, are free of some limitations inherent to the MP3 format that cannot be overcome by any MP3 encoder. | What are some benefits to some of the newer audio compression formats when compared to MP3? | {
"text": [
"free of some limitations inherent to the MP3 format"
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220
]
} |
5706649675f01819005e7b95 | MP3 | There are also open compression formats like Opus and Vorbis that are available free of charge and without any known patent restrictions. Some of the newer audio compression formats, such as AAC, WMA Pro and Vorbis, are free of some limitations inherent to the MP3 format that cannot be overcome by any MP3 encoder. | How can one obtain an open compression format such as Opus or Vorbis? | {
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"available free of charge"
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"answer_start": [
70
]
} |
5706653e75f01819005e7b9a | MP3 | Besides lossy compression methods, lossless formats are a significant alternative to MP3 because they provide unaltered audio content, though with an increased file size compared to lossy compression. Lossless formats include FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), Apple Lossless and many others. | What is a significant alternative to MP3? | {
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"lossless formats"
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"answer_start": [
35
]
} |
5706653e75f01819005e7b9b | MP3 | Besides lossy compression methods, lossless formats are a significant alternative to MP3 because they provide unaltered audio content, though with an increased file size compared to lossy compression. Lossless formats include FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), Apple Lossless and many others. | What can lossless formats provide? | {
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"unaltered audio content"
],
"answer_start": [
110
]
} |
5706653e75f01819005e7b9c | MP3 | Besides lossy compression methods, lossless formats are a significant alternative to MP3 because they provide unaltered audio content, though with an increased file size compared to lossy compression. Lossless formats include FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), Apple Lossless and many others. | What is the downside of using a lossless format? | {
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"increased file size"
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"answer_start": [
150
]
} |
5706653e75f01819005e7b9d | MP3 | Besides lossy compression methods, lossless formats are a significant alternative to MP3 because they provide unaltered audio content, though with an increased file size compared to lossy compression. Lossless formats include FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), Apple Lossless and many others. | What is another example of a lossless format other than Apple Lossless? | {
"text": [
"FLAC"
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"answer_start": [
226
]
} |
5706653e75f01819005e7b9e | MP3 | Besides lossy compression methods, lossless formats are a significant alternative to MP3 because they provide unaltered audio content, though with an increased file size compared to lossy compression. Lossless formats include FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), Apple Lossless and many others. | What does FLAC stand for? | {
"text": [
"Free Lossless Audio Codec"
],
"answer_start": [
232
]
} |
5706924752bb891400689a76 | House_music | House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in Chicago, circa 1984. House music quickly spread to other American cities such as Detroit, New York City, and Newark – all of which developed their own regional scenes. In the mid-to-late 1980s... | What city did House music originate from? | {
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"Chicago"
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68
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} |
5706924752bb891400689a77 | House_music | House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in Chicago, circa 1984. House music quickly spread to other American cities such as Detroit, New York City, and Newark – all of which developed their own regional scenes. In the mid-to-late 1980s... | What decade did House music first develop? | {
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89
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5706924752bb891400689a78 | House_music | House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in Chicago, circa 1984. House music quickly spread to other American cities such as Detroit, New York City, and Newark – all of which developed their own regional scenes. In the mid-to-late 1980s... | What year was House music first popularized? | {
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143
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} |
5706924752bb891400689a79 | House_music | House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in Chicago, circa 1984. House music quickly spread to other American cities such as Detroit, New York City, and Newark – all of which developed their own regional scenes. In the mid-to-late 1980s... | What genre does House music fall into? | {
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"electronic dance music"
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26
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} |
5706924752bb891400689a7a | House_music | House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in Chicago, circa 1984. House music quickly spread to other American cities such as Detroit, New York City, and Newark – all of which developed their own regional scenes. In the mid-to-late 1980s... | What song by MARRS was an early House hit in 1987? | {
"text": [
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481
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} |
570692ee75f01819005e7c18 | House_music | Early house music was generally dance-based music characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines, off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines. While house displayed several characteristics similar to disco music, it was more electronic and minimalistic, and the repetitive rhythm ... | House music is characterized by what type of beats? | {
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"4/4 beats"
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78
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} |
570692ee75f01819005e7c19 | House_music | Early house music was generally dance-based music characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines, off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines. While house displayed several characteristics similar to disco music, it was more electronic and minimalistic, and the repetitive rhythm ... | What are some subgenres of House music? | {
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"euro house, tech house, electro house and jump house"
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704
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} |
570692ee75f01819005e7c1a | House_music | Early house music was generally dance-based music characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines, off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines. While house displayed several characteristics similar to disco music, it was more electronic and minimalistic, and the repetitive rhythm ... | What are rhythms provided by in House music? | {
"text": [
"drum machines"
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116
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} |
570692ee75f01819005e7c1b | House_music | Early house music was generally dance-based music characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines, off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines. While house displayed several characteristics similar to disco music, it was more electronic and minimalistic, and the repetitive rhythm ... | What are some differences between House and Disco music? | {
"text": [
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253
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} |
570692ee75f01819005e7c1c | House_music | Early house music was generally dance-based music characterized by repetitive 4/4 beats, rhythms mainly provided by drum machines, off-beat hi-hat cymbals, and synthesized basslines. While house displayed several characteristics similar to disco music, it was more electronic and minimalistic, and the repetitive rhythm ... | What type of music is House based on? | {
"text": [
"dance-based music"
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"answer_start": [
32
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} |
5706950a52bb891400689a9c | House_music | In the late 1980s, many local Chicago house music artists suddenly found themselves presented with major label deals. House music proved to be a commercially successful genre and a more mainstream pop-based variation grew increasingly popular. Artists and groups such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Aretha Frank... | When was the second wave of progressive house? | {
"text": [
"1999–2001"
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"answer_start": [
620
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} |
5706950a52bb891400689a9d | House_music | In the late 1980s, many local Chicago house music artists suddenly found themselves presented with major label deals. House music proved to be a commercially successful genre and a more mainstream pop-based variation grew increasingly popular. Artists and groups such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Aretha Frank... | What are some popular subgenres of House? | {
"text": [
"G-house, Deep House, Tech House and Bass House"
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716
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} |
5706950a52bb891400689a9e | House_music | In the late 1980s, many local Chicago house music artists suddenly found themselves presented with major label deals. House music proved to be a commercially successful genre and a more mainstream pop-based variation grew increasingly popular. Artists and groups such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Aretha Frank... | where is house music extremely popular? | {
"text": [
"both clubs and in the mainstream pop scene"
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817
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} |
5706950a52bb891400689a9f | House_music | In the late 1980s, many local Chicago house music artists suddenly found themselves presented with major label deals. House music proved to be a commercially successful genre and a more mainstream pop-based variation grew increasingly popular. Artists and groups such as Madonna, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Aretha Frank... | What variation of house music was produced by artists such as Madonna and Kylie Minogue? | {
"text": [
"a more mainstream pop-based variation"
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179
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} |
570695a652bb891400689aa4 | House_music | Various disco songs incorporated sounds produced with synthesizers and drum machines, and some compositions were entirely electronic; examples include Giorgio Moroder's late 1970s productions such as Donna Summer's hit single "I Feel Love" from 1977, Cerrone's "Supernature" (1977), Yellow Magic Orchestra's synth-disco-... | What instruments did disco songs incorporate from house music? | {
"text": [
"synthesizers and drum machines"
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54
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} |
570695a652bb891400689aa5 | House_music | Various disco songs incorporated sounds produced with synthesizers and drum machines, and some compositions were entirely electronic; examples include Giorgio Moroder's late 1970s productions such as Donna Summer's hit single "I Feel Love" from 1977, Cerrone's "Supernature" (1977), Yellow Magic Orchestra's synth-disco-... | who produced Donna Summer's hit single "I Feel Love"? | {
"text": [
"Giorgio Moroder"
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151
]
} |
570695a652bb891400689aa6 | House_music | Various disco songs incorporated sounds produced with synthesizers and drum machines, and some compositions were entirely electronic; examples include Giorgio Moroder's late 1970s productions such as Donna Summer's hit single "I Feel Love" from 1977, Cerrone's "Supernature" (1977), Yellow Magic Orchestra's synth-disco-... | what sort of music did Hi-NRG group Lime produce? | {
"text": [
"1980s disco-pop"
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419
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} |
570695a652bb891400689aa7 | House_music | Various disco songs incorporated sounds produced with synthesizers and drum machines, and some compositions were entirely electronic; examples include Giorgio Moroder's late 1970s productions such as Donna Summer's hit single "I Feel Love" from 1977, Cerrone's "Supernature" (1977), Yellow Magic Orchestra's synth-disco-... | What year did Cerrone's "Supernature" get released? | {
"text": [
"1977"
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"answer_start": [
276
]
} |
570695a652bb891400689aa8 | House_music | Various disco songs incorporated sounds produced with synthesizers and drum machines, and some compositions were entirely electronic; examples include Giorgio Moroder's late 1970s productions such as Donna Summer's hit single "I Feel Love" from 1977, Cerrone's "Supernature" (1977), Yellow Magic Orchestra's synth-disco-... | What year was solid state survivor released? | {
"text": [
"1979"
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394
]
} |
5706962d52bb891400689aae | House_music | Soul and disco influenced house music, plus mixing and editing techniques earlier explored by disco, garage music and post-disco DJs, producers, and audio engineers such as Walter Gibbons, Tom Moulton, Jim Burgess, Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, M & M, and others who produced longer, more repetitive, and percussive arrangemen... | What influenced House music? | {
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"Soul and disco"
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0
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} |
5706962d52bb891400689aaf | House_music | Soul and disco influenced house music, plus mixing and editing techniques earlier explored by disco, garage music and post-disco DJs, producers, and audio engineers such as Walter Gibbons, Tom Moulton, Jim Burgess, Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, M & M, and others who produced longer, more repetitive, and percussive arrangemen... | What type of producer was Frankie Knuckles? | {
"text": [
"Early house producers"
],
"answer_start": [
353
]
} |
5706962d52bb891400689ab0 | House_music | Soul and disco influenced house music, plus mixing and editing techniques earlier explored by disco, garage music and post-disco DJs, producers, and audio engineers such as Walter Gibbons, Tom Moulton, Jim Burgess, Larry Levan, Ron Hardy, M & M, and others who produced longer, more repetitive, and percussive arrangemen... | what did Frankie Knuckles use to create his compositions? | {
"text": [
"samplers, synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines"
],
"answer_start": [
449
]
} |
5706969952bb891400689ab4 | House_music | The electronic instrumentation and minimal arrangement of Charanjit Singh's Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982), an album of Indian ragas performed in a disco style, anticipated the sounds of acid house music, but it is not known to have had any influence on the genre prior to the album's rediscovery in the ... | What was the name of Charanjit Singh's 1982 album? | {
"text": [
"Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat"
],
"answer_start": [
76
]
} |
5706969952bb891400689ab5 | House_music | The electronic instrumentation and minimal arrangement of Charanjit Singh's Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982), an album of Indian ragas performed in a disco style, anticipated the sounds of acid house music, but it is not known to have had any influence on the genre prior to the album's rediscovery in the ... | What did Singh's album contain? | {
"text": [
"Indian ragas performed in a disco style"
],
"answer_start": [
136
]
} |
5706969952bb891400689ab6 | House_music | The electronic instrumentation and minimal arrangement of Charanjit Singh's Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982), an album of Indian ragas performed in a disco style, anticipated the sounds of acid house music, but it is not known to have had any influence on the genre prior to the album's rediscovery in the ... | What year was synthesizing: ten ragas to a disco beat released? | {
"text": [
"1982"
],
"answer_start": [
117
]
} |
5706969952bb891400689ab7 | House_music | The electronic instrumentation and minimal arrangement of Charanjit Singh's Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat (1982), an album of Indian ragas performed in a disco style, anticipated the sounds of acid house music, but it is not known to have had any influence on the genre prior to the album's rediscovery in the ... | What sort of arrangement did Charanjit Singh use on his 1982 album? | {
"text": [
"minimal arrangement"
],
"answer_start": [
35
]
} |
57069abf75f01819005e7c36 | House_music | Rachel Cain, co-founder of an influential Trax Records, was previously involved in the burgeoning punk scene and cites industrial and post-punk record store Wax Trax! Records as an important connection between the ever-changing underground sounds of Chicago. As most proto-house DJs were primarily stuck to playing their... | Who is Rachel Cain? | {
"text": [
"co-founder of an influential Trax Records"
],
"answer_start": [
13
]
} |
57069abf75f01819005e7c37 | House_music | Rachel Cain, co-founder of an influential Trax Records, was previously involved in the burgeoning punk scene and cites industrial and post-punk record store Wax Trax! Records as an important connection between the ever-changing underground sounds of Chicago. As most proto-house DJs were primarily stuck to playing their... | Who were Frankie Knuckles and ron hardy? | {
"text": [
"two influential pioneers of house music"
],
"answer_start": [
393
]
} |
57069abf75f01819005e7c38 | House_music | Rachel Cain, co-founder of an influential Trax Records, was previously involved in the burgeoning punk scene and cites industrial and post-punk record store Wax Trax! Records as an important connection between the ever-changing underground sounds of Chicago. As most proto-house DJs were primarily stuck to playing their... | what was the nickname of frankie knuckles? | {
"text": [
"\"the Godfather of House,\""
],
"answer_start": [
503
]
} |
57069abf75f01819005e7c39 | House_music | Rachel Cain, co-founder of an influential Trax Records, was previously involved in the burgeoning punk scene and cites industrial and post-punk record store Wax Trax! Records as an important connection between the ever-changing underground sounds of Chicago. As most proto-house DJs were primarily stuck to playing their... | marshall jefferson got involved in house music after hearing whose music? | {
"text": [
"Ron Hardy's"
],
"answer_start": [
1041
]
} |
57069abf75f01819005e7c3a | House_music | Rachel Cain, co-founder of an influential Trax Records, was previously involved in the burgeoning punk scene and cites industrial and post-punk record store Wax Trax! Records as an important connection between the ever-changing underground sounds of Chicago. As most proto-house DJs were primarily stuck to playing their... | what was ron hardy's music released in? | {
"text": [
"Muzic Box"
],
"answer_start": [
1062
]
} |
57069b2452bb891400689abc | House_music | In the early 1980s, Chicago radio jocks The Hot Mix 5, and club DJs Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles played various styles of dance music, including older disco records (mostly Philly disco and Salsoul tracks), electro funk tracks by artists such as Afrika Bambaataa, newer Italo disco, B-Boy hip hop music by Man Parrish,... | who were the chicago radio jocks that played dance music in the early 1980s? | {
"text": [
"The Hot Mix 5"
],
"answer_start": [
40
]
} |
57069b2452bb891400689abd | House_music | In the early 1980s, Chicago radio jocks The Hot Mix 5, and club DJs Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles played various styles of dance music, including older disco records (mostly Philly disco and Salsoul tracks), electro funk tracks by artists such as Afrika Bambaataa, newer Italo disco, B-Boy hip hop music by Man Parrish,... | what style of music did man parrish play? | {
"text": [
"B-Boy hip hop music"
],
"answer_start": [
285
]
} |
57069b2452bb891400689abe | House_music | In the early 1980s, Chicago radio jocks The Hot Mix 5, and club DJs Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles played various styles of dance music, including older disco records (mostly Philly disco and Salsoul tracks), electro funk tracks by artists such as Afrika Bambaataa, newer Italo disco, B-Boy hip hop music by Man Parrish,... | what style of music did afrika bambaataa play? | {
"text": [
"electro funk"
],
"answer_start": [
209
]
} |
57069b2452bb891400689abf | House_music | In the early 1980s, Chicago radio jocks The Hot Mix 5, and club DJs Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles played various styles of dance music, including older disco records (mostly Philly disco and Salsoul tracks), electro funk tracks by artists such as Afrika Bambaataa, newer Italo disco, B-Boy hip hop music by Man Parrish,... | what style of music did kraftwerk play? | {
"text": [
"electronic pop music"
],
"answer_start": [
374
]
} |
57069b2452bb891400689ac0 | House_music | In the early 1980s, Chicago radio jocks The Hot Mix 5, and club DJs Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles played various styles of dance music, including older disco records (mostly Philly disco and Salsoul tracks), electro funk tracks by artists such as Afrika Bambaataa, newer Italo disco, B-Boy hip hop music by Man Parrish,... | how did producers sometimes make edits of house music? | {
"text": [
"reel-to-reel tape"
],
"answer_start": [
500
]
} |
57069b7b52bb891400689ac6 | House_music | The hypnotic electronic dance song "On and On", produced in 1984 by Chicago DJ Jesse Saunders and co-written by Vince Lawrence, had elements that became staples of the early house sound, such as the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer and minimal vocals as well as a Roland (specifically TR-808) drum machine and Korg (specif... | who produced the song "on and on" in 1984? | {
"text": [
"Jesse Saunders"
],
"answer_start": [
79
]
} |
57069b7b52bb891400689ac7 | House_music | The hypnotic electronic dance song "On and On", produced in 1984 by Chicago DJ Jesse Saunders and co-written by Vince Lawrence, had elements that became staples of the early house sound, such as the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer and minimal vocals as well as a Roland (specifically TR-808) drum machine and Korg (specif... | where was jesse saunders from? | {
"text": [
"Chicago"
],
"answer_start": [
68
]
} |
57069b7b52bb891400689ac8 | House_music | The hypnotic electronic dance song "On and On", produced in 1984 by Chicago DJ Jesse Saunders and co-written by Vince Lawrence, had elements that became staples of the early house sound, such as the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer and minimal vocals as well as a Roland (specifically TR-808) drum machine and Korg (specif... | who co-wrote the hit song "on and on" in 1984? | {
"text": [
"Vince Lawrence"
],
"answer_start": [
112
]
} |
57069b7b52bb891400689ac9 | House_music | The hypnotic electronic dance song "On and On", produced in 1984 by Chicago DJ Jesse Saunders and co-written by Vince Lawrence, had elements that became staples of the early house sound, such as the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer and minimal vocals as well as a Roland (specifically TR-808) drum machine and Korg (specif... | what type of bass synthesizer was a staple of the early house sound? | {
"text": [
"Roland TB-303"
],
"answer_start": [
199
]
} |
57069b7b52bb891400689aca | House_music | The hypnotic electronic dance song "On and On", produced in 1984 by Chicago DJ Jesse Saunders and co-written by Vince Lawrence, had elements that became staples of the early house sound, such as the Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer and minimal vocals as well as a Roland (specifically TR-808) drum machine and Korg (specif... | when was player one's "space invaders" released? | {
"text": [
"1979"
],
"answer_start": [
428
]
} |
57069bdd52bb891400689ad0 | House_music | Starting in 1984, some of these DJs, inspired by Jesse Saunders' success with "On and On", tried their hand at producing and releasing original compositions. These compositions used newly affordable electronic instruments to emulate not just Saunders' song, but the edited, enhanced styles of disco and other dance music... | when was jesse saunders' "on and on" a hit? | {
"text": [
"1984"
],
"answer_start": [
12
]
} |
57069bdd52bb891400689ad1 | House_music | Starting in 1984, some of these DJs, inspired by Jesse Saunders' success with "On and On", tried their hand at producing and releasing original compositions. These compositions used newly affordable electronic instruments to emulate not just Saunders' song, but the edited, enhanced styles of disco and other dance music... | what type of audience was early disco and dance catered to? | {
"text": [
"African-American and gay audiences"
],
"answer_start": [
450
]
} |
57069bdd52bb891400689ad2 | House_music | Starting in 1984, some of these DJs, inspired by Jesse Saunders' success with "On and On", tried their hand at producing and releasing original compositions. These compositions used newly affordable electronic instruments to emulate not just Saunders' song, but the edited, enhanced styles of disco and other dance music... | what year was house music first used as a genre? | {
"text": [
"1985"
],
"answer_start": [
489
]
} |
57069bdd52bb891400689ad3 | House_music | Starting in 1984, some of these DJs, inspired by Jesse Saunders' success with "On and On", tried their hand at producing and releasing original compositions. These compositions used newly affordable electronic instruments to emulate not just Saunders' song, but the edited, enhanced styles of disco and other dance music... | what were two big subgenres of house music? | {
"text": [
"deep house and acid house"
],
"answer_start": [
638
]
} |
57069bdd52bb891400689ad4 | House_music | Starting in 1984, some of these DJs, inspired by Jesse Saunders' success with "On and On", tried their hand at producing and releasing original compositions. These compositions used newly affordable electronic instruments to emulate not just Saunders' song, but the edited, enhanced styles of disco and other dance music... | what area radio was house music generally played on? | {
"text": [
"Chicago-area radio"
],
"answer_start": [
386
]
} |
57069c2652bb891400689ada | House_music | Deep house's origins can be traced to Chicago producer Mr Fingers's relatively jazzy, soulful recordings "Mystery of Love" (1985) and "Can You Feel It?" (1986). According to author Richie Unterberger, it moved house music away from its "posthuman tendencies back towards the lush" soulful sound of early disco music. | what producer was the first to produce deep house? | {
"text": [
"Mr Fingers"
],
"answer_start": [
55
]
} |
57069c2652bb891400689adb | House_music | Deep house's origins can be traced to Chicago producer Mr Fingers's relatively jazzy, soulful recordings "Mystery of Love" (1985) and "Can You Feel It?" (1986). According to author Richie Unterberger, it moved house music away from its "posthuman tendencies back towards the lush" soulful sound of early disco music. | where was producer mr. fingers' from? | {
"text": [
"Chicago"
],
"answer_start": [
38
]
} |
57069c2652bb891400689adc | House_music | Deep house's origins can be traced to Chicago producer Mr Fingers's relatively jazzy, soulful recordings "Mystery of Love" (1985) and "Can You Feel It?" (1986). According to author Richie Unterberger, it moved house music away from its "posthuman tendencies back towards the lush" soulful sound of early disco music. | when was mr. fingers' "mystery of love" released? | {
"text": [
"1985"
],
"answer_start": [
124
]
} |
57069c2652bb891400689add | House_music | Deep house's origins can be traced to Chicago producer Mr Fingers's relatively jazzy, soulful recordings "Mystery of Love" (1985) and "Can You Feel It?" (1986). According to author Richie Unterberger, it moved house music away from its "posthuman tendencies back towards the lush" soulful sound of early disco music. | when was mr. fingers' "can you feel it?" released? | {
"text": [
"1986"
],
"answer_start": [
154
]
} |
5706a32275f01819005e7c98 | House_music | Acid house arose from Chicago artists' experiments with the squelchy Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer, and the style's origins on vinyl is generally cited as Phuture's "Acid Tracks" (1987). Phuture, a group founded by Nathan "DJ Pierre" Jones, Earl "Spanky" Smith Jr., and Herbert "Herb J" Jackson, is credited with having... | When was Phuture's "Acid Tracks" released? | {
"text": [
"1987"
],
"answer_start": [
181
]
} |
5706a32275f01819005e7c9a | House_music | Acid house arose from Chicago artists' experiments with the squelchy Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer, and the style's origins on vinyl is generally cited as Phuture's "Acid Tracks" (1987). Phuture, a group founded by Nathan "DJ Pierre" Jones, Earl "Spanky" Smith Jr., and Herbert "Herb J" Jackson, is credited with having... | what instrument was Phuture the first to use in house music? | {
"text": [
"TB-303"
],
"answer_start": [
347
]
} |
5706a32275f01819005e7c9b | House_music | Acid house arose from Chicago artists' experiments with the squelchy Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer, and the style's origins on vinyl is generally cited as Phuture's "Acid Tracks" (1987). Phuture, a group founded by Nathan "DJ Pierre" Jones, Earl "Spanky" Smith Jr., and Herbert "Herb J" Jackson, is credited with having... | how long was phuture's "acid tracks"? | {
"text": [
"12-minute"
],
"answer_start": [
394
]
} |
5706a32275f01819005e7c9c | House_music | Acid house arose from Chicago artists' experiments with the squelchy Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer, and the style's origins on vinyl is generally cited as Phuture's "Acid Tracks" (1987). Phuture, a group founded by Nathan "DJ Pierre" Jones, Earl "Spanky" Smith Jr., and Herbert "Herb J" Jackson, is credited with having... | what type of drum machine did "acid tracks" use? | {
"text": [
"Roland TR-707"
],
"answer_start": [
642
]
} |
5706a3fc75f01819005e7ca2 | House_music | Club play from pioneering Chicago DJs such as Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops such as Importes, State Street Records, Loop Records, Gramaphone Records and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago. Later, visiting DJs & producers from Detroit fell ... | what radio station aired the Hot Mix 5 show? | {
"text": [
"WBMX-FM"
],
"answer_start": [
220
]
} |
5706a3fc75f01819005e7ca3 | House_music | Club play from pioneering Chicago DJs such as Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops such as Importes, State Street Records, Loop Records, Gramaphone Records and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago. Later, visiting DJs & producers from Detroit fell ... | what record labels helped popularize house music? | {
"text": [
"Trax Records and DJ International Records"
],
"answer_start": [
336
]
} |
5706a3fc75f01819005e7ca4 | House_music | Club play from pioneering Chicago DJs such as Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops such as Importes, State Street Records, Loop Records, Gramaphone Records and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago. Later, visiting DJs & producers from Detroit fell ... | what song by marshall jefferson became a big house hit? | {
"text": [
"\"Move Your Body\""
],
"answer_start": [
507
]
} |
5706a3fc75f01819005e7ca5 | House_music | Club play from pioneering Chicago DJs such as Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops such as Importes, State Street Records, Loop Records, Gramaphone Records and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago. Later, visiting DJs & producers from Detroit fell ... | what european country were big house music hits being released in, in 1987? | {
"text": [
"UK"
],
"answer_start": [
675
]
} |
5706a3fc75f01819005e7ca6 | House_music | Club play from pioneering Chicago DJs such as Hardy and Lil Louis, local dance music record shops such as Importes, State Street Records, Loop Records, Gramaphone Records and the popular Hot Mix 5 shows on radio station WBMX-FM helped popularize house music in Chicago. Later, visiting DJs & producers from Detroit fell ... | where was house music from chicago-based labels considered a must-play? | {
"text": [
"clubs"
],
"answer_start": [
922
]
} |
5706a62375f01819005e7cc8 | House_music | The term "house music" is said to have originated from a Chicago club called The Warehouse, which existed from 1977 to 1983. Clubbers to The Warehouse were primarily black and gay, who came to dance to music played by the club's resident DJ Frankie Knuckles, whom fans refer to as the "godfather of house". After the War... | what club did the term 'house music' originate from? | {
"text": [
"The Warehouse"
],
"answer_start": [
77
]
} |
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