WHAT WE STARTED aims to establish itself as the defining film of the electronic music genre. The film delves into the highly popular world of electronic dance music, providing backdoor access to a widely misunderstood, self-driven and well-insulated industry on its way to global domination. Specifically, the film follows industry pioneers, like Carl Cox, who are juxtaposed by the journey of a young, superstar of today, Martin Garrix. These dichotomous journeys of past and present illuminate all viewpoints and highlight the momentous and unprecedented time that electronic dance music is experiencing presently and leaves open the question of what will happen next for this incredible genre of music.
30 August 1963, London, England, UK
7 November 1967, Paris, France
17 January 1969, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
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
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 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 24, 2018
What works in a nightclub set doesn't always work in a film, as electronic dance music documentary "What We Started" demonstrates.
March 26, 2018
What We Started achieves the directors stated goal of being an impressively comprehensive history of EDM.
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 23, 2018
What We Started hauls out some of EDM's biggest guns for this solid documentary overview of dance-music DJs.
