
Dubstep’s main characteristics lie in its rhythms, bass and dark sound, with heavy use of spatial atmospherics, low‑end frequencies and swing. … Like most forms of electronic dance music, a lot of dubstep is created for the dancefloor and produced to be heard on a loud sound system.
Skrillex is the artist who’s been credited with almost singlehandedly turning the genre into a household name in 2011. For many teenagers, especially in the U.S., dubstep is currently the coolest genre of music, and it’s practically synonymous with Skrillex.