Orlando, Florida

===Music and local culture===

Orlando is home to numerous recording studios and producers, and as a result, contributed heavily to the [[boyband]] craze of the mid-1990s. The groups [[Backstreet Boys]], [[N Sync]], and [[O-Town]] were each formed in Orlando prior to their mainstream commercial breakthroughs. The alternative rock groups [[Matchbox Twenty]], [[Seven Mary Three]], and [[Alter Bridge]] hail from Orlando, as well as the Christian hip hop act [[Group 1 Crew]]. Orlando also has a prominent metal scene, spawning bands such as [[Death (metal band)|Death]] and [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]]. There are also [[hip hop music]], [[heavy metal music|metal]], rock music, [[reggaeton]] and Latino music scenes that have all been active within the city.

A substantial amount of the teenage and young adult populations identify as being [[Goth subculture|goth]], [[emo]], or [[Punk subculture|punk]].<ref name="Darker Side of Orlando">{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-08-08/entertainment/os-tod-caviness-thee-grotto-20130808_1_downtown-orlando-grotto-darker-side|title=Thee Grotto carves out dance floor space in downtown Orlando|work=tribunedigital-orlandosentinel}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2019}} Orlando experienced its own [[Second Summer of Love]] between 1991 and 1992 that popularized the subculture surrounding [[electronic dance music]] in Florida.<ref name="Kelemen1998">{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/the-florida-winter-had-ju/Content?oid=2259479 |title=Wizards of Aahz: The Florida winter had ju... |last1= Kelemen |first1=Matt |date=September 2, 1998 |website=orlandoweekly.com |publisher=The Orlando Weekly |access-date=November 30, 2015 |quote=Collins could not be aware of it at the time, but those Saturday nights – eventually known as "Aahz"-- would kick-start an underground culture and spawn countless DJ careers. Orlando would never be the same...By 1991–1992, Orlando experienced its own "summer of love" through the culture that sprang up around the weekend acid-house nights at the Beacham Theatre presided over by Collins and Dave Cannalte, and nurtured by Beacham promoter StaceBass...only New York, San Francisco and L.A. had similar scenes, and they were characterized by warehouse parties. Orlando had a headquarters in the heart of its downtown district...From then on the crowds would refer to the Beacham as "Aahz" no matter what the owners called it.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |author-link=Brittany Spanos |date=2018-03-23 |title='N Sync vs. Backstreet Boys: Remembering Their Fierce Boy-Band Rivalry |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/n-sync-vs-backstreet-boys-remembering-the-nineties-definitive-boy-band-rivalry-204787/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Over the years, the intensity of the music increased. In the late 1990s, [[Skrape]], a metal band, was established, shortly followed by the [[screamo]] band [[From First to Last]] as well as the [[alternative metal]] band [[Fireflight]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} In the early 2000s, the heavy metal bands [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]] and [[Mindscar]] formed.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} In the later 2000s, more screamo bands, such as [[Blood on the Dance Floor (duo)|Blood on the Dance Floor]], [[Sleeping with Sirens]], and [[Broadway (band)|Broadway]] were established.<ref name="From First to Last Origins">{{cite web|url=http://www.epitaph.com/artists/artist/147/From_First_To_Last|title=From First To Last|author=Epitaph Records|date=March 21, 2006|work=Epitaph Records}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2019}} The [[Vans Warped Tour]], a concert containing metalcore/screamo/punk bands, takes place in Orlando annually.<ref name="Vans Warped Tour 2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/festival/3741494+The+Vans+Warped+Tour+2014|title=The Vans Warped Tour 2014|work=last.fm}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=October 2019}}

Sprawling [[urban contemporary|urban]] developments have led a number of [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artists from Orlando to garner mainstream recognition and sign with major labels, most notably [[Tyla Yaweh]] (signed to [[Epic Records]]), [[Hotboii]] (signed to [[Interscope Records]]) and [[9lokkNine]] (signed to [[Cash Money Records]]). The highest charting song from an Orlando-based rapper is the 2019 single "[[223's]] by [[YNW Melly]] and [[9lokkNine]], which peaked at number 34 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] (9lokkNine featured on as a guest artist on its official release).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.respectmyregion.com/rappers-orlando/ | title=3 Rappers from Orlando You Need to Have on Your Radar | date=September 18, 2021 }}</ref><ref>https://genius.com/who-is-19-year-old-orlando-rapper-9lokknine-with-viral-hits-223-s-10-percent-crayola</ref>

Gaming YouTuber [[Dream (YouTuber)|Dream]] is based in Orlando. He has accumulated 40 million combined subscribers and signed a recording deal with [[Republic Records]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/esports/news-the-timing-immaculate-dream-gives-fans-heads-up-informs-hurricane-impeding-face-reveal-plans | title="The timing is immaculate" – Dream gives fans a heads-up, informs of hurricane impeding his face reveal plans | date=September 28, 2022 }}</ref>