Dubstep Clothing

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By Grime Remix

Rusko with his Dubstep Shirt.
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Rusko with his Dubstep Shirt.

WHAT IS DUBSTEP AND DUBSTEP CLOTHING?

Dubstep is a type of electronic music best identified by it's signature low bass wobble sound. Dubstep has a unique subculture following with it's listening community meeting at live concerts by popular Dubstep DJ's and Artists. Another stomping ground for fans is social media and forums.

Over the past few years it's popularity has grown from just it's London roots into a world wide genre of mainstream listeners with diverse musical tastes. Listeners sometimes show their support for the genre by wearing dubstep T-Shirts and hoodies.

DJ wearing Dubstep T-Shirt at a live concert.
DJ wearing Dubstep T-Shirt at a live concert.
Example of Dubstep design on T-Shirt
Example of Dubstep design on T-Shirt

DUBSTEP CLOTHING TREND

Dubstep clothing generally consists of T-shirts and hoodies. You can identify them easily by simple text statements like "dubstep" or something related to the sound. One of the most popular symbols of dubstep is a grunge gas mask design.

Since it's an emerging trend the quantity of designers is not high. You'll find many independent designers with a handful of high quality dedicated designer out there. But the overall goal is to simply have fun and listen to this style of music as a fan.

Looking forward there is plenty of room for this trend to grow even more popular attracting more designers and fans. Clues that Dubstep is growing can be seen by DJ artists like Skrillex who collaborate with well know bands like Korn and mix genre's of music.

Another trend moving Dubstep forward is the appearance within popular TV shows and movie sound tracks. The popular TV show CSI will often play a Dubstep remix during their high intense technical scenes. To many they are not aware that the type of music they're shaking their head to is actually Dubstep.

BEST PLACES TO GET DUBSTEP CLOTHING

If your interested in finding Dubstep shirts and hoodies the best places to start is with sites that allow independent designers to display their designs. I've found shirts worth wearing on sites like Zazzle, Redbubble, Cafepress, Ebay, and Amazon. To find them on these sites locate their search box and type in "Dubstep". I usually search by date to find the most recent designs so I'm sporting the newest shirts. But searching by popularity will generate the coolest classics and most purchased.

There are some dedicated designers you can search for to find high quality brand like clothing. Simply do a search in your internet browser for the term "dubstep T-Shirt". You'll find a list of re-sellers or blogs dedicated to music apparel.

You can also find Dubstep clothing on the websites of Dubstep artists like 12th planet, Skrillex, Rusko, etc. These are really great if your going to see them live or your just a fan of their music.


Dubstep Clothing Video

HOW TO DESIGN YOUR OWN DUBSTEP CLOTHING

What should you do if you can't find what your looking for or you want to get in on this trend and become a T-Shirt Artist? Well it's easier than you may think to create designs that are not only high quality for you to wear but other's would want to wear them also.

To get started with this idea you'd need the design that'll go on the shirt and a Zazzle.com account. Many fans turn to zazzle to create clothing but not everyone can create something that translates into market appeal. First feed your mind with examples of great design, you'll want to pull your inspiration from the best techniques and not so much as what is seen at first.

Next create the design, if your using windows your paint application will actually do, but if you have photoshop and willing to spend time learning how to use it you'll be rather thankful in the end. You can find extremely easy demo's on youtube. Simply type in "photoshop tutorials" in the youtube search box to find helpful videos showing you good design techniques.

Leading up to actually making the design begin to brainstorm various ideas for how you want your shirt to look. It's important to realize that taking your time and taking the process step by step on your own will eventually create a masterpiece of a DUBSTEP INSPIRED SHIRT.

What is it worth to have a great DUBSTEP SHIRT? For one people are hungry for new designs and the competition at this point is tolerable. You can generate buzz and recognition fast in this area due to the micro niche qualities this type of music has. But make no mistake, the popularity is growing and if you start creating good items now your in for an opportunity to either make a good amount of money or at least have the reputation as a pioneer of DUBSTEP CLOTHING.

Create your design and use zazzle to add it to clothing. Zazzle allows you to customize many types of products including hats, shoes, T-Shirts, hoodies, and jackets. You will find that this type of activity is also an enjoyable hobby because I have been designing DUBSTEP items for over a year now. I listen to DUBSTEP MUSIC while designing and simply make it a complete experience. It's fun and I turn out Dubstep clothing specifically for my tastes. You can too.

WOBBLE WOBBLE.


UPDATED DUBSTEP MUSIC POLL

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DUBSTEP DJ ARTIST

  • RUSKO
  • CASPA
  • SKRILLEX
  • 12TH PLANET
  • TEMPA
  • BENGA
  • BURIAL
  • DATSIK
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THANK YOU FOR VIEWING

I strongly appreciate you visiting this article and hope it has spread some light or helped you in one way or the other. Thank You.

I'd love to hear from you. Please drop a comment below about your experience with Dubstep music. Do you like this type of music? Do you attend live concerts and wear Dubstep shirts or hoodies? Please let me know with your comment.

Comments

Jon Davies 15 months ago

http://zazzle.com/joncdub*

I have some merch for sale right here! Top notch dubstep clothes!

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