Self-Insert mixes elements of dubstep with experimental hip-hop, industrial, and electronic music overall.Scuba (originally, now he does UK garage mixed with deep house).Rusko (Either the Trope Maker or Ur-Example of brostep).Reso (Originally did, but now mostly creates more experimental material).Pegboard Nerds (though they usually venture into other EDM genres).Noisia (Although they've only done a few songs in the style, their main Neurofunk/Drum and Bass style was quite influential to the 'brostep' style.).Monsta (brostep trio led by R&B singer Bryn Christopher note Yes, their songs do have full, discernible lyrics renamed in 2013 as I See Monstas).Modestep - Full-fledged live band which plays brostep very blatantly influenced by hard rock and thrash metal.Magnetic Man (a Supergroup comprising Artwork, Benga and Skream).Krewella (mostly before Kris Trindl's messy departure now lean more towards Trap).KOAN Sound (though they mostly do Glitch-Hop).Killsonik (formerly known as Chasing Shadows).Infected Mushroom (overlaps with trance and Avant-Garde Metal).Flux Pavilion (Co- Trope Codifier for noisestep, though he is much more influenced by reggae music than other dubstep artists).Figure (mixed with drum'n'bass and frequently samples from classical horror movies).Far Too Loud (mixed with breakbeat and IDM Co- Trope Codifier for drumstep).Excision ( Trope Codifier for death metal-influenced brostep, also known as deathstep).Dirtyphonics (mixed with drum and bass).Doctor P (one of the heavier brostep artists around).Dillon Francis (mixed with moombahton Trope Codifier for moombahcore).Destroid (supergroup consisting of Excision, Downlink and KJ Sawka).Deathstep (mix between death metal guitar and dubstep).Chase & Status (mixed with UK garage, drum and bass and electro house Co- Trope Codifier for drumstep).Blackmill (Major contributor for the chillstep genre).Bassnectar (Major contributor for modern dubstep possibly a Trope Maker for brostep).16bit ( Trope Maker/co- Trope Codifier for noisestep and glitchstep).While the fans and critics of dubstep will doubtless be trolling each other in music forums for years to come over its artistic merits or lack thereof, the impact dubstep has had on the electronic music world is undeniable. Its influence has also been felt in other genres of electronic music, particularly in EBM (electronic body music), IDM (intelligent dance music), Industrial Metal and some hard varieties of Techno and Trance. Dubstep is known among artists for its ease of fusion with non-electronic music genres, such as classical, hip-hop and soul music. There are two popular varieties of dubstep the aforementioned 'brostep', which is harder and more abrasive, featuring a 'filthy' sound, start-stop basslines, heavy drops and more emphasis on heavily distorted riffs as opposed to the conventional 'wobble' sound of classic dubstep, and often with significant Heavy Metal influences (hence the alternative name 'metalstep') and 'chillstep', a Lighter and Softer take on traditional dubstep which features less distorted bass, a more spacey sound, little to no wobble riffs, less emphasis to near-absence of drops and a generally 'angelic' or 'uplifting' feel, although many other varieties exist, such as drumstep (dubstep + Drum and Bass), glitchstep (dubstep + glitch music, occasionally with some chiptune thrown in) and noisestep (dubstep + noise/ industrial). Many artists that once associated with the genre are splintering off and working on other forms of electronic music, such as post-dubstep (dubstep meets R&B/soul), bass music and glitch hop. This division in sound has led to massive amounts of Fan Dumb and Broken Base in the dubstep community, and it will most likely only get worse, as dubstep has, as of 2012, appeared even in advertisements for films, television shows and products. Contrast 'Midnight Request Line' by Skream, one of dubstep's first crossover hits, with the Flux Pavilion remix of 'Cracks' by Freestylers, a popular song from about 2010. This new form of the style became known (first derogatorily, then as an Appropriated Appellation) as 'brostep' that is, dubstep that ' bros' could enjoy.

Beats became heavier, bass more abrasive, and as the sound gained mainstream popularity, more attention was paid to big drops and 'filthy' wobbles (usually preceded by a 30-60 second long intro) than atmosphere. Originally minimalistic, dark, and atmospheric, dubstep evolved rapidly.