Beatport Has Paid Out $300 Million To Independent Labels

Dance and DJ focused Beatport is turning 16 and with the birthday comes some new stats. Beatport has paid indie labels $300 million since launching in 2004 with “payouts have. Continue reading

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Why Everyone Needs A Boiler Room Experience

Here Randi Zimmerman delves into the underground EDM phenomenon known as the Boiler Room, an early pioneer of livestreaming music which showcases a broad spectrum of unique dance music performances.. Continue reading

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Beatport, DjCity Launch Beatsource To Serve Open-Format DJs

Beatsource, a joint venture between Beatport and DJcity, has launched in public beta to serve as a digital music platform for open-format multi-genre DJs, including a curated download store.

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Audius Launches To Replace Soundcloud with Free Decentralized Platform, $5.5M War Chest

Taking aim squarely at Soundcloud, Audius has launched the public beta of its free decentralized audio streaming platform that directly connects artists and fans. DJs like deadmau5 and Zed’s Dead. Continue reading

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Save the Music, MTV, Pharrell Launch EDM Grant Program Named After Producer J Dilla

Non-profit Save the Music and MTV have announced a unique program supporting electronic music production to develop students’ creative and technical talents that reflect how music is being made today.

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Beatport Is Dropping Tracks That Don’t Sell

EDM, dance and DJ focused download store Beatport is pulling all tracks off the service that aren't selling a part of a “yearly storage clean-up procedure."

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Pete Tong Named President of Three Six Zero Recordings

Three Six Zero CEO & Founder, Mark Gillespie, has announced that DJ and artist Pete Tong, will be joining the record label as President. Launched in 2018, Three Six Zero. Continue reading

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Beatport Adds Offline DJ Locker in Pioneer DJ’s rekordbox

DJ focused music subscription service Beatport LINK is now available in Pioneer DJ’s rekordbox software. The public beta is currently available on Mac only, but will be available for Windows. Continue reading

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Beatstars Has Paid Out $50 Million To Producers

BeatStars has paid out more than $50 million to the producers who license and sell their work on the marketplace, the startup announced today. The site boasts has more than. Continue reading

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The Liberation of Music Sampling

While many music creators are eager to draw on elements of music from the past, actually legally sampling tracks is typically a slow and expensive project. In this op-ed, Pär. Continue reading

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