Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Beatport Loopmasters union to grow production sounds business The Beatport Loopmasters union is going to bring you the sweetest sounds. Beatport, the digital music store for DJs, has sold its Beatport Sounds business to Loopmasters, the leading online store for sound packs and plugins. The transaction also includes a strategic investment in Loopmasters by Beatport […]
Dubset MixBANK will make unofficial edits and remixes available Beatport Dubset MixBANK is going to bring a whole new market to the Beatport retail store. Dubset is leading the force regarding music royalties and clearance to avoid copyright infringement, which in this digital age of ours is everything. With so much potential for monetizing […]
Direct standalone Denon DJ streaming with PRIME series Denon DJ streaming from their PRIME series sets them ahead in the game. Streaming is currently a buzzword in the industry, whether you’re for or against, it’s here. Denon DJ Prime goes standalone. Most of the DJ software developers have either announced or have been teasing the […]
Beatport LINK Subscription Service For DJs announced Beatport LINK Subscription Service and Beatport CLOUD are currently in beta. The time is now. After months of speculation, Beatport has launched its subscription services tailored for DJs, called Beatport LINK and Beatport CLOUD. Last year we reported that Beatport was on a mission to have DJs stream […]
Is streaming the future of DJing? Virtual DJ makes the step Virtual DJ Soundcloud streaming is now a thing. SoundCloud has been making waves lately, firstly the introduction of monetisation and now integration with DJing platforms like Virtual DJ. It may not come as much of a surprise, as most of the popular DJ software […]
Beatport streaming services are almost ready to launch Beatport streaming services were recently announced and they’re back to announce the system is almost ready. Last year Beatport acquired Pulselocker, an already growing music streaming service aimed at DJs. Pulselocker has seen a bit of a rocky past, so hopefully with the powerhouse that is Beatport […]
Beatport launches Bass House genre category Beatport launches Bass House as a new genre category. Last week Beatport announced the addition of a new Bass House page to the store, which continues its history of identifying and championing new genres in the electronic music world. The addition of Bass House follows the successful launch of […]
Beatport announces 2019 Beats In School Winners Beats In School is out, and the winners are in. After an expanded second season, Beatport announced the four winners of the BIS (Beats In School) mentorship program. The year-long initiative not only uncovers new and unsigned talent, but also provides the tools and mentoring for a lasting […]
Beatport CEO Robb McDaniels shares insight on streaming into DJ software Beatport CEO Robb McDaniels is at the forefront of “The Dawn of a New DJ Experience.” Last year we reported that “Soon DJs will stream Beatport music catalogue into DJ software.” This seems to be the next step in our musical technological evolution, and […]
Beatport best-selling tracks 2018 And the Beatport best-selling tracks 2018 are… So, how did it fare for the world’s leading supplier of music to the DJ community (and then some)? 1.3 million tracks were uploaded to the platform in 2018, with more than one track sold every 2 seconds and approximately 6545 years of track […]
