![]() While moving to new software is a hassle, it’s something that happens all the time. I can’t see that happening without alienating a large group of people. If, somehow, DJ software started ONLY playing music from the partnered streaming service, we would have a problem. Proton Radio and Frisky Radio are big names that have been around for a while, too.Īnd what of the slippery slope, further pushing customers away from ownership of digital media? There’s always a concern that services like this will be pushed on DJs, locking you in to a system you rely on where you’re at the mercy of the provider. There were already plenty of options for streaming, with di.fm literally having a channel for everyone. There’s even been a very recently launched dance music streaming service called BEATGASM. ![]() Way back in 2001, I remember listening to various streaming radio stations on Winamp’s Shoutcast (then bought by AOL, now owned by Radionomy) at a blistering 56kbps bitrate… and I loved it. We can’t trust streaming, neither as an ideology, nor as a technology. DJs need to know every part of their system works (lookin’ at you, Traktor). But for professionals, connectivity still isn’t there yet, and won’t be for a while. It made sense for Beatport to leverage their catalogue for streaming. In the DJWORX team, it was bounced about back when there was talks of Spotify and Soundcloud getting integrated into DJ apps. Spotify and Algoriddim have had a deal for nearly a year already, sticking the music streaming service in djay 2 for iOS (and now, Android). Music hosting site Soundcloud has been a part of Mixvibes’ popular DJ app – Cross DJ – for nearly two years now. Not only is it in the hearts and minds of teenage music listeners around the world, it’s creeping into our workflow as well. Music streaming isn’t #thefutureofdjing, it’s the present. My guess is that they’re still ironing out the details. Even the screenshot on the homepage doesn’t give much away. Rumours actually started waaay back in June of last year, when T-Mobile US let slip mention of the future service in a keynote.ĭetails are still pretty scarce, so until we get our grubby mitts on an invite to the beta, we’ll just have to look at the bigger picture. The Wall Street Journal first broke the news late last year, and now it’s finally officially official: Beatport is a streaming service. Right now, the site is little more than a splash page inviting you to sign up for the closed beta Now, with the storefront rebranded as Beatport Pro, the main site has become the home for the new service, at. Not content to sit on their laurels, SFX (the company behind Beatport) is launching an online music streaming service. For now, at least, you can still access the old site via, at least until they shut it down or something changes to break it. During that time, users were able to switch between the old and new site as needed. A new look and feel for the music store was unveiled four months ago, as a beta for Beatport Pro. ![]() By now, you may have noticed that there have been some changes to the Beatport site. ![]()
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