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Beatport has announced that it plans to roll out a “yearly storage clean-up.” They intend to delete all releases that have not sold any units since its release date from their platform. The upcoming “clean up” will only affect content that has been released before January 2019. This will only affect content on Beatport. Beatport expects to execute its first …
Happy July 23rd everyone! Eight years ago, we lost an monumental figure in the music industry. Amy Winehouse’s influence on artists and music cannot be understated, being an idol many of the greats we have today. We miss her dearly and would give any amount of fresh produce to have her back. But until then, here is this week’s update …
Happy July 16th everybody! In the morning of July 16th, 1943, in the New Mexico desert 120 miles south of Santa Fe, the first atomic bomb was detonated. This event would change the course of history in the coming years. Just as explosive and possibly history changing is the weekly update and spotlight of Label Engine’s Fresh Produce Playlist. At …
Happy July 2nd everybody! In 1962, the very first Walmart opened in Rogers, Arkansas. This monumental company would go on to dominate its industry and become one of the largest distributors in the world. Just as monumental, if not more revolutionary, is the weekly update of Label Engine’s Fresh Produce Playlist. Starting this weeks playlist spotlight is Anaheim rapper Phora, …
Happy June 26th everybody! 133 years ago, the sounds of war could be heard again at The Battle of Little Big Horn. General Custer fell at what would be known as Custer’s last stand. Also dropping today is the weekly update of Label Engine’s Fresh Produce Playlist. Kicking off the playlist spotlight is Elinor Core’s “Drifting Away” Nu Soul Mix. …
Happy June 18th everyone! If you were paying attention in history class, you would remember that 207 years ago to this day, the US declared war on Great Britain and The War of 1812 began. On a more important note, heres your weekly update and spotlight of Label Engine’s Fresh Produce Playlist. Topping off today’s playlist spotlight is “The Kids” …
This week, Spotify released its new app “Stations” available to Apple and Android users in the US. The experimental app was quietly released last year in Australia to test its performance. Stations connects with your existing Spotify account and imports data pertaining to your preferences. It then creates personalized playlists for immediate consumption and will continue to curate on its …
Phoenix Music is Canada’s flagship house label, a love letter to the genre amidst a changing landscape. Founded as recently as 2013, its roots stretch back further to a simpler time: the 1990’s, when electronic music was exponentially harder to produce. Label manager Andy Reid started off more as a journalist than a businessman, documenting Toronto’s ever growing house scene …
Happy Holidays everyone! With the 2018 winter season upon us, we’d like to update everybody on Content Ingestion Freezes between mid-November and January 2019. All labels releasing material through the end of 2018 will have to be aware of these dates during distribution submission. Label Engine cannot accommodate any release ingestion, updates, takedowns, or other adjustments during this time. Please …
Audiophile Music Group acts as the intermediary between the west and east coast house scenes, outlaws in all ways short of aesthetic, their vibe has been shaking Texas for almost a decade. As if starting a house group in the southwest wasn’t hard enough, co-founders Jimmy Freer and Jacob Buck branched out further than standard label management, forging four more …
