The Dance Music universe woke up today to the news that SFX, parent company of Dance Music digital store Beatport, filed for chapter 11 Bankruptcy as part of a Restructuring Support Agreement that will eliminate more than $300 million in debt. Naturally comments and emails started pouring in from concerned record label owners and artists trying to get some clarity …
Soundcloud introduces Stations and Charts
Soundcloud has been making progress in turning its site to appeal more to the normal everyday fan, recently adding “Stations” which will allow users of the SoundCloud app for iOS and Android to create radio stations based on what they are listening to, searching for or what is in their collections. Appealing to the masses and not just industry people …
Label Engine Music Recommendations 01/29/16
Hello World! Happy Friday to everybody, we hope you are having/had a great week and are ready for an epic weekend. We will do our part by providing you with our top music recommendations for your playlists, we are positive you will enjoy our selections! Our number one this time around comes courtesy of rising star Jengi Beats and his …
Beatport clarifies the difference between Promotional Activity and Chart Cheating
Every distributor and Beatport partner received this morning an email that looks to clarify the guidelines of what is an acceptable Promotional Campaign that encourages fans to buy tracks in exchange for something and what is considered an attempt to “game” the charts to unfairly gain a better ranking in the top 100. This has always been a controversial topic, …
Label Engine Music Recommendations 1/15/16
Hello World! First music recommendations of the new year, we hope you had a great Holiday season and a great start to 2016 so far. We have great expectations for 2016 and are beyond excited to see and listen to the music from the labels and artist we have the pleasure to work with, we are confident they will have …
Meet the featured artists/labels of January 2016: BTSM, Bass Kleph, Westwood Recordings and Prep School
Happy New Year everybody, We hope 2016 is an even better and bigger year for all of you! We start the new year with our January honorees, a group of artists and labels that continue to push the boundaries of music and have managed to create a lane of their own. Black Tiger Sex Machine, Bass Kleph, Westwood Recordings and …
Nick Middleton, One half of The Funk Hunters and Founder of Westwood Recordings
The Funk Hunters are an Electronic Music duo that incorporates Funk and Hip Hop influences with exquisite bass heavy productions to bring “soul” back into Dance music.
Label Engine Music Recommendations 12/18/15
Hello World! This is going to be the last music recommendations post of the year and we wanted to take the opportunity to not only wish you a very happy Holidays but also thank you for all the continued support. It has been an amazing 2015 and we are excited for an even bigger 2016! With that being said, lets …
Meet the featured Artists/Labels of December 2015: Joe Garston, DJ Hero, Never Say Die and Candy Flip
2015 has been a great year for us, can you believe it is almost over? We have had the pleasure of working with some of the most talented musicians/producers and record label managers in the entire music scene and like every month we would like to share with you some of those individuals we are inspired by. In the month …
Akazoo and Forj Digital added to our network of stores
We are pleased to announce the addition of Akazoo and Forj Digital to our network of stores. Akazoo is a streaming and digital download platform that integrates music with a social media experience, allowing users to integrate their Facebook accounts with the platform to follow users and share the music they love. With over 20 million available song in the …