Spotify to start streaming DJ mixes
Streaming music giant Spotify announced a few days ago at the International Music Summit in Ibiza that they would begin allowing DJs to upload long-form mixes and single track remixes. Stephen White, Dubset CEO, said:
“This is a major milestone for DJs and music fans all over the world. Our technology platform makes it possible for us to identify and pay rights holders in DJ mixes, making this enormously popular music genre available on the world’s most popular streaming service for the very first time. We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with the team at Spotify to deliver this content to music fans all over the world.”
Added Pat Shah, head of original content licensing at Spotify:
“DJs have long been recognized as the greatest curators of music in the world. We look forward to working with Dubset and the biggest and best DJs in the world to continue to lead the industry by providing our consumers with the best content available in the market.”
With many professional producers and DJs getting the boot on SoundCloud, this may be the answer. However, everyone else with unlicensed productions will probably have to be satisfied with SoundCloud. We’re excited to see how this goes. Stay tuned for updates.
