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FISHER and His Record Label Dominated Beatport Charts In 2022
FISHER had one helluva 2022. The Australian house music superstar took to Instagram to share a hilarious, on-brand post about dominating the Beatport charts. His edit of Bob Sinclair‘s “World, Hold On” was the top-selling record on Beatport his year while “It’s A Killa,” his collaboration with Shermanology, landed in the ninth spot. Both are impressive feats, considering Beatport has 9 million tracks in its catalog, according to Beatportal. FISHER’s record label, Catch & Release, was also the tenth most-streamed imprint this year. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “THANK YOU ALL!!!” he wrote. “YOUR SUPPORT FOR ME AND MY MUSIC, AND MY LABEL MEAN THE ABSOLUTE WORLD. 2023 IS GONNA BE WILD.” 2022 saw FISHER ...
Beatport Postpones Inaugural ReConnect Summit
Less than three months after announcing its inaugural ReConnect Summit in New York City, Beatport has postponed the conference indefinitely. The music marketplace announced the event in June before revealing its slate of guest speakers, which included pioneering electronic artists Richie Hawtin and deadmau5. Originally scheduled for September 21st and 22nd in Brooklyn, the summit was said to feature discussions about diversity and inclusion, mental health in the dance music community and the advent of Web3, among other topics. “It has become increasingly apparent that now is not the right time for Beatport to host this Summit,” Beatport said in a statement emailed to EDM.com. “It is clear we have work to do, and we will take this time to focus on the well being of our emp...
deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin Top Lineup of Speakers at Beatport’s Inaugural ReConnect Summit
Beatport has announced the headlining speaker lineup for the company’s inaugural ReConnect summit, set to take place in New York on September 21st and 22nd. Dance music stalwarts and PIXELYNX founders deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin are slated to speak about their experience in the Web3 space and provide insights on metaverse music experiences in the years to come. Representatives from Meta, Red Light Management, Disruptor Records, the Association for Electronic Music and more will lead discussions on timely topics like diversity and inclusion, wellness and branding among others. Beatport’s ReConnect summit builds upon Beatport’s philanthropic initiative that launched shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic wrecked havoc on the music industry. It has since raised more than $...
Beatport Announces First-Ever “ReConnect” Electronic Music Summit In New York City
Beatport has announced its first-ever “ReConnect Summit,” a two-day event that will examine electronic music’s intersection with technology, cryptocurrency, wellness and more. The inaugural conference will take place on September 21st and 22nd at 74 Wythe, a 15,000-square foot venue located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The summit will feature think tanks and discussions rooted in a number of timely topics, such as dance music culture and creative innovation. Partners include Audius, the blockchain-powered audio platform; PIXELYNX, an innovative company founded by deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin developing music experiences in the metaverse; and Women in Music, a nonprofit committed to advancing equality for women, among others. “It is our hope that extending and transformi...
Beatport to Host Inaugural Electronic Industry Summit This Fall In New York
The electronic music world’s leading digital download store is expanding further into physical reality. Beatport announced on Wednesday (June 15) its first ever ReConnect Summit, a two-day conference happening at Williamsburg, Brooklyn event space 74Wythe on September 21-22, 2022. Summit programming will focus on electronic music culture, creative innovation, technology, Web3 and more. Electronic-oriented companies including wellness initiative Art Of Areté, harm reduction group Dance Safe and representation nonprofit Women in Music will host keynote speeches and one-on-one discussions, with metaverse company PIXELYNX and Web3 streaming platform Audius curating a slate of Web3 focused conversations. Additional programming, including performances, will be announced in the coming month...
Beatport Launches New Genre, Amapiano
Digital music marketplace Beatport has added a new genre to its platform, amapiano. Amapiano is a South African-born genre that has risen to prominence over the past few years by way of artists like DBN Gogo, Focalisti, and Major League DJz, as well as labels such as Jozi Entertainment, Thupa Industry, and PianoHub. Previously, the amapiano genre was categorized under other genres on Beatport’s platform. These included Afro House, Deep House and Dance/Electro Pop. This new categorization will allow Beatport to properly promote these genres through banners, playlists and more. The increase in promotional power will enable fans to more easily discover the sounds and artists of amapiano and amplify exposure for its artists. South Africa has been a rich cultural...
Beatport Adds South Africa’s Amapiano Genre To Its Platform
Recognizing the expanding South Africa-born genre, Beatport has this week added amapiano to its platform. Amapiano tracks that were previously categorized as Afro House, Deep House and Dance/Electro Pop will now be clearly and properly labeled in Beatport’s download store. The platform is also adding an amapiano chart, which will familiarize the global dance community with amapiano artists including DBN Gogo, Focalistic, and Major League DJz, along with amapiano labels like Jozi Entertainment, Busta 929’s Thupa Industry, and Kabza De Small’s PianoHub. “Birthed in South Africa’s Black townships in the country’s Gauteng province, the Amapiano music movement borrows from the musical ancestry of the communities in which it was conceived,” Billboard reported last year i...
Beatport to Host Fundraising Livestream In Support of Ukraine
Beatport is hosting over 24 of performances from artists all over the world in support of Ukraine this weekend. On Sunday, the popular music platform will host a special edition of their ReConnect livestream series in support of Choose Love Ukraine, an organization dedicated to protecting the Ukrainian LGBTQIA+ community in the wake of Russia’s invasion. According to a press release, previous iterations of the ReConnect series have raised over $600,000 in total.. Organizers have recruited an international cast of dance music talent for the charity event. Nicole Moudaber, Chris Liebing, TERR, Yousef, Hector Romero, Daria Kolosova and many more will stream performances from a variety of locations all over the world. While some artists will beam in on their own from their homes or ...
Beatport 2021 Review: Tech House Remains the Top Performer
Viberate, a music research and analytics platform co-founded by techno veteran UMEK, have just published their annual “State of Music” address. A large chunk of it covers Beatport, examining massive amounts of data to complement the platform’s chart positions with insights into the popularity of artists, tracks, labels and genres. The data shows that Tech House remains the most popular genre on Beatport for the third year in a row. It represented 44% of the top 100 Beatport tracks in 2021 and four out of five top tracks on Beatport in 2021. The winning track was “Set U Free (Extended Mix)” by Guz. c/o Viberate Melodic House & Techno, House, Techno (Peak Time / Driving) and Drum & Bass are also among the top five most popular genres. As far as best-performing artists go, the r...
Beatport and PIXELYNX Partner to Create Unique Generative NFT Series, “Synth Heads”
Beatport and PIXELYNX’s new partnership aims to prove that no NFTs are the same. Their new collaboration embraces blockchain technology to create “Synth Heads,” a series of 3,030 unique NFTs. Rising, an international creative studio, led the design and executed the generative script for the collection. Beatport and PIXELYNX’s new NFT series pays homage to the history of the synthesizer, which goes back to 1965, when the first analog synth was developed. The collectibles use a process called generative art, a system that algorithmically creates new ideas, forms, shapes, colors, or patterns, and ensures that each piece of art is completely unique. Some generated NFTs will have more rare qualities than others. The Synth Heads have names: BØB, Lynn, Pauli...
John Summit Tops Beatport’s List of Best-Selling Artists In 2021
Fresh off a year of utter dominance, John Summit can add “Best-Selling Artist” to his rapidly growing list of accomplishments. Summit’s affinity for writing intoxicating house music has landed him in the number one spot on Beatport‘s list of top-selling artists in 2021 alongside a handful of well-regarded names. Following the Chicago native on Beatport’s list are David Penn, ARTBAT, Biscits, Charlotte de Witte, CamelPhat, Space 92, Ben Böhmer, Cloonee, and Break, respectively. Summit’s rise to superstardom has been inevitable since he released his breakout Defected hit “Deep End” in 2020. Since then, the song has remained a staple in the DJ sets of many of his dance music contemporaries, like Diplo, Alesso, and Jauz,...
Beatport and Microsoft Surface Unite to Empower Musicians With Remote Collaboration Tools
Beatport has announced a unique partnership with Microsoft Surface to empower creators with the latest tech developments from the touchscreen-based device brand. The alliance will enable musicians using Beatport’s leading electronic music platform to harness the tools of Surface’s innovative products and collaborate remotely in real-time, regardless of where they are. The two powerhouses recently announced the launch of a dedicated campaign, dubbed Originals2, which will kick off with a series of educational events featuring world-famous DJs. “In a world where collaboration between music creators is accelerating online, it’s critical that technology hardware and software keep innovating with frictionless experiences,” said said Chris Beeby, Director, Integ...
