In the community section of electronic-music download portal DJTUNES.COM, members can not only exchange ideas and network internationally with other electronic-music enthusiasts, but also upload and sell their own music directly. DJTUNES.COM consequently provides a comprehensive presentation and distribution platform for musicians and labels that makes them independent of conventional record contracts.
For two years, DJTUNES.COM has supplied DJs and fans with electronic sounds in digital form without DRM restrictions. Its extensive selection of styles and titles in house, trance, lounge and other genres attracts 10,000 visitors from around the world every day. The download catalog will now be expanded with tracks uploaded by DJTUNES members through their artist or label accounts. To use the function, users need only upgrade their community profiles free of charge.
Opening a new distribution channel for artists in this way was an important concern for the creators of DJTUNES.COM. “For unknown artists, releasing music is often difficult and expensive. At DJTUNES.COM, everyone now has the opportunity to present themselves and their work professionally and sell their products directly without taking a financial risk,” says Timo Becker, co-founder of DJTUNES.COM.
The music producer sees this as the future of the market: “Consumers are not the only ones aware of the internet’s potential. Creative professionals have also experienced that the web offers good alternatives to previous distribution channels. The internet is important to the music industry in a way that applies to hardly any other sector.”