Dancetracks Digital

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URL http://www.dancetracksdigital.com
Type of site Digital Download Store / Online Music Store
Owner Privately Held
Created by TEKKED
Launched March 2005
Current status Active

Dancetracks Digital is an online music store based out of Brooklyn, New York that specializes in selling dance music mp3s. Launched in March, 2005, Dancetracks Digital was founded as the digital version of the Dancetracks Store of Manhattan's Lower East Side. Dancetracks Store, founded in 1989, became the primary place where DJs on the cutting edge of the House/Electronic sound in New York bought their vinyl records in the early 1990s. Dancetracks Digital is important for being the next logical continuance of Dancetracks Store in the current digital music era. It is one of the few online music stores that specializes in selling music to djs and the dance/house music scene. It is one of just a handful of digital download stores to have its roots in the early years of house.[1]

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[edit] Overview

Dancetracks Digital offers new releases, classic and exclusive tracks, all of which are categorized by genre, such as drum and bass, tech house, and downtempo. Visitors to Dancetracks Digital can browse, preview, purchase and download music in a fashion similar to that of the iTunes Music Store or Beatport. Purchases can be made as individual tracks, albums, or charts. Dancetracks Digital can be accessed directly at http://www.dancetracksdigital.com.

[edit] History

Dancetracks Digital was launched at the 2005 Winter Music Conference in Miami, Florida. The website has gone through a number of variations between then and now, the most significant being in October, 2006 when an industry news blog was added to the site.

[edit] Content

Dancetracks Digital's catalog of music is available for download only in DRM-free 320 kbit/s (44.1 kHz) mp3 files.

[edit] Features

Aside from industry news, Dancetracks Digital features detailed write-ups of each album it sells, as well as charts that are synced-up with those of Dancetracks Store. Customers can also subscribe to a bi-weekly features newsletter. Dancetracks Digital is currently the only online music store to sell "Live-Ready" mp3s for use in Ableton Live.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Billboard Magazine, March 1992, p. 26
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