Beatportal.com - Latest News

Beatport Burners: Episode 92 - Beatport Posted: 14 Jan 2009 01:30 PM CST Beatport Burners take the hottest new releases out there and wrap them up in a nice little weekly podcast, painstakingly handpicked by Beatport staff. If you're a DJ looking for what's hot right now, then you need a dose of our weekly Beatport Burners, which includes tracks that are sure to be blowing up a dancefloor near you. This week we're serving up a fresh mix of D-Nox & Beckers, Second Left, a John Made remix of Deadmau5, and some beats from Minus and Yoshitoshi Recordings. And remember that Beatport Burners are 'enhanced podcasts', so you can skip through tracks, see the cover art and click through to Beatport to download releases. Read more on Beatportal

The new Beatport puts the power back in your hands Posted: 14 Jan 2009 11:30 AM CST On Wednesday 21st January the long-awaited Beatport 4.0 will launch. In this final unveiling of the site there are over 50 enhancements that include some of the most popular user-requested features. These include embedded artwork, enhanced preview quality (64k to 96k), docking capabilities for playlists and My Beatport, RSS feeds to every page on Beatport, deeplinks, keyboard commands and content filters. The power is back in your hands. Check a sneak peek trailer video of the new Beatport and watch a tutorial of the new features here. Read more on Beatportal

Amsterdam Dance Event 2009 dates Posted: 14 Jan 2009 09:45 AM CST The 2009 edition of Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) will take place from 21st - 24th October, with an extra day having been added to the program. Last year's ADE attracted around 90,000 dance music fans to the city, and over 700 international DJs played at 44 clubs and venues throughout Amsterdam. Read more on Beatportal

Is Ableton Live 8 coming Thursday? Posted: 14 Jan 2009 08:55 AM CST Ableton has refused to confirm to us what the basis of their press conference will be on Thursday at the NAMM 2009 music tech show, but it might be one of two things (we hope, as both possible announcements are exciting). The first is Ableton 8 - Ableton didn't release a new version of its software in 2008, but we've heard that the company has been hard at work testing Ableton 8 and our sources tell us it might be ready soon. Read more on Beatportal

British DJs take on cancer Posted: 14 Jan 2009 03:34 AM CST A group of British DJs have teamed up to help the fight against cancer. Under the banner of 'Around The World In 80 Raves', the collective, which includes electro house star Micky Slim, Ibiza-based DJ Oliver Lang and Aaron Ross from Defected, aims to raise money for the charity Cancer Research UK through a series of worldwide club events. Read more on Beatportal

Borrowed Time VIP - TC featuring. Sub Focus Posted: 13 Jan 2009 07:24 PM CST VIP edits speak for themselves largely within the drum & bass world; purposefully designed versions strictly limited to very special DJs, and ‘Borrowed Time’ is no exception. Having been circulated around the scene for nearly two years, ‘Borrowed Time VIP’ has been caned rapturously by the d&b big boys from Grooverider right through to DJ Hype, any fledgling DJ within the scene has been without a doubt waiting for the official release of this specially tailored cut with baited breath and sweaty palms. Read more on Beatportal

You are subscribed to email updates from Beatportal To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email Delivery powered by FeedBurner
Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of Beatportal in a feed reader.
If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Beatportal, c/o FeedBurner, 20 W Kinzie, 9th Floor, Chicago IL USA 60610