crate digging

Bandcamp's UX just got a bit more functional and a lot more fun. As of just a few days ago, the platform has added the ability to make playlists with tracks in your collection. Users registered on the platform can add tunes from a track or…

With the inception of online music stores, a DJ’s task of finding the right music for their sets has completely changed. Before the internet, a DJ would have to scour the record stores, thrift shops, and even retailers for that exact album…

With an upbringing attending iconic clubs like the Paradise Garage and the Loft, David Morales has had a long history with the music world. We had the opportunity to sit down with this legend to talk shop, learn about his crate digging…

Today, new contributor Amanda shares an amazing article focused on doing smarter shopping for music for your DJ sets. These are practical strategies that you can apply when you next go hunting for tracks on Beatport, Traxsource, Bandcamp,…

It's easy to forget about music that you already own. Sometimes that best track to add to your playlists might be something that's been just out of your thoughts, or never got added to a playlist, or just hasn't been played anytime…

A few months back, a fascinating tool for DJs was released: Kado. The premise was simple: help DJs search for related songs to a single track, using data from what tracks real DJs play before or after the search song. How well does Kado…

"I can't use Beatport's website anymore, I use Crates," a fellow San Francisco DJ remarked to me earlier this week as we discussed finding new music. Flying under the radar of most DJs, the Crates website is built on the the Beatport API,…

Since the move to digital stores, the process of finding new tracks for DJ sets has remained relatively stagnant. A new app, Kado, intelligently cross-references hundreds of thousands of DJ sets to find high-quality related tracks that will…