I’ve written before about the fine line that DJs walk when they use copyrighted music in their mixtapes. Try uploading even a few seconds of it to SoundCloud or almost any other hosting website and DJs run the risk of having their accounts shut down completely.
The important piece to remember is that DJs typically don’t want to harm artists’ ability to earn an income off their productions. They do, however, want to be able to use that music to showcase their own talents.
Up to now, there’s been little leeway given to DJs. The message has been “just don’t do it.”
Recently, though, Dubset Media Holdings and Spotify inked a deal that will “expand the global footprint of its MixBANK distribution platform.” The gist of this new agreement is that DJs will be able to upload and stream mixes and remixes legally. Music fans will be able to stream those mixes via Spotify.
Stephen White, Dubset CEO, put it like this, “Our technology platform makes it possible for us to identify and pay rights holders in DJ mixes, making this enormously popular music genre available on the world’s most popular streaming service for the very first time.”
Pat Shah at Spotify adds, “DJs have long been recognized as the greatest curators of music in the world. We look forward to working with Dubset and the biggest and best DJs in the world to continue to lead the industry by providing our consumers with the best content available in the market.”
Will you be signing up soon?
