Spotify Meets Beatport - Looking for Beta Testers
Hi all. The company I work for, Pulselocker, is creating a music subscription system for DJs (think spotify+beatport for DJs). The service lets you DJ tracks, online or offline, in serato/traktor/whatever.
We are ready to start beta testing, and are looking for DJ’s to try it out and give us some feedback. You can sign up at:
Interesting. I assume you have the music rights issues sorted out.
Also, Post an FAQ or something here…
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Interesting. I assume you have the music rights issues sorted out.
[/quote] - Yes we do. We have agreements with some of the biggest aggregators and labels to provide the breadth and depth of music that djs across all genres require. We don’t have everything, but we are continuously growing our catalog.
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Also, Post an FAQ or something here…
[/quote] - hey happydan - we are in private beta, so we can’t share too much at the moment. But we will have more information on our website (www.pulselocker.com) in the next week or so.
Until we have our site in place, the best way to see what we are doing is to join our beta program (launch.pulselocker.com) and shoot me a note at fred [at] pulselocker [dot] com. I’ll see what i can do about getting you shortlisted for a beta invite.
What I can say is that Pulselocker is the first music subscription service for DJs, which will allow you to DJ millions of tracks with your favorite mixing application, online or off, for a low monthly price.
Hope this helps! Many thanks.
Hi I sent a request. Sounds really innovative. Fraktionz@gmail.com
Hey Fraktionz. Thanks for your interest! If you could do me a favor and send an email to fred [at] pulselocker [dot] com with your name, I’ll forward it to the appropriate folks.
Thanks
Fred
Hey, this looks pretty cool. I signed up at the website, but should I email you too?
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Hey, this looks pretty cool. I signed up at the website, but should I email you too?
[/quote] - Hey Orthminius - yes. Please send me an email with your name, as it helps me keep track of all the requests. fred [at] pulselocker.com.
Thanks!
Are there territorial restrictions?
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Are there territorial restrictions?
[/quote] - not at the moment. If you’re in the US or EU, you should be okay for the long haul. I can’t confirm specifics, but seeing as you’re in the UK, you should be sorted. 
I’m in.
Hey Kyle, Feel free to send an email to fred [at] pulselocker [dot] com with your name, I’ll forward it to the appropriate folks.
Also, after you enter your email address on the signup form (at pulselocker.com), the next page shows a link that you can share on social sites. Each person who signs up to the beta list using this link, will help you get closer to beta access.
Thanks,
Fred
Sounds like fun, I signed up and sent a few invites to my colleagues.
Um, call me too old, but I don’t get the concept. I don’t have Spotify. Me goes looking
Also, call me Mr. Pessimist, but I could imagine if Beatport or Spotify get wind of your using their names and concepts to promote your own new concept, which is(?) in effect competition to them, you could be in for some trouble. Like I said though, I don’t understand the concept, so I am not sure you are direct competition in any way. If you aren’t, forget I said anything.
Edit: Ok, now I know exactly what Spotify is and I’ve signed up for the beta.
One question, will Pulselocker have mash-ups/ mixes available made by other DJs/ Producers not bound to a lable or will the music only be straight releases from certain Labels?
scamo
i signed up too. and already shot you an email for some further infos.. sounds interesting.. weltraumpapst[at]gmail.com
Sorry to go off track a bit, but I actually just signed up for Spotify too. (possibly also a result and mistake in mentioning the comparison
), but does anyone have the premium Spotify? If yes, can you use the tracks you download (supposedly 320k MP3s) outside of Spotify? Like in Traktor? If it is the case you can’t, then I could see the reasoning and the usefulness behind Pulselocker.
scamo
sounds great, just sent you an email 
@scamo- Short answer: no, you can’t. They’re kept in Spotify’s cache.
Slightly longer: Yes you can, but it is completely illegal and you would have to break into Spotify’s cache.
Thanks. Thought that 9.99 would be too good to be true. Now the question is, how does Pulselocker do this and also be legal?
scamo