What is Beatport?
Beatport is a digital music store that specializes in electronic music. Founded in 2004, it offers a vast catalog of tracks across various electronic genres, including house, techno, trance, and more. Beatport is widely used by DJs and electronic music enthusiasts for purchasing and downloading music.
How does Beatport differ from other music platforms?
Unlike mainstream music services, Beatport focuses specifically on electronic music, providing high-quality audio files and features tailored for DJs. It offers curated playlists, charts, and tools for discovering new tracks, making it a go-to platform for those in the electronic music scene.
Is Beatport only for professional DJs?
No, Beatport is accessible to anyone interested in electronic music. While it’s popular among DJs, casual listeners can also browse and purchase music.
What formats does Beatport offer?
Beatport offers high-quality audio files in various formats, including WAV, AIFF, and MP3. Users can choose the format that best suits their needs.
Audio Example Charts
To ensure consistency in genre definitions, Beatport's curation team reviews genre requests and allocates relevant genres for each track. Below is a list of audio examples that illustrate how Beatport defines various electronic music genres:
- Techno (Peak Time / Driving)
- Techno (Raw/ Deep/ Hypnotic)
- Tech House
- House
- Melodic House & Techno
- Drum & Bass
- Deep House
- Dance / Electro Pop
- Progressive House
- Minimal / Deep Tech
- Organic House / Downtempo
- Indie Dance
- Electronica
- Funky House
- Mainstage
- Nu Disco / Disco
- Afro House
- Breaks / Breakbeat / UK Bass
- Bass House
- Hard Techno
- Hard Dance/Hardcore
- Dubstep
- Trap / Wave
- UK Garage / Bassline
- Jackin House
- 140 / Deep Dubstep / Grime
- Electro
- Bass / Club
- Amapiano
Trance Genres:
- Raw/Deep/Hypnotic Trance
- Deep Trance
- Hypnotic Trance
- Trance (Main Floor)
- Uplifting Trance
- Tech Trance
- Vocal Trance
- Hard Trance
- Progressive Trance
- Psy-Trance
- Progressive Psy
- Psychedelic
- Goa Trance
- Dark & Forest
- Full-On
- Psycore & Hi-Tech
Gallery Vision is a distribution service that supports the free delivery of music to the Beatport platform, ensuring that artists and labels can reach a wider audience with their electronic music.