Spotify inks deal with Dubset to host DJ mixes

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Following its dealwith the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA)in the USearlier this month, Dubset Media has reached another milestone for DJs and fans in the digital space.

The digital distributorhas inked a deal with Spotify to allow DJs all over the world to legally havetheir work hosted on thestreaming giant.

The deal centers around Dubset’s MixBANK platform, which identifies music used in DJ remixes and mixes, and clears and distributes them to its clients. Before MixBANK, there were no reliable audio-recognition and pattern-recognition algorithms that allowed these kinds of mixes to exist legally.

Soon Spotify users will be able to stream long-form mixes, single track remixes, radio shows and other user generated mixes that previously may have not been legally available to listeners.

The agreement was announced yesterday at the International Music Summit in Ibiza, Spain.The first mixes under the new pact are expected to be available later this year. DJs and content remixers should visit www.dubset.comfor more information.

Stefan Blom, chief strategy Officer and chief content officer at Spotify, said in a statement: “This deal with Dubset enables us to serve fans of dance music with the mixes they crave while ensuring that artists, labels and publishers get paid fairly. It’s a great day for music fans all over the world.”

Spotify is the leader in music streaming with 25 million paying subscribers and 75 million active users. It is readying an IPO that is expected to take place this year.

While Dubset also has agreements with streaming competitors including Apple Music and SoundCloud, Spotify’s contribution to the new revenue stream for artists and publishers is expected to make the largest impact on this new ’sub-economy’.

Stephen White, Dubset CEO, said:“This is a major milestone for DJs and music fans all over the world. 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.We couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with the team at Spotify to deliver this content to music fans all over the world.”

Similar to its Spotify agreement, Dubset’s deal with NMPA benefits independent songwriters and publishers, who will profit from the use of their music which are used for derivative works, aka pieces of music which contribute to other creations, like DJ mixes and remixes.

Frank Rodi,Innovation & Electronic Music Specialist at APRA AMCOS,previously explained how rightsholders are recognised locally for derivative works.

“In Australia any DJ mix or remixed song offered via a legitimate download or streaming service must be reported to APRA AMCOS by the digital music service itself,” he toldTMN earlier this month.