Beatport.io to bring electronic music to Web3, giving fans access to exclusive collectibles and interactive experiences with artists and labels
London, UK, March 13, 2023 – Beatport, the global leader in electronic music for DJs, producers, and their fans, joins forces with Polkadot, the next-generation blockchain network powering the movement for a better web, to launch Beatport.io, a digital collectibles marketplace that will bring electronic music culture to Web3.
Developed and designed in collaboration with Define Creative, Beatport.io will launch on Aventus, a provider of enterprise Web3 solutions and parachain in the Polkadot ecosystem.
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The platform, which marks Beatport’s first permanent home in the Web3 space, will enable labels and artists to create and sell unique digital assets while generating increased fan engagement.
It will allow artists, producers, and labels to enjoy the benefits of Web3 while offering music fans the opportunity to explore the value of digital collectibles and deepen their connection with their favorite artists and DJs.
Ed Hill, Senior Vice President of Beatport’s Media Group, said, “The electronic music community has always been at the forefront of cultural change and its early adoption of Web3 and all the promise it offers is no different. To usher in a new era in the electronic music industry, we felt it was important to join forces with a trusted and long-standing leader in the blockchain space. Polkadot’s open and interoperable ecosystem allows us to seamlessly leverage Web3 and celebrate electronic music by connecting fans with their favorite artists in new, unique and powerful ways.”
Björn Wagner, CEO of Parity Technologies, a major contributor to the Polkadot network, said, “Many in the music industry are eager to discover ways in which Web3 can better support them. The collaboration between Beatport and Aventus is an excellent illustration of Web3’s capability to enhance the skills of artists. We are excited to see this application of Polkadot’s technology to better connect artists directly with their fans and rekindle the collectible aspect of music fandom that has been largely lost in the digital media age.”
These digital collectibles will also become in some cases a fan engagement tool for artists and labels by providing early access to additional features such as unreleased tracks, discounted tickets, and access to global events and interactive experiences.
On a technical level, NFTs will be distributed through Aventus, a blockchain built on top of Polkadot that helps established companies deliver Web3 use cases from its broad set of modular and composable products.
Alan Vey, founder, and CEO of Aventus, “the Polkadot blockchain on which the NFT marketplace will be built, added: “The Web3 revolution has created incredible new avenues for artists to reclaim their autonomy and engage their fans. We are delighted to be part of this important effort for the music industry.”
This marketplace offers immense opportunities to provide fans with access to a variety of new content streams, creating communities with unprecedented loyalty, and for artists to reap the lion’s share of the benefits.
Apart from the introduction of Beatport.io, Beatport, and Polkadot plan to collaborate on ten significant events in the next 18 months. Each event will commemorate the release of a new NFT collection, which can be accessed via integrated Polkadot portfolios.
Beatport will produce these events, which will occur concurrently with significant music and Web3 events.
For nearly two decades, The Beatport Group has been at the center of DJ culture. With catalogs comprising more than 16 million tracks and existing relationships with more than 91,000 labels, the company is a household name for anyone familiar with electronic music.
To register your interest today, visit Beatport.io.
About Polkadot
Polkadot offers the necessary technical advancements to make blockchain technology practical, scalable, interoperable, and future-proof. By doing so, Polkadot removes limitations and entry barriers, promotes innovation, fosters growth in the decentralized technology space, and brings the Web3 vision to reality.
It connects private and consortia networks, public and permissionless networks, oracles and future technologies yet to be created.
About the Beatport Group
The Beatport Group is the global music home for DJs, producers, and their fans. Founded in 2004, The Beatport Group family of companies includes Beatport, the preeminent electronic music DJ store, Beatsource for the open format DJ community, Loopmasters, Loopcloud, and Plugin Boutique for music producers, ampsuite and LabelRadar for streamlining label management and demo submission, and Beatport Media Group for brands and fans of DJ culture.
Beatport Group’s product portfolio includes a wide variety of high-quality audio solutions to choose from, such as full track downloads, exclusive content from leading labels, a streaming music service seamlessly integrated into DJ software and hardware (Streaming), and exclusive sound packages and plugins.
Every week, an international team curates all the content that defines DJ culture on Beatport. The company has offices located in Berlin, Brighton, Denver, and Los Angeles. To stay updated, follow Beatport on YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
About Aventus
Aventus integrates companies into Web3, enabling them to generate new revenue streams, improve operational efficiency and future-proof their business. With a combined experience of more than seven decades in Web3 and business leadership, Aventus works with each company to analyze potential use cases and customize a SaaS-style product, as well as maintain and manage the solution, so companies can focus on what they do best.
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