SFX’s vision of the future included Beatport as a sort of renaissance man of music consumption, with the company adding a streaming service, news column, and even a trusted resource for events in your specific area. With their Parent company out of the picture though, the website will be returning to it’s roots as the best crate digging source for Electronic Music DJs around.

“Going forward, we will refocus our attention and resources on our flagship business, the Beatport Store. We’ve already made noticeable improvements in site performance, with our most-used features (track, release, artist, and genre pages) running up to 51% faster.”

While Beatport made themselves more accessible to the entire electronic community with these new services, it is a smart move to direct focus on the community they’ve known for the longest and service them in the best way possible. With a huge library of high-quality files, curated charts from high profile DJS, and charts that give you a good idea of what’s popular around the world in your specific niche. Read their full statement below!

Get what you can out of the services before they expire on Friday.

Today, we have an important update regarding the Beatport platform and the services we offer.

When Beatport was acquired three years ago, part of the vision was to create a broad digital platform for DJs to engage fans of electronic music wherever they may be. The original Beatport Store and the Beatport brand became the foundation for this vision, upon which we added a streaming music service, mobile app, a video livestreaming platform, and a relaunched news and media property.

We have learned through this process however, that in our effort to be so many different things, we lost focus on bringing the best possible service and capabilities to our most loyal customers: the DJ community. As such, we have determined to invest in what is most important to our business and our customers, rather than adding yet another choice to a sea of streaming services.

This means we will be shutting down the Streaming service and mobile app, Beatport News, the Video livestreaming platform, and the Events section effective May 13, 2016. Additionally, while we plan to continue considering offers for Beatport, the previously detailed auction process will be suspended for now. We’d like to give our heartfelt thanks to all of the loyal listeners, readers, and viewers who have come to enjoy these services over the past year, as well as all the labels, artists, and promoters who have participated in them.

Going forward, we will refocus our attention and resources on our flagship business, the Beatport Store. We’ve already made noticeable improvements in site performance, with our most-used features (track, release, artist, and genre pages) running up to 51% faster.

For over 12 years, the Beatport Store has served DJs and the electronic music community. As a new generation of artists, performers, and sounds develop and grow, inspired by the leaders of today and the past, the Beatport Store will continue to be there to support the music and inspire the community.

— The Beatport Team

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