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iTunes Loosens Their Belt, Finally

Apple recently announced iTunes, the largest digital music e-retailer, will change it’s pricing structure and offer music without restrictions. Frankly, I’m not sure how they made it so far with the restrictions alone. Aside from the fact it’s extremely easy for iPod users to purchase music from the service and they really had no competition […]

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Torq 1.5, Update to Digital Dj Software

One of the newest digital Dj softwares, which has received numerous praise, has announced an update which promises innovative new creative tools and workflow enhancements. Torq 1.5 brings even more creative options to the only digital DJ workstation designed to merge live DJ performance and advanced music production. New features in Torq 1.5 software include […]

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See the New Beatport

Ahem. Excuse me, let me remove my foot from my mouth. Last entry I told you the biggest piece the MyBeatport section was missing, the ability to mark individual tracks as favorites. Well, instead of adding it to the MyBeatport section, they’ve decided to add a whole new separate function labeled the Hold Bin (better […]

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Smell the New Beatport

The next set of updates to 4.0 somehow are associated with your sense of smell. Well, they had to try to get all five in right? They’ve upgraded My Beatport; you know, the small window section in the lower left hand corner where you can save your favorite artists and labels for quick navigation. So […]

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Taste the New Beatport

The next set of new Beatport features have been presented allowing you to satisfy your thirst for new music. This set of features revolves mostly around greater ability to filter your music searches. Like by adding a new button allowing you to strictly search through “dj mixes.” They’ve also simplified some navigation buttons, so it […]

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Hear the New Beatport 4.0

This coming January Beatport, a leader in electronic dance music downloads, will be unavailing a new and improved 4.o version. The update claims the improvements will engage all five of your senses. Most of it sounds like a gimmick, but the vision they have presented is intriguing…and the flashy promotional movie definitely gets my circuitry […]

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Website Beta Launch

It’s unofficially official – the beta launch of the www.BlakeAndrewMusic.com website. Very exciting. The site will bring together all of my online efforts into one place. Stop in, tell me what you think.