Beatport!

This week, we are taking a look at another successful start up, however it is not in the retail industry. This company represents the number one website to buy and download electonic music, I am talking about Beatport.

It was founded in Denver, Colorado by Jonas Tempel. It was launched in 2004 and has more than 1 million tracks from 12 thousand music labels and 1.8 million registered users. It is referred to as the' ITunes for disc jockeys'.
Music on Beatport is categorized into 19 genre classifications which include Breaks, Chill Out, Deep House, DJ Tools, Drum & Bass,Dubstep, Electro House, Electronica, Hard Dance, Hardcore / Hard Techno, Hip-Hop, House, Indie Dance / Nu Disco, Minimal, Progressive House, Psy-Trance, Tech House, Techno, and Trance.