Beatport Recommendations: Personal tips for DJs & music fans

Many DJs rely on Beatport to find the latest tracks and classics for their sets. Now the platform operator has completely overhauled its recommendation system: An optimized engine analyzes your usage behavior and delivers more relevant, personalized recommendations. The aim is to suggest the right tracks for your DJ sets and your personal music collection more quickly.

What's new about Beatport recommendations?

The recommendations are now generated by a system that evaluates both customer behavior and track metadata. Beatport draws on various data sources to do this:

• Purchases: which songs you've bought.
• Playlist and shopping cart activity: Which tracks you add to playlists or your shopping cart.
• Streams: Which tracks you listen to on Beatport.
• DJ charts: Recommendations from charts created by Beatport's in-house curators and the global DJ community.

The system learns from this data which tracks go well together and suggests suitable tracks for you.

Where do you see the recommendations?

You can find your personalized suggestions in several places:

• My Beatport: your personal area with a feed of new tracks based on your preferences.
• Track pages: Similar tracks are displayed as you browse through individual songs.
• Shopping cart: When you go to checkout, you will receive recommendations that match your selected tracks.

Important: You must be logged into your Beatport account to use these functions. This allows the system to assign your activities and make suitable suggestions.

Why do the recommendations get better the more you act?

Beatport emphasizes that the system becomes smarter and more accurate the more you use it. The more often you buy, listen to or save tracks, the better the algorithm can recognize your preferences. Every playlist extension, every stream and every purchase provides new data that leads to more precise suggestions. Your "collection" - a combination of all your playlists and shopping baskets - also contributes to personalization.

Feedback welcome

Beatport points out that the new engine is still in its infancy and invites users to provide feedback. The aim is to further improve the service. So if you have any suggestions or criticism, you can contact Beatport directly.

What does this mean for artists and labels?

For artists who distribute their music via Beatport, the new recommendation system opens up opportunities: the more often your tracks are bought, streamed or included in playlists, the more often they will appear as recommendations for other DJs. At the same time, the influence of the DJ charts can help make exclusive releases or highlights from your catalog more visible.

Discover more music, optimize your sets

With the improved recommendation engine, Beatport offers DJs and music fans a more efficient way to find suitable tracks and expand their own library. Take advantage of the new system by regularly listening, buying and creating playlists to help the algorithm better understand your preferences.
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