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  • October 18, 2012 at 10:26 pm #1013962
    LoopKat
    Member

    The way I do it is like this –

    1. Listen to an artist mix that I’m interested in and try and find the track list through google or on the comments or listen to something posted by one of my favourite DJ’s or producers on Facebook
    2. Search for the song on youtube to see if it’s the right track and listen to other remix’s (amazing how many underground house tracks are on youtube!)
    3. Google the track with download at the end and see what online shops have it, usually Juno or Beatport
    4. Try and find a coupon online 😉
    5. After I’ve put the track in my cart I usually click the artist link and check out the top tracks they have released on beatport I click follow if I like more of their stuff and if I really like them I click ‘like’ on facebook so I see their new releases.
    6. After I have gone through the artists back catalogue I click on the label they’re from in beatport and check out all the other releases from that label and then repeat the whole process again with the artist/top tracks/labels they have released on/other artists on that label etc.

    I’ve found myself using facebook to find mixes and new tracks probably more than any other service, liking your favourite artists can pay off.

    October 18, 2012 at 11:21 pm #1013966
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Plenty of good genre-specific blogs such as XL8RL, Ghetto Funk, Funky House Music, Cosmic Disco, Disco Filter, Golden Scissors, DrumnBass.net, The Dankles….

    As for podcasts, Beats In Space, The Young Punx, DJHistory…

    October 19, 2012 at 5:51 am #1013973
    Helge Sverre
    Participant

    Well, i just signed up for Last.Fm, Pretty nice tool i must admit 😛
    I usually did most of my music discovery using Youtube’s “related videos” to tracks i already liked.

    October 19, 2012 at 7:08 am #1013979
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    I love to do the following: Go to a song in the iTunes store / beatport / whatever, that I already have and found to be a real banger (like the song where people go really mental over) and then look at the “what other users bought” songs and click on the song/album I have never heard of before. Then maybe dig even 2 or 3 more into it.
    I have come up with what I call “my own classics” with this type of search.

    Second method I really like is a combination. My gf loves movies and cool TV series and more often than you think they go to a club or a bar etc. and play really cool but many times unknown stuff…. so I simply have my shazam/soundhog ready and look it up and dig a little into that …. also found some really cool songs that way.

    October 19, 2012 at 7:12 am #1013980
    Helge Sverre
    Participant

    Another thing to try could be to go to Tastekid.com and search for artists with the music search.

    October 19, 2012 at 10:28 am #1013993
    Rob Francis
    Member

    I “follow” various record labels and producers on Beatport. Then I check the “My Latest Tracks” section a few times a week and listen through the new stuff.

    October 19, 2012 at 4:58 pm #1014021
    DiBartdi
    Member

    As I play a variety of genres I also use a variety of sources for cratedigging which include:
    -Looking daily to the iTunes new chart hits
    -Listening to the main online pop radio in my country
    -Listening to the main metal n rock online radio in my country
    -Simply surfing the web, youtube and twitter to find the trendings in music

    The fact that I work in EMI Music (Now divided in Sony Music and Universal) probably helps me too 😛

    October 19, 2012 at 7:53 pm #1014039
    JustChris
    Member

    I rarely follow blogs, but I am subbed to a few YouTube channels to hear new music in my favorite genres. Most of the time, though, I find interesting tracks in mixes I hear and look for the track list to get them on Beatport or some other online store. I dig around there by record labels and buy my tracks in groups that sound great with each other.

    And admittedly, cover art that catches my attention plays a factor in blind choosing tracks from unknown artists in a related style/category.

    Just as important as choosing tracks, IMO, is creating your own “recipes” of blended tracks, especially if they’re more unusual combinations that sound surprisingly well.

    October 21, 2012 at 8:26 pm #1014154
    Redblock
    Member

    Lately, YouTube has been my favorite method of finding new stuff- there are lots of underground/unsigned producers that I’ve met from listening to their fresh remixes of older stuff. Most of the time you can beg a free copy of something you like as well! It’s a great resource for anyone who wants original remixes of top 40 or older EDM hits.

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