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Beatport's 2006 WMC Excursion Lauded a Success

Author: cds@tranzfusion
Friday, April 21, 2006
NY: 'Remix Hotel', sponsored by Beatport and Microsoft, was by far, lauded as the
most successful Remix Hotel to date. Attended by more than 7,000 urban-electronic music
enthusiasts during the week at the National Hotel on Miami Beach, Florida, this set a new
attendance record for the nation's most prestigous music technology extravaganza.

First off Satoshi and I were extremely flattered to take part in the Beatport Pool Party. With the growth of Beatport especially Stateside we knew it was a good opportunity to expose ourselves and our music to our fans. The weather was perfect and everyone was in good spirits. And after 19 years of attending WMC, this past year was the best one ever -both productive and fun! Continued success to Beatport - looking forward to growing old with
you guys. Hector Romero, Satoshi Tomiie (SAW RECORDINGS)

This year's live entertainment was introduced by Title Sponsor Beatport, in collaboration with M3 and The Remix Hotel, to bring the Beatport/Remix Hotel/M3 Sunset Sessions, each evening. The groundbreaking lineup of some of the world's leading artists included performances by Robbie Rivera; C2C (DMC World Champions); Bad Boy Bill, Hector Romero, Satoshi Tommie, James Zabiela, Troy Pierce, Josh Wink and Richard Humpty Vission, among many others.

For registering to be part of this year's RHMIA, Beatport gave each attendee a gift card for
10 free downloads. Beatport together with Pioneer also raffled a free DJ set up consisting of 2 CDJ -1000's and a Pioneer mixer. These were just a few of the exciting giveaways for RHMIA attendees.

"The Beatport Poolside sessions were a great time. It was an incredible experience to meet people that had bought Juicy Music online and put a face to the people that support us. Looking forward to the next time!" Robbie Rivera (Juicy Music)

Beatport's Ultra Stage on Saturday the 25th, showcased some of the world's leading Techno
genre talent such as Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer, and Misstress Barbara. The tent remained full from beginning to end, drawing fans from all over the world to participate in some floor stomping moments with the legendary line-up provided courtesy of Beatport.

A major announcement that coincided with this year's WMC, is Beatport's partnership with DJ Magazine. DJ Magazine, home to the famous DJ Top 100 Poll and the leading dance publication in the UK, has chosen to work with Beatport as their digital music download partner. This new download portal will live within the already established web site of djmag.com and will launch in late spring 2006.

Beatport's management team is comprised of a group of music industry professionals including Bad Boy Bill, Brad Roulier, Richie Hawtin, John Acquaviva and Jonas Tempel. Brad Roulier is the Promoter and Director of Entertainment for The Church Nightclub,
voted the top club in North America in 2002. Richie Hawtin, Bad Boy Bill and John Acquaviva are all world renown DJ's and producers. Jonas Tempel is a successful DJ and Producer and president of Beatport's parent company, Factory Design Labs, Inc., an award winning marketing and design agency.

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