The collaborative campaign aims to discover independent electronic dance music (EDM) producers from Southeast Asia, who will have the opportunity to network with Astralwerks A&R representatives and receive exclusive Astralwerks and Spinnup merch as a result. Aside from that, the winning submissions will be added to the official playlists of Universal Music and Astralwerks.
Spinnup is a Swedish music aggregator company that was founded in 2013 to provide musicians and artists who are not signed to major labels with a presence and plays on streaming platforms such as Deezer, Spotify, and Apple Music. Since 2019, Spinnup has collaborated with UMG to identify and support independent artists, with the goal of developing them across the major’s network of sub-labels. To date, the two companies have identified and supported 58 artists as part of the joint campaign.
The competition is looking for new and innovative dance music material, whether it has yet to be released or has already been released.
To enter the SPINNUP BANGERS CHALLENGE, go to this page and submit your track.
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Jezrelle Reworks P-Pop And K-Pop Hits By BINI And KATSEYE Into Bangers
Jezrelle bridges pop vocals with heavy dance floor mechanics by stripping down massive hits from groups like KATSEYE and BINI. Teaming with regional producers, he pivots these familiar tracks into dubstep, speed garage, and complextro.
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Trent Reznor and Boys Noize Form Nine Inch Noize for New Album and Coachella
Nine Inch Nails and Berlin techno producer Boys Noize have formalized their live collaborative project into Nine Inch Noize to headline the Sahara Tent and release their new Halo 38 album on April 17, 2026.
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Why the Music Streaming Model is Failing Electronic Dance Music Producers
As music streaming platforms hit a fatal economic wall, electronic dance music producers are abandoning algorithmic distribution. To survive the utility trap, smart artists are building owned digital infrastructure to directly monetize their superfan communities.
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The Economics of Attention and the Erasure of the 32-Bar Arrangement in Electronic Dance Music
Digital streaming platforms enforce strict monetization thresholds that force electronic music producers to eradicate traditional percussion intros. This shift prioritizes instant hooks over progressive builds, leaving professional working DJs without essential tools for live mixing.
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WAV vs MP3 vs FLAC For DJing On Massive Sound Systems
Compressed audio files discard vital data that massive club sound systems expose at extreme volumes. This artificial degradation causes harsh high frequencies and induces neurological fatigue in listeners, making lossless formats strictly necessary for professionals.
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