Trackitdown

Trackitdown (also styled Trackitdown.net, and abbreviated TID) is an online music download service and merchandise distribution centre focused on dance and electronic music. According to its own site, it operates as a digital storefront where DJs and dance-music fans can buy individual tracks in MP3 and WAV formats, browse curated charts and playlists, read music news and interviews, and purchase merchandise and gift vouchers. Its catalogue is organised by genre, with dedicated sections for House/Electro, Deep/Tech House, Trance, Breaks, Techno, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Hard Dance, Hardcore, Hardstyle, Electronica and Sample Packs. The store positions itself squarely within the DJ and club-music market. Its editorial and merchandising mix includes Featured New Releases, New Additions, Top 100 charts, DJ Top 10s and bundles, and a "brands" section for labels and imprints. The homepage surfaces new releases and label news from across the dance spectrum — for example trance releases on A State Of Trance, tech-house EPs on Tronic, drum & bass on Viper, and hard-dance material from Japanese and international artists — alongside interviews with artists such as CamelPhat, Solardo and Luciano tied to the DJ Awards. A distinctive commercial feature is TID:Pro, a paid membership aimed at DJs. For a monthly subscription, Pro members buy MP3 and WAV singles at heavily reduced "cost price" rates, with the site arguing that high-volume buyers save money after the membership fee. The service also supports multiple storefront currencies and regions (GB, US, EU, AU), reflecting an international customer base. The site's footer carries a copyright notice running from 2002 to 2018 and states that it is hosted by Standingwave Ltd, indicating a long-running UK operation. Wikidata classifies Trackitdown simply as an "online music download service." The brand is best understood as a specialist digital retailer and distribution channel for dance music rather than a record label itself, though it works closely with labels and imprints whose releases it sells.

Trackitdown emerged in the early 2000s as one of the wave of specialist digital download stores that grew alongside the mainstreaming of legal music downloads. Its own site carries a copyright notice spanning 2002 to 2018, indicating that the service has been operating under the Trackitdown.net name since at least 2002. It is hosted by Standingwave Ltd, a UK company, which places the operation in the United Kingdom. From the outset the store targeted the dance and electronic music market rather than general pop, building a catalogue organised by genre: House/Electro, Deep/Tech House, Trance, Breaks, Techno, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Hard Dance, Hardcore, Hardstyle, Electronica and Sample Packs. This genre-led structure, combined with editorial features such as Featured New Releases, New Additions, Top 100 charts, DJ Top 10s and bundles, positioned Trackitdown as a discovery and buying destination for working DJs as well as fans. Over the years the site developed a broader content offering around the store, including music news, artist interviews, competitions, charts and playlists. Its homepage has promoted releases and label news from across the dance spectrum — trance on A State Of Trance, tech-house on Tronic, drum & bass on Viper, and hard-dance material from international artists — and has featured interviews with artists such as CamelPhat, Solardo and Luciano in connection with the DJ Awards. A "brands" section was created to showcase labels and imprints whose music the store sells. A significant commercial development was the introduction of TID:Pro, a membership account designed specifically for DJs. Under TID:Pro, subscribers pay a monthly fee and then buy MP3 and WAV singles at heavily reduced rates described by the site as cost price, with the argument that customers buying more than a threshold number of tracks per month save money overall. The membership is billed automatically each month and can be cancelled at any time. The store also supports multiple regional storefronts and currencies (GB, US, EU, AU), reflecting an international customer base. By the late 2010s the site was still presenting itself as a dance music download and merchandise distribution centre, with copyright notices running through 2018. Wikidata records the entity simply as an "online music download service." Trackitdown is best understood as a specialist digital retailer and distribution channel for dance music, working closely with the labels and imprints whose releases it sells, rather than as a record label in its own right.

• 2018

  Site copyright notice runs through 2018, showing continued operation into the late 2010s.

• 2002

  Trackitdown.net copyright notice begins, indicating the service was operating under this name by 2002.

Specialist digital download store and merchandise distribution centre for dance and electronic music, aimed at DJs and club-music fans.

• TID:Pro membership

  A monthly paid membership for DJs offering MP3 and WAV singles at reduced cost-price rates.

• Genre download store

  Digital storefront selling dance and electronic tracks across House/Electro, Trance, Techno, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Hard Dance and other genres.

• Merchandise and gift vouchers

  Physical merchandise and gift vouchers sold alongside digital music.

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