Blog
Dig deeper than the algorithm.
Music discovery for DJs, producers, and crate-diggers — guides, tool comparisons, and notes from building an audio-similarity search engine.
DJ Tips
Why Shazam Fails at Electronic Music (And What to Do When It Does)
Shazam fails on DJ mixes, unreleased tracks and white labels — here's why the algorithm can't help, what DJs do instead, and how to keep digging after the ID.
Antonio Haas12 min read
DJ Tips
How to Find New Music as a DJ (2026 Guide)
How working DJs actually find new music in 2026 — the sources, tools, and workflows that beat the Spotify algorithm.
13 min read
Music Discovery
Why Spotify Discover Failed for DJs (and what we built instead)
Every DJ I know keeps the same graveyard on their account: a Spotify Discover playlist they stopped opening months ago. This is the story of why the algorithm kept missing for me, and what my co-founder Marc and I built in Mainz after one too many dead-end digging sessions.
8 min read
Comparisons
7 Spotify Alternatives for DJs (2026)
Spotify's algorithm wasn't built for DJs. Seven alternatives for finding electronic music: audio-similarity search, Bandcamp digging, vinyl archives. Tested in 2026.
13 min read