Rumour: Is SFX buying Beatport?

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Robert Sillerman's SFX, the company that has recently partnered with ID&T to bring Tomorrowland to North America has a new buyout rumour circulating Twitter: that Beatport might be next on the SFX acquisition road map. 

The first I had of this rumour came from @EDMsnob:

The rumour of a buyout was amplified when Seth Goldstein, DJZ's co-founder and chairman of turntable.fm, said the following:

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The link provided shows a listing for a new LLC called "SFX-BEATPORT, LLC".

Beatport is at the heart of the electronic dance music world as it is the main source for DJs to buy club quality tracks that fuels set lists all over the world. It's going to be interesting to say the least if SFX manages to buy one of the most valuable EDM web properties in the world.

Swedish House Mafia snubs the EDM Snob - and rightfully so.

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​The EDM Snob released an article today claiming that he holds detailed information about the Swedish House Mafia's final tour which is rumoured to have stops in L.A, India, South Africa, and Russia thus far. But the EDM Snob claims to have even more information on the tour and decided to write to SHM's management with the threat of releasing what he knows before the official announcement unless he is given exclusive information. Here's an example:

"2) I am willing to postpone this leak if you agree to provide me (exclusively) with the complete information so that I can leak it at least one full day ahead of the official announcement." ​

Who would agree to such terms? Not SHM. Here's an excerpt of their response:

"No.... we wont give you the exclusive on our tour routing....Go threaten someone else...Idiot. SHM HQ"​

You can find the full letter to SHM and their response via EDM Snob's article. ​

(Sources: EDM Snob, EDM Hub​)

Kandi Kids explained by EDM Snob

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​Here's an excerpt:

Being a kandi kid is about channeling the kid you used to be. Kandi kids take the psychology of the inner child and make it the outer child. That’s why cartoons, stuffed animals, sweets and bright colors are the norm. The idea is, the world would be a much better place if we kept intact the mindset we had when we were little. Children don’t pick their playground friends based on clothes, skin color or gender. Kids just want to have fun. They value people for who they are (and how high they can swing, of course).​

Wearing interesting beads with messages on your wrist is cool, but the whole pacifier in the mouth look for men is something I never got. ​It's a good read to get yourself educated though.

(Source: EDM Snob)​

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