Here is a reply I got from an e-mail I sent last night:

DJdownload.com will continue to operate for many years to come. The site has been bought by a new operator and we are looking forward to continuing to provide you with great tunes!

There should be some improvements to the site in the next few months and we'll be adding even more content as we look to expand our offering!

Regards
Adam

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IMO DJ Download is one of the best shops around. Definitely better than Beatport, altho Beatport generally has a better selection.

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Originally posted by activate of course. multiple label owners that received the email from them today! google djdownload.com administration.. lots of hits with news posted all over. here's the email "Dear Label Partner It is with great regret that we have to inform you that DJdownload Limited has been placed into administration by the Directors of the company effective today. The Directors have worked extremely hard over the past few months to try and save the company: overheads were reduced and attempts to increase revenues were made but ongoing efforts to raise further finance were unsuccessful. Despite their best efforts the company was not able to continue to trade. We would like to thank you for your support and business over the years and we wish you all the best in the future. If you have any questions with regard to UNPAID ROYALTIES from DJDownload Limited please contact: Marguerite Webster - Case Administrator at Bridge Business Recovery E-mail: xxx Phone: xxx Yours sincerely Justin Pearse"

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Juno have bought the business. Juno and DJdownload will combine their strength and make the electronic music download market more competitive. Under the newly agreed arrangement, the administrators will still be called in, with the website continuing to trade via Juno's content and administrative guidance. The front-end experience, however, will remain the same, with Juno taking care of all back-end operations. Justin Pearse will continue as Head of Music at DJDownload. "DJ Download is a pioneer in digital music and a key player in the dance music business", said Juno founder Richard Atherton. "We believe that with the combined strength of the Juno and DJdownload brands, we can make the download market more competitive and improve customer choice." source: http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=11292

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i always thought the site sucked. crappy navigation and site overall

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Originally posted by jupiterone i always thought the site sucked. crappy navigation and site overall

This. I purchased one track from them maybe about four years ago, and I only did so because Beatport had a territory restriction on it. I've visited it once every few months or so, but have never had a pleasant experience.

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Originally posted by idoru This. I purchased one track from them maybe about four years ago, and I only did so because Beatport had a territory restriction on it. I've visited it once every few months or so, but have never had a pleasant experience.

same here, i purchased jark prongo - convoy when it came out after that sasha video

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Originally posted by Terrence Parker quote: Juno and DJdownload will combine their strength and make the electronic music download market more competitive.

and how is that going to work exactly? unless they dramatically cut prices to put the onus on beatport, i fail to see how merging two of the biggest players in the edm download market will "increase competition"

Best thing on DJ Download was their player. Previewing the whole track instead of a crappy 0:30 ti 1:30 min sample. I've bought a ton of tracks I wouldn't have bought otherwise because of this. The site had some problems though. Search function was a bit crappy, selection wasn't as good as Beatport (no one has that though) and the flash they used for the player was badly coded, it'd take 100% of cpu if you left it open for a long time. I also would have liked to be able to queue a whole page of search results to the player with one click, instead of clicking each and every single one tune separately to the player. Despite all this, it was the place where I've bought most of my stuff in the past few years.

I hope they don't go to shit because of this. If they improve, I'll be really glad. But we'll see how it'll end up.

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good to hear they got bought by Juno

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Originally posted by skip IMO DJ Download is one of the best shops around. Definitely better than Beatport, altho Beatport generally has a better selection.

agree.

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