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Music Discovery · Crate Digging

Spotify

Mass-market streaming, but DJ and label profiles often host hand-made playlists that read as public crates.

Best for

Reading a DJ's own curated playlists as a shortlist before chasing full sets elsewhere.

Workflow

  1. DJ
  2. Spotify profile
  3. Hand-made playlist
  4. Track
  5. Artist
  6. Label

Good for

  • DJ-curated playlists
  • quick artist triage
  • spotting recurring names
  • building a buy list

Used in these workflows

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