Beatport Mixes It Up - And There's More To Come

As electronic dance music, or EDM, has exploded in popularity, dance music download site Beatport has transformed into a commercial and community hub far beyond its origins as a place that sold high-quality dance MP3s to DJs.

Beatport's growth spurt actually preceded the recent EDM upswing when its business started to blossom four years ago, CEO Matthew Adell says. The last year has been especially strong. Beatport had 10 million more visitors in the current quarter than in the same quarter in 2011.