Get yourself known; enroll in a Record Pool:

What is a Record Pool?

Record Pool is actually a digital music pool and offers several hundred digital downloads to the members of the community. It also offers some exclusive remixes on a monthly basis. Generally, the members of a DJ Record Pool include some liveliest club, radio, mobile & mix tape DJs, along with professional re-mixers all over USA, Canada & around the world. Digital Record Pools and MP3 Pools are becoming popular day by day and are the most favored Record Pools.

Centralized music sharing: Actually the Record Pool strives to obtain everything that is available for record & digital music pools. A record pool is actually a regionalized and centralized method of music sharing that allows a DJ to collect promotional music to play in nightclubs. The music industry propels its latest releases to the pool, and in turn, the pool offers feedback on each release.

Original concept of Record Pool: Originally initiated by David Mancuso, the concept of Record Pool was sanctioned by Steve D'Aquisto and Vince Aletti in 1975 in New York City. It was designed as a basic effort to design a competent pipeline for exchange of information between the music industry and professional DJs.

Has the shift to MP3 affected the music world?

Yes. It has affected the music video largely. Record Pool is usually used in the United States. It is a promotional pool system and has never really been used outside the country. Recently, the trend has been quite different. People are shifting to MP3 and CD. Therefore, the Record Pool is undergoing a major change; the shift has largely affected the DJs. It is said nowadays, that the person who runs the record pool is a poor director.

In spite of the above point, there are certain major advantages of joining a Record Pool. They are the following:

• Industry Contacts: Getting yourself enrolled into a Record Pool is a great way to make industry contacts. It is the best means of promoting yourself as a DJ. You can also check out the latest music from the Record Pool.

• Individualized: The Record Pools have been set up by individual DJs and there are no nationalized Record Pools in any country.

• First, you have to understand that there are no nationally recognized record pools in the United States however there are there are record pools in the US that have been established by independent DJ's.

• Listen to the actual music: The function of the DJ record pool is to provide the listeners an actual music and obtain independent and corporate comments for the music industry.

• Reveal yourself as a DJ: The most important function of the Record Pool is to pave the path for unknown artists so that he gets a chance to have their music played.