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24 alternatives to Explain Things To Me: Professional DJ Shortee

The rise and fall and rise again of DJ culture

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Explain Things To Me: Professional DJ Shortee launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   iam.dj▲107

   The world’s greatest DJs in one spot! (early beta access)

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Drop by Jawbone▲197

   Your personal DJ for every moment

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   PartyKing▲60

   Turn every guest into a DJ

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   22tracks▲127

   Music Playlists Curated by DJ's Across the World

   2013 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Oh Boy - 5: Payal Kadakia of Classpass▲62

   Cultural identity, dance battles and lessons from ClassPass

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6HM
   Hype Machine - 5+ years of Internet music history▲109

   2013 · blog.hypem.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Pacemaker▲101

   DJ from Spotify

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8DI
   DJ in the browser▲61

   2016 · lukeandersen.github.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Hidden Layer▲119

   Interviews with musicians about their creative processes

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Edjing▲129

    DJ with millions of tracks, on your phone

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Drop v2▲215

    EDM discovery community, now w/ instant search and genres

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Sounds for DJs▲83

    Enhance your DJ set with hand-picked samples

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    SynthShare▲94

    1 for 1 peer feedback for music makers

    2017 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    22tracks Favorites▲158

    Subscribe to DJ curated genre playlists in four cities.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    POW WOW▲74

    Seamlessly DJ with your friends in the moment

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16DW
    Dancemusic.wtf – Quiz Game for Learning Electronic Dance Music Styles▲152

    2018 · dancemusic.wtf · its alternatives →

17. 17
    22tracks 2.0▲220

    DJ curated Spotify playlists on iOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Culture Lab by Buffer - 5: Skinny Jeans and Snake People (with Kanyi Maqubela)▲65

    Chatting about Millennials in the workplace

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The DJ Calendar▲68

    Your global guide to nightlife

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    RecordGram▲97

    A studio and production marketplace in the palm of your hand

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21SM
    Sharp11 – Music Theorization and Improvisation Engine▲113

    2016 · julianrosenblum.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Groovecast▲68

    Share music socially

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Thank You DJ▲73

    Song requests app for DJs

    2021 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Radio Slack▲93

    Collaborative jukebox for Slack

    2016 · its alternatives →

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