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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 · jawbone.com · 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 · manrepeller.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Pacemaker▲101

   DJ from Spotify

   2014 · pacemaker.net · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hidden Layer▲119

   Interviews with musicians about their creative processes

   2017 · hiddenlayer.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Edjing▲129

   DJ with millions of tracks, on your phone

   2015 · edjing.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Drop v2▲215

   EDM discovery community, now w/ instant search and genres

   2015 · thedrop.club · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sounds for DJs▲83

    Enhance your DJ set with hand-picked samples

    2015 · loopcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    SynthShare▲94

    1 for 1 peer feedback for music makers

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    22tracks Favorites▲158

    Subscribe to DJ curated genre playlists in four cities.

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GIF Jockey▲66

    Play your GIFs like a DJ. Any GIF. Any BPM. Live.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    POW WOW▲74

    Seamlessly DJ with your friends in the moment

    2014 · thepowwow.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The DJ▲111

    A Black Mirror inspired app that rewards long relationships.

    2018 · accounts.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Until AM▲132

    DJ in your browser with this SoundCloud music mixer

    2014 · mix.until.am · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Culture Lab by Buffer - 5: Skinny Jeans and Snake People (with Kanyi Maqubela)▲65

    Chatting about Millennials in the workplace

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The DJ Calendar▲68

    Your global guide to nightlife

    2016 · thedjcalendar.com · its alternatives →

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    Studiotime.io▲77

    Find top music industry professionals for hire

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    RecordGram▲97

    A studio and production marketplace in the palm of your hand

    2017 · recordgram.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Beatsy▲17

    Airbnb for DJs

    2014 · beatsy.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DJ 51▲75

    Build the perfect party playlist with your friends

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Groovecast▲68

    Share music socially

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Indie Shuffle▲69

    Music discovery and exploration on web, iOS and Android

    2014 · indieshuffle.com · its alternatives →

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