What is 8tracks?
8tracks is a simple way for people to share and discover music through an online mix.
A mix is a short playlist containing at least 30 minutes — roughly 8 tracks — of music.
Product
On 8tracks, people can do two things: listen to a mix, or create a mix. Listeners can search for a mix by artist or genre, stream it in a legal, radio-style manner, and follow others who make compelling mixes. DJs upload MP3s/AACs or select tracks from the 8tracks library to craft a playlist, add context with description and art, and publish their mix on 8tracks.com and a personal webpage.
Vision
8tracks believes handcrafted music programming trumps algorithms. Think radio in the 1970s, mixtapes in the 1980s, and DJ culture of the 1990s through today. DJs share their talent in taste making, providing exposure for artists. Listeners get a unique blend of word-of-mouth sharing and radio programming — long the trusted means for music discovery — on a global scale.
8tracks was founded by David Porter in 2006 and launched by a small global team in 2008. It has been bootstrapped to date and covered by TechCrunch, Silicon Alley Insider, Wired, GigaOm, and Lifehacker.
