It’s been a good while since our last blog but we’re confident that this will be worth the wait. Today we are very pleased, excited, and downright hands-in-the-air-happy to announce the launch of Mixcloud’s brand new Dashboard!

Here at Mixcloud HQ we are passionate about helping our users personalise their listening experience, so we’ve tried to make it as easy as possible for them to find out what’s going on in their radio community. Now you can find all the activity of all the users you follow in one (beautiful) place. See what your friends are listening to and posting to Facebook, or check out what Moby listens to on a Tuesday.

But that’s not all: the Dashboard is also a one-stop shop to find your Groups, Playlists, Favorites, Uploads and (of course) the Hot List.

Log in to Mixcloud and check it out. And, as ever, do send us your feedback, either in the comments below, our support forum, or on Facebook. We aim to please you (yes, You!)

To show how the role of the DJ has evolved in the history of music, TEDxBrickLane has curated some incredible mixes from DJs around the world using Mixcloud.

The TEDxBrickLane event is scheduled on Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 11:30 PM (GMT) in London. It will be made up of a series of eight talks, each addressing a different aspect of the art of mixing music. Eight speakers selected for their unique perspective on the world of the DJ will not only look at the cause of the DJ’s rise to the forefront of popular music, but also consider the wider effect its had on culture, society and the the development of technology.

The event will be streamed live at http://www.tedxbricklane.co.uk/Watch.

For more info and daily interesting content, visit TEDxBrickLane’s website here – http://www.tedxbricklane.co.uk/

“I have recently put together an international collaborative mix with a micro-community of DJ’s and Selectors built on Mixcloud.

The mix travelled between 8 selectors and 8 cities across the globe and has been published onto Mixcloud here – http://www.mixcloud.com/vinylminers/corpus-octo

The title of the mix is “Corpus Octo” as the contributors and we figured it to be the musical equivalent exquisite corpse. A design has been made for each of the sections of the mix by the wonderful point273.

I hope this meets with your interest, we had a lot of fun making it and through your wonderful community system have made something we are all very proud of.”

Mixcloud loves collaboration, so we’re happy to hear about great things like this happening!

We’re very pleased to introduce you to some new friends on Mixcloud this month: a legendary dance music DJ, a leading UK independent Radio station, plus there’s a raft of exciting competitions and events.

Legendary DJ, producer and Big Beat pioneer Mr Norman Cook has joined the ‘cloud.

Tune in and follow FatboySlim for a selection of mixtapes, mix sets and recordings form around the world – all available to stream for free on Mixcloud.

Listen here

National UK radio station – Absolute Radio – are uploading exclusive Cloudcast recordings, taken from four of their leading weekly shows.

Tune in to funny men Frank Skinner and Dave Gorman for a regular mix of music and amusement, or find out if music was better in the 1990s or the 1960s with Pete Mitchell.

Listen here

Strong Room Alive is a new radio station broadcasting from the world famous Strongroom studios in the heart of Shoreditch, London.

Featuring regular shows from Vice, Dazed & Confused, Ninja Tune, Moshi Moshi, Ross Allen, Black Rat Project and many more – all availabe on Mixcloud.


Listen here

Brooklyn Radio have uploaded the entire Hip Hop History mix series from The Rub crew to Mixcloud.

Listen to 30 years of dope beats and fresh rhymes and find out how Hip Hop changed the world and how the world changed Hip Hop.


Listen here

We’re pleased to be partnering Trouble and Bass at South By South West in Austin, Texas this year.


Get ready to feel the bass at the Barcelona club on Saturday 17th March with Drop The Lime (DJ set), Plastician, Deathface, Samo Sound Boy, The Captain, Willy Joy, Acid Jack, and B. Rich!

We’re also teaming up with Eventbrite for a daytime Arcade Party on Wednesday 14th March – featuring a showcase of the finest electro-pop artists, including; Chairlift, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and of course the Mixcloud DJs.

Read more and RSVP here

Mixcloud will be representing at both Afternoon Delight and Do You Wanna Boogie? during Miami Winter Music Conference this year.


We’ve partnered with event promoters DAE for two big hitting parties featuring the likes of Todd Terry, Ron Carroll, Jamie Lewis, Andy Caldwell, DJ Spinna and Jask.

Read more and RSVP here

Insomniac – the company responsible for North America’s largest and most loved electronic music festivals such as the Electric Daisy Carnival and Nocturnal Wonderland – is calling out to you.

The third annual Nocturnal Wonderland Texas will be another spectacular experience with thousands of beautiful people and over 40 DJs blasting bass in the woods of Apache Pass.

This year you can be a part of the magic by performing at the festival. Just submit a 30-minute DJ mix on Mixcloud. Two lucky winners will get opening time slots at Nocturnal Wonderland Texas!

Enter here

With 64 events across the two islands this summer, Ibiza Rocks domination of the live music scene in the Balearics shows no sign of slowing down. Already confirmed for 2012 is the biggest breakthrough artist of the year, Ed Sheeran, and Northern Irish trio Two Door Cinema Club.

To celebrate the launch of their brand new weekly DJ event at Ibiza Rocks Hotel and Mallorca Rocks Hotel, they’re offering a unique chance for two talented DJs to become ‘Rocks Hotel Residents for the 2012 season, one in Ibiza and the other in Mallorca. This unmissable opportunity comes with full salary and accommodation for the summer and the chance to play to thousands of ‘Rocks revellers across the year.

Enter here

Listen through this Cloudcast Playlist, covering some of the pertinent events that occurred around the world during 2011.

Tha Arab Spring

New Yorker Political Scene: Libya and the Arab Spring, with Jon Lee Anderson and Ryan Lizza
“Jon Lee Anderson and Ryan Lizza on the war in Libya and the Arab Spring.”

Libyan Revolution

The Independent: The Johann Hari podcast: Episode 10 – You are not being told the truth about Libya
“In his latest podcast, the Independent’s award-winning columnist Johann Hari argues we aren’t being told the truth about the war in Libya – and tries to uncover the real story.”

Japan’s Triple Disaster

Gilles Peterson Worldwide: Gilles’ ‘Ganbare Nippon’ Mix
“The Japanese people have always shown me love and affection – they are the most passionate music fans and if they like what you do – they let you know! We all need that in life. Japan is a positive nation and as such I am sure it will eventually recover from it’s current trauma. I hope you enjoy this mix that I recorded today featuring some Japanese tunes that have touched me over the years.”

Guardian Focus podcast: The nuclear debate after Fukushima and Chernobyl
“George Monbiot, Helen Caldicott and Laurence Williams join host James Randerson to debate the future of the UK’s nuclear programme following Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.”

Osama bin Laden Killed

Business Week: Why Osama Bin Laden Lost
“Osama bin Laden had lost relevance long before the raid in Abbottabad. Why?”

London Riots

Electronic Dimensions: the effect of London riots on independent labels
“In August 2011 violence broke out across London in some of the most heated riots we have seen in the UK for many years. Amongst the chaos, a Sony warehouse full of stock from independent record labels, to be distributed by PIAS, was burnt to the ground, threatening the livelihoods of many artists from the music scene. In today’s Electronic Dimensions, Naomi Mihara gets political trying to understand the causes and consequences of these riots.”

End of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program

How Stuff Works Tech: TechStuff Tours the Space Shuttle
“Inspired by some listener mail, Jonathan and Chris decide to take a closer look at the history — and future — of space shuttles. Tune in to learn more about the future of space exploration.”

Occupy Movement

The Guardian Business Podcast: Occupy London Stock Exchange
“Danny Dorling discusses his new book Fair Play and how its arguments can inspire those who are protesting against wealth inequality in London’s financial district.”

Business Week: Occupy Wall Street
“Who’s behind the mask: the anti-leader of OWS.”

Death of Steve Jobs

Harvard Business: Steve Jobs The Perfect CEO

XNet: Steve Jobs Tribute – One More Thing
“As a tribute to Steve Jobs I created this collage of music featured in Apple commercials mixed with famous statements from his keynotes. Rest In Peace.”

If you’ve come across any other interesting Cloudcasts covering similar world events last year, share them with us in the comments below.

We’re very pleased to bring you a new customizable Mixcloud Widget available in any colorway.

To customize your Widget, simply select your color from the color picker when embedding any Cloudcast, Profile, Playlist or Station.

Red Bull Thre3Style are using the new Widgets for the Thre3Style World Finals, held in Vancouver this week.

The Guardian are using the new customizable Widget to stream The Guardian Radio from their audio pages.

Go grab your own branded Widget now, they come in almost every color imaginable!

Voting for the best of 2011 on Mixcloud is now open and closes December 31st at midnight.

To vote for your favorite Cloudcasts, Cloudcasters, Groups or Playlists of this year you need only to share these pages via the Facebook Share buttons on each page. Just like the one illustrated below:

If your looking for who to vote for, why not take a quick look back through the 2010 and 2009 winners in the Best of Mixcloud here.

Here are the best Cloudcasts from 2009 and 2010 respectively:

Cloudcasters – remember to encourage your listeners, fans and followers to vote for you by dropping this badge on your website, blog or Facebook page with along with a link back to your Cloudcasts or Profile page on Mixcloud.

Stay tuned for the results in the new year. Happy voting!

Dear Esteemed Cloudcasters,

Today we’re delighted to announce the launch of one of our biggest feature requests to date. Drum roll please…

Yes that’s right, we’re blowing the lid off the 100 Mb limit! Mixcloud now accepts unlimited sized uploads – and it’s still FREE!

As our good friend Arnie would say – do it. Do it now.

We’re excited to announce a new partnership today with leading online MP3 store, Juno Download. We like to think of it as a sort of “Shazam for radio”! This awesome new feature is designed to help listeners discover and buy the music they hear in radio shows and DJ mixes more easily.

How does it work? After you upload your Cloudcast to Mixcloud, we will send it to Juno Download to be analysed and identified. They use a number of innovative and unique methods to enable accurate matching of tracks which are mixed together and pitched up or down in the mix, using their database of nearly 4m tracks. The tracklist data is then sent back to us, alongside accurate start-and-stop times and “buy” links, for a much more awesome listening experience.

This new feature solves the age old problem of trying to identify or purchase the music you discover through DJ mixes and radio shows. Now when you’re listening to some of the world’s best DJs on Mixcloud, you’ll be able to discover and buy the music in 1 click!

Sam Cooke, Co-founder of Mixcloud, said: “listening to Mixcloud has expanded my musical tastes and helped me discover new artists. Now it’s even easier to see the tracks and artists that I’m listening to. Being able to click directly to the tracks on Juno Download is great, not only for me as a consumer, but for the artists and labels that we support.”

Co-founder of Juno, John Atherton added “Juno is really excited to be able to introduce this service which allows us to match up the largest dance and electronic music catalogue on the web to Mixcloud’s incredible platform. We see this as the first important step in helping users find more of what they want and supporting artists with easy, convenient and legal sales channels.”

Check out the feature in action on this brilliant Laid Back Radio label mix for Tru Thoughts:

Thank you Tru-Thoughts by Laid Back on Mixcloud

And while you’re at it, join the Juno Download group here for updates on their brilliant genre Podcast series:

http://www.mixcloud.com/groups/juno-download/