The PromoLink Blog

Smarter music promotion for independent labels.

Practical playbooks on campaigns, receivers, automation, and the numbers behind music promotion. Written for labels, artists, and managers who want to ship faster and measure more.

Dubstep vs Riddim: The Difference Explained
Music Business-4 min

Dubstep vs Riddim: The Difference Explained

One is the genre, one is the subgenre. The BPM, the bass, and what actually separates them.

What Is Psytrance? The Sound Explained
Music Business-4 min

What Is Psytrance? The Sound Explained

The fast, psychedelic, rolling-bass trance with its own global festival culture

What Is Drum and Bass? The Sound Explained
Music Business-5 min

What Is Drum and Bass? The Sound Explained

The fast, breakbeat-driven UK sound, its BPM, its half-time feel, its roots and its subgenres

What Is Progressive House? The Sound Explained
Music Business-4 min

What Is Progressive House? The Sound Explained

The long-building, hypnotic, festival-leaning end of house, its BPM, its feel and its lane

What Is Afro House? The Sound Explained
Music Business-5 min

What Is Afro House? The Sound Explained

The percussion-driven, organic house sound surging worldwide, its BPM, its roots, and how it differs from amapiano

What Is Minimal Techno? The Sound Explained
Music Business-4 min

What Is Minimal Techno? The Sound Explained

Techno stripped to its essentials, its BPM, its hypnotic feel, and the discipline behind it

What Is Melodic Techno? The Sound Explained
Music Business-5 min

What Is Melodic Techno? The Sound Explained

The emotional, synth-led techno that took over festivals, its BPM, its feel, and how it differs from melodic house

Types of House Music: The Subgenres Explained
Music Business-4 min

Types of House Music: The Subgenres Explained

From deep to tech to afro, the house family mapped by BPM, feel and the floor each one fills

Tech House vs Deep House: The Difference
Music Business-5 min

Tech House vs Deep House: The Difference

Two house subgenres, two energies. The BPM, the feel, the floor each one is built for.

House vs Techno: How to Tell the Difference
Music Business-5 min

House vs Techno: How to Tell the Difference

Same four-on-the-floor, two different worlds. The BPM, the feel, the origins, and what each means for your career.

Types of Electronic Music: The Scene Map (2026)
Music Business-9 min

Types of Electronic Music: The Scene Map (2026)

The major genre families, their BPM and feel, and what each one means for a DJ, a label and a dancefloor

How to Get Signed to a Record Label (Electronic, 2026)
Music Business-11 min

How to Get Signed to a Record Label (Electronic, 2026)

What an electronic label actually judges, why the track record beats the demo, and the fastest way in

How to Run a Record Label: Systems Over Luck (2026)
Music Business-13 min

How to Run a Record Label: Systems Over Luck (2026)

Why a 500-euro-a-month label and a 20,000-euro-a-month label differ by systems, not talent, and how to build them

Music Promotion for Electronic Artists in 2026
Marketing-13 min

Music Promotion for Electronic Artists in 2026

The three levers that actually break a track through, and the anti-AI tailwind helping real artists

How to Get More Spotify Streams (Electronic, 2026)
Marketing-13 min

How to Get More Spotify Streams (Electronic, 2026)

The algorithm is the engine, not the editorial playlist. Here is how it actually grows in electronic music.

How to Release Music: The Electronic Edition (2026)
Music Business-16 min

How to Release Music: The Electronic Edition (2026)

The real timeline, the Beatport window, and the release-day work that turns a track into a foothold

Music Distribution for Electronic Music in 2026
Music Business-8 min

Music Distribution for Electronic Music in 2026

The universal vs specialist trade-off, the Beatport gap, and what actually moves a release

Music Marketing for Electronic Artists (The Honest Stack)
Marketing-9 min

Music Marketing for Electronic Artists (The Honest Stack)

What actually drives bookings, DJ support and a label-ready profile - from 15 electronic labels

How to Get on Spotify Playlists Without Getting Burned
Marketing-8 min

How to Get on Spotify Playlists Without Getting Burned

Editorial, algorithmic, and the scams to dodge, from an electronic label

How to Make Money From Music: The Honest Version
Music Business-9 min

How to Make Money From Music: The Honest Version

What actually pays in electronic music, from 20 years and 15 labels

How to Start a Record Label That Survives
Music Business-10 min

How to Start a Record Label That Survives

What it really takes, from a team running 15 electronic labels

Techno Labels Accepting Demos: What Gets a Yes
Music Business-8 min

Techno Labels Accepting Demos: What Gets a Yes

What really happens to your demo inside the label, and how to get signed

How to Build a DJ Mailing List That Gets Plays
Music Business-10 min

How to Build a DJ Mailing List That Gets Plays

Segment by genre, seed with social proof, measure what matters.

How to Send Promos to DJs (That Actually Get Played)
Marketing-4 min

How to Send Promos to DJs (That Actually Get Played)

Why most promos vanish, and the workflow that gets a track into real sets