For the past two years, Soulfuric label headz Brian Tappert & Marc Pomeroy, have been developing Traxsource – the MP3 download site that offers the finest house music on the web, in the most accessible and user-friendly format.

Fully embracing the latest technology, including unique and pioneering anti-file sharing watermarking, they’ve tagged the project Traxsource - the Future of House, and so it is. Traxsource aims to bring house music to the masses, and with fans now having access to the complete catalogues of labels including Defected, Onephatdeeva, Basement Boys, Distant, Dtension, Gossip, Knee Deep, Soulfuric, Z Records & Papa, they look set to do just that.

One of the greatest stumbling blocks to a flourishing independent music scène has been distribution, however Traxsource has nailed that problem – and nailed it on one. Now the music will never be out of stock, and now the shop will never be closed...  With it’s unique, custom built interfaces, package deals that include bonus files of unreleased mixes or artwork, 2 bit rates, the world’s best search engine and the Soulfuric stamp of quality, Traxsource has been designed for anyone who loves music. Its for the people that go to the clubs, follow the djs and dance and scream when their favorite tracked are played Equip with a sales chart and with prices ranging from 99 cents to 1.99 per mix, its primary focus has been accessibility.

Brian Tappert says: As an industry, we need to let the world know they can now purchase their favorite titles. Traxsource will be reaching out to people inside the clubs. Traxsource is not trying to replace vinyl, it’s about adding a new format, more specifically the newest most popular format. We don’t make the rules, we just play by them. The consumer has decided and downloads are the format of choice. We believe we went wrong as an industry a long time ago by not embracing CD technology and we don’t want to make the same mistake twice.

With Soulfuric, we have attempted to add CD's to our formats for years.. The problem is the distribution infrastructure doesn’t want them. From the specialty shops to the distributors, independent house labels have had little chance to move with the times. Now this has all changed.
Anti-file sharing... Bootleggers beware!!!

Traxsource feel the watermarking technology is truly the future of digital files – it’s new and it’s the only thing that actually works. Traxsource know that there is no 100% bullet proof answer to fix file sharing, but with watermarking technology, people will at least know if the files they have purchase turn up on peer 2 peer networks, they can be traced directly back to them. Traxsource.Com will take every action possible by law to protect the rights of its labels.

So here we are...a new day, with new technologies at our disposal and a new generation of music lovers out there. We believe as an industry that if we don’t embrace new technologies NOW we will become extinct. Trends come and go, people change, formats change, but the one thing that will always remain is the music…and our passion for it.

Brian Tappert (Traxsource)

Traxsource.Com