Yearly Archives: 2018

SoundCloud Comments on mobile are back and available on iOS and Android

 

You know that moment: you’re listening to a new track and BAM it hits you. Sometimes it’s the beat, that simple melody, that clever rhyme. All you know is when it happens you need to express how you feel about it, no matter where you are in your day.

Today, we’re excited to relaunch comments on mobile with a brand new experience on iOS and Android so you can comment on tracks anytime, anywhere, right from your phone.

  • Easy navigation: Simply tap the conversation bubble icon to leave a comment or read the time-stamped comments on tracks.
  • Give and receive feedback instantly: Have more flexibility over when and where you share feedback on your favorite tracks.
  • More control and freedom: Manage your own comments and comments by the community with the ability to easily delete and leave comments on tracks.

As the world’s largest music streaming platform sparking social connections between artists and fans around the world, SoundCloud creates an open, authentic and dynamic community where everyone can share and connect.

So be heard. Hear back. Connect anytime, anywhere – first on SoundCloud.

Marketing SoundCloud & Noisey Singles – Lil West “No More”

 

It’s brave to willingly compete with the West surname in the hip-hop universe these days – but 20-year-old Delaware rapper Lil West is up for the SEO-challenge, reviving the famous moniker with his own lil twist.

To describe Lil West’s sound is like trying to catch a cloud and pin it down. It’s ethereal, bounces seamlessly across genre borders, and defies categorization. He gives the people what they want with a raspy auto-tune vox that the masses all know and love, but his choice to sing-rap angsty lyrics over emo melodies awaken vintage sentiments c/o the early aughts.  

Lil West’s voice is gravelly yet smooth, pleasant albeit a little unexpected – like brushing your hand across crushed velvet and then back again against the grain. In his productions, he practices strength and restraint, and in his themes, he balances humor (song titles like “Candy & Cupcakes, Without brushing your teeth”) with gravity, giving airtime to serious topics like suicide prevention.

In Bridgeville, DE, without access to a booming music scene, Lil West was forced to draw inspiration from every corner of the internet. And in his foraging for fresh sounds, he’s created a post-genre patchwork quilt that has something for everyone. Music that’s one size fits all. Collabs with 21 Savage, Rich The Kid and nothing,nowhere. and coverage in FADER, Complex and Pigeons & Planes prove that Lil West is bigger (and more directionally diverse) than his name suggests.

For more information on the SoundCloud x Noisey Singles Program click here.

Stream Lil West’s latest tracks on his SoundCloud page here

 

SoundCloud We’re partnering with Pioneer DJ’s DJM-REC app to make your life easier

We get it: you want a better way to get your mixes out into the world and heard by millions. Starting today, we’ve made it easier than ever to record, upload and share your content directly to SoundCloud using Pioneer DJ’s DJM-REC app on iOS.

In addition to fast, effortless sharing directly to SoundCloud, the DJM-REC app offers you:

  • Easy connection to DJM series mixers equipped with the send/return feature
  • High-quality audio recordings that minimize clipping and distortion
  • Live streaming mixes
  • Post-production mixing capabilities
  • Tracklist editing

We are excited to add Pioneer DJ’s DJM-REC to our growing list of partnerships and integrations available for DJs, including: Apple GarageBand, Apple Logic X, Ableton Live, Avid ProTools, Steinberg Cubase, Music Maker Jam and PreSonus Studio One.

You can download Pioneer DJ’s DJM-REC app today in the Apple App Store, and try it absolutely free for a 30 days (then purchase for $9.99 after the trial period).