Business
Labels, catalogs, organization and ways of working through an underground lens.
Brazil's music market grows at over twice the global rate, reaching eighth place worldwide
Revenue reaches R$3.958 billion; streaming leads, physical formats accelerate and Brazil climbs the global ranking for a third straight year.
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Beyond the DJs: Brazilian labels gaining ground on global charts
Warung, Dawn Patrol, TRANSA and HUB rank strongly across different genres; the data points to four paths to lasting success.
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Ellen Allien puts community at the heart of ‘New Life’
Released by BPitch, the 2026 album brings together autonomy, care and collective action without losing techno's physical force.
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DVS1 proposes a new model for sustaining club culture
Support. Organize. Sustain. turns issues facing clubs, workers and communities into a public conversation led from within the scene.
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Gui Boratto shows the lasting power of a coherent catalog
Kompakt's catalog traces a Brazilian career built through albums, singles, remixes and live performance.
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COD3 QR: Laurent Garnier champions curation beyond genre
The label founded with Scan X uses coded identities, gradual discovery and an open repertoire to bring the music back to the center.
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