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FM:DJ

FM:DJ

Play it live. Don’t share the files.

FM:DJ is for DJ tools and performance-ready material. DJs can create edits and play your music publicly — clubs, radio, streams, live sets — but the source files stay with them. No redistribution.

What’s Allowed

Section titled “What’s Allowed”
  • DJ-specific edits: extended intros/outros, instrumentals, acapellas, re-edits, transitions
  • Public performance: club play, radio, streaming, live sets
  • Using in recorded mixes and DJ sets

What’s NOT Allowed

Section titled “What’s NOT Allowed”
  • Redistributing source files as downloads
  • Sharing DJ edits as standalone downloadable tracks

When to Use FM:DJ

Section titled “When to Use FM:DJ”
  • You’re releasing DJ tools — extended mixes, instrumentals, acapellas
  • You want DJs to play your music publicly but not share the files
  • You’re creating edits specifically for live performance use

The Edit vs. Remix Distinction

Section titled “The Edit vs. Remix Distinction”

This is an important line in the FreeMix framework:

A DJ edit serves the original track. It preserves the original composition’s structure and intent. Think: extended intro for beatmatching, a stripped-back instrumental, or a transition-friendly outro. The original artist’s vision is preserved.

A remix reimagines the track. The remixer’s creative vision is the defining characteristic. New arrangement, new elements, new direction.

A helpful test: If you looped 8 bars of the derivative alongside the original, would it sound like the same track or a different one?

  • Same track = edit (FM:DJ territory)
  • Different track = remix (FM:Remix territory)