DJ guide

The step-by-step guide for launching on Mixdrop.

This guide is for DJs building a public profile, publishing mixes, linking events, and growing supporter communities.

Step 1

Create your DJ account

Use join/login with Mixdrop context, verify your email from the one-click link, and open your dashboard.

Step 2

Set profile basics once at `/dashboard/profile` so your identity and visuals are shared across albums and mixes.

Step 3

Open `/dashboard/drops`, click Create drop, choose Mix, then complete metadata, cover, audio upload, and terms acceptance.

Step 4

Use profile spotlight, support options, events, and community threads to keep mixes active after publish.

Mixdrop runs inside the same account system as Albumdrop.
If you skip verification at first, you can keep drafting and editing; verify before publish and paid checkout actions.
If you change your login email in Dashboard > Settings > Profile, verify the new address before your next sensitive action.
Free allows up to 5 published mixes; Pro/Teams unlock more published mixes and video.
Mixes are stream-first and do not offer default download flows.
Use Mixdrop for DJ/fan momentum and route original release monetisation to Albumdrop drops.

Set stage name, slug, genres, city, bio, profile image, and banner in `/dashboard/profile`.
Upload a custom DJ-page banner and choose a featured mix from your dashboard.
DJ gallery supports image uploads on all plans; video uploads are available on Pro/Teams.
Your public DJ page is `/dj/{slug}`.
Keep genre and city clear so discovery quality improves.
Profile quality directly impacts first-time fan trust.

Use Dashboard > Drops as the primary workspace, then choose Mix from Create drop.
Mix upload accepts MP3 and WAV.
WAV is best quality; MP3 is faster upload.
Free plan DJs can delete their own mixes.
Explicit labels are available for mixes.
On upload, Mixdrop may show a soft prompt when metadata + short duration looks like a single-song release.
Publishing enforces plan limits and terms acceptance.
If Free limit is reached, upgrade from billing to publish more mixes.
Legacy `/dashboard/mixdrop` remains active during migration.

Artist thread creation is available by default; supporter thread creation is controlled by your mix community setting.
Mix threads are publicly readable on published mixes.
Posting replies requires paid support on that mix.
Use pinned threads for IDs, track timestamps, and event updates.
Timeline comments are live on waveform playback and the sticky player.
Subscribe is DJ-based so one follow covers upcoming drops/events.
Subscribers are notified when DJs publish new drops.
Moderate threads/messages actively to keep quality high.

Trust tiers are score-based: `new`, `trusted`, and `verified`.
`Trusted` requires quality score 70+ and risk score 25 or lower.
`Verified` requires quality score 90+ and risk score 10 or lower.
Improve quality with complete profile info, social links, strong mix metadata, mix cover, and clean rights history.
Quality/risk is recalculated during quality evaluation runs (platform operations workflow).