Aslice, the revenue-sharing software tool for DJs and producers launched by techno legend DVS1, is shutting down.
The platform, launched in 2022 to provide producers with fair earnings each time their music is played at clubs and festivals, announced its closure today on social media.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce our closure,” the Aslice team wrote in a statement. “In less than four years, Aslice proved that real change in the music industry is possible. Our community platform was built by artists for artists. We developed a revenue-sharing software that worked—without any corporate funding or influence.”
Aslice, which allowed working DJs to share their earnings directly with the music producers who create the songs played at live DJ sets, had partnered with major dance music players like Richie Hawtin and Support The Sound, an initiative that attempted to establish revenue sharing between DJs and producers as a new standard across a global network of nightclubs.
From 2025 onward, this network of nightclubs planned to require all DJs who play their events to share tracklists from their sets on Aslice so that producers could receive proper payment. Aslice is no longer accepting tracklist submissions from DJs. However, unregistered producers can sign up with the platform before December 31 to receive their final payouts.
“Our proprietary machine-learning software allowed us to reach an unparalleled 99.8% track matching accuracy, setting an industry benchmark, and proving that the right producers can receive their royalties when the right technology is implemented,” Aslice’s statement continued. “29% of producers received their first-ever payment for their music through Aslice, while 60% earned more from Aslice than all their other music income combined.”
An Aslice-commissioned independent report found that from the company’s private beta launch in 2021 to today (September 3, 2024) “Aslice redistributed $422,696 from 7,396 playlists submitted by 935 DJs to 27,395 producers across 57 countries, processing 85,265 unique tracks from a total of 355,163 reported plays.”
Though the company has not shared details as to why it is closing, the report also noted that “Aslice faced significant skepticism” upon its launch. “This, combined with a lack of widespread adoption by top-tier DJs, ultimately hindered the platform’s ability to achieve long-term sustainability,” the report said.
Read Aslice’s full statement below and check out the complete A Slice Of Fairness report here.
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