Smart solutions

Being a DJ is a commitment and doing good radio takes work, time, and enthusiasm. You don't want your efforts lost into the ether as soon as your show is over. So you keep records and maintain playlists. The question is how to make the most of your playlists without the record keeping being a burden.

Spinitron eliminates paper and pen logging, cumbersome spreadsheets and home-brewed Access or FileMaker databases. It solves your data storage and archiving issues, protecting your playlist data from loss and Martian invaders. Spinitron does away with software installation and maintenance headaches while offering DJs a sophisticated user interface for data entry, editing and retrieval.

Using an advanced database design, Spinitron offers powerful data manipulation and tabulation features. Compile Top-30 charts, or Top-however-many-you-like, over any time period, broken down by genre ... whatever you want. Generate unlimited CMJ, ASCAP or SoundExchage reports. Track the popularity of artists, disks and songs. Query how often certain disks get played. Produce reports of what your DJs are playing to give to record companies and promotional agencies.

In nutshell, Spinitron provides an easy-to-use complete solution to playlist logging for smart radio stations.

Automated playlist logging

Spinitron was designed by a college radio DJ specifically for non-commercial community and educational stations. These stations are the backbone of cultural, musical and educational diversity on the airwaves. This is where DJs are dedicated and the listeners are true fans.

Using Spinitron, DJs enter their playlists, which are stored in a sophisticated relational database that, as well as being a repository, allows many powerful searching and browsing features. Playlists are normally entered during the show live on-air but can also be entered after a show from any computer with an internet connection. Any number of DJs can log on and work with Spinitron from anywhere on the internet to work on their playlists.

Real-time online playlists

Say you hear an interesting song on your favorite radio station. You don't know what it is, but you like it. All you need to do is click on the current playlist at Spinitron. Not only would you know the title of that song, but also the name of the artist, disk and label, when and where it was released, and if available, the web address of the label. You can explore other albums by the same artist or other bands on the same label. Or you can check what other great songs your favorite DJs played the last weeks, or months.

As soon as a DJ enters the song he or she is playing, the entry is saved and it goes live on the web. Your audience has instant online access to what is being played. Listeners to Spinitron member stations simply love this. And DJs love how Spinitron allows them to connect with their audience in a new and powerful way.

No software installation

Installation and maintenance of complex software is a pain in the neck. There are compatibility issues with different computers and operating systems. There are issues with doing software updates and operating system upgrades, with data storage and archiving. Automating your data backups is hard.

And to enable DJs to work on playlists from anywhere, allow Music Directors to compile charts and reports online, and allow listeners instant access to data then you are faced with a shared database server and web hosting challenges.

Using Spinitron, on the other hand, is simple. All you need is:

a computer
an internet connection
a web browser
a cool radio station with playlists worth logging

And you probably have all that already.

What you get

Staff user accounts. Your DJs create their own user accounts and enter and manage their own playlists.

Music database. Your station's music database consists of all artists and music (with their respective disks and labels) logged at your station with powerful browse and search features.

Station customization. Set up Spinitron with your station's personality and to match how you have things organized.

Charts and tabulation. What jazz songs were most requested in the last three weeks? Which classical disks were played most last year? Compiling a top 10, or a top 103 takes only a few clicks, customized by genre, time frame, show format etc.

Reporting. Unlimited, fully automated reporting for CMJ, ASCAP, SoundExchange and the rest.

Program schedule. With the online Spinitron tools you can maintain and display your station's program schedule online.

Services included

Hosting and maintenance of the database, application and web servers
Database backups
Technical and customer support
Ongoing application improvements and enhancements

Free trial

We offer a 30-day no-obligation free trial that lets your station explore the system. The trial is fully operational—no restrictions or disabled features. We just need your station's name and a contact (name, email, phone) to set up your free trial. You'll be ready to go within hours.

Pricing

We operate on a subscription basis for an annual fee. Contact us for a quote for your station.

Sign up process

We agree on the fee and our service agreement. We put your Spinitron service online and you send us the fee. Just ask if you'd like to review the service agreement.