tapetree

Terms

tapetree is a free index of the DJ sets, live sets and mixes artists officially release, with links to every service each one is on. These terms are the agreement between you and tapetree when you use it.

Last updated 3 November 2026.

Who runs tapetree

tapetree.fm is run by Dylan Egan, an individual in New South Wales, Australia. Write to hello@tapetree.fm about anything here. How tapetree handles your information is on the privacy page.

What tapetree is, and isn't

  • It hosts no audio or video. Every set plays on, or links to, the artist's, label's or partner's own upload on another service. Plays go to them.
  • It isn't affiliated with any service it lists. YouTube, SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Spotify and Apple Music don't sponsor or endorse it, and their names belong to their owners. Titles, artwork and other details of each upload belong to the service or the rights holder; tapetree keeps only its own facts about them, and follows each service's limits on what it may store.
  • It can be wrong. tapetree lists only sets from accounts it believes are the artist's, their label's or a partner's, using what those accounts and MusicBrainz say. That can be mistaken or out of date, and a set can be taken down by whoever posted it. Being listed isn't a guarantee that a set is official or still available.
  • YouTube's terms apply to YouTube's content. Using the parts of tapetree that show YouTube content means you agree to YouTube's Terms of Service.

Members

Membership is by invitation, and you need to be 16 or over. Keep your passkeys to yourself: what's passed on while you're signed in counts as yours.

When you pass on a link, you're telling tapetree, in good faith, that it's a set its artist, their label or a partner officially released. Don't pass on uploads you know aren't official, anything unlawful, or the same link over and over. tapetree decides what goes on the tree and may decline anything, with a reason.

If a member breaks these terms, tapetree will usually warn them first and give them time to put it right. It may suspend or end a membership straight away for serious abuse, such as passing on unlawful material or trying to break the site.

Accounts tapetree treats as official

tapetree marks accounts as an artist's, a label's or a partner's where it has good reason to believe they are. That's tapetree's judgement, not a guarantee, and it can change: a mark can be removed, or an artist's name given to someone who shows a better claim.

Reporting a problem, or asking for something to be removed

If something on tapetree is wrong, unofficial or unlawful, or you hold rights in a set and want its listing removed, use Report a problem on the set's page, or write to hello@tapetree.fm, with:

  • the page on tapetree, and what's on it you're reporting;
  • why: what's wrong, or which right it affects and how;
  • who you are, and how to reach you, unless you're reporting anonymously something you believe is unlawful; and
  • a statement that what you've said is accurate, to the best of your knowledge.

If you leave an email address, you'll hear back that it's been received, and then what was decided and why, usually within a week. Anyone affected by the decision, such as the member who passed a link on, is told too, without being told who reported it, and either side can write back to ask for it to be looked at again. Complaints passed on by tapetree's hosting provider are handled the same way.

Changes and availability

tapetree is free, and may change, pause or stop. If these terms change in a way that matters, members will be told by email before it takes effect.

Liability

tapetree is provided as it is, without promises that it's complete, accurate or always available, to the extent the law allows. It isn't responsible for the services it links to, or for what's on them. Nothing in these terms takes away rights you have under consumer law where you live that can't be taken away, including the Australian Consumer Law, and the protections of your own country if you're in the EU or UK.

Law

These terms are governed by the law of New South Wales, Australia, and its courts can hear disputes about them, without removing any right you have to bring a case where you live.