[5][6][7] Soundplate have developed a range of marketing tools and resources for music artists and record labels.

Originally founded in 2010 by Matt Benn,[8][9] Soundplate started as a website covering all aspects of dance music and all genres of the global scene therein.

Tools Soundplate have developed for artists include: Aside from that, Soundplate publishes a large amounts of unique music content including reviews, interviews with global talent such as Little Louie Vega,[22] DJ EZ[23] and many more and also films and edits video exclusives such as interviews, event videos, original research from surveys[24] and live DJ sets from DJ Kayper,[25] Tramlines Festival[26] and Guy Gerber[27] In the past, Soundplate has hosted and streamed a dance music industry debate (July 2013) 'The Soundplate Great Vinyl Debate',[28] an awards ceremony.

[28][36] The panel was chaired by Clive Morgan from The Telegraph and included James Lavelle, Sonny Wharton,[37] Uncle Dugs and DJ Magazine.

From 2011-2013[38] Soundplate provided a weekly chart for Ministry of Sound radio which was hosted by Ricky Simmonds[39] as part of his House and Funky show.