Beatport Chart Journey
A scroll-through record of The Future of Funk charting across multiple Beatport genre categories during the release cycle.
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How Brad Lee & Ronnie Vineyard's The Future of Funk moved through Beatport charts, promo rooms, and global DJ support after release.
Published June 27, 2026 // Release still charting at time of publication
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To keep the SELFED MADE archive lightweight, the chart receipts and UK promo room evidence are preserved as scroll-through videos instead of dozens of static screenshots. The videos act as the visual proof trail. The article below explains what those receipts mean.
Status: This article was originally published on June 27, 2026. At the time of publication, The Future of Funk continues to chart on Beatport. The positions documented here represent milestones during an ongoing chart journey.
How The Future of Funk Reached Beatport Charts Across Multiple Genres
When Brad Lee & Ronnie Vineyard began building The Future of Funk, the goal was never to chase a single chart position.
The vision was much bigger than that.
Rather than creating another remix package designed for one specific audience, the project was built as a celebration of electronic music itself—a collection of thirty-nine tracks featuring more than thirty-one remixers, each bringing their own style, background, and musical identity.
TechnoElectroBreaksProgressive HouseTech HouseHard DanceDetroit InfluencesChicago InfluencesModern InterpretationsClassic Approaches
Instead of forcing every producer into the same mold, each remixer was encouraged to sound like themselves.
That decision became one of the defining strengths of the project.
A Global Collaboration
The Future of Funk brought together artists from multiple countries, representing decades of experience across underground electronic music.
Rather than feeling like a playlist of unrelated tracks, the project was developed as one connected creative universe.
Alongside the music came original artwork, cinematic science-fiction visuals, artist trading cards, Battle Books, promotional videos, transmissions, archive pages, and an expanding historical record documenting not only the release itself, but the people behind it.
Every remix became another perspective inside the same world.
Rather than treating promotion as something that ends on release day, the project continues to evolve through new stories, videos, artwork, and documentation as the music finds new listeners around the world.
The Charts Tell the Story
As the release rolled out across Beatport, something interesting happened.
Instead of finding success inside only one category, The Future of Funk began appearing across multiple genres simultaneously.
Throughout its chart run, the project climbed into the Top 20 across nine different Beatport genres, including milestones such as:
#1ElectroClassic / Detroit / Modern
Top 10BreaksBreakbeat / UK Bass
Top 10ElectronicaBeatport genre chart
Top 10Raw / Deep / HypnoticTechno
Top 10Hard DanceHardcore / Neo Rave
Top 20Hard TechnoBeatport genre chart
Top 20Peak TimeDriving Techno
Top 20Progressive HouseBeatport genre chart
ChartedTech HouseThroughout release cycle
The exact chart positions continued changing as new releases entered Beatport each week.
That is the nature of electronic music charts.
What remained consistent was the project's ability to move between multiple genres rather than being confined to only one.
As this article is being written on June 27, 2026, The Future of Funk is still actively charting.
The story is still unfolding.
Built To Travel
One of the most rewarding aspects of the project has been watching DJs discover completely different favorites.
Some gravitated toward Cristian Varela's remix.
Others supported Samurai Tech.
Some preferred Alfred Havoc.
Others selected Oliver Fade, Alex Ridley, XPDEX, PS11, Wyndell Long, Ronnie Vineyard, or one of the many original mixes.
No two support lists looked exactly alike.
That wasn't accidental.
The Future of Funk wasn't designed around one "hit."
It was designed as a toolbox.
A project where different DJs could discover different weapons for different moments in their sets.
Global DJ Support
Weeks before the official release, promotional copies were delivered to DJs, radio presenters, journalists, promoters, and tastemakers throughout the underground electronic music community.
Support arrived from respected names across Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, and beyond.
Many provided detailed feedback.
Others selected favorite remixes.
Some added tracks directly into upcoming DJ sets.
Because professional DJs often prepare performances weeks in advance, support didn't appear all at once.
Instead, it continued building over time.
That long-tail effect became one of the defining characteristics of the project.
The music continued reaching new audiences long after release day, demonstrating that underground electronic music often grows through sustained support rather than overnight success.
More Than Release Day
Most albums experience one large promotional push before gradually disappearing.
The Future of Funk was designed differently.
Release day marked the beginning—not the end.
The project continues expanding through cinematic short films, artist stories, archive articles, trading cards, Battle Books, visual world-building, interviews, social media campaigns, historical documentation, and ongoing creative releases.
Each new addition strengthens the archive and gives future listeners additional context surrounding the music.
The release continues growing long after it first appeared on Beatport.
A Collaborative Achievement
No project of this scale belongs to one person.
Brad Lee provided the original vision that brought the album into existence.
Ronnie Vineyard helped shape its creative direction, visual identity, archival documentation, promotional campaign, and long-term world-building.
More than thirty-one remixers contributed their own artistic voices.
Every artist helped define what The Future of Funk ultimately became.
That collaborative spirit is the reason the project reached audiences across so many different genres.
This wasn't simply a remix package.
It became a global collaboration built by dozens of artists working together.
Looking Forward
The charts represent an important milestone.
But they are only one chapter.
The real legacy of The Future of Funk is the community it brought together, the artists it documented, and the creative universe that continues to grow long after release day.
As long as new DJs discover the music...
As long as new listeners explore the archive...
As long as new stories continue to be documented...
The project remains alive.
Because great music doesn't simply disappear after launch.
It evolves.
And so does its story.
Extended Appendix — Acknowledgements
The People Behind The Future of Funk
Every great project is remembered by its music.
The greatest projects are remembered because of the people who believed in it.
The Future of Funk became far more than an album. It became a worldwide collaboration of artists, supporters, DJs, radio hosts, reviewers, promoters, and friends who invested their time, talent, and energy into something much larger than themselves.
No archive would be complete without recognizing the people who helped make it possible.
To Loukas Pour-Hashemi (Louk)
There is one person who deserves special recognition.
Loukas Pour-Hashemi, professionally known as Louk and the entire team at UK Promo Delivery became one of the driving forces behind getting The Future of Funk into the hands of DJs around the world.
Their professionalism, organization, worldwide promotional network, and honest feedback helped this project reach audiences we never could have reached alone.
Many of the chart positions, DJ support, reviews, radio plays, and industry recognition that followed began with the incredible work UK Promo Delivery put in behind the scenes.
Simply put...
Without Louk and UK Promo Delivery, many of our most successful projects would never have reached the level they did.
Thank you for believing in independent artists and giving our music the opportunity to be heard around the world.
UK Promo Delivery: Visit the official website ↗
To Josh Moseley
A very special thank you goes to Josh Moseley, owner of Chicago Jaxxx.
Josh believed in Brad Lee and me when our ideas weren't exactly conventional.
A forty-artist album.
Science-fiction storytelling.
Trading cards.
A living archive.
A cinematic universe built around electronic music.
Most labels would have looked at the concept and said it was simply too ambitious.
Josh didn't.
He trusted us.
He believed in Brad's music, believed in my vision, and gave us the freedom to create something that didn't fit inside the traditional boundaries of a record release.
That belief gave The Future of Funk the opportunity to become something much larger than just another album.
Thank you for believing in both of us and allowing this vision to become reality.
To Brad Lee
None of this exists without Brad Lee.
His music became the foundation that allowed this entire universe to be built.
From our very first conversations to the final release, Brad never stopped pushing forward. During the creation of The Future of Funk, he endured both a heart attack and a stroke. Despite everything he faced, he never lost sight of the music or the vision. His determination became part of this project's story and serves as a reminder that passion, creativity, and perseverance can overcome even life's greatest challenges.
Thank you for trusting me to help tell the story behind your music. It was an incredible honor to work alongside you and help transform this project into something far greater than a traditional album.
Together, we brought both your professional network and my own personal network together—producers, DJs, remixers, radio hosts, promoters, reviewers, label owners, and friends from around the world—to build something that simply could not have been created by one person alone.
Together we assembled an international roster of artists representing multiple countries and generations of electronic music. We combined our ideas, our relationships, and our experience to create not only an album, but an entire world around it.
From the visual identity and artwork, to the worldwide promotional campaign, the artist trading cards, the archive, the science-fiction mythology, and the marketing that helped carry the music into DJ charts across the globe, every piece was built with one goal:
To create something unforgettable.
The Future of Funk became proof that when two people trust each other, combine their strengths, and unite their networks behind a shared vision, remarkable things can happen.
Thank you for believing in me, trusting my creative direction, and allowing me to help bring your music to life in a way neither of us could have accomplished alone.
Together, we didn't just release music.
We built a universe.
To Every Artist
To every producer, remixer, collaborator, and musician who became part of The Future of Funk...
Thank you.
Every remix.
Every original track.
Every late-night studio session.
Every file sent across the world.
Every conversation.
Every deadline met.
Every creative idea.
You transformed this project into something far greater than any one person could have created alone.
Your talent, creativity, and willingness to be part of something different made this project what it is today.
Because of each of you, The Future of Funk became a true international collaboration connecting artists from around the world through one shared vision.
This archive exists because of your work.
Thank you for trusting us with your music.
To Everyone Who Supported the Project
Charts are never reached by one person.
Every repost.
Every comment.
Every share.
Every playlist addition.
Every DJ chart.
Every radio show.
Every magazine article.
Every review.
Every recommendation.
Every stream.
Every purchase.
Every word of encouragement.
Every single act of support mattered.
Those collective efforts pushed The Future of Funk into DJ charts around the world and introduced the project to listeners we never could have reached on our own.
This wasn't built by one person.
It wasn't even built by two.
It was built by a community that believed in independent music and wanted to see it succeed.
To everyone who reshared the release, commented on social media, supported the artists, played the tracks in clubs, featured them on radio shows, wrote reviews, or simply told a friend about the project...
Thank you.
You helped push this project farther than we ever imagined.
The Archive Continues
The Future of Funk was never intended to be the finish line.
It was the beginning of something much larger.
SELFED MADE exists to preserve more than music.
It exists to preserve the artists.
The collaborations.
The friendships.
The stories.
The moments that would otherwise disappear with time.
Long after the charts have changed and release cycles have passed, this archive will remain as a permanent record of what this community created together.
Because history isn't written by one person.
It's written by everyone who chooses to become part of it.
Thank you for becoming part of ours.
— Ronnie Vineyard
Founder, SELFED MADE
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