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Pioneer DVJ-X1 Wins Club World Award At This Evenings Ceremonies
[Apr. 3, 2005] For the 4th year a Pioneer Pro DJ Product has won a Club World Award. The Club World Awards recognize innovation in design, technology, sound, and talent across nightclubs in North America.

N.A.M.E. Announces Seminar Lineup for “Building For The Future III” Conference
[Mar. 9, 2005] The National Association Of Mobile Entertainers announced it’s seminar lineup today for “Building For The Future III”, which will be held at be held at the Ramada Inn Philadelphia Airport South in Essington, Pennsylvania on May 2nd - 4th, 2005

DJzone Network Announces New Server Enhancement
[Dec. 23, 2004] The DJzone Network, the leading provider of news, information and internet services for the DJ and entertainment industries, today announced they have upgraded their web servers to provide faster load times for the many DJ and music industry sites they host and to access their over 250,000 pages of content.

American DJ Teams Up With American GI In Iraq
[Dec. 10, 2004] DJ Corey Johnson is planning to throw quite a party later this year with some help from his friends at American DJ. The 26-year-old Bronx native has rented a hall, arranged for food and decorations, and even lined up some guest DJs from Germany to provide the entertainment. Johnson and his fellow guests will have plenty to celebrate. They'll be partying to mark the return of their US Army unit to Germany after an extended tour of duty in Iraq.

Shure donates $50,000 to Support Hearing Conservation
[Oct. 14, 2004] Shure Incorporated announced today that $50,000 will be awarded to three organizations as part of the Company's effort to support their Corporate cause, hearing conservation: the Deafness Reseach Foundation, the Kresge Hearing Research Laboratory at Louisiana State University, and the House Ear Institute (HEI).

DJ News Network Launches at Expo
[Aug. 31, 2004] DJzone intoduces the best coverage of DJ Trade Shows. QuickCam is a delayed digital pictorial coverage and our new DJNN provides editorial interviews chronicling the events at selected DJ conventions around the Globe. DJNN is our online video news program is produced by DJs for DJs daily at the show and uploaded nightly. You get the news now, not in 30 days.

SLAPPA® 360 Hardbody CD Storage Case
[Aug. 29, 2004] Total Impact Industrial Ltd, a leading manufacturer of storage units for digital products today announced the launch of its new SLAPPA® 360 HardBody CD storage case.

Pioneer and Promo Only DJ Expo Party
[Aug. 27, 2004] This year again Pioneer USA Pro SV division along with Promo Only will be hosting the biggest DJ Expo Party EVER! This year the party has outgrown the 9 years of using the Planet Hollywood venue and will be moved to a bigger location called The Casbah night club.

Ninjatune And Stanton Team Up For Final Scratch Giveaway
[Aug. 20, 2004] Stanton announced today that together with UK label Ninjatune, they have set up a giveaway promotion with cutting-edge Brazilian DJ Amon Tobin’s new live CD. Since the record was created completely with Stanton’s FinalScratch, Stanton and Ninjatunes decided to offer a chance for buyers of the new CD to win a FinalScratch system of their own.

Stanton Stays Cool With Kool Mixx
[Aug. 20, 2004] Stanton has announced its sponsorship of the KOOL MIXX DJ competition. Now in its sixth year, KOOL MIXX is a nationwide contest that pits the country’s finest DJ talent against each other in no-holds-barred battles.

Tiësto performs at the Opening Ceremony
[Aug. 14, 2004] Tiësto, twice voted the #1 DJ in the world by DJ Magazine, made Olympic history on Friday, August 13, when he became the first DJ ever to perform in an Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.

SLS Loudspeakers And Quincy Jones To Develop New Products
[Jun. 11, 2004] SLS Loudspeakers, a designer and manufacturer of some of the music industry’s most innovative loudspeaker systems and Quincy Jones, world renowned producer, musician, arranger, composer, Grammy Award, Academy Award and Emmy Award winner, announced today that they have entered into an agreement to develop a new line of home theater products.

Allen & Heath Appoints New Xone Distributor In Japan
[Jun. 8, 2004] Allen & Heath has appointed a new distributor in Japan for its award winning range of Xone DJ and club mixers. Tokyo-based High Resolution Co. Ltd has been established since March 2001, dealing with all major MI chain and DJ stores across the country.

Scratch Dj Academy Chooses Vestax
[Jun. 7, 2004] Scratch DJ Academy, a leader in the fast-growing DJ education market, has equipped its educational facilities in New York City with Vestax DJ gear. Their main instruction space now boasts 17 student and teacher stations, each outfitted with two Vestax PDX-2000 turntables and a Vestax PMC-05ProII mixer.