May 21, 2013
Hot Wire
Nov 14, 2011 Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ equipment and technology, introduces the MIXDECK EXPRESS CASE, a heavy-duty case for MIXDECK EXPRESS. The MIXDECK EXPRESS CASE is now shipping to musical instrument retailers everywhere.
Nov 10, 2011 CHAUVET®, a leading manufacturer of professional lighting, won the Best Big Booth award at LDI 2011 in Orlando. Crowds of guests gathered at the CHAUVET® booth, amazed by the “Lighting Is INfectious” theme. This isn’t the first time CHAUVET®‘s creativity was recognized; in 2007 CHAUVET®won Best Big Booth for its “It’s Green Thinking” theme.
Nov 3, 2011 Atomix Productions Inc., the leading editor of software dedicated to the DJ community worldwide, today announced that it has acquired AdionSoft Inc., a top-rated provider of DJ software distributed under the brands djDecks, PCDJ Dex, and PCDJ Red Mobile.
Nov 1, 2011 BOSS Corporation U.S. recently held the U.S. National Finals for the Loop Station World Championship 2, its annual international competition for loop-based musicians. From a field of six talented finalists, loop artist Angela Sheik of Wilmington, Delaware, was crowned U.S. Champion for 2011. With her victory, she will go on to represent the United States at the world finals in March 2012.
Nov 1, 2011 Majesco Entertainment, an innovative provider of video games for the casual market, announced today that its full-body motion game, TWISTER™ Mania, exclusively on Kinect™ for Xbox 360®, is available now, just in time for the holidays. Majesco Entertainment has teamed up with Hasbro™, one of the largest toy companies in the world, to add a digital twist to one of Hasbro’s premier brands that is a worldwide phenomenon in over 37 countries.
Oct 27, 2011 DJzone Crystal Disc Awards is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2011 Crystal Disc Lifetime Achievement Award, Scott Davies CEO of American DJ. The award presentation will take place on the opening day of the 2011 LDI Conference on Friday, October 18, 2011 in Orlando, Florida.
Oct 25, 2011 The new DV2 USB from American Audio is a “mixer” in more ways than one. This groundbreaking 2-channel pre-amp DJ mixer features a built-in 4x4 Sound Card and MIDI Output, allowing you to play and mix music from any DJ software, yet still keep hands-on hardware control over faders, cueing, scratching and other effects.
Oct 17, 2011 Light, the newest addition to Mighty Bright’s highly successful line of LED USB lights. The 2-LED USB Red Light features two red LEDs and is designed to eliminate night blindness in variable lighting conditions that exist onstage and during performances. The distinctive red LEDs enable the eye to adjust more rapidly to dark lighting environments.
Oct 17, 2011 Every year the DMC DJ Championships grow. The competitors become more innovative and the DMC brand itself becomes even more critical to the technological advances in DJ and music culture. The DMC World Finals 2011 were no different, as the competitors harnessed the opportunity to use Serato Scratch Live and DVS in their routines, pushing the standards of every set even higher.
Oct 5, 2011 Native Instruments is excited to announce that TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 is now available in stores worldwide. The versatile integrated DJ performance system is based on a compact version of the market-leading KONTROL S4 hardware, and was designed to set a new professional standard in the two-deck category.
Oct 5, 2011 BOSS, the leader in guitar effects and recording, is pleased to host the second BOSS Loop Station National Championship at Musicians Institute in the heart of Hollywood, California. The contest will be streamed live on www.GuitarTV.com as well! Special headline performance by The Iron Maidens.
Oct 5, 2011 Every year, DJ's from all across Europe flock to the small city of Birmingham smack dab in the middle of the United Kingdom for the BPM Show held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC). DJ legends, Grandmaster Flash and Pete Tong were on hand to impart their wisdom and skills upon the youth of the DJ world in the Gatecrasher Arena.
Sep 29, 2011 Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of DJ equipment and technology, announces a new collaboration with Serato Audio Research to include the all-new Serato DJ Intro software with MIXDECK, MIXDECK EXPRESS, MIXDECK QUAD, MIXTRACK PRO, and Numark’s latest controller, N4, a four-deck digital DJ controller and mixer.
Sep 28, 2011 Mike Susca (DJ Mikey Mike) is traveling over 8,600 kilometers from Los Angeles to the BPM Show in Birmingham. It’s doubtful that many DJs traversed a greater distance to get to Europe’s largest DJ show, it’s almost certain that none earned their passage to the show in such a novel way.
Sep 27, 2011 TRTL BOT, designers of eco-functional iPhone and iPad cases, proudly unveils The Shell, a clever combination of iPad 2 protective casing, multimedia viewing stand-easy grip handle, home button protector, volume enhancer and carrying tote.
