DJ Support website launches

UK WIDE, July 28th, 2009 – This week, DJ Support launched their new
website at www.djsupport.co.uk which features a FREE online DJ
availability calendar, to locate all DJs available in a specific area on a
given date.
“We have just rolled out the new calendar, and feedback from our users
has been very positive” said Mark Davies, Co-Founder of DJ Support
and NADJ committee member. “Both the leading DJ organisations are
fully behind us, with both NADJ & SEDA recommending it to their
memberships.
With the Swine Flu pandemic spreading across the UK, this resource
will be a valuable tool to ensure clients are confident they will get a DJ,
and the booked DJs reputation is kept intact.
The UK DJ Community now have a free resource to use, as a form of
insurance, to cover them in case of emergency. Each DJs availability is
clearly visible using the online calendar, with their contact details.
Registration is free, and allows population of and full access to the
calendar. There is also a section where both Manufacturers & DJs can
upload and download user manuals and other useful written material, in
order to have a central database of information available to the DJ
industry.
With this move, DJ Support hopes to help support the UK DJ
Community by providing a central database of both DJs in an
emergency, and information to help them run their business.
Working with both NADJ & SEDA as well as the various online forums
and smaller groups of DJs, they hope to bring everyone together, and
help to promote and assist UK DJs.
Visit the website at http://www.djsupport.co.uk for full information and free
registration
DJ Support Press Release

Numark – Summer Namm Overload!

Numark really have gone to town at Summer Namm, they issued nine press releases yesterday about all sorts of new items of equipment.

I’m going to attempt to distill the information down into one page but have a look here for more information.

There are some great images of all of the new items accesable from here.

In what appears to be direct replacements for the aging CDMix2 and CDMix3 they’ve released updated versions of both including their own bespoke case.  I do wonder though if they’ve improved the airflow over the old case as the current case doesn’t allow enough heat to escape with some serious modifications.

PERFORM ALL IN ONE WITH CD AND iPOD WITH iCDMIX 2

iCDMIX 2 is a dual CD player and a three-channel mixer with Universal Dock for iPod, iPod channel, and mic channel, all in a single, portable, rugged unit. Setup and teardown are fast and easy with iCDMIX 2 because you don’t spend as much time running cables and testing levels as with traditional component setups.

PLAY AND MIX MP3, CD, AND IPOD WITH iCDMIX 3

Play virtually any format, and mix… all in one unit! iCDMIX 3 combines a dual-deck, multi-format MP3/CD player with a three-channel mixer that includes an iPod dock with its own channel, a mic channel and a full compliment of inputs. You can play gigs with just this one box for record-setting setup and teardown time.

PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT WITH CDMIX CASE 3

CDMIX CASE 3 is a custom case designed for protecting and tr

ansporting any member of the CDMIX series of mobile-DJ systems. You can use CDMIX CASE 2 with CDMIX 1, iCDMIX 2, iCDMIX 3, KMX02, CDMIX 2, and CDMIX 3.

Then they’ve released two new budget desktop CD players, with the USB enabled NXD400 looking particularly nice.   Richard from Numark is at Sunday’s ShowNight and I’ll shall be speaking with him to try and find out their RRP.

SCRATCH YOUR CDS WITH NDX200

NDX200 is a scratch CD player with a heavy, rugged build and a large scratch wheel for comfortable performance. Numark’s Anti-Shock™ buffered skip-protection technology keeps music playing, even when vibrations might cause other players to skip.

SCRATCH CD, MP3, AND USB DRIVES WITH NDX400

NDX400 is a slot-loading scratch MP3/CD player that can also play from a USB stick for forward-looking performance. NDX400 has advanced braking for vinyl-style stopping of playback, and a reverse mode that enables you to incorporate even more special vinyl effects.

Next up we have two new rack mountable twin CD Players with the MP3 capable CDN450 looking rather nice as well.

RELIABLE, SKIP-RESISTANT CDN55 IS THE WORRY-FREE CHOICE

CDN55 is a rock-solid, professional rack-mount CD player. This dual-deck unit plays traditional CDs and CD-Rs and gives you the worry-free performance of Anti-Shock™ buffered skip protection. CDN55 is designed for the working professional who relies on their CD player or needs a no-fail backup player.

SCRATCH AND LOOP WITH CDN450 RACK-MOUNT DUAL MP3/CD PLAYER

Need a no-nonsense, CD, CD-R, and MP3 CD player for professional performance? This ultra-reliable player is packed with features such as text display, Anti-Shock™ electronically buffered skip protection, scratching, and seamless looping.

They’ve also release details of a DJ ready laptop stand, new coloured vynyl for the NS7 and an RCA to USB converter box called Stereo|iO.

Phil Tolhurst – SEDA Publicity Co-ordinator

SEDA ShowNight this Sunday 19th July 2009

SEDA ShowNights are Bi-Monthly physical meetings primarily for members but also open to visitors (at no charge), offering the opportunity to see new kit, meet and network with colleagues, suppliers and other related businesses and individuals and also generally discuss our industry.

All are very welcome, so if you’ve ever wondered what goes on please feel free to come along. Also if you came along a few years ago and weren’t too keen, come and see us again, things change.

Here’s the line-up:

Exhibitors:

• Numark – Bringing you the chance to see and play with the new NS7
• Flight Case Pro – Offering branded and bespoke solutions for housing and protecting your gear
• Denon – Gary will be on hand to help you get the best out of all the latest Denon Kit
• GloSticks UK – Restock your glow products for the Summer Season
• PLASA09 – Jen Barratt will be with us to tell us all about this years event which we will be exhibiting at.
• SEDA Members, Brian Mole & Marky Marc – Will be demonstrating the Basys V2 system and the Viper system from UK based manufacturer Void Acoustics.
• Dragon Spirit – Are showcasing a new sound reinforcement active speaker system which will be on display for our members’ feedback.

Featured Retailer:

• EBDJ – Fantastic kit and some very special ShowNight deals.

Regular Features:

• Members Show – Dance Fx – Phillip Farnham
• Nelly B’s Promo Corner – Upfront news on top tunes coming through.
• Second-Hand Table – Bring all that gear that’s sitting in the garage and turn it into cash – (Then take home someone else’s).
• SEDAshop – Including all the essential bits and pieces and for members the fantastic SEDA Contract pads.
• The Famous SEDA Raffle – Inc the coveted prize – The Gaffa Tape.

Please come along if you can, and remember to bring some business cards as the ShowNights are excellent networking opportunities.

Details of the ShowNight:

Sunday 19th July 2009 Doors open 19.30
Finish 22.30 – 23.00

Venue: The Village Hotel, Castle View, Forstal Road, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3AQ. Just off the M20 J6.
DO NOT USE THE ABOVE POSTCODE FOR SAT NAV – IT WILL TAKE YOU MILES AWAY!!!

Satellite Navigation:
For programming satellite navigations systems please use postcode ME14 3AS.

R.O.A.R.

Unfortunately we do (very rarely) get serial visitors who claim they see no value in joining but would like to attend the ShowNights. We feel that the ShowNights are one of our members favourite benefits and therefore as a general rule would expect someone that wanted to attend on a regular basis to join the association (As a guide we would not expect a visitor to attend more than 2 ShowNights).

MixMash Kids vol.2

The original Kids volume from MixMash was such a HUGE smash, they decided to release another disc crammed full of high quality video’s to keep the ankle biters happy at your next gig!

30 video’s from artists such as Disney’s High School Musical cast, Crazy Frog, Girls Aloud, DJ Casper, Kylie Minogue and Miley Cyrus will no doubt rock your dancefloor allowing the mums and dads to sit back, relax and drink more alcohol!

The double-disc set costs £40.00 or you can order it direct from Ian Forest (ian.forest@seda.org.uk) who will quite happy arrange for it to be delivered direct to your door in exchange for £35.00.

MixMash Party Classics 19 & 20

MixMash have releaves volumes 19 and 20 of their incredibly popular Party Classics range.  Each double-disc set features 30 high quality video’s from artists such as Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, The Mavericks, Take That and more!  All guaranteed floorfillers!

The sets are £40 each from the MixMash website but we can do them for £35 delivered to your door.  Please e-mail ian.forest@seda.org.uk to place your order!

MixMash July

Hi folks,

The latest MixMash July DVD’s are out and feature video’s from David Guetta, Lady GaGa, Pussycat Dolls, JLS, The Saturdays, Jordin Sparks and more!  For more information and tracklistings, please visit the MixMash.com website!  You can also order these discs already ripped in MPEG2 format which is a massive timesaver!

Unfortunately they will not be available for purchase at this months SEDA ShowNight due to the fact i’m not going to be there, but you can always e-mail me and I will dispatch them to you by post instead!

Fancy some great House this Friday?

SEDA member Tim Cullen wants your body!

If you are about this Friday it would be great to see you at Arch635 for mine and Mr Collings’ new night called Ad HoC!.. and for this month only, we have special guest Tim Lyall from Slinky (Bournemouth) down to Play a classic house set for us !

Arch635 is a great intimate venue set in the arches behind behind Clapham North tube Station. DJ’s, dancing, pints on tap and good times ’til 3am.

Entry is free before 10pm, just £5 after.

Hope to see you there!

Tim x

Indoor Fireworks Projector from SEGA

Not content with bringing you news of the latest developments in Bubble technology I’m at it again.

And what treat I have uncovered for you today!!

An indoor fireworks projector!

Called Uchiage Hanabi and being released by SEGA, it comes with it’s own sound effects and you can program your own shows with they 55 effects available.

From what I can tell from the Amazon.jp website you can even draw your own GOBOs!!

Original details from here.

Phil Tolhurst -- SEGA oops I mean SEDA Publicity Co-Ordinator

ProDub – 1 Year On

It has now been a year since ProDub (Professional Dubbing Licence) was launched and to coincide with it’s first birthday a new pricing tier has been announced for existing licence holders.

The “ProDub Top-Up” priced at £100 will cover DJ’s and other acts for upto 1,000 copies and is only available to existing licence holders.  DJ’s looking to purchase ProDub for the first time will not be eligibile to the top-up until they have held their licence for a year.  If you think that you will exceed 1,000 copies then you should purchase the next available tier which is £250.00 for upto 5,000 copies.

Other improvements to the scheme include a shiny card issued to all existing licence holders.  These are reportedly going out in the post this week so if you get one, please let us know!

The PDF licence you receive also gets a facelift in that the wording “expiry date” is removed from the licence and your licence does not ever expire.  Once you have bought the right to produce copies of your originally owned music, those copies are licenced for life, assuming you fall within ProDub’s T&C’s.

ProDub licencees are assured that the money they invest in the ProDub licence goes directly to the artist (except the small %’age that gets taken up in admin fees).

For more information on ProDub, please visit their website – http://www.produb.co.uk

SEDA DMX Seminar

On Sunday 28 June 2009 SEDA held their first DJ seminar.

The seminar focused on the subject of DMX and aimed to give you an overview of what it is and how we as DJs can use it.

The evening was very competently presented by Will Perkins and his team from Virtual Sights. It was also well attended with over 20 DJs turning up to learn more about DMX.

For more information about the seminar check out this months SEDA mail.

The next seminar we have planned is going to tackle the mysteries of mixing.

Keep an eye on your emails for more details.

Phil Tolhurst – SEDA Publicity Co-ordinator,