SEDA DMX Seminar Presented at the NADJ Tradeshow and AGM

On Sunday 25th April the National Association of DJs held their annual Tradeshow and AGM which was held at the Barn Function Centre, Berkshire. SEDA contributed to the show by providing a shortened version of our popular DMX seminar as presented by myself.

The 30 minute seminar included all the basics of DMX including set-ups, system options, DMX addressing and some more of the technical information that’s always useful to know. To download the presentation and notes taken from the seminar, see below.

If you found the seminar useful, or have any questions following my seminar at the NADJ Tradeshow, please drop me an email: dev@seda.org.uk. Watch this space for future, full length, SEDA DMX seminars and workshops!

Download the DMX Seminar Presentation and Notes (Adobe PDF)

NADJ AGM & Trade Show 2010

The National Association of Disc Jockeys annual knees up is THIS SUNDAY and instead of being at it’s usual motorcycle museum location they’ve shifted it top Gloucestershire which has the added benefit of being next to a country theme park which is great for the kiddies.  What this means for you is that whilst you’re being geeky and nerdy with your NADJ buddies, your Wife and kids in tow can “have it large” in the theme park – everyone’s a winner, Yeehaa!

The best news of all is that SEDA members get in for absolutely free, all you need to do is present your membership card on the day and they will open up the barrier for you.

So, I guess you want to know what’s there?  As well as the formality of the AGM there will be chance for you to mix and mingle with a pretty amazing cacophony of retailers and manufacturers all looking to milk you of the very last coppers you have left over from the thousands you earned over Christmas.  It’s not all that bad though, there are some pretty amazing products out there right now (including the ShowTec Acrobat LED moving head video we’ve now added to the website on the homepage!) and loads of reasons to drive over to Gloucester.

We could list them all here but it would take forever to do that so instead, why not meander over to the NADJ AGM & Trade Show website to get the full story!

Now 75

The very latest in the popular Now That’s What I Call Music series has been released.  Now in it’s 75th incarnation it absolutely promises to be a very worthwhile addition to anyone’s collection if only to say that you have every Now album ever released!  Here’s the tracklist from the back cover…

SEDA ShowNight 16th May 2010

Following on from amazing ShowNight and AGM on 21st March 2010 where we elected the new committee, John Kidd has left the committee having served as chairman and vice chairman. John had the vision and drive to rejuvenate an ailing association with dwindling membership, and with the help of the committee and the support of the members of the association set about rebuilding SEDA into the thriving community it is now. It is therefore fitting that SEDA marks this achievement and departure with a bit of a celebration.

As many know, John’s day job is as a bus driver for Arriba. Therefore in order to pay tribute to John for his immense contribution, and as a one off we are holding the next SEDA ShowNight on the 104 bus which John will be driving from Maidstone to Faversham at the slightly earlier time of 19:20 on the 16th May. The committee has worked very hard on this, and has the backing and support of all the suppliers for that ShowNight, as well as the members show which is being provided by our newest member Richard Mills of Award Entertainment with his minimal and discreet show which he can set up in 2 minutes (thankfully Richard is not bringing vinyl on this occasion!).

The plan is for all to get on the bus where all the usual ShowNight regulars will happen. Should you miss the 19:17 at Maidstone, here is the list of stops and times for route 104, so you can join in at the most convenient stop for you:

Maidstone, Chequers Bus Stn, Stop H3 19:17
Vinters Park, Emsworth Grove 19:26
Detling, School 19:31
Detling Hill, Jade’s Crossing 19:36
Detling, Kent County Showground 19:38
Three Squirrels 19:42
Key St, Pearce & Batt Garage 19:48
Chalkwell, Kings Head 19:52
Sittingbourne, Rail Stn, Globe & Eng, Stop L 19:56
Sittingbourne, St. Michael’s Rd, Crown Quay Ln 19:57
Snipeshill, Rectory Road 20:01
Swanstree Ave, opp. Sitt. Comm College 20:02
Bapchild, Fox & Goose 20:03
Teynham, opp. Swan 20:08
Ospringe, Post Office 20:15
Faversham, Forbes Road (for Rail Stn), Stop J 20:20
Faversham, Crescent Rd, Tesco’s, Stop C arr. 20:22
Faversham, Crescent Rd, Tesco’s, Stop C dep. 20:29

Obviously, for this to be a complete success, it is important that no one breathes a word about this in John’s shell-like Also worth noting, those who wish to bring equipment for sale on the bus should ensure that they can carry it onboard easily as they arrive, and it is therefore suggested that these item should be small.

Full details of the ShowNight exhibitors will be here in the near future.

April fool team