PLAY.FM, in co-operation with the artist-in-residence program of quartier21/ MuseumsQuartier Wien is offering two scholarships for “Talented Artists of the DJ and Club Culture.” “We owe this to a vital club culture without which PLAY.FM would not have been possible. Therefore we want to promote young talent as part of our promotional program for new… Read More Scholarships for DJs
Bids 4 Beats is an auction of unique dj-related items that kicks off on Monday, October 23rd at 5:00am (PST). Humanitarian organization NextAid has teamed up with cMarket, the leading provider of online auctions for non-profit causes, to present this event geared towards the global electronic music community. Participants from all over the world will… Read More Bid 4 Beats DJ Auction
Akai Professional has introduced the latest member its music production center (MPC) family, the MPC500. Portable and battery-powered, the MPC500’s functionality includes drum programming, sequencing, and sampling capabilities that allow artists the luxury of creating music on the go in a compact, road-worthy chassis. The MPC500 is data compatible with both the MPC1000 and the… Read More Akai Intros MPC500 Music Production Center
Audio-Technica has announced the U.S. availability of its Import Series ATH-A700 closed-back dynamic headphones. Designed to deliver audiophile-quality acoustic performance with full, rich balanced bass and extended frequency response, the handsomely appointed ATH-A700 headphones offer superb fidelity while providing maximum comfort for a luxurious listening experience. Ideally suited for reference-quality monitoring and high-definition playback formats,… Read More Audio-Technica Offers ATH-A700 Import Series Headphones
Korg has announced the KP3 Dynamic Effect/Sampler, the latest addition to the KAOSS series. The KP3 provides even more creative power for DJs, musicians and producers while retaining the intuitive, expressive and user-friendly KAOSS interface. New effects, synth sounds, enhanced sampling, computer connectivity and SD data storage are complemented by detailed visual feedback from the… Read More Korg Intros KP3, the Latest Kaoss Pad
The Chemical Brothers are among the musicians who have provided soundtracks for artworks at London’s Tate Modern Museum of Art. Visitors to the gallery will be able to hear the tracks at listening posts next to the pieces that inspired them. The Chemical Brothers provided a track to go with Jacob Epstein’s 1913-14 sculpture Torso… Read More Chemical Brothers Making Music for Art
Cortex will begin shipping the HDC-1000, a patent-pending USB host-controller digital music manipulation platform, to musical instrument retailers September 15, 2006. “With the rise of portable media players and mass storage devices being a source for storing and playing music Cortex developed the HDC-1000 to utilize this technology and bring it to the DJ realm,”… Read More Cortex HDC-1000 Digital Music Controller
The team at algoriddm has released djay, a new app for Mac OS X. It takes full advantage of Apple’s latest audio and graphics technologies, and runs natively on both Intel and PowerPC processors. It supports all common file formats, such as mp3, aiff, wav, aac, caf. Features: Real-time audio mix transmission over Bonjour network… Read More Mac DJ App
The 2006 International DJ Expo will be held August 21st-24th at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, N.J. Now in its 17th year, the Expo will present a schedule of informative seminars, an exhibit hall of the latest DJ products, a slate of evening parties & events and, according to organizers, the biggest… Read More 2006 International DJ Expo
At PLASA 06, Formula Sound will be unveiling its new FF-4000 4-channel model and will display this alongside the brand new AVC2D intelligent level control unit and the recently introduced PM-80R 8-channel mixer. The 4-channel FF-4000 DJ mixer takes all the best features that have made the existing 6-channel FF-6000 so popular and offers them… Read More Formula Sound Intros New DJ Mixers
