DJ-1800, a mac DJ application, has added new features with its v3.2 update, including the ability to stream DJ mixes to the Internet! New features: A new full-screen mode Full integration with Nicecast from Rogue Amoeba, to turn DJ-1800 into an internet radio station Support for the Hercules DJ Console Rmx Many other improvements and… Read More DJ-1800 Updates Lets You DJ To The Internet
If you ever wanted to roll like Snoop Dogg and make Johnny Cash roll over in his grave, here’s your chance! ACIDplanet.com has announced a new remix contest, featuring Johnny Cash’s debut single Cry, Cry, Cry, later included on Cash’s debut album, His Hot and Blue Guitar. The winner of the contest will have his… Read More Remix Johnny Cash & Just See If He Comes After You!
Namba Gear has announced the Shaka Laptop Messenger Bag – designed to provide an optimum carrying solution for up to a 15″ laptop computer along with personal items. The bag features lockable zippers for the laptop compartment, a thick shoulder pad which softens and redistributes bag weight, and a carry handle. The Shaka Laptop Messenger… Read More Laptop Messenger Bag for Musicians and DJ’s
An overview and demo of the Livid Ohm VJ controller by Livid Instruments’ VJ gear guru Jay Smith. via Peter
Michael Bierylo, a professor at Berklee, noticed this cool Samsung commercial while in Scotland, and suggests that it shows that the Luigi Russolo’s idea of an Art of Noises has gone mainstream: “At the beginning of the twentieth century a composer named Luigi Russolo authored a manifesto called The Art of Noises, where he called… Read More Sampling The Olympics
The Amsterdam Dance Event, a festival planned for October 23-25, has announced DJ’s and acts for the 2008 event: 2000 and One (NL), Abe Duque (US), Adultnapper (US), Agoria (FR), Alexander Robotnick (IT), Âme (DE) Andre Galluzzi (DE), Aril Brikha (SE) live, Armin van Buuren (NL), Artful Dodger (GB), ATFC (GB), Audio Bullys (GB), AudioJack… Read More Amsterdam Dance Event Names Confirmed
Vinyl Record Day is August 12th, the anniversary of the day that Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. That’s right – people have been spinning disks for over 130 years. That’s an amazing run for a technology. According to organizers: It is the goal of VRD to establish August 12th as a day for… Read More Celebrate Vinyl Record Day August 12th
Les Siècles orchestra is teaming up with pioneering techno DJ Carl Craig on October 18th for a unique musical experience at the Cité de la Musique in Paris, France. Versus is a unique event, bringing together an original mix of big names from a range of musical horizons, united by the desire to create and… Read More Carl Craig Versus Les Siècles Orchestra
Mixxx, the free, open source DJ application for Windows, Mac & Linux, has been updated and is available as a free software download. According to the developers: Mixxx 1.6.0 represents over a year’s worth of hard work from our growing development team. The development of 1.6.0 was been driven by continuous feedback from our users,… Read More Free DJ App Download – Mixxx
Last year, we covered the introduction of the Livid Instruments Ohm DJ/VJ controller, and asked “Is this the coolest DJ controller yet?”. It looks like the answer is yes, at least for VJs. This month’s Remix magazine has a review of the Livid Ohm, and they call it a “one-stop shop for trigger-happy VJs”: “The… Read More Livid Instruments Ohm VJ Instrument Review
