News
DJ uses Groupon to attract new customers
1A local Chicago DJ troop has taken to the crowd-sourcing deal website Groupon.com to attract potential customers. His offer: 56% off a wedding DJ packages valued at $675 according to the listing. This kind of deal seems almost to good to be true, especially considering the fact that Groupon.com charges a whopping 50% from any sale acquired through the site. Star Plus DJs, the company behind the offer, is probably banking on a rush of fresh customers to offset its losses. A typical DJ wedding package runs in the high thousands of dollars when customers add in lighting and premium sound packages.
http://www.groupon.com/chicago/merchants/star-plus-d-js/deals/300-for-wedding-dj-deluxe-package-at-star-plus-d-js-675-value
The DJ Business – DJ Equipment Video Reviews
0Found a new website dedicated to the DJ business as a whole. The DJ Business focuses mainly on mobile and club DJ equipment and offers video reviews with real-world demos of all units. They cover everything from lights, lasers, cd players and midi units. The reviews are concise yet detailed enough to give you a great idea of whether you would consider purchasing any equipment. There are also short clips with relevant industry news to keep you up to date with the trends around the business.
Have a look at The DJ Business here.
Facebook fan page is up
0The facebook fan page is up!! Be sure to become a fan as I will be posting exlusive new singles/remixes, news and events.
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Twitter DJ Publishes Song Names In Realtime From The Booth
0A recent study revealed that 80-85% of “tweets” on twitter are totally useless “what am i doing now” posts. I have a twitter account myself but haven’t been compelled enough to actually sift through the 20-30 tweets just to get to a few, if any, useful ones.
Twitter DJ is an example of a creative and innovative way to leverage the power of twitter to connect with your audience in real-time. Developed by DJ Producer and label owner, Richie Hawtin, Twitter DJ broadcasts the track names of the current song live to Twitter.
It uses Traktor’s broadcasting technology to tweet using the DJ’s twitter account. That means that his followers will be able to know exactly what he’s playing. How many times have you wondered what the name of that hot track was when you were on the dance floor? It’s a cool way to promote songs and artists and connect with your audience at the same time.
Check out the interview with Richie Hawtin over at djtechtools here.
Allen & Heath Xone:DX Demo Video From BPM 2009
0The folks at Skratchworx brought us this video footage of the new Allen & Heath Xone:DX in action! The DX is a new Serato Itch controller designed for Electro/Dance DJs who want the quality of A&H with the stability and features of Serato Itch. It is also one of the first controllers to allow you to control four decks in Serato Itch. In addition, it will be able to control the new software-based effects coming in the next revision of Itch. Check it out:
Full story plus pictures at Skratchworx.
Numark Announces the NSFX Unit for Serato Itch!
0Numark has just announced the NSFX, a new effect unit for Serato Itch that will bring software-based effects control to new release of Itch. Itch 2.0 will come with support for the new unit as well as the VFX-1 from Vestax. The new unit will integrate into the NS7′s laptop stand to give DJs a seamless experience when utilizing the new unit.
The news came from UK’s BPM 2009 conference, an annual event that brings Europe’s biggest names in the music hardware, software and performance industries. More big announcements are definitely on the way!!
Read the full press release from Numark here.
The official product page.