Cumberland, R.I. (Nov. 20, 2008) - Numark, the world’s leading manufacturer of products for the DJ market, announces PRO SMX, the most powerful DJ battle mixer it has made to date. Designed to the exact specifications of the world-famous DMC champion French DJ team, Birdy Nam Nam, PRO SMX features a 100% analog audio path to preserve the natural warmth of vinyl.

The uncompromising build quality of PRO SMX is highlighted by its rugged, thick metal construction, including a heavy gauge faceplate that is completely devoid of screws. The physical height …

Police are investigating a brawl in which three people were stabbed at the 6th Annual Urban Music Awards, at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday, 15 November.
Witnesses described scenes of confusion and hysteria, as up to 30 people clashed with one another, forcing Police to abandon the ceremony and seal off the venue.
Three people were treated at the scene. None of their injuries are thought to have been life-threatening.
The incident occurred at around 10pm, moments before Intensify Youth – a project aimed at combating knife crime – was about to present …

Kanye West has hit back at hitting back after he was arrested for attacking a photographer in England this week.
In a statement at his blog, West says “a picture is worth a thousand words, theirs are worth a thousand dollars”.
West is claiming self defence after being arrested for attacking the pap but says ““I didn’t assault him, but merely putting my hand up to cover his lens”.
At the blog he says “let us not forget the Paps killed Princess Diana. When will there be a law passed that simply emforces …

Nord and UK distributor Sound Technology are very pleased to announce the next generation Electro - the Nord Electro 3. With the introduction of the Nord Electro 3, the legacy of the original Electro and the knowhow that have shaped some of the other Nord models have been combined. The Electro 3 features a new organ section, a new piano section, new effects and also a new exciting feature that allows the Electro 3 to use any samples from the Nord Wave library.
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Currently on the promo trail for their new live DVD/album A Cross The Universe, French electro fiends Justice have made a rather frank – and quite possibly costly – admission in an interview with MTV… They didn’t clear all the samples included on their 2007 debut album †! “If you listen to Genesis, the first track [on †, there are samples of Slipknot, Queen and 50 Cent,” Xavier de Rosnay asserted boldly. “But they are such short samples no one can recognise them. The ones from Slipknot, for example, are …

A contestant on hit US television show “American Idol” who was apparently infatuated with judge Paula Abdul had been found dead outside the singer’s Los Angeles home.

Paula Goodspeed, 30, a Season 5 contestant, whose audition performance of “Proud Mary” was panned and mocked by the judges, probably died of a drug overdose. Los Angeles police Capt.
James Miller said: “Ms. Goodspeed’s mother had gone to [the sheriff's department] to report her daughter missing, and advised them that she might be suicidal.
“The sheriffs determined that Ms. Goodspeed may be up …

LOS ANGELES - Now DJ/producers and mobile entertainers can have one convenient deck that functions as a CD/MP3 player and also controls their MIDI software. American Audio has introduced the Radius 1000, an exciting new CD/MP3 player with MIDI capabilities for controlling professional music playback software.

The Radius 1000 is a radically cool hands-on device that lets you play digital tracks directly from your computer without using a mouse, just like you would with a professional CD deck, giving you a real hardware feel. That means DJs now have the ability …

Based on a curriculum devised by a full-time lecturer at Guildford’s Academy of Contemporary Music, the one-day courses are being offered for a whopping £300.
But unlike the plethora of DJ courses available in London, Ministry’s will see special guest teachers like house veteran Danny Rampling, drum & bass hero Ray Keith, Hacienda resident Chad Jackson and UK garage DJ Karl ‘Tuff Enough’ Brown.
And pupils will even get the chance to spin in the famous Ministry of Sound DJ booth.
If you’re interested in the course, find all the info at: http://www.ministryofsound.com/djacademy
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