The Ortofon Serato DJ Battle in the UK

Unless you've been in a coma or shunned the civilised world by living in a cave, you'll understand that the BPM Show is the hottest DJ focussed show in Europe. You get a chance to try what is hot, and what is not over 3 days of gearlust madness. But do you want a chance to really test out the gear and your skills? Well Henley (UK Ortofon distributors) are giving you a chance to do just that live and direct in the Ortofon Serato S-120 Battle.

Man, I would love to be there for this. I'm sure this event will bring out some impressive styles and skills on the wheels of steel. This two day event will host five contestants on each day (and the first day of the event is my Birthday!) the winner from each day will win their own little grab bag of prizes, but the overall winner will take home some superb products from Ortofon Serato Distributors.  Pics will follow in future post as soon as they become available.

So UK battlers - fancy your chances? If so, download the entry form and email it back to Henley ASAP. The battle takes place at the BPM Show 2010 - 2-3 October 2010 at the NEC, Birmingham and spaces are limited.

Well that's it for now, but as always "Stay In The Mix"

The New Traktor Control S4 (Keeping It Hype)

Traktor controllers are nothing new. Being the de facto standard MIDI DJ application for eons, many lumps of hardware have come out that have been made to work with Traktor. But when the word was out that Native Instruments were making hardware specifically FOR Traktor, we all knew it had to be special. And having seen how focussed the Kontrol X1 was, it was clear to see that NI would have something special for us. And while it's taken years to arrive, the Traktor Kontrol S4 just raised the bar for other controllers considerably.

I think it's a wonderful thing when products come along that can throw a whole new spin on ways to express your skills as a DJ. and as I mentioned in a earlier post, the old ways are quickly becoming obsolete. (No More C.Ds) hummm, I had a feeling this would happen. Time for me to start working on my controller techniques a little harder.

Well with all that being said, I suppose the future is now!!!!
Enjoy it for what it's worth and as always, "Stay In The Mix"