Latest news on MCPS / PPL ProDub Licence

Although the LWP has all but done it’s work, SEDA Vice Chairman (former member of LWP) Paul Forsyth has just confirmed that Clause 4.3 of the ProDub Licence (You shall notify MCPS of any of MCPS’s rights or PPL’s rights as soon as reasonably possible of any infringement of any of MCPS’s rights or PPL’s […]

MCPS PPL prepare to release new ProDub licence

MCPS and PPL – the royalty collection agencies who, combined, represent the rights and interests of songwriters, composers, publishers, performers and record companies have advised us that the new ProDub Licence will be released on Tuesday 1st July 2008. This licence has been created to legitimise the activities of DJs, karaoke jockeys, fitness instructors […]

Something is brewing!!!

Listening to the radio on the way home last night, I heard an item on the news about the shortfall in artist royalties as a result of illegal MP3 downloads.
On the way into work this morning I heard another article about the requirement for shops, hairdressers, factories and the like that play music to their employees and customers […]

DJ Show North pre-registration prize revealed !!

So as most of you know we (at DJ Show North) like to give away a few nice prizes and over the years made sure people are rewarded for pre-registration.
Well if you preregister for passes at this years show at www.djshownorth.co.uk/preregister.htm you will be entered into a draw to win this:-
A brand new Kam 1300 […]

Late Report on Houseproud Heat #1

Well it was with some doubt (well I was a bit tired and not sure was going to) that I headed off in the red thunder bus (LDV Convoy) for Horsham for the first heat of the Houseproud DJ Competition. Crawling along the M20 added to my doubts of the wisdom of this venture, but […]

ALLEN & HEATH LAUNCHES XONE:4D DJ CONTROLLER

Allen & Heath has selected the forthcoming Sound Recording Technology (SRT) show - part of the London International Music Show (LIMS) - to unveil the new Xone:4D performance DJ controller.

Evolved from the revolutionary Xone:3D, the Xone:4D has an enhanced feature set, combining a fully-featured, high specification professional analogue DJ mixer with 105 MIDI controls, and […]

Upfront Cool Cuts and Club Charts 3rd June 2008

Ok, here it is for real… The club upfront charts that you really need to follow.
For all the charts including Urban and Commercial, you need to go to the main web site:  http://www.shortvehicle.co.uk
Follow this weekly, and you will always have credibility.
POS     TITLE  ARTIST          LABEL
1          Fired Up          Denis The Menace & Big […]

DJ Show North Preregistration is OPEN !!!

So we opened pre-registration last week (with Mr Mole being one of the first to register!), you can pre-register for passes on the website for £3 (which gets you fast track entry plus entry into the draw) or £4 on the day. Unless of course you’re a SEDA/NADJ/MU member then you pay £3 on the […]

ShowNight Attendance

Well another great night with SEDA with great attendance for both members and guests!!!
Members = 40
Guests = 31
OK these are the figures to beat next time

On This Day: The Very First Laser

This post marks the first in a series of many others where I trawl the history books looking for items that we use in our day to day lives as a DJ that were first introduced back in history.
Today (according to Wikipedia) is the day that the very first laser was demonstrated by Theodore Maiman […]