Gemini Introduces New PS-626EFX & PS-828x Professional DJ Mixers

Edison, NJ – May 30, 2008: Gemini takes its re-introduction of the classic, hardworking and award-winning PS Series Professional mixers one step further with the unveiling of the new PS-626EFX and PS-828x.

Based off the freshly updated and ergonomically re-designed PS-626x, but with the added features of built-in Digital Effects such as Filter, Flanger & Trans effects, the PS-626EFX Professional 10″ 3-channel mixer is equipped with all the essentials DJs need and want, plus the added bonus of one touch effects control with adjustable EFX parameter wheel to help you personalize every mix! MSRP $239.95

Gemini’s newest top notch PS-Series mixer, the PS-828x is equipped with 4 Channels, 5 lines with 2 Phono inputs, balanced XLR outputs, 3 band rotary EQ per channel with -30db cuts, assignable Corssfader with Curve control and a separate microphone volume with talkover and 2 band EQ just to name a few, giving you exceptional value in basic straight-ahead DJ mixing. MSRP $279.95

Providing premium performance and all the high quality and sophistication you need, Gemini’s new PS mixers are the ultimate in affordable pro mixers.

About Gemini:
A division of GCI Technologies, Gemini’s avant-garde commitment and dedication to pushing the art form of DJing into the forefront with its affordable and functional products was instrumental in transforming the DJ’s conventional role from music manipulator to accredited artist and/or performer. Turntablists, club and mobile DJ’s, nightclubs, recreation facilities, contractors, hobbyist, professional installers and designers throughout the world rely on Gemini products. Flash forward to the present, Gemini continues to add to its countless contributions to the DJ realm by forging ahead into the digital revolution, all the while gracefully preserving the legacy of vinyl. www.geminidj.com

PCDJ Reflex Release

Clearwater, FL, United States, 05/30/2007 – Digital 1 DJ today announced the first public release of PCDJ REFLEX, their new high-performance PC mixing software for professional DJs and producers.
PCDJ Reflex boasts more than 100 new features not found in the Company’s popular PCDJ FX VRM dual audio-file player. It is Digital 1 DJ’s aim with the REFLEX entry to offer a more complete, and advanced, DJ software solution for club & mobile jocks then what is currently available on the market today.”We compiled a ‘wish list’ from many thousands of PCDJ pro users and incorporated the most-asked-for features into a ‘dream package’ for digital DJs,” says Digital 1 DJs Product Manager, Andrew Van Almen. “Every tool a pro DJ needs to produce studio-quality mixes and remixes on-the-fly has been incorporated into REFLEX.” In addition to giving DJs the ability to sweeten tracks by adding VST plug-ins, they now have three independent players with interactive waveform display. This makes cueing and looping easier, faster, and friendlier. With their new Beat Grid and Quantization technology the DJ is fully assisted with bar detection and beat location marking, so it knows where the beats are. This can be used for seamless auto-beat mixing, or can be turned off for normal real-time user control. One of PCDJ Reflex’s most anticipated features is its versatile control options. DJ’s can now choose between time-coded vinyl/CD control, PCDJ’s DAC-2 or DAC-3 controllers, the Denon DJ DN-HC4500/HS5500/HD2500/S1200 controllers, or any combination for any type of gig in any environment.

“DJs familiar with PCDJ will find major enhancements to the player’s Record Case,” said Van Almen. “It will easily and gracefully handle hundreds of thousands of tracks with a search as you type find function”. The primarily data-driven record case let’s you creatively define groups by setting rules based off any existing track tag information. Digital 1 DJ has also added back the popular case player for fast listening to songs. In addition, REFLEX exceeds all of the important features of previous PCDJ products; including automatic BPM extraction, unlimited cue-point-per-song capability, and Automatic Beat Matching – in addition to greatly improved time stretching and pitch shifting.

Digital 1 DJ worked exclusively with developer Jorgen Hedberg, the original creator of the PCDJ software products, on the REFLEX release. “Jorgen is widely recognized as the godfather of Digital DJ software. He brings a level of quality and professionalism to his work that is unmatched in the marketplace” says Van Almen.

Supported operating systems are Windows XP/Vista

PCDJ RELFEX currently ships with two user options, REFLEX LE (light edition – stand alone) and REFLEX TC (time-code – ships with two pieces of time-coded Reflex vinyl and two time-coded Reflex CD’s) REFLEX LE’s manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $299 and REFLEX TC’s is $329.

About Digital 1 DJ
Digital 1 DJ develops and markets the PCDJ brand of professional audio products, which since 1999 has been recognized as the world’s leading provider of DJ performance software. More than 80,000 professional DJs around the world now spin music with their computer using one of the Company’s digital audio file mixers.

ADJA Newsletter – Two dozen stops to go this year!

At the recent ADJA National Meeting, held in Las Vegas this past February, ADJA President and Executive Director Dr. Drax announced his intentions to personally tour and visit as many local chapters as possible during the calendar year of 2008. In keeping with this promise, the National Office has begun the process to bring this dream to fruition and has even upped the ante considerably by bringing along such nationally recognized industry leaders as Randy Bartlett, Jim Cerone, Scott Faver & Larry Williams.With nearly a dozen visits already made and more than two dozen additional stops slated by years end, the ADJA Chapter Tour is in full swing. This tag team effort by Dr. Drax and various industry leaders is offering a one-two punch of information guaranteed to progress the efforts of DJs nationwide. Chapter members are encouraged to inquire with local leadership regarding dates, times and information on these tour stops.

In addition to visiting local chapters, the ADJA is continuing its efforts to remain at the forefront as a major sponsor of many of the nations most popular regional and national DJ events. This latest ADJA Chapter Tour is yet another example of our commitment to offering superior educational content to our members and to reach out to all DJs nationwide to unite under the progressive efforts of the nations’ premier national DJ organization.

We look forward to meeting each of you this year! Please come up & say hello!
Best Regards,
DJ Dr. Drax
National President & Executive Director
American Disc Jockey Association
888-723-5776
“If We Work Together, Imagine What we can do!”

Behringer opens service centers in US

In its continuous pursuit to deliver improvements and provide its customers with the highest possible service level, the BEHRINGER†Group announced today the launch of its shared services centers in Singapore and the USA.† The move is part of the Company’s deployment of a highly integrated operational framework which utilizes the latest in Business Process Automation technology, and consolidates critical functions to gain better efficiencies and economies of scale.One of the Company’s cornerstones has always been its design-to-cost methodology.††”But we could not stop there. We knew that the only way we could achieve the greatest possible efficiencies was through the early adoption of best industry processes and the employment of cutting edge technology, throughout the enterprise”,†said Michael Deeb the Group’s Chief Executive Officer,† “We started building our MRP and ERP systems back in 2003.† Since then there was no turning back.”

“Over a year ago we connected most of our largest customers through Electronic Data Interchange.† This year we launched the Dealer Portal which was the first phase of a fully enabled online transactional and account management system.”

“We followed the principle that, ‘If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.’ †We harvested and mined data from every process and every single function, and fed this through highly configured Decision Support Systems.† Then we built bespoke Product Life Cycle Management applications.† Having so much control over the various processes, which make up our business, is like having second sight.”

“What we are doing today may sound pioneering in the MI industry, but it’s a matter of fact in more evolved industries, such as the financial sector.† Establishing a straight through process (STP), and highly automated operational frame work, is the only way to better manage the revenue and expense dynamics in an environment that is going through the kind of convergence and consolidation which we are seeing in our industry today.”

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“We are focusing on what we know how to do best, and engaging partners who are better equipped than us to assist with non-core aspects of the business.† Last year we moved our operation in the US to Third-Party Logistics (3PL).† Today, along with the commissioning of the SSC’s, we also start moving our European warehousing and logistics functions to a 3PL model.”

“Effectively, BEHRINGER is reinventing itself to better enable us to meet the fulfillment requirements of tomorrow’s market.† With this kind of fundamental change, there are always some very hard decisions to make.† Some functions are simply no longer viable in particular locations, and this means that some job losses are inevitable. But for every job lost in one location, in most cases there is at least one more being created somewhere else in our global enterprise. †It is hard and very painful to see some colleagues in affected locations go.† However, this is part of the necessary change and the survival criteria which will reshape our industry, and will affect all participants.”

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About BEHRINGER
BEHRINGER is a leader in the field of design, manufacture and distribution of pro audio equipment and music instruments. The company has a workforce of over 3,000 employees operating from multiple locations in Europe, the USA and ASPAN.† BEHRINGER has over 2 million square feet of manufacturing and logistics assets in China and distributes its products through a network of more that 3,000 dealers and distributors. The Group is one of the most successful in the industry.† In 2007 global revenues approached 200 Million US Dollars.

AceSonic Launches A New Hard Drive Based Karaoke Player

The Leader in Sing-Along Entertainment Releases Its New KOD-800 Player with Expanded Storage Space and Added Features

City of Industry, CA; January 4, 2008 – Acesonic Corporation, a leading manufacturer of karaoke products, announced its release of a revamped version of its best-selling hard drive karaoke system. The new Acesonic KOD-800, will have an internal hard drive which can be upgraded up to 1 terabyte of storage as opposed to the 750GB maximum upgrade that the previous KOD-650 model held. The large storage capacity will allow users to hold over 20,000 songs at an uncompressed 40MB per song within the machine itself, providing an affordable solution for those seeking to eliminate constant and tedious disc-swapping during the course of an event or session.

While hard drive based karaoke systems have been out on the market for some time, the KOD-800 is one of few to provide a way to capture and store information directly from the disc tray into the internal drive without using a computer. With the new KOD-800, users can now upload media at a faster rate than ever before. This new player comes equipped with the capability to upload whole CDs at a time, rather than uploading one song at a time. This feature allows users to quickly and effortlessly customize a song library by importing songs from existing disc collections in a faster and more efficient way. Acesonic’s patented disc-capture technology will also work for other audio CDs and VCDs as well as standard CD+Gs, making the KOD-800 the ultimate on-demand entertainment “jukebox.”

Karaoke enthusiasts will also enjoy the KOD-800′s many other standard features. The multi-format player is compatible with almost every major karaoke format on the market, including CDG, DVD, VCD, CD, MP3, MPEG1, MPEG2, JPEG, CDR/RW and DVD-R/RW. Its playback functions include reserve slots for up to 80 songs at a time, as well as a customizable “my favorite” list for easier accessibility and shorter loading times. The on-screen song selection interface is efficient and exceptionally user-friendly, allowing users to easily search and order songs without the use of song books. In addition to this feature, with the new KOD-800, users can now also sort by artist as well as by song title. The built-in hard drive is removable and now upgradeable to up to 2TB for a single slot with a new SATA hard drive format.

As a special promotional offer for the product launch, Acesonic’s retail partner, Ace Karaoke, will begin selling the KOD-800 online at www.acekaraoke.com beginning November 15 2007. The offer will include a 500GB internal drive with 1,920 pre-loaded songs from the Sweet Georgia Brown 66 disc pack collection and the Backstage disc pack collection. Also to be offered are various hard drive upgrade options, as well as the Super Bundle Pack, a total of over 5,000 songs from a variety of song packs (a $1,350 value) for only $599.

For more information about Acesonic and the KOD-800, please visit www.acesonic.com or www.acekaraoke.com. More product details and specifications can be made available upon request by contacting Marisol Espino at 888-893-7464.

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AceSonic Offers Accessory To It’s KOD Line

The Leader in Sing-Along Entertainment Offers Profit Opportunities for Karaoke Jockeys with the Release of Its New Jukebox with Bill Collecting Function.

City of Industry, CA; May 12, 2008 – Acesonic Corporation, a leading manufacturer of karaoke products, announced this week the release of its Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox, the ultimate accessory to its Karaoke On Demand line of products. The jukebox comes complete with two 12″ woofers, 4 tweeters, 2 side-mounted mid-range drivers, a bill collector and front panel controls all in a sturdy black wooden cabinet. It is definitely the ultimate addition to any karaoke establishment.
The Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox is the first and only karaoke player to accept cash in exchange for song credits. Jukebox owners can set the cost per song at anything from $0 to $20. Owners can also see how many total songs have been ordered, total funds collected, and total credits accumulated. The bill collector accepts $1, $5, $10 and $20 U.S. dollar bills. Jukebox owners can also set up random play and turn the billing function off to keep a continuous stream of uninterrupted music going.
The speakers on the unit have neon lights surrounding the woofers which light up to the beat of the music, making the KOD-1200 Jukebox a must have accessory to any party.
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The two 12″ speaker woofers built into the jukebox run at 4 ohms. The maximum continuous voltage is set at 250 watts but the maximum wattage can be pushed to 500 watts. The maximum input voltage is set at 122 decibels with meter while the sensitivity of the speakers is 92 decibels. The whole unit weights about 132 pounds (60kg).
The Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox is designed to turn your Acesonic KOD-800 or Acesonic KOD-650 into the ultimate karaoke jukebox. For an additional cost, the Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox is also available fully loaded with an Acesonic KOD-800 with 320GB hard drive, an Acesonic AM-825 500 Watt Karaoke Mixing Amplifier, an Acesonic VHF-8000 Dual Rechargeable Wireless Microphone and 100 feet of AWG speaker wire.
Music and microphone volumes, key control and song lookup can all be done directly from the attractive front control panel. Searching for specific songs is also easy. Singers can queue up songs by punching in the song numbers found in the KOD songbook or by browsing the efficient and exceptionally user-friendly on-screen song selection interface alphabetically which can be brought up by going through the menu button on the front panel. Through this on-screen interface, singers can sort songs by artist or by song title.
When paired with the Acesonic KOD-800, jukebox owners will enjoy queuing music from an internal hard drive which can be upgraded up to 1 terabyte of storage. The large storage capacity will allow users to hold over 20,000 songs at an uncompressed 40MB per song within the machine itself, providing an affordable solution for those seeking to eliminate constant and tedious disc-swapping during the course of an event or session. The KOD-800 is one of few to provide a way to capture and store information directly from the disc tray into the internal drive without using a computer. With the Acesonic KOD-800, jukebox users can upload media at a faster rate than ever before. This player comes equipped with the capability to upload whole CDs at a time, rather than uploading one song at a time. This feature allows users to quickly and effortlessly customize a song library by importing songs from existing disc collections in a faster and more efficient way. Acesonic’s patented disc-capture technology will also work for other audio CDs and VCDs as well as standard CD+Gs, making the KOD-800 the ultimate on-demand entertainment jukebox. Acesonic KOD-800 owners will also enjoy its many other standard features. The multi-format player is compatible with almost every major karaoke format on the market, including CDG, DVD, VCD, CD, MP3, MPEG1, MPEG2, JPEG, CDR/RW and DVD-R/RW. Its playback functions include reserve slots for up to 80 songs at a time, as well as a customizable “my favorite” list for easier accessibility and shorter loading times.

As a special promotional offer for the product launch, Acesonic’s retail partner, Ace Karaoke, will begin selling the Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox on its own for those who already own other KOD products or fully loaded for those who wish to start off their karaoke business with the latest in Karaoke On Demand technology. The Acesonic KOD-1200 Jukebox will be available online at www.acekaraoke.com beginning this week.

For more information about Acesonic and the KOD-1200 Jukebox, please visit www.acesonic.com or www.acekaraoke.com. More product details and specifications can be made available upon request by contacting Marisol Espino at 888-893-7464.

 

Celebrating the Life of Bruce Keslar

Celebrating the Life of Bruce Keslar 
For Immediate Release May 22, 2008 

Dear NAME Members, Sponsors, friends and family,

It is with extreme sadness that we announce the passing of Bruce Keslar, founder and National Director of NAME this past Saturday May 17th 2008.  Bruce suffered a massive heart attack and passed on at Montgomery County Hospital.

Bruce dedicated his mind, body, soul and his life to the entertainment industry. Bruce was the founder and driving force behind both the original ADJA and more recently of NAME, as well as the recipient of The Lifetime Achievement Award from Mobile Beat Magazine for his dedication and tireless work within the DJ and Entertainment Industry. Additionally, Bruce loved working as an entertainer and performed at over 2000 weddings during his 30 year entertainment career. On a daily basis Bruce continually sought to grow and enhance the DJ entertainment industry through strategic networking agreements, education, and reputable top quality entertainer benefits.

His vision and legacy lives on today thru NAME (National Association of Mobile Entertainers), which is quite possibly one of his proudest business accomplishments. NAME’s ongoing growth, existing strength and responsive corporate staff are a testament to Bruce’s vision and fortitude. The Association has been in the Keslar family for 17 years and will very proudly remain in the Keslar family. Carol his wife, whom many of you have most likely met at numerous conventions, will assume a more active corporate role as President.  She will continue to be involved with Bruce’s best intention and will continue in making Bruce’s lifetime achievements grow even stronger. 

Beth Price, who has been with NAME for over 7 years, will lead on a daily basis in the role of Managing National Director. Since NAME is still the only association with a full time staff, all operations, benefits and programs will remain intact and active, as Bruce would have wanted it. There will be no interruption in coverage’s, renewals or new company, affiliate or corporate member enrollment. A more detailed corporate press release outlining our staff and modified responsibilities will appear on our web site within the next few days and an overview/tribute of Bruce’s life will appear in our next magazine issue.
 
For questions or concerns feel free to contact our national office, however, we respectfully request that items not of immediate concern wait until we finish celebrating his life.

Bruce left behind a loving wife, Carol, 4 children and 7 granddaughters. We will all be celebrating the life of Bruce Keslar on Tuesday, May 27th, 10am to 12pm at the John R. Freed Funeral Home located on
124 N. Easton Rd. in Glenside , PA 19038 .

Immediately following the viewing we will proceed to for the burial at The Hillside Cemetery on the corner of Susquehanna and Easton Rd. in Roslyn , PA

If you are planning on attending the viewing or burial please contact NAME headquarters at 800.434.8274 or email NAME@nameentertainers.com
 
In respect for the Keslar family any gifts or cards can be sent to:
349 N. York Rd. Suite 220
Willow Grove , PA 19090
 
The Autism Society of America will also be accepting donations in the name of Bruce Keslar on behalf of his granddaughter whom he deeply loved.
 
NAME Headquarters will be closed Tuesday May 27th in remembrance of Bruce.

Sincerely,
 
The Entire Staff and Advisory board of the National Association of Mobile Entertainers
 800.434.8274 NAME@nameentertainers.com www.NameEntertainers.com

New Daslight Products Available!

New Daslight Products Available!

Daslight, an industry leader in lighting control software, has released a series of new products to their long-tested and proven line of controllers. These new products offer even more versatility and options to help you select the exact product for your application. All products are now available for purchase on www.dmxsoft.com

DVC2 128
This product will replace the DVC 100 BASIC.
Daslight will no longer sell DVC1 software packages. All DVC 100 BASIC sold after May 2007 will become compatible with the DVC2 software
Features: 128 outputs, 3D under normal mode, no midi control, 30 scenes / 30 steps / 30 effects
DVC2 128-M
Features: same as DVC2 128, but the interface has internal memory for 60 DMX output channels. Thus you will be able to control your lighting without your PC. It includes 6 triggering actions (I/O ports). This interface requires a 9-12V power supply.
DVC2 512 ECO
Features: same as the DVC2 512 but without DMX IN or HE10 (I/O ports) connectors. Limited to 512 output channels.

http://www.dmxsoft.com

Marketing Tidbit: Is your website SEO?

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a website from search engines via “natural” (“organic” or “algorithmic”) search results for targeted keywords. A term coined by the consultants who performed this service on behalf of their clients dating back to the 90s. Unfortunate thing about SEO is that it is always changing. Search Engines must get smarter in what their algorithm indexes and doesn’t index, but unless you’re a professional or do your homework – you’ll never take full advantage of SEO or how to get top site rankings.

In the coming issues of this blog post series, we will cover different methods of SEO, provide resources to help guide you into understanding what SEO is and how it applies to our businesses within the DJ Industry. There will be online applications that you can use for free, videos you can watch that will open your eyes (For Real!!), and more.

… Our first MINI-TOPIC: “Keywords”

• What are keywords and how do they relate?
• How to track keywords that are already pulling
• Common misconceptions to keyword usage
• Using Keywords with Organic vs. PPC
• How to use keywords to form valuable site content

See you next week as we dive into part of keywords!

Robert Starkey is owner of http://www.OutsideTheBox.biz.   Staff Blogger for http://www.MobileBeat.com

The Stanton Group Promotes Tony Rodrigues to Vice President of Marketing

Hollywood, FL – May 21, 2008 – The Stanton Group, a leading audio equipment company operating Stanton Magnetics, Cerwin Vega! and KRK Systems, is proud to announce the promotion of Tony Rodrigues to Vice President of Marketing. Prior to this position, Tony has been responsible for new product development while serving as the Vice President of Technology and Business Development with The Stanton Group. In addition to his current duties, Tony will now also be accountable for providing the same strategic direction to the entire marketing division. His new responsibilities will include directing internal and external communications for all brands while strategically managing branding initiatives. As an executive operator, the brand directors and the product marketing group will report directly to him.”Based on his experience and performance in his previous role, we are looking forward to seeing Tony apply his wealth of knowledge and strategic leadership to the marketing team,” said Stanton Group CEO Tim Dorwart. “Tony possesses a unique knowledge of all facets of our business which enables him operate on a macro level, ensuring the company stays on target to achieve our market share and revenue goals. We are truly fortunate to have Tony at the helm,” added Dorwart.

To schedule an interview with Tony Rodrigues or for additional information on Stanton Group, please contact PR Contact, Greg Mondshein at gregmondshein@maxborgesagency.com or 305-576-1171 x22.

About Stanton Group

Headquartered in Hollywood, Fla., The Stanton Group, consisting of Stanton Magnetics, Cerwin Vega!, and KRK Systems, is a leading audio equipment company specializing in high quality products for professional DJs, studio monitors for the music industry, and home audio for consumers. For more information, visit MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from “www.swiftpage3.com” claiming to be www.stantongroup.ws.

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