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So keeping up with the holiday shopping gift guide theme, here are my suggestions on gifts for your DJ!! The items below can be purchased at two of my favorite one stop DJ spots… Fat Beats or Turntable Lab! ENJOY =)

Tshirts!!

$27 at Turntable Lab

$32 at Turntable Lab

DJ Accesories

$19.99 at Fatbeats
$22 at Turntable Lab

$115 at Turntable Lab
Besides looking super cool this bag is can hold up to 40 records, it’s fully padded, has an inner compartment for your laptop and has a removable case for your Serato!

DVD/CDs

$20 at Turntable Lab
Learn the history of digging with an all star line up which includes Marley Marl, 45 King, Pete Rock, Ced Gee of Ultra Mag, Grand Wizard theodore, Jake One, DJ Muro, K-DEf, Domingo, J-Zone, 88 Keys, King Of Chill, DJ Doc, Tony D, Moss, Marco Polo, Easy LG, Lord Digga and more!!

$15 at Turntable Lab
$16.99 at Fat Beats
I’d like to think I’m lucky that I live in NYC. Set on a chilly fall Wednesday night… (yes it was that memorable that a girl like me with the absolute worst memory remembers the day of the week this went down!)… when DJs from all over the US came to battle it out at NYC’s S.O.B’s for the title of 1st EVER Gong DJ Battle Champ 2006. DJ I-Dee was victorious, Lord Sear, Lord Finesse and Fat Fingaz had us in stitches, and there was a grudge match!!

$13.99 at Fat Beats
$13 at Turntable Lab
You heard the man tell us about this mix cd on our interview with him for Mix Revolution TV now go and get it!

$13.99 at Fat Beats
Legendary DJ Premier takes us through a collection of some of the very best James Brown put out that influenced Hip Hop.

$16.99 at Fat Beats

$16.99 at Fat Beats
Your favorite DJ and mine, A-Trak takes us through a journey, the journey of a boy who became a world wide sensation. The CD is from his tour to promote the DVD with The Rub! Both are soooo worth your time but I like the DVD better!

$9 at Turntable Lab
I came across this Mix reading a blog for ladies who love fashion, music, beauty and themselves! It’s got a great selection of tracks all by LADIES. Props to DJ Jaclyn!!

$5 at Turntable Lab
If you love you some MUSIC this CD is a MUST! My love affair with MixCDs began with DJ Neil Armstrong CDs, it wasn’t this one but it didn’t take me long to get to the Original series. These mixes are full of flavor giving you what is necessary in the basics of funk, soul and R&B with a flare of hip hop fundamentals! It’s on sale right now at Turntable Lab, at $5 this is a STEAL. If you don’t get hooked hit me up and I’ll make sure to put you on!

Christmas is DAYS away so make sure to put in those orders ONLINE with those super fast get it to me quick shipping and handling charges at
Turntable Lab
Fat Beats

OR better yet hit up the stores themselves if you live in the NYC or LA area!!

Turntable Lab
MANHATTAN STOREFRONT
120 east 7th
Street New York, NY 10009
212.677.0675

LOS ANGELES STOREFRONT
424 N.Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.782.0173

Fat Beats
NEW YORK STORE
406 6th Ave
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
Ph: 212.673.3883

LOS ANGELES STORE
7600 Melrose Ave.
Suite J 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Ph: 323.655.8997

HAPPY HOLIDAYS everyone and make sure y’all let me know what awesome gifts you got this year?!?!!

I stumbled up on this product today and have to say that this would be an AWESOME PRESENT for ANY DJ that still has a lot of vinyl. I mean setting up pro tools, and recording the records track by track. BUT THIS THING HERE!!! It’ll convert your records to mp3 and store it in your iPod. Then all you would have to do is just upload it to your laptop to use on Serato or whatever other program you guys use. Sure it only saves one step, but since I’m getting lazier as I get older, I would actually enjoy this.

Check it out here >>>

If someone buys this, please let me know how it is!!!

Our great friend DJ Ron posts his picks for Holiday gifts. Umm yeah, well I posted it for all you last minute shoppers. I haven’t done any of my shopping. Hopefully I can sneak out of work tommorow and get a stack of Best Buy gift certs. This is what Ron posted for the DANCE MUSIC FAN…

Hot Clothing

A large portion of the price of the Tiesto Tshirt from Armani Exchange ($38 of the $48) benefits the Mercy Corps. American Mutt encourages global unity through spunky tshirts with a good message. Ferry Corsten designed some hot gear for IKY clothing in DC.

Armani Exchange – Tiesto T-Shirt
American Mutt
IKY Clothing – Ferry Corsten

Hot Artist Albums – Established Artists

MIA’s cd, co-produced by fidget house maestro Switch is great for those with an adventurous ear. Seal steps onto the dancefloor by working with Stuart Price, the producer behind Madonna’s last cd. ATB returns with another trance masterpiece.

MIA – Kala
Seal – System
ATB – Trilogy

Hot Artist Albums – New Artists

Myspace phenomenon Calvin Harris came large with this DIY electropop CD with a heavy 80s influence. The debut artist album from Jes, the voice of Motorcycle, is a great blend of electronica and rock. Ror-shak brings vocals to the drum and bass world – a welcome interpretation.

Calvin Harris – I Created Disco
Jes – Disconnect
Ror-Shak – Deep

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Here it is everybody, the new Serato Scratch Live 1.8.0 version. Update your Serato now…

Mac Users >>> CLICK HERE

PC Users >>> CLICK HERE

What’s different? >>> CLICK HERE

On a side note, I was speaking to somebody at Rane. I might get in trouble for saying this, but Serato 1.8 WITH VIDEO is scheduled to be released at NAMM 2008!!! We will be there with Roc Raida reviewing all the new products for the year. Who’s upgrading with me? I also hope it’s real stable so our computers don’t crash in the middle of our set.

Two articles by WIRED and Billboard Magazine have stated of a significant resurgence in Vinyl sales!!! Now I know it’s hard to believe, but I guess the niche market of audiophiles is ever increasing. I think there will always be a specific niche market that feels the need to buy a 12″ album. Especially if they’re now attaching coupons for free mp3 downloads with the Album. Now will I start buying vinyl again like I used to? Probably not because my closet is already full of crates and crates and crates…..and more crates of vinyl. I love music, but maybe I’m getting old and I can’t deal with transporting 15+ crates of vinyl whenever I move into a different apartment. How many crates DO YOU HAVE in your home?!?!

Checkout the articles here…

Wired Magazine: Vinyl May Be Final Nail in CD’s Coffin

Billboard Magazine: Vinyl Gets Vital

Unless you have been sleeping under a rock, as I think I have, then you know that a week ago Serato released its next Scratch Live update. I find it wise to always have a copy of the latest public copy of Serato on hand with the last Public release and if you are feeling a little adventurous, the latest Public beta.

On the Public Beta note, there was also a new Beta release that many may not know about. Serato Scratch Live Public Beta 1.8. Now before you get all excited to hear “1.8” as I did, let’s make one thing clear, this release does not include the Video feature. Video will be an option with the release of 1.8 but you have to purchase an extra plug in. So for now that is missing. Aside from that there are a few new features you can have fun with. To find out what Serato has new to offer, all free to its current customers, read below and then head over to the Scratch LIVE links to download the latest versions. Enjoy!!!

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