In the words of Europe, "it’s the final countdown!” Now that September is upon us, it’s only a matter of days until the DJ industry converges on the Birmingham NEC for the annual BPM and PRO exhibitions. As we all prepare to de-camp to Brum for a few days, this issue of Pro Mobile should hopefully whet your appetite for what to expect this year.

We have a bumper edition of reviews featuring new products that will all be on display at the NEC. We were pleased to get one of the first ever demos of the highly-anticipated new Bose F1 flexible array loudspeaker system and I had lots of fun testing out Showtec’s FX Shot confetti cannon firing system. We’ve also got a review of CHAUVET DJ’s distinctive SlimBEAM Quad IRC up-lighting effect, amongst a number of others.

This issue is also packed with mobile DJ-related articles covering everything from school discos to organizing a music collection; daring to be different to the history of the microphone!