The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has honoured lighting manufacturer Chauvet for its “25 years of service in the music product industry and community,” awarding the company the NAMM Milestone Award.

Denon DJ has unveiled its new series of Axis speakers, which was launched at last month’s NAMM tradeshow in LA. The first line of this type to be released by the company, the new high-output, self-powered speakers combine coaxial design, 2000-watt amplification and DSP control, giving mobile DJs a family of compact, portable cabinets that offer optimum performance.

Adding to its successful Inno Pocket series, ADJ’s new, compact Inno Pocket Spot Twins features two independently-controlled mini moving heads mounted on a single bracket, enabling mobile DJs to create incredibly bright dual-beam effects with ease.

Audio manufacturer Celestion has launched its new FTX range of ‘common magnet motor’ coaxial speakers, giving mobile DJs a more powerful, more efficient and higher quality speaker system that’s great for use in small-medium sized venues.

Following the success of its current RMX-80 Digital mixer, Reloop have unveiled the new RMX-60 Digital – a classic 4+1 channel mixer updated to suit modern performance standards. Offering versatility and a future-proof firmware system, it’s great for mobile DJs that need a durable mixer with a club DJ-feel or simply want to get more creative with their work.

The latest instalment of Mastermix’s regular Pro Disc series of monthly releases packed with the latest new and forthcoming chart tracks is out now. Pro Disc 176 features 22 of the latest releases from artists ranging from McBusted to Ne-Yo and Take That to Jessie J.

Pioneer DJ will release the HDJ-2000MK2 headphones – a new version of its flagship HDJ-2000s – in late February, after being showcased to visitors at the NAMM 2015 tradeshow in California earlier this month (January).

SEDABuzz – the annual mobile DJ educational event run by the South Eastern Discotheque Association (SEDA) – will return in February to offer members and non-members a productive day of educational seminars and networking opportunities. The event will run from 09.00-17.00 on Monday the 9th of February at the Holiday Inn Maidstone in Wrotham Heath.

Denon DJ has announced a new addition to its MC line of professional controllers. The MC4000 – which debuted at NAMM 2015 in Los Angeles last week – is a 2-deck, Serato MIDI controller that takes in-demand audio manipulation tools and houses them in a compact steel chassis to give mobile DJs a robust controller for use with the popular Serato DJ software.

Being one of the biggest tradeshows in the world, NAMM – which is nicely underway across the pond in Anaheim, California – is one of the go-to events for companies in the sound, lighting and performance technology industry. This, of course, includes all of the top brands catering for the mobile DJ sector.

Mastermix has released the latest instalment in its Number 1’s series featuring every UK chart topping hit. The Number 1s Collection 2010s Volume 9 release is an essential compilation of UK number 1 tracks covering the 1262nd through to the 1279th UK number ones – all from 2014.

Pioneer DJ will release its XDJ-RX rekordbox controller next month (February 2015), offering DJs an all-in-one, stand-alone solution that combines two USB-driven, CDJ-style platters with a two-channel mixer and central full-colour screen. The controller also inherits aspects of the company’s successful NXS series, as well as a brand new ‘loop slice’ feature.

Popular mobile DJ lighting brand ADJ will mark its 30th anniversary with a series of events throughout 2015, starting with the NAMM trade show later this month. The California-based company, founded by current Chairman Chuck Davies back in 1985, started out as a local lighting supplier before growing into a respected global presence within the professional lighting industry.

Hoping to exceed the performance and portability of similar systems currently found on the market, RCF has launched its EVOX series of active, two-way, pole-mounted array speakers. Providing an appealing solution for mobile DJs, the EVOX 5 and EVOX 8 offer deep response, precise control over low frequencies and quality audio reproductions, while remaining easy to transport and quick to set up.

After a judging process that started back in October 2014, the winners of the Wedding Industry Awards (TWIA) were finally unveiled at the national ceremony in London last night (Thursday the 15th of January). The awards – which took place at the Café de Paris in London’s West End – were presented live on stage by TWIA founder Damian Bailey and Isabel Webster of Sky News.

The National Association of DJs (NADJ) has announced the details of a new project; the NADJ Scholarship. The programme will give one of the association’s Full Members unbridled access to training and educational resources purpose-picked to encourage them to take their performance and business to ‘new heights’.

Pioneer DJ will release a limited run of Gold Edition DDJ-SZ controllers, giving mobile DJs the chance to own the professional four-channel controller with a gold finish. This new edition (the DDJ-SZ-N) comes after the DDJ-SZ was named ‘Ultimate DJ Controller 2014’ in the DJ Mag Tech Awards, presented at last year’s BPM, due to it being the first controller to mirror the Serato-friendly layout of the CDJ-2000NXS.

The January edition of Mastermix’s monthly Pro Dance release features 14 of the biggest commercial dance tracks and club mixes of big pop chart floor-fillers. Perfect for bar and club DJs, as well as mobile jocks who play for younger crowds, Pro Dance 84 features artistes as diverse as Take That and Luvbug.

ADJ has expanded its Inno Pocket range of compact lighting fixtures with its latest release, the Inno Pocket Wash; giving mobile DJs a portable-but-powerful LED wash unit that can be utilised for smooth up-lighting as well as moving colour effects.

Following a longlist that featured a range of diverse acts, the BBC has now published its shortlist of five ‘Sound of 2015’ artists, with the top spot going to futuristic synth trio Years & Years. The list was compiled by a panel of 139 UK-based industry people, including radio DJs (such as Zane Lowe and Jo Whiley), TV presenters, radio producers, newspaper critics, magazine editors and respected bloggers.

A full line-up of confirmed speakers for the 2015 Pro Mobile Conference has been announced, giving mobile DJs with a passion for self-improvement and industry change plenty of reasons to feel excited ahead of the event – which will run from Sunday the 8th to Monday the 9th of March at the Crowne Plaza Heythrop Park, Oxford.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the annual Coalville DJ Demo Day will return on Sunday the 8th of February, running from 12:00 - 17:30. The free event – held at the Charnwood Arms in Coalville, Leicestershire – will give DJs a chance to hear and compare speaker systems of various sizes in a Speaker Showdown (starting at 12:30).

Prolight Concepts has launched the eagerly-awaited Equinox Slender Series, following its showcase at BPM 2014. The new range of lightweight moving heads includes both single beam units and bar fixtures that utilise white or quad-colour LEDs, allowing mobile DJs to create eye-catching single- and multi-beam effects.

The latest instalment of Mastermix’s monthly DJ-only music release Pro Disc is available now direct from Mastermix and also from DJ retailers across the UK. Packed with 21 new and forthcoming tracks from the likes of Jessie J, Pitbull, Olly Murs and Mark Ronson, Pro Disc 175 offers mobile DJs an easy way to stay up-to-date with the latest pop tracks.

With its powerful colour-mixing COB LEDs and unique movement, ADJ’s inventive Illusion Dotz 4.4 is a pixel-mappable moving head wash fixture with endless creative potential.