Icons of British electronic music Leftfield, with the help of Red Bull Studios London, recently curated a special show at London's Brixton O2 Academy in aid of War Child.

The latest addition to the Mastermix Pro Dance series features 13 new and forthcoming dance tracks and dance remixes from artistes including Coldplay, Cover Drive, Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo, Madonna and Conor Maynard. All of the tracks have been carefully selected by some of the UK's leading dance DJs/Producers to ensure the best selection of floor-filling dance tracks and remixes have been included.

Is it time to go digital with your radio mics? It’s certainly achievable thanks to the new TXS-2402SET two channel PLL microphone system from Monacor's IMG Stage Line brand.

Ageing rockers Queen have announced they have rearranged their UK concert appearance this summer after the shock cancellation of Sonisphere meant their headline spot had also been cancelled.

Sainsbury’s have announced that they will be extending their entertainment sector by introducing single and album digital downloads.

American DJ’s new Galaxian Gem LED combines dual RGBW LED moonflowers with a Galaxian-style green laser for a ‘heavenly’ 2-in-1 DJ/club effect. The two moonflowers, which sit on either side of its laser, are packed with a total of 46 high-output 5mm RGBW LEDs (16 red, 10 green, 10 blue and 10 white) and produce a multitude of brilliant red, blue, green and white beams.

CHAUVET have announced the release of PiXPar 24 and PiXPar - two must-have pixel mapping fixtures for mobile DJs or club installers looking for high-impact visuals.

Extended Floorfillers: Disco is the ideal soundtrack for weddings, Proms, 21st and 18th birthdays and all occasions that need some disco classics! The CD, which is just over an hour in length, contains 12 extended classics for DJ use only.

‘The Best Of Kylie Minogue’ contains 21 of the singer’s most popular hits in celebration of Minogue's 25 years in the music industry, which began with her debut single 'The Loco-Motion' in 1987. It will be out in the UK on June 4th.

Rejected auditionees are having the last laugh by recording a single together for charity. The group called Full Circle is made up of singers that auditioned for The BBC show The Voice UK. Many made it through the initial audition stages but didn't quite make the final cut.

American DJ has announced the release of the Mega Par Profile System and Jelly Par Profile System. These new products include everything mobile performers need to create a cutting-edge LED light show, set it up quickly, and transport it safely from gig to gig – in one package.

Issue 311 is out now and includes an exciting selection of music for DJs of all types. This two part set contains twelve of the fiercest mixes, mash-ups and remixes around, featured artists include rap princess Nicki Minaj, the Don of dance music David Guetta and current RnB stars Sean Paul, Far East Movement and LMFAO. Additions by Madness, Skints, King Kurt, Ordinary Boys and Blondie are also sure to go down well with a party crowd.

CHAUVET DJ has announced the release of Eclipse RGB and Scorpion Storm FXGB — two boldly coloured and feature-packed lasers perfect for club installations and mobile performers.

Scottish band The Proclaimers, which is made up of twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid, are celebrating 25 years together by releasing their new single ‘Spinning Around In The Air’. Funnyman Matt Lucas has written the script and also made his director’s debut for the accompanying video.

Mobile entertainers can get their acts ‘glowing like the pros’ with a new series of professional colour-mixing Quad LED par cans from American DJ. The company’s newly-debuted Flat Par ‘Q’ Series consists of four low-profile par models, each featuring cutting-edge Quad-Colour Technology, with either RGBW (red, green, blue white) or RGBA (red, green, blue, amber) 4-in-1 LED sources.

MixVibes will be releasing CrossDJ for iPad, a comprehensive DJing experience with a user friendly, yet professional and feature rich layout. This application allows all DJs to enjoy performing quality sounding mixes on an iPad.

Grandmaster Warm Up: Urban Pop is the first in a range of innovative mixes and albums for professional DJs to use as part of their early evening sets and buffet music. Each disc will feature a selection of classic tracks that will create the desired atmosphere without giving away all your best tracks for later in the evening.

Worldwide trade distributors John Hornby Skewes & Co. Ltd have announced the release of the HK Audio LUCAS Nano 300. The LUCAS Nano's ultra-compact subwoofer and two fist-sized satellites (which only weigh 10kg together) provide an audio experience that rivals far larger systems.

American DJ has introduced a new compact 32-channel LED controller, the RGBW4C, which lets you operate up to 8 RGB, RGBW or RGBA fixtures or fixture groups independently from one unit.

You heard it here first! We announced that the Peavey Impulse 12D powered enclosure was to be released, now the 12D is available for the first time at this price point throughout Europe. The powered enclosure features a true ribbon driver and a 12" field-replaceable dual voice coil premium neodymium. A Woofer Servo circuit monitors back-EMF and controls cone motion, ensuring the cone's movement mirrors the driving signal from the power amp, and resulting in very low distortion, high power handling and rock-solid low-frequency attack. The advanced new ribbon driver provides 90° H x 30° V coverage, with sonically transparent reproduction.

The line-up for the Capital FM Summertime Ball has been announced with some of today’s top performers taking part, including Coldplay, Justin Bieber, Usher and Katy Perry.

Pro audio mixer manufacturer, Allen & Heath, has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.

CHAUVET announces the release of two linear LED fixtures with individual pixel control perfect for creating video effects and animations. COLORband PiX and COLORband PiX Mini are compact fixtures ideal for any application in need of eye candy or a powerful wash.

The May instalment of Pro Disc features 21 new and forthcoming releases from the biggest acts in music. Highlights include the latest offering from tween heartthrob Justin Bieber, 'Boyfriend'; the irritatingly popular number one single from Carly Rae Jepson, 'Call Me Maybe’; and the ultimate ‘hands in the air’ dance track from Calvin Harris and Ne-Yo, ‘Let’s Go’. All tracks are digitally remastered at the highest quality and expletive free for DJ use.

Join DJkit for a Pioneer open day and afterparty at their new store in Newbury, Berkshire. Starting from 10am until 1am on Wednesday the 2nd May the event will include demos and amazing deals on all Pioneer DJ Equipment.