The Double Derby™ X may look like a classic derby effect with rotating, crisscrossing multicoloured beams, but thanks to LED technology this DJ mainstay has been transformed into a modern lighting unit. With just three high-powered 3-watt LEDs, this workhorse provides DJs with pre-programmed shows using the crisp red, green and blue beams in different combinations: green/blue, red/blue, and red/green/blue. The effect produces an astounding 132-degree wide floor coverage, enough to blanket an entire room with moving beams of coloured light.

American DJ has taken a DJ/club/display lighting standard - the white pinspot - and propelled it into the 21st century with LED lighting technology. The company's new, compact Pinspot LED is powered by a bright, clear 3W LED that has the brightness and output of a 30W halogen bulb, but uses considerably less energy and generates virtually no heat. Plus, the Pinspot LED's 50,000-hour lamp nearly eliminates the need for replacement bulbs.

M-Audio have recently announced that the Torq Xponent Gig Bag is now available online and in European stores. Designed with working DJs in mind, the Gig Bag is ideal for transporting M-Audio’s flagship Torq Xponent DJ controller together with a host of related items.

Wisbech based flightcase manufacturer 5 Star has again provided a case solution for leading UK DJ equipment specialist, Pioneer. Following the huge success of the Pro-420FLT and Pro-440FLT mini consoles, Pioneer required a custom designed case to house their latest professional DJ system, the MEP-7000 multi entertainment player and controller, which also includes a 19” mixer such as the DJM-3000.

Friday 13th February proved to be a memorable date for Solutions Group (UK) Plc for all the right reasons as it opened the doors to its brand new product demonstration auditorium - “The Solution” - to a packed room as members of the press and representatives from the Company’s partner suppliers gathered at the Group’s Northampton headquarters to witness the launch.

ACME have recently expanded their range of mobile DJ focused and LED powered effects projectors with the addition of the IncredibLED. An arrangement of seven individually angled lenses project a total of 84 beams of light, each powered by a single 5mm LED light-source. Each lens has an independently controllable array of LEDs, comprising three each of red, green, blue and white LEDs. The arrangement of the IncredibLED's lenses means that it has a very wide, but also narrow, projection angle that sets it apart from the other units in the range.

The all new Kinta™ X provides a derby effect with 60 beams of brilliant light. By upgrading to LED illumination, the Kinta™ X is smaller and lighter but more powerful than its halogen-powered predecessor. CHAUVET® kept all the features to which DJs have become accustomed – continuous rotation or back and forth motor control for full room coverage and built-in sound activated programs via master/slave or DMX controller.

Allen & Heath has recently unveiled the Xone:22, a two channel analogue DJ mixer offering high quality audio and a professional feature set at an entry level price. The smallest and most affordable Xone mixer to date, the Xone:22 is equipped with Allen & Heath’s characteristic sound and build quality, and professional grade features that would normally be found in the booth of a top-rated club.

KAM, the DJ tools company who have been innovating DJ kit for over half a century are planning a busy start to the year, and will be showcasing all their latest products at some of the world’s leading professional music industry events.

The multi-mirror Centre-piece is the latest classic DJ lighting effect to be given the LED treatment by popular DJ lighting equipment manufacturer ACME. Their new CTL-6 uses six separate 3-watt tri-colour LEDs to create a blaze of moving and colour changing beams of light that twist, turn, pan and tilt over a very wide area.

The full line-up of seminars, workshops, parties and performances for this year’s annual Las Vegas DJ show has now been revealed. If your one of the UK contingent making the trip ‘across the pond’, now’s your chance to find out what’s in store. If you haven’t yet booked, but have always wanted to take a trip to the ‘entertainment capital of the world’, why not book a holiday for next month and combine it with a visit to the DJ show!

At last Sunday’s bi-monthly show night the South Eastern Discotheque Association (SEDA) proudly revealed it’s brand new corporate identity and website to its members.

Whether it’s a wash of color to set the right mood, or high-energy chasing lights to pump up the dance floor, the new Mega Bar Pro from American DJ can do the job. An RGB color-mixing DMX-controllable LED bar, this quick-change artist can function as an LED wash one minute, then like magic, transform itself into a color chasing effect, with its individual LEDs moving to the music in exciting patterns, colour flows and chases.

Europe’s biggest event dedicated to DJs, producers and performers is moving to the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham for 2009.

Numark used the recent Winter NAMM trade exhibition in California to launch their latest product – the STEALTH CONTROL – another option for digital DJs who want a familiar ‘hands-on’ DJ interface for their music mixing software.

At the recent NAMM exhibition in California Native Instruments introduced AUDIO 4 DJ, a performance-optimized USB 2.0 audio interface specifically designed for TRAKTOR and other DJ software. With its versatile feature set, outstanding audio quality, extremely low latency, and its compact and robust aluminium casing, AUDIO 4 DJ is the ideal centerpiece for a digital DJ setup.

The latest addition to the American Audio range is their Radius 1000, an exciting new CD/MP3 player with MIDI capabilities for controlling professional music playback software. The Radius 1000 is a hands-on device that lets you play digital tracks directly from your computer without using a mouse, just like you would with a professional CD deck, giving you a real hardware feel.

Adding seductive wisps of fog at just the right moment can create a memorable effect. Enhancing the tricks of a lighting show picking out those smoky swirls will be one thing that an appreciative audience will remember.

The much anticipated new lighting effect from ACME, Genesis, is now available from DJ retailers throughout the UK. The Genesis is an LED powered, single arm, moving head that uses a single 20w white light LED to produce extremely bright beams of light that are shaped and coloured by internal colour and gobo wheels.

Guinness World Records has confirmed that DJ Gee Papa (George Papapetrou) did indeed set a new world record for longest club DJ marathon when he played for a staggering 116 hours at Dot Club in Nicosia, Cyprus this summer.

Following the success of their SDJ1 twin SD card digital music player for DJs, American DJ have recently launched the SDJ2. This new product combines a twin SD card player with a two channel DJ mixer in one compact rack-mount unit.

The definitive list of the all-time Top 40 dance-floor fillers has been revealed by MCPS-ProDub, just in time for the Christmas party season.

There are a whole host of cheap and cheerful DMX lighting controllers currently on the market and equally there are plenty of all-singing and all-dancing options that cost more than most mobile rigs put together. It seems that what has been lacking from the market is a mid-range unit that offers more a more powerful control option with a price tag that doesn’t exclude the mobile DJs. iSolution have addressed this gap in the market with the release of their new iL2420 Flag Ship control centre.

On Monday 10th November DFB Sound & Light Warehouse in Nottingham will be hosting their annual Open Night. Starting at 6pm, the evening will feature product offers and demonstrations from a number of top DJ equipment brands.

The Jem K1 Hazer is Martin Professional’s new generation, top-of-the-line hazer for high performance applications where a high level of reliability and easy serviceability is required. This is not a product for regular function venues, but it may be of interest to those running large roadshows who regularly perform in big venues.