All four members of legendary rock band The Rolling Stones turned out yesterday (3rd April) for the London premiere of their big screen rockumentary ‘Shine A Light’. Mick, Keith, Charlie and Ronnie were greeted on the red carpet outside the West End premiere by hundreds of fans and joined for the screening by a host of celebrity guests.

The MEP-7000, which is the latest new equipment release from Pioneer is now available from online retailers and shops across the UK and is aimed squarely at professional mobile DJs. MEP stands for ‘Multi Entertainment Player’, with the new unit supporting playback from traditional discs, USB storage devices and also control over software based DJ applications.

Following in the footsteps of their SDJ-1 compact flash player, reviewed on page 62 of the current issue of Pro Mobile (28), American DJ have incorporated an SD card mp3 player into their latest four channel DJ mixer.

Specialist DJ music suppliers Mastermix have recently added 30 new CDs to their ‘Professional Series’. The Professional Decades Discs are split between the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, with six discs for each decade.

Following the success of the first event in 2007, BPM will return to Donington Park Exhibition centre over the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October 2008.

Martin’s Magnum line of fog machines is now complete with the introduction of the mid-range Magnum 850. This replacement for Martin’s popular Magnum 800 fogger, upgraded with new electronics and a new design to match the rest of the Magnum family, is Martin’s latest fog solution for mobile DJs, clubs, bars and bands.

X Factor winner Leona Lewis has become the first UK female solo artist in more than 20 years to top Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in America. Her single ‘Bleeding Love’, which is released through Syco/J Records in the states, has climbed 7 places to reach the top spot on the newly-announced chart, making it only the second single by a British act in the last decade to top the chart. The track, which was last year's best-selling single in the UK, was actually released in the US six weeks ago.

Software developer Oliver Woodman has released version 1.0 of NoiseCradle, a semi-automated software VJ. NoiseCradle combines audio driven visualizations with user imported images and videos. By constructing a graph of visual building blocks the user is able to quickly and easily construct custom visualisations, which can be branded for a particular DJ, venue or event. NoiseCradle is driven by audio captured in real-time from a microphone, line-in or media player.

Numark have recently launched the TTi turntable, which includes a Universal Dock for iPod, USB audio interface, metal platter and pitch control, making it one of the most versatile turntables ever produced. This is the ideal way for DJs to convert their old vinyl record collections into modern digital files.

The National Association of DJs have a host of meetings planned for March and April that will be taking place throughout the country. Why not pop along to your local meeting, see the latest products, chat with fellow DJs, and get to know what the NADJ have to offer.

The Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has confirmed that the London Astoria venue has to be demolished to make way for a new underground network.

If you are interested in BCX-DJ, the DJing software reviewed in Pro Mobile issue 26, then now’s your chance to find out more. Dave Hoffman from BCX will be visiting retailers across the country throughout March offering personal demonstrations.

The new MAC 2000 Wash XB™ from Martin is a 1500W Fresnel that takes the proven qualities of the MAC 2000 Wash and adds even greater brightness. The XB is a lighting unit suitable for the very biggest of mobile operations working in the biggest of venues. New efficient fans, ballast and starter combine with proven MAC 2000 modularity, optics and effects to produce the most advanced wash light on the market - and all in the same compact MAC 2000 design. The XB will see its official launch at the Pro Light + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt from March 12-15.

The RNID (Royal National Institute For Deaf People) are warning DJs and their customers that loud music could be destroying their hearing.

Numark have recently launched a custom designed flightcase especially for their iDJ2 USB / iPod mixer (reviewed in Pro Mobile issue 27). The iDJ2 Road Case is the ideal way for iDJ2 owners to protect their investment while out on the road.

For the first time ever, over 1000 American DJ and American Audio products will be available from hundreds of stores across the UK.

Last night's NME awards took place in the initmate indigo venue, followed by a 'Big Gig' in the 02 arena headlined by The Manic Street preachers who were awarded with the 'Godlike Genius Award'.

Dave Clark Five's lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia yesterday (February 28), just two weeks before his band was to be inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

There are just a few hours to go before the Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 get underway at the IndigO2 arena in London at 4pm (GMT) today (February 28).

People in the UK who go online and illegally download music may have their internet access cut under plans being considered by the government.

The next meeting of SEDA, the South East DJ Association, will take place on Sunday 16th March and will be their annual general meeting. All existing members are encouraged to attend and visitors are always welcome.

The newest product to hit our shores from across the pond is the American Audio SDJ-1; a revolutionary SD card player that will let you carry your music library around on an SD card the size of a postage stamp.

Following in the success of last year's event, the confirmed date for the next Coalville Loudspeaker Show is Sunday the 9th of March at the Charnwood Arms Hotel, Coalville, Nr Leicester.

Prolight have recently released information about their first LED light screen. The Syncro Panel is a portable LED panel for mobile DJs supplied in its own carrying case. Just open the case and you have a 32-segment LED panel that can be mounted overhead or set on a surface to project a vibrant, colour-changing light show. Operable with a standard DMX-512 controller, the 2-channel unit can create virtually any hue imaginable via RGB colour mixing.

The introduction of the Vue™ VI by CHAUVET aims to take the pain out of centerpiece effects. This 6-channel DMX fixture features LED illumination, built-in automated programs, individual control of red, green, and blue LEDs for each pod, and a very wide beam angle.