The Police plan to reunite to perform at next month's Grammy Awards, an appearance widely believed to be a precursor to a full-blown world tour later this year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of the band's first single, "Roxanne."

The North East branch of the NADJ will be meeting at The Aston Hotel, Coatham Munderville, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL1 3NL on Monday 5th February 2007, 7:30 for an 8pm start. Come along to meet your fellow DJs and discuss the issues that affect your career over a pint or two.

This Wednesday 31st January Pro Mobile advertiser and stockist East Midlands Sound and Light in Grantham, Lincolnshire will be hosting an Open Evening. This will be a great chance to visit the store, meet the staff, enjoy their hospitality and pick up a bargain or two.

Just days after X-Factor winner Leona Lewis’s A Moment Like This became the fastest ever selling download in the UK, the Official UK Charts entered a new era on January 1 with new rules expected to further drive interest in the singles market.

2007 will see the launch of BPM, a brand new national event for DJs, producers, artistes and performers.

After years of speculation, Apple has finally revealed its long-awaited iPhone.


The ultra-slim phone (11.6mm) actually has no buttons. It is controlled by a 3.5inch touchscreen display with a proximity sensor turning off the controls when it's near your face. As with the iPod Nano, it comes with 4GB or 8GB of storage and iTunes, but also Bluetooth, automatic WiFi, a 2 megapixel camera and quad-band GSM radio.

Tomorrow (Sunday 6th January) Entertainment House will host their forth annual ‘Mobile DJ Show’ in Lacey Green Millennium Hall, located across from their shop premises in Buckinghamshire.

Further to the Pro Mobile news story in which we reported that Justin Hawkins had left the Darkness, we can now reveal that he has been replaced.

After a 13 year wait, Axl Rose has announced that Guns n' Roses long-awaited album Chinese Democracy will be out on March 6. His management had hinted that the album, which cost a reported $13 million to make, would be ready before Christmas.

Singing sensation Leona Lewis has been crowned the winner of the X Factor talent show, gaining 60% of the vote. The receptionist, whose voice has been likened to Whitney Houston, sang the Americans chart-topper I Will Always Love You as well as Celine Dion's All By Myself. She also gave a rendition of A Million Love Songs alongside Take That.

Girls Aloud and the Sugababes are teaming up to make a charity track for Comic Relief, the Daily Star has revealed. The two bands are recording a top secret song together to be released as the official Comic Relief anthem next year.

Virgin Radio have signed up former Madness lead singer Suggs for a daily two-hour afternoon show. He will take over from Neil Francis, who has been doing the afternoon show for three years.

It has been recently confirmed that Imaginative events have created the largest disco ball in the world. The ball, weighing in at a whopping 1.5tons entered the Guinness book of world records on October 13th.

Launching this month, CrystalRoc is a new company offering DJs and performers the ultimate fashion accessory – crystal covered decks, microphones and instruments. Setting the trend for this new fashion statement, Kylie Minogue is currently using a crystallised Sennheiser SKM 5200 mic on her Showgirl Homecoming tour, which started in Sydney on Saturday 11th November.

Ten years later and following a massive tour earlier in the year, Take That are back at the top of the charts with their new single ‘Patience’. The group knocked Akon and Eminem off the top spot to notch up their 9th No 1 single.

The North West branch of the NADJ will be meeting at Cheshire County Sports Club, Plas Newton Lane, Chester, CH2 1PR on Tuesday 28th November 2006, 7:30 for an 8pm start. Members, guests and visitors are all welcome.

Artvinyl is a new concept in interior design for DJs and music lovers. The Artvinyl frames are designed to fit a 12" record sleeve and feature a unique 'Play & Display' design that allows the content to be changed without taking the frame off the wall. The people at Art Vinyl are currently running a competition to give away a triple pack of their ingenious frames.

To promote the release of new single 'Bombs' eclectic dance act Faithless have recorded a special interview with Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray that is available as a free Podcast. The interview with band members Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo covers the bands past, present and future.

If you are looking forward to a busy Christmas packed with lucrative work, why not give yourself something to look forward to in the New Year? The annual Mobile Beat Las Vegas DJ show will take place from the 20th to the 22nd of February in 2007. This is almost certainly the biggest DJ conference in the US and it is held in the party capital of the world.

'Rio' and other hits from the iconic 80's band Duran Duran are staple fodder for mobile DJs. However, the band are not relying on their past success and are working with current pop icon Justin Timberlake and producer of the moment Timberland on tracks for their next album.

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Members, Guests and Visitors are invited to attend the third meeting of the NADJ Yorkshire branch. Come along and meet fellow DJs and discuss the issues that affect your career as a Disc Jockey over a pint or two.

RnB performer Ms Dynamite was airlifted to a hospital in Northampton following a high speed crash on Sunday (12-11-06). The accident happened during filming for Sky One's reality TV show "The Race". The show ended on Sunday following a week long run and involved two teams of five celebrities competing at the Silverstone racing circuit in various vehicles.

Due to feedback from users, Pioneer has recently upgraded the operating firmware for their CDJ-1000MK3 and CDJ-800MK2 players.

Issue 20 will see the introduction of a new feature to the pages of Pro Mobile. The idea of 'Pro Mobile: Must Have' is to provide DJs with a musical 'crib sheet' of essential tracks. This won't be a playlist, as we all know that one of a DJ's key skills is the ability to play the right track at the right time - and there is no way to pre-plan that. Instead it will provide up-and-coming DJs with a list of tracks that they must have in their collection and also provide a helping hand to jog the memory of established DJs out on the road.

Fantasy Music manager is an online game that puts you in control of your own record company. You can pick your roster of stars to manage from the likes of Lilly Allen, Scissor Sisters and Madonna.