AMPdj will be hosting a mobile DJ meet-up (DJamp) on Monday the 11th of June in Chesterton. This exciting evening will include short seminars, product demonstrations and the first 50 people to arrive will even get a free goody bag!

CHAUVET DJ has announced the release of two LED fixtures that are joining the Intimidator family of powerful moving heads and scanners: The Intimidator Spot LED 250 and Intimidator Spot LED 350. Both fixtures are ideal for enhancing mobile rigs and adding alluring effects to club installations.

Electro-pop group ooberfuse have released a dance single in support of the English and Welsh Catholic Church’s new vocations drive. The track, which is aimed at the nightclub generation, has gained added publicity due to its title, ‘Call My Name’, being the same as Cheryl Cole’s new single.

At the recent Annual General Meeting of the National Association of Disc Jockeys in Newport, South Wales, the new association committee was confirmed for the up-coming year.

The Beach Boys have announced details of a one-off UK gig later this year. The legendary band will perform at London's Wembley Arena on Friday 28th September. The reformed group consisting of Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston & David Marks kicked off their 37-date US reunion tour in April.

Do you hold a hidden passion for live sound engineering? Or just want to get some tips on live sound? Allen & Heath will be hosting an interactive webinar with veteran sound engineer Dave McDonald on the 7th June at 4pm.

Issue 312 is the ultimate collection of mixes, mash-ups and remixes from hit-makers Mastermix. This two-CD set for DJs only is bursting with the latest smashes, retro classics and dance wonders including ‘We Are Young’ by Fun (feat. Janelle Monae), ‘Boyfriend’ by Justin beiber, ‘Never Too late’ by Kylie Minogue, and an extended floorfiller made popular by a recent TV advert, ‘You’re The Best’ by Joe Esposito.

Audiences around the world will be able to enjoy coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations this Bank Holiday Weekend. From the 3rd to the 5th of June the BBC will cover the festivities which include the star studded concert arranged and hosted by Gary Barlow and the first showing of his documentary, Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty’s Service.

The week commencing the 14th of May saw UK album sales at their lowest in 16 years according to Music Week. Figures dropped a further 2.65% in the week following, which led to the total 7-day sales in Britain being just 1,312,971.

Tickets are now on sale for BPM 2012, the biggest event in the mobile DJ industry calendar. Over 7000 people flocked to the NEC last year to be inspired by workshops, seminars and panels, watch unmissable performances and above all to try out the latest DJ gear. BPM 2012 promises to be even bigger and better!

Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler & Bill Ward form one of the most iconic groups to come from the UK in the last 50 years. Up there with Queen and The Beatles are Black Sabbath and they are releasing a long overdue album, 'Iron Man: The Best of Black Sabbath'.

CHAUVET DJ has announced the release of the new COLORbar SMD, a linear fixture capable of creating hypnotic, animated effects and projecting vibrant, large-area washes.

Pro Disc 144 is the latest addition to the popular range from Mastermix. The CD features 22 expletive-free tracks which are digitally remastered for use by DJs only. Packed full of the best new hits, Pro Disc 144 definitely has a party feel to it, featuring Cheryl Cole with ‘Call My Name’, Alexandra Burke’s ‘Let It Go’, Labrinth with ‘Express Yourself’ and the poptastic ’30 Days’ by The Saturdays amongst many more!

Native Instruments, the company behind the highly popular Traktor brand, is offering a chance to win a trip for two people to see the debut performance of Mostly Robot on June 14th at Sónar festival in Barcelona. The lottery is open to everyone, and the winners will enjoy a four day break including flights, accommodation, two full festival passes and a tapas meal with the band.

An incredibly rare picture of the Beatles went up for auction last week (22nd of May). The iconic image is similar to that used on the band's ‘Abbey Road’ album cover, though the band are walking the opposite way.

The creative minds behind Mixed In Key software have released ‘Beyond Beatmatching: Take Your DJ Career to the Next Level’, a book that gets deep into the craft and business of professional DJing.

Rumours have been circulating about who will take Paula Abdul’s place on the American X Factor since the end of last season. The new line-up of judges has finally been announced and includes pop princess Britney Spears.

The music video DVD & download service MixMash is unfortunately closing down. An email was sent out yesterday announcing that all stock will be sold off at reduced prices over the next couple of weeks. When all the stock has been sold, the business will cease trading.

DJs everywhere will be pleased to hear that celebrity heiress Paris Hilton is back! Taking time off from her busy schedule (of doing nothing) she is set to unleash pain on our ears once more with the debut single, 'After Midnight', from her forthcoming new album.

It has long since been acknowledged that when an artist passes away, his/her music catalogue suddenly becomes the most in-demand collection to have. The sales of Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston’s albums all almost doubled after their passing.

Today Google are celebrating Robert Moog’s birthday, the legendary pioneer of electronic music who passed away on August 21st 2005 would have been 78. Moog transformed musical synthesisers in the 1960s by making an affordable synth that was easy to use and incorporated a small keyboard.

American DJ has unveiled the Gobo Motion LED, a Tri-Colour LED powered lighting unit that is both a multi-gobo fixture and solid colour beam effect housed in one compact unit.

Geri Halliwell is set to return to the X Factor judging panel for the first round of auditions in Liverpool tomorrow (May 23rd). The petite songstress known as ‘Ginger Spice’ will be sitting in as a guest judge alongside Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Tulisa Contostavlos, replacing Kelly Rowland who has not returned for this season.

'Speed Of Life' is the new publication born out of a 40-year collaboration between musician, actor and producer, David Bowie, and photographer and designer, Masayoshi Sukita.

Disco music legend Robin Gibb died yesterday at the age of 62, following a long battle with liver cancer. The singer has sold over 200 million records alongside brothers Barry and Maurice as part of the seminal 70s group the Bee Gees.