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Influential New York producer DJ Spinbad dies aged 46

The likes of comedian Russell Peters and DJ Yoda have paid tribute

Influential New York musician DJ Spinbad has died at the age of 46.

Spinbad, real name Chris Sullivan, passed away in New York yesterday, although his cause of death is yet to be confirmed.

Paying tribute, Canadian comedian Russell Peters shared memories of how Spinbad would warm up the comic’s crowds as his tour DJ.

“This is a post I had hoped I’d never have to make but it’s with a broken heart that I have to say, bye to my brother, my friend, my DJ, one of the most creative and brilliant minds I’ve ever known,” Peters wrote on Instagram.

“I can’t believe you’re not here anymore… trying to find the right pictures of us has me all fucked up and crying, because we have waaaay too many memories together… I love you my brother and I don’t know how to keep it together…”

Paying tribute, UK musician DJ Yoda explained how Spinbad had been one of his main influences. “I’m raw and almost unable to comment on this right now, but I’ve woken up to the news that Spinbad has gone,” he wrote.

Via NME.com

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DON DIABLO TO APPEAR ON "MTV CRIBS" REBOOT

The Dutch electronic music artist will join celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner, Stefflon Don, Christine Quinn, and more for the rebooted series.

While we constantly find ourselves reminiscing about what life was like before everything fun was shut down, MTV International decided to double down on the nostalgia with a reboot of the fan-favorite TV series, MTV Cribs. For those unfamiliar with the show, it's essentially a series of real estate tours where celebrities show off their luxurious homes and remind us that they have much more money than we do.

Fans who want a closer look into the life of Don Diablo are in luck because the renowned future house producer has been confirmed as one of the celebrities to be featured on MTV Cribs reboot. On Instagram, he shared a trailer that features a brief appearance from him and confirmed his involvement in the series.

The MTV Cribs reboot premiered on October 26th and featured the homes of Caitlyn Jenner and Stefflon Don, among others. It's not yet clear when the episode featuring Don Diablo will premiere, but fans can watch full episodes and view the show's schedule on MTV International's website.

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CLUB GLOW (DC) BOUGHT BY INSOMNIAC

Intended to establish an East Coast home base for Insomniac, it was recently announced that the club had been acquired by the huge event promotion firm.

The acquisition actually took place in 2019 and was just announced in part to let current employees know that they would not only be able to return to their jobs in the future but that additional events may be added above the past schedule of the venue.

The original plan was for the announcement of the deal to be made at the 2020 Winter Music Conference by Club Glow owner Pete Kalamoutsos.

Kalamoutsos told Billboard:

It’s good to give them hope. We’re coming back, it’s going to be bigger than ever and we’ve got incredible things planned cant wait to tell everyone about.”

Club Glow consists of Echostage, the award-winning larger venue and the more intimate Soundcheck.

Pasquale Rotella, CEO of Insomniac also told Billboard:

“We have have been working together in the past few years promoting dance music culture and I’m always watching for people who make an impact. A goal of mine has always been to work with the people that are essentially cut from the same cloth and have the passion with the roots to the culture. Pete’s a fan he’s stuck with it and what he started is as popular today. And he is pushing the music forward and pushing the culture for forward.”

via EDMLife

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OLIVER HELDENS, MEDUZA, MORE LEAD 1001TRACKLISTS "TOP 101 PRODUCERS 2020" LIST

KATIE STONE

It's that time of the year again—1001Tracklists have calculated the numbers and revealed their annual "Top 101 Producers" list. The world's largest DJ setlist database compiled a list that features representations from 21 countries across this year's rankings.

Leading the pack is Heldeep Records label head Oliver Heldens. The Dutch producer moves up from #24 to the #1 spot this year thanks to an impressive run of diverse releases both under his own name and under his HI-LO alias. The Grammy-nominated MEDUZA scored the #2 spot after Heldens, marking the highest new entry for this year and of all time. The remaining top five spots were scored by dance music heavyweights Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, and David Guetta, respectively.

Other notable rankings include Skrillex at #71, Tchami at #83, and Habstrakt, who snuck in at the final #101 spot.

Check out the full "Top 101 Producers 2020" list below.

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Instagram: instagram.com/1001tracklists/

VIA EDM.COM

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CDJ-3000

A New Dimension

Enhance your creative power with our evolved flagship multi player, the CDJ-3000. This robust unit is powered by a new MPU and packed with specially developed high-quality components and innovative features.

The MPU (micro-processing unit) is the first we’ve ever put in a CDJ. It drives the unit, delivering stable performance and enabling advanced new features, and creates a smoother overall DJ experience.

Enhanced performance and rock-solid stability

Have faith in the decks. As well as expanded creative options, the CDJ-3000 brings even more stability and reliability to your setup.

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Enhanced performance and rock-solid stability

Advanced MPU

We’ve revolutionized the way the CDJ is driven with its new MPU, making it smoother and more stable than its predecessors. The MPU’s processing power allows for new functions and lets us introduce more features in future updates.

Pro DJ Link with Gigabit ethernet

Thanks to the Gigabit Ethernet connection for Pro DJ Link, you can share and play audio files from USB devices and SD cards on up to 6 CDJ-3000 units when you combine them with a compatible 6-channel mixer such as the DJM-V10.

Better screen visibility

The maximum screen brightness has been improved by more than 150% compared to that on the CDJ-2000NXS2, so you can crank it up depending on the environment you’re playing in and improve visibility.

Tougher components

The high-quality aluminum top plate and redesigned play, cue, and Hot Cue buttons are stronger than ever. Also, the lockable V-Lock power cable* guards against accidental disconnections that could interrupt your show.

* Excluding some regions.

Enhanced audio design

Enhanced audio design

Realistic spatial sound and a more musical bass sound

The CDJ-3000 unifies audio calculation processing to 96 kHz/32-bit floating in all playable audio formats . Hear the nuances of the original sound source – like depth, ambience, and shifts in the timbre of the low range – for realistic spatial sound and a musical bass sound.

A natural sound – easy to listen to for long, high-volume sets

To maximize performance from the DAC (digital-to-analog converter), we’ve improved the circuit that outputs analog audio. We’ve also tuned the digital audio for optimum sound quality, hugely reducing digital noise, to create a natural sound that will keep crowds listening.

9-inch, high-resolution touch screen

9-inch, high-resolution touch screen

Touch Preview

Audition any part of a track by touching its waveform in the right place in the browse section. With multiple CDJ-3000 players connected to the DJM-V10 or DJM-900NXS2 mixer via Pro DJ Link, you can even preview tracks from another player with Link Cue.

Touch Cue

Listen to another part of the track that’s playing by touching the waveform – the crowd won’t hear you. Learn the progression of a track and identify a mix point — useful during DJ handovers and back-to-back sets. Use Link Cue to listen to a track on another player.

Stacked Waveform

Keep an eye on the enlarged waveform of the track on the master player and the one you want to cue up, all on one screen. Identify mix points and visually check the beatgrids are perfectly lined up at a glance.

Support for 3Band Waveform

Understand a track’s sound without even listening to it. 3Band Waveform uses different colors to show the volume of each frequency band in files analyzed by rekordbox, so you can see a track’s composition at a glance. RGB and blue waveform options are also available.

Key Sync and Key Shift

Our smoothest-ever jog wheel

Effortlessly scratch and smoothly bend the pitch of tracks. We’ve redesigned the jog wheel so it feels slicker than ever, with a reduced touch latency. The LCD screen in the center shows playhead position and artwork for a quick visual reminder of loaded tracks.

Rebuilt range-leading performance interface

Get hands-on with the redesigned controls and new features of the CDJ-3000 – all arranged in a way that lets you play the CDJ like it’s a musical instrument.

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Rebuilt range-leading performance interface

Eight Hot Cue buttons

Intuitively trigger Hot Cues via the 8 buttons that run from left to right underneath the waveform display. The linear positioning makes it feel more natural to select cue points according to their position in the track.

Dedicated Beat Jump buttons

Jump forward or backward from the current playback position in the track by pressing the dedicated Beat Jump buttons. You can set the quantized number of beats to a value of 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 beats.

Advanced Auto Beat Loop section

As well as the popular 4-Beat Loop control from the CDJ-2000NXS2, the CDJ-3000 includes an 8-Beat Loop button for further creative options. Want to make polyrhythmic loops? Use the expanded options for odd-numbered loops to remix sounds on the fly.

Flexible performance options

Play rekordbox-analyzed music from USB drives via Export mode. Connect a laptop with USB-HID control to use Link Export or use Performance mode for free. Or connect your iPhone to the CDJ-3000 via a USB cable with a Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter (sold separately) and mix from rekordbox for iOS.

Pro DJ Link with enhanced lighting support

Sync your sounds with lights thanks to compatibility with the new Pro DJ Link Lighting feature. The CDJ-3000 sends phrase analysis information to rekordbox (PC/Mac) so you can control lighting effects via the RB-DMX1 (available separately) and take your show to the next level.

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DJM-S11

TURN IT UP TO 11

Raise your game with the DJM-S11. This new professional 2-channel, 4-deck control battle mixer enhances various elements from its predecessor, the DJM-S9, and offers a host of brand-new features to help you perform more freely with Serato DJ Pro or rekordbox.

KEY FEATURES

Customizable touch screen

A 4.3-inch customizable touch screen gives all the information you need. Browse tracks, check waveforms, and dynamically change the texture of the music with TOUCH FX. With Touch MIDI you can directly control functions in your DJ software without touching your laptop.

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Customizable touch screen

Waveform screen

Spend more time focusing on your mix thanks to the high-frame-rate color touch screen, which shows everything from waveforms to BPM so you can stay in the zone. You can even customize it with your preferred style of layout.

Browse screen

Rapidly select tracks by checking the information on the screen – there’s no need to look at your laptop – and instantly see their playback status.

DECK 3/4 Control screen

Want to pack more sounds into your sets? Play up to 4 tracks or samples simultaneously with Deck 3/4 Control, an innovative feature that adds two extra decks – accessible via the touch screen. These additional decks let you control EQs, Hot Cues, pitch bend, and more.

Deck Move

Access two extra Deck 3/4 features with Serato DJ Pro. With Deck Move, you can seamlessly move tracks from deck 1 to 4 and deck 2 to 3. Use it to free up your main decks when mixing and scratching. Use Dual Deck control to adjust volume and effects for two decks at once.

Touch FX screen

Express yourself in new ways. Switch to the Touch FX screen and you can control 2 effects at the same time by tracing a finger across the surface while the other hand is scratching with the crossfader or finger drumming on the Performance Pads.

FX Setting screen

In the FX Setting screen, you can save 4 banks of effect types and parameters, then instantly call them up in different scenarios, e.g. when you’re battling, mashing up tracks, or playing a club set.

Touch MIDI screen

Touch MIDI offers four pages of presets that enable you to control functions in your DJ software without touching your laptop. The controls can also be custom MIDI mapped, enabling you to set things up to suit your style.

Expanded effects section

Spice up your sets with 22 Beat FX, including the new Fader Pitch and Helix. Smooth Echo is a new effect that you can automatically engage when you move the faders or hit the pads you’ve assigned as triggers.

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Expanded effects section

Smooth Echo

Assign the Smooth Echo effect to your choice from a selection of controls, e.g. a fader or pad. Turn on Smooth Echo with its dedicated button, and the echo will be triggered as soon as you move the relevant control. Its changeable parameters let you create new sounds.

22 Beat FX

Spice up your sets with all 15 Beat FX from the DJM-S9, plus 7 new ones including Fader Pitch and Helix. Trigger up to 6 more effects from your DJ software to create sounds your crowd has never heard before.

Improved Performance Pads

The 8 Performance Pads are bigger, making them easier to hit in energetic battles. In Serato DJ Pro, use Combo Pad mode to combine up to 4 different pad modes at once, and use Scratch Bank to call up assigned scratch samples by just tapping a pad.

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Improved Performance Pads

Combo Pad mode

Activate Combo Pad mode in Serato DJ Pro to use up to 4 different pad modes simultaneously (2 modes per channel, 4 pads per mode) and combine even more features.

Scratch Bank

With the new pad mode Scratch Bank, you can instantly call up scratch samples that you’ve assigned in Serato DJ Pro by simply tapping a pad. There’s no need to browse via the touch screen or your laptop.

Enhanced MAGVEL FADER PRO

We’ve enhanced the feeling of the MAGVEL FADER PRO and boosted its vertical rigidity by 30 percent. This means you can scratch with more confidence, while the tougher coating around the crossfader area reduces wear and tear.

Crystal-clear sound quality

The DJM-S11 inherits the raw and high-density sound from the DJM-900NXS2 thanks to studio-quality 64-bit mixing and dithering processing inside the DSP, and a low-jitter clock circuit and 32bit high-quality D/A converter in the master output section.

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