LIVE MBLV16 Coverage - Recap

 To sum up our coverage of MBLV16 last week in one word, only one phrase comes to mind, "I <3 2 DJ"! It's a sentiment we shared with the attendees and participants of this year show produced by Mobile Beat Magazine.

Courtesy of Sue The DJOr maybe it was my permanent marker scribbles on peoples arms and wrists, as a Tamale Party whim that the feeling was shared throughout the show. With every show brings even more deeper connection and another word comes to mind; family.

Below we share some the highlights and streaming footage sponsored by American DJ.

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Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

DJ Z-Trip Interview

Rane Professional Audio Products releases a new mixer called the Limited Edition Sixty Two Z. With a face plate designed by Shepard Fairy and custom purple cables, the mixer bears the name of one of the hottest and most talented DJs in the club circuit. It boasts so many features and carries the most reliable name in the business.

LIVE MBLV16 Coverage

The NAMM Show 2012 - Recap

After four days of walking just one of the five ginourmous halls of The Namm Show in Anaheim, we were able to LIVE stream video coverage from the show floor, record video for later editing and gathered some very interesting numbers. Here is just a glimpse of what we did.

We visited 17 company booths, highlighted 73 products, interviewed 22 DJs and streamed 13 DJ sets. During our LIVE streaming coverage, we had an average of 151 unique viwers per day with Sunday pulling in a whopping 200 viewers, even during an NFL Playoff game!

What does that tell us? Well for one, we are finally being recognized by the indusrty as a trusted source for DJ information. Second, DJs are relying on us to bring them reliable useful information in real time. No magazine or even blog can deliver such fast paced data in a short amount of time.

One most important outcome form our coverage is the connections we made with the manufacturers. We hope these connections will yield partnerships and open dialog with more information coming down the line in the year to come. Product releases and interviews with some key figures for our bi-weekly shows.

Here is a video highlight of our NAMM coverage. We will be releasing more footage and the weeks go by.

The following is the LIVE video coverage broken down by day. Below is a complete list of activity with links to their respective video footage. Enjoy.

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Day 3

Day 4

Interviews	Booth Tours	Products Highlighted	DJ Mix Sets
DJ Z-Trip	Rane	Rane Sixty-One	DJ Mark Barbagallo
MK	Pioneer DJ	Rane Sixty-Two	DJ Pulse
Chris Cox	Aphex	Rane Sixty-Two Z	DJ Irene
Dave Aude	Chauvet	Pioneer DDJ-ERGO	DJ Ukio
Karl Detken	KB Covers	Pioneer CDJ-2000 Limited	DJ D-Styles
DJ Erikka Starr	Stokyo	Pioneer DJM-900nexus Limited	DJ Z-Trip
DJ Irene	Vestax	Pioneer CDJ-850 K	DJ Greg Zizique
DJ D-Styles	Allen & Heath	Chauvet Motion Façade LED	DJ Rhettmatic
DJ Mikey Mike	Novation	Chauvet Motion Drape LED	DJ Melo-D
Arabian Prince	JBL	Chauvet Intimidator Spot LED 350	DJ Shortkut
DJ MikiWar	American DJ	Chauvet Intimidator Spot LED 250	Mr Choc
DJ Melo-D	Numark	Chauvet Freedom Series LED	DJ Ill-Esha
DJ Icy Ice	Akai	Chauvet Nimbus Dry Ice Machine	DJ Stubbs
DJ Rhettmatic	Odyssey	Chauvet SlimPar Tri 7 IRC
Mr Choc	Behirnger	Chauvet SlimPar Tri 12 IRC
DJ Babu	Hercules	Chauvet PixPar 12
DJ Tech Tools	Denon	Chauvet PixPar 24
DJ Skribble		Chauvet MVP Video Panels
Keith Shocklee		KB Keyboard Covers
DJ Abstract		Stokyo Custom Serato Vinyl
Brian S Redd		Vestax VCI-400
Hyphy Crunk		Allen & Heath Xone 22
		Allen & Heath Xone 42
		Allen & Heath Xone 62
		Allen & Heath Xone 92
		Allen & Heath Xone 464
		Allen & Heath Xone DB2
		Allen & Heath Xone DB4
		Novation Twitch
		JBL EON 210P
		JBL EON 515XT
		JBL EON 518S
		JBL EON 510
		JBL PRX615
		JBL PRX618S
		JBL PRX635
		JBL PRX412M
		JBL PRX425
		JBL PRX418S
		American DJ Royal Sky
		American DJ VIZI Spot LED Pro
		American DJ VIZI Spot Scan LED
		American DJ MegaBar Profile
		American DJ Inno Scanner
		American DJ Inno Roll
		American DJ MegaTri Par Profile
		Numark N4
		Numark NS6
		Numark 4Track
		Numark MixDeck Express
		Numark MixDeck Quad
		Numark iDJPro
		Numark RedPhone
		Numark Electrowave Headphone
		Numark Softcase Backpack
		Numark MPC Pro
		Akai MPC Studio
		Akai MPC Reneaissance
		Odyssey Redline Series DJ Bags
		Odyssey Flight Cases
		Odyssey Work Trunk
		Behringer CMD Micro
		Behringer CMD Studio 4A
		Behringer CMD DVS-1
		Behringer CMD PL-1
		Behringer CMD LC-1
		Behringer NOX404
		Hercules DJ Control Air
		Denon MC3000
		Denon DN-MC6000
		Denon DN-HC1000
		Denon DN-S3700
		Denon DN-X1600

First Look - Rane Sixty-Two Z

First Look - Pioneer CDJ-2000 Limited and DJM-900nexus Limited

The NAMM Show 2012 - Media Preview Day

Even though The NAMM Show does not officially open till tomorrow, the media and press had a chance to take a peek at few new products and celebrity appearances by Beach Boy Brian Wilson and crooner John Mayer.

Numark showcases a new DJ controller using an iPad as your main media source. With the iDJ Pro you simply slide the iPad into the controller and viola! You have a full size functional controller complete with jog wheel and access to fx and sampler.

The folks at SmithsonMartin have revealed for the first in a national show their new suer interface called KS-1974. It's sleek and stylish with a four point touch screen. Very chic.

A recent video from DJ Tech Tools announced their new back pack with enough room for a full controller, laptop and maybe even a baby elephant. I had the good frotune of talking to the guys and they let me touch the pack. Very sturdy and soft.

Here a are a few pictures of the media preview event to wet your appetite.

  

LIVE NAMM 2012 Coverage

The nations largest and the worlds oldest music manufacturers convention NAMM returns to Anaheim Convention Center on Thursday January 19th at 12 pm Noon PST. The Crossfader Show will be there streaming LIVE footage of the convention floor, interviews with manufactureres and demos of all the fun DJ gear.

Coverage continues everyday at Noon PST through Sunday January 22. Get your popcorn and make it count!

Here is some footage of last years coverage.

New Serato Video Plug In for Scratch Live and Itch

Video Jockeys rejoice! Just announce in time for The NAMM Show, Serato announces a new plug in for Scratch Live and Itch appropriatly called Serato Video. This has been a long time coming for many since DJs with thrid party MIDI controllers can enter the video realm with ease. Click here for the official press release.

Video Segment - The Wrecking Crew

We sit down with Denny Tedesco, director of the music documentary "The Wrecking Crew" and accomplished musician Don Randi who talked to us about the film and what was it like to be part of the group of studio musicians who recorded for many Rock and Roll stars in the 50's and 60's. With such artists like the Beach Boys, Elvis, The Byrds, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra, Sonny and Cher, Jan & Dean, The Monkees, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, The Mamas and The Papas, Tijuana Brass, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Rivers and were Phil Spector's Wall of Sound

The film is an an example of an extraordinary point in musical history that has been just recently been revealed. Much of the music recorded by these musicians were never publicly credited during that era.

We also talk about what it means to screen the movie for DJs from around the world at the upcoming Mobile Beat DJ Show and Conference in Las Vegas. The screening will take place on Wednesday February 8th at 7pm inside the Riviera Hotel and Casino.

http://wreckingcrew.tv
http://www.mobilebeat.com/the-wrecking-crew-comes-to-mblv16/
http://www.thecrossfadershow.com/