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Thursday, April 10, 2025

Level Up DJ Conference – Sign Up Today!

Level Up is a DJ conference that takes a “360 degree approach” to programming.  The organizers believe that for DJs to reach their full potential as artists and share their unique gifts with the world, equal focus must also be given to the individual behind the art, their capacity to grow and their preparation for navigating life.  Sign up for a one-of-a-kind experience that’s sure to be impactful on both the professional AND personal fronts.

Tickets to Level Up get you 2 days and 3 nights of workshops, panel discussions, breakout group work and parties in the city, plus food, a fat swag bag and more.  The full programming schedule can be found on the site as well as after party info.

Grab your tickets now at LevelUp4DJs.com and use the code BEATSOURCE when you check out for an exclusive discount.  Don’t forget to watch the recap video from last year to check the vibe.

DJcity’s Remix Director, Sir Marcus will be speaking at the conference.

Learn more and register here: https://www.levelup4djs.com/

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Thursday, December 26, 2024

2024 DJ Tech Wrap-Up – An Industry In Flux

2024 has been kind of a weird year for the DJ technology industry. With the AlphaTheta acquisition of Serato being blocked, but not until July, some players appear to have been in a state of limbo. But, nonetheless, we’ve seen plenty of exciting innovation, new ideas, and some pretty spectacular hardware.

Check out Mojaxx’s 2024 wrap-up on DJcity TV.

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Friday, May 20, 2022

Beyond the Music Retreat Announces Premier Package Giveaway

Beyond the Music Retreat is back and giving away a Premier Package to one lucky DJ and a guest of their choice! ($1,798 value). To enter, simply follow @beyondthemusicretreat, @beatsourceofficial, @djcity, and @djvice on Instagram and tag three of your DJ friends in the comment section of this post. We’ll choose a random winner in 72 hours, and you’ll have to figure out which friend to bring. See Terms & Conditions.

Beyond the Music Retreat is an educational conference dedicated to helping DJs take their careers to a higher altitude. Join us at Arizona’s Wigwam Resort from June 13-15 for discussion panels and networking events with some of the DJ world’s brightest minds.

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Thursday, April 7, 2022

Technics Releases 50th Anniversary SL-1200 Turntable

To celebrate the SL-1200 series’ 50th anniversary, Technics has released limited edition direct drive turntable system, the SL-1200M7L. The latest product is a special edition model based on the SL-1200MK7, which was released in 2019. The turntable comes in seven different colors including red, blue, green, black, beige, yellow and white. Each color features a gold tonearm along with a special badge inscribed with serial number.

The SL-1200M7L retails for $1,099.99 and is available for pre-order now.

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Thursday, February 10, 2022

Snoop Dogg Buys Death Row Records

In 1993, Snoop Dogg dropped his debut album Doggystyle on Death Row Records. Nearly 30 years later, the iconic West Coast rapper and entrepreneur has bought the label, which had been owned by MNRK Music Group (formerly eOne Music).

Co-founded by Suge Knight and Dr. Dre in the early ’90s, Death Row has been home to iconic hip-hop artists like 2Pac, Dre, and Snoop.

Snoop said in a statement:

“I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value … It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members. This is an extremely meaningful moment for me.”

In 2021, Beatsource teamed up with Death Row and JetPack to design a limited edition DJ bag in celebration of the label’s 30th anniversary. Watch the unboxing video below and order the bag here.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Mojaxx Reviews Pioneer DJ’s DDJ-REV1 and DDJ-REV7

Mojaxx reviews Pioneer DJ’s new controllers, the DDJ-REV1 and DDJ-REV7 on the first episode of his new Beatsource Tech series. The DDJ-REV1 is an entry-level, two-channel controller for Serato DJ Lite, and the DDJ-REV7 is a two-channel controller for Serato DJ Pro with motorized platters that provides the mixer and turntable experience in one unit.

Both are part of the new DDJ-REV series that takes inspiration for its layout from a professional DJM-S mixer plus turntable setup and adds innovative features for open format DJs.

“The ‘REV’ series of controllers are a new and exciting chapter for Serato and Pioneer DJ,” says Serato Chief Strategy Officer Nick Maclaren. “Following up on the DDJ-SB3 was never going to be easy, with a brand new layout and innovative features we’re confident beginners are going to love learning on DDJ-REV1. For our professional DJs, the DDJ-REV7 is one of the most powerful controllers we’ve ever worked on and it’s exciting to have motorized jog wheels make their debut on a Pioneer DJ controller.”

Watch Mojaxx’s review for the DDJ-REV7 above and for the DDJ-REV1 below.

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