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Playing to the Crowd

  There’s nothing worse than a DJ that ignores the most fundamental requirement of being a DJ, keeping the crowd happy and entertained. Playing to the crowd seems obvious but I am sure we have all seen times when the DJ is seemingly oblivious to the down-turned, unhappy faces and patrons leaving the venue in droves. In fact there are plenty of examples of famous DJ’s being kicked off the decks because they were .

THE WEDDING RECEPTION – Let’s get started!

If you’re serious about making money in the DJ industry, weddings are ideal. People are usually willing to pay a high fee to guarantee quality entertainment at such an important event and the mixing work is often very easy. BEING MORE THAN A DJ Whilst it IS possible for you to be just a DJ at the wedding reception (most people are), once your interpersonal skills are honed you should also think about offering .

Are your special effects special enough? 6 tips on making your lightshow a dazzling success..

People are mostly visual, they will remember what your show looked like much more than what it sounded like. So if all you had was one or two effects on during the whole night, then your performance is likely to get the thumbs-down regardless of how good you were in your own performance. 1. Use different TYPES of effects: Examples of types include strobe vs laser vs scanner vs coloured disco light many of .

Want to see the package everybody is talking about?

You have to hear this to believe it! Sure – there are hundreds of different models of speakers with many different features to choose from these days – but if you’re looking for something that simply does the job and sounds great doing so then consider a pair of passive 15’s with an amp. Why? Many will say that passive speakers produce better sound quality and that by having a separate amplifier you take .

Give your next event the X-FACTOR with Antari’s Z1520 Vertical Fogger!

If you’ve ever wanted to add pyrotechnic effects to your gigs, the Antari Z1520 will give you that effect without messing around with special permits, pyrotechnic gear or gas cylinders. The Z1520 is a vertical fog machine that shoots fog 5m into the air, and lights it up using 22 red, green and blue LED lights. When used in multiples, the effect is just as good, if not better, than what you might see .

Light Emotion is now offering TWO YEAR WARRANTY on it’s core range of products!

The warranty on 24 Light Emotion products including Light Emotion LED lighting effects, Light Emotion LED par cans and Light Emotion lighting controllers will be doubled to two years back dating to products purchased from March 1, 2015. Light Emotion was established in 1991 and since then has grown to be one of Australia’s most recognised lighting brands. Amongst a sea of overseas brands, Light Emotion has led the way with high quality products .

NEW Light Emotion LED Moving Heads!

Light Emotion moving heads are back and are better than ever – with the new LX60SPOT and LX90SPOT LED moving heads. The LX60SPOT features a 60w white LED source, while the LX90SPOT uses a bright 90W white LED source. Both models utilise the same features including DMX controllable focus not normally featured on smaller moving heads. Check out the features: – 6 Colours plus white – Variable speed bi-directional rainbow effect – 7 rotating .

The revolution in jukebox technology — Hire it now!

Controlled by your party-goer’s smart phone, eJukebox is the latest in jukebox technology that has just launched in Australia, designed in Australia, for Australians. eJukebox is available to hire from Lightsounds Sydney City and Lightsounds Kingsgrove right now, just in time for party season! The revolutionary eJukebox is the smallest and lightest jukebox on the planet combining the latest state of the art technology in a super portable tablet to meet the expectations of .

Brisbane Cocktail Machines

Lightsounds Brisbane is a place where now you can hire out frozen cocktail machines for private parties, corporate events, fetes and fund raisers. When you hire cocktail machines you also have a choice of various package deals on accessories and cocktail mixes. Visit our Lightsounds Brisbane Hire section to book these exciting machines for your party! • Cocktails are hand-made with up to 2 KG of real fresh fruit per mix. • Packages start .

CME is now cooperating with Soundtrap

Fantastic news for all XKEY users! CME announced a cooperation with Soundtrap, a new cloud-based music sequencer and digital audio workstation for collaborative music production. Soundtrap is developed by the Swedish startup Playwerk, and it is offered as a software-as-a-service using a subscription model with a generous “freemium”. Different than many other sequencers, Soundtrap is built using HTML5 technology and it works with Google Chrome browser for Mac, PC, Chromebooks, Linux and Android OS .