Insane deal, that’s what I think! The most I’ve seen it 10% off MAP. Or a refurb. But confirming with Mega Karaoke, it’s all brand new, factory sealed.

Pioneer, Stanton, Numark, and Denon are all display at their 14037 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX showroom. Check it out for more information.

Link www.shopmegadj.com

What’s so special about dots? That’s the signature of a LED light. The combinations of RGB dots don’t sound appealing but when the designs start to swirl, the look seems normal and even exciting. And as a DJ or KJ you don’t have to worry about a duty cycle or buying a new bulb the very next day.

What’s a duty cycle? Duty cycle is the amount of time you use a light. The standard duty cycle is 15 minutes. If you use the light for more than 15 minutes at a time, you risk the chance of a bulb or bulbs that go out or a burnt fuse.

Usually a light that uses a bulb will be turned on for 15 minutes, rest for 15 minutes, on for 15 etc. With LED Lighting, you do not have to worry about it.

Get American DJ, Chauvet, and even Irradiant lighting for your shows. Ask for Vinh or Kassim at 281-988-7988.

And if you don’t like dots, they have cool lasers that will blow your mind at what it can do. Mix different lights up with a timer or even better a DMX controller to make your show like a New York or L.A. club feel.

If you’re a DJ or KJ, BMI and ASCAP agents could be watching your every move. These organizations control music licensing when the music is used for public or professional means. If you are paying them money, you have a license to use the music. If you do not, you could be charged a fine. What happens when you are a KJ or DJ trying to make a living but you’re handed a monetary fine notice from BMI or ASCAP?

The KIAA protects you as a DJ or KJ. This organization acts as a member’s only club that you can join.

There are many issues that the KIAA are working towards solving:
Piracy
Unfair use of karaoke music
Inability to get new or older music

For more information how this organization can help your DJ or KJ business contact them now.
http://www.thekiaa.org/

Oh you thought they've been dead. Well they're definitely dead now that Pioneer have stopped all laser disc player productions as of January 14, 2009. Laser Discs were the predecessor of DVD Players. These were heavy duty machines that uses 12 inch discs. Those babies were priced at over $1300.00 MSRP and people were buying these like mad crazy.

We can hear all Asian people screaming "NOOOOOOO!!!!"

Pioneer is stopping the production of their LD players, the DVL-919, DVK-900, CLD-R5 and DVL-K888. Pioneer sold over 3.6 Million LD players in Japan from 1981 to 2002.

Sources:
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/01/14/all-laserdisc-player.html
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=17346
http://i.gizmodo.com/5130944/pioneer-stops-making-new-laserdisc-players-finally-concedes-to-vhs

Watching movies or listening to music is always great with a home theater system. This system specifically makes you feel right in the middle of the concert or movie action. There is only 1 problem: Those surround speakers are not meant for KARAOKE or DJing.

Actually it’s not made for vocal singing. It sounds great but majority of the time your home theater speakers were meant for just music. When you add your developed voice to the mix, this can cause distortion and even feedback and there’s a chance singing will speed up the wear and tear of your equipment.

There is also a difference between Vocal Speakers and Loudspeakers too. Loudspeakers are made for large spaces such as a restaurant, arena, or ball. Loudspeakers are made by Mackie, Yamaha, and JBL for example.

Vocal Speakers are made by VocoPro, APi, and BMB.

The big news on February 13, 2009 hit the TV world by storm. Pioneer Corp, one of the first Plasma brands, is stopping all plasma production. They will no longer manufacturer their quality driven plasma TVs. Due to the lack of demand for plasmas, Pioneer let go 27% of its workforce, equally to about 10,000 jobs globally.

It shut down 2 overseas plasma assembly and distribution centers in California and Britain. Its Japanese factory was minimized by 6,000 workers. With a net loss of $1.4 billion US, its operating revenue declined 38.8 percent.

Not only did the reduction hit Pioneer’s TV division, the cut affected throughout other departments such as Pro DJ and car audio. "Since the U.S. financial crisis and ensuing global downturn, our sales of car electronics products and flat-screen TVs plunged worldwide. We were severely hit by battered consumer sentiment," said Michiko Kadoi, another Pioneer spokeswoman.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_pioneer