NiteOwl

Apologies if this is not exactly following the same thread here... But talking of "more affordable" sounds.. I recall a similar suggestion being tabled during one of those unexplainable discussions at some nighter or other....... it went along the lines of..... "Would'nt it be great if a venue ran some kind of competition/challenge one night - where they insisted that ALL the DJ's put an hour set together, consisiting of the best quality sounds they could muster, but with a total (JM Book) value of no more than £500?" Sounded like an interesting challenge to me... and would certainly bring out a lot of these faves being bandied about here..........

Interesting Comments Guys - thanks... I was just getting a bit twitchy about the web site side of it..... I kept getting asked for clips of tracks that came from my vinyl collection, so decided to post a few on my site (for members only of course) - and whilst checking out the legal status of doing that, came accross this.... I suppose our scene is no exception despite the fact that most of the Record Companies, Artists and agents are not really going to get a penny in royalties even if we pay MCPS...... :angry: kind of asks the question... could we get some kind of exemption???

An Interesting Atricle about the act of copying your music onto a PC or MP3 Player for DJ ing purposes... not one that we have to worry about!! - I hope Digital DJs 'unaware of copy law' DJs can now create an entire sound and visual show from their laptopMany DJs are still unwittingly breaking the law by playing unlicensed digital copies of tracks months after a new permit scheme began, the BBC has found. The annual licences, costing £200 plus VAT, were introduced by royalty collection agency PPL in September. DJs who copy tracks onto computers or MP3 players without one are breaking copyright law, the organisation says. But Radio 1 DJ Fergie told Newsbeat he did not know about the licences and doubted many other DJs did either. The licences are needed by any DJ who wants to store digital copies of sound recordings to use when playing in public. There isn't actually very much money in DJing so to ask someone to shell out £200 is going to be a bit over the top - YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!!! What do you think of the new licences? Are you a DJ who uses digital copies of tracks? Is it right for DJs to use digital recordings rather than vinyl or CDs? https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4609378.stm more info.......

Try Helter Skelter in Nottingham - they used to make em to measure....... if you asked nice web site and contact info here... https://www.helterskelter-uk.com/ Al www.SoulBeat.co.uk