Issue 239 page 1 South Eastern Discotheque Association May / June 2007

May 2007 Show Night

Village Hotel, Castle View, Forstal Road, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME143AQ, Sunday 20th May 2007, Registration at 7.30pm. Doors open 7:30pmUnless you are an exhibitor or genuinely helping you will not be allowedaccess before this time so that all exhibitors can set up withoutinterruption. This way we can open the doors 7:30pm sharp. Thanks foryour cooperation.

Features: Member photo shoot – see full details on p4 Computer DJ Glosticks.co.uk Mixmash SEDA shop Members Bring and buy table Nelly B’s promo corner (Kevin & Perry) Denon UK Presentation by David Wells, marquee manager from Four Jays

Group

Members shows: Andy Robinson of Colour Sounds Disco Ben Bowden – Junior members show

This event needs a lot of work from your committee, all of which isvolunteered. We really need a little help on the evening to organise theevent and ensure it is a success. Please get in touch with Chris Ansell,the events coordinator on 07971 691411 if you are able to help setup orbreakdown on the night, it will really be much appreciated.

Don’t forget to bring a good handful of business cards! The SEDA ShowNight is also a great opportunity to network with your COLLEAGUES!

SEDA COMMITTEE 2007 - 2008

John Kidd, Chairman 01227 750016Paul Forsyth, vice chair membership 07970 806644Chris Ansell, events officer 07971 691411Mary Eagleton, SEDAmailSue Mayo, Treasurer 01622 757567Andy Dykes, SEDAshop 01227 712247Neil Brown, PR & secretary 01622 764495Johnathan Hutton, constitution 020 8857 0141Ian Forest, Technology officer 07799 782764Ian Barber, Health & Safety officer 0777 307 8508Stewart Smith, Special projects 0790 509 0373Brian Mole, web monkey 07941 191194

For the latest info, visit the SEDA website:www.seda.org.uk

And it’s a goodnight from me and a goodnightfrom him!

As your hosts of the SEDA Show Nights, Paul andmyself are always looking for something different,new, old, borrowed or even something blue tochuck into the mix to keep it interesting and Fun.

Each month we get a few emails from memberswith ideas and suggestions, most of them are cleanand some quite good. I am often asking whatwould you like to see, but as a change and aCHALLENGE I will ask:

What would you like to do?

We are not looking for a talent show, but if youhave something that you think is unusual, great,different, please let us know. Email your thoughtsto dj@seda.org.uk this comes to Paul and I and wewill pick out the best of the best and line somethingup.

Get thinking…John Kidd, Chairman & Paul Forsyth, ViceChairman

Future SEDA Show Nights

May 20th 2007 July 15th 2007 September 23rd 2007 November 18th 2007 January 20th 2008 March 16th 2008 (AGM)

All at the Village Hotel, Forstal Road, Maidstone,Kent, ME14 3AQ.

DJemail.net

Since its launch at the last SEDA night and subsequent forum advertising,over 700 people have signed up for FREE DJemail.net accounts. Poweredby Google, this great new e-mail service allows you to have a FREE@djemail.net e-mail address. This offers an immediate benefit for thosewho may have AOL or another free e-mail address given to them by theirISP.

The @djemail.net address allows you to have a DJ-related address andthe service is absolutely FREE. You can access your e-mail via your webbrowser, or download it into your favourite e-mail program. For moreinformation, please visit http://www.djemail.net

Attention to all Members

Notice that at the July 15th meeting an EGM will be called. The reasonfor this is to present the accounts to the membership that were notprepared at the AGM. If you have any questions about this notice pleasecontact John Kidd at john@seda.org.uk

Many thanks

John Kidd

Chairman

Who got caught out by our little April fool then!?

http://www.seda.org.uk/documents/SEDAPR04-2007.pdf

Issue 239 page 2 South Eastern Discotheque Association May / June 2007

March 2007 AGM & SEDA Show Night

The SEDA Show Night in march combined with the AGM ensured anotherbusy night for all. Pete Atkins (Music Box) and Andrew Stotesbury (GoldenIris Mobile Disco) were present, with apologies from Simon Henderson (Thebest DJ in Town). We were also sorry not to see Chris from Glosticks UKarrive – the poor chap broke down on the way to the show night, and spentmost of his evening at the roadside awaiting recovery! Mixmash also sentapologies as they had to pull out at the last minute due to sickness.

As usual, Gary and the 118 twins from Denon were there to demonstratethe Denon range of DJ products, and Andrew Stotesbury brought his newNumark D2 for us to play with.

SEDA regulars included the SEDAshop for all your consumables, the newSEDA members bring’n’buy table run by Andrew Broughton, Nelly B's promocorner, and a new feature - the Show 'n' test. The show 'n' test is where wepick a particular type of product, which are displayed and tested alongsideeach other for comparison. This featured a comparison betweenconventional 300W PAR56 lamps and 18W LED PAR56 cans.

The AGM part of the Show Night was dealt with swiftly and the committeefor 2007/2008 was elected as listed at the top left of page 1 of this newsletter. As the accounts were not ready, an EGM will be called for the July2007 Show Night to present and approve these.

Houseproud admission for a fiver!

SEDA Members Marc Trowsdale and BrianMole hosted Houseproud – A History ofHouse night on Good Friday. As this was ahuge success with great reviews,Houseproud returns on Friday 22nd June2007 in Ewhurst, Surrey for what promisesto be another barn-stormer! SEDA membersare entitled to a £10 discount (normaladmission £15 on the door) for admission onproduction of their membership card (whichwill be with you this month).

Keep an eye on www.thisishouseproud.co.ukfor the latest info, dates and lineups.

SEDA website – www.seda.org.uk

Member feedback shows that members wishto be listed in areas other than their homeareas on the SEDA find a DJ section of thewebsite. So, SEDA is now able to offer thisbenefit to its members. There are howevera couple of requirements. All we ask is thatfor each area you want to be listed in, a £1contribution is made, and you must have aprofile page. Please talk to Brian Mole, oremail the webmaster@seda.org.uk for fulldetails on what to do.

Your profile page:

All full members are entitled to a profilepage like the one above, which is a greatinternet marketing tool. These show up as alink in the find a DJ pages which whenclicked take you to a members profile. Toget yours online, please send your profileinformation along with 2 good photos of youand your show to webmaster@seda.org.ukNOW!

Shorts:

Our friends at Computer DJ have a specialoffer for SEDA members - 10% off fromPCDJ, to take advantage of this, call 01482319702 and quote SEDA.

Congratulations go to SEDA member PeteAtkins who got married to Ali on 21st April2007.

Nelly B’s Promo corner Jan 07:

At the March SEDA Show Night, “Kevin & Perry” played the following:• Like a boy – Ciara• Witchi Tai To – X-Press 2• She’s Madonna – Robbie Williams with Pet Shop Boys• Guilty – De Souza ft Shena• Work – Masters at Work• Sumthin’ Serious – Audio Club• Candyman – Christina Aguilera• Last night a DJ save my life – Seamus Haji• Destination Calabria – Alex Gaudino• Feel the power – Audiolush

winDJstuff.com

Details are just trickling through of a brand new "pay-2-play" website whereyou can win some amazing DJ items. Prizes change on a weekly basis, andas well as the winning DJ benefiting from new equipment, charities alsobenefit from the competition. Unlike other pay-2-play websites, the odds ofactually winning are very realistic, i.e. you're not up against thousands ofother DJ's all trying to win the same item.

By the time this Seda Mail gets to you, the first competition will be wellunder way! So, as well as trying to bag yourself some new gear, help acharity at the same time!

http://www.winDJstuff.com

Issue 239 page 3 South Eastern Discotheque Association May / June 2007

New Music Review Written by Neil Brown

Could be No.1 Top Ten Top Forty Maybe Maybe Not

MINIMALISTIX: – ‘Whistling Drive’ mp3 Mostiko TBA

There is only one sensible comment here—The Dogs B*ll*X— This is just one fantastic piece of commercial trance that is goingto make the summer worth all those parties. Whistling for a drive time success is pretty original, and for a dance track it ispretty much a first. Peak time this will have everyone enjoying themselves, and by the end of the summer, it could prove to beone of this years big ‘Must Play’ tracks.

LIFESTYLERZ ft. HONEY COUTURE: – ‘Creep Delight’ Incentive/Product TBA

Pretty good piece of house this, with its addiction to those swirling low bass lines and short vocals to accentuate it. The dubbyfeel to the instrumentals works really well. Tried and tested for commercial floors and with the infectious vocals this will beanother summer party success.

MIGHTY DUB KATZ: – ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ mp3 Southern Fried Records TBA

This is probably the DJ’s best armoury tool from the year dot. Well titled as a piece of dramatic funky magic that will ensure itssalsa rhythms drift everywhere to ensure pleasure at any party. Could it finally get a top chart position? You bet

FONZERELLI: – ‘I Love Music’ mp3 UMM Records TBA

Plenty of potential on the remixers’ decks with a powerful house based sound. The dubby production of the ‘Yer Man Remix’does hide its best features away from the light though. Well worth the plays and airtime, but I would put money on it beingmashed up before it gets a chance at the charts. Cool cuts will be easy like this, as it does have something different.

ALLEY CAT DOGS: – ‘How Freaky’ Lemon Records 14th May

The original Red Rhythm edit is very much a firm pop song, with it’s Errol Brown type vocal, and it has a riff from ‘Yarboroughand Peoples’ running through it. This is a highlight. With a magic bass line like that, it is set to soar. The remixes take it toanother level, and the whole thing is a million miles from their earlier tracks.

MICHAEL GRAY: – ‘Somewhere Beyond’ Eye Industries TBA

Michael Gray has a magic touch and a leaning towards Trance sounds fused with house where possible that is very easy to like.He also seems to concentrate on sounds for the Summer Mediterranean clubs that cross over to commercial with just a littleediting. This is yet again another gem from a guy who doesn’t get enough credit for producing great works. There is however amix missing… An extended Original with full-blown drops and builds. Come on Michael, where is it?

ALIBI Vs ROCKERFELLA: – ‘Sexual Healing’ Gusto TBA

Yes it is the classic song done in a totally new Club way. Freemasons do a great job of extricating the good bits, and remakingall the rest. The ErickE Remix is a little insipid by comparison to that and the first class club workout fro Dennis Christopher.

PINK PUNK: – ‘One More Remix’ Freeport Records 8th.May

This is definitely a set to listen to a few times to realise that it is a pretty powerful redefinition of the lines drawn in the groundshowing music rules. You could say the book has been thrown out totally, because innovation has just taken over. Sometimeslike U2, and sometimes like Prodigy, but only vaguely, because when the rap hits either way, there is a Mathers and DJ GreenLantern infusion and Orb style production. Mad it may be, but let’s not forget there is a fine line between madness and genius.I like their daring attitude.

SOUL FACTORY: – ‘Everyday’ mp3 Blue Dove Records TBA

Funky Disco House is where this is. Vocals echo the Gipsy kings in places, and the summer is getting oh so close now. 8-beat heaven is Fridaynight on the commercial floor. The rhythms are set to fair, and the floor is buzzing. Save the Dreamerz mix until late for best effects.

Is there something you can contribute to this newsletter? Get in touch with Brian Mole NOW! 0794 119 1194.

Issue 239 page 4 South Eastern Discotheque Association May / June 2007

Resources for SEDA members

The SEDA website resources page now has the 2008 and2007 availability templates in excel for SEDA members todownload and use when sending availability sheets totheir agents:

http://www.seda.org.uk/documents/avail_2007.xlshttp://www.seda.org.uk/documents/avail_2008.xls

Mini product test: Re-useable cable ties.

Instead of using miles and miles of insulatingtape each year to keep all your coiled cablestogether, why not use re-useable cable ties?I use clear/white ones 8 mm in width by200mm in length for a l l mymains/speaker/interconnect cables and theywork a treat. I leave them connected to thecable when in use and they are always 'tohand' at the end of the gig, instead of tryingto remember where you put the insulatingtape. These are available from Maplin inpacks of 100 for around £5.65, or elsewhere.

Ian Barber

Health & Safety:

From now onwards all members equipment set-up at our bi-monthlyShow Nights will be 'vetted' to make sure that their equipment issafe to use on the night. The checks will be carried out by Ian Barberour new H&S committee member, or in his absence by anotherCommittee member. Any 'kit' found to be faulty and not fixable willnot be used. This is to ensure everyone's Health & Safety.

Ian is also working on a form to make sure that SEDA Members aresafe on site. This will be set up as part of the Members Handbook, tobe published later on this year.

In the meantime, if you have any H&S concerns, please contact Ianwho will answer your queries safe@seda.org.uk .

SEDA Members photo shoot – 20th May 2007

A good photo of the DJ is a very strong marketing tool. This is one of the ideas that SEDA membership has suggestedwe bring to a show night. Chris Ansell will be setting up a professional studio shoot with studio lighting and specialbackdrops for any SEDA member wanting their promotional picture taken. This unique opportunity must be booked inadvance by calling Chris on 07971 691411.

For a fantastic cost of only £10 per SEDA member, you will receive 5 pictures on CDR as Web Ready Images. These willbe approx 7” x 5” @ 200 dpi.

Additionally, members requiring images as prints will be at the following costs:

7” x 5” gloss image £4 per image Contact sheet of all 5 images (approx 3” high) £2 per sheet.

If other sizes are required please ask. SEDA members should dress and bring along any props as required.

MIXMASH Party Classics reviews by Neil Brown

SCISSOR SISTERS: –‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancing’Volume 3 Disc 1 Track 1: With floating heads andsome very vivid colours encompassing so manyoverlays, this video is very eye-catching. The detail isincredible and whatever screen you see this on, you willbe hooked to it as much as the science-fiction feast thatis before you. This will be a classic party track, and withthe video to enhance it it can be played anytime.

RICK ASTLEY: –‘Never Gonna Give You Up’Volume 3 Disc 1 Track 4: Who can miss out thatwonderful video of Rick Astley trying to move smoothly.Yes it was embarassing, but you can watch it now andsmile knowingly that it was him looking a pratt, and notyou. Again very colourful and entertaining, that old 8-beat disco works everytime. Wasn’t it a good job theygot in some professional dancers too.

B52’s: –‘Love Shack’ Volume 3 Disc 1 Track 12:Pretty disjointed as it was with the farmyard animalsand a car journey telling the story of the song. The liveparty scenes give it a big boost, and loads of colour inevery pixel. Who let the old guy in? Dirty Dancing itisn’t, but it is a party record that gets plenty of spinsand is worthy of time on the big screen.

LULU: –‘Shout’ Volume 3 Disc 1 Track 14: You willneed to be pretty daring here, but if you must, then trymixing it out of one of the ‘Shadow Dancers’ scenes.Don’t ask why, but this was recorded some forty yearsago, and it still seamlessy blends with moderntechnology in an offbeat way. How you program thesong is up to you, but we know that the oldies oftenrequest it still. Lulu still on stage after all this time mustat least equal Tom Jones.

For more reviews, go to www.shortvehicle.co.uk

NADJ news

Following a successful AGM & trade show on 29th April2007, there are a few changes at the National Associationof Disk Jockeys:

• Chairman: Phil Cunnington• Secretary and membership secretary: Mal Thory• Treasurer: Steve Sansom• Branch development: Derek Pengelly• Publicity and marketing: Mark Weller• Webmaster: Nathan Fleming• Benefits: Peter Stead• Merchandising: Dave Finch• Junior representative: Lewis Finch

Phil & Derek