World famous House DJ Erick Morillo was arrested at Glasgow Airport on Saturday night for alleged drug possession. The 37-year-old DJ star pleaded not guilty to the charge of cocaine possession.
You would think he could have one of his groupies carry that shit around for him. You just weren’t thinking were you Erick? Oh yeah, cuz you were high. Tsk tsk!
Some more photos after the jump just cuz…
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I just stumbled across this new remix of the worn-out classic “Shiny Disco Balls” by Bad Boy DJs. Keep it fresh with a new mix.
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MP3: Zshare
While software like Serato is very stripped down, it allows a DJ to quickly and easily perform his/her primary task - beatmatching and mixing music. The first time ever using Serato I quickly figured out how to use it with no instructions. The first time I looked at the user interface for Torq it made me want to cry. This interface is easily the most hideous looking thing I have seen in DJ Software market hands down! Even if M-Audio sent me a free copy I wouldn’t install this on my computer. I’m only reporting this new version of the software for those of you that do use it. I would love to hear some first hand comments about how great this software is so I can learn not to judge the software by the GUI, but I doubt I will hear any. Please let us know if you use this.
The Otus from Eks is another new DJ Controller to enter the game, but this one definitely has some features I’d like to try out in person if we can get a test unit in here. A few features that really stand out to me are the ability to control 2 decks with just the one controller and the touch sensitive pitch ribbon. This sleek new DJ controller can be had for 649.00 € via the Eks Website.
South Central have released this amazing reworking of Josh Wink’s classic “Higher State of Consciousness” for free to promote their upcoming full length album and remix releases.
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Jupiter Rising has been generating quite the buzz lately with a new album on the way and several songs featured on hit television shows including the song L.A. Girls which was on MTV’s the Hills. Jupiter Rising has an EP coming out later this month and a full album due out next year. More information is available on their MySpace page here. The MP3 below is a dancefloor remix of L.A. Girls by MyKill of San Francisco and DJ Nth of Los Angeles.
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MP3: Jupiter Rising - L.A. Girls (MyKill vs DJ Nth Remix)
Mirror: Mediafire
Another cool instructable for turning an old hard drive into a rotary controller that can then be mapped to MIDI to contol some DJ software or some other bit of virtual gear. If anyone technically gifted enough to build one of these does so please post some photos and let us know how it works out.
Full instructions here.
Here’s a nice bit of kit to take along with you on your next flight when you’ve just got to finish that next remix on the go. 
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Now that the laptop has become the new desktop it’s tempting to do everything on the go. But try composing or editing music while enjoying a latte at Starbucks and you’ll find yourself seriously lacking in the tactile input department. There’s a reason why musicians generally need racks of equipment at their disposal… you just cant play music so well with a keyboard and mouse. The new Korg Nano Digital Music Controllers aim to remedy this musical dilemma by providing three different portable USB versions of common musical input devices that fit perfectly with your laptop. The nanoKEY gives you a mini velocity sensitive keyboard. The nanoPAD provides you with velocity sensitive drum-pads and a Kaossilator style x-y control pad while the nanoKONTROL gives you nine faders, nine knobs and eighteen switches for your mixing pleasure.
Just got this bit of info in about DJ Mag’s Top 100 plus 50 making it the Top 150. Go ahead Armin, put your hands in the air!!
01. Armin van Buuren
02. Tiësto
03. Paul van Dyk
04. Above & Beyond
05. David Guetta
06. Ferry Corsten
07. Sasha
08. Markus Schulz
09. John Digweed
10. Infected Mushroom
11. Deadmau5
12. Carl Cox
13. Sander van Doorn
14. Paul Oakenfold
15. Richie Hawtin
16. Hernan Cattaneo
17. James Zabiela
18. Andy Moor
19. Eddie Halliwell
20. Axwell
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Artist: DJ Nth
Title: The Afterparty
Length: 79:13
Website: www.djnth.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/djnth
Homebase: Los Angeles, CA
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Tracklisting:
01. Armin van Buuren & DJ Shah feat. Chris Jones - Going Wrong (Extended Mix)
02. DJ Shah feat. Adrina Thorpe - Who Will Find Me (Main Mix)
03. Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon Den Adel - In and Out of Love (Push Trancedental Remix)
04. Lange feat. Sarah Howells - Out of the Sky (Kyau & Albert Mix)
05. Daniel Kandi & Robert Nickson - Liberate
06. Nic Chagall - What You Need (Original Extended Mix)
07. Bartlett Bros. feat. Marcia Juell - Let it Flow (Gareth Emery Remix)
08. Paul van Dyk feat Rea Garvey - Let Go (PvD Club Mix)
09. Andy Duguid feat. Leah - Wasted (Original Mix)
10. Airbase feat. Floria Ambra - Denial
11. Jose Amnesia - Follow Me (Original Mix)
12. Cary Brothers - Ride (Tiesto Extended Mix)
13. N1X - Avalanche
