Archive for May 26, 2007

Promo review – Fierce Angel, The Answer by The Bassmonkeys

I’ll be publishing reviews of some of the good promo’s that come my way from now on and where possible i’ll embed a little sample of the track. As one of my favourite labels i think it’s only right to start with the first ever single release from Mark Doyle and the gang at Fierce Angel.

Fierce Angel release their first Single The Answer by The Bassmonkeys. It’s only getting released now but i’ve been hammering out various mixes of this for some time. Its a definate 10/10 and gonna be a big summer tune for me.

Here’s a taster, gotta say the vid is cool:

The Great DJ Debate Pt 2- Which is the Best CD TURNTABLE for beginners or mobile DJs?

I think there is only one outstanding CD player in this category. I’ve had a set of these for over 1yr and i find them so handy for mobile gigs and always bring them in the car incase a turn up to a venue with a dodgy set of decks. The Denon DN-S 1000 ‘s are fantastic. Don’t get me wrong they should never be installed into clubs, as far as i’m concerned Pioneers are the industry standard and these babies just arent designed for that kind of job. These are super light easy to move about, cheap, cheerful and functional.

However if your spending under 1000euro for a set of decks and a mixer AND a soft carry case – These are by far your best option. And they have enough features that beginners won’t get bored of them as quick as the others in that market. Plus you can do a whole gig from one CD player (not that you would, hehe) since you can play two tracks at a time for one Player!

The Great DJ Debate Pt 1- Which is the Best CD TURNTABLE for club use?

For me its the Pioneer CDJ1000 mk111. Why? Simple, nearly every club will have these in place and whats the point in buying anything except what your gonna be using.

In any market you only have a leading brand, its rival and one outsider. In this case its Pioneer, Denon and drifting behind Technics.

I remember getting very excited about the technics CD player before it came out and frankly was disappointed. Here’s why:

More telecom setbacks

More sets backs have been encountered with the launch of my latest telecom venture www.freecallsclub.com aimed at the US market. The service is similar to my other telecom businesses www.CheapChat.ie (Ireland) and www.CheapChatUK.co.uk (UK) but this time is completely free to use for anyone owning an american phone line. Their is registration involved (which is free) but this is just a 30second formality and after that unlimited calls. From my latest estimates the service will be up and running by mid June, but hopefully sooner.

Gmail

I’ve been really impress with the people in google. Recently they introduce a 20mb attachment limit on their emails, i struggled with this issue of getting a manual form germany last week with outlook. They really know how to motivate their staff and they get amazing results. I met a girl who took her first sick day in after being in the company for over a year and all she could say was how much she missed not being in work that day… Anyway Google’s gmail system is way better than the like of outlook express and I really wish you could just use their system to open all of my emails on one page. Currently between all the business ventures and personal mail boxes i have 15 email address. So how about it google techies?