Astro DJ battle coverage on Fox 11 News

Last night, Fox 11 aired their coverage of our Across the Fader DJ battles. They will also be filming during the rest of our battles.



Astro would also like to thank Fox News 11, Power 106, Mackie, Rane, & Pioneer DJ for their help, as well as all the competitors.

DJ Gear Review: Pioneer HDJ-1500 headphones

The Pioneer HDJ-1500's arrived in the shop today. Lucky for you, we unboxed a pair to review for your enjoyment.

Upon opening the headphones I quickly noticed the removable headphone jack & included bag (just like the previous HDJ-1000). Pioneer also stepped up their "comfort game" with super padded ear pads.

This is an added plus, with most gigs lasting up to 3 hours headphones tend to start hurting the tops of your ears after the first hour. This is not the case with the Pioneer DJ HDJ-1500's. 

Pioneer used the same headphone cord as their HDJ-500 model. The end of the cord is threaded with a locking pin on the sides of the cable, ensuring that the cable will not be "pulled-out" of the phones.

The hindges connecting the cups to the headband seem to be made from the same materials as the HDJ-2000 models, which is an extra heavy-duty plastic. The band itself is extremely flexable & well made.

As we tested the audio quality, we couldn't help but compair them to the HDJ-2000's. The bass was great! Plus added highs & mids make them great for the studio, or in the club. It specs @ Frequency range: 5Hz — 30kHz, Impedance: 32Ω, Maximum input: 3500mW, & Output sound level: 108dB.

With a US map pricing of $179.00 I highly reccomend these headphones for the beginner, pro, or studio producer. As always you can pick these up @ the shop located at Astro AVL 6615 San Fernando Rd. Glendale, CA 91201 or (818) 549-9915

For more info on the HDJ-1500 you can visit Pioneer @ http://www.pioneerdjusa.com/gear.aspx?product=HDJ-1500&cp=6

- Davey Rockit, Astro AVL

Across The Fader 2 pre-elims, Round 2 (recap)

Last nights battle once again was super heated! For those who missed, you can watch the entire battle below.

All the competitors brought their A game, and we also had some of L.A's best in the house battling. Dynamix (redbull thre3style, & king of L.A champ) & Kid Cut Up took 1st and 2nd place.

Astro would like to thank our Sponsors Pioneer DJ, Mackie, and Rane for providing prizes, as well as Power 106 for bringing their team to rock & give out goodies!

If you haven't tried out, the next round is June 2nd and Pre-Elims June 13th. So far advancing to the Finals we have DJ 1Nemcis, DJ Moded, DJ Dynamix, & Kid Cut Up. Only 6 more competitors will advance.

Check out Last nights video below




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As always there is still time to sign up. Call or stop by the shop @ Astro AVL 6615 San Fernando Rd. Glendale, CA 91201 or (818) 549-9915 ask for DJ Toxic!

DJ Qbert @ Astro AVL 1997

This was filmed back in 1997 in what is now our lighting show room. I love how Q starts this session how with a raw scratch solo then the beat drops. Qbert has been a big supportor of astro , including being one of our DJ school Mix Labs first sponsors. Enjoy and be sure to check Qbert out @ www.thudrumble.com

DJ Battle Tryouts this Sat. 5/5/12 @ 11:00 - 2:00 pm

Think you got what it takes to win $10,000 in prizes? This Saturday we will be holding our 2nd round Try-Outs for DJ's to advance to the pre-elims.

Give us a visit @ Astro AVL 6615 San Fernando Rd. Glendale, CA 91201 or (818) 549-9915 ask for Toxic.

Last battle was insane, so don't miss out.

Astro Across The Fader DJ Battle 2 (recap)

Last night we held our monthly Across the Fader battle. This was a pre-eliminary with two contestants advancing to our finals.

It was a heated battle, with DJ 1Nemcis & DJ Moded advancing to the semi-finals. All 10 of the competitors brought their A game, making it one of our best battles to date. You can watch the stream of it below


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The way our battle works ( to breakdown any confusion ) is this.

Try-Outs - 10 contestants advance to pre-elims, any number of contestants can compete
Pre-Elims - 2 contestants advance to semi-finals

We hold 5 of these rounds (each have a try-out, & pre-elim) , leaving 10 contestants to duke it out in the Semi-Finals.

Semi-Finals consist of one battle, leaving 3 DJ's to advance to the final round.

Final round winner, will win $10,000 worth of gear provided by Pioneer, Mackie, Korg, Rane, AMDJ, & many more.

Who was your favorite DJ of the night? Discuss below.

4/21/12 Record Store Day @ Backside Burbank

Attn DJ's: This Saturday is Record Store Day!!! Astro & Backside Records will be hosting a event at Backside Burbank all day.

Mixlab students will be performing and graduating Saturday 2 - 4 pm. Special deals will also be available only at Backside. Guest Dj's include C-Minus (beat junkies), DJ Vick One (power 106), Mr. Choc (Soul Assassins/Beat Junkies), mixlabs own Davey Rockit & special guest DJs.

Record Store Day 4/21/12 Backside Burbank (backsideonline.com) only happens once a year. Artist produce limited runs of vinyl records that can only be purchased on that day. For the full list of whats being released this year, visit http://www.recordstoreday.com/ .

4/21/12 10am -10pm Backside Burbank 139 N San Fernando Blvd. Burbank, CA 91502 (mixlab performances from 2 - 4pm ) there will also be BBQ and free food.

2 Pac Returns from the Grave @ Coachella 2012

The news the past few weeks has been filled with reports of Dr. Dre using a hologram of Nate Dogg in his performance.

Last night we learned it was actually 2 Pac!! The second 2Pac appeared on stage, the audience is ghost quiet.

(Pac's performance start around the 16:00 min mark)
 
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (Live at Coachella, 2012)... by coachellasets

Amazing show, and Snoop as always kills it! Dr. Dre also brought out 50 cent, Eminem, Wiz Khalifa, and Kendrick Lamar for the show.

White CDJ-2000 service announcement

Please be advised that we have a service issue on the CDJ-2000-W. In a nutshell, when the CDJ-2000-W is used in bright sunlight, or potentially in bright incandescent light as well, playback of music may go in reverse without any action by the user.

Using the link below, please see the entire service announcement that is up on our site. It gives detailed instructions on what a customer needs to do if they have these units.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/ephox/StaticFiles/PUSA/Files/ProDJ/CDJ-2000-WNotice_040412.pdf

For any of our customers who have purchased these through us, contact the shop @
Astro AVL
6615 San Fernando Rd.
Glendale, CA 91201
or (818) 549-9915

Across the Fader DJ Battle Recap.

So last Saturday we had our 2nd annual Across the Fader DJ battle.

Our friends at the Crossfader Show did a great ustream video recapping the days event.


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Thanks to all the competitors who entered. Next up is April 25th, so be sure to check it out!!