Dawsons Leeds opened its doors 2 years ago, and it’s inviting the guys from DJ School UK to celebrate a joint birthday Just under two years ago, Dawsons Leeds opened- the first Dawsons store ‘ower t’other side o’t’ Pennines’. In those 2-years, the store has established itself as key part of the local music scene…. Read More
The flagship Pioneer DJ gear is now available in a stunning, limited edition platinum finish Pioneer DJ Gear is, to many, the pro choice. CDJ digital audio players are an industry standard, and Pioneer mixers are frequently found in club installs or pro DJ rigs. Plus, the brand was among the first to produce performance… Read More
The new, huge Dawsons Liverpool store is opening its doors tomorrow! ‘Liverpool – Wondrous Place’. Those words were chosen as the title for an excellent book about Liverpool’s musical history, written by Paul Du Noyer. The title was a reference to a song by hugely influential Liverpool singer-songwriter, Billy Fury (arguably the first true British… Read More
DJ Dirty Freud keeps us posted with his seasonal movements, in his 2nd DJ Diary post… Well, Christmas is upon us, and you know when you think things are going to slow down and they don’t? That’s what kind of happened to me during the December period. I was only booked in to do a… Read More
Innovation in the DJ world moves at breakneck speed – here’s some of the Best DJ gear of 2012 The developments in the DJ world are at the cutting edge of music technology, and 2012 has seen some huge shifts in the direction DJ Gear has taken. There have been updates to established industry standards,… Read More
The first part of a new series of posts, ‘Diary of a DJ’, featuring Dirty Freud I’m pleased to introduce the first in a series of posts by DJ Dirty Freud, AKA Danni Skerrit. Danni is a working DJ, with multiple residencies around his home town of Manchester. His schedule is a busy affair, as… Read More
The Numark Mixtrack Pro is the perfect package for the beginner DJ taking his first steps in the digital world Back in the days of vinyl turntables, the progress of a beginner DJ could be considerably hampered by the quality of the entry-level equipment available to them. With low torque, belt-drive decks, learning to mix… Read More
Get demos of the latest DJ gear at the DJ School UK Open Day at Dawsons Leeds If you’re based in Yorkshire, and have ambitions of becoming a DJ, then DJ School UK might have the perfect course for you. Based at the Musiquarium Leeds, this new venture provides a range of courses and workshops… Read More
The first Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z2 Mixer stock has arrived! The Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z2 has landed! NI’s eagerly awaited DJ mixer, controller and audio interface has arrived at Dawsons. We have very limited stock from the first shipment, and it’s already causing a bit of a stir… The Z2 combines Native’s DJ… Read More
A new Roland Portable V-Drums kit has been unveiled, providing one of the most practical drum kits ever… With the kind of design that is so well realised that it makes you think ‘why has no-one done this before?’, Roland Portable V-Drums have been announced. The new TD-4KP V-Drums Portable combines the module from the TD-4… Read More
