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Extensive Cover Art Blog!

Cover Artwork on LPs has always been one of the truest connections between music and design. Sleevage glorifies this, and eloquently categorizes each by musician, style, genre, record label, cover artist, design studio, and era! Created and maintained by Soap Creative, a digital studio based in Sydney, Australia and LA, they present an awesome look at this art.

'The Greatest Show on Snow'

Labels: Dizzy, Events

Snowbombing, a Music/DJ/Snow Festival in Mayrhofen, Austria. Sponsored by Volva, hosting parties at the summit of mountains, the streets of Mayrhofen, hidden valleys, an 'arctic disco', and more.

The Line up...

...and there's tons more here.

Custom constructed DJ Booth with LED lights and projection displays

Labels: Dizzy, Furniture

Dragon Frontboards, Florida-based manufacturer of DJ frontboards and backdrops.
Not the sleekest design, but potential for interactive lighting installations.

New DJ Equipment from NAMM 2011

Labels: Dizzy, hardware

National Association of Music Merchants or NAMM is a non-profit organization that serves as a hub for the music product industry. It's annual tradeshow, is a world-renowned platform for manufacturers to display their newest innovations of musical products, recording technology, sound and lighting, DJ equipment.

Taking place in Anaheim, CA, here is a look at some of the this year's highlights and innovations.

KORG Kaoss Pad Quad - Dynamic Effects Processor

Smithson Martin Emulator
You might remember this from that video of the dude DJing on a large touchscreen panel.

Rane SL4

Featuring two USB ports to allow for seamless switches between DJs.

There were obviously hundreds of other products that were debuted at this year's NAMM, but all seemed to repeat the same consolidated technology in pretty colored plastic.
Take a SkratchWorx or DJ TechTools for a slightly more unabridged overview of the show.