In our industry, we’ve watched many brands consolidate over the last decade. Naturally, AlphaTheta’s pending acquisition of Serato Audio Research feels like it could be an intense consolidation for many DJs. Insights from the executives steering those brands help give DJs a peek into what’s to come – but they are rare. We recently got […]
This week’s surprise news of a pending acquisition of Serato Audio Research by AlphaTheta Corporation (Pioneer DJ’s parent company) riled up many DJs. There’s been (very valid) concerns expressed about market consolidation, dampening of innovation, and long term support for legacy products. But what about the flip side? Is this deal born out of a […]
This week’s surprise news of a pending acquisition of Serato Audio Research by AlphaTheta Corporation (Pioneer DJ’s parent company) riled up many DJs. There’s been (very valid) concerns expressed about market consolidation, dampening of innovation, and long term support for legacy products. But what about the flip side? Is this deal born out of a […]
It might read a bit like an April Fool’s joke, but no – according to a post just now on the Serato blog, AlphaTheta Corporation has acquired Serato Audio Research. Here’s what each CEO has to say so far: Yoshinori Kataoka, President and CEO of AlphaTheta: I am delighted to announce the acquisition of Serato. […]
It might read a bit like an April Fool’s joke, but no – according to a post just now on the Serato blog, AlphaTheta Corporation has acquired Serato Audio Research. Here’s what each CEO has to say so far: Yoshinori Kataoka, President and CEO of AlphaTheta: I am delighted to announce the acquisition of Serato. […]
On June 29, Denon DJ’s latest piece of hardware will become available to the global masses with the launch of the Prime 4+. The 4-deck controller is the first standalone to exist with a Stems separation ability, as well as built-in Wi-Fi to use major streaming services like Amazon Music, Beatport, TIDAL and more. Key […]
A fresh firmware update – version 3.0 – arrives for Pioneer DJ’s CDJ-3000s today, and with it comes the ability to stream tracks right from your Beatport library. A new StreamingDirectPlay feature has been added, which allows users that pay for a Professional or Advanced subscription plan to play tracks from their Beatport library on the gear. […]