The performance in New York on Thursday, 6 December, took place at the former Hit Factory Studios and featured performances by DJ Premier and The Dirty Pearls. As guests made their way into the showroom, Scratch DJ Academy guru, DJ Henry C, mixed songs from today's top 100 list on Stanton STR.150 turntables, with his beats blasting through the P-Series. One of the highlights of the evening was the unexpected performance by 12-year-old Luka, a Scratch DJ Academy student who is better known as DJ Not the Average. For his turn at the helm, and with DJ Henry C by his side, Luka laid down some old school rap beats using the Stanton SCS.4DJ Complete DJ System.
"The P-series sound was amazing," declares DJ Henry C. "The audio was through the air, it felt like it was right next to me."
After Luka's set, the crowd made their way to the live performance stage, where they rocked out to The Dirty Pearls, who played several of their original songs including Who's Coming Back To Who, Caffeine and Gasoline and NYC Is A Drug. With such a loud set, the band put the Cerwin-Vega! P-Series through its paces, and their performance continuously had a clear sound with ample power and punch.
"The P-Series Launch Event in NYC was the first time we played through the P-Series speakers," says Tommy London, The Dirty Pearls' lead singer, who, together with the band will be heading out on tour with Lady Gaga. "We noticed that even the audience tonight was more enthusiastic, and you could just tell that the electricity of the sound went through them and came back to us. It was just amazing. The P-series brought it."
With the crowd hyped up, Grammy Award-winning producer, DJ Premier mixed a collection of generations-wide rock anthems that would have made any music buff excited. Using the Stanton STR.150, he laid down beats that pumped through the P-Series, which got everyone moving.
"The Cerwin-Vega! P-Series event was a blast of all blasts," adds DJ Premier. "Shout out to Cerwin-Vega! for always bringing legendary sound to all the speakers they make."
Hopping on a plane to do it all over again, the Gibson Pro Audio team members headed to Los Angeles, where they hosted another P-Series event on 11 December, featuring DJ Serafin, DJ Young 1 and echosmith. DJ Serafin kicked off the night, spinning a collection of songs from the '80s, '90s and today on a Stanton STR.150.
"I loved the Mega Bass system in the P-Series," says DJ Serafin, who is signed with Jive Records to create remixes of songs by artists such as Britney Spears and Jordin Spark. "It is loud and perfect for all mobile applications."
After Serafin pumped up the house, 10-year-old DJing sensation and Jam Master Jay Scratch Academy student, DJ Young 1, took to the stage mixing a collection of today's hottest hits on a Stanton SCS.4DJ. The Cerwin-Vega P-Series highlighted just how talented she was, providing a crisp, clean, powerful punch of audio to the revellers.
(Jim Evans)
