Paul Baumer

In Memory of

of Bingo Players

Year 1 N-21, December 18th 2013

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ello again and welcome to a new edition of EDM Weekly. This week

Hhas been a very sad one in the EDM world as we have lost a true pinnacle in the dance music scene. Our hearts and prayers go out to

the family and friends of Paul Baumer of the Bingo Players in these hard times. We are appreciative for what Paul has brought to our scene and will always remember him as an amazing musician and performer. In this issue we touch on Paul's life and remember his numerous accomplishments in the EDM scene. We also had a chance to sit down with Zomboy for a chat about how he got such an abrupt start and how he's handling his rise to fame and there's also an amazing interview with ATB. You've got all this week's news inside the issue as well as the newest and coolest in technology. We've added a new section to the magazine as well! The “EDM Clubbers Choice” section will touch on a nightclub and give you the goods and bads of each spot. Make sure you tune in to next week's issue, as we'll have a full story on what's hot for New Years Eve. Everyone here at EDM Magazine would like to wish you a merry Christmas and we look forward to the New Year!!!

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Year 1 N-21, December 18th 2013

Year 1 N-21, December 18th 2013

Paul Baumer

In Memory of

of Bingo Players

Year 1 N-21, December 18th 2013

Nathan Sabzerou

WEEKLYNEWS

SFX to fully acquire event organizer B2S, extending reach into

‘hard’ electronic music

obert Sillerman is embodying a “can’t stop, won’t

Rstop” attitude with his recently-public SFX Entertainment. The history of his acquisitions is

well-document and wide-ranging, most recently acquiring digital content and ticketing platforms for the entrepreneur centric empire of the (self-coined) ‘EMC’ ventures. Digging deeper into the company’s pocket for the festival facet, SFX is adding another event organizer to their roster that currently boasts the likes of Made Event, Rock in Rio, i-Motion, and ID&T.

Next in line is B2S, the overseas live event organizer that specializes in “hard” electronic music with established party brands such as Thrillology, Knock Out, and Decibel. SFX had acquired 50% of the company back in October as it struck a deal with ID&T, but has agreed — as of today — to purchase the remaining half of B2S under the terms of $14.3 million in cash and 400,000 shares of SFX common stock.

Daft Punk to make live performance return at Grammy Awards 2014

nlike the many previous Coachella or SXSW rumors,

Uthe latest news of Daft Punk making their long awaited return to performing live is, in fact, true. The Robots are

back. For their second reunion of the year — the first being the release of their newest studio album, Random Access Memories — Daft Punk will perform. The duo’s last tour spanned late 2006 through 2007, and their last televised performance came in 2008 — also at the Grammy Awards — alongside Kanye West for “Stronger.” It’s to be assumed that Daft Punk will perform “Get Lucky,” and it’s likely that collaborators Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers will join, given the song earned nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Group performance. They are also in the running for Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronica Album at the Grammys, making their triumphant stage return seem like icing on the cake when the award show airs on January 26th.

Via: Rolling Stone

Paul Baumer

In Memory of

of Bingo Players would like to begin this article in

Imemory of Paul Baumer by extending my best wishes and

condolences to his family and loved ones, as well as to Maarten Hoogstraten, the 2nd member of the Bingo Players duo. It is always a depressing time when tragedy strikes a youthful person, those with so many more years to live, laughs to have, love to share, goals to accomplish, but Paul Baumer is an especially painful loss – for not only those who have had the pleasure of his acquaintance, but also the worldwide electronic dance music community.

By: Nathan Sabzerou

Paul's fight with cancer was first publicized nearly 6 months ago, when he posted on the Bingo Players fan page that he had been diagnosed, and Hoogstraten would be representing the duo at their performances for the time being. Wednesday morning, December 18th, 2013, Maarten posted on the fan page announcing the loss of one of the gems of the EDM scene. Hoogstraten added “[Paul} fought strongly until the end.” The end was just the previous night, when Baumer finally had lost his battle with cancer, almost 6 months after he announced his diagnosis. The remaining Bingo Players performances are canceled through at least the end of the 2013 calendar year while Maarten, family, and friends mourn the loss of not just a talented musician or the owner of the label Hysteria, but a good person with a positive outlook in a grim situation.

When Paul announced his diagnosis, he was forced to stop touring for obvious health issues. However, he refused to stop doing what he loves, regardless of not being able to travel. Baumer continued his lead roll in Bingo Player's record label project Hysteria, which has built a brand and legacy that will be a big player in house music for years to come. Baumer also continued his work in the studio with Maarten while received treatment for his cancer. I find it touching that Paul continued to pursue his passions, even in the midst of such a life changing disease like cancer.

Waking up on Wednesday morning, December 18th, 2013 was like a dream; I couldn't believe what I was seeing during my daily glance at my Facebook news feed in the morning. I awoke to hundreds of status updates, not only from friends and other colleagues in the EDM scene here in Los Angeles, but also from some of the worlds EDM elite, publicly mourning the great loss of Paul Baumer, and extending their condolences to Paul's family and Maarten Hoogstraten. Baumer received best wishes and farewell bids from the likes of Kaskade, Steve Aoki, Afrojack, W&W, Martin Garrix, Nicky Romero, Armin Van Buuren, Hardwell, and scores more of noteworthy people in the EDM industry, as well as famous venues like Ministry of Sound in London thanking Bingo Players for having graced their stage previously. It is yet another attest to our wonderful EDM community worldwide – continuing to spread peace, love, unity, and respect to all.

Born and raised in the Netherlands, where much of the DJ/Producer elite seems to emerge from, the Bingo Players duo of Baumer and Hoogstraten have created an infallible brand of electro house that cannot be easily

mimicked, replaced, nor forgotten. If their top hits 'Get Up (Rattle)' and 'Cry (Just A Little)' weren't enough to convince you the Bingo Players is a perennial brand in the EDM scene, in 2013 alone they have performed at over 30 worldwide music festivals, including Tomorrowland, Stereosonic, Ultra Miami,

Electric Zoo, and Electric Daisy Carnival, all while running their record label Hysteria and releasing tracks from promising upcoming house artists like MAKJ, Henry Fong, Ralvero, Carl Tricks, Gregori Klosman, and many more.

I consider myself extremely lucky to have been able to experience the Bingo Players live 3 times in 2013 alone, without doubt the most successful year for the Dutch duo. I was blown away by all three performances – the first at Ultra Music Festival Miami, the next at Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas, and the final at Nocturnal Wonderland in San Bernardino, California. By that point, the Bingo Players live set represented an hour of quality electro house madness, captivating crowds with a blend of their own productions and handpicked tracks by other artists. You could certainly say they left every festival goer completely RATTLE'd following their memorable high energy performances – myself included!

Paul Baumer will forever live on as an undisputed legend of EDM. His legacy and influence will always prevail – not only through Bingo Players and the Hysteria label, but in millions of hearts worldwide captured through pursuing his music passion.

frojack, Benny Benassi, Laidback Luke, Adrian Lux,

ASwanky Tunes, Firebeatz, 3lau and Grandtheft. Sounds like the Line-up of the Main stage at EDC…

Actually, it's just the December line-up for what has rapidly become the hottest club in Hollywood. Create Nightclub. The venue is located right in the heart of Hollywood. It is a Large building with high ceilings, 4 Rooms including an open air patio, a massive light wall, confetti cannons, beautiful dancers, and a state of the art Funktion One sound system keeps the beat pumping late into the night.

Create Nightclub is the product of a new and exciting partnership between Insomniac Events, the people responsible for putting on some of the most revered EDM festivals in the United States joined forces with SBE, an Entertainment company which is responsible for the management of some of the most exclusive parties in Los Angeles. This partnership feels like it has hit the sweet spot in delivering an experience that caters to both the social elite of Hollywood and the masses of EDM fans looking to see their favorite artist. For the music lover, Create has one of the largest dance floors in the area, because of this size; a fair number of presale tickets are available to the public, at a very reasonable price (Ranging anywhere from $20-$40 depending on the artist). Having presale tickets may not seem like a big deal to those that have never ventured out in LA, but other clubs only release a very small number of presale tickets due to smaller capacity, and showing up the night-of, and subjecting yourself to the mercy of the doormen is an exercise in futility. For the bottle buyer, you over-the-top production value SBE has been specializing in for over a decade, with an army of drop dead and bottle service girls dressed in crazy themes, finding new and exciting ways to deliver bottles of alcohol to their clients.

EDM’SCLUBBER'S

CHOICE

Words By Chris Barnes

My personal favorite to date has been when a cavalcade of bottle service girls, dressed as football players ran what looked like a set of stairs on wheels (similar to the kind that would help you board a small aircraft) across the dance floor with girl on top proudly holding a 3L bottle of champagne with enough fireworks coming off it to satisfy a moderate 4th of July Celebration.

With an incredible stable of artists gracing the decks, and considerations made to make the club the perfect mecca for EDM in Hollywood, it is no wonder why Southern Californians are flocking in droves to dance their night away at Create. Open every Friday and Saturday, and special events (like the entire extended NYE weekend) from 10pm to 4am.

HOLLYWOOD , CA.CREATE

Re-imagining EDM in Hollywood

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oshua Mellody, more commonly known

Jas Dubstep producer Zomboy, has

made a huge impact on bass music in

EDM since entering the scene in 2011.

Zomboy's background pursuing a degree as

a sound engineer, as well as his metal and

hardcore band influences, certainly play into

his story of his rise to the DJ/Producer elite.

Some of you may have already drawn a

parallel between Zomboy and Skrillex's

backgrounds in metal, and you certainly

should, as he reveals his influences that

have contributed to his sound.

Following Zomboy's first EP release by label Never Say

Die, the Ministry of Sound and Warner Music recording

labels proceeded to release several other tracks of his.

Tracks 'Game Time' and 'Here to Stay' ft. Lady Chann

quickly rose to top tiers of Dubstep charts on both

Beatport and iTunes. A remixes EP followed, featuring

the likes of Buku, Delta Heavy, and other noteworthy

Dubstep producers.

Having performed at famous festivals such as Tomorrow

World, Dour Festival, Electric Zoo, Spring Awakening,

and Electric Daisy Carnival, Zomboy is a force to be

reckoned with in bass music for years to come. We had

an opportunity to ask Zomboy a few questions to get an

idea of Zomboy's perspective, as well as how Zomboy

happened, and who is to blame for his rise to bass

stardom.

By: Nathan Sabzerou

Q: What was your first big break as a

DJ/Producer?

A: My first big break kind of came straight

away, really, because it like – the whole story

with me was I started producing about one

month before my first EP came out, I started

producing electronic music. It happened really

quickly, I wrote the first EP, and it got picked

up by my label Never Say Die straight away,

and then got released about a month or two

later, and yeah one of the singles got to #2 on

Beatport, and the whole EP went to #1 for like

6 weeks, so like that was kind of the first big

break for me.

Q: What was your first show?

A: My first ever show was actually in the

Ministry of Sound in London, so it was quite a

big one to start off on, and considering

because this was maybe a month after my EP

was released, and coming from my

background I was more into metal bands and

hardcore bands, I didn't have any kind of

experience in DJing, so I had basically a

week heads up from my booking agent that I

had my first show, and it was going to be in

Ministry of Sound in London, so I had a week

to learn how to DJ. I managed to get through

it alright, there were obviously some mess

ups along the way, but yeah it worked out. I

reckoned

Q: What was your favorite performance?

A: I reckon my favorite performance so far

was actually my first ever visit here to

America – at all not just a show, it was my

first time coming to America ever, and it was

playing at EDC Las Vegas, which was kind of

mind blowing starting off on like one of the

biggest festivals in the world. Yeah, it was just

incredible.

Q: What is your biggest inspiration?

A: My biggest inspiration obviously in the start

up was definitely obviously Skrillex, because

he was the kind of – someone showed me

him, because basically a quick background,

like I said I didn't have a background in

electronic music at all, I came from a really

quiet area of England, moved up to London to

do my degree in sound engineering, and my

housemates I moved in with, they were all

from London, so they had been exposed to it.

They were showing me all this music, and I

was like no, I like my metal, then one day

someone showed me Scary Monsters and

Nice Sprites, and I was kind of like, ohh okay,

so you can get that hybrid of metal and

electronic music and smash it together, and I

was like okay, I'll try this.

Q: Most memorable shows you've played?

A: I think one of my most memorable, favorite

shows, was Tramps Like Us in San Diego, the

festival in the big sports – whatever it is. I

don't know why, I don't really remember

anything specifically why, I just remember it

being an amazing show. I think it was pretty

surreal playing inside a mini sports arena and

looking up and seeing everyone all up into the

balconies and in the seating, it was crazy.

Q: How long does it take to produce a new

track?A: When I'm producing, I tend to – its never

really set in stone, it might take me –

sometimes it takes me a night to write a

whole song. So my first EP, the biggest track

that came from that EP which was Game

Time, I actually wrote the night before the EP

had to be handed in, so I literally did an all

nighter writing the song, and it turned out to

be the biggest track on the EP. Now I do all

my writing on the road, so it is kind of – it

happens quite quickly so I get to play out new

ideas, sometimes it will take a couple of days,

a couple of evenings, to write a song.

Sometimes, I'll get stuck and it'll take maybe

months, but usually I kind of scrap those

ideas because once I've strung it that long I'm

just fed up with it already.

Q: How did you get the name Zomboy?

A: Well when I first started, I was just

producing under my name which was Joshua

Mellody, but then when I got signed the label

was thinking that you need more of an alias

name, so its not like that kind of serious

music where you can just go under your real

name, like a house artist. So, I was trying to

think for days and days like what can I be

called, and then I got fed up with it and

started playing the XBOX, tried to have a

break, and I was playing Left for Dead on the

XBOX which is obviously a zombie game,

and I was like zombies are cool, I could do

something with that. I just played with it a

while and yeah came out with Zomboy! And

the rest is history.

Q: Do you have a message for other

upcoming DJ/Producers?

A: I'd say try and be different, but don't try and

be too different, because it never works out

that well. For example, this sounds so stupid,

but I basically got to where I am by being

heavily influenced by another artist. If you are

doing something that people are liking at the

time, that's always a great first step in, you

can kind of follow the crowd – follow the

herds, when you first come in, then if you

could break away when you've got that little

bit of name and show the world something

different, I think that's the best way to go

about it, I'd say. I know people would say

“You've just got to be different,” but it doesn't

always work out that well.

Q: What would you like to say to your

fans?A: If I was to say anything to my fans, I would

say I thank you guys so much for getting me

to where I am, coming on this journey with

me, coming out and partying with me, yeah its

just been incredible, and I want to thank you

all so f***ing much.

ndre Tanneberger has maintained himself as

Aone of the pioneers of electronic music for over 15 years now. Better known by his alias

ATB, Tanneberger has traveled the globe to perform at some of the largest festivals known to man, including America's most famous Electric Daisy Carnival, Creamfields, and Nature One, not to mention a residency at Las Vegas' Marquee Nightclub. In fact, I had an opportunity to experience ATB's EDC Las Vegas 2013 performance on the mainstage (Electric Field), and he has left the best of impressions upon me since. His high energy performance and careful track selection paired to make an unforgettable set that Friday night.

By: Nathan Sabzerou

ATB's production portfolio boasts various high profile collaborations with the likes of Armin Van Buuren and Dash Berlin. Over the span of 15 years in the EDM scene, ATB's unique sound remains timeless in this ever changing industry. Since 2003, ATB has provided the occasional peek into his current playlist through his “In The Mix” compilation series. In 2010, “Sunset Beach DJ Session” was introducing, attempting to fuse the sounds of electronic music and the sound of the beach, as well as incorporating ATB's alter passion for softer, ambient sound as well. ATB has achieved scores of gold and platinum records, amongst other monumental achievements.

Tanneberger is also well known for his social media activity, interacting with millions of fans daily to provide them with updated ATB information, showing the communication aspect of social media that he believes in and preaches. Continued success in fan-driven polls for DJs and EDM attests to the love the fans have for ATB. We had a golden opportunity to sit down with Andre Tanneberger prior to his first concert in his live tour in San Francisco and chat about the upcoming US tour and the new album release just around the corner!

Q: This is the first stop on your live show in the US, how are you feeling about it?A: Right now, I'm really stressed, because the concert thing is so different from the DJ booth. To be the DJ, is like getting your CDs or USB stick ready and start to play, and this time we have over 30 people synchronized, we have a lot of musicians, all the artists, to be honest its fun, but on the outside we have to synchronize so many things, and all the sound checks, its very complicated, but I think the result will be great because I want to show the people that electronic music is much more than just computerized music to play to the people, so I want to show the people its music from humans for humans.

Q: With the live show, we get to hear unreleased tracks off the new album. What can you tell us about it?A: The new album! So tonight I will play a lot of songs for the first time. That was one of the things that really made me stressed out, I just finished the new album. I had to prepare the concert and I finished the new album because I really wanted to play the new tracks tonight. I have a lot of really interesting collaborations, I'm always searching for interesting voices, and I have some

really interesting new collaborations with talent from Canada, Germany, and Los Angeles. There's a lot of new voices to this career, and that's

always what I'm looking for. I also did a double CD, like I do a lot of ambience stuff. Its always hard for me to talk about music

because I think you have to listen to it to make your own decision. I think if you liked the past, you will like the

future.

Q: How does social media help you connect with your fans?A: I'm happy to have my own way to talk to the people. Whoever is interested into my music, when I have more information about my music, they know they can follow me on Facebook or Twitter and I can tell them what's going on. That's very important for me. It's not promotion for me, it's being in contact with my fans to tell them what's next. It's a really good opportunity.

MUSIC TECH

Vengeance Producer Suite Phalanx

Sampling The FutureAnyone who has used a Vengeance product in the past knows the quality and thought put into both their plugins and samples. I am a faithful user of all of their sample packs and a majority of the Vengeance Producer Suite, so of course I was extremely excited when the announcement of the Phalanx came along. I had extremely high expectations of this plugin due to Vengeance's past history of releases. Upon receiving my copy of the Phalanx I can say only one thing: It has far exceeded my highest expectation.

The RundownThe Phalanx is available to two versions. The standard edition includes a library of 3000 samples and the premium version doubles that with 6000 samples. Upon auditioning the samples you immediately notice that the folks at Vengeance have put the same care into the sample collection as they do in their sample packs that made them a dominant force in the EDM world. The sampler itself consists of 16 sample pads, each having 2 sample slots, so you can load a total of 32 samples in to one instance of the multitimbral Phalanx. There is also a version of the Phalanx in which one pad consisting of 2 sample slots is available, but we will mostly be referring to the multitimbral version in this review. On each pad's channel strip there are a multitude of controls to shape each sample to your desire. Some of these controls include: Transpose, fine tune, low pass filter, high pass filter, lofi, spike, pan, retrigger, mute, solo and your standard panning and volume controls. These controls are independent for each sample slot. On the top you have sample offset controls with a randomize setting for each sample, a crossfader to set the balance between the 2 sample slots on that pad, and an indicator of how many voices are being used on that pad. You can have up to 16 voices on each pad totaling 256 voices for each instance of the Phalanx. You're sound editing options don't end there, though. There are also onboard amp, filter, pitch and effects envelopes to give your sounds some movement. There's a loop and modulation matrix section giving you further control of your end product as well. The midi/arp tab gives you control of your midi settings for each pad, pitch settings, velocity settings, special settings as well as control of the newly added arpeggiator. Additionally there is a full effects section including EQ, delay, flanger, chorus, phaser, multi mod, Arts Acoustic reverb (as heard in the Nexus synth), trash verb, room sim, impulse, gated reverb, bitcrusher/reducer, distortion, MB distortion, stereo matrix, limiter, and compressor. Additionally if you have purchased the MB Sidechain, Philta XL or Stereo Bundle plugins from Vengeance you can use those here as well. Also, if you have purchased the Metrum plugin you can use that on one of the sample pads in the Phalanx as well. One of the greatest features in my opinion is the file organization. There are options to add folders to a favorites directory and also to tag samples so you can view only tagged samples in that section.

End OpinionThe Phalanx has a lot of different features. You can get pretty much any desired and current sound out of the Phalanx. It is a fully-featured sampler with an amazing browsing section and a plethora of effects to mangle the sound to your desire, but equally as important is the sample selection that comes included with the plugin that is synonymous in quality with everything else that the Vengeance crew has put out to date. The new version 1.5 (which is free to existing users) includes an arpeggiator, trancegate, midi chorder and sample shifter to stimulate your creative impulses even further. Phalanx is available at $259 for the basic version and $325 for the premium version and you can get more information and purchase the plugin at: www.vengeance-sound.com

MUSIC TECH

Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 ModulePremier polyphonic synthesizer manufacturer Dave Smith Instruments is proud to announce the Prophet 12 module — a space saving tabletop and rackready reworking of its recently released Prophet 12 keyboard, the twelve-voice hybrid digital/analog synthesizer that company founder and renowned designer Dave Smith duly declared his “best synth yet.”

“We have had many requests from professional musicians for a small, easily portable version of the Prophet 12 keyboard, with all the same features and incredible sound,” says Smith. “The new Prophet 12 module is just that: it has all the power of the Prophet 12 keyboard — in fact, it has the exact same voice board — and it fits into a backpack.” All those powerful Prophet 12 module parameters are easily editable via a well-thought-through front panel perfectly fit for purpose. “People like small these days,” declares its astute architect. “Many musicians also have more than enough keyboards, or simply don't use keyboards. The Prophet 12 module offers a sleek design that still gives you easy and incredibly fast and intuitive control over all parameters.”

Just like its Prophet 12 keyboard counterpart, the twelve-voice hybrid digital/analog Prophet 12 module not only boastsb the greatest number of voices of any instrument from the distinguished designer to date, but each of those voices features four OSCILLATORS capable of generating classic and complex waveforms, a sub-oscillator (Sub Octave), resonant LOW-PASS FILTER and HIGH-PASS FILTER, and analog VOLTAGE CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER. Additional features include a tuned FEEDBACK path, a four-tap stereo DELAY per voice, expanded ARPEGGIATOR functionality, deep MODULATION capabilities, bi-timbral operation, and much more besides. The CHARACTER section adds a variety of out of the ordinary wave-shaping and sound-sculpting options like Girth (low shelf filtering that boosts low frequencies, with some extra harmonic modification at higher settings), Air (high shelf filtering that boosts high frequencies, with some extra harmonic modification at higher settings), Hack (reduces the bit depth of the mixed output from the oscillators), Decimation (reduces the sample rate of the mixed output from the oscillators), and Drive (emulates tape saturation).Despite its comparatively diminutive dimensions, the back panel I/O of the Prophet 12 module matches that of the Prophet 12 keyboard in almost all aspects — apart from featuring an external power supply in the interests of making it as compact and portable as possible. Headphones, Main/A Outputs, B Outputs, MIDI Thru, MIDI Out, MIDI In, Pedal 1, Pedal 2, Sustain, and USB connectivity are all present and accounted for, making musical communication with the outside world a breeze.Be prepared to be blown away by the Prophet 12 module. It won't break backpacks, but packs more than enough power into its easily carried form factor to meet the needs of modern music makers and savvy sound designers — wherever they take it. The Prophet 12 module has an MAP of $2,199.00 USD and can be purchased from any authorized Dave Smith Instruments dealer. See and hear Dave Smith demonstrate the Prophet 12 module in action here:http://youtu.be/Tn6K4iZh92U

Life as a touring DJ demands the most durable and functional travel gear. Nowadays as more and more professionals are using laptops and controllers it is essential that they have baggage that offers both form and function as well. The folks over at Ogio have come up with something that appears to take a good swing at being a solution to the modern DJ's dilemma.

The Ogio Renegade RSS17 offers compartments and innovations galore for the touring DJ or audiophile. It has a laptop compartment, which has a reactive suspension system, which is a neoprene sling that provides shock absorption and prevents the laptop from bottoming out when you set the bag down or drop it. It's got a crush-proof pocket on the top, which is perfect for sunglasses, padded mouse and digital camera pockets and a padded compartment for a tablet or other small controller. Even after all of these locations are filled you still have full sized main compartment for clothing and a mid sized compartment for headphones, CD's or whatever else you need to bring on the road.

Upon first checking out this bag, it's apparent that it has a really good build and quality. You can instantly see that attention was put into detail and that this bag was made for the tech savvy individual, making it perfect as a laptop DJ or music producer's go to bag for travel or gigging. If you want to see all the features and pick one up for yourself, go to: www.ogio.com

CONSUMER TECH

The New iPad AirApple is back at it again with the release of the iPad Air tablet. Weighing in 23% lighter than it's predecessor and 43% thinner, this little gem proves to be a welcome edition to an already stellar lineup of products. Depending on the storage capacity and Wi-Fi capabilities you want the iPad Air ranges from $499-$929. Get some more information on the new iPad Air go to www.apple.com

Logitech Performance Mouse MXLogitech's Performance Mouse MX boasts the most advanced tracking technology they have implemented in their line of mice. It has hyper fast scrolling and four programmable thumb buttons giving you all the control and efficiency you need in a mouse. The Darkfield Laser Sensor enables you to work anywhere including on glass tables. The mouse is programmable for a Mac as well and can launch Mac-exclusive features such as Mission Control. For more information on the Performance Mouse MX, go to www.logitech.com

Acer B296CLWith a reasonable price and all this monitor has to offer, Acer has definitely hit the mark with this product. It's 29-inch ultra wide screen gives you the real estate you need to get any job done. It has a generous selection of ports and quality IPS color performance. For more info, go to us.acer.com