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Chicago’s New CTA Train Station Will Have On-Site DJs

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Chicago’s Red Line 95th Street Station has just undergone a massive $280 million overhaul, the most expensive station project in the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) long history. What’s cool about it, though, is the incorporated “first of its kind” performance space at the new bus and train station that comes complete with its own radio station and DJ booth.

The CTA partnered up with Chicago-based artist and community activist Theaster Gates to design and create the new radio station,  An Extended Song of Our People (AESOP). Located in the transit building’s north terminal, the broadcast will showcase live mixes and oral histories from local artists and residents Read more

Editorial: No More Crowds In The DJ Booth Please

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I remember enjoying the DJ booth life back in the day, when I was transitioning from being an avid dance floor attendee at local nightclubs and shows to working in the nightlife industry. It felt special, cool, exclusive and gave me a completely different perspective of the parties I was attending. I could meet DJs, talk to their managers and other promoters or chat with the nightclub owners and staff. At times it was just nice to get away from the crowd and to have a little more space to enjoy myself instead of having to fend off drunk patrons and raging elbows accidentally aimed at my face.

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Lanthan.design by Christian Gerlach Makes The DJ Booth The Focal Point Of Your Home

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If you’re reading this you’re likely a DJ with a home set-up of some kind, just like Lanthan.audio founder Christian Gerlach is.

After years of dealing with sub-part home set-ups, Christian decided to take matters into his own hands (literally) and build an ideal DJ booth for home use.

The goal of the Lanthan.design BOOTH is to let the diversity return to DJ homes away from the equality that has crept in recent years. With this simple but straightforward design, you can restructure your home and make the booth a new focal point in your home. The booth provides enough space for a mixer and two turntables, two turntables and one CDJ or three CDJs, leaving you free to organize your perfect working space based on your preferred set-up.

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