Among the many unique features inw the reinvented venue is a massive video screen, which is actually a set of large opaque glass doors that discreetly close off the nightclub section when it's not trading. Nightlife Music Video clips are screened onto these doors courtesy of a rear projector. Other stunning features include a waterfall as visitors enter through the main atrium, raised polished jarrah floors, lots of polished chrome, a single wrap-around bar featuring mother of pearl inlaid terrazzo bar tops, and a sunken dining area with open fireplace and view overlooking the beautiful Adelaide Hills.
And, of course, there’s the “Pokie Brothers” gaming lounge and the now famous “Booze Brothers” bottle shop!

DJ Glen and MC Jazz provide entertainment every Friday and Saturday night in the renowned Victoria nightclub, with music predominantly played from the Nightlife HDMS™ system with Numark controller. Audio visual highlights include 4 x 42" Plasma Screens, 1 x 50" Plasma Screen, 2 x NEC projectors, 4 x Martin Mac 250+ intelligent lights, strobe ignitor tubes, various other disco effects, plus a Jem Hazer and a Martin Lightjockey Control system.

Nightlife’s HDMS™ Scheduler is used day and night and is programmed to suit the hotel’s trading patterns. The interfacing digital Jukebox allows patrons to pick their own music, but their selections are controlled by the scheduled playlists to ensure the appropriate atmosphere is maintained at all times. And the real bonus here is that the venue keeps 100% of the revenue from the juke.

You can see Nightlife in action at these other Saturno hotels in South Australia: Norwood (Finn McCools), Unley on Clyde, Findon and the Slug ‘n’ Lettuce.

	Diddy proteges 112 - Marvin, Daron, Q and Mike emerge this month with a brand new hit single called Na, Na, Na, Na. Hot & Wet is the name of their 3rd album and is the first from their new home of Def Jam Records. The single itself is a smokin’ dancehall/reggae club joint featuring the vocal skills of Jamaican superstar Supercat. Check it on CR90.
	With dancehall getting bigger everyday, 19 year old singer/rapper, Lumidee emerges from the Spanish Harlem district of New York with the catchy Never Leave You (Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh). This track is from her forthcoming album Almost Famous and features raps from Busta Rhymes and Fabolous. It hit the streets two weeks ago on CRX90.
	Mary J. Blige has released the first single Love @ First Sight featuring Method Man from her latest set Love & Life. The album will be executive-produced by Mary and P. Diddy (he’s everywhere man!) who haven’t worked on an album together since her 1994 release, My Life. The two had a falling out but reunited in 2001 to record a remix for Blige’s hit No More Drama. Play the new tune from ED90.
	Eminem has disproved the notion that white boys can’t rap. White girls, on the other hand, have had pretty much zero impact on the 30 year old genre. Now a new face, 20 year old New Yorker Sarai, is raising new hopes that there might be someone new to go where none have been before. This month on CR90 the “feminem” releases the rap/party anthem, Ladies from her debut album The Original.
New music time... Cam Farrar has exploded onto the Australian (and world) music scene with his debut single Wasted. Having already spent 6 consecutive weeks atop the ARIA Club Chart, Cam himself describes Wasted as “full on - an explosive hybrid of punk, new wave, electro, house and techno”. The song is set to do big things for Cam and you can see it first on CRX90.
	ARIA award winner Alex Lloyd returns to the scene this month with his aptly titled single, Coming Home. This is the first single from his eagerly awaited third album Distant Light which will be released nationally on September 29. In the meantime, you can play this track from RD 90.

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DJ Paul - Mad Cow Tavern Townsville, North Qld Being involved with music since the age of 5 (his mother DJ’d on armed forces radio in Malaysia), it’s no surprise that during the 90s, DJ Paul Preston (aka DJ Red) was Australia’s #1 Reggae DJ and has worked at some of the major clubs on the Gold Coast. These days Paul presents the Breakfast program every weekday on North Queensland’s 99.9 Live FM, and burns the candle both ends by DJing at the Mad Cow Tavern in Townsville. (Watch for Mad Cow opening in Cairns later this month!)

Paul started using Nightlife in 1993 when video tape was still the go, and remembers the amount of equipment and mixers needed to present music video back then – how things have changed, but he reckons it’s still a heap of fun.

His day job with Wild Blue Music includes being part of the team producing the first official R&B 40 Countdown Show, which is set to go to air on an Australia wide network soon.

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Technically Speaking - HDMS™ SOFTWARE UPGRADE
This month’s release of new music contains some exciting changes to your HDMS™ software.

Lists –The total number of lists has been increased from 30 to 60. This gives you space to make an extra 30 of your own lists!

The following letters may appear on the left hand side of your playlist to show how a song has been selected. This information is also collated under Statistics in the Utilities menu and appears in the Log:

L A user list (rather than a Nightlife list) has been loaded through Scheduler or by using [F9].
DJ The song has been searched for and selected manually rather than through a list loading in Scheduler or by using [F9].
$ The song has been selected from the jukebox.

[F5] function key – Now a more practical and user-friendly way to see which lists (both Nightlife and user) a song is in. It will also allow you to add and remove songs from a user list. We will cover this in more depth in next month’s article.

For help with using these new features on your HDMS™, or for any other technical assistance, call the Tech Support team on toll free 1800 773 468.

News From NZ
By now some of you will have spoken with the friendly and efficient Joarna, our new Help Desk person.

And here’s another reminder about the recent change in our contact numbers:

Office 09 430 3035
Fax 09 430 3036
After hours Tech Support 0508 NIGHTLIFE

Both Matthew and Tony have been busy visiting venues and helping with ‘day to day housekeeping’! You too can help by keeping the power supply to your HDMS™ clean. That is, free of any other devices. The system also loves a clean environment, lots of ventilation and TLC. Treat it well and it will return the favour!

The next couple of months will be dominated by World Cup Rugby with the screen action switching from video clip to footy. Use the Billboards to keep your patrons well informed of viewing times, and with some luck we will have something to celebrate!! Aussie readers take note!

PS: The Haka rules!