Atlanta - September 22, 2008

Let the Beat Build

Beatlab Audio Store

Enough already with the rock band-themed parties.

It’s time to start making real music. (An endeavor that requires more than an optical mouse, iTunes, and a keg tap.)

Get your chops at Beatlab, a new store catering to aspiring DJs as well as the city’s pro music crowd. It carries everything — from basics (slip mats, equipment bags), new CDs, and vinyl bangers (Michael Jackson, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest) to high-end production kits. They also offer use of a Pro Tools console and vinyl-to-MP3 transfer.

Owner Joe Andris (Slice and Lava patrons know him as “Mega”) leads a team of local DJs who can troubleshoot or update any software you’re running. DJ clinics will start next month.

You’ll clap to that.

Beatlab, 700 Cleburne Terrace, Poncey-Highland (404-745-9935 or beatlabusa.com).

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