As the Propellerhead Product Specialist, James Bernard is constantly travelling the globe to spread the Propellerhead message. He will be sharing his tips and tricks in the land of audio production hardware and software. Will be a great resource for both new and old producers alike.

In the mix and Qdance have got a competition going to win the Ultimate Hardstyle weekend. You get flights to Sydney, tickets and other sweet hookups. Check out the full details after the jump.

Serato has launched a new service that allows DJ's that use their software to directly download free promo's for use in Serato. It's cool to see systems like this popping up around the place would be good to see more provided by other services.

Francis Preve over at beatport has just launched a new series called the Production Master Class that will cover a bunch of different topics in the edm production space. Easy to follow and understand.

Here is another tutorial from Francis Preve over at beatportal. He has a great writing style that is easy to follow and makes quite a lot of sense.

Francis Preve over at beatportal has provided a list of synthesis tutorials for people to go through. It's a great list going over lots of different stuff.