By Scott Brandon (Pictured Above: Stacy Zemon and Grand Master Gee of the Sugarhill Gang) One day, while shopping for DJ equipment at Dave Phillips Music & Sound in Allentown, Pa., I came across “The Mobile DJ Handbook” by Stacy Zemon. Once I read it, I had an even better understanding of how to run…
By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe While the party percussion concept is thirty years old, in the past four years DCI World Champion, John Donovan, has received levels of recognition never before earned by a live musician within the DJ industry. John has been a featured performer at the International DJ Expo in Atlantic…
In his, “Celebrate Life Series,” Episode #9, three-time winner of the “DJ of the Year” competition and owner of MMP Entertainment, Marcello Pedalino, interviews one of the owners of BrideLive.com, Jay Thomson. BrideLive is a virtual office suite that is designed specifically for wedding professionals to have a personalized multi-media consultation with their clients. You…
DJ Darryl “Jake” Jacobson interviews DJ Creme at the DJ Expo in Atlantic City, about how he uses the Beamz interactive laser controller to add a visual dimension to his performances. Get the Beamz and Light Up Your Creative Genius! www.BeamzDJ.com
Marcello Pedalino of MMP Entertainment is a three-time winner of the “DJ of the Year” competition held annually at the DJ Expo in Atlantic City. In his, “The Celebrate Life Series,” Episode #5, Marcello interviews the founder of the Wedding Entertainment Director’s Guild, and author of the Best Wedding Reception Ever!, Peter Merry. Marcello asks,…
CHAUVET® DJ Master the Ceremony brings you career tips from top mobile DJs and entertainment companies in the industry. Learn ways to set yourself apart in a saturated market and increase your bottom line, and how to ultimately master every ceremony. This edition features tips from Marcello Pedalino — Founder and President of MMP Entertainment,…
By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe It’s no secret that Pro Mobile DJ’s “Sound & Lighting Guru,” Ben Stowe, proudly call himself a “geek,” and that he serves the AV industry as the President of NLFX Professional, an industry leading supplier of sound, lighting and video systems. Ben’s AV installs have been featured in…
By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe I’ve spent a day at the zoo with Marcello Pedalino and watched him stare down a gorilla while munching on a stick of cotton candy. I’ve even been trapped in a building with him during a bomb threat, and observed Marcello staying calm and focused on the task…
by Mark Ashe In 1992, Ric Hansen pioneered a groundbreaking business model between the mobile and radio DJ industries. He saw Mobile DJs taking the same music he played on the radio to events all over town. The problem, as Ric saw it, was that there were a lot of event jocks and while some…
by Betsy Fischer, M.Ed. I am so loving “Female Entertainers Meet Up” (FEM) on Facebook. As I wrote recently for this blog, this informal group is a venue for female DJs to get to know each other and share ideas. Now I’ve been in the Mobile DJ Industry for quite a few years, and thought…
