Category Archives: Performance
The Next “Big” Thing
by Stu Chisholm – “The Complete Disc Jockey” As you read this, mobile DJs the world over are excited about all of the upcoming DJ shows and expos that come around each year. Mobile Beat’s 16th Las Vegas extravaganza is just about to take place. DJ Times has its own show in Atlantic City, and…
Planning for Success: Part 1
by Liz Daley – “A Passion for Performance” Read Part 2 It takes tons of preparation time to put together an exciting wedding reception. Sure, you could do something “off the cuff” or “wing it” (as many people do), and you might have “extraordinary results.” For me, might isn’t good enough. I believe in planning…
Learn to Walk Before You Run
by Mike Walter Happy New Year dear reader! Hope your Holidays were joyous and your 2012 is already off to a flying start. A little while back I wrote an article about making sure your trainees master the basics before they move on to anything else. I used the Beck song “Where It’s At” and…
Open Up Your Gift Box
by Ray Martinez I am very honored and humbled to be given a forum to offer words of motivation, inspiration, and encouragement. There are many times that I see articles in a newspaper or magazine, or see something on television that inspires me to write and pass those thoughts on to you, my reading audience….
The Importance of Announcements
I recently agreed to step in and help a friend-of-a- friend coordinate their daughter’s wedding. They wanted a band, which is why I was never called to DJ in the first place. I’m a sucker…I had the night off…so I said “yes.” I phoned the bride to discuss a few details. We went over the…
Born Standing Up
by Mike Walter A number of years ago I read Steve Martin’s book, Born Standing Up and I loved it so much (and saw so many great pieces of advice in it for our industry) that I was inspired to write an article about it for The Disc Jockey News. Recently, I stumbled on that…
Never Miss an Opportunity
by Stu Chisholm Nearly all of the DJs I know who have made being a DJ their career not only have excellent mobile gear, but have cobbled together at least some type of production studio, be it anything from a laptop loaded with Ableton Live or Adobe Soundbooth CS5 to a full-blown Avid M-Audio home…
