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…
by Mark Ashe When I recently spent some time chatting with Adam Weitz, Executive Director of A Sharp Production, I had the chance to meet a man on a mission. This 2010 “DJ of the Year” contest winner comes from entertainment roots and has taken his natural born talent and passion to levels that few…
by Mark Ashe Steve Cie has been in the entertainment business for a very long time. Thirty-six years, in fact. His roots began in pirate radio then commercial radio with WVRM (Steve C on the Big V). He’s interviewed Bruce Springsteen, and had the opportunity to work with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Johnny…
by Jerry Bazata Here’s a recent interview I conducted with a social media strategies expert, Doreen Nicastro, CEO of Nicastro Consultants. Doreen has twenty years of experience in information technology project management. She facilitates a process that helps small business owners with management and control of their social media presence, branding, policies and creating a…
by Betsy Fischer, M.Ed. As a woman in a male-dominated industry, I like to believe that I know most of my sisters who own their own entertainment companies. After all, we are a very small group, and we usually see each other at least once a year at the DJ Times Expo in Atlantic City…
by Betsy Fischer, M.Ed. “You have GOT to come and see this woman. Her name is Randi Rae, and she’s incredible! They call her the ‘Mitzvah Maven!’” This was the advice I received from my DJ friend Rick Goldenberg back in 1997, when I was first beginning to expand my business from teaching dance into…
How many among us can say that we earn $5,000 for a wedding reception? For those who are new to our business or who have been living under a rock, I’d like to introduce you to Peter Merry. He is a top earning DJ, author, speaker and leader – and his credentials are pretty impressive:…
