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
Category Archives: Interviews
Marcello Pedalino Interview: Peter Merry On Wedding Receptions
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 featuring Marcello Pedalino
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,…
Industry Interview: Ben Stowe, CTS
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…
DJ Spotlight: Marcello Pedalino
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…
DJ Spotlight: Ric Hansen and Radio Parties
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…
DJ Spotlight: Anna Huynh of Dancenhance Entertainment
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…
DJ Spotlight: Adam Weitz
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…
DJ Spotlight: Steve Cie
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…
Interview with Social Networking Authority, Doreen Nicastro
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…
