by Anna-Jeannine “DJ AJ9” Herman The rise of the smart phone and the tablet computer has brought our industry a wave of useful applications to help us manage our mobile lives on both iOS and Android™ platforms, but with so many great apps to choose from, where’s a DJ to start? Check out these 4…
Category Archives: Guest Bloggers
Sub-Contracting Doesn’t Have to be a Nightmare
by Rick Hansen – Guest Blogger Call me crazy, but I cannot figure out why anyone would want to be a multi-op DJ company. Oh, I understand the need to grow beyond a one system, one show per night company. It is a natural desire to want to grow beyond yourself. What I don’t understand…
The Value of Intelligent Lighting and Lightscaping
by Steve Cie, Guest Blogger With the advent of L.E.D. technological advances, Uplighting or Lightscaping, has taken center stage for event planners. Armed with the ability to illuminate venues with exciting, brilliant color with extremely low power consuming lighting fixtures, even the most luxurious venues can have their appearance significantly enhanced. Lightscaping Defined Lightscaping is…
Image is everything. Just ask your client.
by Guest Blogger, Tony Tee You might disagree with that line. I’m OK with that, but hear me out. As humans, we judge. I’m not a psychologist, but I really believe that everyone on some level is constantly judging anyone they interact with. If you don’t know someone and are talking with them, you are…
Master of the Dance
by Guest Blogger, Chris Smith School dances can be tremendously fun, and incredibly challenging if you are not prepared. You typically have an enthusiastic audience that is ready to party from the time the doors open until the very last song is played. The following tips are geared toward the mobile professional looking to engage,…
To Apple or to Not Apple. That is the question!
by Robert Spera, Guest Blogger Chronologically speaking I find myself rather lucky to grow up when I did. I was born after the Atari but before the Nintendo, after the Commodore but before Windows 3.1. I attribute my “Geek” status to this statistic because as I was growing up, so was Technology. Today is no…
Uplighting Your Facade/Front board
by Steve Cie, Guest Blogger In today’s highly competitive marketplace, having your DJ set-up present an attractive and professional appearance has never been more important. In another article, Stacy Zemon wrote about DJ facades coming of age. All by themselves, carpeted or fabric panels look great. But, to really up the “WOW” factor, uplighting the…
Electrovoice Launches Live X Loudspeaker Series
by Robert Lindquist The new Live X series of portable powered and passive loudspeakers is certain to send tremors throughout the global retail marketplace, bringing world-tour-proven Electro-Voice audio performance within reach of a wider range of customers than ever before. First stop on the Live X launch world tour was the Winter NAMM show in…
