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,…
by Steve Cie, Guest Writer 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…
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…
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…
by Bryan Durio (aka Dr. Proof) Part 2 of a 4 Part Series Attention! You have once again been magically transported back to English class with Dr. Proof, the Grammar Hawk of the DJ industry. This is Part Two of a four-part series that will give you the know-how to correct all of those verbal…
by Guest Blogger, Bryan Durio (aka Dr. Proof) Part 1 of a 4 Part Series Attention! You have been magically transported back to English class with Dr. Proof, the Grammar Hawk of the DJ industry. This is Part One of a four-part series that will give you the know-how to correct all of those verbal…
By Guest Blogger,Bob Lindquist High on my “to-do” list is an entry that says, “Go through iTunes and clean out all the unnamed tracks.” $29.95 later, and it’s just about done! Being a devoted music fan, my hard drive is a virtual mess of tracks scoured from a huge variety of sources. Among the hundreds…
This is the first post in a new monthly column by Dangerous Dan McKay called “Opinion Impresario.” I love when some in our industry bloviate that DJs should get as much respect and value as other professional service providers like doctors and lawyers. Except for one thing. DJs don’t have to have years of schooling…
