Income Taxes: Top Two Rules for DJs
By Stu Chisholm – The Complete Disc Jockey In 1716, Christopher Bullock first uttered the infamous idea that the only things in life that are certain are death and taxes, and if you haven’t already dealt with them, we Americans will once again run up against our wonderful April deadline to file our own income…
NAMM 2017: Two New Lights From ADJ
CHAUVET DJ NAMM 2017 New Product Tour
DJ Education What Prince Can Teach Us About Programming
Did you know Prince got booed off the stage in the early 80s? MC Mike Walter tells that story this week and what we as DJs can learn from it.
Event Day Social Media Posting
By Tony Schwartz, “The Social Media DJ” If your event days are anything like mine, they are best described as organized chaos. I’m not only a wedding DJ, but also the founder of an A/V rental company and a photo booth company. Needless to say, my weekends are full throttle, and sometimes it can be…
Basic DJ System Components
By Stu Chisholm, “The Complete Disc Jockey” For nearly two years, I’ve literally been rebuilding my business top to bottom. Only a few things remain from my former incarnation, all else being replaced, upgraded, reinvented or created from scratch. Does this sound like you? If so, prepare for a newly revised version of the advice…
By Trevor Drake, “Insurance Professional” Have you ever been notified by a venue that they MUST have primary / non-contributory language on your certificate of insurance? What does this mean to you, and what should you do? Let’s start with what it means, they want your insurance coverage to be “primary” and their coverage to…
Dive Into Traktor Video 1 - Installation And Set Up
This video covers the full process of setting up the free demo version of TRAKTOR PRO for Mac & PC using only your laptop. You also get a tour around the TRAKTOR interfaces and features to get familiar.
DJ Speaker Placement 101
DJ Brian S. Redd shares just a few basic speaker placement ideas & tips.
The Universal Language of Music
By Julie Oshins, “Play It Forward” “Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand- with an equal opportunity for all to sing, dance and clap their hands.” - Stevie Wonder I’m blessed and grateful because I grew up in the music industry, and was exposed to a very diverse span of…
Dos and Don’ts of Social Media
By Alan Dodson, “Wedding Wizard” To start out, let’s put some real numbers in context for reference: As of July 2015, total worldwide population is 7.3 billion The internet has 3.17 billion users There are 2.3 billion active social media users 92% of adult internet users have at least 1 social media account. 91% of retail brands use 2 or…
Product Spotlight: COLORband Rocks the Land!
These bands ROCK! The CHAUVET DJ COLORband series of linear washlights is one of the most versatile and dependable wash light solutions and in this Product Spotlight video, Product Manager Rick Peeples helps you discover which COLORband is right for you.
Save Your Energy On Gig Day - DJ Tips In Under A Minute
DJ Brian S. Redd shares how he saves his energy.
