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…
By Robert Riley, “DJ Mastermind” In my last article I introduced you to the danceless wedding, if you have not had a chance to read that article you can find it here. I talked about location, and settings and ambiance, when designing a danceless reception. In this article I want to talk about a few…
By Ben Stowe, CTS, “Sound & Lighting Guru” Getting the best sound out of your system requires a fundamental understanding of the levels of each piece of equipment in your system. This is an area that probably trips up more DJs than any other. Mastering this will lift you head and shoulders above the crowd….
By Alan Dodson, “Wedding Wizard” Attending the wedding rehearsal could be the most important opportunity to impress your professionalism to your clients. As a wedding entertainer, you’ve probably provided sound for dozens of ceremonies. You have played the music, probably not more than four songs, and watched the bridal party march. Easy stuff, right? It…
Jason Jani from the SCE Event Group is now ready to answer your questions! Just use the #ASKJasonJani on twitter and he might even video respond to you.
The QSC K Series is quite simply The New Standard in active loudspeaker systems. High fidelity live performance never sounded so good AND was this portable. See how easy it is to handle and transport a 3,000 Watt K Series system.
By Dave Austin, “Music Professor” I was attending a DJ conference some time back, and as most of us do, exchanged business cards with most everyone I met. However, one DJ’s card (which I still have) stands alone in my memory. It is a black background with a gruesome grinning skull dripping blood and the…
There are several ways to figure out pricing. This is how I DJ Brian S. Redd does it.
By Keith “K.C.” KoKoruz, “The Science of Marketing” I am a self-admitted DJ Show/Expo junkie. I attended my first DJ show in 1989 put on locally in the Chicagoland area by a DJ supply store. The show was covered by Robert Lindquist in the very first issue of Mobile Beat. I had been working for…
Phil from Digital DJ Tips gives you his review.
By Gregg Hollmann, “Party Professional” On June 26, 2015, the United States became the twenty-first and most populous country to legalize same-sex marriage as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case Obergefell versus Hodges. This ruling follows a trend that began in 2003 and legalized same-sex marriage to some degree in…