By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe How many times have you worried about something today? Five? Ten? Too many times to count? You may not even be conscious of it, and it doesn’t have to involve pacing or wringing of hands. Worrying can be a freak out, but it can also be a series…

By Dave Austin – “The Music Professor” I had lunch with a DJ buddy last week, and as we waited for our food, he began to tell me about his business being substantially down from previous years. He wondered aloud if his age was keeping him from booking events he would have gotten previously. As…

Join Geoff at the 2014 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. In this trip to the Gig Lab, Geoff looks at the new CHAUVET DJ products launched at the show and talks about how to get the most of out attending a big trade show like NAMM. There’s even a look back to the Las Vegas…

Check out Bud Light’s Super Bowl 2014 commercial following one guy who was truly UpForWhatever.

By Stacy Zemon, Publisher & Chief Scribe Here are my Top 15 suggestions for effective emceeing: 1. Open with a surprise, a shock…an interaction, something that makes connection, entertains, exposes, etc. 2. Use palm up instead of finger for pointing. Sometimes the finger looks like a gun and is rude in some cultures. Palm up…

By Bobby Riley, “DJ Mastermind” Wedding season is coming and it’s time to start preparing for bridal shows. Before you start building the booth, packing the lights and praying that this year’s show will be a success, try using these tips for pre-show marketing, because if you can touch base with your prospects before the…

By Johnny Kelly, “MC Mastery” Over the past 20 years, I have emceed just about every type of event for pretty much every type of person possible. No matter what the event type or the people in attendance, I have learned that being a Master MC comes down to mastering 3 things: 1.) The ability…

By Elisabeth Scott Daley, WED®, ABC™ “A Passion for Performance” Wedding Ceremonies, which are, as they should be, the “serious” part of a wedding celebration, are often really boring musically. I haven’t had a bride ask for “The Bridal Chorus” (from the 1850 opera “Lohengrin” by Richard Wagner) in years. Brides tend to eschew this…

I am using Audacity to edit down a scratch sample so that I can load it into the Pioneer DDJ-SX. Using Audacity is a very easy and comes in handy when you need to edit a sample or even a song. I have switched verses in songs for a bride and grooms first dance with…

I think the state of lighting technology is amazing right now and we as DJs have a LOT of options for our events. I will often look around for concert or festival style events to see what they use and more importantly how they use it so that I can create new ways to light…