INTERNATIONAL DJ EXPO
Seminars & Panels

AUGUST 21 (MONDAY)
No Exhibits on Monday

10:00-11:00
Room 302
Intro, Kickoff & Mobile Networking Forum
Kick off the DJ Expo right by meeting & greeting fellow attendees. Forge fruitful relationships that can last an entire career. Open your mind to other ideas. Exchange business cards and personal stories with the leaders of North America's DJ industry.

11:00-12:30
Room 302
New Trends in Wedding Marketing: Targeting High-End Brides
You've got your wedding marketing down to a science, but are you being all you can be? Greg Powers from Greg Powers Entertainment will provide a unique approach to maximizing your market. Find out where all the high-end brides are hiding, and how to appeal to them, every time.

1:00-2:30
Room 302
Cloning Yourself: How to Find Great DJs
Every DJ knows it's impossible to clone his individual style, but Elite Entertainment's Mike Walter has a laundry list of ways his multi-system recruits hi-energy, enthusiastic and dedicated DJs. If you're a multi-system operator plagued by employee turnover, or a single system operator looking to expand, you don't want to miss this.

1:30-3:00
Room 304
WORKSHOP - How to Make Your Own Video Montages
Chicago-based DJ Russ Harris will show you how to construct from scratch a complete video montage to show at your next event. From importing the pictures to titling, from creative fading to burning the DVD, DJ Russ will show you how easy it is to take your event to the next level.

3:00-4:30
Room 302
Troubleshooting: Mobile-DJ Solutions
If you're a multi-system operator or a single system owner, problems have a way of finding your business-be it at the consultation, in the warehouse or at the performance. A Sharp Productions' Adam Weitz updates this always-popular and fun program where he and his DJs troubleshoot real-life problems that face the average DJ, and then provide the solutions.

3:30-5:00
Room 304
Future Spin: The Next Phase of DJ Technologies
Pro audio, digital playback systems, studio gear, lighting, karaoke - a panel of DJ Times editors, gear reviewers, pro DJs and retailers will discuss the state of the market. What's new? What's next? How does it affect you? Bring your questions & have them answered.

5:00-6:30
Room 302
WORKSHOP - The Myths & Methods of Beatmixing
In this always-popular and highly entertaining workshop, veteran New York DJ Frank Garcia of Mainline/AST demonstrates step-by-step how to beatmix and explains why it remains an invaluable skill for all DJs.

AUGUST 22 (TUESDAY)
Exhibits: 11-3 PM & 5-7 PM

11:30-12:30
Room 304
National Record Pool Forum
Join DJ Times chart editor & Dixie Dance Kings pool director Dan Miller as he leads a discussion of pool directors, members and label reps. Find out why record pools remain a great source for upfront music & industry opportunity.

12:00-1:30
Room 302
High-School Dances: Tomorrow's Style, Done Today
Quality Entertainment's Jason Canaan will school you in keeping up to date with high-end shows, state-of-the art marketing, and the ever elusive "fountain of youth" that so many DJ's are looking for to stay relevant in this ever-changing market.

12:45-2:00
Room 304
WORKSHOP - Dancefloor Programming: Tricks, Tips, Transitions
What's the best way for a DJ to win the floor & keep it going all night long? DJ Times contributor and longtime club jock Robert La France, plus a host of DJs of all genres, will demonstrate advanced mixing techniques that incorporate a cappellas, party breaks, loops, remixes and more.

1:00-2:00
Room 301
Mixmeister Sponsored Seminar - Using A DJ Sequencer
MixMeister Fusion is a new pro DJ software application that combines the spontaneity of live DJ performances with the pinpoint precision of studio production software. Come and learn how a DJ sequencer frees your creativity, and lets you deliver stunning DJ performances with an entirely new approach to mixing.

2:15-3:15
Room 304
Dance-Music Artists: Getting Their Due
Moderated by Larry Flick of SIRIUS Satellite Radio's OutQ Channel, this panel will present a host of established and rising dance-genre artists & they will discuss the changing nature of the business and new models for success in clubs, radio, retail & cyberspace. Panelists include: Überzone, Lucas Prata, Judy Torres, Jade Starling, Drea, Taborah, JANAJANA & more TBA.

2:30-4:00
Room 302
Keynote Speaker Bryan Dodge: "How to Build a Better You"
As one of America's busiest speakers on the subject of personal & professional development, Dodge has studied success habits & ways to bring those proven techniques to the marketplace. This presentation of self-improvement will focus on three key areas:
1) How to have your best year ever.
2) Methods to create consistent upward growth in your life.
3) Inspiration that will help you focus on the issues that really matter in your life, so that you can achieve true success & happiness.

3:30-4:30
Room 304
Dance Radio 101: Rock These Airwaves
They don't call Cary Vance "Mr. Dance" for nothing. In his long career as a label promoter, he's worked with dozens of successful dance acts-from Soul II Soul to Daft Punk & more. On this seminar, which will include MDs and PDs from terrestrial and satellite radio stations, Vance will lead a discussion that will include all elements of modern dance radio. How do songs get added? How do DJs get mixshows? How does research impact playlists? If a career in radio interests you, attend, learn & bring your best questions.

4:00-5:30
Room 301
Pioneer & Promo Only Sponsored Seminar: Increase Your DJ Business With Video
Using Promo Only's unique DVDs, Pioneer will demonstrate its new DVJ-1000 audio/video playback unit. DJ Kris-P from N-EFFECT Productions will explain how video helped grow his business-from corporates to clubs and trade shows.

4:30-6:00
Room 302
One Stop Shopping: Consolidating Your Business
Is a storefront brick and mortar store for you? Ever think about co-oping with other service providers to cut down on overhead and become a collective conveyor belt of referrals? Golden Note Entertainment's Gerry Siracusa helms this panel that explores the pros and cons of such an arrangement, one that's become increasingly more common.

4:45-6:15
Room 304
Getting in the Game: Reggaeton A&R, Production & Remixes
Why do some songs become hits, while others fall by the wayside? How do reggaeton DJs & labels get their music to the right people? How does it get on the air? Which DJs monopolize the market & why? Learn how the Latin radio industry works, as the DJ Expo pushes all the cultural hot buttons & explores its controversies on this spicy panel.

Moderated by DJ Crème (On Fuego w Daddy Yankee Show).

Panelists include:
DJ Chucky (WSKQ, El Vacilon De La Manana, NYC)
Jewelz Lopez (WKTU-FM, On Fuego Show, NYC)
DJ Extreme (Mega 910 AM, Hot 93.7 FM, CT)
Sam Smoove (Jammin' 94.5, Boston)
DJ Kure (Caliente 1310 AM, Philly)

AUGUST 23 (WEDNESDAY)
Exhibits: 11-3 PM & 5-7 PM

11:30-1:00
Room 302
Mitzvah Q&A with the Answer Maven Randi Rae
She's a one-woman Mitzvah Machine, and for this session, we're unleashing her in a straight-up, no-holds-barred, question-and-answer smackdown. Bring any question related to The Mitzvah, any at all-if Randi Rae can't answer it, it can't be answered.

11:30-12:30
Room 301
TextLive: The Ultimate Interactive Video Experience
See messages & pictures sent from a text messaging device (like a guest's cell phone) appear automatically on a video screen. Special events, concerts, nightclubs, trade shows & TV chat channels can now display multiple streams of SMS messages, while seamlessly hosting voting and trivia games. Our incredible text messaging software will make your events more fun, interactive and memorable. Learn how to make more money adding interactive multi-media to your video presentation.

12:30-2:00
Room 304
WORKSHOP - Making Tracks: The Road to Studio Success
DJ/remixer/producer Dave Gadbois began as a DJ Expo attendee in 1992. He moved from remix-service contributor to professional-studio owner and eventually hitmaking producer. If that's a career path you desire, hear Dave detail how he did it. In this Expo exclusive Power Point tutorial, the always-spirited Gabois will explain the gear & the game. It's everything you wanted to know about the studio-but were afraid to ask. Not to be missed.

1:00-2:00
Room 301
Mixmeister Sponsored Seminar - Using a DJ Sequencer
MixMeister Fusion is a new pro DJ software application that combines the spontaneity of live DJ performances with the pinpoint precision of studio production software. Come and learn how a DJ sequencer frees your creativity, and lets you deliver stunning DJ performances with an entirely new approach to mixing.

2:30-4:00
Room 304
WORKSHOP - Video: The DJ's Next Frontier
Now that video technology has hit the market, how is it being used? Which systems best fit your application? How are club and mobile DJs incorporating video? How are they using it as a point of difference and a marketing tool for their services? Hear DJs & VJs tell their stories & demonstrate some of the industry's latest video gear.

3:00-5:00
Ballroom 402-403
WORKSHOP - Mitzvah Games & Dance Bonanza
We can't stress it enough: This is the single most useful and imaginative way for Mitzvah jocks to spend their time at the DJ Expo. A flood of new games and dances will provide your business with enough material to last an entire year. Suitable only for those ready for Randi Rae, Mitvah Maven.

3:30-5:00
Room 301
M-Audio Sponsored Seminar: The Future of DJ Technology
Come experience the future. M-Audio's SynchroScience division will showcase the brand-new Torq DJ software and Conectiv USB DJ audio interface, followed by a demo of Live 6 from the Ableton team. Junior Sanchez will close the workshop with a short DJ set.

4:30-6:00
Room 302
Reggaeton & Radio: The Inside Scoop
Now that reggaeton is the fastest-rising music in the Western World, more DJs than ever want to enter the game. How is it done? What is the industry recipe for success? Find out with this informative seminar and Q&A session that will feature top reggaeton DJs & record label representatives.

Moderated by Ray Acosta (A&R, Wu-Tang Latino).

Panelists include:
Ricardo Villanueva (In the House)
La Bruja (ILL Tongue)
DJ Creme (On Fuego w Daddy Yankee Show)
Porfirio Pina (Latin Music Director, BMI)
Carlos Ortiz (A&R, Rumba Jams)
Game G (Producer/Remixer)
Manny Soba (Urban Tropics)
DJ Frikkiao (RNS manager, FiestaCaliente.com).

5:00-6:30
Room 304
The Music Biz: How Remixer/Producers Climb the Ladder
You've made music & now you want to get it heard-where do you go? How do you step to the industry without getting ripped off? Hear a panel of industry veterans offering the real deal on your music future. Featuring Tommie Sunshine & Sahpreem King, producer, DJ & author of "Gotta Get Signed: How to Become a Hip-Hop Producer," the industry's most down-to-earth book on pursuing a music-making career. Moderated by DJ Times editor Jim Tremayne.

AUGUST 24 (THURSDAY)
Exhibits: 11-3 PM
Ultimate DJ System Giveaway@ 2:30 PM in Exhibit Hall

11:00-12:00
Room 301
TEXT AUDIO WORKSHOP: The Ultimate Interactive Video Experience
See messages & pictures sent from a text messaging device (like a guest's cell phone) appear automatically on a video screen. Special events, concerts, nightclubs, trade shows & TV chat channels can now display multiple streams of SMS messages, while seamlessly hosting voting and trivia games. Our incredible text messaging software will make your events more fun, interactive and memorable. Learn how to make more money adding interactive multi-media to your video presentation.

12:30-2:00
Room 301
Stanton Sponsored Seminar: : "The Future of Digital DJing"
Hosted by Stanton's Jim Moore & Aaron Perry, this session will discuss & demonstrate what the future holds for the digital world of DJing, and how it will reshape the industry. We'll take a look at how far we've come in the transition from CDs to MP3 and other software based programs, and discuss how current and future technology will enhance the possibilities for all genres of DJs and their performance and production capabilities.