Volume 13 Number 5
May 2000

Los Angeles - Just two days into this past January's NAMM convention, the attendees were beginning to run a little ragged at this, the M.I. market's semi-annual product bacchanalia. From the manufacturer's representatives to the mom-and-pop store owners and the powerful chain buyers, it seemed as if those roving the sound-and-lighting hall of the otherwise labyrinthine L.A. Convention Center were ready for a break from the talking - and especially the walking. more >>>>

After dozens of phone calls to professional photographers across the country, DJ Times uncovered the secrets that can elevate a mobile DJ company from mediocre to top-notch status. All the photographers we interviewed said that the best DJs are team players— not an island. Some offered examples of how DJs saved the party. Others, the ones we’ll call the straight-shooters, were more frank in their assessment of DJs. So here it is, DJs and the photographers who refer them… more >>>>

Let's face it. Wireless microphones are no longer a gimmick. DJs of all levels have adopted and bought into the concept heavily within the last few years. In fact, most of the manufacturers that make microphones have spent big bucks on wireless mic technology in order to capture a piece of the ever-expanding DJ market. more >>>>

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Tips on Spinning Music Files & Not Letting the Next Digital Revolution Start Without You
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How Do Mobile DJs Win the Favor and Referrals of Photographers? DJ Times Gets a Shutterbug Perspective
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