Some of the best business decisions came about from strategic alliances. Picture this: a bride…
In 1982, while still in high school, John Horne began DJing. Nearly 40 years, 2,100…
Welcome to the April 2021 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help…
Instagram is a vital resource for businesses, especially DJs and individuals in the private event…
For many of us, running a small DJ business can be challenging. We’re still dealing…
We asked DJs how booking were going for 2021, and if there’s any light at…
In part one of my leadership series, I talked about the importance of connecting with…
How do you keep good people working for your company? You know that scene in…
Carol Stream, Ill. — Up to now, Steve Owen’s gigs have come 100-percent from word-of-mouth. But…
What a wild year it has been for many of us. There have been so…
Welcome to the February 2021 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help…
How do you keep good people working for your company? You know that scene in…
DJs have learned this year that marketing is not just about creating Facebook or Instagram…
Over the past 15 or so years, our industry pricing has gone to hell. Unfortunately,…
We’ve been asking DJs for their predictions and plans for 2021 — here are a…
Traverse City, Mich. — At one time or another we’ve all wanted to start a…
We asked DJs how the holiday-party season has been going. It’s no surprise that revenue…
We recently posed a question to DJs from around the country: When you’re not DJing,…
We’re all hoping that 2021 is a better year than 2020. We asked DJs what…
The dance floor is heating up. Guests are sweaty. Drinks and foam glow wands are…
In today’s business world, marketers are always looking for the newest way to get people…
Just about every DJ has written off 2020 as an all-time low — both for…
While “alternative revenue” has been the calling card of 2020, KC Kokoruz at Keith Christopher…
Welcome to the December 2020 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help…
Several successful COVID-19 drug trials among pharma manufacturers have offered some hope that the pandemic…
2020 is just about (thankfully) finished. It has been a whirlwind of a year and…
How does a DJ turn the negative of the pandemic into a positive? Answer: Creating…
Scott Siewert of Full Tilt DJ & Photo has been spinning in Wisconsin’s capital city…
A leader in global dance music, Louie Vega has painted an award-winning career from a…
The Director of Business Development for DAS Audio of America, Darrin “B-SIDE” Young shows us…
Virginia-based DJ vet Tony Fernandez will touch on the basics of remixing – inspiration, preparation,…
Users on Social Media make billions of posts a day on networks like Facebook, Twitter,…
For more than a decade, Disco Fries (Nick Ditri and Danny Boselovic) have been one…
Like so many DJs, Scott Siewert, aka Screaming Scott from Full Tilt Entertainment in Madison,…
Longtime DJs Tony Fernandez and David Spoorn will offer a deep-dive into the platform that…
Are you one of the many DJs who like to incorporate games into your mobile-DJ…
Join Roland for an under-the-hood look at the DJ-707M, a compact and versatile DJ controller…
Over the past decade, it almost has become old hat to see upstart DJ/producers circulate…
As anyone who attended the Winter NAMM show this past January knows, the industry was…
Moderated by industry leader Mike Walter of New Jersey’s Elite Entertainment, this informational and inspiration…
Regular DJ Times contributor Joshua Volpe of Kalifornia Entertainment in Rochester, N.Y., presents this solution-filled…
Whether you’re a longtime clubber or a relatively recent convert to the EDM-fueled festival scene,…
Digital DJ Expo, presented by DJ Times, is set to run Nov. 16-19 at www.thedjexpo.com.…
With live gigging brought to a minimum due to pandemic concerns, many DJs have turned…
As DJs, entertainers, and business owners, we are constantly searching for ways to inform clients…
While this year’s DJ Expo was cancelled due to pandemic concerns, the industry’s longest-running trade…
Here’s part 2 of my article on customizing a van for DJ needs. Check the…
Welcome to the October 2020 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help…
Like most mobile DJs, I started out as a hobbyist playing music for fun on…
Atlantic City, N.J. – The people have spoken and we have listened – next year’s…
DJs need to get creative when entertaining at an event nowadays — masks and social…
Editor’s Note: Longtime Cali-based DJ Randy Bartlett recently retired, but he hasn’t stopped chiming in…
Roxbury, N.J. – Artem Lomaz, owner of NinetyThree Entertainment, is a two-time winner of DJ…
We asked DJs around the country what kind of social distancing or mask-wearing they’re seeing…
With nearly all 2020 gatherings called off, there has undoubtedly been a surge in online…
Welcome to the August 2020 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help…
In the DJ industry, we are always looking for new ways to stand out and…
In our continuing series of asking DJs how they’ve been navigating the pandemic, we received…
We asked DJs who are performing at events in 2020 — is the money the…
We spoke to DJs, both full time and part time, to gauge how they were…
For the moment, most of the gigs have stopped, and the DJ, nightclub and festival…
As entertainers, MCs and DJs, we pride ourselves on being able to build rapport and…
We asked DJs if they’ve been booking gigs. Those that are performing, we asked how…
For mobile entertainers, properly designed business cards and banners are important to gaining new clients.…
Visalia, Calif. – When the pandemic hit, Cali DJ Randy Hendrix didn’t diddle way his…
Despite the downturn in business due to the pandemic, some fortunate DJs are out there…
We asked DJs if they’ve been considering closing up shop, with all the damage that’s…
We asked DJs how they’ve been getting by during the pandemic — some have been…
Atlantic City, N.J. — With most of the entertainment world still recovering from lockdown, DJs…
Welcome to the July edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help build…
DJ Ray Martinez, better known as Ray Mar, died yesterday. Originally from Brooklyn (a Met’s…
For many of us, COVID-19 is proving to be the most challenging occurrence of our…
Like many entertainers and owners of companies in Pennsylvania, Scott J. Goldoor of Signature DJs…
We continue to ask DJs how they’re dealing with current mandates for parties and gatherings.…
After performing for over 2,000 wedding receptions so far during his DJ career, Joe Kalamaras…
“What Would You Do” is written by JOSP’s Mike Kindlick, where each month he explores…
Welcome to the July edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help build…
Livingston, N.J. – For Jason Zaplin, it all started when he discovered dancing. In third…
As we all know, DJs around the world are hurting from canceled gigs and loss…
As a DJ Times contributor, I’ve been able to help people all over the world…
Over the last few months, I’ve written about and discussed many different types of simple…
We asked veteran DJs about the changes they’ve seen in the industry and how they’ve…
With social distancing being a requirement throughout the United States for the foreseeable future due…
After graduating from college, Jason Tokita moved back home to San Diego and started playing…
We’ve all had mobile DJ setups we’ve regretted — you have to start somewhere. Bad…
Over the last few months, I’ve written about many different basic marketing tactics that DJs…
Welcome to the June edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help build…
Seattle, Wash. — Alan Chitlik’s first job was as a newspaper reporter. One day he’d…
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a bit complex, but it doesn’t have to be. I’ve…
When it comes to the DJ business today, things are certainly very different than even…
Dallas-Forth Worth has opened up and I’ve got a wedding booked the second week of…
I’m an expert ballroom dancer, and I’ve been able to use it to my advantage…
Writing these articles for DJ Times, I receive messages and emails from DJs all over…
Welcome to the May 2020 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help…
For many years, John Walter, father of Elite Entertainment’s Mike Walter, occupied a crucial role…
The pic was from a wedding I did on the last day we were allowed…
This crisis has leveled our industry and I don’t think the large gatherings will rebound…
Remember the Hustle? Jeff Siber does. That’s back when he started his DJing journey, in…
“What Would You Do” is written by JOSP’s Mike Kindlick, where each month he explores…
If you’ve been on social media at all over the past month, you’ve certainly seen…
