With 150 party animals packing the floor of the Andorra Banquets and Catering venue, DJ Paul…
Running a DJ business in 1988 seems light years from running a one today —…
At DJ Expo, DJ Mick Uranko of Uranko Productions in Pottsville, Pa., led a seminar…
When a guest at a corporate party once asked Michigan mobile DJ Corey Rusch to…
Long before I became introduced to online DJ courses, my original interest in DJing began…
In the Bay Area of San Francisco, it seems like summer all year long. According…
After being hired to work a wedding reception for one of his wife’s co-workers, Indiana…
Whether you’re a single- or multi-system mobile-DJ operator, you can gain a lot of insight…
There are DJ gigs and then there are DJ gigs. As many of us know,…
When Lisa Capitanelli-Kasberg auditioned for a mitzvah-MC position in Los Angeles in 1990, little did…
The most recent DJ Expo—presented by DJ Times in Atlantic City, N.J. this past Aug.…
When we asked mobile DJs across the country about using drones, some cited reasons why…
Each August, DJs and company owners congregate in the seminar halls of the DJ Expo…
By Chadwick Harrington New Jersey-based mobile Artem Lomaz has a background in marketing and advertising.…
The cruise line industry and the DJ business are cousins — if not siblings. Both…
By being aware of the needs and perspectives of wedding photographers, Missouri-based mobile Cole Coleman…
By Sal Hyams Running a business is less art and more science, but running a…
By Moses Taylor It’s really simple: Get on a preferred-vendor list at a venue and…
It’s graduation time again… meaning plenty of ceremonies and parties on tap for mobile entertainers…
In being careful to remain relevant and appealing to younger generations, mobile jock Kevin Porter…
Mick Uranko is the owner of Uranko Productions, a mobile-entertainment company in Pottsville, Pa. At…
Each year, thousands of entrepreneurs take the leap of faith. You did, remember? Dropping the…
In the service economy, customer service is usually the difference-maker—repeat bookings for DJ companies just…
Here are some tips from business owners — both iconic and otherwise — to provide…
For Matt Majikas of World Record DJs in Fitschburg, Mass., using Instagram is not about…
Donald Trump’s election-day victory initially cast the stock market into a tailspin. In the days…
The DJ career of Dean Goninen began when he was in high school, before he…
Mixtapes. DJs. Copyright. Fair use. Mixtapes and DJs go together like peanut butter and jelly.…
At the DJ Expo in Atlantic City this past August, dozens of seminars designed to…
It wasn’t long ago that I used to dread my monthly bill from the iTunes…
This year’s DJ Expo, held Aug. 15-18 at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City,…
Mike Alevras of the DJ Solution has been producing trivia nights for years. The Hopewell…
Small business owners, like mobile entertainers, are faced with a new and complex challenge in…
K.C. Kokoruz says his entire career has been based on networking. In fact, he’s become…
Brian Buonassissi, managing partner at B-Boy Productions, has been in the mobile business long enough…
No matter the season, the party never stops in Chi-Town. While many mobile DJs find…
In today’s digital age of click-and-drag, many believe that American copyright law is outdated and,…
For all the talk of businesses increasingly generating customers online, as opposed to the old…
When a bride named Susan called DJ Shani Barnett in Northbrook, Ill., this past March…
We all want to be fun, different and unique entertainers. But what if you heard…
Most DJ businesses create brand awareness in a number of ways: social media, sponsorships, a…
Lisa Kasberg of I’m a Girl DJ Entertainment in Fullerton, Calif., and a former Female…
Maybe you’re generating most of your DJ gigs through referrals. Or perhaps you’re generating many…
For the DJ industry, Facebook and Twitter are the preferred social media channels—at least until…
In last month’s issue of DJ Times, Part 1 of my annual DJ Expo Wrap-Up included…
Top takeaways from popular Expo sessions benefit Pro DJs in Atlantic City and beyond. DJs eager to improve their skills…
Any new club DJ looking to make it as an artist and/or larger-venue performer has…
Whether we know it or not, we are all in a perpetual state of being…
When it comes to generating leads for his business, Kevin Porter of Elite Entertainment in Rock Hill,…
All businesses feel the occasional sting of getting stiffed on payment from a client. But…
Whenever celebrity DJ Carl Williams is asked to perform for a fundraiser or non-profit, he only asks…
DJs in the wedding industry have developed an obsession with reviews. Be it from clients…
Unlike producers of tangible products, DJs sell an experience, in many ways an illusion, and…
Your DJ business is profitable, but maybe you feel like the entrepreneurial spark that originally…
Photo Booths Endure as an Upsell That Keeps on Paying Dividends to DJs. Will the…
What kind of story do you tell about your company? If you want to attract…
What kind of story do you tell about your company? If you want to attract…
Twenty-five years after his best-seller In Search of Excellence, management guru Tom Peters continues to…
It’s true: Millennials distrust “marketing,” are turned off by obvious attempts to “trick” them into…
With all the bloviating going on about illegal immigrants taking jobs from Americans, little attention…
Pioneer’s CDJ-2000 Again, Pioneer DJ has made our lives easier–somewhat. Sure, they’ve responded to the…