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We’re bringing you a helpful and insightful six-part series on photography! Why? Because we want to show you how low-light photography can be mastered and used to expand your mobile entertainment business. Read on! Part 1 – Why Photography?  by Ben Dickmann, Product Manager for CHAUVET Professional and ILUMINARC We all live in a world of social […]

-written by Brett Allen A few years ago, my band was featured in an article titled, “7 Things That Separate a Good Band from a Great One.” Granted, it sounds like something out of Cosmopolitan magazine, but it ran in a music magazine based in Chicago. Surprisingly, none of the seven problems had to do […]

-written by Andy Sussman, owner of TSG Weddings Depending on the structure of your mobile entertainment company and the area you cater to, accepting credit cards can affect your business differently. For instance, a single operator must decide if the cost of the credit card fees (usually 3-6 percent) is worth losing money on the […]

-written by Jim Layton, owner of Quakertown Concerts As a concert producer I want my shows to be memorable. Lighting has always been the best way to create a unique event that people will enjoy and remember. A good light show can improve any band’s performance. In the past, I used a lot of incandescent […]

-written by Brett Allen Get it? It’s a pun because I used to be a DJ — never mind. Actually, over the last 20 years, I have been a club, wedding and event DJ, a radio personality and as of lately, a member of a band. When I first started out, we played at the […]

-written by Rob of The DJ Circle A lot of preparation goes into DJing major events such as weddings, school dances, corporate parties, you name it. Most professional DJs are only paid for the 2 – 5 hours of actual DJing. However, people don’t realize how many hours are spent behind-the-scenes. We have to pack […]

-written by David Pickett, owner of A 2 Z DJ Service in Memphis, Tenn. Be Visible I knew I couldn’t stop at only 3 rules on how to be a professional DJ. Being visible is more about building relationships than just advertising you’re ‘out there’ in front of customers. Being visible not only builds direct […]

-written by Bruce Schwarz COLORpalette has full wash side lighting and 27 channels of backlighting creativity. COLORpalette also answers the popular forum question, “What is the best way to uplight our drummer?” These fixtures will light up any drum kit with a nice full color wash, showing off all the details of a live performance […]

-written by Tom Hudock of Memphis, Tenn. We all know that over the past several years the “green” lifestyle has grown exponentially. No bigger place is this evident than right here in the U.S. We have a president that drops green phrases like “alternative fuels” and “wind and solar energy” almost daily. Our government has […]

-written by David Pickett, owner of A 2 Z DJ Service in Memphis, Tenn. Every month, I see new DJ’s appear on Craigslist. Some are amateurs; some are pros seeking a new place to advertise. This post is mostly for the amateurs…but even pros need to ‘brush up their Shakespeare’ from time to time. How to […]

-written by Jeremy Ruffner, owner of DJ Sonic Sounds, an entertainment business in Clearfield, Pa. After 12-plus years in the mobile DJ business I’ve learned a few tricks when it comes to working as part-time DJ. Let’s talk a little about the newbie DJ, because we all have to start somewhere – right? My business […]

-written by DJ Nate SoundPros-Iowa, professional sound, lighting and event company in Marshalltown, Iowa I have been doing quite a few weddings lately, and have been using PC-based software for programming my lights. As I was doing my monthly gear check the other day, I found tucked away in a road case with my backup […]