Let’s start with Ricky G’s celebrated ability: He can remember names like a savant. At a DJ Expo a couple…
DJs, we are in the midst of something of a portable speaker renaissance. It seems like there has never been…
In 1982, while still in high school, John Horne began DJing. Nearly 40 years, 2,100 DJ gigs, and 1,000 trivia…
Traverse City, Mich. — At one time or another we’ve all wanted to start a DJ business – or be…
Visalia, Calif. – When the pandemic hit, Cali DJ Randy Hendrix didn’t diddle way his newly found free time watching…
Livingston, N.J. – For Jason Zaplin, it all started when he discovered dancing. In third grade, he performed a choreographed…
Seattle, Wash. — Alan Chitlik’s first job was as a newspaper reporter. One day he’d be covering a business acquisition,…
We recently spoke to DJ Chris Bartosik from Raptor Productions in Baltimore. He’s been in the business for decades, but…
There’s an old saying when it comes to competitor analysis: Average people learn from their mistakes, but smart people learn from…
Wedding industry 2020: the beginning of the end? That was the gist when Mike Fernino, owner of Music in Motion…
For nearly a decade at DJ Expo in Atlantic City, N.J., the “All-Star MC Secrets” seminar, helmed by Steve Moody…
St. Louis, Mo. – For any veteran of the DJ game who’s serious about the industry, it’s always a relief…
All business owners have challenges, but DJ-business owners have unique ones: You’re part-business owner, part-entertainer, which means a lot of…
At DJ Expo, Nick Spinelli from SCE Event Group and Rachel Lynch of DJ Rachel Entertainment will co-host “The Art…
Marlboro, N.J. — Adam Hirschhorn is 35 now and has been in business as AJH Entertainment for 22 years. That’s…
Manalapan, N.J. – Jordan Marshall has been entertaining for 15 years – he started as a dance motivator for bar/bat…
Most people believe that being a “mobile DJ” or “entertainer” is all about creating a particular atmosphere for the couple…
Brooklyn, N.Y. — Gospel DJ Dr. D (aka Duane Knight), first appeared in our pages 20 years ago. This year,…
The best DJ is not always the one who mixes the best or has the most gear, but, rather, the…
Running a DJ business in 1988 seems light years from running a one today — like the difference between the…
Hackensack, N.J. — Remember The Hustle? Jeffrey Craig Siber does. That was back in 1974 when he started his DJing…
Syracuse, N.Y. — Cindy Ormond possesses the most unlikely DJ-origin story we’ve yet heard. She calls it a “right place…
Binghamton, N.Y. — For Jimmie Malone, the old way of running his DJ-business model had run its course. “I had…
Clifton Park, N.Y. — Like most DJs, Caroline Kurkowski grew up with music; it was a huge part of her…
New York City — It was while playing keyboards in a seven-piece disco cover band out of high school —…
Pottsville, Pa. – Mick Uranko’s DJing experience is unlike many. When he’s not spinning—and he spins Serato DJ control vinyl…
Marshall, Minn. — Ask Rob Anderson about his first time and he’ll tell you he was fairly young—14, to be…
San Diego—Jason Tokita is one those guys who wants to inhale life. That’s why he’s a touring nightclub DJ who…
Steve Moody has owned his own DJ business in the greater Baltimore area for more than a decade. With the…
Staten Island, N.Y. — Like many in the New York metropolitan area, Mike Kazis’ path to the DJ profession ran…
In the service economy, customer service is usually the difference-maker—repeat bookings for DJ companies just don’t happen by themselves. If…
Easton, Md. – For multi-op DJ owners, it’s always a challenge keeping a stock of talented entertainers. They either venture…
Here are some tips from business owners — both iconic and otherwise — to provide some inspiration for the coming…
Belleville, N.J. – In the beginning of his DJ career 17 years ago, Jack Bermeo considered himself just a nightlife/club…
Donald Trump’s election-day victory initially cast the stock market into a tailspin. In the days since, it’s bounced—even roared—back. Why…
Stroudsburg, Pa. — The last time we spoke to John Donovan, nearly five years ago, he was navigating his way…
New Bern, N.C. — Like so many DJs, for Fox Feltman, it all began in a skating rink when he…
Mike Alevras of the DJ Solution has been producing trivia nights for years. The Hopewell Junction, N.Y.-based jock has found…
Philadelphia — As a child, Michelle Lee (aka DeeJay Shelly) always had music around her. She grew up listening to…
Phoenix, Ariz. – Rani Gharfeh says he was 10-years old when it first happened. He wouldn’t call it “actual” DJing—but…
Five Decades in Business: (from left) Dean, Casey & Corey Rusch. Freeland, Mich. – The way Corey Rusch tells it,…
For all the talk of businesses increasingly generating customers online, as opposed to the old outbound methods, it’s tough to…
We all want to be fun, different and unique entertainers. But what if you heard of one DJ who applied…
Alexxus: Mike Lenstra ditched the full-time job in ’08. Dubuque, Iowa—In 1992, Mike Lenstra and his wife were expecting their…
All businesses feel the occasional sting of getting stiffed on payment from a client. But if your business is constantly…
Evan LeCompte got into DJing in the late ’90s, at a time when turntablism and deck wizardry was adding fireworks…
Howell, N.J. – Every DJ can remember the time in the life of their business when things changed. The first…
“Spinning a sporting event is like scoring a movie,” says the New Jersey-based DJ Yoshi. “We’re in the business of…