MOBILE BEAT #202 - JANUARY 2019 Get It Started Well, here we are at the beginning of a brand new year. Seems like an appropriate time to look at the idea of "getting started." In this issue you'll find: - Key things for beginning DJs to think about - What first-time Mobile Beat Las Vegas attendees need to know - How beginning with thorough music preparation helped a DJ truly rock a major event - A look at new vehicles for mobiles - because you have to get there first - An insightful analysis of audience dance floor behavior So...let's get this party started! ~ Dan Walsh, Editor-in-Chief ( PS: Yes, I appreciate the irony of an issu... [read more]

Josh Yawn is known to MBLV audiences for his popular seminars at Mobile Beat conferences and tours, as well as being the author of the wildly successful book "Hosting For DJs." "Josh's relationship with Mobile Beat has spanned well over a decade, and we've had our eye on him to host for a while now," says Ryan Burger of Mobile Beat. "I began my career as a DJ over 15 years ago learning from Mobile Beat.  To go from that to presenting seminars was amazing, but to now be asked to host is an incredible honor," says Josh. Josh brings along television icon Marc Summers as keynote, known for the smash hits "Double Dare" and "Unwrapped." Marc's incredible career goes beyond hosting and producing, with many experiences and words of wisdom to pass on to the live entertainer.  Marc also wrote the foreword... [read more]

[caption id="attachment_113972" align="alignnone" width="300"] Utah ADJA Chapter 2009[/caption] We are coming upon my favorite time of year when DJs of the world unite in the city of lights and entertainment - Las Vegas. The first time I ever attended this show was in 2009 when I was barely in my third year as a mobile DJ business owner. My good friend Paul Helms, a fellow member of the ADJA in Utah, convinced me to go and told me it would change my life. He was right. My trajectory as a mobile DJ, business owner and entertainer changed the day I stepped foot into Mobile Beat. In 2009, Mobile Beat was held at the Riviera, which is no longer arou... [read more]

MOBILE BEAT #189 - DECEMBER 2017 Raising Your Game In this issue, you'll find a bunch of great ideas for improving your DJ business and your personal performance in the coming year. Along with the "regular" articles there is the first in a multi-issue selection of material from our presenters for Mobile Beat Las Vegas in March - MBLV22. Each piece provides a key point drawn from what they’ll be sharing out at the Tropicana. Without a doubt, this event provides the best (and the first) opportunity professional mobile entertainers have each year to get new skills, gain knowledge to grow their businesses, enjoy topnotch entertainment, build new mutually b... [read more]

ADJ Lighting is pleased to announce that it will be the official lighting and video supplier for the main stage at Mobile Beat Las Vegas 2018. Taking the production at the annual trade show to the next level, the stage setup will not only highlight the dozens of seminars and performances taking place throughout the event’s four days, but also showcase ADJ’s latest cutting-edge fixtures. Gearing up for its 22nd annual event, Mobile Beat is North America’s biggest conference and trade show for mobile DJs. Attracting visitors from across the USA, as well as many other countries around the world, the show combines an intense line-up of educational content with a large equipment expo area and a series of exciting evening parties. Regarded by many leading DJs as the essential destination for networking and... [read more]

New Martin by HARMAN Moving Head Fixture Offers a Superfast Beam and LED Ring With Individually-Controllable Pixels at an Affordable Price LDI (Booth #242) – LAS VEGAS – HARMAN Professional Solutions today announced the Martin RUSH MH 10 Beam FX, a compact LED Beam moving head fixture with an independent, built-in LED ring. With 24 individually-controllable LEDs surrounding a central beam lens, the RUSH MH 10 FX offers visual effect possibilities never before available at this price point. “The beam capabilities of the RUSH MH 10 FX is exactly what our touring, nightlife and house of worship customers have been asking for,” says Mark... [read more]

LAS VEGAS: Hey, interactive DJs, get ready... Here's YOUR chance to take the stage at Mobile Beat Las Vegas! (Monday, March 12 thru Thursday, March 15, 2018) At MBLV, for the last few years, the DJ Takeover has provided an intimate setting where DJs could demonstrate their mixing skills; and for the first 10 years of the show, the DJ All-Stars featured interactive DJs sharing energetic, (usually) entertaining dances, games and more. But in March 2018, at MBLV22, we will present a new performance showcase: "Mobile Beat's Crowdpleasers." Leave those cheesy skits at home... This is the beginning of a NEW MBLV tradition: an event that shows off the truly versatile skills of the professional mobile entertainer. Mobile Beat's Crowdpleasers will be presented by our friends at DJ Trivia, who will also ho... [read more]

Join the original founders of DJ Idea Sharing Mike Fernino and Rob Peters as they reunite and share before the big show kicks up at MBLV. Starting around noon their unique brand of networking and sharing of business ideas, performance tips, gear fixes and more will start the entire week's of educational content out with a smorgasbord of ideas that will make your head spin. It was Ryan Burger, Publisher and President of Mobile Beat that kicked this up, while thoughts of similar were stirring with Mike and Rob. "It's great to get these two guys together who led the charge that became DJ Idea Sharing. Rob has been out of the mix for awhile with DJIS but it's the formula that is the two of them that we wanted when we started talking about this networking and sharing event to kick off MBLV22!" said Ryan.read more]

It may have only been five months since Mobile Beat 2017, yet it already feels like a lifetime since the DJ community descended on Las Vegas and we had DJ Hollywood taking control at the Peavey DJ Takeover at the Tropicana Hotel. The events across the past few years have really been something special and we are proud to have not only had a wealth of technical knowledge on hand, but also to have attracted star guest performers including LMFAO’s Redfoo and even the legendary Sir Mix-A-Lot. However, we are already hard at work to ensure that next year’s Mobile Beat Las Vegas 22 is bigger and better than everything which has come before it.... [read more]

MERIDIAN, MS — It’s Summertime and the spinning is competitive as the DMC USA DJ battle season comes to a close, and the 2017 DMC US Finals approaches. Peavey Electronics® returns as a sponsor of the national championship this year, ensuring that DJs competing for their chance to represent the U.S. at the 2017 DMC World Finals in London can turn out the highest-quality audio and potentially walk away with top-tier prizes. While DMC regional champs prepare for the national championship, Peavey is preparing to send them some of the best pro-audio gear in the industry. All first-place regional winners from across the country will receive a PV® 10 AT mixer, ... [read more]