by Drax
<p>Once again the ADJA is the ONLY DJ association to represent DJs to the largest gathering of wedding professionals in the USA. The ADJA spend the time & resources to educate event professionals about the importance of referring quality DJs.</p>
by Drax
Once again ADJA will be sponsoring the ARMDJs event in Greenville, TN. Call the National office to get an ADJA special offer on your pass. For more details check out http://www.armdjs.com
by Drax
The ADJA brings the heat to the DJ EXPO held at the Trump Taj in Atlantic City. Stop by the booth and say hello and find out about our incredible new programs. Once again the worlds leading trade association sets the standard.
by Drax
ADJA once again leads the way representing DJs at the largest wedding professionals conference in the world. ADJA will be teaching other event pros the value of a professional DJ. Once again the ADJa is the ONLY association representing DJs.
by Drax
July 14th – July 17th 2013 The ADJA will once again lead the DJ industry in reaching out to the most influential event professionals. The membership of NACE. ADJA will provide entertainment for 3 events during the conference. It will be another example of how ADJA leads the way helping DJs to build their business by representing them at influential meetings & events.
This year we will be kicking it up a notch as we rock the Foundations Signature event. If your an ADJA member in Chicago, call the national office to find out how you can get involved.
by Drax
The ADJA is proud to announce their fourth annual educational conference , “The Las Vegas DJ Show“, “Boost Your Spirits, Boost Your Business” to take place September 9th – 11th in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada. This show is sponsored by American DJ, Promo Only, Denon, Pioneer & NLFX Professional as well as ADJA and The Current Audition.
Once again, the best and brightest in educational leadership will be “on hand” with the industries most cutting-edge seminars that will change the landscape of DJ education. Building upon the successes of our second education conference this past year, our goal is for every attendee to feel rejuvenated and empowered with the most impressive knowledge-based conference ever!
We will offer Six tracks of education – tracks on Performance, Business, Multi System Operations, Technology and Turntablism. The show will run 3 simultaneous sessions at time. With a total of over thirty seminars, this year’s educational multi-track will offer attendees the widest array of topics that are sure to inspire and motivate you to take your business to the next level.
This year we are very excited to announce our move to the Las Vegas Convention Center! We will still have connections for rooms at the LVH & more. The show just keeps getting better & better. We promise this will be the best show you have ever attended. The best way to measure this promise is to simply ask anyone who attended. The response from attendees was overwhelming. The Las Vegas DJ Show is setting the bar for exceeded everyone’s expectations.
With a beautiful Exhibit Hall featuring more than fifty companies showcasing the latest gear and newest innovations our industry has to offer – this event promises to be the “don’t miss” event of 2013. Like last year, the Exhibit Hall is “free to attend”, so too are the networking events like our Sponsored Pool Party or the fabulous night out at the Marquee. This year we have once again arranged for a great Pool Party and to treat all conference attendees to a VIP “all Access” pass for an awesome party at the stunning Marquee night Club where you will be treated to top name entertainment for FREE, plus you will receive an open bar with your conference pass for the first hour! How cool is that? The multi-track educational seminars represent the only fee for this amazing DJ show.
The event is open to everyone and until the end of March 2013, EVERYONE can get a pass for only $49 per person. Members and non members alike. After that prices will go up so don’t miss this great opportunity. Non-members also have the opportunity to purchase a show pass that includes a one-year membership in the ADJA for only $249. It’s a great opportunity for your DJ business to take a major step forward in 2013.
Once again the ADJA is leading the way in delivering the finest Education Conference & DJ show in the nation. The Las Vegas DJ Show is sure to re-ignite our industry and set a standard by which all others will be measured.
Visit the “official” conference website at TheLasVegasDJShow.com for more details as they become available.
If you haven’t seen Vegas in Summer, you haven’t seen Vegas!
by Drax
July 16th – July 19th 2012 The ADJA will once again lead the DJ industry in reaching out to the most influential event professionals. The membership of NACE. ADJA will provide entertainment for 3 events during the conference. It will be another example of how ADJA leads the way helping DJs to build their business by representing them at influential meetings & events.
by Drax
The Charlotte NC ADJA Chapter normally meets in Charlotte once a month on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. However we will NOT be having a LOCAL meeting in June since quite a few of our members will be attending www.armdjs.com (an annual regional dj conference hosted by Robbie Britton). IF you haven’t got your pass yet, get one today!
It’s amazing what happens when you have a vision and the determination to see it through to completion. Such was the case in 2008, when Robbie Britton had an idea to bring DJ industry leader Mark Ferrell to his area. He knew if he could get Ferrell to come speak to DJs, that it would improve the entire area market. He also knew there would be strength in numbers and if more educational speakers were invited, then more people would respond to the message.
Industry leaders told him that something like this would never work in a small market. So instead of retreating and abandoning his idea, he pushed forth even more aggressively. He had such belief in his idea that his new plan was to put together a one day event unlike anything the DJ community had ever seen before.
He called it the Appalachian Regional Mobile Disc Jockey Symposium (ARMDJS). It was to feature five of the most well-regarded, high profile DJ industry leaders. The premise was to “arm” DJs with intense seminar sessions that would change their DJ business forever.
When the initial announcement was made, DJs were unsure what to make of it. Many thought it was a joke. Not only had a line-up like this ever been attempted for a one-day event, but it was to be held in Greeneville Tennessee. Many were left scratching their heads wondering if this Mayberry-style event was legitimate or not.
Once the realization set in, DJs responded in droves. This one-day event, held in the middle of nowhere Tennessee, was bringing in DJs from the entire eastern seaboard and beyond. Dozens attended and packed the conference room of the General Morgan Inn as hillbilly banjo-picking music welcomed them. Speakers included; Larry Williams, Dr. Drax, Scott Faver, Jim Cerone and Mark Ferrell. The event was a huge success. A great write-up in Mobile Beat Magazine offered a detailed overview of the event.
By 2009, word had spread of its success and everyone was urging Robbie to “do it again”. In February of 2009 at the Mobile Beat DJ Conference in Las Vegas, Robbie was presented with the prestigeous Peter Merry Leadership Award. The award cited an unselfish willingness to improve the educational efforts of area DJs.
The second year of the ARMDJS event was to be bigger and better than ever. He enlisted the talents of another group of industry leaders. The 2009 event featured; Andy “Cubbie” Powell, Jose Castillo, Scott Faver, Peter Merry, Larry Williams & Randy Bartlett. Here again, the idea of taking the event to another level was paramount for Robbie. Like the first year, the one-day event was complimented by a great welcome party and workshops for those who wished to stretch out the learning experience even more.
By 2010, the anticipation of topping the previous successes of the past two years was on everyone’s mind. How in the world was Robbie going to do it? By the time the speakers list was announced, pre-sale ticket orders hit an all-time high. The presenters included; Bill Hermann, Larry Williams, Ben Stowe, Rick Brewer, Mitch Taylor, Jim Cerone & Peter Merry. As expected the event was the biggest success ever!
For 2011, the writing was on the wall. The growth of the event was exceeding all expectations. So Robbie decided to move the event down the road to the neighboring town of Johnson City. A new host hotel was announced to accommodate the growing number of attendees. In addition, the event will last two days instead of one.
For years, DJs on the East Coast have longed for a permanent location for a summer mobile DJ educational conference. Well, they have finally found a home! The Appalachian Regional Mobile Disc Jockey Symposium is the fastest growing DJ conference in the nation. It has exceeded every expectation, every year. The only question now is, what does Robbie have in store for us this year
by Drax
In a depressed Florida market, Arnoldo Offermann has taken 4SchoolsOnly from being the company leader with $500-1500 school dances (6 years ago) to $2500 – 12,000+ dances today.
With almost a 100% closing ratio, 4SchoolsOnly holds 20% of Central Florida high schools and a homecoming/prom gross of over $150,000. Arnoldo has found a strategic formula for a winning marketing, sales, and follow up combo.
A few facts:
Creator of the Master School Dances video series.
Past author for Disc Jockey News articles on various DJ subjects
Guest author on ADJA’s publication: Current Audition
Guest author on CDJA bi-annual publication
Current author on Mobile Beat
Current author on Mobile Beat’s DJ University
Featured speaker in local wedding association meetings
Featured speaker at various ADJA meetings
Featured speaker on WeDJ Cruise 2008 and 2011
Featured instructor on American DJ’s DJ University 2
Featured speaker on MBLV Tour 2011
Speaker at MBLV16
Featured on American DJ’s VideoWave e-mag
Profile on Mobile Beat Magazine’s ProDJ Files.
Published photographer for school event photography
And random fact: He wants a pet penguin.
Arnoldo’s descrption of what he will teach you at this meeting:
My biggest passion in this business is school dances. Don’t get me wrong, weddings are amazing and I love their unique challenges; but my performances at schools are unlike any other. Each aspect of a school dance is both stressful, enjoyable, mind-numbing, and adrenaline-puming at the same time, and I’m not just talking about the performance. This is a year-round business that includes marketing, sales, dance marketing, performance, and follow up.
In our market, we see schools pay from $500 to $11,000 for a school production (DJ/lighting/video screens). I am proud to say that as division president of A Premier Entertainment – 4SchoolsOnly, we book an average range of the $2500 to $11,000 per school after year after year. Not to mention that I’ve developed direct targeting techniques that allow us to reach new ventures that come in straight from these school dances.
This seminar will cover marketing and selling school dances. You’ll learn what to do, say, wear and even a “bipolar” sales technique to reach students and teachers simultaneously. On top of that, you will learn how to reach schools in an effective manner, and use all that hard work to expand your youth birthday dance market, which eventually leads to weddings.
You can attend up to 2 times as a guest before being required to join.
by Drax
BIO:
John Casson helps mobile entertainment professionals maximize revenue through goals, strategies, and perhaps most importantly, execution of your business. John’s credentials include his 14 years as an operational business consultant, and 18 years at the oldest and largest group of media communications schools in the nation, the Connecticut School of Broadcasting – where he currently serves as the Executive Director.
TOPIC:
John will be sharing with us how to overcome what he considers the three biggest obstacles to success we face in our industry today – Time, Talent, and Technology.
Brian Hines (Charlotte NC ADJA President) has personally worked with John over the last few years and he is a firm believer in John’s practices. By bringing in John as a consultant Brian learned some very important lessons that he incorporated into his own business which saved him a lot of money and made it very worthwhile bringing John into the mix.
Please welcome John Casson.
Meeting will be held on Tuesday May 15, 2012
6:30p – 9:00p
You can attend up to 2 times as a guest before being required to join.
