Pro Mobile - The Magazine for Mobile DJs

CURRENT ISSUE: 124(MAR/APR 2024)

The Mar/Apr 2024 edition of Pro Mobile is packed with the usual mix of articles, news, views and reviews all linked to the wonderful world of mobile DJing.

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Pete Holding, Pro Mobile Editor

IN THIS ISSUE

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Our Focus & Retreat at the end of January was a huge hit. Completely different to Pro Mobile conference, the event was designed as a simpler and smaller gathering of professional DJs. We wanted to do something more relaxed with an emphasis on networking, but also an event at which attendees could bring partners and in fact, families (in a couple of cases, even family pets).

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PROFILE: Euan Lawrence

If you’d told me back in 2008 – when I was a young, fresh-faced student – that 10 years later I would be starting my own business and growing it to become Scotland's biggest private event DJ agency, I would have said you were crazy. Because at that time I had no interest in DJing, or even really music.

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Pro Mobile Focus & Retreat 2024

In January, Pro Mobile held our first ever Focus & Retreat. A two-day stay held at the Balmer Lawn Hotel in the heart of the New Forest, the event was designed as a less formal occasion than traditionally associated with Pro Mobile Conference.

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Carol Kaye: The Most Recorded Bass Player In History!

Place yourself, for a moment, in a recording studio deep inside the confines of Capitol Records, Los Angeles, 1967. Session musicians are spread around the room, busy running through the chord charts for a track by a 22-year-old songsmith called Jimmy Webb.

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10 MORE reasons why other DJs are stealing your clients!

Other DJs, who might not even be as good as you, are stealing your clients from right under your nose. At least, that’s what many of us tell ourselves. But are they actually? In a world where everyone is struggling to make a living, is it really fair to say that other DJs are ‘stealing’ all the work away from you? Maintaining such a mindset can significantly impede you as a business owner, because the
reality is very different.

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BARKING MAD to get events!

Over Christmas and New Year, a period when many of us find time to prioritise those tasks that are usually way down our list, I attended a Zoom call for subscribers of SMPL System, the customer relationship management (CRM) platform I use for my business.

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Productivity hacks, apps and processes to optimise your business in 2024

It’s fair to say that we live in an era of constant distraction. Estimates for the average number of daily notifications received by smartphone users ranges from 40 to 90, with teenagers receiving upwards of 200 – that’s around one new notification every seven minutes. It’s not just our smartphone apps, either.

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DIALOGUE WITH > DJ 'S'

With a distinctive sound that has captivated DJ audiences worldwide, DJ “S” is a genuine ambassador of soul, funk and disco, and one of the foremost producers in the industry. Recently, he joined forces with Mastermix where his Vol.1 Remixes of contemporary sounding but period-faithful re-works/edits are now available on the platform. Paul Dakeyne recently sat down with him to find out more about his background as well as his new collaboration.

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Pro Mobile Awards 2024 - The Results

The 2024 Pro Mobile Awards were presented by Michael Clitheroe as part of our networking events at Pro Mobile Focus & Retreat. Michael is the General Manager of the Balmer Lawn Hotel, chairs the New Forest Hotels Association, and is a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Institute of Hospitality. The awards ceremony was also broadcast live on Facebook and Instagram.

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SNAP SHOT: NAMM 2024

The event world must finally be getting back on track post-Covid — the 2024 NAMM Show (held in Anaheim, California) was held in January for the first time since 2020. The world-wide pandemic resulted in the show's January slot being abandoned but now, NAMM is now back to its traditional position as the year’s kick-starter for live and production trade shows.

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'ELF AND SAFETY' - Why you can't just rely on common sense when it comes to risk!

It’s one of those topics we love to turn our noses up at: good old ‘elf and safety. Of course, things weren’t the same back in the good old days before the clipboard waving inspectors came to ruin our fun. I mean, what’s wrong with people working without PPE and simply relying on common sense?

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The DJ Playlist: Philadelphia Soul

Philadelphia (Philly) soul, sometimes referred to as the ‘Philadelphia Sound’, is a style of soul music characterised by silky smooth instrumental arrangements, often complemented by sweeping strings and horns. The overall sound is smoother when compared to earlier soul styles like Motown.

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REVIEWED

REVIEWED: AFX LIGHT CLOUDY-PRO

REVIEWED: CHAUVET DJ EZBEAM Q3 ILS

REVIEWED: AFX LIGHT HYPNOTIC

REVIEWED: ALPHATHETA OMNIS-DUO

CONTRIBUTORS

Alastair Craig, Andrew Broughton, Euan Lawrence, Greg Cartwright, Ian Forest, Jimmy Lee, Marcus Bond, Paul Dakeyne, Paul Radmore, Peter Holding, Richard Lee and Steven Honeyball.

ADVERTISERS

PBX London, PBX Europe, Mastermix DJ, Mobile DJ Network (MDJN), Mobile Entertainment Expo 2025, Sparkular.UK, Novopro, Bop DJ, AVS Ltd, Reloop (Henley Audio), Adam Hall, RCF, Nicolaudie (Wolf[mix), WestEnd DJ (North Circular), WestEnd DJ (Central London), DJ Kit, AlphaTheta/Pioneer DJ, Yamaha, MIXO, CHAUVET DJ, Phase One DJ Store,, Lotronic, LSA Projects (Apelabs UK), FBT, DJ Event Planner, Omega Pro Audio, The DJ Show, Prolight Concepts

SHOPS:
CRS1, DJ Kit, Phase One DJ Store, Prebeat Harlepool, Bop DJ (Leeds), Bop DJ (Manchester), Bop DJ (Bristol), Simply Sound & Lighting, WestEnd DJ (Central London), WestEnd DJ (North Circular), DY Pro Audio LTD, TechforMusic, Inspiration Sound & Light, Glasgow Sound Centre, DJ Supplies Sound and Light, RSD Music