Pro Mobile - The Magazine for Mobile DJs

ISSUE: 114(JUL/AUG 2022)

The Jul/Aug 2022 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.

You can read all of the reviews and the first part of every article by following the links below, but to read the articles in full and get the complete Pro Mobile experience you’ll need a copy of the physical magazine – click ‘Subscriptions -> Magazine’ above to get hold of one! or click here SUBSCRIBE NOW

You'll also find details of the Pro Mobile Conference 2023, this year was amazing and the is only 27 places left.

Pete Holding, Pro Mobile Editor

IN THIS ISSUE

PROFILE: Aelred 'A' Kuppan

What was the moment that triggered my love of music and my DJ career? Probably, like you, I can point to a whole host of experiences rather than a single stand out. I started DJing in a professional sense extremely late on, aged 33 to be exact! My story is different and my emergence as a DJ somewhat unusual, but this has shaped who I am and how I perform.

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How To Have HEART-felt Sales Conversations

In sales, it’s vital to get to the emotion. People buy with emotion and justify with logic. You need to tug at their heartstrings to appeal to their emotions. How do you do that?

You must have heart.

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QUEEN OF THE NIGHT: How Régine Zylberberg Pioneered the Discotheque

Earlier this year, we lost a true pioneer of disco and club culture: the 92-year-old Régine Zylberberg. She grew up outside Paris during the war years, in a then-occupied France, and in many ways her story is a classic rags-to-riches tale.

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For the Record...

In 2018 I was offered a chance to live and work in the south of France. At the time, I lived in South Yorkshire with my wife and two children. We had a lovely house in a quiet village. We were close to work and family. So why would we want to move? Well, as my wife Helen will confirm, our life is never dull. This was too good an opportunity to pass, so we agreed to sell our house and make a new life on the Cote D’Azur.

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BECOMING LEAN

How often do you take a good look at your company and the processes involved?

Anna Goodwin wrote a great article (Pro Mobile issue 103) about knowing your numbers and why it's important for your business. I want to take that point further by examining some ways of looking at where you can improve efficiency.

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The 6 Steps for hitting YOUR business goals!

If you read my article in the last issue (‘3 essential elements for creating a predictable, profitable and sustainable business’) you’ve probably been thinking about devising a strategy, building a system and creating a process. Not only to make running your business easier but to make you more money too.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Writing and Build Trust with your Audience

It doesn't matter if you hated English at school or you’re the world’s next best-selling author. We’re all guilty of sub-par writing, especially on our first attempt.

Articles by the BBC and DotDigital suggest that bad spelling can cause potential customers to question the credibility of a business, cutting sales by up to 50%.

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I CAN'T GET NO SLEEP... A new approach to sleep can help DJs love healthier, safer lives!

“AMAZING BREAKTHROUGH! Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer. It enhances your memory and makes you more creative. It makes you look more attractive.

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NOW! That's What I Call A Mobile DJ

One of the most iconic movie shots of all time is that from the inside of a car as it drives along Las Vegas boulevard at night. Neon signs and huge LED screens are hardly unique, but just a few seconds of footage instantly identifies the infamous city we all know and love from film and TV. For me, the camera panning the sights at night from a car seat with intense lights reflecting on the dashboard and with glare bouncing around the wind shield is a work of art.

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Mastermix presents... THE DJ PLAYLIST: Yacht Soul

I love finding new music styles to explore and share with you. And during a recent visit to one of my favourite record shops I was introduced to a genre called ‘yacht soul’. Many of you will be familiar with the ‘yacht rock’ music style, but like myself you may not have encountered yacht soul yet.

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REVIEWED

REVIEWED: CHAUVET DJ ILS ECO SYSTEM

REVIEWED: NUMARK NS4FX

REVIEWED: IBIZA LIGHT COLOUR MAGIC STICK

REVIEWED: EQUINOX GRAPHIX

REVIEWED: POWERWERKS POWER ARRAY 2

REVIEWED: EQUINOX CONTOUR DJ SCREEN

CONTRIBUTORS

Aelred "A" Kuppan, Andrew Broughton, Chris Spittal, Fabio Capozzi, Greg Cartwright, Ian Forest, Jack Quenby, Mitch Taylor, Nick Chatten, Paul Radmore, Peter Holding, Richard Lee, Stephen Fitton and Tony Winyard.

ADVERTISERS

DJ Kit, Mastermix DJ, Pioneer DJ, Mitch Taylor, Pro Mobile Conference, Mobile DJ Network (MDJN), Mobile Entertainment Expo & PBX, WestEnd DJ, American DJ, Headstock Distribution (H|H), Bose, Redtooth Quizzing, Sparkular.UK, QSC, Nicolaudie, Tony Winyard, RCF, Bishopsound, Yamaha, Lotronic (Ibiza Lighting & AFX Light), FBT, BPM DJ Show, DJ Event Planner, CHAUVET DJ, Adam Hall (LD Systems), JHS (Kam & Powerwerks) Prolight Concepts (Equinox), Omega Audio, Phase One DJ Store, Novopro, Ripe Insurance

CRS1, DJ Kit, Phase One DJ Store, WestEnd DJ (North London), WestEnd DJ (Central London), Discotechnology, Simply Sound & Lighting, DJ Dealer, DJ Supplies Sound and Light, Inspiration Sound & Light, Dynamix Disco Centre, Glasgow Sound Centre, RSD Music, Cumbria Sound & Lighting, Bop DJ (Leeds), Bop DJ (Manchester), Bop DJ (Bristol), Prebeat Harlepool, Terralec, DY Pro Audio LTD