Pro Mobile - The Magazine for Mobile DJs

ISSUE: 118(MAR/APR 2023)

The Mar/Apr 2023 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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We have now filled our allocation of rooms, we have enough attendees to guarantee a fantastic conference, and I cannot wait. If you’re still on the fence, if you are still thinking about it, I urge you to invest in yourself and reach out to me or Steve – we will find a way of squeezing you in. Not because we like to give ourselves more work, but because we believe in the power of Pro Mobile conference. It really is a game changer.

Pete Holding, Pro Mobile Editor

IN THIS ISSUE

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January and February are two months I look forward to, particularly as we work through the madness of Christmas. These are generally peaceful months and I get all the time I need to plan my business strategies for the year ahead.

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PROFILE > Teejai Hayter

From as early as I can remember, every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening you would find me in the pub or the British Legion. My parents would drag me to whatever local entertainment happened to be on and I’d happily sip on a Panda Pop, dancing and playing with the other kids while the DJ boomed out another 90s classic. We’d dance until shattered, then fall asleep in the corner on some comfy chairs until our parents took us home.

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Awards... Are they right for your business?

Each year there are plenty of industry awards available, but are they worth entering? If you’re looking for a quick yes or no answer then I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Firstly, I don’t think it’s a simple yes or no answer. Secondly, it’d make a very short article if that’s all I provided.

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FAITHLESS: 10 must-know tracks...

Many of you will know and love Faithless, one of the biggest players in UK dance music since their rise to huge commercial success in the 1990s. But how would you categorise them? Trance? House? Trip-hop? Alternative? An electronic act or an instrumental one? A band or a collective?

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No, AI won't replace DJs!

With the arrival of an app called ChatGPT and stories about it holding ‘unsettling conversations’ with some users, AI has been all over the news in recent months. For those who don’t know, AI stands for artificial intelligence and it refers to intelligence demonstrated by computers, as opposed to that shown by humans and animals.

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In Memory of David Brown: True Stories

It's been a year since I was sat in my office and I received a phone call informing me that David Brown, my friend and a brilliant DJ/VJ, had sadly passed away. I’d only spoken to him a few days earlier and he was on great form.
We planned to meet up a few weeks later in London, which was our usual arrangement whenever I had meetings in the capital.

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SNAPSHOT: MEX 2023

Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) 2023 took place at South Point Hotel in Las Vegas. Held alongside Photo Booth Expo (PBX) International, the shows welcomed visitors from across the world, many of whom have been unable to attend since 2020 due to travel restrictions.

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The Beginner's Guide to being a Wedding DJ

With over 250,000 weddings held in the UK each year, people getting married provides a huge amount of work for mobile DJs. Even if your strategy is to avoid doing them, at some point you will get dragged into it. Personally, I love them. So much so that I’ve performed at nearly 2000 weddings over 40 years.

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Google Analytics 4: A Guide for Mobile DJs

If you run analytics on your website, chances are you’re using Google Analytics (GA). It’s the most popular analytics tool in the world and since it launched in 2005 it’s been through numerous versions.

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Pro Mobile Awards 2023

Following the success of the Pro Mobile Awards over the past five years, they are returning for 2023. Designed to bring together the mobile DJ industry within the UK and Ireland to acknowledge and celebrate excellence, the Awards are voted for by you – Pro Mobile’s readers – and will be presented at this year’s Pro Mobile Conference.

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The DJ Playlist powered by Mastermix

Bringing two music styles that have a similar sound together can make for some interesting DJ sets. I’ve recently played at events where the clients have requested a mix of music that included pop and modern folk. The idea was that the pop tracks would appeal to the younger guests, so they wanted me to play that earlier in the evening, and then move on to modern folk and take the tempo up to the end of the party.

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REVIEWED

REVIEWED: YAMAHA STAGEPAS 200

REVIEWED: APE LABS APELIGHT MAXI V2 TOURPACK

REVIEWED: CHAUVET DJ INTIMIDATOR SPOT 375 ZX

REVIEWED: STUDIOMASTER DIRECT 121MX

REVIEWED: HUMPTER B3

CONTRIBUTORS

Alan Marshall, Andrew Broughton, George Pizzey aka Ratzi, Greg Cartwright, Jack Wilson, Peter Holding, Richard Lee, Ryan Lockett, Steven Honeyball, Teejai Hayter and Tony Winyard.

ADVERTISERS

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djkit.com, Mastermix DJ, Pro Mobile Conference, Mobile DJ Network (MDJN), Mobile Entertainment Expo 2024, Sparkular.UK, Nicolaudie (Wolfmix W1(, RCF, Novopro, Headstock Distribution (H|H), Bose, PBX Europe, Yamaha, FBT, Pioneer DJ, Lotronic, WestEnd DJ, techformusic, Red Panda, CHAUVET DJ, BPM DJ Show, LSA Projects, Phase One DJ Store, AVS Ltd (ADJ UK), JHS (Kam & On Stage), PhotoMediaBooth, SelfieWizard (phone0gram), Omega Pro Audio, DJ Event Planner

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CRS1, djkit.com, Phase One DJ Store,Bop DJ (Bristol), Bop DJ (Leeds), Bop DJ (Manchester), Prebeat Harlepool, Terralec, Simply Sound & Lighting, DJ Supplies Sound and Light, Glasgow Sound Centre, DY Pro Audio LTD, Dynamix Disco Centre, WestEnd DJ (Central London), Westend DJ (North Circular), techformusic, Inspiration Sound & Light, RSD Music