How to DJ Right: The Art and Science of Playing Records

Book Description

DJs have gone from being underpaid live jukeboxes to becoming premier entertainers, producers, businessmen, and musicians capable of commanding admiration from thousands and earning serious money. Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's Last Night a DJ Saved My Life was the definitive history of the DJ. Now they gather their mastery of the artistic and technical aspects of being a DJ into a clear, accessible, and entertaining guide. How to DJ is the perfect guide -- from the most basic keys to establishing a music collection and a distinctive sound, to elementary record-spinning, to the complex skills of scratching, hot-mixing, and beat-juggling, as well as the inimitable art of creating an evening of sound that is perfectly timed, balanced, and unforgettable. Diagrams throughout illustrate phrases, beat timing, and song structure with no reliance on music theory, and resource lists recommend everything from which songs are best (and most fun) to learn with, to good sources for building a library of disks, CDs, and MP3s. For those who want to turn pro, the authors give sage advice on the vagaries of the club and music business. Short quotes, anecdotes, and photos of famous DJs such as Grandmaster Flash and Derrick Carter are featured.

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Awesome...it's a "must have" for every dj..........2007-09-26

Although I'm a digital dj and laptop performer and this book is more "turntablist" oriented...I found it very interesting, every page you open has something to teach you...

Good pick and this is why............2007-08-09

I found the book to be very insightful and easy to understand. I would recommend this book to both the beginner and the advanced Dj.

"Show you how to party right".......2007-08-05

Very funny and informative guide to running the turntables. It takes a lot of work to make things happen in a club. This book takes you step by step through everything from how to find the best gear, to how to add special effects, scratching on beat, and making sure you get paid. There are plenty of pictures. The stories from real DJs such as John Digweed, Grandmaster Flash and more are laugh-out-loud funny. Go from dreaming of greatness to moving the crowd, with clues from the best.

Everything you'll ever need to know and how to love it.......2007-03-31

I had DJ'd for years prior to picking this up. Front to back in 2 days. I learned a lot of new technique and cleaned up on some of my old habits. The greatest thing I learned was how to get myself 'in'. I was a bedroom DJ all those years. This book taught me to grab the bull by the horns and show the world what I've got.

That was all great, but the true lesson was not something I learned from the book, but what the book reassured me of and demanded that I maintain.

Love for music.

The consistent undertone was that of a "you are a DJ, you have the duty to show the world this music and take them on a journey through it the way you see best".

If you own a single piece of vinyl or have been collecting for years and stuck in that bedroom, read this. If you've thought about being a DJ and have no vinyl, read this. If you have always wondered what "beat juggling" or "crab scratching" was, read this book.

Peace, Love and Jellybeans!

Good laugh and great start.......2006-11-11

Great book to get you on track if you're a beginner, or to give you a few new ideas if you've been spinning for a bit. Hilarious book, and you're sure to just sit there and laugh, then bust out the tables and try some new slip-cueing techniques. Recommended, highly.

The DJ Sales and Marketing Handbook : How to Achieve Success, Grow Your Business, and Get Paid to Party!

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Excellent book...Not just for DJ's!
Reference
Excellent book
This Book Helped My Business
A must read for djs

The DJ Sales and Marketing Handbook : How to Achieve Success, Grow Your Business, and Get Paid to Party!
Stacy Zemon
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ASIN: 0240807820

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The DJ Sales and Marketing Handbook provides a roadmap to maximizing your profits as a disc jockey. It is jam-packed with practical tools, expert tips and cost-effective methods for increasing sales and creating loyal clients. Renowned DJ Stacy Zemon reveals specific ideas, proven techniques and creative approaches to multiplying your income and gaining the competitive edge. Written for both newcomers and experienced professionals, this comprehensive guide and essential reference manual gives you all of the know-how needed to achieve dramatic results.

Inside you will find instructive examples and step-by-step guidelines for how to: find a unique market niche; convert prospects into clients; create and implement a marketing plan; get free publicity; make strategic alliances; select the right media; generate leads and referrals; increase client satisfaction... and much, much more.

"Stacy Zemon is a knowledgeable source on being a pro mobile DJ. She is also a veteran of the industry who has contributed much to its evolution." - Jim Tremayne, DJ Times Magazine

"We endorse Stacy Zemon and her mission to provide DJs with educational resources that support their long-term goals, and help them to achieve prosperity." - American Disc Jockey Association

* Maximize your profits from DJ-ing with this plan of how to promote, market and sell your services
* Written by Stacy Zemon, the best selling author of The Mobile DJ Handbook and highly-successful DJ
* Ideal if you are a mobile, club or karaoke DJ

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Excellent book...Not just for DJ's!.......2007-08-27

Although I am not a DJ, I purchased this book to help me in marketing my photo booth rental business that I provide to special events.

The book contains real-life specific marketing advice to any business serving the special events industry like how to break in to the Bar Mitzvah Market, when to advertise for different event types, what to do after completing an event, how to deal professionally with complaints..etc

A must read to create a successful business.

Reference.......2006-11-14

This book is a great thing to have. It brings thing to your attention that you would not have thought of. It has helped me to better market myself and helped improve my business.

Excellent book.......2005-12-14

Once again Zemon has used her many years of experience and talent and lent us her superb advise. The book is a constant reference to me as well as other DJs lucky enough to read it. A must read for newbies as well as seasoned single- and multi-op mobiles looking to increase their marketing savvy.

This Book Helped My Business.......2005-11-24

I've been DJing for years but knew I was lacking in marketing knowledge and sales skills. I read this book, immediately put some of the ideas into practice, and saw results right away! The DJ Sales & Marketing Handbook and The Mobile DJ Handbook are my two most important reference manuals for the sucess of my mobile entertainment business.

A must read for djs.......2005-11-23

This book was full of useful information that can be used immediately, not abstract concepts but real life tips and advice. This has already made a difference in my business and I just finished reading. Will return the small invest many times over with new customers. EVERY DJ SHOULD READ THIS BOOK.

The Mobile DJ Handbook: How to Start & Run a Profitable Mobile Disc Jockey Service, Second Edition

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Dollars ... and the salesmen who love them.
Great book for any experience level
Required Reading for DJ's
Lots of advice
Evolving The MDJ Industry

The Mobile DJ Handbook: How to Start & Run a Profitable Mobile Disc Jockey Service, Second Edition
Stacy Zemon
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ASIN: 0240804899

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The Mobile DJ Handbook, Second Edition continues to be an excellent guide for novice and experienced DJs looking to build a successful career as the owner-operator of a mobile disc jockey service. Complete with practical tips, expert advice, and creative strategies, this book serves as the perfect guide on how to market and sell your services as well as develop and expand your business.

This book contains information on becoming a professional, securing bookings, buying equipment and music, and running party dances, contests, and games. Included within the text are sample contracts, an advertisement and brochure, and resource information. The Mobile DJ Handbook is an essential reference guide which offers readers all the knowledge and inspiration needed to run a profitable enterprise.

*New equipment, technology, and practical business advice are integrated
*Includes chapters ranging from performance and professionalism, sales and mareting, dancing and games, to booking opportunities
*Provides essentials forms, contracts, and brochures

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Dollars ... and the salesmen who love them........2006-10-16

This book, and its sister publication is fantastic, if you want to be Ray Kroc, and attempt to get rich franchising your cookie cutter product. The book describes very little about the actual methodology of performance, and focuses with laser precision on the mechanisms of salesmanship. The author rides high in the saddle, and rules over all the "bottom feeders" she surveys. This is the type of mentality I would think one who aspired to individual artistic expression, and freedom would want to avoid. Conform or be cast out. The content is concise, and informative in its own self righteous, conformist, and calculating way.

Great book for any experience level.......2005-11-13

I have been djing about 5 years and want to take my business to the next step. This book is full of all kinds of information that I can use now, not abstract ideas that would work in theory. I could not put it down I just wanted to keep learning. Some of the ideas I have already started to implement. Can't wait to read the DJ Sales and Marketing Book. A MUST READ

Required Reading for DJ's.......2005-11-06

This handbook leads you step by etep into the world of pro DJ's. Follow every word and you can't miss making your business into the power leader in your area. I worked the pages and now I have quit my job and do this fulltime very successfully. Thanks a billion, Stacey!

Lots of advice.......2003-12-24

I got this book when I didn't know anything about DJing. I read every page of the book, and it was fantastic! It was just filled with tips and advice for anyone who wanted to get into DJing. For example, it says some of the equipment you'd need to buy to be a mobile, different games you can play at weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs, how to get the crowd moving, and much more.

Evolving The MDJ Industry.......2003-12-16

"Stacy Zemon is a knowledgeable source on being a pro mobile DJ. She is also a veteran of the industry who has contributed much to its evolution."

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Weak on realness - strong on overview
NEW EDITION AVAILABLE!
Simply the best DJ book available.
Very Good, but with Caveats
For experienced DJs....not for beginners

How to Be a DJ
DJ Chuck Fresh
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ASIN: 1592005098

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How to Be a DJ delves into the main categories of being a Disc Jockey: Radio, Nightclub and Bar, and Private Affair DJ. The National Association of Mobile Entertainers states that there are already sixty thousand mobile DJs in the US alone, not including bar and nightclub DJs. In an effort to either get started on the right foot or advance to the next level of their career, this significantly large number of new DJs entering the field are all looking for information on music, equipment, and a direction pertaining to each of the individual DJ fields. Fun and lighthearted while tremendously informative, the discussion of the responsibilities of each DJ genre is intended to help readers decide which type of DJ they should be if it hasn't been decided already. With practice techniques and tips on how to master equipment, this book sets out to inform readers on how to achieve success and sharpen their strategy in this competitive market.

Customer Reviews:

Weak on realness - strong on overview.......2006-11-10

This book provides a great overview of all the different ways a DJ can position him/herself in the marketplace. Of course, they leave out the newest opportunities like retail stores, cafes, and restaurants and instead concetrate a lot on being a mobile DJ for parties and weddings. You're way better off getting a book that specializes in one type of DJing and spending your time and money pursuing that.

NEW EDITION AVAILABLE!.......2004-11-12

Please enter "1592005098" in your search to find the NEW latest edition of this great book - newly revised and expanded to over 300 pages! Thanks again for your support

DJ CHUCK FRESH

Simply the best DJ book available........2002-11-21

I have been searching for a book that clearly defines each type of "DJ", and this book does it incredibly well! I am considered a "beginner", and How To Be A DJ explained the skills, music and equipment I needed to get started. I have now been hired to DJ at two weddings which went really well, and the marketing tips in this book were very helpful to me, allowing me to book four Christmas parties! The marketing information in this book is priceless; no other DJ in my town offers what I offer, but I imagine they'll copy me once they find out what's going on! Great explanation on the pros and cons of vinyl too. I almost went vinyl before I realized the benefits of CDs, and now you can even play and scratch with CDs too. The music lists in this book are from a few years ago, but that is actually a bonus, because most of the folks at my mobile DJ gigs are a little older and complimented me on my (well, the author's) music selection. I am quickly building a profitable business that would have taken me much longer without the information in this book! I would give it 10 stars if I could! I HIGHLY recommend reading this book, even DJs who think they already know everything. This was the best [money] I ever spent!

Very Good, but with Caveats.......2002-10-26

Chuck Fresh's book is a very good book on the DJing scene, although with a few caveats. The book's scope covers the three types of DJs (Radio DJs, Mobile/Private Party DJs, and Club/Bar DJs), the promotional aspects individual to each DJ type and common to all types, and information on valuable resources for any DJ (web sites, publications, trade shows).

Particularly valuable in this book are vital technical aspects of DJing that must be learned on the job and wouldn't just normally occur to a DJ. For instance, the 'Beatmixing 101' section is invaluable to the new DJ about how to link outgoing and incoming songs (mixing), appropriate and inappropriate songs to link together, and other technical must and should knows. Considering the topic, the book is appropriately written in a very colloquial, humourous tone, although there are enough spelling errors to detract from the book's professionalism somewhat.

Consider the multitude of music styles born in the last 50 years and the many different occasions for playing that music publicly or privately. In trying to authoritatively advise in so many areas of music, I think Chuck Fresh has bitten off way more than he can chew, despite his many years of experience in DJing. As other reviewers have mentioned, Chuck certainly is an authority on DJ/MCing weddings and private parties. In fact, I highly recommend this book to anyone planning a wedding or Bar/Bat Mitzvah just for that section because Fresh offers many insights into how a DJ/MC can make the DJed portion truly memorable, not just because it's hitched to a rite of passage.

However, when Fresh talks about DJing in a Club/Bar, my overall impression was he was pretty out of touch with that scene, at least that in Toronto, Canada. Certainly his technical insights seem to be accurate and valuable: knowing audio equipment, working with vinyl, maintaining lighting/sound systems, etc. Fresh's suggested playlists for bygone music genres seem pretty useful. But most of the things he suggests for stirring up the crowd seem silly, contrived, and often embarrassing. I think part of the reason is that Fresh wrote this book after many years of DJing, and club/popular music increasingly became a chore for him, not only to listen for and find but to have to shell out money for. Consequently, the closer you get to the present, the less he seems to be in touch with what's what musically. Hence, Fresh's many suggestions on using hype rather than music for generating excitement in a crowd. I've been to dozens of clubs regularly for about 8 years now, and very rarely does the DJ make a peep except to mention last calls for alcohol, much less offer banter between songs or outrageous contests. Granted, socially speaking Canadians are more conservative than Americans, and so maybe these tactics actually help American DJs. I also venture a contentious claim that the average Canadian is more intelligent than the average American, and so lowbrow banter which might delight the average American frat head wouldn't really appeal to the equivalent type of Canadian.

There is so much music out there, so many genres (past, present and emerging) and so much music within those genres that one absolutely CAN'T be a jack of all music trades and expect to speak with much credibility on many of them. For instance, Fresh gives only a passing, derogatory reference to Electronic music's significance. He says, "We accurately predicated that Latin music was going to be the next "big thing" over a couple years ago when everyone else was all wrapped up in that "electronica" thing that ended up fizzling quickly". This is bogus because time has proven Latin music to be just as ephemeral as electronic music, at least in the public spotlight. His statement also ignores that Electronic music is not a recent phenomena; it began with artists like Kraftwerk and Jean Michel Jarre in the 70's, has continually branched into subgenres since then, and many Electronic artists are now ignored who continue to put out the same quality of music that came out when Electronica was "hot" with groups like The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers "breaking" electronica to the mainstream.

I think a DJ will be losing most of the time, whether they know it or not, if they try to play the game of continually pandering to the audience, trying to play whatever genre or song seems to be `hot' and not playing (or knowing) songs solely for their merits. I recently heard Carlos Santana succinctly say a lot about musicians and the creative process: "If you don't feel it, they won't feel it". Over years of personal experience a true aficionado of a genre will unearth the gems in that genre the mainstream usually overlooked, and when that DJ plays those songs (many actually familiar to the club patrons) by and large I think the audience will feel and enjoy the music as much as the DJs. At the same time, if a DJ imposes heavily on a crowd with his own favorites, he must keep alert to crowd reactions, and Fresh gives several ways of recognizing attitudes to music in club patrons.

One thing I would have loved to have seen in the book or at least been given direction to is insight into the large question of how music affects people. For instance, how can a DJ develop a style, a pattern, a technique, which satisfies both audience and DJ? How could you effectively control a given crowd's energy over a 5 hour period (eg. 9PM to 2AM)? To do that, what sort of emotions would you want to evoke, when, and for how long, and how to fit that in with the rest of the programming? These sorts of questions are not addressed at all in the book, and although I'm sure most DJs have a few insights about this they keep to themselves, I'm betting that systematic inquiry about this sort of thing is virtually uncharted territory.

For experienced DJs....not for beginners.......2002-10-06

I just started to DJ about 3 weeks ago and I was looking for a book with techniques and guides. Although this book covers the overall issues of being a disc jockey, it doesn't satisfy my needs of information. I'd recommend it for DJs that already know what they're doing and are looking for further ways to make money or to improve even further. This is not for a true beginner!

Teach Yourself How to DJ (Teach Yourself)

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Teach Yourself How to DJ (Teach Yourself)
Rob Wood
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Spin like a superstar and keep the dance floor packed

Written by a top DJ, music journalist, and former editor of Jockey Slut, Teach Yourself How to DJ is filled with expert first-hand advice--including tips and quotes from famous DJs--on everything from preparing for a gig to dealing with dance floor jitters.

You will learn how to:

Work with vinyl, CDs, and MP3s
Cue tracks and mix beats
Add flavor with tricks like sound FX and scratching
Create a unique style and build a collection
Make a demo mix
Find a manager and go pro

How to DJ: The Insider's Guide to Success on the Decks

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How to DJ: The Insider's Guide to Success on the Decks
Tom Frederikse , Point Blank , and Phil Benedictus
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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ASIN: 0312321732
Release Date: 2006-03-07

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How to DJ is the insider’s guide to becoming a professional DJ. Written by two industry insiders who DJ and produce hit records throughout the world, this is the concise, how-to sourcebook that comes straight from real DJs and musicians. They explain and demonstrate everything you need to know---from the basics of what DJs do and how they got their careers off of the ground to the worldwide phenomenon of DJ/producers who work with the biggest names in the business and make the music in the charts today.

-- top advice on how to DJ---from selecting what to spin to getting gigs to keeping your audience dancing

-- technology made easy---what you need and how to set it up

-- how the DJ and music business works and how to rise to the top

-- how to make hit records at home

-- interviews and tips from celebrity DJs including Tall Paul, Boy George, Tim Westwood, Andy Cato, Mr. C, Andy Wilson, BT, Jeremy Healy, Allister Whitehead, and Sasha.

The Mobile Dj Handbook: How to Start and Run a Profitable Mobile Disc Jockey Service

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Excellent resource for beginners
A Good Start
Just the ticket
Dj Hill
OK, but needs more information!

The Mobile Dj Handbook: How to Start and Run a Profitable Mobile Disc Jockey Service
Stacy Zemon
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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ASIN: 0240802667

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The Moblie DJ Handbook is full of expert advice, practical tips and creative strategies for achieving success as the owner-operator of a mobile disc jockey service. This book contains information on becoming a professional, securing bookings and even buying equipment and music.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent resource for beginners.......2006-12-08

I got into Djing at age 13, and the smartest thing I did was get this book! It taught me how to properly market my business to generate referrals, place ads, create contracts, and maintain a succesful business. Having been in business for 5 years since then I can attribute all my knowledge of DJing to this book. Highly recommended to all beginning DJs, or those looking for better ways to market themselves or generate more business , this book has the ideas to get you started. (maybe the never edition is updated-some of the hairstyles are a little past their time in the pictures)

A Good Start.......2005-02-14

This book provides a generic outline and a good start for the topic. There needs to be a followup with more info and detailed guidance on how to go from point A to point B. The book leaves you at the starting gate.

Just the ticket.......2001-08-21

As a former On-Air/Radio DJ, I had longed to join the ranks of the Mobile Entertainer. Try as a I might, I couldn't seem to find enough information on how to break-in. Sure there are plenty of resources for buying equipment, but that left so much unmentioned. THIS BOOK HAS IT COVERED! Ms. Zemon did a great job breaking down the do's and don't, the in's and out's and everything in between. I thank her for the book and you'll thank me for recommending it. It's a great resource!

Dj Hill.......2001-06-05

I have been djing,doing sound for 1 year.Idj for school Dances,schools PEPRALLEY,chruch youth events onley My church I go to.and sometimes I do Brithday Party.This Mobile DJ HandBook Help Me lern how to fade songs and scracth.this book help alot Me alot but I dont have my dj equpment yet but I use my Uncle dj equmpent.Im not ready to have a Dance club it probley be 19 YEARS. Im onley 15 years old. I play R&B,Rap,Dance Mixes,Ragey and some times rock. I Love to dj alot.............

OK, but needs more information!.......2000-04-28

I've read all the DJ books out there, and this one seems to miss many important technical points. It doesn't cover much on beat matching and scratching, and the song lists are dated. It is easy to read and does have some good information on real business setups, but you can get that almost anywhere!

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A Bible for the New DJ/VJ

How to DVJ: A digital DJ masterclass
Charles Kriel
Manufacturer: Focal Press
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DJing for Dummies

ASIN: 0240520742

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How to DVJ is THE manual for the new generation of DJs incorporating all the modern advances in digital technology- vinyl decks are replace by digital decks, and sound is combined with visual imagery. Covering all the basics of scratch, blending and mixing as well as explaining image manipulation such as wipes, layering and fades the book is set to unleash creativity and take DJs from the bedroom to Ibiza.

The accompanying DVD includes tutorial material from the pioneer of DVJing as well as essential information for connecting DVJX1s to mixers, operation of the system, digital scratch technique and most importantly how to use pre-made video material to make a DVJ-style music video in fifteen minutes.

* Start to finish guide on how, when and where to use the DVJ
* More than just a how to DJ' book with technical information ranging from video formats and software to connecting up AV systems
* Includes DVD with tutorial, image clips and free software

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A Bible for the New DJ/VJ.......2007-10-01

Not only does he teach you how to do what DJs must do now in order to sound and look fresh on the dancefloor, there are also multiple tips to becoming a Disc Jockey Superstar. My hat is off to you, Mr. Kriel.

How To Avoid DJ Horror Stories: The Standard Reference Guide For Brides, Party Planners And Anyone Else In The Market For A Mobile Disc Jockey

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Substituting opinion for fact
Must read for all brides and DJs too!
A "MUST HAVE" for anyone looking for a DJ!!
From a pro - DJ, BUY THIS BOOK!!
An indispensable shower gift!

How To Avoid DJ Horror Stories: The Standard Reference Guide For Brides, Party Planners And Anyone Else In The Market For A Mobile Disc Jockey
Jeff Harrison , and Dave Westenbarger
Manufacturer: Jeff Harrison and Jon Paul
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ASIN: 0966817206

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How To Avoid DJ Horror Stories is among the first books to specifically tackle the issue of choosing a mobile disc jockey for social events. Written by an actual DJ, who knows the industry, this book debunks common DJ-related myths; alerts consumers to the sleazy tactics used by ethically-challenged DJ services, while also teaching them to spot those all-too-familiar cheesy DJs. Now consumers can make an informed, confident decision regarding the most important element of any event--the music.

Customer Reviews:

Substituting opinion for fact.......1999-12-06

Mr. Harrison is probably a good mobile dj but he makes the mistake of assuming regional preferences (such as clients not wanting lighting) and that most weddings go 4 hours is true all over. More importantly, there are numerous occasions where he states his opinion as fact. If these were truly facts, there would be documentation to back them up. There is a lot of good advice in this book but it's mixed in with a lot of opinions and outdated information which the target audience would like have difficulty sifting through.

Must read for all brides and DJs too!.......1999-12-01

I love this book! As a DJ with 15 years in the business, the author has said what everyone else was afraid to say. This is the all-out truth about DJ myths and marketing. Highly recommend this book.

A "MUST HAVE" for anyone looking for a DJ!!.......1999-10-28

In such a vast field as DJ services, it nice to be able to find the true gems among the pack. This book was instrumental in helping me select a DJ for my wedding, and I was EXTREMELY pleased with the results. If you want to know how to identify a "line" when you hear one from a DJ, GET THIS BOOK!

From a pro - DJ, BUY THIS BOOK!!.......1999-09-09

I've been a Disc Jockey for 25 years and have seen it all - this is hilarious - be careful who you book though. Read this and you should get a good Disc Jockey and have a great wedding/party!

An indispensable shower gift!.......1999-04-15

I received How To Avoid DJ Horror Stories as a shower gift. As a bride-to-be, this book quickly became my best friend! It is as funny as it is informative. (The cartoon illustrations are really funny!) I learned so much from reading it that when it came time to interview DJs, I was able to spot, ahead of time, some of the myths and sleazy tactics referenced in the book. It actually saved me time (a precious commodity when planning a wedding). I especially liked Chapter 13, AFAQs (Answers to Frequently Asked Questions). The author literally answered every question that crossed my mind. Furthermore, I was pleasantly surprised with how easy the book was to read; it felt like the author was actually talking to me. How To Avoid DJ Horror Stories is a "must have" for any bride going the DJ route. Highly recommended!!!

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Pass It On the Story of Bill Wilson & How the A. A. message reached the World (Bill W. & Mr. Bob are alway referred to within the fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous as the co-founders )
Vermont, no author listed, Crease inner Flap DJ photographic endpapers East Dorset
Manufacturer: Alcoholics Anonymous World Serivices
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JD5UE4

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