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by Drax

You don’t want to miss the ADJA StL Chapter April meeting!

ADJA/St. Louis Chapter Vice President and owner of Gateway DJs Rich Dickerson will be presenting at our April meeting (4.14/2014) at Bruno’s on Hampton.

He’s planning an interactive session on “Fun, background music for all occasions and he will be giving all inattendance a short “Name That Tune” quiz with a fabulous prize for the winner.

Afterwards the group will listen to and talk about some different things you can use for events.

Rich says he takes great pride in the library of sound clips, novelty songs and DJ drops that he has accumulated over the years…see you there!

Bruno’s, 2652 Hampton Av

by Drax

Join us for the ADJA/St. Louis chapter meeting

Our next chapter meeting is Monday, March 10th, and our very own Gary Hairlson of Platinum Entertainment and also the video director at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch/stltoday.com, will be presenting to the group techniques to take better pictures at our events. Gary has also worked at newspapers in Kentucky and Florida as photographer and/or photo director.

See his website here. 

See his tumblr site of just iPhone images here.


Bring your camera AND your cell phones. He will provide tips that you can use to capture great shots to use on your website, Facebook, or other marketing areas. 

The meeting will be at Frankie Giannino’s in Imperial.

by Drax

ADJA Supports NACE Foundation

The ADJA is pleased to announce it’s support for the Foundation of NACE event on July 14th 2014 in Baltimore, MD.  The ADJA, who is one of the longest running partners with NACE, recently was awarded the Business Partner of The Year is once again a participating partner at the NACE National Experience conference.  This year The ADJA will take off all the chains to throw down the most killer party for the Foundation of NACE.  The Foundation of NACE is the fundraising arm of NACE that provides educational scholorships for members.  The goal this year is to raise the roof off the joint & increase donations by 50%.  To aid in this effort the ADJA has taken the lead in planning & organizing the entertainment for this event.  It will be epic is how Dr. Drax describes it.  ADJA member & Hall of Fame recipient DJ Skribble will be there spinning a guest set as well as many local ADJA members.  We are thrilled to once again be a part of the NACE Experience.

 

 

 

by Drax

ADJA Supports NACE Foundation

The ADJA is pleased to announce it’s support for the Foundation of NACE event on July 14th 2014 in Baltimore, MD.  The ADJA, who is one of the longest running partners with NACE, recently was awarded the Business Partner of The Year is once again a participating partner at the NACE National Experience conference.  This year The ADJA will take off all the chains to throw down the most killer party for the Foundation of NACE.  The Foundation of NACE is the fundraising arm of NACE that provides educational scholorships for members.  The goal this year is to raise the roof off the joint & increase donations by 50%.  To aid in this effort the ADJA has taken the lead in planning & organizing the entertainment for this event.  It will be epic is how Dr. Drax describes it.  ADJA member & Hall of Fame recipient DJ Skribble will be there spinning a guest set as well as many local ADJA members.  We are thrilled to once again be a part of the NACE Experience.

by Drax

ADJA Announces South East Tour!

The ADJA is thrilled to announce that ADJA President Dr. Drax will be touring chapters in the southeast United States with stops in Tampa Bay, FL. , Atlanta, GA. , Savannah, GA, Hilton Head, SC, & Charlotte, NC.  Beginning April 28th.  Dr. Drax stated he is excited to resume touring local chapters to help them to build & grow their businesses as DJs.  He will be presenting a series of exciting seminars tailored to each local chapter’s needs.

Look for more announcements of local education tours to be made shortly.  ADJA does more so that you can do more!  If you would like to Bring the ADJA to your market, please contact the National office today!

by Drax

The Las Vegas DJ Show 2014

The ADJA is proud to announce their Fifth annual educational conference , “The Las Vegas DJ Show“, “Boost Your Spirits, Boost Your Business” to take place September 8th – 10th in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada.  This show is sponsored by ADJ, 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.  We are also excited to announce that we have added over 24 hands on premium advanced workshops with limited seating to the show.  With a total of over thirty five seminars, two dozen advanced workshops, 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 central hall of 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 seventy companies showcasing the latest gear and newest innovations our industry has to offer – this event promises to be the “don’t miss” event of 2014. Like last year, the Exhibit Hall is “free to attend”, so too are the networking events like our Sponsored Pool Party or the fabulous nights out at the Marquee an LAVO.  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 Marquee is where all the biggest performers play.  Guetta, Afrojack, Redfoo, Avicii, Kaskade, Skribble & more. The multi-track educational seminars represent the only fee for this amazing DJ show.

The event is open to everyone and until January 3rd, 2014, 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.  It’s a great opportunity for your DJ business to take a major step forward in 2014.

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

ADJA Announces South East Tour!

The ADJA is thrilled to announce that ADJA President Dr. Drax will be touring chapters in the southeast United States with stops in Tampa Bay, FL. , Atlanta, GA. , Savannah, GA, Hilton Head, SC, & Charlotte, NC.  Beginning April 28th.  Dr. Drax stated he is excited to resume touring local chapters to help them to build & grow their businesses as DJs.  He will be presenting a series of exciting seminars tailored to each local chapter’s needs.

Look for more announcements of local education tours to be made shortly.  ADJA does more so that you can do more!  If you would like to Bring the ADJA to your market, please contact the National office today!

 

 

 

 

 

by Drax

The Las Vegas DJ Show adds Public Enemy!

The Las Vegas DJ Show is thrilled st announce the addition of Public Enemy to be appearing at The Las Vegas DJ Show.  How cool is that?  Rock & Roll hall of fame inductees Public Enemy will be there up close & personal.  Keth Shocklee, Chuck D, Flava Flav.  It will be exciting to hear from these pioneers of Hip Hop about the art  form & style of early Hip Hop.  Additionally Keith Shocklee will be one of our judges for the DJ of the Year Contest.  Get your passes now for The Las Vegas DJ Show TODAY.

 

by Drax

ADJA Supports Midwest DJs Live!

The ADJA is once again a primary sponsor of The Midwest DJs Live event to be held in Minn. This month.  The ADJA is the leader is DJ education.  No other group does more to support DJs than The American Disc Jockey Association.  This year ADJA Regional Leader Mitch Taylor will be presenting a brand new seminar.  If your in the upper Midwest, you really should check out Midwest DJs Live.  There will be a special memberhip incentive at the meeting if your not an ADJA member as well as discounts on The Las Vegas DJ Show in Sept.   Be sure to get involved today!

by Drax

February meeting will feature Mitch Taylor via skype

The St. Louis Chapter of the American DJ Association will hold its monthly chapter meeting Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. It will be at the TGI Friday’s in Fairview Hts. IL.

Mitch Taylor will be presenting his “Be The Expert” seminar. He is planning to start his Skype session around 7:15. This should give everyone enough time to get settled, socialize, and order food before he starts.

Please try to get there between 6:30 & 7:00