Performance Sessions

In The Mix: The Art of Successful Beatmixing
Learn the skills required to successfully beatmix anything beautifully while creating magical mixes for your guests.
Presenter: Brian Harris, Brian Harris Entertainment
July 13th 11:00am – 11:45am – Salon A

Brian Harris is a full time wedding entertainer who started his business in 1997, immediately attaining a reputation as a classy and competent performer. He’s been a drummer for nearly all of his life, and is able to incorporate rhythmic knowledge into his mixing talents. He will be sharing with everyone, in his beat mixing presentation: how to count your beats, understanding note values, resulting in being creative with your mixes, as well as understanding different style of beats, and how to mix them together. He will also be sharing some secrets that make beat mixing a challenge, yet fun!

He currently commands anywhere from $1600 to $2500 per wedding, and much of his business comes from vendor and past client referrals. This Dayton OH native is married and has 2 children that keep him busy in between all the DJ biz! Brian also serves as Vice President of his local ADJA Chapter, and has been in Toastmasters for 3 years, honing his speaking skills.

Mixing For The Pop Music Professional
Presented by: Adrian Cavlan, Sound in Motion
Mondy, July 13th 11:45am – 12:30pm – Salon A

Mixing For The Pop Music Professional picks up where beat-matching leaves off, with a particular emphasis on Harmonic Mixing and Programming. Techniques discussed will include how to determine the key signature of a song, how the key signatures interrelate, how to “fix” dissonance in your mixes and how to utilize harmonics in new ways to make your mixes sound better than ever! Additional topics include Phrase Recognition, Overlays, Cut-Mixing and Narrative Mixing. To top it off, Adrian will reveal his most powerful mixing and programming tool and describe in detail how you can make one too!

Adrian Cavlan: As a twelve-time reader’s poll winner of the “Best  DJ” awards in both Metro and Good Times magazines, Adrian Cavlan is one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s premiere DJs and MCs.

Adrian is the in-game DJ and music producer for the San Francisco 49ers, and his remixes and productions have been featured in Major League Baseball’s World Series, the NFL’s Pro Bowl All Star game, and can regularly be heard at all San Jose Sharks home games. He has also shared the stage with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Evelyn “Champagne” King, The Tom Tom Club and comedian Sinbad, among others, and has been an on-stage MC at the Monterey Jazz festival since 2000.

Adrian has been a DJ since 1989 and is one of the owners of Sound In Motion DJ’s & Video, a multi-system company that serves the Greater Bay Area and has earned a reputation throughout the event industry as a top-tier provider.

The Microphone – A Tool Or a Weapon
Presenter: Randy Bartlett, Premier Entertainment
Monday, July 13th, 1:30pm – 3:30pm – Salon A

What separates the good DJ from the great MC? It’s microphone skills, the single most visible aspect of our job and the one that your future clients will value the most. In this brand new seminar, Randy Bartlett, producer of The 1% Solution Seminars and DVDs, delves deep into the nuances of microphone skills, examining the common mistakes that even the most experienced and skills performers often make. Mastering these skills will fill your calendar with the most profitable bookings you’ve ever seen.

Randy has been a full-time mobile DJ since 1989. Since then, he has performed at thousands of events, specializing in weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and corporate parties. He regularly commands a fee of 2-3 times that of his market, making him one of the highest paid wedding DJs in the country. His business has been self-sustaining with no advertising for several years. His seminars, packed with easy to follow and proven techniques for success on topics ranging from Being The Master Of Ceremonies to Training to Commanding A Top Fee and more, have been received by standing room only audiences for Mobile Beat Magazine and DJ Times’ DJ Expo, as well as local groups such as the ADJA, SAMMP, Golden Disc Awards, NACE, and regional conferences. He has written for and been featured in both Mobile Beat Magazine and DJ Times, as well as being a contributor to DJUniversity and several online resources, including Discjockeyamerca.com, Prodj.com

Connecting Passion to Your Performance
Presenter: Sean ‘Big Daddy’ McKee, James Daniel Entertainment
Monday, July 14th, 3:30pm – 5:00pm – Salon A

In this presentation, Big Daddy lays out how he did, to become the 2007 DJ of the Year.

Big Daddy has been described as the Energizer Bunny meets Santa Claus. his performances are energetic and enthusiastic.

Let Big Daddy show you how to reach your inner passion and connect it to your performance.

All About Mitzvahs
Scott Faver, The Party Favers
Monday, July 13th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm – Salon A

East Coast vs West Coast this fast paced seminar is all about the Mitzvah market & how to get into it, what you need to know & how events vary from east to west.  Scott Faver will knock your socks off with information all about Mitzvah’s.  We will possibly even have a very special guest presenter

Scott is one of the more gifted people in our industry. His ability to see uses for different tools to help him stay ahead of his competition.  Scott has been a DJ for nearly 20 years.

In addition to professional DJ & Entertainment  services, Scott Faver, owner of The Party Favers, is a teacher &  leader in the industry. He has Created fun and unique Games &  Activities for all kinds of events. Entertaining large and small  corporations alike. Including TRW & Sony.

Enter The GameMaster Part 4 & Infotainment
Presenter: Scott Faver, The Party Favers
Tuesday: July 13th, 11:00am – 12:30pm – Salon A

Scott dives headlong into the latest series of presentations from The GameMaster. Additionally he will discuss  his creative marketing & presentation events called Infotainment.  All about how to find hidden dollars in the mid week corporate market.

In addition to professional DJ & Entertainment  services, Scott, is a teacher &  leader in the industry. He has Created fun and unique games &  activities for all kinds of events. Entertaining large and small  corporations alike. Including TRW & Sony.

Scott & his games have also entertained many stars including  Barbara Streisand, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barry Bostwick, Patrick Swayzie, Ed Begley Jr, Paul Mitchell, and  many more. He also hosts a weekly online chat discussing games  and activities with DJ’s from all over the world. Plus he moderates an online Interactive DJ Forum, all at ProDJ.Com.

Recently Scott taught over 800 DJ’s in Las Vegas, at the Mobile Beat DJ Show, how to enhance their events with interactive games and activities.

An Introduction To Introductions
Presenter: Randy Bartlett, Premier Entertainment
Tuesday, July 14th, 1:30pm – 3:30pm – Salon A

Wedding Party introductions are the best place to create the success of the entire wedding reception, yet many DJs are still performing the same introductions, week after week. In this brand new seminar, Randy Bartlett, producer of The 1% Solution Seminars and DVDs, will show how he has created a reputation of excellence just from his wedding party introductions and how those introductions how earned him tens of thousands of dollars in new bookings each year. This seminar will cover the difference between customization and personalization, regional ideas, staying current, creative concepts, and much more.

Randy has been a full-time mobile DJ since 1989. Since then, he has performed at thousands of events, specializing in weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and corporate parties. He regularly commands a fee of 2-3 times that of his market, making him one of the highest paid wedding DJs in the country. His business has been self-sustaining with no advertising for several years. His seminars, packed with easy to follow and proven techniques for success on topics ranging from Being The Master Of Ceremonies to Training to Commanding A Top Fee and more, have been received by standing room only audiences for Mobile Beat Magazine and DJ Times’ DJ Expo, as well as local groups such as the ADJA, SAMMP, Golden Disc Awards, NACE, and regional conferences. He has written for and been featured in both Mobile Beat Magazine and DJ Times, as well as being a contributor to DJUniversity and several online resources, including Discjockeyamerca.com and Prodj.com

Cocktail Music Clinic
Presenter: Jim Cerone, Wedding Entertainment Director
Tuesday, July 14th, 3:30pm – 5:00pm – Salon A

Jim reveals the secrets to a great cocktail set.  Some simply plop on any on jazz cd & call it good.  Jim teaches you how to make your cocktail & dinner set prep the crowd for a great time.

Born in the Chicago area, Jim Cerone has been a DJ since 1980.  His first gig was spinnin’ tunes for a twilight golf outing as his parent’s country club (he used his home stereo – bottomfeeder!).  Jim honed his skills at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana; doing fraternity and sorority parties.  By some miracle, Jim managed to graduate in 1986 and has been serving Central Indiana ever since.  Now living in Indianapolis with his family, Jim is a single operator specializing in wedding receptions.

Jim’s parents, Kathi and Jim Cerone continue to host fabulous parties every chance they get.  Jim learned from them the art of being the perfect host.