Have a listen as the show founder and promoter, Keith KoKoruz gives Mike Fernino a complete overview and preview of the 2024 Marquee Entertainment & Hospitality Conference. The event will take place in Chicago from June 24-27. Marqueeshow.com for tickets and more information.Av Mike Fernino

Recorded live at DJ X in Atlantic City in August 2023 Mike Fernino and Sean "Big Daddy" McKee lead a panel focused on DJs and our health. A multitude of contributions were made by the audience and special guest speaker, Todd Powers. This is a MUST listen because it could save your life!Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino interviews with professional actor Bill Hermann who has put together a master workshop for entertainers called "The Entertainment Experience." This workshop will take place 3 times in 2024. 2 times in Minneapolis and 1 time in London. The workshop is perfect for DJs looking to stand out and enhance all of their abilities from a actors …

Nick James Hahn from Promo Only comes on the podcast to discuss the new legacy music download option that Promo Only offers to its customers! Now instead of going to Itunes or Amazon music the professional DJ can get all his/her music from one great source and at a lower cost per download and higher quality!…

The 2024 Mobile Entertainment Expo & Photo Booth Expo will have some great after-hours parties! The DJ Takeover will be happening Monday February 19th in the Showroom and the All-Star Party goes off Wednesday February 22nd, also in the Showroom of the South Point Casino Hotel. Mike Fernino interviews with the event organizers Bill Jakub & Shani Bar…

The Southpoint Casino Hotel & Spa has played host to the Photo Booth Expo and now the Mobile Entertainment Expo for many years! It is a fantastic property and a great host for our conventions. Mike Fernino interviews with the general manager of the SouthPoint, Ryan Growney as he runs down all of the great restaurants, facilities and attractions of …

It the official show preview for the 2024 Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) held in Las Vegas February 19 - 22, 2024 at the South Point Casino Hotel. I interview the show stage manager Mike Cordeiro to get you all the activities and information if you want to attend. 2024 is expected to break all attendance records and there is a amazing line-up of s…

There is a new DJ educational event and it is called the Pittsburgh DJ Summit. Show organizer Bill Jakub gives a solid preview of the event regarding the seminars, workshops and after-hour DJ take-over party. Held January 16-17, 2024 at the DoubleTree in Monroeville PA.Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino & Mike Vincent hold court with a tremendous drummer, Guy Gelso from the band Zebra. Guy who is a founding member of Zebra along with Randy Jackson and Felix Hanemann have sold over 2 million albums world wide and celebrate 48 years together as a band. Still actively touring today. Guy is a drumming instructor and resides in the New Orl…

DJ Idea Sharing announces its new series on Youtube featuring DJ Tony Fernandez! A series of equipment reviews and industry updates with DJ Tony T. Mike Fernino gets Tony on the podcast to discuss the concept and goals for the Youtube channel and teases the DJX show in Atlantic City August 7-10, 2023…

Mike Fernino & Sean McKee preview their DJX seminar for Atlantic City where they will be discussing what to do when the unthinkable happens to you and your business. How to prepare for the unforeseen.Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino sits down with Jim Tremayne of DJ Life to discuss the 2023 DJX show in Atlantic City at the Hard Rock Hotel! Jim provides tons of information and previews the big event which runs August 7 - August 10 2023.Av Mike Fernino

The Marquee DJ & Photo Booth Show is in it's 6th year and the 2023 show is jam packed with content, products and after hours activities. I speak with show founder Keith KoKuruz (KC) for a complete preview of the entire 3 day event.Av Mike Fernino

As part of my Live series from the trade show floor of MEX ( Mobile Entertainment Expo ) in Las Vegas I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian McGann of SMPL System. Brian reviews this business management system that will be a tremendous asset to any DJ or Photo Booth business. SMPL can take any business and make things simple.…

During my live series from the Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) in Las Vegas I ran into my old Podcast partner, Rob Peters and it was just like we left off last week. Rob and I have some fun in a light hearted banter with a bit of reminiscing sprinkled in for good measure.Av Mike Fernino

The one and only Mad Joe Martin from Texas has made a life career as a DJ. Joe stops over to offer this fantastic interview live from the trade show floor of the Mobile Entertainment Expo, live from the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas! Part 1 of my Live from MEX 2023 series.Av Mike Fernino

The official announcement made by Editor in chief Jason Walsh that Mobile Beat Magazine will once again be in print form and available for subscription! Look for a special code in the podcast to receive $10 off your subscription.Av Mike Fernino

The nightlife at the Mobile Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas will be fabulous this year (2023) and the DJ Takeover is a BIG part of the after-hour activities. Chris Washburn comes on the podcast to discuss the DJ takeover and his involvement.Av Mike Fernino

The Mobile Entertainment Expo for 2023 will be a amazing conference for DJs to attend. Show Master of Ceremonies, Sean "BIG Daddy" McKee takes a comprehensive over-view of the event with a day by day run down of the seminars and presenters as well as the show floor and after hours activities.Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino offers a preview of the 2023 Photo Booth Expo and Mobile Entertainment Expo with the show director, Mike Cordeiro from MC Productions in Tiverton Rhode Island. Mike C covers the schedule plans for this year's show February 20-23, 2023 at the SouthPoint Casino Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas NV. Seminars, Master Classes, Show floor and After H…

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Our good friend Tony Fernandez previews his upcoming audio seminar to be presented at DJX 22 in Atlantic City on Wednesday August 10.Av Mike Fernino

DJ Idea Sharing is coming to DJX Atlantic City on Monday August 8, from 2:30pm - 4:00pm at the Hard Rock Hotel. Sean "Big Daddy" McKee joins me to promote our live Idea Sharing event and teases some of the material. Please join us at DJX 2022 in Atlantic City!Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino of DJ Idea Sharing interviews show producer Jim Tremayne for a show preview of DJX 2022 in Atlantic City. Formerly DJ Times, DJX is the newly re-branded expo and it promises to be bigger and better than ever!Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino discusses a system that allows the users of DJ Event Planner to have a fully customized platform. Karen Walker & Keith Clark of Perfect Portals talk about all of the ways they can turn DJEP into a system that fully reflects your very own brand.Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino interviews with Danny Max from Max Design discussing the new trend of DJ consoles along with his product line and participation at the 2022 Mobile Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino interviews with Fletcher from DJ Event Planner. DJ Event Planner will change the way you manage and run your business, streamlining all your procedures and software into one easy to manage system. The system makes it so all business types from solo ops to large multi employee operations can be up and running very quickly and efficientl…

Mike Fernino interviews with DJ Stardust (Stephanie Rivkin) & DJ Rundat (Michelle Miller) about being a lady DJ, how business is and their part in the 2022 DJ Takeover at the Mobile Entertainment Expo of Las Vegas.Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino has a informative chat with Glen Ervin from Promo Only. Promo Only's United States Sales Manager. Glen talks about the early days and how P/O got their start. We discuss the service, POOL (Pomo Only Online) download service, what's legal and not legal and even how Lady Gaga got her big start from Promo Only. A must listen episode for a…

Scott Faver is widely known for his networking event, Breakfast With The Game Master. As a very successful DJ, Master of Ceremonies and host of Photo Booth Expo Scott is always happy to help motivate colleagues to strive for excellence. In 2022 Scott will be MC for the Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) in Las Vegas and will bring his Breakfast networ…

The Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) along with the Photo Booth Expo will take place February 21-24, 2022 at The Southpoint Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Show promoter Rob Savickis along with Show MC Sean "Big Daddy" Mckee come on the program with Mike Fernino to preview the conventions with everything a attendee would need to know.…

I have been fortunate enough to attend many different industry conventions over the years held in Las Vegas. Been to Vegas 35 times and I would like to offer some tips and ideas for those with no or limited experience traveling to "Sin City". In this podcast I go solo with a monolog created to give some great information to enhance your Vegas exper…

Keith Christopher (KC) interviews with Mike Fernino about his 2021 Marquee DJ & Photo Booth Show. June 22-24 2021 in Chicago. Keith reviews each day, each seminar, the presenters and the after hour events.Av Mike Fernino

Mike interviews with Rob Savickis. Promoter and owner of the Photo Booth Expo. Rob discusses the future of Mobile Beat, the conference in Las Vegas and integration with the very successful Photo Booth Expo. He discusses how it all came to be along with future plans for a combined show and return of Mobile Beat magazine!…

Jason Jani is the visionary behind New Jersey's SCE Event Group and one of the most sought after profile DJs in The World! Jason has toured all over the globe and performed with the likes of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Vanilla Ice, LMFAO, Montell Jordan, Run DMC and Cardi B. With all that Jason has accomplished even he was not immune to the brutality of 2020 on…

Mike Fernino continues the conversation with Tony Fernandez and David Sporn in Part 2 of "The 2020 Election And Your DJ Business"Av Mike Fernino

Mike discusses the latest with Jim Tremayne from DJ Times about their 2020 Digital Expo and the BIG news about the return of a live DJ Expo in 2021 at the Hard Rock Hotel Atlantic City.Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino reunites with podcast regular guests Tony Fernandez and David Sporn to discuss the 2020 election and how politics, the economy and COVID will affect our DJ business moving forward.Av Mike Fernino

The final part of the series "What Was Your 2020 Experience?" Mike speaks with Chris Washburn from Ithica New York and Frank Smith from North Carolina about life, family and running a DJ business in 2020.Av Mike Fernino

Part 2 of my 3 Part series, "What Was Your 2020 Experience?". Here are my conversations with Canada's Aaron Kroetch and Philadelphia's Vernique Fields.Av Mike Fernino

Mike Fernino presents a 3 part series called "What Was Your 2020 Experience?" In part 1 Mike interviews with Cleveland DJ Mark King Mays and also California DJ Michelle Rundat. They share their experiences of 2020 from the professional and personal side.Av Mike Fernino

Ray Martinez was a truly amazing human. One of the founding members of the ADJA. Hall of Fame award winner. Organizer of NAME, Keynote speaker and presenter and a very successful DJ / Owner of RayMar Productions from Arizona. But most important, a friend and brother to many. Ray passed away at the beginning of August 2020 from COVID-19 complication…

DJ Idea Sharing Founder, Mike Fernino and group head moderator Cory Starcher run over the 10 rules of the Facebook group.Av Mike Fernino

For as long as I can remember the DJ Times DJ Expo has been held in Atlantic City on the boardwalk during the warm summer month of August. But with COVID-19 changing our world and throwing the DJ industry into state of chaos many speculated that the show would be cancelled completely. The DJ Idea Sharing Podcast offers this exclusive with Jim Trema…

Marcello Pedalino is a successful DJ/MC/Entertainer from New Jersey with his company MMP Entertainment. He's also a author with his book, "Celebrate Life!" Marc takes some time with Mike Fernino to discuss the book, the famed KETO diet and how a healthy lifestyle can help you survive these troubled times. Link to Marcello’s blog article as mentione…

Dr. Hugo Drax is the president of there American Disc Jockey Association. The ADJA has been a leader in getting its members good quality and affordable liability insurance. Drax speaks about why insurance is needed, what can happen without it and the "additional insured" requirement that many venues are now asking for.…

Bob Lindquist has done it all! A notable author, he wrote the first ever DJ instructional guide called "Spinning'". Bob also started Mobile Beat magazine which then evolved into a DJ trade show and conference. Now, he operates as the director of media and marcom for the Photo Booth Expo. Mike Fernino discusses the current state of the Photo Booth E…

In this archive episode, Mike Fernino and Rob Peters host a interactive participatory session called "The Fishbowl." It happened live at Mobile Beat Las Vegas in 2008 in front of a audience of about 500 DJs. Topic are put into a fishbowl and then drawn out by the moderators and discussed as part of a open mic event. Always a spontaneous and informa…

Tony Fernandez returns reloaded along with his buddy David Sporn for a insightful discussion about DJs using Facebook Live, Twitch and other internet platforms to broadcast live DJ sets to the masses. The gents take a Good Cop / Bad Cop approach to answering why you can and why you can't. Moderated by Mike Fernino.…

As part of our "archive" series we go back to 2009. Mike Fernino along with Rob Peters hosted a seminar called the A Team as part of the Wedding MBA. With about 1000 people in the room we offered a open mic for participation on the topic......... How we can ALL work together better. What followed was a very passionate discussion which turned into a…