<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:38:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Jemstar Entertainment</title><description></description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/JemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm</link><managingEditor>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-1338974175510459542</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-19T13:07:19.472-05:00</atom:updated><title>Embarrassment To The DJ Industry</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;By Mike Fernino / Music In Motion Disc Jockey Entertainment New England&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 480px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.musicinmotiondjent.com/mim_blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/r1_mail_apps_4.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.musicinmotiondjent.com/mim_blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/r1_mail_apps_4.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;Oh the shame! The photo displayed was from an ad run on Yahoo which obviously shows how to crop an image and get rid of unwanted background. In the photo, a bride and groom with a tacky, totally unprofessional ” DJ ” in the background. His shirt is un-tucked, tie a mess, and using a corded mic. ( Where’s the wireless??? ) YIKES! Thank the LORD he at least had on a tie!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The underlying problem here is that this is what people think of when they think of a DJ.&lt;/strong&gt; My industry, that I have worked so hard for to establish professional legitimacy, has a black eye and a bad perception. If this is what people think of when they think ” DJ ” then all of the DJs around our nation need to take a long look at how to fix this problem.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Would a doctor, lawyer, or professional athlete be mocked in such a manner? NO! But tacky DJ? Well, we are just a prime target for this abuse. Much of it well earned and deserved because the majority of my industry still is part time, un-insured, and unprofessional. They don’t attend professional trade shows like Mobile Beat or attempt to improve their position with education and training. If we are ever to achieve full respect and autonomy as an industry, we need to legitimise ourselves by membership in organizations like the American Disc Jockey Association, and operate under professional full time business practices. As an industry, we have so much work to do. Time to start!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S.: Yes...Several people have brought to my attention that this might just be a family member, and not a DJ. Either way, I am just raw from the disrespect the mobile DJ industry gets on a regular basis. So maybe I'm a bit over-sensitive.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-1338974175510459542?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2010/02/embarrassment-to-dj-industry.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-4473880877911371473</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-24T12:27:27.112-04:00</atom:updated><title>Why $395 DJs don’t belong in YOUR SCHOOL!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/v228/1487/9/n696659287_7682.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/v228/1487/9/n696659287_7682.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;DJ and Author, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.arnoldooffermann.com/"&gt;Arnoldo Offermann&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;of &lt;a href="http://www.apremierentertainment.com/"&gt;A Premier Entertainment&lt;/a&gt; wrote this in his &lt;a href="http://www.arnoldooffermann.com/"&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt; on July 14th, 2009:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;I had a friend ask me why $395 DJs shouldn’t belong in a school. Below is my reply.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Click below to read and PLEASE leave a comment.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;$395 DJs are bringing out $395 worth of DJ, lol.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here’s a cost breakdown for a small DJ package that can handle around 500 kids:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two speakers = $800&lt;/strong&gt;/each (there are cheaper, but they will sound like butt or not handle 500 kids at all)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One Sub = $1500&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;year music subscription&lt;/strong&gt; (multiples by the last 5 years) = &lt;strong&gt;$1,200&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trussing&lt;/strong&gt; (to hand lights from)… At the cheapest &lt;strong&gt;$2,000&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;small light show&lt;/strong&gt; consisting of 4 LED floods and one centerpiece effects light = &lt;strong&gt;$1000&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clamps &amp;amp; cords&lt;/strong&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;$200&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jessica Lunsford Act&lt;/strong&gt; (fingerprinting &amp;amp; license to perform in schools) = &lt;strong&gt;$80&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cheap Mixer&lt;/strong&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;$300&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cheap CD Players&lt;/strong&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;$300&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;WIRED (not wireless) &lt;strong&gt;Microphone&lt;/strong&gt; = &lt;strong&gt;$100&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tripods&lt;/strong&gt; for speakers (non-Frankenstand) = &lt;strong&gt;$100&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Console&lt;/strong&gt; to hold everything together = &lt;strong&gt;$200&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Controller&lt;/strong&gt; for lights = &lt;strong&gt;$500&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That’s &lt;strong&gt;$9080&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;All rental companies charge at least 10% of cost. This means that to rent out this system at 10% it would be &lt;strong&gt;$900&lt;/strong&gt; (no one rents at 10% nowadays... It’s 20-30, lol).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;$900 is &lt;em&gt;$505&lt;/em&gt; more than $395. This means the DJ either:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;1) values his skills at NEGATIVE $505... &lt;em&gt;or&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) He’s bringing out low-grade equipment that won’t serve justice to the students. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Talent alone for 4 hours is worth more than $395. Ask anyone who’s seen our guys.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Not to mention that the prices I described are bottom of the barrel for the equipment needed… Obviously we bring out a much more sophisticated system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It’s all about paying what it’s worth. The entertainment is 100% success of the dance. Kids will NOT dance if there’s decorations, food and no DJ. They’ll go home. But they WILL dance if there’s a DJ but no food or decorations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;If someone spends $1500 on décor $500 on food… but only $500 on DJ, that means they believe that DJ is only &lt;strong&gt;20%&lt;/strong&gt; of the dance’s success. A $400-500 DJ cannot bring the same level of entertainment and awe that a higher-end DJ can. A homecoming and prom needs to be considered a business— if you want to keep the kids coming back again and again, to have to invest a little more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That said, $3000 (which is &lt;em&gt;our&lt;/em&gt; average price) is NOT high at all considering that we’ve booked as high as $12,000+. Even at those higher numbers, the schools turn out profit because tickets are always sold out.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;In short, it’s not possible to run a business and provide effective equipment and service at $395. Even if they were booked 52 days of the year, that’s $20,000…. barely double of what it costs to purchase the equipment, &lt;em&gt;not including the cost of running a business itself&lt;/em&gt;… and gas ain’t cheap either.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;That’s just ONE reason…. There’s plenty of them, but this is the one that affects the school’s wallet— so it’s the most important one. Thanks!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Responses to “Why $395 DJs don’t belong in YOUR SCHOOL!”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Jeffrey Evan Mufson Says:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;July 15th, 2009 at 10:50 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Now, talk about this in relation to our discussion at the Kapok Special Events Center last month…You hit on the nerve that I wanted to hit on, but was apparently too delicate to touch upon at the time.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Steve Croce Says:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;July 30th, 2009 at 8:25 am&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I should send you some photos I shot with my spy camera… I once saw the most pathetic DJ equipment setup ever and HAD to capture it for posterity.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Arnoldo Offermann Says:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;July 30th, 2009 at 9:03 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;I’d love to see it!!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Robbie Green Says:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;August 1st, 2009 at 9:42 am&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The logic is inescapable. I’d be curious to know if you’ve actually presented it to any schools and what their response was.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are plenty of desperate DJs (particularly now) who would go lower than $395 around here. For low end DJs, the going rate seems to be about $200.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I suppose if you’re totally desperate, some money is better than no money, but how are the schools to know who’s desperate but properly equipped or who’s just a hack with practically no gear looking to make a buck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They don’t…&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-4473880877911371473?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/09/why-395-djs-dont-belong-in-your-school.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-3592520021351755733</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-21T11:53:58.597-04:00</atom:updated><title>Your Disc Jockey / Entertainer &amp; The Wedding Day Process</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.briancidocks.com/" shape="rect" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hspace="10" alt="Brian C Idocks Photographics" align="right" src="http://platform.ak.facebook.com/www/app_full_proxy.php?app=26507478183&amp;amp;v=1&amp;amp;size=o&amp;amp;cksum=6953423b787134affa8c7d22fcd44966&amp;amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jemstarentertainment.com%2FGoing_Over_TimelineB.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:180%;"&gt;W&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;e only get married once (one would hope)...Therefore, I cannot convey to you enough how much I appreciate the importance of good wedding reception service (See  &lt;a style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #c0c0c0; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.jemstarentertainment.com/MyPromiseToYou.htm" shape="rect" target="_blank"&gt;My Promise To You&lt;/a&gt;). The process of a wedding day, to me, has always been kind of like a medical procedure, likening your Disc Jockey / Entertainer to a surgeon; All it would take is &lt;u&gt;one&lt;/u&gt; mishap to mar the entire operation, possibly leaving a scar that might never be forgotten. I don't &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;ever&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; want to be that "doc" who &lt;i&gt;leaves the forceps inside the wound &lt;/i&gt;or "&lt;i&gt;removes the wrong kidney"&lt;/i&gt;. Believe me...With over 25 years of wedding entertainment experience and continuous training, you &lt;i&gt;know&lt;/i&gt; I've had my share of learning situations just like any seasoned professional. I could probably write an entire book.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.briancidocks.com/" shape="rect" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hspace="10" alt="Brian C Idocks Photographics" align="left" src="http://platform.ak.facebook.com/www/app_full_proxy.php?app=26507478183&amp;amp;v=1&amp;amp;size=o&amp;amp;cksum=9df466796cbbb8987b2beb1358befffb&amp;amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jemstarentertainment.com%2FCakeB.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;Never underestimate the value of a good wedding reception field general; Your Disc Jockey / Entertainer is the one who would be coordinating all the affair details with your entire wedding vendor team to ensure your party flows effortlessly. He/She&lt;i&gt;'d&lt;/i&gt; be the one who will pack your dance floor, making announcements exactly when they should be made, creating the excitement without being loud and overbearing, making sure that your reception will be a great and memorable affair infused with refinement and professionalism.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;It won't be the photographer, nor the caterer, not even the event coordinator who's responsibility it will be. It's all on &lt;u&gt;me&lt;/u&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Consider this: &lt;/b&gt;If people end up not liking the veggie dip, or if there's a misspelling in your invitation, &lt;i&gt;nobody&lt;/i&gt; will remember that. But if your entertainment is lacking and nobody wants to dance, or even knows &lt;i&gt;what to do&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;where to go&lt;/i&gt;, and people just want to go home because of some &lt;i&gt;jerk&lt;/i&gt; messing around with "Mr. Microphone" while playing nothing but Pink Floyd (just like &lt;i&gt;"leaving those forceps in the wound&lt;/i&gt;"), then &lt;i&gt;that's&lt;/i&gt; what will leave a negative mark; a memory lingering in everyone's mental hard drive. &lt;i&gt;&lt;u&gt;Now&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt; you've just wasted your money during one of the most important events of your life. That's the difference between an amateur and a professional...&lt;i&gt;That's how important my job is.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-3592520021351755733?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/08/your-disc-jockey-entertainer-wedding.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-8978015610156526919</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-12T12:47:43.680-04:00</atom:updated><title>Your Event Is "MORE Than Just About The Music"</title><description>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Here's Why I Always Say Your Event Is...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;"MORE Than Just About The Music"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Any&lt;/em&gt; full-time professional entertainer/DJ/MC who is worth his/her salt&lt;br /&gt;will accept the following responsibilities:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;EmCee / Entertainer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;DJ / Creative Music Player&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Event / Party Planner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Experienced Educator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Problem Solver / Avoider&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Information Booth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Flow Conductor&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Group Leader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Mediator&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Source Of Stability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Appreciative Provider&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;Newest Best Friend&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EmCee / Entertainer -&lt;/strong&gt; Personally and individually works each event, interacting with the guests and encouraging participation through humor, leadership and a positive attitude. You get a proven Olympic Class performer, who knows how to produce in even the most high pressure, high stress working environments. A proven professional who doesn't panic.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;"&lt;strong&gt;DJ&lt;/strong&gt;": A human JUKEBOX, without thought or feeling...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;"&lt;strong&gt;ENTERTAINER&lt;/strong&gt;": A Therapist using Fun as a cure...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DJ / Creative Music Player -&lt;/strong&gt; When it's time to dance, he mixes a wide variety of great dance music of over 20,000 digital tunes to invigorate and energize the audience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Event / Party Planner -&lt;/strong&gt; Ever heard the expression, "You can never be too thin or too rich"? Yeah, me too. But rich and thin have nothing to do with party planning, trust me. When it comes to entertaining, "you can never be TOO organized!" And you can quote me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Experienced Educator -&lt;/strong&gt; Responsible for implementing program curriculum using event appropriate activities. Provide help to the client and their guests in providing appropriate education in areas of the event. This includes but is not limited to, implementing activities, dining, dancing, communicating professionally with guests, and providing an entertaining environment for everyone. Responsible for planning and implementing specific activities under client's guidance and wishes. Interacts with guests to facilitate fun during all events. Attends guest’s physical and emotional needs. Interacts with guests in a positive, sensitive, professional and informative manner; Maintain and keep confidential all information on client.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Problem Solver / Avoider -&lt;/strong&gt; After lots of meetings, training, and conversations, I've discovered that most people don’t have any idea how to solve a problem. Problems can seem pretty awful at times, but if we didn’t have problems, I would not be needed, have a job, or have an opportunity to serve you to my fullest capacity. Then, again, perhaps an experienced DJ knows how to avoid problems all together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Information Booth -&lt;/strong&gt; The DJ is typically the conduit for everyone's questions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flow Conductor -&lt;/strong&gt; A professional DJ / MC worth his salt will be the conductor, because he could feel the audience and thus make the music and activities flow as they were flowing and move as they were moving.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Group Leader -&lt;/strong&gt; Your 'group' is depending on me to make wise decisions and stay organized. Whatever I can do to make your event go smoothly, I will be happy to assist you. It is the responsibility of the group leader to disseminate information to all members of a multitude.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mediator -&lt;/strong&gt; Mediation is the process in which a neutral third party (mediator) assists the conflicting parties to come to an agreement between them. The mediator's role is to assist the negotiations by helping to establish the ground rules for the discussions and by promoting clear communication. The mediator will remain neutral and cannot make a decision for the parties. Any DJ / MC / Event Planner must be able to remain calm in the face of adversity. Of course, he or she must be personable and, as mentioned earlier, a good negotiator. I, at times, become the mouthpiece for the Bride and Groom when it comes to placement of flowers, coordinating with a band and photographer, caterer, etc. My reputation depends on it. Since most brides &amp;amp; grooms-to-be have neither the time or the resources to pull off such a social chore, many are turning to us "pro's" to handle it for them. A good mediator should be able to do just that, "handle" the situation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Source Of Stability -&lt;/strong&gt; Weddings are actually very complex emotional mazes. Even the most well-planned, beautifully orchestrated event has some sort of emotional twist or turn that a professional must be able to skillfully negotiate. The DJ is, at times, the one person who knows the most about the event. It is imperative that he/she literally be "on top" of everything, sometimes every finite detail. One never knows when pandemonium may break out or when the bride (or her mother) may call for an update on a certain portion of the wedding. Knowing all of the little intricacies on the event allows for a fair amount of control. Control is an important issue when it comes to dealing with a group of people (no matter what the occasion !). This is not to say that your DJ will rule the event with an iron fist (although this has been know to occur...), rather it means that he or she will have the capability and the confidence in knowing all of the issues and their meanings as they pertain to any particular wedding or event.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Appreciative Provider -&lt;/strong&gt; "Thank You". No, I really mean it. "Thank You". Now, isn't that refreshing? Many experts have suggested how better to serve and satisfy customers. I see the relationship between customer and service provider is give and take, its not only a one sided relationship. When you give better service, customers appreciate you more. When you give lousy service, customers can be a pain in the neck. The flipside is also true. When you are an appreciative and considerate customer, people tend to serve you better. When you rant and fume and pound the table, people serve you grudgingly, if at all.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Newest Best Friend -&lt;/strong&gt; Service so personalized and up front that not only do I become part of your planning committee, your MC, DJ, Entertainer, Educator, Problem Solver, Group Leader, Mediator and Provider, I will naturally become your "Newest Best Friend" because our relationship will hopefully continue way beyond the day I am hired for. This, in a nut-shell, is the secret to my success.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"&gt;Inspiration for this article based upon published thoughts by DJ / MC / Entertainer / Seminar Guru and friend&lt;br /&gt;David van Enger; Music In Motion, Sacramento, California&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-8978015610156526919?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/08/your-event-is-more-than-just-about.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-7358132022242811873</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-05T16:43:04.235-04:00</atom:updated><title>Mattie's Mother Has A Book In The Works</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="blkImgId14" border="0" hspace="10" alt="Jeni and Mattie Stepanek" vspace="10" align="left" src="http://www.mda.org/news/images/mattie/sm-Mattie-and-Jeni.jpg" width="150" height="100" attr="src" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"&gt;Jeni Stepanek, mother of late &lt;a href="http://local.mda.org/site/R?i=0yM-ytyvMTEXdRLheyS_RQ.." target="_blank" xcomment="target=_blank"&gt;MDA National Goodwill Ambassador Mattie J.T. Stepanek&lt;/a&gt;, signed with Dutton publishers to write a book entitled &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Messenger: The Legacy of Mattie J.T. Stepanek and Heartsongs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;. Due to be released in November, the book will tell the story of the highs and lows, poverty and celebrity in Mattie's remarkable life. Included will be previously unpublished photos, essays, poetry and Mattie's correspondence with such influential friends as former president Jimmy Carter and Oprah Winfrey. Maya Angelou has written the book's foreword.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-7358132022242811873?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/08/matties-mother-has-book-in-works.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-4354033009882167761</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-01T12:29:05.858-04:00</atom:updated><title>Mobile Disc Jockeys Require Continued Education.</title><description>I'm not afraid to invest the time/$ to re-educate myself...or admit that I need to. I'm not going to allow myself to fall into the trap of self complacence. Plus, I want to advance my industry any way I can, so I'll contribute til I'm blue and dead.Heck, If some of Tampa's best and most prominent Mobile DJ/Entertainers are consistently taking advantage (Rob, Howard, Doug, Grant (Rob Vollmar) Hemond, Kelly...(can't write em all)...it would make sense to join them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One has to decide if you are a "Giver" or a "Taker"...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One has to take the time to gather enough information to formulate whether their chosen vocation requires continued education, or are they doing it only out of ill-conceived convenience (no education required); Is it only about purchasing equipment and music? Is it only for weekend warriors? Can a "monkey" really do this job? Can talent be learned? IS there really more to learn in this vocation? Are there really more priorities than using others to advance yourself?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yes...We offer ourselves for our competitors to use, thus it makes sense for them to be suspicious of our motives, but without being with us, melding with us, hanging with us on a consistent basis, these "competitors" will never EVER see the fruitful visions we see...They will only continue to perceive their fears.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The vice-versa has just as true an effect: We will never have the opportunity to truly learn what holds them back from such a wonderful benefit (if it's other than fear itself).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If one believes my supposition has no merit, then it truly demonstrates my point.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-4354033009882167761?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/08/mobile-disc-jockeys-require-continued.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-3127773226797685741</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-28T22:56:42.112-04:00</atom:updated><title>PT Barnum is credited for saying, "There's one born every minute!"</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Check this out!&lt;/strong&gt; I just received this in an email...Any of you ever get this SHLOCK?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Also...scroll down to the bottom and get ready to laugh at their FAQ info.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr style="WIDTH: 680px;font-size:14;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;img id="blkImgId0" alt="Award Image" align="left" src="http://www.us-ca.org/PreviewImagePlaque.ashx?cc=HV-WUB-V7&amp;amp;width=300px&amp;amp;height=300px&amp;amp;format=jpg" attr="src" /&gt; I am pleased to announce that Jemstar Entertainment has been selected for the 2009 Best of Tampa Award in the Disc Jockey Service category by the US Commerce Association.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;In recognition of your achievement, a 2009 Best of Tampa Award has been designed for display at your place of business. You may arrange to have your award sent directly to Jemstar Entertainment by following the simple steps on the 2009 Best of Tampa Award order form. Simply copy and paste this link into your browser to receive your award: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.us-ca.org/AHV-WUB-V7" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;https://www.us-ca.org/AHV-WUB-V7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Each year, the US Commerce Association (USCA) identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Also, a copy of the press release publicizing the selection of Jemstar Entertainment has been &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.us-ca.org/PHV-WUB-V7" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;posted on our website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;. The USCA hereby grants Jemstar Entertainment a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, and display this press release in any media formats and through any media channels.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;An Award Code has been assigned to your company that can be used on our website for quick access to your award information and press release.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700;font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Your Award Code is: HV-WUB-V7&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Sincerely,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Ashley Carter&lt;br /&gt;Selection Committee Chair&lt;br /&gt;US Commerce Association&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#575f63;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"&gt;The intended recipient of this notification is the Marketing Director for Jemstar Entertainment. If you have received this email in error please forward it to the intended recipient. If you do not wish to receive further advertisements from Best of Tampa Award Program, please mail a written request to: us-ca.org, 2020 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20006 or simply &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.us-ca.org/OptOut.aspx?cc=HV-WUB-V7&amp;amp;email=jeff@jemstarentertainment.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"&gt;click to opt-out&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr style="WIDTH: 680px;font-size:29;" &gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;NOW...Check out this FAQ page!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;Award Winner FAQ:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Do you have a phone number I can call and discuss my award?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;We are happy to respond to any questions you have in writing. In order to remain neutral and maintain the integrity of our selection process, we are required by association by-laws to document any conversations with businesses that are under consideration for recognition or have been selected as winners.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How was I selected as a winner?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Selection as a 2009 Award Winner is determined by the marketing success of your company in your local community and business category. The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program uses information gathered internally in conjunction with third-party data as a part of its selection process.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;Do I have to become a member to receive my award?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;As an Award recipient, there is no requirement to join the USCA. &lt;strong&gt;We simply ask each award recipient to pay for the cost of their plaque.&lt;/strong&gt; The revenue generated by the USCA through the Award Program helps to pay for operational support, marketing and partnership programs for local businesses across America.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;How much does the plaque cost?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;There are various plaques sizes and shipping options. Simply click on the link in the email you received and follow the instructions for pricing and to receive your award.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;hr style="WIDTH: 680px" size="37"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Folks...PT Barnum is credited for saying, &lt;em&gt;"There's one born every minute"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;Well, I ain't one of them (THIS time!).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-3127773226797685741?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/07/pt-barnum-is-credited-for-saying-theres.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-1785996466098591396</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-18T11:28:51.027-04:00</atom:updated><title>Let's Plan The Perfect Party Together!</title><description>&lt;p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 40px" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.superbimages.net/mb&amp;amp;richie/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="Mary Beth &amp;amp; Richard Grimberg by Ray Kriegbaum &amp;amp; Doug Sahlin / Superb Images" src="http://www.jemstarentertainment.com/uploaded_images/GrimbergImage14-783247.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.superbimages.net/mb&amp;amp;richie/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.superbimages.net/mb&amp;amp;richie/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Y&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;ou may &lt;i&gt;still&lt;/i&gt; have yet to decide upon your wedding attire, register at a wedding gift registry, select bridesmaids, groomsmen, find attire for them, select a honeymoon destination, photographer, videographer, personal stationary, flowers, transportation, wedding cake, caterer, clergymen...(huff, puff, whew!)... &lt;u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But&lt;/u&gt; all of &lt;i&gt;that&lt;/i&gt; will mean absolutely &lt;i&gt;&lt;u&gt;nothing&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/i&gt; versus &lt;i&gt;who&lt;/i&gt; you choose to to represent you to handle your &lt;i&gt;entertainment&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #c0c0c0; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jeffrey%20Mufson/My%20Documents/My%20Webs/Article-CostOfEntertainmentAtYourReception.htm#Entertainment" target="_blank"&gt;because 80% of the success of your wedding reception will come down to the entertainer you decide upon&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 40px" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"&gt;Think about it: &lt;u&gt;Who&lt;/u&gt; would you blame if your wonderful day ends up being a DUD?...That's right: ME! &lt;i&gt;The entertainment&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 40px" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;This is the task that I whole-heartedly accept...&lt;i&gt;on a full-time basis&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 40px" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.briancidocks.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="With Adam Lippman / Brian C Idocks Photographics" src="http://www.jemstarentertainment.com/uploaded_images/Talking_To_Adam-752649.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.briancidocks.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt;Let's plan the perfect party together&lt;/i&gt; using your dreams and my professionalism as the foundation.&lt;br /&gt;I allow you to celebrate with the assurance that your dreams are about to come true.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 40px" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;There will be no need to feel overwhelmed and stressed anymore.&lt;br /&gt;Planning is easy. You'll have full control. You'll find my approach is actually calming;&lt;br /&gt;I will clarify things while easing your concerns and answering your questions, no matter &lt;i&gt;what&lt;/i&gt; they may be...no matter how many consultations it will take before you feel comfortable with &lt;i&gt;what&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;how&lt;/i&gt; we plan.&lt;br /&gt;You have permission to relax and experience the happiest day of your life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 40px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 40px" align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="LETTER-SPACING: 0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;As a proud member of the &lt;span style="color:#f400f4;"&gt;&lt;a style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #c0c0c0; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.bridalassn.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;"&gt;Association Of Bridal Consultants&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline;font-family:Georgia;font-size:10;color:#c0c0c0;"   &gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; the &lt;span style="color:#fb84a2;"&gt;&lt;a style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #c0c0c0; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.adja.org/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;"&gt;American Disc-Jockey Association&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;i&gt;and&lt;/i&gt; as a current Board member of the &lt;span style="color:#99ccff;"&gt;&lt;a style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #c0c0c0; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.tampaprodjs.com/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;"&gt;American Disc Jockey Association Tampa Bay Chapter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (&lt;i&gt;both requiring &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;a style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #ff0000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Jeffrey%20Mufson/My%20Documents/My%20Webs/MyPromiseToYou.htm" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-family:Georgia;" &gt;stringent ethical standards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="FONT-STYLE: italic; LETTER-SPACING: 0px"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:85%;"&gt;, not to mention over 25 years of solid wedding entertainment experience, you can rest assured that you will receive nothing but the &lt;i&gt;finest&lt;/i&gt; in service, personalized attention, and enthusiastic expertise.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-1785996466098591396?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/07/lets-plan-perfect-party-together.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-5024622786143539748</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-11T11:36:44.194-04:00</atom:updated><title>What Does It Take To Get Into The (DJ) Business?</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1242848435"&gt;&lt;img border="0" hspace="10" alt="" align="left" src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/v226/1903/103/t1242848435_4519.jpg" width="50" height="37" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="author_header"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3b5998;"&gt;&lt;a class="author_post" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1242848435"&gt;Reginald Burney&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; (Tampa Bay, FL) wrote &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="timestamp"&gt;on June 27, 2009 at 6:47 p.m.:&lt;/span&gt; "Please tell everyone who may be interested in becoming a dj what it takes to get into the business, what equipment is needed, etc..." &lt;p&gt;Ah! The excitement of becoming a "star", playing for the masses... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;First of all, get OFF of being "equipment" oriented...That's the wrong direction to start...The correct "tree" to start barking up to is "Technique &amp;amp; Education" Do you think a doctor asks, "I want to be a physician...Where do a get a nice pair of forceps?" No...He begins by graduating High School and then looking for the best colleges. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The first thing you should do is educate yourself about technique and the industry; Go to www.adja.org to get started. Become a member of an approved DJ Association...Find an established DJ / Entertainer to allow you to train with him. You will likely not get paid, but the education will be FREE. When it is felt you are ready, you will be given opportunities to perform. You will know at that point whether you wish to pursue the vocation further, plus HOW to do so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I invite you (and anyone interested in becoming a professional DJ) to attend a FREE meeting at our next ADJA of Tampa Bay "Get-Together" on July 21st.&lt;br /&gt;Go to the following site for more info:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onmousedown="'return" href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59214945479&amp;amp;ref=ts#/event.php?eid=94688579757" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3b5998;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+0;"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/gr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;wbr&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:+0;"&gt;oup.php?gid=59214945479&amp;amp;re&lt;/span&gt;&lt;wbr&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:+0;"&gt;f=ts#/event.php?eid=946885&lt;/span&gt;&lt;wbr&gt; 79757&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-5024622786143539748?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/07/what-does-it-take-to-get-into-dj.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-3063838163907099314</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-10T12:06:08.238-04:00</atom:updated><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>DJ</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Wedding</category><category domain='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#'>Cheap Wedding Disc Jockey</category><title>Doesn't The Most Important Day Of Your Life Call For Doing It Right?</title><description>As a proud &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;representative&lt;/span&gt; of the American Disc Jockey Association, I see great Disc Jockey / &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Entertainers&lt;/span&gt; doing the same thing as I do every day who seem to be doing excellent in their endeavors providing top-notch customer service to all their Brides &amp;amp; Grooms, and they also seem to be keeping their success level up to acceptable heights. This is fantastic news in this obviously less-than-preferable economy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, a trend has risen over the past few months that has many &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;professionals&lt;/span&gt; disturbed, not for what it can do to their pockets, but to what effect decisions poorly made can affect a young woman's ultimate wonderful day in her life. A wedding is supposed to be a "Get it right the first time" once in a lifetime shot where there isn't supposed to be any "Mulligans"...Can't tee it up again and say, "Oh dang...Let me try that again!" ...NOPE! Sorry...It's done now...Wedding reception is over...Time to go home and be a dotting spouse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one is not quite sure where the nucleus of this trend is culminating from, but the practice of holding out to the last moment in hopes of getting a fine deal in Mobile DJ &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Entertainment&lt;/span&gt; (like some airlines allow you to wait at the gate for &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;cancellations&lt;/span&gt;) is going to run it's course, but not before too many brides find out the hard way that they're falling into a trap that will be too late to repair once the videos and photography are prepared and done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most brides, young and just graduating college, may be believing the wrong sources who are trying to advise them on how to save a few bucks on their wedding. The problem is these "&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;advisers&lt;/span&gt;" have obviously not witnessed the fallout (such as I have) after such decisions have been so poorly &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;pre&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;investigated&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;As an &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;ADJA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; Chapter Board member, I'm seeing too many brides every week (the ones who muster up the courage to admit it) display their &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;disappointment&lt;/span&gt; for allowing their receptions to become &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;embarrassments&lt;/span&gt; by choosing somebody (or yes...some DEVICE) only because they were a warm body able to push buttons to play their favorite songs, but finding out later to their dismay that not all &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error"&gt;DJs&lt;/span&gt; are the same, not all are &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;professional&lt;/span&gt; (because it's too easy right now to purchase cheap home-stereo equipment, illegally download free music and charge a fee lower than the market standard because they didn't know what it was, and/or because they were comfortable earning a lower income while ignoring the amount necessary to produce in order to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;professionally&lt;/span&gt; support their business). These same rookie "&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;professionals&lt;/span&gt;" are also usually not aware of the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;time&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;care&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; that is necessary to &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;adequately&lt;/span&gt; help a bride prepare for her wonderful day.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Time-strapped Brides &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;desperately&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;constructing&lt;/span&gt; their wedding day want to believe when they're told that time with a DJ is not really needed before their wedding. Sure, it's been done many times &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;successfully&lt;/span&gt; by very talented &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;entertainers&lt;/span&gt;; Even I have &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;occasionally&lt;/span&gt; whipped up perfect wedding reception &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;performances&lt;/span&gt; with 20 minutes notice...but the &lt;em&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;likelihood&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is that the outcome will be something that will usually befall upon regret.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We're also hearing from too many &lt;em&gt;guests&lt;/em&gt; of bridal events who have witnessed obviously poorly-made &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;entertainment&lt;/span&gt; decisions..."Jeez, Jeff...They &lt;em&gt;should&lt;/em&gt; have hired you!"&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Unfortunately&lt;/span&gt; during the current climate, not everyone can afford to get that Lexus or Jaguar they've always wanted, but even I was sorry the first car I purchased as a teen was this 1984 Ford Escort that I got for under $5000, but didn't last more than two years before it popped its engine head. There are certain items in life that will continue to haunt you if you don't make the right decision about quality...And, &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;unfortunately&lt;/span&gt; for those of some suffering from the current times, the correct decision, in reality, will usually end up not being the most preferable budget wise.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's not easy to pass up a deal when one's trying to keep costs low for any kind of endeavor one may have, but a wedding is the kind of event that will remain in one's memory bank for the rest of one's life...Is it really worth it to skimp on price when it comes to hiring the individual who will be &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;representing&lt;/span&gt; you to all your guests and family on the one day you most want to "get it right"?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I implore that people who are trying to piece together their own wedding reception not to take MY word for it, but to &lt;em&gt;please&lt;/em&gt; seek out others who &lt;em&gt;have&lt;/em&gt; completed their &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;nuptial&lt;/span&gt; event experience...Let THEM tell you the best way to go. Take their advice, especially if they were quite satisfied with who (or what) they hired.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An even BETTER idea&lt;/strong&gt;: Shell out for a &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;PROFESSIONAL&lt;/span&gt; Wedding Planner/Coordinator...Sure, your wallet will sting for a bit...but no one...I repeat, NO ONE has EVER gone broke because of a wedding. Besides...Which will sting worse? Your pocketbook temporarily? OR...the memory (and/or video &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;documentation&lt;/span&gt;) of some &lt;em&gt;goofball&lt;/em&gt; getting all the names totally wrong during your Grand &lt;span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-corrected"&gt;Introductions&lt;/span&gt;?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-3063838163907099314?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2009/07/doesnt-most-important-day-of-your-life.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-1644809645213323498</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-09-13T16:54:43.587-04:00</atom:updated><title>What IS A Blog ANYWAY?</title><description>&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;I know the word 'BLOG' is a shortened way of saying 'Web Log', but it's such a FUNNY word...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLOG...&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To me, it sounds like some &lt;em&gt;Klingon&lt;/em&gt; character from Star Trek - Deep Space Nine or something...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;"Hey, BLOG...Your DAD was &lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;not&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt; a warrior, and neither are you!&lt;br /&gt;WAIT! PUT DOWN THAT BAT'LETH! AAAARG!!!" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;It also sounds like something I might have cleaned up off the floor after a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show back when I was working at the movie theater.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;"Oh, &lt;u&gt;GREAT&lt;/u&gt;...Look at Johnny...He doesn't look&lt;br /&gt;so well...He looks like he's gonna &lt;u&gt;BLOG&lt;/u&gt;!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"NEW! FROM HASBRO! BLOG! &lt;em&gt;Batteries not included&lt;/em&gt;."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;This word has the same effect on me as the word, "YOGURT"...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;"It's not good...It's YOGURT!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;"Yah...I am YOGURT from the Netherlands..."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;"Geez, Al...What the heck did you DO in there? It smells like YOGURT!"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Would you name your kid "Gurt" if you lived in Philly?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"YO...GURT!" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-1644809645213323498?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2007/09/what-is-blog-anyway.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25971651.post-114486749619389562</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-09-13T16:28:23.704-04:00</atom:updated><title>Hello Everyone!</title><description>Hello, Everyone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sound the alarms...Toot the horns!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Jemstar Entertainment Blog has JUST DEBUTED!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25971651-114486749619389562?l=www.JemstarEntertainment.com%2FJemstarEntertainmentBlog.htm' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://www.JemstarEntertainment.com/2006/04/hello-everyone.html</link><author>Jeff@JemstarEntertainment.com (DJ Jeffrey Evan Mufson)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>