Hi, Randy Bartlett here, and I am so excited to be presenting at the Mobile Beat show in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 3rd through the 6th at the Riviera Hotel. My brand new seminar is called “7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Wedding DJs.” It’s a new seminar where we’re going to examine some of the habits that we have that prevent us from accomplishing the goals that we want. And for me, the goals are pretty simple. I’m looking for raving fans instead of satisfied customers. I’m looking for memories instead of music; for referrals instead of compliments; laughter instead of groans; tears instead of yawns; excitement instead of boredom. Here’s a little sample from the seminar. Number three is programming for the music instead of for the moment. And what that means is as DJs we tend to get all into programming music, which makes sense because we’re DJs. But there’s so much more to it. A wedding is not a dance. It’s a life cycle celebration at which there will be dancing. If we can create a moment that everybody is dancing to because the moment is powerful, then we can get Grandma and Grandpa out there dancing to Pitbull and we can get the young people out there dancing to something from the ’50s and 60s instead of having people every three minutes go, “Do I like this song? Oh, I don’t think so; I think I’ll sit down.” So that’s just one short example, and of course we’ll go into a lot more detail when we have the full time available to us. I hope you’ll join us there, Las Vegas, at the Mobile Beat show and conference. See you there. More Info at 1. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. (Why change if no one is complaining?) 2. Ignoring the moment. Being so busy doing your job, you miss the whole purpose of the day. 3. Programming for the song, instead of the moment. A wedding isn’t a dance. 4. It’s them, stupid. The balance of your talent and their day. 5. Ego. I got this. How and why to train if you already know it all. 6. If it’s new, it must be bad. That would never work in my market, for my clients. 7. Believing the hype. A good review means what, exactly? In this seminar, I’ll examine the attitudes that consistently hold back not only wedding DJs, but entrepreneurs of all types. Over the last 25 years, I’ve observed a steady stream of the same personality types come and go, but breaking these seven simple bad habits can free up the mobile wedding DJ to deliver a service beyond anything he ever knew was possible. Randy Bartlett 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 and
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