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This is Feedback, a monthly feature that fields questions from you, our readers, and funnels them out to in‑ dustry professionals. If you have any questions about DJing – marketing, mixing, equipment or insurance, any at all – drop us a letter at DJ Times, 25 Willowdale Ave, Port Washington, NY 11050, fax us at (516) 944‑8372 or e‑mail us at djtimes@testa.com. If we do use your question, you’ll receive a free DJ Times T‑shirt. And remember, the only dumb question is the ques‑ tion that is not asked.
nologies, seminar sessions offering inspirational ideas, and sponsored events brimming with networking op‑ portunities – but the 2021 Expo will mark the start of a new era. This year will begin the pivot with new floor plans, imagery, ideas, energy, product drops and collabs that will bring us forward into the future. “As the DJ industry evolves, we have to evolve with it,” says DJ Times Edi‑ tor Jim Tremayne. “That’s true for all our platforms and especially so with our new moves with the show. So, a re-branding was in order for us to move forward.”
Testa Communications’ General Man‑ ager Robin Hazan concurs: “Since its inception more than 30 years ago, DJ Times and DJ Expo have always maintained a deep connection to the DJ world and we’ve always looked to broaden its reach. We believe the re-branding, which coincides with the show’s exciting move to the Hard Rock, will help in that endeavor. So, to borrow our New York motto… Excel‑ sior – ever upward! “To that end, the show has brought on Shawn Hazan, an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience in large-scale trade shows and events.”
Says Hazan, the CEO of HAZCOMM: “In nearly 30 years of event-manage‑ ment experience, it is rare to find an event producer with such passion, depth and relationships within the market they serve. Their enviable mar‑ ket reach, content creation and data capabilities are the perfect mix to lead a re-imagined DJX into the next 30 years. I am humbled to work with such talent and provide guidance on execut‑ ing their future-thinking strategy.” Repping a new, optimistic spirit with fresh opportunities for a DJ industry looking to experience a renewal… DJX.
DJX – Back to The Boardwalk For many, 2021 is about fresh, new starts… and such is certainly the case with DJ Times and its long-running trade show/exhibition, DJ Expo. As DJ Times and its publisher, Testa Communications, prepare to take the 2021 version of the show to an excit‑ ing, new venue, the show will be rebranded with a new logo – DJX. Set for Aug. 9-12 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City in Atlantic City, N.J., the 2021 Expo will forge a new, long-term alliance with the popular Boardwalk property and it promises to offer the DJX community unique synergies that will increase business for all future attendees and exhibitors. “We are excited to host and partner with the long-standing DJX event here,” says Shelley Williams, Vice President of Sales, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. “While the syner‑ gies in the music and talent space are obvious, DJX’s management team’s progressive, forward-thinking ap‑ proach is very much aligned with our views regarding the event industry’s future in Atlantic City. The opportunity to leverage both the energy and com‑ mercial initiatives that DJX brings to this market are limitless. We look for‑ ward to a long-standing, collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship.” Now in its 32 nd year, the show will retain its vital mission of presenting an exhibit hall full of the latest tech‑ BELIEVE IN MUSIC ISSUE
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