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Te TS a ie UE ar a eae a a el al fel er Rg ier ee Rec as Un cece Conan tauthaorizced dteal er near you or visit our website at www.geminidj.com = E3 > * x = ed — * “ee x OY td erat Peary im ie mel mua e ra Ss rele) lc eB ate ¢ Rotating head quality reliable a a i s a n T B C a Oe) ea PeCienecie- Tne ¢ 20 colors + white * 20 gobos + spot Oe ea ecm Chung Y2L- Year 2000 Light 4 OR euehE Reuters PMU er elms em le ee UC) Ue moe Sm “Contact us today for an Authordieazleer di n your area, ara oa ease ee tt 800.322.6337 e-mail: [email protected] Distributed in Canada by Sounds Distribution aC whe eee Ru cr Creative Selling:.: How’ $ Your Platinum Pipeline?...44 Personal calteutidll DSL vs. Cable...46 DJ Review...MP3 and the Digital Music Revolution...50 Tope Compitterized JDO You DVD?...54 Th e\fy Magazine Reality Check...MP3 Technology: Is it Better Than Sex?...58 The Scoop,...VisioSonic Software...64 a EQUIPMENT c = =a ? N3 o= e Scoops: Mackie SRM 450 Monitor Suzuki Q-Chord r BUSINESS a DJ Waldo. DJ Biz ... r MUSIC a e P.S.W.C.D.T. ... Music News McKay’s Marketing MegaMix Club View... EXPECTING BRIDES vivvcccctsseccucenscscrccerssccsrssescssssscce SO DMA Top 50 Chart. Sn You can make the most of bridal shows by knowing what your brides PERFORMING expect; Dan McKay tells you what that is. Crowd Pleaser IT’S TIME TO MAMBO! .......ssssesseesessceessesssseserssseees 68 KARAOKE Are you ready to Mambo? Well, your audience is! Read up on Mambo’s Sing-Along Essentials ..ssssssssssssceessssses 104 background and then start practicing the moves with dance instruction provided by Mike Ficher. ee In Search Of... MEET THE ELITE ..... Why are these DJs so happy? Elite Entertainment shares their secret to success. Written by Reneé Lassial. 4 MOBILE BEAT TRACKSCAN EASY GOBO Package Me Rotates through 7 4, fae gobos, Sound Activat- a . e Deere. FenCocied 4 Includes: 4 Trackscans, EXY bulb included. 82v 4 bulbs, 1 Easy "))),s controller, 250W i1lbs. 1 Free 4 XLR Cables and 4 safety cables safety cables. 9 dichroic colors plus white, plus spot, strobe 1-7 FPS ©))\)\} 512 control- lable, linkable, stand alone, tilts 85° in 35 * a a| sec., pans 180° in 7 sec. 2 seperate wheels for gobos,and colors, adjustable focus eceeeeeoe FREE aa SHI SPRING TRIPLE DERBY Tila h te/pi/ 2? Sprays out 40 multicol- Sprays out 60 multicolored ored beams that dance to beams that dance to the the beat of the music. beat of the music. 3x 120V, Two 120V, 300W 64514 300W EHM halogen lamps | halogen lamps includ- included. Fan cooled. 15”x 17”x 11”, 21lbs. @:: Fan cooled. 5”x14”x 11”, 171bs. This lightweight fog machine is perfect Z- LOO) Ak 20 are for smaller venues. It features a 800 watt heater, hanging This ‘ue - y Powerful fog gm . bracket, .5 liter tank capacity, machine is perfect for Wy and 3,600 cubic ft. per minute Professional DJ’s. It output. remote control includ- features a 1000 watt ed. UL Listed. 120V/60Hz heater, hanging bracket, 1 liter tank capacity, and 15,000 cubic ft. per minute output. remote control included. UL Listed. a1 120V/60Hz seroe l lef’ 1 Free scented quart. 8 channel control timer, on/off control, up to 16 minutes adjustable time for each channel, individual channels will operate for a pre-set amount of time. Includes 8 channel power pack & 25 ft. cable add extra power packs as needed PROJECTOi Bm) 6 reve Features 15 lenses that fire out 30, ee A great centerpiece that creates a sharp multicolored shafts of light mirror ball effect which showers that rotate and criss-cross back the room with hundreds of dichroic and forth to the beat of the beams as it spins. 16.5lbs. music. The ideal choice of fe 1 x 64514 bulb. 120v 300W mobile DJs. Features two 120V, 300W lamps, Fan Cooled. Dimensions 13.4x10.6”x10.6”, 7 Ibs. _{s00 §333-50595 — All Prices in this ad are good yptil ere | TRACK ONE IT'S STILL ALL ABOUT MUSIC! A cover featuring a microscopic image of a stylus tracking a record groove, the latest edition of Mobile Beat’s Top 200 and an article that asks the question on every self-respecting DJ’s mind, “Is MP3 better than sex?” — all describe just what this issue is about. Music is the number one thing DJs have in common. So once a year, we January 2000 / Issue #57 present a master song list of what DJs across the country say they are playing most, This year's Top 200 DJ Song List verifies how fast music is changing. PublLA iCosmmuhniceatirons: In c. The year began with the Pizza Dance being all the news and, by the time it Editor-In-Chief Robert A. Lindquist ended, it was time to Mambo. Yet, somehow, Ricky Martin managed to Editorial / Production CoordiRnenaeét Laossria l squeeze in between and grab the top spot on this year’s list. AdveSarlest Mainagser iArtn Brgadl ee Music alone, however, is not the only thing making headlines. 1999 saw a Circul& aCltasisiofined s Stephanie Scott plethora of changes in the way music is distributed. The biggest news has New Products Editor Dan Walsh Staff Artist Jeff Marinelli been MP3, but there are several other technologies of interest. We've Contrwiritbersu ftor ithins igssu e touched on a few in this issue. In the first months of the new millennium, Robert Bell « Laura Betterly * Mike Ficher there will be even more opportunities and choices for your consideration. Reid Golds* Jbim oKerrins o* Duaveg Krhein er Also in the mix is how the new formats fare in the balance with copyright Jay Maxwell « Dan McKay « George Mohr RoNbahose ¢ rBob tPop yk law and the recording industry. More controversy is coming and we'll do our Fred Sebastian ¢ Mike Starnes ¢ Greg Tutwiler best to keep you informed. The ride just keeps picking up speed... and we're staying on to keep you informed. Best wishes in 2000! For subscriptions, change of address or back issues, you can contact us by mail at: P.0. Box 309, East Rochester, N.Y. 14445 Shipping Address: 4 Mobile Beat Tower, 1782 Penfield Rd, Penfield, NY 14526 tel: (746) 385-9920 ¢ fax: (716) 385-3637 or via the Internet: email: [email protected] The Web: http://www.mobilebeat.com ‘Back issues of Mobile Beat Magazine are available {subject to availability) at $5 (In Canada: $6/US funds). Mobile Beat Magazine (ISSN 1058-0212) is published seven times (per year by LA Communications Inc., P.O. Box 309, East Rochester, N.Y. 14445. Ground shipments to: 1782 Penfield Road, Penfield, N.Y. 14526. Periodical postage paid at East Rochester, N.Y. and additional mailing locations. ‘Subscription rates- U.S. and possessions: $23 for one year, $40 for ‘two yeaor r$55s fo r three years. Canada: $33 for one year, $50 for two ‘year and $75 for three years. Ail other countries: $60 per year. Subscrip- tions outside the U.S. must be paid in U.S. currency. Postmaster - Send address changes to Mobile Beat Magazine, P.O. Box 309, East Rochester, N.Y. 14445. ‘Copyri©g 2h0t00 by LA Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Re- production of copy, photography, or artwork prohibited without permis- sion of the publisher. All advertising material subject to publisher's ap- proval. ‘Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation The following Information is taken from US Postal form 3526 filed Octo- ber 1, 1999 at East Rochester, NY. Mobile Beat Magazine (ISSN#1058- (0212) is published seven times a year by LA Communications, Inc. The office of publication address is 229 W. Spruce Street, East Rochester, NY 1444S. The publisher is LA Communications, Inc., 1782 Pentield Road, Penfield, NY 14526; Robert A. Lindquist, 1782 Penfield Road, Pentield, NY 14526; Michael Buonaccorso, 1782 Penfield Road, Penfield, NY 14526. Subscriptions (US) $23.00 per year. Circulation information for the October/November Issue of Mobile Beat ‘Magaiszs ifonlloews : Net press run: 10,517. Total paid and/or requested: 10,077. Total free distribution: 256. Copies not distributed as of October 1: 184, Total circulation: 10,333. ‘Average circupler aisstuei foor nth e period October 1, 1998 through Oc- ‘tober 1, 1999 is as follows: Average press run: 12,440. Average paid and/ (OF fequested circulation: 11,398. Average {ree distribution: 400. Average Copies not distributed as of October 1: 242. MOBILE BEAT r e ? WORKING q t e 0 3 v ,A DJS WHO HAV \CKED THE e 7 6 r . " rd e 4 e K — QUALITY ERS FEATURE BALANCED XLR outputs, 2 MIC INPUTS INCLUDING VCA CONTROLLED AUTOMATIC TALKOVER, A FULLY BLE CROSSFADER AND Ties 44a OL ALL e to check out more Liou Misael www.nextDJ.com acy4 A DIVISION OF VA CUUBUee STANTON MAGNETICS longer have [use of]. Also, | am sure that Killer set! at least everyone has, at some point, | found your magazine one day about purchased the same song many times two years ago. Even though | average over on different compilation CDs. Again, about 130 or more parties a year (just | do not remember a reimbursement for myself), | still learn something new or the overpayment. you help me to remember something old Also, let’s look at a profession that, to everytime | read or re-read your maga- my knowledge, has never had an issue: zine. videographers. They make a video of an Here’s our favorite mix, called the event, take it home, piece it all together, locomotive mix: Can’t Help Falling in Love add music to the final version, and (Elvis), into Run Around Sue (Dion), into That’s not fair! receive payment. How are they not Going Back to Acapulco (Four Tops), into | think that we should alert everyone to violating copyright laws? Back to the ‘60s (Star’s On 45) finishing the extremes that copyright laws go. The Even radio stations violate the laws up with ¥M.C.A. (Village People). This is a Boy Scouts have to pay $1 per year to daily (providing that | have been properly sure-fire audience participation set with sing camp songs around a fire, due to informed). At one time, | was led to the proper MC work and giveaways. We the fact that the songs are copyrighted! believe that any music that was on a call it “A Killer Set!” Although | find this absurd, | have to pl ay station’s current top-40 list could not be * Louis Guzzo Jr., Long Island, NY devil’s advocate. used in advertising. After having gone to | understand that, just like everything What a deal? make a commercial, | learned that no else, making it legal to copy your own recognizable [copyrighted] music is | did a party for a baker personal collection would be abused (not allowed to be used—period! So every He asked me for a deal so | gave it to him that it is now). It is easier to just say that nightclub spot that contains any | went to his shop to get some bagels it is not legal. Understand that, | in no copyrighted music is in violation. No deal offered to me. way agree, but do empathize. Well, thanks for the ear! You can My issue with the law is that | have inform me that | am indeed wrong A very prominent and wealthy attorney been robbed twice for a total of about without any hard feelings. calls me for an elaborate bat mitzvah 500 CDs and have never received a © Too much of a weenie to tell! He wants a deal and | give it to him check for the royalties that | paid and no | call the attorney to handle the closing on my house No deal is offered me. 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After speaking with several compa- nies, found through ads in Billboard, he chose one he felt offered the best “oldies” library. The company he selected dealt primarily with radio stations, but listed other Mobile BY Rosert L inDQuist DJ companies among their clientele. Company officials assured Maas that they understood the needs of the Mobile Settlement costs DJ profession and were properly licensed. Not willing to take their word for it, he went one step further. Prior to placing his first order, Maas had his attor- Complete Music neys obtain a written statement from the CD compiler stating that they accepted full responsibility for all music more than money. licensing. To further protect themselves, Maas’ lawyers checked with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in Washington for any red flags regarding this In 1994, like many of their competitors, Complete Music, particular company. The RIAA‘s reply was simply that if the America’s oldest DJ franchising company based in Omaha, company had proper licensing, there should be no problem. Neb., was making the change to CD. Recognizing the NOT AS IT APPEARED economics of producing CD compilations for their franchise Fast forward to October 25, 1999. Complete Music and the owners in-house, they began calling record companies RIAA announced that a $650,000 settlement had been (through their attorneys) to obtain proper licensing. With reached in a copyright dispute with RIAA member record each label that was contacted came the reply that a license companies. for DJs was just not available. The typical answer was that if What happened? “Last October (’98),” says Maas, “I was the music was not being recorded for resale, no license was at home on a Friday night when I got a call from my necessary. attorney calling to notify me that a suit had been filed Convinced that pre-recorded compilations were the way against me, my wife and Complete Music. I ran down to my to go, but unable to get the licensing, Jerry Maas, owner of office and found a fax which said, in effect, that every major the 28-year-old company with offices in 150 cities, went record company had filed suit for a total of $10 million. continued on page 12 Customware Systems Yb Fe Pea Cres, InfoManager | @ 44NEW FEATURES have been added ( Build 6.00 ) = e 1 SPECIAL COMBO PACKAGE with the NEW Sf ry MusicManager v3.0 music library tracking software 4 ( compatible with CDValet™ and CDDB for CD scanning ) 8 ES Try It Out For FREE ! aie) Elaree (aN eA) MOBILE DJ BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Call (972) 867-7729 or Download @ www.cwarenet.com Customware Systems, Inc. CHECK OUT OUR NEW LOWER PRICES! MOBILE BEAT

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