10 Do’s and Don’ts for Planning a Summer Festival

Summer is in full swing and the festival season is upon us. Festivals can be a wonderful way to bring a community together for fun, sun, music and arts. However, planning for these large-scale events can be a complicated process between the long hours, large scale venues and often times hundreds, or thousands of attendees.

Summer Festival Do’s

Keep Your Attendees and Staff Hydrated

Ensure Proper Layout

Provide Security and Safety Measures

Activities for All Ages

Show Appreciation


Summer Festival Don’ts

Over Serve Your Guests

Skimp on Restrooms

Understaff

Go Too Big Too Soon

Leave a Footprint

The Rane Seventy-Two Batter Mixer does not dissapoint

It’s not often we have a piece of gear cross our desk that’s equal part eye candy and rugged performance, so right out of the box we expected great things from the new Rane Seventy-Two battle mixer. We weren’t disappointed.

Powered by the all-new Serato DJ Pro software, the Seventy-Two combines intuitive touchscreen navigation with dual Flex FX engines to allow for effortless stacking of an extensive effects bank. There is quite simply nothing here to keep what’s in your head from coming out of your speakers. Of course, being a battle mixer, the Seventy-Two arrives ready to rumble via dual-USB connections that allow two DJs to go toe-to-toe simultaneously and handover effortlessly.

8 Tips For An Outdoor Summer Event

1. – Beat the heat

2. – Scheduling

3. – Encourage casual attire

4. – Choose an appropriate menu

5. – Have a back-up plan

6. – Interaction is key

7. – Festive Drinks

8. – Be responsible

Hosting a Nonprofit Pop-Up Event? Here’s 5 Tips!

The nonprofit you work for wants to have a special event to raise awareness of the organization’s brand and cause. Your leaders don’t want another fundraiser; they want something fun and interactive to engage people into getting to know their story. What do you do?

1. Have a Flexible Budget

2. Permits Take Time – Don’t Give Up!

3. Multiple Experiences Attract More Visitors

4. No One Can Resist Free Stuff

5. Invite Press Outlets to Stop By

4 tips to choose the best Motivational Speaker for your event

We love athletes and anyone else whose achievements inspire us to excel in business and in our personal lives. But how do you choose the right motivational speaker for your next annual meeting?

Choose a message, not an achievement.

Look for a speaker who shares what they have learned rather than what they have done.

Look for practical lessons that are transferable to your industry.

The magic happens before the presentation.

The Dos & Don’ts Of DJ Residencies

Playing at the same spot week in and week out is a responsibility to both your audience and the club or bar.

Do Be Proactive

Don't Act Entitled

Do Give 100%

Don't Be A Mess

Do Bring Your Friends

Don't Bring * Those * Friends

Do Find Ways To Keep It Fresh

Don't Play The Same Set Over And Over

Do Know Your Role

Do Dress To Impress

Do Be Friendly To The Audience

Fête des Restos

Nous vous annonçons officiellement la 3ème édition de la Fête des Restos!

L'an dernier, nous avons accueilli plus de 300 invités et avons fait un don de plus de 6000$ à Moisson Montréal et aux Banques Alimentaires du Québec.

Cette année sera la 3ème édition de la Fête des Restos, une soirée de célébration mettant en vedette l'incroyable culture gastronomique de notre métropole.

12 restaurants, une bonne cause!

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Four Tips for Hosting a Product Launch Event

Launching a new product to your audience is an exciting time! It’s a big reveal in terms of the literal product, but it’s also a look behind the curtains at the product development expertise and innovation that resides at your organization.

Know your audience

Plan ahead

Train and prep presenters

Remember to measure

7 Tips to Onboard Your Event Staff

Running an event, festival, or conference is hard work, especially if you are trying to onboard, schedule, and communicate with hundreds or thousands of paid and volunteer event staff.

1.Manage your entire applicant tracking & onboarding process online

2.Ensure great communication with staff and volunteers throughout the process

3.Use your application as a strategic tool

4.Onboard event staff by role

5.Monitor applications as they come in

6.Incorporate assessments into your onboarding

7.Seek feedback from event staff

Preparing for the golf season

Golfers, the sun is back and it's time to make your clubs shine! Here's a great early season promotion, valid for the Val-Morin and Estérel golf clubs.

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Nite Mix Entertainment's song of the week

It just keeps going up the charts. El Chombo’s “Dame Tu Cosita” (Give Me Your Thingy) is at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100, thanks mostly to streaming.

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And the winner is.....ADJ's Focus Spot Two!

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Finally Summer

The lake is free of ice and the beautiful season can finally begin! Plan your vacation in the Laurentians and enjoy the best offer of the summer now!

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5 Tips to Stay on Your Diet at a Social Event

A family birthday dinner on Sunday, a business event on Tuesday, a fundraiser on Friday – and you're trying to diet. Don't give up: You can keep your weight-loss plans on track with even the busiest social calendar.

1.Never arrive hungry.

2.Be polite, but firm, when turning down food.

3.Avoid temptation.

4.Invite a healthy diet date.

5.Manage your overall calendar.

Am I Too Old For DJing?

As long as you love music and you have a passion for sharing that music with others, then no, you can never be too old for DJing (or for music, for that matter!). Age is a factor in DJing, but it’s only one piece of a larger puzzle where things like experience, taste, style, technical and people skills fit in. In fact, you’re more likely to find “older” artists (ie folk beyond the age of 30) as DJs or music producers compared to Top 40 chart superstars, most of who still can’t shake off the yoke of outdated youth stereotypes.

10 Tips Event Planners Need for Success

Finding success for event planners is a long process. You must build a reputation, showcase that you can pull off events that are amazing, and all this while, keep the connections you make on the market. This is not something that happens overnight. However, for event planners who are looking to ensure they are successful, we have combined a few tips to help you out!

Always Have a Backup Plan

Preparation is Key

You Must Love Planning Events

Have Flexibility

Are you Adaptable?

Have Resources

Always Stay Calm

Have a Vision

Detail Orientated

Have a Sense of Humility

6 Effective Time Management Tips for Busy Event Planners

Event season is upon us. Whether it be for conferences, meetings, internal events or even weddings, event planners are at their busiest. So how does an event planner survive event season? They take simple time management steps to make event season a little easier, and run a little smoother.

1. Work towards your goals

2. Plan ahead & plan for the unknown

3. Don’t be afraid to delegate

4. Minimize distractions

5. Make time for yourself

6. Don’t be afraid to say no

The Dos & Don’ts Of DJing For Free

In an ideal world we’d all be paid according to our worth, but we all know that’s not the case.

Do: Research who’s making money from a gig

Do: Make mixes to reach many audiences

Do: Interviews on the radio

Don’t: Be afraid to cross-promote

Do: Give songs to compilations

Do: Make it for a good cause

Do: Negotiate your guarantee up front

Don’t: Skip the contract

Do: Get a booking agent (eventually)

Do: Get your expenses covered

Don’t: Expect too much (especially when you’re first starting out)

8 Tips for Filming Your Next Event

Whether you’re a production crew filming an event, are hosting an event and want to capture it yourself or are organizing an event and working with a production team, these tips will help you stay organized and make the most of your shoot.

1. Have a schedule

2.—But don’t stick to it

3. Keep interviews short and sweet

4. Don’t be afraid to direct

5. Gear up

6. Don’t forget about sound

7. Select as you go

8. Shoot ahead

Fête des Mères

Levez un verre à toutes les mères

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Top tips for planning a successful community event

Communicating clearly, planning for the unexpected and reigning in your budget will all help your event go without a hitch

Pull a team together

Sort out your budget

Get the message out

Cover yourself – think safety and insurance

Have you got the right licenses?

Assess the risk and seek advice on insurance

Think carefully about how you cover your costs

Keep things simple

9 transport tips to consider when planning an event

Making sure your delegates can get to your venue is arguably the most crucial part of planning an event. To paraphrase the philosophical riddle of the tree in the forest making a sound: If a conference is organised but no one is able to get there, does it still happen?

1. Study the accessibility of the destination, its proximity to airports and other means of transport.

2. Assess the efficiency of the destination’s public transport.

3. Make the right choice to better allocate your budget.

4. Integrate public and private transportation.

5. Find a sponsor

6. Work with local authorities.

7. Select your suppliers.

8. Make a taxi implementation plan.

9. Be ready to handle unexpected requests.

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8 tips for traveling to a major sporting event

Whether your favorite team, horse, driver, or golfer wins or loses the competition, you will emerge victorious in your adventure by adhering to these eight tips for traveling to a major sporting event.

1. Make travel arrangements as far in advance as possible

2. Consider ancillary cost when booking your hotel

3. Purchase tickets from a legitimate source

4. Arrive early

5. Be respectful of opponents fans

6. Make purchases outside the venue

7. Plan your potty breaks

8. Bring a charging device for your smartphone

New Wireless CHAUVET DJ Freedom Flex is Here

The first removable battery-powered fixture of its kind! Battery packs can be swapped out so the fixture is always ready to go!

https://youtu.be/ae78luKu4Nc

3 Tips for Increasing Your ROI When Sponsoring an Event

Sponsoring an event can help attract new customers, increase audience engagement and improve your reputation. It’s likely that events of all kinds take place in your community every year, and it’s important to sponsor one that ties back to your business’ mission or products.

1.Understand your target audience.

2.Understand your investment.

3.Engage with your audience.

9 Event Security Tips That Can Save You from Disaster

Often we as event professionals think of the attendee experience first – like food-and-beverage, venue location, speaker and entertainment considerations – and then tack on event security much later. In fact, we often approach it much like we do insurance. We know we need it but tend not to invest enough in it, and if disaster strikes we find ourselves woefully lacking and unprepared.

1. Assess your event’s security risk upfront

2. Create an emergency response plan

3. Focus first on people and context, then on technology and tools

4. Create a visible security presence

5. Widen your event’s footprint

6. Collect identifying information in advance and check IDs upon entry

7. Make your event as invisible as possible to the public

8. Lock down the event WiFi

9. Screen all staff, including venue staff

The 4 Most Popular DJ Courses This Year

Summer is coming! Long nights, great parties, awesome music... and there's absolutely no reason why it shouldn't be YOU creating those amazing dancefloor moments this time around!

1.Mixing Power Skills

2.Serato Made Easy

3.How To Digital DJ Fast

4.Music Production for DJs

Top 3 Tips for event security in 2018

In an ever-changing landscape of event security, here are our Top 3 Tips for enhancing your security measures and vigilance in 2018.

1) “When you see something, say something”.

2) Have Naloxone Kits readily available.

3) Event Evacuation Mass Notification.

6 Tips for Rain or Shine Event Organizers or Hosts

Make your rain or shine outdoor event a hit with these six tips!

1. Make “rain or shine” clear to guests

2. Know your “rain day” plan

3. Get covered

4. Tell guests what to expect

5. Know what’s going on with the weather

6. Don’t stop communicating