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March 17, 2023

Brian B's March 2023 Music Review

With my music episodes, I try to present to you evergreen tracks that will be with you for a while. I subscribe to a ton of record pools beyond digging through blogs, Patreon, streaming services, Shazam, and the like. I …

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March 15, 2023

INTERVIEW: Gerald Isaac - Why Voice Nuances Matter

On this season of the podcast, from time to time, I will be sharing with you some of the personal tools that I use which I think can help you as a DJ. In this episode, I sit down with …

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March 10, 2023

How To Prepare Yourself For The Next Level Of Clients

Are you in place where you want to punch up to the next level of clientele but are struggling to get there or at least have some consistency with landing the next level of clientele? Then this is for you. …

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March 6, 2023

Instrumental Music For Corporate And Wedding Events

If ever I had a strength in DJ'ing, it's this...knowing what music to play during the "in between" moments. In my past life, I had to curate songs that went with specific story or subject lines so I became really …

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Feb. 28, 2023

Brian B's February 2023 Music Review

With my music episodes, I try to present to you evergreen tracks that will be with you for a while. I subscribe to a ton of record pools beyond digging through blogs, Patreon, streaming services, Shazam, and the like. I …

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Feb. 27, 2023

Working With Billionaires

In the last couple years, I've been blessed to punch up in working with high net worth clientele. At the ultra luxury level, there's quite a difference in what those types of clients value and the behavior that needs to …

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Feb. 23, 2023

Are You Sharing Stories?

In a day and age where it's easy to just copy and paste (hello ChatGPT) website verbiage, social media captions or even marketing strategies, how do you stand out? Newsflash: It's not to yell louder or spend more on advertising. …

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Feb. 22, 2023

INTERVIEW: A Check-In with Michael Mahler from VIBO

From time to time this year, I will be sharing tools on this podcast that I use which I think can help you as a DJ. In this episode, I sit down with VIBO's founder, Michael Mahler. Vibo is an …

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Feb. 9, 2023

Your Bookings: Feast or Famine?

I've had a ton of conversations with DJ company owners recently and unlike previous years where we all were tracking in somewhat the same direction, this year (2023) I'm hearing a lot of companies that are in "feast" mode while …

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Feb. 8, 2023

Travel Hack: How To Score A Poor Man's First Class Ticket

I talk a lot about loyalty to an airline or two (or three). But if travel DJ life is more of a "one off" than the norm, loyalty to a specific airline might not always be possible. I also talk …

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Feb. 7, 2023

Brian B's January 2023 Music Review

With my music episodes, I try to present to you evergreen tracks that will be with you for a while. I subscribe to a ton of record pools beyond digging through blogs, Patreon, streaming services, Shazam, and the like. I …

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Feb. 6, 2023

Is An EPK Necessary For A Private Event DJ?

This is a listener requested topic. An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) is seen often in the nightlife world. But is it necessary in the Private Even Space? The answer is - it depends. Unfortunately, this is not a black or …

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Feb. 3, 2023

How and Why I Get A 75% Deposit Upon Booking

I've been pretty vocal about the need for me to get a 75% deposit from clients upon booking. This isn't about a money grab - in fact, far from it. In this episode, I break it down to help a …

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Jan. 12, 2023

DJs: Why You Shouldn't Book for 2024 Yet

It's been a badge of honor for so long in our industry to not only book events in bulk but to book them as far out as possible. It shows you are in demand. It proves that you marketing is …

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Jan. 1, 2023

Brian B's December 2022 Music Review

With my music episodes, I try to present to you evergreen tracks that will be with you for a while. I subscribe to a ton of record pools beyond digging through blogs, Patreon, streaming services, Shazam, and the like. In …

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Jan. 1, 2023

The Fifty Thousand Dollar Theft

On the heels of the last episode, I share a tremendous failure of the business this year. There's no doubt this has given me some character stripes - that is for sure. In this episode, I share what happened, how …

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Dec. 31, 2022

Failure Is A Leadership Positive

What would you attempt to do if you knew you would fail? But in failing, you knew there would be a positive return from it. The reality is that failure is always possible. In fact, it's more than likely probable. …

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Dec. 30, 2022

2 Things To Guide Every Decision You Make

I have found that part of preparing for a new year is deciding whether or not to implement changes to your business or stay the course. That requires a decision to be made. But what should guide your decision making …

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Dec. 29, 2022

Vision Casting and Vision Carrying

As we get ready to jump into 2023, it's important to get things re-aligned before we jump back into the day to day. In the last episode we talked about clarity around the vision. This episode is sort of a …

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Dec. 28, 2022

Clarity With Your Company Vision

As we get ready to jump into 2023, I felt this was a timely topic. Clarity around the vision of an organization is mission critical to their success. In this episode, I give you six questions to answer which will …

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Dec. 26, 2022

Music Prep For Engage Conference: Pool Party Set

I just finished the Engage Conference (#4 of 4 that I attended in 2022). For this last one in Arizona, I was the general sessions DJ and I also did a pool set...in 42 degree weather. Yes, I had to …

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Dec. 24, 2022

Music Prep For Engage Conference: General Session Day 2

I just finished the Engage Conference (#4 of 4 that I attended in 2022). For this last one in Arizona, I was the general sessions DJ. In this episode, I talk through my strategy for DJ'ing a multi-day general session …

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Dec. 24, 2022

Music Prep For Engage Conference: General Session Day 1

I just finished the Engage Conference (#4 of 4 that I attended in 2022). For this last one in Arizona, I was the general sessions DJ. In this episode, I talk through my strategy with the conference in general, some …

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Dec. 5, 2022

Brian B's November 2022 Music Review

With my music episodes, I try to present to you evergreen tracks that will be with you for a while. I subscribe to a ton of record pools beyond digging through blogs, Patreon, streaming services, Shazam, and the like. I …

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