DJ Idea Sharing Podcast Network: Recent Episodes
Mike Fernino
Dr. Hugo Drax past away on June 19, 2025 after a long battle with cancer. Drax was the president of the American Disc Jockey Association and a innovator for our industry!
As a tribute to a man I called leader, mentor and friend we go back many years into the archive for this interview I did with him in Atlantic City at DJ Times! I will soon follow up this podcast with news about the future of ADJA.
List of ALL The Shows We Cover in this Podcast Episode:
• Pittsburgh DJ Summit Pittsburgh, PA January 12-14 2026
• NAMM Anaheim, California January 20-24 2026
• Mobile Entertainment Expo Las Vegas, NV February 2026
• Beat mix clinic, New York City March 2026
• Midwest DJs Live Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 27-29 2025
• ARMS DJ Tennessee June 16 2025
• The Marquee Chicago DJ & Photo Booth Show June 23-26 2025
• DJX Atlantic City, New Jersey August 11-14 2025
• Wedding MBA Las Vegas Nov 11-13 2025
• IAAPA Orlando Florida November 17-21 2025
• LDI Las Vegas December 7-9 2025
• Harvest Of Sound Boston December 8-10 2025
Our good friend Mike Cordeiro ( Stage Manager for MEX & PBX ) jumps on the podcast for the 2025 Mobile Entertainment & Photo Booth Expo Show Preview.
A preview of the seminars, workshops and trade show floor along with the After-Hour Nightlife!
MobileEntertainmentExpo.com
The 2025 Mobile Entertainment Expo will be February 17-20 at the South Point Casino Hotel in Las Vegas. On opening night there has traditionally always been a kick-off party to let loose and have fun with colleagues.
This year the party is hosted by Chris Washburn and he promises to deliver a fantastic event that will certainly get the expo off to a great start!
The "DJ Invasion" will feature 10 awesome DJs for your entertainment and held in the South Point's Night Club style Showroom. Sponsors D.A.S. Audio and Danny Max Designs have made sure this remains a FREE event for ALL FULL pass holders.
Join Chris as he reviews the entire evening's activities!
EV changed the game with their Evolve 50 column loudspeaker back in 2017. It had everything a DJ would want and became one of the most popular and best selling column systems on the market.
Fans of the speaker wanted an even larger and more capable BIG brother to the series and EV listened!
Today on the program we speak with Michael Doucot, who is the Electro Voice Marketing Manager for North America! Michael goes into great detail to introduce the newest Evolution in column sound with this very first public interview about (2) brand new EV offerings!
It is an honor to be the first podcast or news outlet to get this interview so get ready because EV has changed the game yet again!
Last year (2024) I had the pleasure of speaking with the general manager from the Southpoint Casino hotel in Las Vegas, Ryan Growney. With MEX (Mobile Entertainment Expo) approaching for 2025 I wanted to re-issue that interview because it was very detailed and provided a complete overview of the property.
If you are attending MEX & PBX this year and staying at the host hotel you will find this interview very productive!
Nick James Hahn of Promo Only joins me for a very important and emotional reflection of what has been a 5 year journey with my health struggles. This may be the MOST important podcast I have ever recorded and I hope my DJ colleagues will listen with a open mind and consider how fragile our health really is. And once we don't have it all the other bell & whistles of the trade matter NOT!
"This is MY personal health story!"
Mike Fernino - DJ Idea Sharing
Part 1 was so good we are giving the topic a part 2. The discussion of Column Array Loud speaker systems continues with my guests Josh Levine & Brock Sailer. Josh and Brock pick right up where Tony & Lou left off in Part 1 of the series.
We are discussing a very passionate topic. Our loud speaker systems. In particular, the very popular Column Array Systems. They are not for every application and you should know where they shine and where they come up short.
My guests are the founder of " Harvest of Sound" DJ workshop, Lou Paris. And show regular and audio genius Tony Fernandez!
These guys know their stuff so if you have or want to get into column array speakers this program is a must listen!
Mike Fernino speaks with Sr. Product Manager from Chauvet lighting Allan Reiss about the new effects premiered at DJ X 2024!
To view the products we discuss in this episode check out this video in our DJ Idea Sharing YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt3DDqTFeCc
There will be tons of amazing parties going on as part of DJ X 2024 in Atlantic City. Some of the events are not even officially part of DJ X and held as independent functions. We are going to preview 2 of those.....
Monday August 5 will feature "Everything Goes Monday Night" on the 23rd Floor in the rooftop bar at the Claridge Hotel 7:00pm - 1:00am
Tuesday August 6 will present "AC Rooftop House Night" on the same rooftop bar at the Claridge Hotel Atlantic City! 7:00pm - 1:00am
My guests are 2 of the phenomenal DJs who are bringing their talent to showcase. Tony Fernandez and Frank Garcia.
Every summer in Atlantic City the DJ Life Online magazine produces DJX. A DJ convention and expo that encompasses every element of being a DJ. The latest equipment and industry tools, seminars, workshops and party after party. The event is legendary in the DJ community and the man who produces this show is my special guest to preview the 2024 edition of DJX. Take a listen to Show Producer Jim Tremayne as he reviews all aspects of the event!
Mike Fernino has a conversation with Glenn Renda from Crate Hackers. Glenn goes into deep detail about the program and the incredible capability it provides to the user. From organizing your music to eliminating duplicates to incorporating spotify playlists this program does it all!
Glenn also offers a special discount to the listeners of our podcast. But you have to listen to get it!
ARMDJS ( The Appalachian Regional Mobile DJ Symposium ) is happening June 17-June 19th 2024 in Greenville TN. This conference is in it's 16th season and has long been known as the original regional DJ conference.
The event founder, Robbie Britton takes a little time to discuss and preview this year's conference, which is amazing!
Tickets are available on EventBright by going to ARMDJS.com
Have a listen as the show founder and promoter, Keith KoKoruz gives Mike Fernino a complete overview and preview of the 2024 Marquee Entertainment & Hospitality Conference. The event will take place in Chicago from June 24-27.
Marqueeshow.comfor tickets and more information.
Recorded live at DJ X in Atlantic City in August 2023 Mike Fernino and Sean "Big Daddy" McKee lead a panel focused on DJs and our health. A multitude of contributions were made by the audience and special guest speaker, Todd Powers.
This is a MUST listen because it could save your life!
Mike Fernino interviews with professional actor Bill Hermann who has put together a master workshop for entertainers called "The Entertainment Experience."
This workshop will take place 3 times in 2024. 2 times in Minneapolis and 1 time in London. The workshop is perfect for DJs looking to stand out and enhance all of their abilities from a actors standpoint vs a DJ.
Check out more information at Entertainment-Experience.com
Nick James Hahn from Promo Only comes on the podcast to discuss the new legacy music download option that Promo Only offers to its customers! Now instead of going to Itunes or Amazon music the professional DJ can get all his/her music from one great source and at a lower cost per download and higher quality!
The 2024 Mobile Entertainment Expo & Photo Booth Expo will have some great after-hours parties! The DJ Takeover will be happening Monday February 19th in the Showroom and the All-Star Party goes off Wednesday February 22nd, also in the Showroom of the South Point Casino Hotel.
Mike Fernino interviews with the event organizers Bill Jakub & Shani Barnett to get a full preview of these amazing events!
The Southpoint Casino Hotel & Spa has played host to the Photo Booth Expo and now the Mobile Entertainment Expo for many years! It is a fantastic property and a great host for our conventions.
Mike Fernino interviews with the general manager of the SouthPoint, Ryan Growney as he runs down all of the great restaurants, facilities and attractions of the resort.
A MUST listen to for anyone attending the MEX or PBX shows!
It the official show preview for the 2024 Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) held in Las Vegas February 19 - 22, 2024 at the South Point Casino Hotel. I interview the show stage manager Mike Cordeiro to get you all the activities and information if you want to attend. 2024 is expected to break all attendance records and there is a amazing line-up of seminars, presenters, sponsors and after hour activities!
There is a new DJ educational event and it is called the Pittsburgh DJ Summit. Show organizer Bill Jakub gives a solid preview of the event regarding the seminars, workshops and after-hour DJ take-over party. Held January 16-17, 2024 at the DoubleTree in Monroeville PA.
Mike Fernino & Mike Vincent hold court with a tremendous drummer, Guy Gelso from the band Zebra. Guy who is a founding member of Zebra along with Randy Jackson and Felix Hanemann have sold over 2 million albums world wide and celebrate 48 years together as a band. Still actively touring today.
Guy is a drumming instructor and resides in the New Orlenes area. The conversation is classic rock and the history of Zebra, along with Guy's drumming influences.
DJ Idea Sharing announces its new series on Youtube featuring DJ Tony Fernandez! A series of equipment reviews and industry updates with DJ Tony T.
Mike Fernino gets Tony on the podcast to discuss the concept and goals for the Youtube channel and teases the DJX show in Atlantic City August 7-10, 2023
Mike Fernino & Sean McKee preview their DJX seminar for Atlantic City where they will be discussing what to do when the unthinkable happens to you and your business. How to prepare for the unforeseen.
Mike Fernino sits down with Jim Tremayne of DJ Life to discuss the 2023 DJX show in Atlantic City at the Hard Rock Hotel! Jim provides tons of information and previews the big event which runs August 7 - August 10 2023.
The Marquee DJ & Photo Booth Show is in it's 6th year and the 2023 show is jam packed with content, products and after hours activities. I speak with show founder Keith KoKuruz (KC) for a complete preview of the entire 3 day event.
As part of my Live series from the trade show floor of MEX ( Mobile Entertainment Expo ) in Las Vegas I had the pleasure of interviewing Brian McGann of SMPL System. Brian reviews this business management system that will be a tremendous asset to any DJ or Photo Booth business. SMPL can take any business and make things simple.
During my live series from the Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) in Las Vegas I ran into my old Podcast partner, Rob Peters and it was just like we left off last week. Rob and I have some fun in a light hearted banter with a bit of reminiscing sprinkled in for good measure.
The one and only Mad Joe Martin from Texas has made a life career as a DJ. Joe stops over to offer this fantastic interview live from the trade show floor of the Mobile Entertainment Expo, live from the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas!
Part 1 of my Live from MEX 2023 series.
The official announcement made by Editor in chief Jason Walsh that Mobile Beat Magazine will once again be in print form and available for subscription!
Look for a special code in the podcast to receive $10 off your subscription.
The nightlife at the Mobile Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas will be fabulous this year (2023) and the DJ Takeover is a BIG part of the after-hour activities. Chris Washburn comes on the podcast to discuss the DJ takeover and his involvement.
The Mobile Entertainment Expo for 2023 will be a amazing conference for DJs to attend. Show Master of Ceremonies, Sean "BIG Daddy" McKee takes a comprehensive over-view of the event with a day by day run down of the seminars and presenters as well as the show floor and after hours activities.
Mike Fernino offers a preview of the 2023 Photo Booth Expo and Mobile Entertainment Expo with the show director, Mike Cordeiro from MC Productions in Tiverton Rhode Island. Mike C covers the schedule plans for this year's show February 20-23, 2023 at the SouthPoint Casino Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas NV.
Seminars, Master Classes, Show floor and After Hour Parties!
Our good friend Tony Fernandez previews his upcoming audio seminar to be presented at DJX 22 in Atlantic City on Wednesday August 10.
DJ Idea Sharing is coming to DJX Atlantic City on Monday August 8, from 2:30pm - 4:00pm at the Hard Rock Hotel. Sean "Big Daddy" McKee joins me to promote our live Idea Sharing event and teases some of the material. Please join us at DJX 2022 in Atlantic City!
Mike Fernino of DJ Idea Sharing interviews show producer Jim Tremayne for a show preview of DJX 2022 in Atlantic City. Formerly DJ Times, DJX is the newly re-branded expo and it promises to be bigger and better than ever!
Mike Fernino discusses a system that allows the users of DJ Event Planner to have a fully customized platform. Karen Walker & Keith Clark of Perfect Portals talk about all of the ways they can turn DJEP into a system that fully reflects your very own brand.
Mike Fernino interviews with Danny Max from Max Design discussing the new trend of DJ consoles along with his product line and participation at the 2022 Mobile Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas.
Mike Fernino interviews with Fletcher from DJ Event Planner.
DJ Event Planner will change the way you manage and run your business, streamlining all your procedures and software into one easy to manage system. The system makes it so all business types from solo ops to large multi employee operations can be up and running very quickly and efficiently. Best of all, there's no software to install and no backups to worry about! DJEP will manage all upgrades automatically and run daily backups so you don't have to!
Mike Fernino interviews with DJ Stardust (Stephanie Rivkin) & DJ Rundat (Michelle Miller) about being a lady DJ, how business is and their part in the 2022 DJ Takeover at the Mobile Entertainment Expo of Las Vegas.
Mike Fernino has a informative chat with Glen Ervin from Promo Only. Promo Only's United States Sales Manager. Glen talks about the early days and how P/O got their start. We discuss the service, POOL (Pomo Only Online) download service, what's legal and not legal and even how Lady Gaga got her big start from Promo Only. A must listen episode for any DJ and music enthusiast.
Scott Faver is widely known for his networking event, Breakfast With The Game Master. As a very successful DJ, Master of Ceremonies and host of Photo Booth Expo Scott is always happy to help motivate colleagues to strive for excellence.
In 2022 Scott will be MC for the Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) in Las Vegas and will bring his Breakfast networking event along for the ride.
I had the great pleasure to grab a few minutes with him over breakfast. Enjoy this podcast!
- Mike
The Mobile Entertainment Expo (MEX) along with the Photo Booth Expo will take place February 21-24, 2022 at The Southpoint Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Show promoter Rob Savickis along with Show MC Sean "Big Daddy" Mckee come on the program with Mike Fernino to preview the conventions with everything a attendee would need to know.
I have been fortunate enough to attend many different industry conventions over the years held in Las Vegas. Been to Vegas 35 times and I would like to offer some tips and ideas for those with no or limited experience traveling to "Sin City".
In this podcast I go solo with a monolog created to give some great information to enhance your Vegas experience. Enjoy! - Mike
Keith Christopher (KC) interviews with Mike Fernino about his 2021 Marquee DJ & Photo Booth Show. June 22-24 2021 in Chicago.
Keith reviews each day, each seminar, the presenters and the after hour events.
Mike interviews with Rob Savickis. Promoter and owner of the Photo Booth Expo. Rob discusses the future of Mobile Beat, the conference in Las Vegas and integration with the very successful Photo Booth Expo. He discusses how it all came to be along with future plans for a combined show and return of Mobile Beat magazine!
Jason Jani is the visionary behind New Jersey's SCE Event Group and one of the most sought after profile DJs in The World! Jason has toured all over the globe and performed with the likes of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Vanilla Ice, LMFAO, Montell Jordan, Run DMC and Cardi B.
With all that Jason has accomplished even he was not immune to the brutality of 2020 on the event and club industry.
This is my candid interview with Jason as he shares what this year has been like for his business, family and his life.
Interview conducted by Mike Fernino
Mike Fernino continues the conversation with Tony Fernandez and David Sporn in Part 2 of "The 2020 Election And Your DJ Business"
Mike discusses the latest with Jim Tremayne from DJ Times about their 2020 Digital Expo and the BIG news about the return of a live DJ Expo in 2021 at the Hard Rock Hotel Atlantic City.
Mike Fernino reunites with podcast regular guests Tony Fernandez and David Sporn to discuss the 2020 election and how politics, the economy and COVID will affect our DJ business moving forward.
The final part of the series "What Was Your 2020 Experience?"
Mike speaks with Chris Washburn from Ithica New York and Frank Smith from North Carolina about life, family and running a DJ business in 2020.
Part 2 of my 3 Part series, "What Was Your 2020 Experience?".
Here are my conversations with Canada's Aaron Kroetch and Philadelphia's Vernique Fields.
Mike Fernino presents a 3 part series called "What Was Your 2020 Experience?"
In part 1 Mike interviews with Cleveland DJ Mark King Mays and also California DJ
Michelle Rundat. They share their experiences of 2020 from the professional and personal side.
Ray Martinez was a truly amazing human. One of the founding members of the ADJA. Hall of Fame award winner. Organizer of NAME, Keynote speaker and presenter and a very successful DJ / Owner of RayMar Productions from Arizona. But most important, a friend and brother to many. Ray passed away at the beginning of August 2020 from COVID-19 complications. This is an archive interview I did with Ray from 2006. This is my tribute to the late....GREAT Ray Mar. Rest in Peace my friend.
DJ Idea Sharing Founder, Mike Fernino and group head moderator Cory Starcher run over the 10 rules of the Facebook group.
For as long as I can remember the DJ Times DJ Expo has been held in Atlantic City on the boardwalk during the warm summer month of August. But with COVID-19 changing our world and throwing the DJ industry into state of chaos many speculated that the show would be cancelled completely.
The DJ Idea Sharing Podcast offers this exclusive with Jim Tremayne from DJ Times to announce the re-schedule (not cancellation) of the DJ Expo show with new dates in November 2020.
Marcello Pedalino is a successful DJ/MC/Entertainer from New Jersey with his company MMP Entertainment. He's also a author with his book, "Celebrate Life!"
Marc takes some time with Mike Fernino to discuss the book, the famed KETO diet and how a healthy lifestyle can help you survive these troubled times.
Link to Marcello’s blog article as mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.marcellopedalino.com/celebrate-life-blog/2020/5/18/more-reading-less-eating-how-knowledge-and-science-can-help-you-survive-and-rebuild-your-life-during-exceptional-times
Dr. Hugo Drax is the president of there American Disc Jockey Association. The ADJA has been a leader in getting its members good quality and affordable liability insurance. Drax speaks about why insurance is needed, what can happen without it and the "additional insured" requirement that many venues are now asking for.
Bob Lindquist has done it all! A notable author, he wrote the first ever DJ instructional guide called "Spinning'". Bob also started Mobile Beat magazine which then evolved into a DJ trade show and conference. Now, he operates as the director of media and marcom for the Photo Booth Expo. Mike Fernino discusses the current state of the Photo Booth Expo and it's status for the February 2021 show!
In this archive episode, Mike Fernino and Rob Peters host a interactive participatory session called "The Fishbowl." It happened live at Mobile Beat Las Vegas in 2008 in front of a audience of about 500 DJs. Topic are put into a fishbowl and then drawn out by the moderators and discussed as part of a open mic event. Always a spontaneous and informative listen!
Tony Fernandez returns reloaded along with his buddy David Sporn for a insightful discussion about DJs using Facebook Live, Twitch and other internet platforms to broadcast live DJ sets to the masses. The gents take a Good Cop / Bad Cop approach to answering why you can and why you can't. Moderated by Mike Fernino.
As part of our "archive" series we go back to 2009. Mike Fernino along with Rob Peters hosted a seminar called the A Team as part of the Wedding MBA. With about 1000 people in the room we offered a open mic for participation on the topic.........
How we can ALL work together better.
What followed was a very passionate discussion which turned into a DJ vs Wedding Coordinator battle Royale.
The inventor of the 1% solution, successful business man & keynote presenter. Randy Bartlett has done it all and now in retirement he shares some valuable tips on how to get to retirement and actually enjoy it! We also break into a very personal segment on his weightless surgery procedure. What to expect and how it changed how life for the best!
Your website is the life blood of your business. Why then would you settle for anything with poorly written material, bad layout and irrelevant content? Mike Fernino interviews with one of the top minds in business marketing strategies. Alan Berg is recognized as a key note presenter, business coach, consultant and author. He will have you thinking.... "If Your Website Was A Employee, Would You Fire It?"
Mike Fernino moderates a all-star cast of DJs as they panel discuss dance music. Featuring Frank Garcia, Nick James Hahn, Tony Fernandez and David Sporn.
Geoff Short, global brand manager of Chauvet DJ hops on the zoom line with Mike Fernino to discuss lighting use in the middle of a pandemic, educational programs to learn about DMX and how to properly illuminate a live stream DJ set.
Mike Fernino interviews with New Jersey's Mike Walter from Elite Entertainment. Known as a successful author, key note presenter and one-on-one mentor coach Mike runs one of the biggest and most successful DJ companies in the country. We discuss what to do to remain sharp while on quarantine, how to deal with customers and why your health should be paramount.
With so many DJs stuck at home during the pandemic of 2020 many have resorted to streaming live performance on Facebook live. Most with disappointing results as Facebook maintains order citing copyright infringement. Tony Fernandez and Mike Fernino tackle this touchy subject on the podcast discussing what is legal and why DJs are getting their music sets taken down.
Radio has been in a evolutionary state recently with automation and big corporate entities buying up station after station. Things have changed a lot and we discuss those changes on this episode. Mike Fernino interviews with Mike Vincent from West Virginia's WKKW about being a program director in todays world along with his voice over services for a very impressive list of clients.
Recorded live in front of a studio audience Mike Fernino and Rob Peters interview with the best selling author of Guerrilla Marketing, Jay Conrad Levinson.
Mike Fernino conducts a interview with DJ David Sporn about Millennials. How they think, what they like and dislike along with how to sell / entertain to the 25-38 year old sub-set.
From my archive series this interview was conducted in front of a live studio audience at Mobile Beat in Las Vegas, 2008. Famed rapper Freedom Williams of C&C Music Factory talks about the incredible 90's house scene, the culture and RAP today. Interview conducted by Mike Fernino.
In 2010 I was attending the DJ Times Expo in Atlantic City. DJ Skribble from MTV fame was at the conference and sat down with me for a great interview. The guy has done so much to break barriers for DJs and is one of the original "Rock Star DJs!"
This may be over a decade old but there are some very relevant points made in this interview that still resonate today.
Back in 2007 Chubby Checker performed at the Mobile Beat DJ Show in Las Vegas.
Mike Fernino and Rob Peters were granted a podcast interview with this Rock 'n Roll legend so here is one of the earliest productions from the DJ Idea Sharing Podcast network as part of our "archive" series.
Mike Fernino explores whether or not office space is an option anymore in the age of social distancing.
Mike Fernino returns to podcasting after 4 years with a special message to our DJ community who have all been terribly impacted by the KOVID-19 outbreak.
Created April 2, 2020