The Travel DJ Blend with DJ Brian B

Part 2 of 2 wedding music "left turns" - songs that you didn't see coming; where the DJ takes things in a different direction than the norm or what the crowd was expecting. Joining me as guest contributors are Drew Pierce from Long Beach, CA and Stylus Chris from Washington DC. In this episode, we cover opening dance sets and peak hour dance sets.View the songs discussed on our Spotify PlaylistDJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

My music episodes are back. In this episode, I talk through wedding music "left turns" - songs that you didn't see coming; where the DJ takes things in a different direction than the norm or what the crowd was expecting. Joining me as guest contributors are Drew Pierce from Long Beach, CA and Stylus Chris from Washington DC. Specifically in this part 1, we cover cocktail hour, doors open and dinner.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Have you ever had to articulate to a client what your deposit is for? To me, the answer to this question is just one in a line of questions that tells the story of your business. In this episode, I talk through the most commons answers to this question that I hear from DJ companies. Then, I try and give a perspective on it that I think could really change the trajectory of how you approach your business in general. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Are you tired of constantly dealing with customers or clients who say you're too expensive or they've found a cheaper DJ? I know I was. I'd be told it was all about things like being more persuasive, responding quickly, or showing value. The reality is that it goes much deeper than that. In this episode, I give you a few different things to think about and some tips so you can avoid wasting your time with people that just aren't your client.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Don't you hate it when advertisers call you and want you to advertise or marketers ping you wanting you to to participate in something you have no interest in doing? You don't want to say yes but you also might not have the heart to say no. How can you word something professionally that stops them in the tracks? Here's one of my go to lines. This is a fail safe. There is no way they can rebuttal you on this type of answer...it stops them dead in their tracks and you put the onus on them to remember to reach back out. I hope this helps you as much as it has me. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

It's a New Year...but man did this last one (2021) kick my butt; to the point that I ran out of gas and am just now finally getting well. I talk through how to have your family or significant others support you when things get crazy then share 2 things that radically changed my year in 2021.Links to programs mentioned:https://thinkcoresmart.comhttp://www.thegeraldisaacstudio.comDJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Rant...Errr...DJ Dad Talk Time. From the inception of this podcast, the goals have been to #1 - have conversations that others in our industry aren't having; ones that go deeper than surface level and #2 - push our industry forward. So when I see something that runs contrary to that, I feel it's my duty to share my take on the subject in a way that may run counter to what the rest of our industry is doing. I don't do it to change you mind necessarily but to help us not become blind sheep following those who have the loudest megaphones. Lately, I've been seeing a ton of people using declarative statements on social calling out haters. What's the purpose? Do those who are truly successful and have actual haters do that? I'm not seeing it from where I sit. In this episode, I make the arguments for letting the haters talk and not giving them a seat in my headspace. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Another story from the gig log. I share the story (a first for me as a DJ as it pertains to this particular issue) but the greater point of the episode is to ponder when is enough enough as far as the private event DJ always being looked to save the day when there's an emergency? Where's the line? What has happened to competent professionals? I hope this is not the post COVID norm but maybe it is. Anyway, here's a call to the greater private event DJ community - the more we enable others by bailing out folks when it's not our responsibility, the more this is going to reflect poorly on us and the more often it will happen. The real loser in all this is the client; and that's the real tragedy here.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

I worked an ungodly amount of events this past Fall. With that, comes a ton of stories. In this episode, I share 3 of them - the faulty power box, lost luggage, and one about a broken elevator. These are just the tip of the iceberg of things I've experienced over the last few months. More stories to come. But with each one, there's an opportunity to learn from them and not only get perspective, but get better at my craft.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

It takes a minute for me to get there but the crux of this episode is about transparency (especially with our social media). Do our clients really need to see everything? I think there is a line and at some point, transparency has some diminishing returns if you don't hold it in check. Here's my take on the subject.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

One thing I feel like I'm really good at is multi-tasking and getting things done. I DJ and sell my own events, run a DJ Experience called the DJC, record this podcast, run a coaching group and do individual coaching, am in 3 masterminds myself, have a mid-level DJ brand I own, handle my own social media and that's just my "work" life. Add in a wife, a kiddo, my own hobbies and interests and you can see things are busy for me. Then add to that the fact that I'm on the road at least half the year. I've had to learn how to be efficient and maximize my time. In this episode, I share some of the things I've learned along the way and give some pointers on how I make it all work.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Is there a difference between being thirsty and hungry? Absolutely there it is. In this episode, I break down the nuances between the two and talk through why I feel it's imperative that you get this right. This could literally make or break certain opportunities that are presented to you.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

As you move into higher end events, you will inevitably be working with a planner. So it makes sense to ask, what are planners looking for in DJ Set-ups? This may influence what you invest money into. I don't think it's as complicated as it may seem. Communication is key. In this episode, I talk through what is truly important here and share a few of the things that have worked well for me.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Getting a little deep in the weeds on this one. Once you move from hobby/amateur creative to professional, can you measure quality? Unless it's a specific metric, I think it becomes more of a stylistic question, then one of quality. In this episode, we dissect this further.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In the last episode, I ran out of time to give an in depth Engage Summits overview. So in this episode, I hit the highlights of what to expect should you ever decide to go. I wish something like this was around before I had attended. Enjoy. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

As someone who has had a podcast for the last 3 years, I take seriously the responsibility to deliver episodes that have content where I have done the work to study the issue at hand. When I see others not doing the same, I get triggered. Engage Summits is something that has changed my life in a lot of ways and so it's important that the story that is told about it is accurate. After hearing a YouTube clip (link below) that was filled with inaccuracies and straight assumptions from someone who not only has never attended but has not put in the work to accurately inform viewers what it is, I had to set the record straight.Link to YouTube clip referenced:https://youtu.be/WPTPFKxk6P8DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

I used to think that event attire didn't REALLY matter as an entertainer at private event functions. If the skills were on point, fashion was just an after thought. Maybe I was right when I first started. However, these days it's just as important as your DJ Set-Up. In this episode, I talk with my good friend and colleague, Rob Ferre from Life of The Party out of Salt Lake City, Utah. We talk through our two different approaches as well as give some Tips and Hacks as it pertains to DJ fashion.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

For a lot of DJs, 2020 was a bad year. As COVID has started to get behind us and the world is opening up more and more, inquires for private events have been coming in hot! So the temptation is to raise your rates and make up for last year. In this episode, I make the case for why that's a terrible idea.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I interview one of my favorite DJs I've met in my DJ journey - DJ Hapa. This dude is next level on so many fronts. He is a former recording artist, runs a DJ school, hosts the podcast, A Tribe Called Dad, and still DJs himself while also raising his 3 kids alongside his wife, T Lopez. We talk about the transition from no kids to kids as a DJ, the scarcity mindset of losing gigs, and he shares some of the things he has learned as a DJ dad. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I share a few stories from some of my latest events - DJ'ing with (almost ) no pants, some epic toasts and a revelation about getting older. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I share some revelations from traveling in a post-COVID world - from limited flights options, to rental car shortages and ride sharing gouging. I also give you some travel hacks to get around these things as well as contract and selling advice. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a once a month re-occurring series where Joe Bunn and myself talk marketing tips that are pertinent to the working DJ. Whether you are a single op, established multi-op owner or veteran DJ company, we do our best to cover it for all the DJ categories. In this episode, we talk about physical vs digital marketing collateral. What physical ones should you keep? What digital ones should you consider? Joe Bunn and I share our thoughts.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.SPECIAL SALSA PHOTO BOOTH PROMO THROUGH APRIL 30TH. Go to photoboothsupplyco.com - for my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: DJBRIANB150 - it gives you $150 off a new booth!!!DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com - for my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

The travel DJ life isn't all roses people (at least it's not for me). I learned a valuable lesson this past weekend in booking a flight with a budget airline. In this episode, I share the story and also give you a travel hack.SPECIAL SALSA PHOTO BOOTH PROMO THROUGH APRIL 30TH. Go to photoboothsupplyco.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: DJBRIANB150 - it gives you $150 off a new booth!!!DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

I often get asked about my sales follow up process. I wish I could tell you it's some elaborate formula but honestly, it's rather straightforward. That said, there are a lot of nuances. I break it all down. Be sure to have your notepad out to take some notes. SPECIAL SALSA PHOTO BOOTH PROMO THROUGH APRIL 30TH. Go to photoboothsupplyco.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: DJBRIANB150 - it gives you $150 off a new booth!!!Automate Your DJEP: https://automateyourdjep.comHave a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

it's April Fool's Day. In this month's re-occurring music series with Brian B and co-hosts, Digital Dave and Jason Jani, we thought we'd cover a topic that most DJs would never touch for fear of getting clowned on. We're going to share our guilty pleasure tracks. Which one of us listens to Celine Dion? Who still gets pumped up to jock jams? Who's a sucker for an 80s movie soundtrack ballad? You'll have to listen to find out and no this is NOT a joke. We hope have as much fun listening as we did recording this one.Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5il2NnXsKrkN1lycJ2khok?si=I7x6_nfNRMKEa3lIKXXebgMy Personal Seasonal Playlist (Winter 2021): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JCGSz64gE0x7zdgeSNpsM?si=mHoft6F8QSeLPsxYeVT8-wHave a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Now that the world is starting to reset and events are coming back across the country, I thought I'd jump into some topics that are performance related. Grand Exits have always been the bane of my existence as a wedding DJ. I get the reason why they happen (photo/video op) but talk about an anti-climatic ending. Over the years, there's been a rise in "fake" grand exits which happen typically in the middle of the last dance set. Hate those too. However, I've put a twist on them and now I LOVE fake grand exits. I pitch them in lieu of the real thing. Everyone wins. I'm I share with you my fake grand exit method.Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.comFor my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a once a month re-occurring series which Brian B, Digital Dave and Jason Jani all co-host with a different special guest each month. For March 2021, we have the one and only DJ Spider joining us from Los Angeles, CA. We don't just play tracks...we talk more about the discovery process and how/where to use them. Looking for some of these tracks we talk about? I put a lot of them from these monthly episodes on 1 Spotify Music playlist and sometimes they make my seasonal playlist (links below). Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5il2NnXsKrkN1lycJ2khok?si=I7x6_nfNRMKEa3lIKXXebg My Personal Seasonal Playlist (Winter 2021): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JCGSz64gE0x7zdgeSNpsM?si=mHoft6F8QSeLPsxYeVT8-w Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a re-occurring series where Joe Bunn and myself talk marketing tips that are pertinent to the working DJ. Whether you are a single op, established multi-op owner or veteran DJ company, we do our best to cover it for all the DJ categories. In this episode, we talk about marketing your reviews. Once you get one, how do you use it promote your business? Joe Bunn and I share our thoughts. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

As events are on the horizon sooner rather than later for most markets, I thought it would be helpful to share my tips for getting reviews. Spoiler alert: It actually starts before the event even happens. Automate Your DJEP: https://automateyourdjep.com Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a once a month re-occurring series where Joe Bunn and myself talk marketing tips that are pertinent to the working DJ. Whether you are a single op, established multi-op owner or veteran DJ company, we do our best to cover it for all the DJ categories. In this episode, we talk about marketing your differences. How do you separate yourself from others in your market? Joe Bunn and I share our thoughts. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a once a month re-occurring series which Brian B, Digital Dave and Jason Jani all co-host with a different special guest each month. For February 2021, we have Stylus Chris joining us. He's an incredible track selector, resident DJ for MLB's Washington Nationals, works clubs and travels around the country as a destination private event DJ out of Washington DC. We don't just play tracks...we talk more about the discovery process and how/where to use them. Looking for some of these tracks we talk about? I put a lot of them from these monthly episodes on 1 Spotify Music playlist and sometimes they make my seasonal playlist (links below). Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5il2NnXsKrkN1lycJ2khok?si=I7x6_nfNRMKEa3lIKXXebg My Personal Seasonal Playlist (Winter 2021): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JCGSz64gE0x7zdgeSNpsM?si=mHoft6F8QSeLPsxYeVT8-w Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Can you have a business strategy when it comes to philanthropy? I believe you can. In this episode, I give your 3 strategies to consider. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

I recently had to make a life-changing decision. It was tough. There was not a clear answer on what to do and either way I went on it seemed like it could be the right call. In this episode, I break down my process for making life-changing decisions which honestly could be applied to any decision making. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

The hottest new app for business - Clubhouse. Most folks I know have at least heard of it by now. But are you maximizing it to the fullest? Is it consuming your time? In this episode, I break the app down and give some best practices that I've incorporated to help me and my business. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a once a month re-occurring series which Brian B, Digital Dave, and Jason Jani all co-host with a different special guest each month. For January 2021, we have Drew Pierce joining us. He's a programming monster DJ out of Long Beach, CA. We don't just play tracks...we talk more about the discovery process and how/where to use them. Looking for some of these tracks we talk about? I put a lot of them on my Spotify Music playlist and sometimes they make my seasonal playlist (links below). Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5il2NnXsKrkN1lycJ2khok?si=I7x6_nfNRMKEa3lIKXXebg My Personal Seasonal Playlist (Winter 2021): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3JCGSz64gE0x7zdgeSNpsM?si=mHoft6F8QSeLPsxYeVT8-w Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a new once a month re-occurring series where Joe Bunn and myself talk marketing tips that are pertinent to the particular month in which we record (in this case, January 2021). These are tips aimed at the mobile DJ owner - whether you are a single op, established multi-op owner or veteran DJ company. With booking season in high gear right now and with COVID still a major obstacle for a lot of DJs in various parts of the country, we talk through what we each feel DJ company owners in the categories above should be focused on right now. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Most private event DJs can admit to having had a Karen at one of their events at one point or another in their career. But have you ever dealt with multiple Karen's at the same event? I can now check that box. In this episode, I share how I navigated that scenario and give a few tips that could help you should you run into a similar situation. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I share with you about having my own personal first REAL COVID scare at an event. Talk about nerve-racking. You'll hear how I handled it and what I'm doing going forward. Stay vigilant folks. We're still not out of the woods yet. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a once a month re-occurring series where Joe Bunn and myself talk through songs we're using at events. In this episode, we talk through what I'm feeling in December 2020. However, we don't just talk tracks...we talk more about the discovery process and how/where to use them. Looking for some of these tracks we talk about? I put them on my Spotify Music playlist and sometimes they make my seasonal playlist (links below). Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wfvx5ynNG7P3zQXhoCZdJ?si=JFP7WPn8SB6QWNHT_QEktA Seasonal Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ENrdprHGmi0MTQsfiD00o?si=Nef3tmtQRpeD-O_rxlzYjQ Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

The “Second Act” series is based on the fact that, in my mind, everything we did “pre-covid” was the First Act. The Second Act is what we’re in right now as states start to re-open and we get back to events. What I’ve come to realize as we’ve been going through this pandemic is that there are a lot of great stories out there – things of hope, things that are super raw for folks, and even stories of great loss. I wanted to get these stories out there because I think we can learn a little something from others that are going through it, just like we are. In this episode (volume 6), I interview some from the DJ Industry Media - Eddie Short with Pro Mobile in the UK, John Young with Disc Jockey News and DJNTV and Jim Tremayne with DJ Times in 3 separate mini interviews. Similar to the DJ Manufacturers/Service Providers, these outlets are so important to our industry because they get the scoop for all sectors of our business yet they have no outlet for sharing it in this type of context. I hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I did interviewing them. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

The “Second Act” series is based on the fact that, in my mind, everything we did “pre-covid” was the First Act. The Second Act is what we’re in right now as states start to re-open and we get back to events. What I’ve come to realize as we’ve been going through this pandemic is that there are a lot of great stories out there – things of hope, things that are super raw for folks, and even stories of great loss. I wanted to get these stories out there because I think we can learn a little something from others that are going through it, just like we are. In this episode (volume 5), I interview Michael Mahler with Vibo, Hector Escobedo from Pioneer and Warren Peace from Direct Music Service in 3 separate mini interviews. These companies are so important to our industry yet they have no outlet for sharing how COVID has affected their businesses. Enjoy these candid conversations. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, Digital Dave and myself give you 7 tips to making a great holiday playlist and we even sample some of our favorite Christmas tracks. Whether you are a DJ or not, this is a good guide in putting something together for yourself, your clients or your friends. Looking for some of the tracks we talk about? I put them on my own Holiday 2020 Spotify playlist. Dave also included some of them in his holiday 2020 Christmas mix - links below. DJ Brian B's 2020 Holiday Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/71PecIohxRqhFRmMQbG5sN?si=99rEAuE7Q1KeJoN1q7Pg-Q Digital Dave's Holiday Music 2020 Mix: https://www.mixcloud.com/throwbacks/throwback-radio-137-digital-dave-christmas-mix/ Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

Episode 100 is here! I decided to take a break from all things serious and add a bit of levity on here - in a year (2020) that could definitely use some. I called on some my insanely talented friends and colleagues to open the vault on event stories that are funny and at times, shocking. My thanks to Bob Conti, Andrea Eppolito, Emily Clark, Lindsey and Cherish Conklin, Graeme Cowgill, Hugh Howser, Amy Shey Jacobs and Mike Walter. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I am joined by DJs Drew Pierce and Romin Zandi and we talk through how to navigate a COVID outbreak at an event. Pretty crazy story. Some good takeaways that could help if you run into a situation like this. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

This is a once a month re-occurring series where Joe Bunn and myself talk through songs we're using at events. In this episode, we talk through what I'm feeling in November 2020. However, we don't just talk tracks...we talk more about the discovery process and how/where to use them. Looking for some of these tracks we talk about? I put them on my Spotify Music playlist and sometimes they make my seasonal playlist (links below). Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wfvx5ynNG7P3zQXhoCZdJ?si=JFP7WPn8SB6QWNHT_QEktA Seasonal Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ENrdprHGmi0MTQsfiD00o?si=Nef3tmtQRpeD-O_rxlzYjQ Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I talk through why it's important to check your Knot and WeddingWire listing right now more than ever and how to make it stand out. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I talk through 4 ways to handle securing gear on destination events. I suspect DJs are going to get a lot more client requests for potentially doing a destination event while states and countries stagger their re-openings due to COVID. Knowing how to price this out and where to get gear is crucial to the equation. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I talk through a personal situation. I consider it my first real dad moment. At the end of the episode, I give 2 ideas for DJ Dads out here. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I break down how I have my Serato crates organized. Everyone does it differently but this is what works for me. This is definitely a "must listen" for the working mobile DJ., especially one who does a ton of different event types. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.

In this episode, I give you a product review of something I've been using for the last few months: Automate Your DJEP. If you are a user of DJ Event Planner, a CRM for DJs, this is a must have! I'm always hesitant to add more services or systems to the back-end of my business (what's the old saying, "If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It.") but you have to continue to push forward and be on the lookout for new tools to stay relevant and make the most of your time and money. Automate Your DJEP has done that for me. This is not a paid endorsement; just me sharing a product that has done wonders for me and my business. If you're interested in learning more about this product, go to automateyourdjep.com. Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App. DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to heavyhits.com For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now. My Patreon Shop is live! Grab documents and music listings a la carte. I'm on YOUTUBE!  Please subscribe and share. Thanks in advance.Check out my podcast website and my premium podcast content community page.DJs: Interested in Heavy Hits Music Pool? Go to https://heavyhits.com/For my podcast listeners only, enter promo code: BRIANB - it gets you a 30 day trial for $5. Try it now.DJs: Did you know I launched a course? It's called the "Value Based DJ Course" which will help you land your ideal clients, get paid what you need and give you the flexibility to figure out how many events you want to work. Get it today at https://www.thedjscreativeedge.com/Have a topic you want covered? Drop me a DM at @thetraveldjblend. Has this podcast helped you? Share your thoughts by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast App.