Mobile Beat Question

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For what purpose do you read Mobile Beat Magazine?

  • DJing tips

    Votes: 25 100.0%

  • Business tips

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • To learn what's new for DJ equipment

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • All of the above

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other reason

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • N/A: I don't subscribe to MB.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • N/A: I'm still evaluating it.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    25
DJ Ducky

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trafficgoo said:
Mobile Beat...and various other music vendor catalogs.
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I just started receiving Mobile Beat this year and I am wondering: for those who have been receiving the magazine for years, do you find it to be more of a helpful resource (tips for DJing, doing better business) or more as a guide for learning about some of the newer products on the market?

I have yet to formulate an opinion yet as I have only received 3 issues, but I'm just wondering what other DJs use it for.
 
Anna I think that Mobile Beat is great because of the Variety they do rotate their fluff a bit as every magazine does but you can usually find something worth reading. I do like to read columns about DJ skills, ideas and marketing

I like to see the mugs of Ben and the Crew

I like equipment reviews although we do get a lot of vendor stuff, videos, desciption pieces etc direct from companies a little before they get published.

For the mobile scene its pretty darn good.
 
I dropped my subscription several years ago after it got to the point there was more advertising and hype than there was real substance.
 
It comes free with ADJA membership. I'd probably purchase it anyway.

I like it because it's aimed at the Mobile DJ, whereas DJ Times is aimed more at the club DJ.

For that reason, it may be more beneficial to go to a MobileBeat show rather than DJ Times. Alas, I live in NJ, so I've always gone to AC, and wished I could go to Vegas...
 
It comes free with my adverts :)

I do enjoy looking through it though. I read what articles might concern my company, and I like seeing the ads for new toys. Since I'm on the other side of this business from the DJ, it behooves me to keep an eye on what is happening on the mobile scene, as I don't deal much with the club scene.

90% of my customers don't visit DJ chat boards, but a large portion reads MB ;)

Also, I like to see what kind of trouble the good doctor and crew are getting into these days :sqlaugh: :sqwink:
 
DJ Cam said:
I had found there is no real information in Mobile Beat. Their writers are very narrow minded. It also seems that they favor any equipment that buys advertising. Their annual gear review is a joke.
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While I can see yer point to an extent Cam -- it's the same with any magazine, TV show, etc.

Subscription fees don't pay near enough to produce any of them, so advertising pays most of the costs.

Do you bite the hand that feeds you...? For example, you work a lot of clubs -- would you put your name on an in print article, that says that one of your weekly establishments suck?

The trick is to read between the lines of the reviews and such, IMHO... ;)
 
I just got a freebie year from my Amazon Wishlist and this is the first time I've read the mag in a few years - sad to say I feel it hasn't evolved and still has the same old faces waffling on about the same old thing.

I truly believe it is crap and more can be learned at chat boards (like this) all you have to do is ask a question and you will doubtless receive instant gratification

Once again egos prevail and the first nice thing I hear about Bruce Keslar is the death announcement - sad.

Too much fluff and me me - magazines and newspapers are dying fast
 
I always enjoy my visits to the library, most pleasant part of my day
 
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