Foreword

By Jim Robinson, Promo Only, Co-Founder/President Electro-Magic Productions, President/Owner

My good friend, mobile DJ icon, Bernie Howard, has often accused me of owning a crystal ball. I don’t know about that, but I have had some pretty good seats to see firsthand, the changes in the industry over the past 25 years. Please allow me to share my story.

I started back in 1976 as many of us did, as a “bedroom” DJ hungry for 12-inch versions of dance songs. Back then there were records, reel-to-reel, or the highly uncool 8-track. I had all three.

A few years later I got my first music-related job in Disney World’s tech services division, the department that handled all their sound needs. I jumped at the chance to learn how to put together ...

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