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At the recent NACE Experience in Chicago, Their annual National convention. The American Disc Jockey Association was honored & recognized as the NACE Partner of the Year for 2012.  This is a very prestigious award that recognizes the work that ADJA does with NACE. Dr. Drax commented that “We were excited & completely surprised to win this award over so many other major NACE supporters. We are gratified that our message is being heard.”

For several years the ADJA has led the way for DJs as the ONLY trade association there to influence caterers & other event professionals about the importance of quality DJs at events that they are connected with.

For many years the ADJA has not only demonstrated this by providing High calibers of entertainment at many NACE functions but we have also provided seminar facilitators that moderated their educational programs. This gave them a first hand look at what a professional DJ can do with only a mic.

A few years back the Foundation of NACE asked the ADJA to help them improve & build their foundations signature event at the conference.  It is an event that helps NACE to raise thousands of dollars for their scholarship programs.  ADJA jumped in with both feet & this year was no exception.  We have continued to increase the event & subequently the revenue generated for the Foundation.

We are excited to work with them again in 2014 as their Endowment partner.  Through the efforts of so many of our members we are showing other event professionals that if you want great entertainment, you want to use and recommend ADJA members as the DJ.

Once again the ADJA shows leadership & will be the only trade association there to represent DJs to NACE members.  We will be providing talent at several events & Dr. Drax has even been asked to participate in the production of the famed NACE Gala Awards.  ADJA also saves it’s members nearly $200 on Nace membership.  Once again, The ADJA leads the way.

Once upon a time, the only ingredients you needed for a perfect wedding day were a nice dress, a good suit, some Bucks Fizz and (if you were really lucky) a glimpse of the summer sun.

In the past 20 years however weddings have had something of an overhaul and everyone from celebrities to the average couple is pulling out all the stops to make their big day something to behold and remember.

Whilst some include evening entertainment, singing waiters or fantastical menus and styling to wow their guests, the smart brides and grooms are realising that all they need to make their day go with a bang is to bring the guests together – and they’re looking to businesses to see how to do it!

Joining together

Weddings are of course as focused on the joining of two families as much as they are about the joining together of two people and in some cases this is very easy and natural. However, in the case that the families are large, don’t all live in the same area or simply haven’t had the time or opportunity to meet and form a bond, it can take some time for the relationship between the clans to emerge.

With that in mind, many couples seek out activities which will not only entertain their guests but will also help to initiate that bond; in simple terms – modern couples plan teambuilding activities for their wedding guests.

Given the simplicity of the idea, it’s a shock that the idea isn’t more popular – using traditional teambuilding initiatives to bond two families at a huge event!

What to do?

Of course, when planning their group bonding exercises, many business managers take into account a number of factors, such as the age and interests of their group, the budget and the amount of time they can allocate to the activity.

At a wedding all of these factors become more important. Weddings are costly enough to begin with without adding a bank-breaking afternoon activity to the pot and additionally, as essential as the bonding is, it shouldn’t come at the expense of the couple being allowed to enjoy themselves and having the chance to spend time with their guests.

With that in mind, there are a number of activities that can act as perfect ice-breakers without taking over the whole of the special day.

Why not start small with introduction games over the dining table. Although some couples do deviate from the traditional Wedding Breakfast, it does still form a large part of many nuptials, and the guests could have an enormous amount of fun getting to know their fellow revellers with introduction games, mini-quizzes and even raffles.

For the couple that are thinking a little bigger though there are garden games such as Giant Jenga, Chequers, and Chess, It’s a Knockout or even Hide and Seek on a mass scale.

However, if you’re thinking that huge is better, why not pull out all the stops and either organise, or hire a specialist to set up a giant task for you? You could have guests orienteer to the reception venue, set up a treasure hunt with teams competing against each other to find something essential for your reception or set your guests to work building a structure and awarding the best team with first go at the evening buffet!

This guest article was written by Accomplished Events, a UK team building company.

The second International Karaoke Summit wrapped up late on Thursday Afternoon.  It was an incredible day of education and discussions of polices that are going to effect the industry for years to come.

There was tremendous advances in both licencing & technologies that are going to make the future very bright for Karaoke Hosts & singers.  Look for more details as well as videos from the summit to be posted.

The world karaoke industry comes to The Las Vegas DJ Show to hold the second world Karaoke summit live. Karaoke Hosts from around the world will join together to build a vibrant karaoke industry .

The world karaoke industry comes to music city.

For the second year in a row the International Karaoke Summit will be held in Nashville, TN.  This event is an historic event held to define the state of the Karaoke Industry.  This is the first year that the Music publishers are joining us for an open discussion of how to handle intellectual property rights.  This event can’t be missed & once again the American Karaoke Host Association is the ONLY association involved & taking the lead in building the Karaoke Industry.

For the second year in a row ADJA CEO Dr. Drax has been selected to MC the second international Karaoke Summit in Nashville, Tn on June 20th. This year the Summit will be joined by a majority of the music publishers. The intent of the summit is to advance the state of the Karaoke Industry. The Summit is planning on live streaming the event.

The International Karaoke Summit represents every major company in the Karaoke Industry.  Additionally there will be an open session on Karaoke at The Las Vegas DJ Show Sept 9-11th 2013