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International DJ Expo 2010 - Mike Stier Wrapup

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Mike Stier and Candi Lynn

Mike Stier and Candi Lynn

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To paraphrase the idiom, my third time covering the International DJ Expo in Atlantic City, NJ for “D-Mac” (DanceMusic.About.com) was the charm. Not going with any expectations as to what the week would hold for me was a good idea because I wound up leaving the Expo at the end of the week with a renewed and reinvigorated sense that I could make something of myself within this vast and talented, yet rough and tumble industry.

I really cannot say enough for the phenomenal week that I had! I have been fortunate and thankful to have been a part of the continued upward trajectory that Dance Music is taking, even if sometimes I feel as though I'm observing things around me from the periphery. Nonetheless, I hope and look forward to going back for a fourth, fifth or more times in the years to come.

My week in Atlantic City kicked off just like in '08 & '09: arriving a day early, so as to acclimate and get ready for the unpredictable week ahead. (Good thing I don't like to gamble!)

Just like in prior years, I was asked to attend some seminars being offered by DJ Times. During the four-day symposium, there's a wealth of interesting and informative discussions courtesy of some of the most prominent and successful entrepreneurs in the DJ business today, offering their tips, tricks and overall insights into what and how just about anyone with an open mind, passion, enthusiasm, and drive can make it in the overall growing business that is the Dance Music industry.

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