By Maria Esteves – August 21, 2013

The 23rd International 2013 DJ Expo (DJExpo13) was held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ, August 12-15, 2013. Presented by DJ Times magazine and Testa Communications, DJ Expo is America’s extraordinary mobile DJ (disc jockey) and VJ (video jockey) event that annually showcase artists panel discussions, seminars, hands-on workshops, keynote presentations, exhibit hall show, special events, awards ceremony, networking parties, live performances with emerging and established artists.

This year’s event included top musical artist keynote speakers in Hip Hop DJ Premier and EDM Morgan Page; thirty one panel discussions (seminars, workshops); audio demo room; DJ of the year awards; ADJ pizza fest; and industry sponsored parties (Promo Only, Chauvet, Moodswing). The exhibitors show floor presented the first wireless DJ system Pioneer XDJ-AERO with USB storage device on top of the unit allows you to wirelessly obtain music from computers, smart phones and tablets; product giveaways by top industry manufactures (ADJ, Beamz, Mackie, Pioneer, Promo Only); live expo show floor performances at DJ Square lounge/exhibitors booth (Bose, Peavy, Pioneer, Stanton) with DJ Premier, DJ Revo, DJ Saad, DJ Serafin and many others. DJ Expo 2013 attendees were industry professionals, producers, promoters, performing artists, recording artists, DJs, remixers, technologists, club owners/managers and media.

DJ Expo 2013 Coverage: President/publisher Vincent
P. Testa, Testa Communications, at the expo show
floor DJ Square lounge.

DJ Expo 2013 Coverage: Keynote speaker DJ Premier, right, and
moderator, director of sessions and entertainment Jim Tremayne,
DJ Expo.

DJ Expo 2013 Coverage: Keynote speaker Morgan Page, right, and
moderator, director of sessions and entertainment Jim Tremayne,
DJ Expo.

DJ Expo 2013 Coverage: Chicago’s first female
DJ VAL (Valerie Mezydlo) behind the decks
since 1973.

DJ Expo 2013 Coverage: America’s youngest DJ
(age16) Cole Plante.

DJ Expo 2013 Coverage: Live performances by
DJ REVO, left, and DJ Josh Christie at the expo
show floor BOSE booth.

DJ Expo 2013 Coverage: Expo show floor displays the
first Wireless DJ system the Pioneer XDJ-AERO.