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THE NEWS MAGAZINE FOR MUSIC PRODUCTS RETAILERS<br />
DJ and Ligh<br />
August 2018<br />
Volume 35, No. 8<br />
ting<br />
SPINNING<br />
Maufacturers<br />
Optimistic About<br />
the Future<br />
AND<br />
WINNING<br />
By Brian Berk<br />
Although challenges are always omnipresent,<br />
there’s definite optimism to go around. One place<br />
this optimism shows up in spades is the DJ/lighting<br />
category. Manufacturers in this category are excited<br />
about what the future holds. This optimism is led by<br />
ever-expanding technologies, as well as consumers<br />
who continue to be hungry to join this exciting in-<br />
dustry. In honor of our DJ/lighting issue, we called<br />
upon three manufacturers to provide their thoughts<br />
on the industry: Will Komassa, “chairman of the<br />
bored” at Blizzard Lighting; Chr<a title="MSR 08 2018 (August) page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/a52ba87c?page=1"> </a>
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