Let me share some insight with a few of you.
I'm sure you have read the ADJA thread and the stream of attacks on the Board of Directors over the last year. At every corner a core group of individuals have called the association to task under the guise of "We Are Protecting The Members". Are they really protecting the industry or is there a hidden self-serving agenda?
NOOOOOOOOOOOO not by these highly acclaimed industry leaders.
Last year - Yes LAST year during the 2006 Las vegas Mobile Beat convention a few of these self-proclaimed advocates had a special meeting. Dan, Sal, Ray, Scott and a few others were brainstorming on the creation of a NEW industry association - Yes NEW - And over the last year the PR campaign began to discredit the ADJA and even limited attacks on NAME with blogs, accusations and venomous attacks that were just convincing enough to give doubt of the ethics of the Board of Directors. Just enough constant pressure to weaken the foundation so when they announce their NEW industry association surly the weak minded DJs would flock to them so the Good Old Boys will have industry dominance and power to rein!
Calculating - Cold Blooded - Ruthless - YES! Business is tough and many of us have to deal with many obstacles within our markets, low-ballers, kick-backs, mean as he!! hall coordinators and a wealth of others that test our patents, and jeopardize or longevity. But as an industry we have friendships and mentors to share with and having a venomous core working so hard to undermine our growing industry is unacceptable to me. These individuals know that I'm personally aware of the GAME PLAN and I've tossed some barbs their direction to minimize their reality - With the completion of the recent voting no matter the outcome you will soon see the Hidden Agenda surface - The catalyst for the venom, character assignation, blog campaign and the CORE reason anyone would dedicate so much time to spin the actions of others.
I personally will NEVER participate, utilize and/or belong to any organization that operates in this manner.