NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MOBILE ENTERTAINERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Operations & Opportunities
David Hamscom has been trusted by the world's top client base and has humbly become one of the most in demand event DJs across the country. He provides his unique style of entertainment to VIP events, corporate events and the private event space. He had the fortune to travel the country providing the soundtrack for celebrities, companies, organizations and industry professional events. He has appeared and been featured on television and radio programs and industry magazines, as well as being selected as the headlining talent at numerous professional sporting events (including Super Bowl XXXIX).
In addition to his personal performance event client base, he founded Y? Entertainment in 1989 and has since established an extraordinary resume not only personally as an entertainer, but also as a respected entrepreneur and industry influencer. Past clients and industry colleagues say what makes David unique is his ability to connect with any age group and any event style. He looks forward to meeting each and every challenge presented to him. His humor, music programming knowledge and respect to YOUR vision make him a highly sought-after entertainer. He is available worldwide and ready to help you exceed your event vision and goals. He is also a wedding and event industry thought leader. In 2020, he launched Wedding Business Growth and The Rookie and The Vet Podcast with his co-host, Nick Sangiamo as resources to support business owners starting or looking to grow their wedding and event business. David is also the President of the Saint Augustine Wedding and Events Association and Director of Membership for North Florida MPI. Here's his calendar link to make finding time easy.
Job Titles:
- Founder of Philly 's First Female DJ Company
Greg Curran has been proudly performing as a mobile disc jockey for over 30 years. He began his DJ career at the age of 18 years old. At the age of 22, he joined the nation's largest wedding services company where he was promoted to management after one year. Later in his career, he was made an executive and by the time the company had peaked, he was managing over 350-disc jockeys, videographers, photographers and photo booth operators in 24 different branches across the United States and Canada.
After 25 years of success with the company, Greg went independent and opened his own entertainment company named Curran Entertainment. Previously, he had bought the DJ Entertainment School with plans in the making. The school focuses on teaching adults and children how to DJ and professionally entertain their clientele. As an involved member of his community, he volunteers his time to several organizations teaching inner city kids and special needs children how to DJ.
Greg is a member of The Senate DJs and The House of Reps DJ community that focuses on tips for improving yourself professionally in the entertainment industry. He also hosts radio show every Sunday night at 9 p.m. on Wild1Radio.com. As a force of nature within the entertainment industry, he is also a brand ambassador and sponsored artist with Peavey Electronics, Floyd Rose Audio, BPM Supreme, Spinfluenceit and N.A.M.E. As of January 2020, Greg has accepted the invite as a N.A.M.E advisory board member to offer his expertise and professional knowledge to N.A.M.E and the entertainment industry. You can catch him teaching and doing seminars at The DJ Expo and for NYC DJ Con when not making his mark all over the East Coast. Check out this informative book "How To DJ Weddings and Parties/DJ Entertainment School" by Gregory Curran. Greg is offering NAME members 10% off classes at The DJ Entertainment School. Mention NAME and save!
Job Titles:
- Customer Service Representative
Growing up in historic Western Massachusetts, Matt Peterson discovered that he was destined to become a professional entertainer at the age of 14 when he started working at a local movie theatre. For the next five years, he experienced all of the wonderful sounds and entertainment experiences that he could.
Fast forward a few years, and while he was working his way through college to become an educator of young children. One day, Matt ran into a friend who was the manager of a rather well-known DJ company. Following their meeting, Matt accepted his friend's offer to become his DJ apprentice. For the next 4 years, Matt would continue to grow to learn from all of his experiences and eventually would thrive within the Disc Jockey industry, as he honed his skills to market, promote and sell his unique set of services. These services include Disc Jockey and Master of Ceremony Services, Sports Broadcasting, Radio Production, Event Planning, Event Lighting, Karaoke, Children's Entertainment and Bubble Parties. For the past 28 years, Matt has been the Chief Entertainer, and Owner of Peterson Productions Disc Jockeys located in Northampton, Ma. as well as a contributing writer and board member to NAME.