Disc Jockey Overhaul
For the past few Thursdays, Cutting Edge Entertainment has been re-tooling our DJ and production gear. Pedro, Marc and I have been working with Carl (our production manager), overhauling our equipment and making some much needed changes to the technology we implement at events. Although I admit it is exciting to see great new systems... Read More
Don’t Underestimate A Wedding DJ: Part Deux
To err is human, to forgive divine ~ Alexander Pope One of the blogs I like to read/follow is OneWed.com’s ‘Savvy Scoop‘. As an owner of a DJ entertainment company in the event business, as well as a blogger myself, it’s important to follow other related blogs and publications to keep up on trends in... Read More
Don’t Underestimate A Wedding DJ
In a series of recent articles by ‘The Man Registry‘ published on the OneWed ‘Savvy Scoop’ blog, the author offers the readers some of what I would call ‘misinformation’. The first article goes on to say things like “Go see your DJ or Band live” (an absurd suggestion, as a DJ has no right to... Read More
Wanted: DJs in Philadelphia
WANTED (l to r) – Marc ‘Mitzvah King’ Mednick, Pedro ‘Dr. Disney’ Coelho, Richie ‘Mix-Master’ Abrams and Craig ‘The Leg’ Sumsky. CRIMES Causing extreme pain to hundreds of people’s feet every weekend, sometimes resulting in blisters. Creating a festive atmosphere. Encouraging people to dance and ‘party’ (The ‘party’ part has been known to include fun).... Read More
Sean Gallo Designs
“I get by with a little help from my friends.” ~The Beatles Sean Gallo is an illustrator, and his contributions to the Cutting Edge Entertainment blog have been invaluable. Sean also happens to have been my friend since the second grade. Friends like Sean come in very handy when I’ve finished writing a blog post... Read More
The Director of Cutting Edge Entertainment
My name is Craig Sumsky, and I am the Director of Cutting Edge Entertainment. I like the term ‘Director,’ because I think it best describes the role I play in the company. I am many other things, like an owner and a founder of the company (there were two, and now there is one), but... Read More
Jean Valentin Photography
I first met Craig at an industry event. About five minutes into the conversation, he says to me: “You sound like Antonio Banderas” …. which made me smile. My Spanish is very limited (like Hola Amigo). For the record, I was ‘’imported’ by my lovely wife from Romania, so maybe the connection is that Romania... Read More
Adam Rineer, President, N.A.C.E. Philadelphia
I have been a member of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association of Catering Executives since about 2003, but I had my doubts about rejoining the organization this year. There were several reasons for my hesitation, but primarily I think it was somewhat of a bad taste I had in my mouth for some... Read More
On Cutting Edge Entertainment
What can one say about a place where so many different and creative minds come together? Cutting Edge Entertainment is a mad house of energy, talent, and personality. It’s really become so much more than just a place of business to me, it is my extended family. If you ask the average person how many jobs... Read More
Kevin York Photography
Some time ago my friend Craig Sumsky asked me to give him three of my favorite or best images I have ever done. He said he was doing a few blog posts for his friends who have helped him over the year create such a great blog, and would like me to contribute. I agreed,... Read More