Hazan Media Group

Name

Hazan Media Group

Legal name

Hazan Media Group

Website

https://hazanmediagroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lifestyle Trade Media & Events

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Party DJ, Music & Audio Services (HSACACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual, Hybrid & Livestream Event Coordination (HSACAAAO), Festival & Live Entertainment Brand Partnerships (MPAAAGAF), Corporate Meetings & Conferences (Internal/External Business Events) (MPAGAHAA)

Keywords

• Trade event management
• Lifestyle media publishing
• Strategic advisory services
• Content creation services
• Brand marketing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Oyster Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Revenue: Revenue generated from DJX/DJ Expo, America's largest DJ community gathering, including attendee fees, exhibitor fees, and sponsorship revenue.
2. Publishing/Digizine: Revenue from DJ Life Mag bimonthly digizine and 365 online platform serving the DJ lifestyle community.
3. Professional Services: Fee-based strategic solutions including event management, strategic advisory, content creation, and branding/marketing services for lifestyle brands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hazan Media Group is an integrated media company serving lifestyle communities—primarily the DJ industry—through two core brands (DJX/DJ Expo, America's largest DJ gathering since 1990, and DJ Life Mag, a bi-monthly digizine and 24/7 online platform) and four professional service lines: Event Management, Strategic Advisory, Content Creation, and Branding & Marketing. The company produces award-winning content, education, events, and experiences that integrate streaming, digital, and in-person platforms for both the DJ community and lifestyle brand clients.

Product overview

Hazan Media Group is a New York-based integrated media company serving lifestyle communities, particularly the DJ industry. The company operates a platform-plus-services architecture centered on two core brands: DJX / DJ Expo (America's largest DJ gathering since 1990) and DJ Life Mag (a bi-monthly digizine and 24/7 online platform). These brands are supported by four service offerings: Event Management, Strategic Advisory, Content Creation, and Branding & Marketing. The company provides strategic solutions through award-winning content, education, events, and experiences integrating streaming, digital, and in-person platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DJX / DJ Expo: America's largest and most impactful gathering of the DJ community, serving working pros, bedroom DJs/producers, and aspiring DJs since 1990.
• DJ Life Mag

Products and services

• DJX / DJ Expo America's largest DJ community gathering since 1990, delivering gear showcases, ideas, and networking platforms to working pro DJs, bedroom DJs/producers, and aspiring jocks.
• DJ Life Mag

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Resident Advisor: Premier electronic music community platform covering DJs, events, and culture globally. Comparable to HMG as a digital-first DJ community hub with event listings and editorial content; competes for the same audience attention as DJ Life Mag.
• Pollstar: Live events industry trade publication and data provider. Comparable to HMG's event-and-publication model for the broader live entertainment industry; Pollstar operates at significantly larger scale with deeper B2B data monetization.
• DJ Mag: Long-running global publication covering DJ and electronic music culture. Directly comparable to DJ Life Mag as a DJ-focused media brand and to HMG's professional services arm, though DJ Mag operates at greater international scale.
• Nightclub & Bar Media Group: Trade media company serving nightlife and bar operators through events, publications, and industry resources. Comparable to HMG's platform-plus-services architecture applied to nightlife rather than DJs, and a potential vertical-expansion template.
• Mixcloud: DJ-focused long-form audio streaming and community platform. Comparable to DJ Life Mag as a destination for DJ content consumption and community engagement, with global reach that HMG lacks.
• EDM.com: Digital-first electronic dance music publication covering news, festivals, and DJ culture. Comparable to DJ Life Mag as a DJ/electronic music editorial outlet, but with broader EDM-festival audience positioning.
• International Music Summit (IMS): Annual electronic music industry conference and thought-leadership platform. Comparable to DJX/DJ Expo as a high-impact DJ/electronic music industry gathering, but positioned as a global leadership summit rather than a US-focused expo.

Broad incumbents

• NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants): Major music industry trade association producing NAMM Show, the largest music products trade event in the US. Comparable to DJX as a music trade show but operating across the full music products industry rather than specializing in DJs.

Emerging players

• DJ Tech Reviews: Digital DJ gear review and education site. Comparable to a subset of DJ Life Mag's editorial coverage (gear and technology) and competes for DJ mindshare through digital content.

Others

• IDJNOW: Specialty retailer of DJ gear, controllers, and production equipment. Comparable as a DJ-vertical commerce ecosystem player that DJX exhibitors and DJ Life Mag readers overlap with; not a media peer but a closely adjacent commercial participant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hazanmediagroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hazanmediagroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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