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Dave Manack

Dave Manack is the Publisher for ED Publications, the national business magazine (ED Magazine), convention (ED EXPO) and websites for the billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. Manack, whose tenure with ED began in 1998, coordinates and produces several events at the Annual EXPO including the seminars and the ED Awards Show, and is also the founder and producer of the EDI (Exotic Dancer Invitational) national contest for the industry's top "showgirl" entertainers. He's also been one of the publication's main writers and editors.

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Anything but Ugly

The DJ Booth March 22, 2019

Sporting bonds formed in adolescence, hard rock band Ugly Melon's members are riding all the highs of being an original act and how that creativity has spawned their newest...

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Focus: Sounds like a bright idea!

Cool Products March 21, 2019

A sound and lighting upgrade is certainly an investment, but is it an investment you can afford to do without? Is your old lighting costing you more than if...

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Why “Certification Seminars” at Expo? Here’s why!

EXPO News March 19, 2019

Attending a training/education class on a specific segment of nightclub operations and receiving a certificate of completion provides a number of benefits to club owners and their key staff...

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“Strip club better neighbor than church”

Industry News March 19, 2019

"The strip club was a better neighbor than the church is." Yes, you read that correctly. Business owners in San Diego are lamenting the fact that "Rock Church" bought The...

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Get to know Scott Discianno of Bucks Cabaret

Profile On March 14, 2019

A gas station, a hiring ad, and coincidence culminated in Scott Discianno as regional manager of Bucks Cabaret, site of the 2019 EDI West. Scott Discianno found salvation in an adult...

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Juliette Electrique: The sword and the sorceress

Feature Entertainers March 14, 2019

The first time you see it, your first reaction is … no, she’s not going to do that. She is not going to put that entire sword down her...

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Dave Manack

Dave Manack is the Publisher for ED Publications, the national business magazine (ED Magazine), convention (ED EXPO) and websites for the billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. Manack, whose tenure with ED began in 1998, coordinates and produces several events at the Annual EXPO including the seminars and the ED Awards Show, and is also the founder and producer of the EDI (Exotic Dancer Invitational) national contest for the industry's top "showgirl" entertainers. He's also been one of the publication's main writers and editors.

Countdown EXPO 2019 | Aug. 11-14

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Dave Manack

Dave Manack is the Publisher for ED Publications, the national business magazine (ED Magazine), convention (ED EXPO) and websites for the billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. Manack, whose tenure with ED began in 1998, coordinates and produces several events at the Annual EXPO including the seminars and the ED Awards Show, and is also the founder and producer of the EDI (Exotic Dancer Invitational) national contest for the industry's top "showgirl" entertainers. He's also been one of the publication's main writers and editors.

Latest Articles From Dave Manack

Latest Articles From Author

Dave Manack

Anything but Ugly

The DJ Booth March 22, 2019

Sporting bonds formed in adolescence, hard rock band Ugly Melon's members are riding all the highs of being an original act and how that creativity has spawned their newest...

Read more

Focus: Sounds like a bright idea!

Cool Products March 21, 2019

A sound and lighting upgrade is certainly an investment, but is it an investment you can afford to do without? Is your old lighting costing you more than if...

Read more

Why “Certification Seminars” at Expo? Here’s why!

EXPO News March 19, 2019

Attending a training/education class on a specific segment of nightclub operations and receiving a certificate of completion provides a number of benefits to club owners and their key staff...

Read more

“Strip club better neighbor than church”

Industry News March 19, 2019

"The strip club was a better neighbor than the church is." Yes, you read that correctly. Business owners in San Diego are lamenting the fact that "Rock Church" bought The...

Read more

Get to know Scott Discianno of Bucks Cabaret

Profile On March 14, 2019

A gas station, a hiring ad, and coincidence culminated in Scott Discianno as regional manager of Bucks Cabaret, site of the 2019 EDI West. Scott Discianno found salvation in an adult...

Read more

Juliette Electrique: The sword and the sorceress

Feature Entertainers March 14, 2019

The first time you see it, your first reaction is … no, she’s not going to do that. She is not going to put that entire sword down her...

Read more

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Dave Manack

Dave Manack is the Publisher for ED Publications, the national business magazine (ED Magazine), convention (ED EXPO) and websites for the billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. Manack, whose tenure with ED began in 1998, coordinates and produces several events at the Annual EXPO including the seminars and the ED Awards Show, and is also the founder and producer of the EDI (Exotic Dancer Invitational) national contest for the industry's top "showgirl" entertainers. He's also been one of the publication's main writers and editors.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Fall brings October’s PANDA top 20!

October 6, 2026

Fall is in full swing, and with it comes October's PANDA Top 20 tracks! Compiled from chart submissions by professional adult nightclub DJs across...

Dolly Parton night at Hustler Vegas to benefit local charity

October 2, 2026

An evening of Dolly Parton music is taking on a local mission. Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club Las Vegas will host a Dolly Parton tribute...

Cover an ‘uncovered’ industry for three decades

September 25, 2026

(Note: This Publisher's Note was published in the September 2026 issue of ED Magazine.) In August 2023, just seven months before his untimely passing, ED...

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