Gig Log 1-23-10 (Marcus's 13th Birthday Party)

Gig Log 1-23-10 (Marcus's 13 Birthday Party)

Yesterday's party was a great success and a ton of fun. The party was held @ The Knights of Columbus in Hamilton NJ. The hall has been recently redone and has a nice layout, and a huge dance floor. The Party started @ 6 pm, but the birthday boy arrived @ approximately 7:30 pm (Fashionably late). Once our party celebrant arrived he entered the room to a special intro his Dad and I came up with. We hyped up the crowd to the horn intro of Earth, Wind, and fire's (In The Stone) and as the doors opened the birthday boy strolled in to Chris Brown's (Transform Ya)!! The guests went wild and the dance floor began to come alive with his teen and tween friends and family. We partied for about a half an hour before the buffet style dinner was served, I kept it upbeat during dinner time with jams by artists like: Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Kid Cudi, Keisha Cole, and Sean Paul. After dinner I got the party started with teen dance favs such as: You're a Jerk (New boyz), Stanky Legg (G Spot Boyz), and Bedrock (Young Money). The vibe was skewed more toward the youth in attendance with scattered adult participation in such line dances as the Cupid shuffle, Cha cha slide and a soul train line to Marvin Gaye's Got to give it up pt2. This group was a blast and the 4 hr party seemed to go by in a whirl. Once again happy birthday Marcus and thanks to the Mckinnon family for choosing Your Neighborhood DJ.

Spinzy

Bookings 2010

Jan 15th- School Dance (Mike Sullivan)
Jan 16th- Sweet 16 (Ambient)
Jan 23rd- Birthday Party (Magic Moments)
Feb 13th- Birthday Party ( Iron Mike)
Feb 20th- Birthday Party (Magic Moments)
Feb 27th- Birthday Party (Relatainment)
March 6th- Frat Party (Ambient)
March 7th- Basket Ball Tournament (MDJ)
March 13th- Sweet 16 (Magic Moments)
April 17th- Wedding (Ambient )
April 23rd- Sweet 16 (Ambient)
April 24th- Sweet 16 (MDJ)
May 1st- Hall Of Fame Dinner (Magic Moments)

May 7th- Engagement Party (Iron Mike)
May 8th- Tag Team w Dj Jagged (Elegant Engagements)

May 15th- Wedding (Ambient)
May 21st- 8th grade social (MDJ)
May 22nd- Sweet 16 (Ambient)

May 25th- Tag Team Corporate Event w DJ Jagged (Ambient)
May 29th- College Grad Party (Magic Moments)

May 30th- Baptism (MDJ)
June 3rd- Brewsters Performance (Relatainment)

June 4th- Brewsters Performance (Relatainment)

June 5th- Wedding (Magic Moments)

June 11th- Brewster's performance (Relatainment) 2hrs

June 12th- 25th Anniversary Party (Iron Mike)
June 19th- Sweet 16 (Ambient)

June 25th- 40th Birthday Party (Ambient)

June 27th- Wedding w Dj Jagged (Ambient)
July 4th- Wedding (Ambient)
July 10th- Attending Wedding (Black Out)
July 17th- Wedding (Iron Mike)

July 24th- Sweet 16 (Magic Moments)

July 31st- Birthday Party (Ambient)

Aug 5th- Brewsters performance (Relatainment)

Aug 13th- Corporate Picnic (Magic Moments)

Aug 13th- Brewster's performance (Iron Mike)

Aug 14th- Class Reunion (MDJ)

Aug 19th-Brewster's performance (Relatainment)

Aug 20th- Wedding (MDJ)

Aug 21st- Wedding Tag Team w Iron Mike (Iron Mike)

Aug 27th- Brewster's performance (Iron Mike)

Sept 2nd- Brewsters performance (Relatainment)

Sept 5th- Family Labor Day Party (Magic Moments)

Sept 16th- Brewster's performance (Relatainment)

Sept 25th- Sweet 16 (MDJ)

Sept 30th- Brewster's performance (Relatainment)
Oct 2nd- Bat Mitzvah (Ambient)

Oct 10th- Wedding Tag Team w Dj Jagged (Ambient)

Oct 14th- Brewster's performance (Magic Moments)

Oct 16th- Chilli Cook Off (Ambient)

Oct 21st- Brewster's performance (Magic Moments)

Oct 22nd- Middle School Dance (Magic Moments)

Oct 23rd- Wedding (MDJ)

Oct 29th- Princeton Library performance (Ambient)

Nov 4th- Brewster's performance (Magic Moments)

Nov 6th- Tag Team Sweet 16 w Iron Mike (Iron Mike)

Nov 11th- Brewster's performance (Magic Moments)

Nov 12th- Middle School Dance (Ambient)

Nov 18th- Brewster's performance (Magic Moments)

Nov 20th- 30th Birthday Party (Magic Moments)

Nov 26th- Brewster's performance (Iron Mike)

Dec 2nd- Brewster's performance (Magic Moments)

Dec 4th- Class Reunion (MDJ)

Dec 11th- Holiday Party (Ambient)

Dec 16th- Brewster's performance (Magic Moments)

Dec 17th- Holiday Party (Magic Moments)

Dec 31st- Wedding (MDJ)

Gig Log's 1-15-10 / 1-16-10

What's up guys? just thought I'd post a log from my events this weekend, so here it goes.

1-15-10 West Windsor Plainsboro South

This was my first time @ West Windsor Plainsboro High South so I was excited to finally crack this school which is practically in my backyard. I arrived approx 7 pm for the 8 pm start time, it was only a 3 hr gig so I pretty much could stick to the hits and not have to play too much fluff. I got set up by 7:45 and got some jams playing, by 8:15 the crowd thickened and it was time to get it started. I took it up tempo but was met with a luke warm reaction, that's when i broke out boom boom pow and the dance floor came to life. A circle formed and a few kids were break dancing in the center, one kid was great and was doing some flares and different moves to the hyped crowd. Then it happened a kid cracked the circle did a few moves then was on the floor screaming. I thought he might of been joking at first, but it seemed a little too real. I shut off the tunes and asked are you joking, he said no and screamed like I've never heard a man scream! I announced the need for some medical attention on the dance floor. Chaperone's and faculty rushed to the floor to aid, the shrieks continued but were almost drowned out by the loudness of 300 kids in a big space. EM T's arrived about 15 minutes after the kid went down, would you believe this kid broke his shin break dancing @ the school dance!! EM T's carried the kid out on a stretcher to which I instructed the students to give them a round of applause for helping us with the situation. Once they hauled out our fallen soldier, we partied and partied hard!! Aside from the numerous requests for you're a jerk (5) the kids were pretty tame. I dropped Hotel room and was cautioned by the faculty to get it off (lol)!! I also was asked numerous times to turn it up but I was already peaking the meters and definitely felt underpowered for the bass hungry teens.Jams of the night were:

Boom boom Pow ( Not because the kid broke his leg, I played this later on and got a great response)!

Shots

You're a Jerk (Played this 5 times, I could've understood if any of these kids were good at Jerkin but they all were sub par)!

3

Down

Party in the USA

Stanky Legg

Tik Tok

Single Ladies

1-16-10 Dakota's Sweet 16

This gig was held in Princeton in a subdivision off of Forestal Center. the club house was very nice with fine fixtures and amenities, perfect for a gathering like this.This gig was booked by Harry who I had the pleasure of djiing his daughter's sweet 16 almost 2 yrs ago now. Dakota is actually Harry's girlfriend's daughter, but either way just glad people keep us in mind for their special events. I was setup in a room next to a piano which had a lovely fireplace on one end and french doors that opened into a bar area where dinner was served.I started off about a half hr early and let a promo only disc run while i got mentally prepared for the nights festivities. The crowd gathered in the bar about 7 and by 7:30 the room was packed with teens. The kids trickled into my space so I thought time to get it started. The room came alive with teen energy dancing to the grooves. We partied for about 30 minutes and then moved into the candle lighting ceremony. The ceremony went flawlessly and then it was dinner time, while the group ate I played a few reggae jams,and a little Motown. I noticed a trickle back into my room so I broke out Sweet Caroline which flocked the masses to the dance floor, they came from everywhere to enjoy this singalong classic. I broke into an 70's/80's set that lit up the dance floor with guests young and old and brought great energy into the room. The few adults soon fizzed and then we got into the more current stuff. My dance floor was packed all night, which makes you appreciate kids that just love to have fun without all the pretense that kids have around this age. This group was an absolute blast that danced to everything from today's top 40, to Brown eyed girl. Songs of the night were:

Sweet Caroline

Man I feel like a woman

I gotta feeling

Gasolina

3

Party in the USA

Tik Tok

Do you love me

Wannabe

When I grow up

Just Dance

Cha cha slide

Single Ladies
I'm in Miami Trick
-- @ the conclusion of the night I thanked everyone for coming out to Dakota's sweet 16 blah blah blah. Then the kids flocked to the piano right next to me ,one kid sat at the keys and played and sang an incredible piano cover of 21 guns. It seemed to end the night off perfectly I only wish I had gotten some video of it.

Peace,

Spinzy
DJ Spinz

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