April 24th Karen's Sweet 16

Saturday turned out to be a blast with a small but lively group of sweet 16 party goers. This event was held @ the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company hall. The hall is really the bays where they keep the trucks, what they do is pull the trucks out and put some tables and chairs in place of the trucks. This party was a fun time, check out the video log posted below for an inside look into this slammin good time!

Spinzy

April 23rd Melissa's Sweet 16

Friday's sweet 16 brought me to South Plainfield NJ which was cool considering I lived in South Plainfield a few years ago. I left home a bit earlier than usual for this gig considering having to battle rush hour traffic on 287, but surprisingly I flowed through it pretty easily. I arrived 2 the Italian American club where the sweet 16 was being hosted approx 1:15 hr early for load in and set up. the load in was a breeze and I was greeted by Liz the birthday girl's mom. I got my rig all up with much time to spare and tossed on a disc and let it play. Once 7 rolled around I kept it pretty low key with track s by : Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Nickle back etc.. I rode the dinner music until after the buffet was served, we dined on fine Italian delicacies and i indulged in a plate of ziti, sausage and peppers and lasagna (delicious)!! Once filled to the max I began to get the dance music flowing the mood was somewhat somber so I tried to hype the kids up with some mic action. I was met with a Luke warm reaction and a dismal dance floor. As the night drug on I played the hits to a on again off again dance floor that frustrated me to the bone. This sweet 16 didn't have a candle lighting or but we did do a cake and the happy birthday song. I'm thinking these kids may of just had a long day and didn't really come to party, but either way I was thanked numerous time @ the end of the night. A few business cards got passed out and despite my feelings I still managed a nice tip! Thanks to the Pasternak family and happy birthday Mellisa!

Note: In my haste to leave the house I left my camera home and was unable to document this party with my normal footage (Drats)!!!
Spinzy

Ambient DJ Webmercial

Update:

Ambient DJ Service Launches new webmercial showcasing their expertise in creating exciting and memorable events. The short video features footage from just a few of the events Ambient has had the pleasure of hosting. Stay tuned for more updates, video gig logs, and more as Ambient DJ prepares for the season to kick into overdrive in the upcoming months.

April 17th Rounsaville Wedding

April 17th Ron and Peggy's Wedding

Saturday took me to the quaint town of Lambertville. I've done some work for the public school system in the past hosting various school dances over the last few years, so I am somewhat familiar with the area. The couple Ron and Peggy have eclectic taste in music! Ron is a heavy metal guy and Peggy Leans more toward pop, classic rock, and power ballads. The couple wanted something simple to compliment their easy going nature, so I knew I was in for a nice mellow affair. The reception was contracted to start at 4 so I arrived at 2:30 to begin the load in and set up. The affair was held at the Lambertville Rescue Squad's banquet facility on Alexander road, perched on top of a steep hill. The load in was easy and I was finishing my set up when the guests started to arrive approximately 3:15 or so. Although contracted to play at 4 I ran a CD for the early comers to set the mood. I changed into my suit and let the hits roll. After a while of cocktail music the bridal party was ready to get it started. I lined them up outside the room and quickly rehearsed the entrance to get us all on the same page. I cued the music after getting the crowd's attention and began the intros. The intros rolled smoothly as the bridal party strolled in to I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas " a popular choice these days"! Then lowering the music I announced our new Mr and Mrs and slammed the music back up to a nice applause. Once traveling underneath the bridal party arch, we moved into their first dance in which everyone joined in midway enhancing the mood of the day. We moved on to the parent dances, blessing, and speeches. The night flowed effortlessly with light dance floor action to the uptempo disco, 80's ,and dance sets. I received good floor action from the slow songs which considering most of the guests were older should've been expected. The bouquet and garter portion of the evening were pretty tame with boyfriend and girlfriend participants not getting to frisky,and the cake cutting was nice not naughty! Overall the evening was well received and I handed out a few cards and drew many compliments on the song selection. Once again congratulations to Mr and Mrs. Rounsaville! I hope you have a great time on your Jamaican excursion!

Spinzy

Spinzy's Top 25 1st Quarter 2010

So here it is my top 25 of 2010's 1st quarter! These are in countdown order, and all of them have earned thier respective spots on the list due to thier popularity at my mobile gigs!

25 Ride Dat Wave- Dj Frosty
24 In My Head- Jason Derulo
23 Break Your Heart- Taio Cruz
22 Evacuate The Dancefloor- Cascada
21 Soldier Of Love- Sade
20 Nothin On You- BOB ft Bruno Mars
19 Sexy Chick- David Guetta ft Akon
18 Daddy's Home- Usher
17 Beamer Benz or Bentley- Lloyd Banks ft Juelz Santana
16 Telephone- Lady Gaga ft Beyonce
15 Whatcha Say- Jason Derulo
14 Down- Jay Sean
13 Over- Drake
12 Bedrock- Young Money
11 Tik Tok- Kesha
10 Say Hey I Love You- M Franti ft Spearhead
9 Say Aah- Trey Songz ft Fabolous
8 Replay- Iyaz
7 Bad Romance- Lady Gaga
6 Baby- Justin Beiber ft Ludacris
5 Imma Be- BEP
4 Shots- LMFAO
3 Hey Soul Sister- Train
2 How Low- Ludacris
1 Rude Boy- Rihanna

March 13th Nia's Sweet 16

Ok so to intro this one a little background is in order. Nia is my wife's cousin and obviously mine too now. I've had the duty and pleasure to DJ most of my family's special events and looked forward to providing the tunes for such a special day.So Saturday morning I ran around to get my suit from the cleaners, gear from storage, brother from my mom's, sister's from my mother in laws etc.. This was all before we even could leave BTW this was the first day of the massive rain and flooding that has been plaguing the north east as of late. the car was jammed packed with my sisters, brother and a family friend as well as all my DJ gear in the back. We loaded up and prepared for the 2 hr trip to Delaware. We battled the rain the entire time which seemed to get worse the closer we got to Delaware. Once arriving we met my aunt, uncle and cousins at the church hall were the party was being held. I loaded in my gear as the family helped get the room ready for the party ie: getting tables and chairs, food prep, decorations etc... The party started slowly as the sweet 16 court took forever to get it together. Once the court was introduced we rolled on with the formal activities including : worship dancers, scripture readings, Daddy daughter dance, shoe ceremony etc.. After we finished with that the buffet style dinner was served. I played some uptempo Jazz and other dinner appropriate music to keep the mood mellow but not boring. Once dinner was through we partied to:

Cupid Shuffle- Cupid
Cha Cha Slide- Mr C
Ride Dat Wave- Dj Frosty
Wanna Be Starting Something- MJ
Watcha Say- Jason Derulo
God In Me- Mary Mary
This is it - Kirk Franklin
Apache- Sugar Hill gang

I got a great response from the fresh prince of Bel Air theme song which I dropped after Sugar Hill gang's Apache noting the famous dance routine Will and Carlton did to the song on the popular TV show. Overall the night was a great success and I am so happy to know I had a part in it. Congrats to my beautiful cousin Nia on her journey to young womanhood, and thanks Uncle Winslow and Auntie Darlene for your love, and continued support! Love Y'all

Spinzy

March 7th CYO tournament of Champions

Sunday was a day of sportsmanship and great ball. I was lucky enough to host the music entertainment for the mercer county CYO tournament of champions courtesy of Master Dj's. I arrived about an hr early to setup but only need about a half hr for this very easy gig. The Gym was a fair size, located in Trenton Nj the CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) of Mercer county hosted winners from catholic schools throughout the state in : Boys/ Girls JV and Boys/ Girls Varsity league basketball. the banners from all the different schools hung from the rafters of the gym. Etched on the wall was a slogan emphasizing the importance of good sportsmanship, which I felt was very thoughtful. I announced the teams and the rosters before each game, and played music during time outs and half time. the Bose system rocked the gym very well for a system it's size, and even sounded a bit boomy in the cavernous gym. The games went off flawlessly and I got to watch some rising stars in the making. Thanks to MDJ entertainment and the Mercer County CYO for allowing me to be a part of such a cool event!

Spinzy

March 6th Princeton Supper Club Party

This was my first time djiing a party at one of Princeton U's supper clubs (Frat House)! I was anticipating this one highly because I love the energy that college crowds bring to the party, It's like a typical club crowd but in a smaller setting. I arrived a bit early and was pleasantly surprised by the easy load in. Partially through my load in Dj Jagged arrived, he pulled a few toys out of his car ie: uplights, and a revo 3. we positioned the lights and had the room looking killer for this crowd. The night started slowly with a crowd that showed up but disappeared into a back room. The guest kept arriving and kept going into the back room. I was asked to lower my music as they were giving some kind of speeches in the back room, I obliged. About 15 minutes after being asked to turn down the doors to the back room swung open and a energetic dance crowd packed the floor. I had mostly been playing filler for the 2.5 hrs I had been there but once the crowd materialized we jammed hard. Hits of the night were:
Jai Ho- Slumdog millionaire
Bad romance- Lady Gaga
Hotel room- Pitbull
Boom boom pow- BEP
Put your bass up- Razor n Guido

Overall we only partied for about 1.5 hrs, but I packed a nights worth of hits into that time frame leaving them begging for more. we got a rave review from the organizer (Adam) and look forward to a return visit to our friends in Princeton!

Spinzy