Talia's Sweet 16 5-22-10

All,

So this Saturday brought me to a private residence in the town of Colt's Neck NJ. Once arriving at the huge home I was met at the door by Allen the sweet 16's dad. He showed me around the huge home and my table was directly in the foyer to the left. I began my setup which entailed my regular rig with the addition of 4 up lights. I set the lights up first strategically placing them underneath a white drape decorating part of the space. The look with the blue led lights was killer and really set the mood for the evening. The theme was mardi gras and the guests came donning their masks and such. The guests arrived promptly at 7 and I kept it mellow with some newer R&B then kept a party vibe with a little uptempo dance hall reggae. After the dinner was served the birthday girl requested Break Your Heart by - Taio Cruz ! I obliged and was a bit relieved as i had no idea on her musical preference until that song request. I blasted off with my top 40 hits and sprinkled in some club hits and techno. The group pounded the floor for the bulk of the evening. I hit a rough patch early in the night and had my dance floor part like the Red Sea. I opted to take the tempo down and play some hip hop and try to entice the crowd with a slower tempo. I played a few hot hip hop jams to a dead floor! this lasted for about 20 minutes which made me a bit nervous then just made me angry. I hate dead dance floors I played a few classic r and b jams which got the few adults in tow out on the floor but after a few songs they dispersed as well. Another short time drug by with the dead floor I stopped the music and grabbed the mic! I said " Wow this floor looks awful, their might as well be tumbleweeds blowing through here it's so dead! so here's what I'm gonna do until I get somebody on this floor I'm gonna play the most ridiculous stuff I can find"! I then proceeded to play Speedo by the Cadillacs a 50's jam! I was gonna play a few more tracks as I refused to waste any more hits on a dead floor then a few girls came swinging out to the floor. I cut the jam off and said " alright I'm gonna try this again"! dropped Bad Romance by lady Gaga and got my floor back, after that snafu we partied hard for the remainder of the evening! I ended the night once again with My girl by the Temptations to a singing crowd closing the night off right. Upon conclusion of the night I got major props from the entire family and even passed a dozen or so cards out as a testament to the fun time we had. songs of the night were:

Shots- LMFAO
We Like to party- Vengaboys
Love is gone- David Guetta fe Chris Willis
Break Your Heart- Taio Cruz
OMG- Usher
Boom Boom Pow- BEP
I Gotta Feeling- BEP
Baby- Justin Beiber
Evacuate The Dancefloor- Cascada
Low- Flo Rida

Thanks again to the wells family and Happy sweet 16 Talia, I'm so happy that your big day turned out to be so much fun!

Spinzy

Grice 8th grade social 5-21-10

Friday's event was a rockin' good time! I had the pleasure of Djiing an 8th grade social for Grice middle school @ the Colonial firehouse in Hamilton NJ. I arrived at the location about 4:30 and began the load in, it was a smooth and easy load using my cart over the massive tiled floor. I got it all loaded in and got my setup going in about 45 minutes. I used a secondary table as a request table and placed it far enough away to keep a buffer between myself and the table. Having done dozens of middle school events I know that numerous requests will be offered and this age group is typically impatient and will request you to death. The request table eliminates the interference and makes life so much easier as you can field the requests at your leisure without the scrutiny of the students. The students poured in around 6:30 and were dressed to the nines, guys in their suits girls in their lovely summer dresses. The noise level went from zero to loud as soon as the door swung open. They ate dinner rather quickly and I played lightly in the background. I had a few props IE: cool visor shades, glow bracelets, leis, mardi gras beads etc.. I placed the first box at the request table following dinner time the students came in droves and attacked the box! A few of the chaperone's saw the melee and quickly tried to gain control over the zealous youngsters. Once dancing time began we partied and partied hard to the latest top 40 jams. It was pretty high energy all night with a few strategic slow songs sprinkled in for good measure. The chaperone's roved the dancefloor with flashlights in tow to try and keep the grinding to a minimum. To spite their best efforts the grinding was going down, funny thing is it was mostly girls grinding each other. The night was a huge success and the staff and students had a fantastic time. I closed the night with My girl by the Temptations and had the crowd young and old singing to this feel good classic. All in all it was a great night I passed a few cards to the facility and was thanked by the faculty and banquet hall graciously!

Spinzy

Wang Wedding 5-15-10

All,

So last Saturday took me way upstate NY to Stony Point NY, The Patriot Hills Golf Club to be exact. This spot was a good 2hrs from my doorstep, speeding I made it in 1:45 but it was still a hike. I arose @ 6 am to get out the door by 7 am seeing how this was a hike and unfamiliar territory, I decided to err on the side of caution and get there with enough of a buffer should any B.S. arise. I arrived at the place about 8:45 or so and pulled up to the clubhouse / bar for the course. The bartender gave me some instructions and I went to check out the room. It was a nice space the room flanked the patio where the ceremony was to be held. I walked around a while before plotting my load in. I managed to find a staffer who directed me to the garbage juice load in which entailed a nice stretch of sidewalk, to the loading dock area, to an elevator, to the garbage juice, through the kitchen ,and finally into the room. After my first trip up I noticed there was another button to the first floor, actually it was an accident the elevator had a button that said 1 and then one that said 1R the latter was garbage juice the former was an entrance through the cocktail room. Relieved to my good fortune garbage juice was avoided. I got all the gear up in 4 loads and began my setup, my best bet was to set up the Bose for the ceremony then break it down and pull a switcheroo while the cocktail hr was going. I set up the mini Mackie for the cocktail and used some adapters for the CD player I had. despite my best efforts I couldn't get this rig to work, I ended up asking the waitress could they play my cocktail disc on the house system. They were cool and obliged my request. I finally got the ceremony music up as guests arrived, had a slight problem with the mic stand as the adapter for the stand and mic clip seems to have disappeared, after some head scratching I pulled a Mcgyver and broke out the duct tape. glad I had the black tape as it was unnoticeable to the naked eye. I got everything going as the guests poured in, I briefly went over the events with the preacher and off we went. The ceremony was a bit windy but overall went off without a hitch. The Bride (Gloria) was stunning in her gown and (Hank) the groom was dapper in his formal black. Once the couple said their I Do's we moved onto the cocktail hr. After the cocktail we moved into the intros which was fairly easy, no huge bridal party or tricky names. The afternoon flowed smoothly form the special dances, toasts, and dinner. Once we wrapped up dinner we started off the dancing with a conga line led my the B&G. We did a few line dances and kept the floor going with some top 40 hits and a bit of techno. To my surprise we had a rather lively dance floor for this afternoon soiree and the B&G stayed on the floor for most of the day. I received some very nice compliments at the conclusion and even scored a 50 spot from our newly weds. I was harried out of the place by the roadies for the wedding following ours. all in all it was a nice affair and flowed rather smoothly, congrats to the new Mr and Mrs. Wang best wishes from your neighborhood DJ!

Spinzy

Steever Wedding 5-8-10

All,

Saturday brought me to the newly renovated Angeloni's Cedar Gardens banquet facility on rt 33 in Hamilton NJ. It's not often I get to work with my DJ brethren, but it's always nice to work with my buds. DJ Jagged and myself arrived approximately an 1:15 hrs ahead of our start time for the load in and set up for Brad and Megan's wedding celebration. This couple was very cool, easy to work with and just overall nice people looking for a great reception. Upon load in we were impressed by the swanky decor and seemingly new attitude the banquet hall now boasts. The ceiling was nicely up lit to the wedding colors and fine fixtures and amenities abound in the renovated space. We were set up in the middle of the marble floor dance space, the room was long and rectangular which was a bit odd but still very elegant. We got the rig up and going in about 30 minutes the odds and ends took a few more minutes, but presentation is half the battle. We also had to set up the 90in screen and projector for zap photos to be taken throughout the evening. Once settled in and up and running, we went over the intros and game plan. I was donning my MC hat and took the lead in getting the bridal party together and prepping them for the agenda and flow of events. Once the cocktail portion had passed The banquet coordinator gathered the bridal party for the intros as I welcomed the guests. The intros went flawlessly with Jagged manning the decks. We moved from the grand entrance to first dance, parent dances, prayer (I gave the prayer), toasts and dinner. Once the bulk of the formalities were done we settled into mellow dinner music and prepared for the dance floor action we had planned for this reception. Once dinner was over we got the dance floor going taking turns at the decks and hyping the crowd when necessary. It was a bit tough maintaining the dance floor for any extended length of time but we did a nice job of covering all the bases and playing to the crowd. We did the usual wedding formals including cake, bouquet, garter etc.. We were able to field numerous request and covered the couples play list with ease. Upon conclusion of the event we handed out numerous business cards and were thanked by many family members, guests, and the bride and groom. It's always a bonus to be genuinely appreciated for the work we do, it truly makes this job worthwhile. Congrats to the new Mr and Mrs. Brad Steever and thank you for allowing us to take part in your special day!

Spinzy

Kevin & Kristina's Engagement Party 5-7-10

Friday brought me to the beautiful Mercer Oaks golf club. On a picturesque day I was lucky enough to score a great gig from my main man Iron Mike. Kristina the future bride was very easy to work with and the play list was right up my alley. We partied to such artists as : Usher, Beyonce, Robin S, Aly Us, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Alicia Keys, Serani, Rihanna etc.. Needless to say we had a blast!! Check out this candid video log of the great time we shared! Congrats goes out to Kevin and Kristina, and thanks for choosing Your Neighborhood DJ!

Spinzy