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Why should i look in the mirror in this case? I'm not the one who started this thread or posted these pictures about those DJ's. I clearly already know that i'm 50 times better then those DJ's because of the equipment i use alone. I've been trying to get others on this thread to look in the mirror at themselves and see what they need to improve on. Thatr's meant for those who feel the need to improve. If the shoe fits wear it. If not cool.You might take a good look in the mirror. You can always move on, to another board if you can't play with the big boys.
Remember equipment doesn't make you a great DJ. What makes you a great DJ is having the right music to play at an event. Knowing when to play what. Knowing that just because everyone isn't up dancing to the music you play doesn't mean they aren't having a good time. Some are just happy to be sitting in their seats bopping to the music. Also it's very important to take the gigs that you feel you'll do a good job for a client and not just a gig whore. Then you can add in having good equipment makes things that much better.
Now getting back to something else. I definately would say what those DJ's were using to do that wedding was weak and not anything i believe a true profeesional would use.
Now i certainly wouldn't worry about those DJ's stealing business away from me or having me thinking about quitting the business. Now do they hurt the business ? Yes and no. They may not affect you personally but as a whole they affect this business. That's because some see DJ's as all of us as the same. We know that's not true but a lot of people out there don't.
your a Sta9r in your own mind but your success shared so far speaks otherwise and your gear isnt exactly top of the line either so I guess we have to go with your cred4entials cause you bought a new Camera Mix. Get a proper business, show some growth and then have some form of opinion until then your opinion mea5ns ja2ck shiz. Your fight to exceed 300 dollars and bending for the rare gig you get doesnt allow you much room for any authority or legitimate response or advice you think you should give. Your working less than most 300 dollar craigslist DJs with Pyle Pro gear and 20 minutes of experience ehind the decks. Your experience over 20 yrs hasnt allowed you much legitimate credentials to be shown here or in your own New Jersey neighborhood. Get your stuff together and then share your Vast experience othersise its cast upon laughing Deaf ears.
MIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not just in THIS case. You come here, less than a year ago, looking for advice, that you NEVER take, stating how happy you are booking your FIRST $500 gig and now you want to call out an established DJ that is operating a very successful operation AND you state that you are “clearly already know that i'm 50 times better then those DJ's because of the equipment i use alone” And then you state "Remember equipment doesn't make you a great DJ"
Take a look at your set-up.....
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nuff said there.
Let us do the math, you just booked your first $500 gig. So $500 divided by 50(50 times better then those DJ's because of the equipment i use alone) = $10. So you think this DJ did this wedding for $10?
And you can not take the time to check your typing??
NO ONE HERE is going to take ANY advise from you.
Sorry, just speaking the truth.
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He's esablished enough that has to make a thread like this to put some other DJ's down when should have been attending to what he was there doing. Doing a wedding himself! As for the equipment used you don't see me using a passport system to do the event with. Didn't i read here that this established DJ had times when his speakers blew up on him? Yet he made a thread like this. LOL!
Never mind Mix. No use trying to talk to someone that is brain dead. Hope things work out for you.
From the above equipment, targeted music selection and or play-lists, and programming ability makes a great DJ. If so how are you so sure that the DJs in that pic didn't do just that (your second paragraph gives them a pass on the equipment)?
With regards to your beef with Rick. Its apparent he has a thriving business. You may not like his approach but he obviously is doing well given the pics and posts I've seen in my short time being here. He does not appear to have a problem landing clients.
Don't hate the playa...Hate the game.
Better yet. Don't hate at all.
Ricfky please allow me to ask this without it being seen as a put down on you. It certainly isn't meant to be. What was your reason for making this thread? Was it to show others (mainly a new DJ just starting out) what equipment not use for a wedding and what not to wear doing a wedding. If that was your goal i agree with you 1 million percent! What those DJ's were using to do this wedding and the clothers they wore were very tacky. Surely not something you or i would have done if that was either one of us. I just pray that they learn if they really want to be taken seriously as DJ's they must make chnges to improve on their services.
Now if this thread was to talk about a bride that spent a ton of money on everything and when it came to the DJ that wasn't all that big a deal. I feel you. What i've seen some brides do is to spend a ton of money on venue, caterer, photographer/videographer, dress, decorations for the venue ect. Then at the end finally realize they don't have a DJ and now franticly try to find one after most of the money is spent up. Some brides by that time have less then $500.00 to spend on a DJ to come to do their wedding. I know as DJ's we hate hear this but the truth is some brides don't see what we do as all that big a deal. It's just playing music. How hard could that be? So just maybe that's what this bride did in this case. I do remember you said the night for that reception was over early due to people leaving the reception early. I guess they got tired of trying to enjoy themselves listening to a DJ using a passport system to do the wedding. If i were a guest at that wedding i would have wanted to get out of there early. I'll bet that was boring time for the bride, groom and their guest.
Now if this thread was to talk about a bride that spent a ton of money on everything and when it came to the DJ that wasn't all that big a deal. I feel you. What i've seen some brides do is to spend a ton of money on venue, caterer, photographer/videographer, dress, decorations for the venue ect. Then at the end finally realize they don't have a DJ and now franticly try to find one after most of the money is spent up. Some brides by that time have less then $500.00 to spend on a DJ to come to do their wedding. I know as DJ's we hate hear this but the truth is some brides don't see what we do as all that big a deal. It's just playing music. How hard could that be? So just maybe that's what this bride did in this case. I do remember you said the night for that reception was over early due to people leaving the reception early. I guess they got tired of trying to enjoy themselves listening to a DJ using a passport system to do the wedding. If i were a guest at that wedding i would have wanted to get out of there early. I'll bet that was boring time for the bride, groom and their guest.
Ricky is the one with the AK
Actually, I have 3 -- but who's counting...
So as not to completely hijack this one, I'm gonna start a new thread...
As long as they're not spitting at me I'm fine with itActually, I have 3 -- but who's counting...
So as not to completely hijack this one, I'm gonna start a new thread...
I've un-iggyed you, for this thread and will answer your question.
My initial thought was light-hearted and not intended as a serious dig at the "DJ" in question. It was meant as a slam on the bride going cheap (an assumption on my part).
That said, let me turn the digs more serious. I can't see any way that this DJ's delivery can be justified and I can't see anyone defending him, regardless of whether he's here or not. I noticed him chatting up the photog on my gig, which leads me to believe he's actually a working "pro". He walked in at the last minute (yes, I checked the room before their event) and put up a system that's more suited to a small Ceremony, not a 250+ guest reception in a large room. He was the worst-dressed person that I saw in that entire room, simple fact, and that was after he changed out of his jeans to khakis (same casual shirt). I was able to catch part of the grand entrance. It was pitiful. You couldn't hear the announcement and could barely even tell there was music being played. In short, this is the type "performance" that would be ripped to shreds in this forum. It should not have happened and gives all of us a black eye that we have to compete with that garbage.
Now as for the bride, who knows if she just went the cheapest route she could or whether she got hoodwinked? You can't tell it from the pics, but that was what I'd consider a big-money event. As I said earlier, I saw $3k in lighting (assuming it was the "big dog" company that gets that room a lot of the time), $2k-$3k in drapery, $2k+ in cake, and 3-4 videographers that came past me as they did their exit ($4k). The room also is not cheap and I'm sure that spread (food) was not low budget either. Of the 2 or 3 times I was able to pop my head in the door, I never once saw anyone dancing (yes, they did have a full dance floor setup) and also couldn't help but notice all their guests who were looking at my event and pointing towards the dance floor. Sure looked like they were wishing they'd had some of that at their event.
What I think we should all take from this is a lesson to share with our prospective clients to not make the same mistake this bride made. The lesson we can take for ourselves is to NEVER use deficient gear for the job. Always deliver a bit more than they expect.