No dance floor?
Gonna clear some middle tables for dancing...im kinda happy im not gonna be in the middle of all the chaos now...lol
No dance floor?
As stated above they are having both ceremony and reception downstairs...on stage.. they are also trying to keep the stage free of ugly stuff like speakers and lights... the area im set up in the above picture is where the tables and chairs will come out of in a fury between ceremony and reception. There is essentially zero space for set up downstairs according to their floorplan.
I use wireless dmx at all times.... my worry was wireless audio
but all the downstairs stuff is moot now because i spoke to her this afternoon and the floorplan simply will not allow any room for any equipment downstairs...they are optimizing every inch for tables
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Are they using the stage area for pictures during the reception? If they are not putting the sweet heart table up there, OR using it for group pictures during the reception, then they would certainly be the best place for the DJ to be.
they will regret this choice when they hear the sound... but i have explained the issue to them twice now and am content abiding by their wishes.
Obviously that would be the optimum choice...but...Both the ceremony and sweetheart/bridal party table are on the stage.... and as stated... they do not want equipment of any kind clogging up downstairs...or taking away from the beauty of the decorations i guess... best case scenario right now is a set of 15 tops aiming down... as well as some wash lights and a couple moving heads coming down from the balcony.... they will regret this choice when they hear the sound... but i have explained the issue to them twice now and am content abiding by their wishes.
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i have explained the issue to them twice now and am content abiding by their wishes.
So true!These types of gigs drive me nuts. When people ignore the advice of professionals, they typically get less than optimal results. Good luck!
You said they don't want ugly speakers on the stage. Are your speakers ugly? So what happened is they picked a place or a room that was really only good for a certain amount of people and tables. So they are forcing things to be tight. My best friend and his wife had their 30th anniversary in a hall where they invited too many people. It was so tight in there that you could barely walk through the tables.
I wasn't the DJ for this one because I was in the original wedding. I was the best man. I almost wasn't. My best friend was going to pick another guy till he found out he was trying to have sex with his future wife.
I just wish they would have talked to me about finding a place to have the event. The DJ was in the middle of the room. Just make the best of it if they are not willing to budge.
Obviously that would be the optimum choice...but...Both the ceremony and sweetheart/bridal party table are on the stage.... and as stated... they do not want equipment of any kind clogging up downstairs...or taking away from the beauty of the decorations i guess... best case scenario right now is a set of 15 tops aiming down... as well as some wash lights and a couple moving heads coming down from the balcony.... they will regret this choice when they hear the sound... but i have explained the issue to them twice now and am content abiding by their wishes.
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Not taking a dig at you but I think your situation underlines how an awful lot of us get very uncomfortable when we have to do things a little different than normal.
Lolol those are gorgeous!!!Why wouldn’t they want my new speakers in their photo it’s 9 feet tall and has a mixer on top, and a bottle opener on the side.
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Get over yourself (wink wink) and put the tops upstairs, pointing down. Not taking a dig at you but I think your situation underlines how an awful lot of us get very uncomfortable when we have to do things a little different than normal. First time I had to do a balcony setup I was fretting (in my mind, never said anything to anybody) about it but once the gig got started it really was very enjoyable. Just look at it this way, you can sit up there and scratch your butt all night long and nobody will notice.
I think there is a big difference between getting out of a comfort zone, and a predictably poor outcome. Having speakers close to a dance floor isn't just a diva request. It means that volume can be appropriate for dancing while the rest of the room is still comfortable to talk. If he has to hit that dance floor from a balcony... he's either going to have to scorch the entire room with sound, or it'll be soft in the middle where the dancing is happening.
The client clearly doesn't care enough to avoid this outcome, but I also don't think it's purely a comfort zone concern.
The issue with aiming them down is support. Standard tripods maybe get you 7-8 degrees of tilt. If you angle them the 45 degrees you might need for coverage, going to have to get creative with how you suspend them.
The client clearly doesn't care enough to avoid this outcome, but I also don't think it's purely a comfort zone concern.
Wouldn't matter here as he was told everything was going upstairs.So I run wireless speakers at almost every gig, and sometimes run subs wirelessly. I will admit they are mainly used for fill, but a few times a year, usually from balconies or really awkward setups, I run the main speakers fully wirelessly.
There is no reason you should be afraid inside with a good wireless system. It looks like all you would need is about 60 feet. I am sure the system you are using can suppport that- if not, time to upgrade
Go for it!
*I ran speakers one time from the balcony, and it was awful. The ammount of complaints I got!!!!