Wow, just caught up on this soap opera of a post. (Jeopardy theme song playing) I'm just waiting to see the pictures off his camera. Surely he snuck next door and took pictures of the strippers.
This Sunday's bridal shower went very well.
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You missed the camera post. It's in my van and i am too sick to go get the camera
That awkward moment when you try and stand up for a while and you fall asleep...
Funny thing is that balloon and chair rental cost more than the dj. Just looked into renting that for one of my events
Event planning companies. I work with many of them for sweet 16’s and weddings.
Let me just say I'm happy to have been given the opportunity to do the event and I did a nice job for that event. I could have turned it down because of the amount the client wanted to pay but I decided to do it, make some money on a day I had nothing to do but stay home and watch football. Besides I saw an opportunity to promote our business and I took. I could have let my ego get in the way and not do it but ego doesn't pay bills sometimes.
Do you realize how easy it is to research and acquire music these days? You're not the only one in the world that has and knows stale house music
When you do under 10 events a year....atleast half of them are free... "to promote your business" and the others pay next to nothing.... do you think its time to try a different way of promoting your company... Anyone referring you from a free party are telling people you are free...or best case scenario dirt cheap
And when you have a multi op staff and single op pay....ur never even gonna break even.
i know its tough to wrap your head around....but those free or cheap gigs that you justify by saying you are doing them for promotion are actually destroying your businesses reputation. You are sample sausages at Kroger... on a toothpick... aint nobody paying for that nasty stuff...but they will take a free sample.
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And when you have a multi op staff and single op pay....ur never even gonna break even.
i know its tough to wrap your head around....but those free or cheap gigs that you justify by saying you are doing them for promotion are actually destroying your businesses reputation. You are sample sausages at Kroger... on a toothpick... aint nobody paying for that nasty stuff...but they will take a free sample.
cc
8 pictures posted, 50% of them were pretty much the same photo of them posing by the chair.
...and generate more shitty paying gigs.
Know your role, at least you got that going for ya. w/ apologies to Carl Spangler.
It is not an ego issue, but you keep telling yourself that.
And we definitely learned that the GOH is damn proud of her sweatermeat.
Also learned that it is very difficult to apply, without excessive wrinkle-age, an adhesive advertisement to the top of a laptop.
I wanted to wait for another member make a post before I give mine. When it comes to music let me say this. I can personally say I can think of 4 songs off the top of my head that I never liked in the beginning to now.
Candi Staton Victim, Freddy Jackson Jam Tonight, Two Tons Of Fun Just Us and Frankie Beverly And Maze Before I Let Go. All of those songs are classic songs and I can't stand them. Now playing them at an event I'm the DJ doing the event is another story. If that's what the client or their guests want anyone of those songs played I will play them in spite of playing them makes me want to literally vomit. I played Before I Let Go on Sunday.
Candi Staton Victim, Freddy Jackson Jam Tonight, Two Tons Of Fun Just Us and Frankie Beverly And Maze Before I Let Go. All of those songs are classic songs and I can't stand them. Now playing them at an event I'm the DJ doing the event is another story. If that's what the client or their guests want anyone of those songs played I will play them in spite of playing them makes me want to literally vomit. I played Before I Let Go on Sunday.
WHAT POST ARE YOU REPLYING TO?
i dont personally enjoy much of the music i play at events...i do however cherish certain songs solely for their power to fill the floor...
The songs we love are for the car ride home... music is a currency on a gig.... its a deck of cards...and certain combinations of songs are a well played hand... with a game like poker...you never know what you will be dealt... with a wedding/party ...you never know what a client will request...or what their actual guests will want to dance to... but certain songs are like hidden aces up your sleeve.... and a good professional dj will know how and more importantly WHEN to play them.
You never need to explain the songs you hate to us....not only have we heard it over and over....but ...most of all...we are experienced dj's who know a lot about this dj life.... you think you are special because you hate some songs that your audience enjoys...and that you throw yourself on your sword by playing them....psssssh... hold my beer while i play any country song released after 1993.
What you need to retain is... if those songs that you hate fill your dancefloor.... they should hold a special place in your heart...and be part of your arsenal... by infusing your own personal taste into your playlists... you may continue to alienate yourself from clientele who actually pay large amounts of money to hear music that is far from your wheelhouse.
cc
The songs we love are for the car ride home... music is a currency on a gig.... its a deck of cards...and certain combinations of songs are a well played hand... with a game like poker...you never know what you will be dealt... with a wedding/party ...you never know what a client will request...or what their actual guests will want to dance to... but certain songs are like hidden aces up your sleeve.... and a good professional dj will know how and more importantly WHEN to play them.
You never need to explain the songs you hate to us....not only have we heard it over and over....but ...most of all...we are experienced dj's who know a lot about this dj life.... you think you are special because you hate some songs that your audience enjoys...and that you throw yourself on your sword by playing them....psssssh... hold my beer while i play any country song released after 1993.
What you need to retain is... if those songs that you hate fill your dancefloor.... they should hold a special place in your heart...and be part of your arsenal... by infusing your own personal taste into your playlists... you may continue to alienate yourself from clientele who actually pay large amounts of money to hear music that is far from your wheelhouse.
cc
I put a like to your post because I agree with some of what you said. Like I said just because I don't like a song doesn't mean I won't play it. You and Steve keep mentioning Country Music and we should play that. If we get a client who wants that then we will provide that. Just haven't run across a client that wants that style of music. I agree we could branch out more. Part of that is getting more attention on social media. Working on that when I can. I can only sit at my PC for a little while before I feel it in my body.