Who would you hire from ODJT?

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This is probably the toughest question I've ever been asked. First, I have to split my answer.

Besides reasons that I give ALL are chosen for attitude and viewpoint- even as they differ from mine.


Karaoke: Thunder, because our philosophies are so close, and Joker, because they're not- a learning experience for both.


DJ: MBM, because he just gets it! Steve Sharp ( but only if HE works the event). This is the go to guy for a DJ/Karaoke mixed event.
 
I would add that I would need to talk to all - at least on the phone.


If Jitterbug Jenny DJs, she'd get the Happy Face hire....:sqbiggrin:
 
Interesting responses so far... :)


For those who haven't yet figured out the purpose of the exercise, I'll wait a bit longer...

@Cap, YOU are the client BTW, so it is your mind set. It is a simple party, and the location really means nothing.
 
Rick: I'm hiring a DJ to do a friend's party which could be male or female, which is a simple some sort of what-ever kind of event, needing heaven's knows what in terms of services, to take place either an exclusive country club or a brothel, maybe at 10am Tuesday or 7pm Saturday?

No thanks. I pass. No tickee, no laudree...except I'd recommend myself because I can handle almost anything, except karaoke.
 
Even if I knew what equipment everyone was running I wouldn't make a choice based on that, so that aside, and not having the ability to pick based on previous in-person, performance, or even phone contact, I would have to choose the following:

Rick
Cap

Reasons:
*Wealth of knowledge and experience
*Quick and SINGULAR Wit
*They're both just quirky enough... but not in a *bad way*
*Given my party would be one with all ages, I can see both being able to both throw down when appropriate for me and my friends, and being able to make my grandmothers blush by charming their socks off.

Surely a lot of you have the same qualities, and all are great guys... I'm just playin' the game! :sqcool:
 
Like Joe I would have to base my choices on simular philosophies, having said that there are more than a couple of choices here and I am not dissing anyone when I make my choices. And none of this is based on personal knowledge or friendship.

I am tossing out Val simply out of jealousy over her rig LOL

So that leaves me with these choices:

Percision Power

Joe Chartruse

Fred

Sparkie


I would choose Fred because he knows the area, people and their thinking!

And Sparkie because he is from the area which I am from and would have a basic instinct for what the people from that background want.


So it is..........................


Fred and Sparkie

Alts listed above!
 
knardini said:
That's Missouri Tuck!!! Jer lives across the tracks (I mean river) in Kansas :sqlaugh:

1st: Jer Nichol.....he is the most honest DJ - heck person - I know. He's great in the mix, is one with his lighting, and doesn't let his balding head get in the way of showing EVERYONE a good time...from weddings to proms :sqbiggrin:

2nd: Cap or Kevin - both are super professional every time I see their stuff. I think I could learn a lot from both.

3rd: Rick on the mic and Papa on the 1's and 2's!!! Can you imagine a party with these two at the controls!!!!
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I dunno.... we might get into a family feud.... he gets ornery, ya know. ;)
 
Ok, so I think most of the regulars have chimed in now...


The exercise shows a couple of different things. I don't recall the exact technical jargon they used, but basically, it's a psychological marketing and peer study exercise:


1) How well you market yourself to your peers.

In this case, you (the client) had very little to go on, and aside from the folks that stressed those they had seen prior, most only had the posts of those peers, or perhaps a phone call or two to go on.


Now, we know that everyone subconsciously and consciously markets themselves, to everyone around them.

Most of the time, they don't realize they are doing so. But, this everyday thing, has an effect on those you communicate with, in any way. It effects their perceptions of you, and your abilities.


The 3 by-products that come along with this exercise are:

2) How well folks handle simple instructions. In other words, do they make a mountain out of a molehill; do they adapt well to what was handed to them; or do they disregard them altogether, and go their own way.

3) How well you want your peers to accept you. Those who hem and haw, and say everybody is wonderful, and have a hard time picking, are looking for acceptance among their peers.

4) It also shows who will go with the flow. As more and more of the undecided see the same name, they will tend to go with that as well.


Pretty neat stuff, actually. Like I said, there are no winners or losers, but a way to look at how you decided. Then, think of your potential client (who is human just like you), and they will generally have the same behavior pattern, in their decision making process.



The most picked on ODJT, are those that post the most pro looking pictures, and use long, black speakers, best I can tell.

See, marketing IS everything ;)



So, look back through the responses on this thread, and see where you and others fit. You may find something interesting about your own response; you may see others in a different light than you had previously. But, more importantly, you will see yourself through your potential client's eyes... ;) :)
 
Rick,

A very good and very astute excersize and view!

Personally the way I see my picks in this as very unpretentious, down to earth, straight shooters who are of the additude I am what I am and you get what I am!
 
Papa Deuce said:
I dunno.... we might get into a family feud.... he gets ornery, ya know. ;)
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You mean wiry ????? After a few gallons of the good stuff :sqwink::sqwink::sqwink::sqwink::sqwink:
 
Is It Too Late

See! I just got here! I did not get to voice my choice! Disenfranchised again! It never fails! Somebody put a detour sign on the road to vote! I went to the wrong location. It was a bare piece of land! Now the polls are closed. (Jumping up and down :sqmad:) Where is my Voodoo Doll?
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.But I'll give a hint. Y'all know i like big rigs thats tri-amped. Who in here got that packing power?
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..:sqlaugh::sqlaugh::sqlaugh::rofl::rofl::rofl::sqlaugh::sqlaugh::sqlaugh:
 
Valerie Ruste said:
Does that rule out the 4 way stereos.....:sqconfused:

Nice tantrum btw.
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Stereos of any kind are for the birds and novices. Why mess around with a revolver when you can shoot with a Cannon! :sqlaugh:
 
Ricky C. as my DJ of choice

OK, so I know this is after Rick's explanation, but myself, I would have chosen Ricky C. as my DJ of choice. I know to some of you this is going to sound like I am stroking Rick's ego. However despite Rick being so skinny he is without a doubt, one of the smartest people I know. That, along with his knowledge of music and knowing how to party like a rock star makes Ricky C. my choice.
 
TCGeorge said:
OK, so I know this is after Rick's explanation, but myself, I would have chosen Ricky C. as my DJ of choice. I know to some of you this is going to sound like I am stroking Rick's ego. However despite Rick being so skinny he is without a doubt, one of the smartest people I know. That, along with his knowledge of music and knowing how to party like a rock star makes Ricky C. my choice.
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Everybody likes to get their ego stroked among other things! He is a Rock Star! Don't cha know?:sqlaugh:
 
Valerie Ruste said:
I'm hurt. It is after all, just a little stereo. Simple left and right. Some are just bigger than others....:sqbiggrin: Guess if ya can't keep up with the girls....oh wait....outside voice.....lol.

You crack me up.
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There is medication for that sort of thing you know! Over! :sqcool:
 
Thatmusicguy because he is the only one here from my neck of the woods and would understand the music and the crowds

Johnny Dee because he has been around so long I would love to watch him work

Alternates would be Fred or Val for the big systems
 
SoftJock Rick said:
The most picked on ODJT, are those that post the most pro looking pictures, and use long, black speakers, best I can tell.

See, marketing IS everything ;)
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Pretty cool exercise, and I agree with a lot of your thoughts, except the above.

You asked who I would would choose, and I based my answer on that - WHO- not what. I never even took the equipment into consideration, and I noticed others mentioned the same.

Though you may well be correct about subconcious marketing, I believe it is a marketing of ourselves, NOT equipment.

Honestly, I pretty much assume that any working DJs here have the equipment to fill any requirement, OR will be honest enough to pass if they don't.

As a matter of fact, I chose Thunder, who uses thumpers for karaoke, which I won't do. Why? because I chose THUNDER, not his equipment. Same for the Joker, who plays MP3s- I KNOW these two will run a dynamite show because they're THEM.
 
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