There is a DJ here in Maryland that seems to be pretty busy. Older guy, he also offers multiple photobooth options and often books a DJ+photo booth package. He uses Bose Speakers, and sets up either a facade or a the Rockville DJ Booth at their events. He is an older guy, and I noticed that he sits down while he performs. I think he might stand up when he does the bridal party intro, but other than that I am pretty sure he sits. Him sitting while deejaying doesn't seem to effect how busy he is. He posts on FB when he is out performing at an event, and he is certainly busier than I have been. Now I won't talk about his price level and all of that, but my point is that it appears that him sitting down in a regular height chair while deejaying has had no negative effect when it comes to customers booking him. He stays busy. It appears that perhaps customers/guests really don't care if we stand or sit while we perform in the end.
Now, I bring a 24" folding stool with me to events. I sit in it during part of cocktail hour, just about all of dinner, during speeches of course. I also sit down during any slow dances that I might do just to get a couple of minutes break from standing. Now, it's about 5" to 6" higher than sitting in a regular chair, but I still am obviously sitting down. On the last wedding that I did, I actually sat down for about 15 minutes straight during open dancing while the dance floor was packed, and crowd was super high energy. I think I may have stood up briefly once or twice to take quick video clips, but outside of that, I sat down for a good while. The bride even came up to me while sitting down to say how awesome of a job I was doing, and asked me to play a particular song. She obviously didn't seem to care that I was sitting down. I got to thinking that maybe a DJ sitting down or standing up is really more of a DJ being over critical about how they look during events. Maybe the audience or client really doesn't care at all whether we sit or stand?
I thought to myself, what if I sit in a taller Guitar Chair or DJ Chair that props me up another 3" to 6" in height to get to that 27" to 31" seat height level. I would only appear a few inches shorter than I am when I stand up at that point. Would it really matter if I chose to sit down during my open dance sets? With my laptop stands, I have direct easy access to things while sitting at an elevated height. I wouldn't have to bend over at all. I would be behind a facade so nobody sees my legs any way when I am standing except when they come to the sides of the DJ Table.
What is your opinion about whether we sit or stand while performing as a DJ?
Now, I bring a 24" folding stool with me to events. I sit in it during part of cocktail hour, just about all of dinner, during speeches of course. I also sit down during any slow dances that I might do just to get a couple of minutes break from standing. Now, it's about 5" to 6" higher than sitting in a regular chair, but I still am obviously sitting down. On the last wedding that I did, I actually sat down for about 15 minutes straight during open dancing while the dance floor was packed, and crowd was super high energy. I think I may have stood up briefly once or twice to take quick video clips, but outside of that, I sat down for a good while. The bride even came up to me while sitting down to say how awesome of a job I was doing, and asked me to play a particular song. She obviously didn't seem to care that I was sitting down. I got to thinking that maybe a DJ sitting down or standing up is really more of a DJ being over critical about how they look during events. Maybe the audience or client really doesn't care at all whether we sit or stand?
I thought to myself, what if I sit in a taller Guitar Chair or DJ Chair that props me up another 3" to 6" in height to get to that 27" to 31" seat height level. I would only appear a few inches shorter than I am when I stand up at that point. Would it really matter if I chose to sit down during my open dance sets? With my laptop stands, I have direct easy access to things while sitting at an elevated height. I wouldn't have to bend over at all. I would be behind a facade so nobody sees my legs any way when I am standing except when they come to the sides of the DJ Table.
What is your opinion about whether we sit or stand while performing as a DJ?