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djsarge
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Kirby Ball
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Kirby Ball
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Geeze, Brother Kirb.... why didn't ya come over and say Hello?
LOL, Fred....I know it wasn't you because you know that when you make announcements that you're supposed to be heard through the speakers..
Oh... that. Sorry about it, my brother. I told 'em to hold the mic close to the lips but they never do.LOL, Fred....I know it wasn't you because you know that when you make announcements that you're supposed to be heard through the speakers..
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Kirby Ball
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Oh... that. Sorry about it, my brother. I told 'em to hold the mic close to the lips but they never do.
Guests did fine, it was the "operator" that had a hard time turning that volume knob up for making announcements.
He was a nice guy, but........:sqembarrassed:
I love seeing other DJs, except it usually means that I am not working that night!
I have learned much from them. What to do, and what to not do. More of the latter.
I have been in theater and public speaking since I was in Kindergarten. It kills me to see an opportunity left untaken by a performer.
I have learned much from them. What to do, and what to not do. More of the latter.
I have been in theater and public speaking since I was in Kindergarten. It kills me to see an opportunity left untaken by a performer.
The funny thing is, they teach US! How cool is that.
Dave
ps. By teaching, I meant they reinforce what out impressions of ourselves are.....kinda
Dave
ps. By teaching, I meant they reinforce what out impressions of ourselves are.....kinda
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Kirby Ball
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Absolutely Dave.
It also reminds us that many of us have different ways of doing things.
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Damn worthers are going to kill this business! Guy knocking down $2000 for a gig and you can't even hear him!
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Ok, I'm going to attempt to give an overview of what I saw and heard without bashing the guy. Remember these are just my biased opinions.
Still setting up when guests were arriving.
I'm always setup and ready at least an hour before the first guests arrive.
No sound check.
I always do a sound check.
Loud buzzing noise coming from the speakers all during dinner music, through the introductions, the Father of the Bride's toast and still occurring during the best man's speech.
In fact the toasts were inaudible to the majority of the guests due to the fact that the wireless mic was not transmitting. My guess is that the house system was left on and was causing some kind of interference. He did switch to a wired mic by the time the Brides Maid and the interference/noise and volume issue(s) were solved.
Decent mic skills, but not enough volume as his announcements were very hard to hear unless you were within 20 feet of the speakers. Used the phrase "At this time," almost every time he got on the mic.
A proper sound check and constant monitoring of your sound throughout the evening will usually take care of the volume problem. Personally I totally avoid that phrase completely.
Good equipment provided by his boss, but the 3-way Peaveys (SP -5)had too much mid and high in my opinion and very little bass.
Sound check and proper eq'ing would have solved this problem. The music sounded decent at lower to moderate levels, but when it was pushed it sounded very thin. Possibly not enough power to handle this big room.
Bride's Mom had hired a bagpiper and some dancers who were to perform some Irish and Scottish dances for the guests..(Lot's of O'Briens in attendance.) This was set in the schedule for a very specific time. The bagpiper and the dancers arrive, the bagpiper is warming up in the hallway and the DJ is still in the food line. The performance had actually started before he got to his console and killed the dinner music.
Know your schedule and if something is happening at a certain time, make sure you are ready before it happens. If I was in the foodline and heard the bagpiper warming up, you bet I would immediately hightail my butt over to my console to be ready.
The DJ was very nice and accomodating and played well with all the vendors, including us.
He had a very good personality and I found him quite likeable.
He played a very good selection of fun music and kept the events (dollar dance, garter, etc.) very well paced and played to his audience.
Give him high marks on his selection of music and keeping a variety of tunes in the mix.
Still setting up when guests were arriving.
I'm always setup and ready at least an hour before the first guests arrive.
No sound check.
I always do a sound check.
Loud buzzing noise coming from the speakers all during dinner music, through the introductions, the Father of the Bride's toast and still occurring during the best man's speech.
In fact the toasts were inaudible to the majority of the guests due to the fact that the wireless mic was not transmitting. My guess is that the house system was left on and was causing some kind of interference. He did switch to a wired mic by the time the Brides Maid and the interference/noise and volume issue(s) were solved.
Decent mic skills, but not enough volume as his announcements were very hard to hear unless you were within 20 feet of the speakers. Used the phrase "At this time," almost every time he got on the mic.
A proper sound check and constant monitoring of your sound throughout the evening will usually take care of the volume problem. Personally I totally avoid that phrase completely.
Good equipment provided by his boss, but the 3-way Peaveys (SP -5)had too much mid and high in my opinion and very little bass.
Sound check and proper eq'ing would have solved this problem. The music sounded decent at lower to moderate levels, but when it was pushed it sounded very thin. Possibly not enough power to handle this big room.
Bride's Mom had hired a bagpiper and some dancers who were to perform some Irish and Scottish dances for the guests..(Lot's of O'Briens in attendance.) This was set in the schedule for a very specific time. The bagpiper and the dancers arrive, the bagpiper is warming up in the hallway and the DJ is still in the food line. The performance had actually started before he got to his console and killed the dinner music.
Know your schedule and if something is happening at a certain time, make sure you are ready before it happens. If I was in the foodline and heard the bagpiper warming up, you bet I would immediately hightail my butt over to my console to be ready.
The DJ was very nice and accomodating and played well with all the vendors, including us.
He had a very good personality and I found him quite likeable.
He played a very good selection of fun music and kept the events (dollar dance, garter, etc.) very well paced and played to his audience.
Give him high marks on his selection of music and keeping a variety of tunes in the mix.
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I just had a client inform me she didn't want me to come until after dinner, I told her I didn't have to start playing until after dinner but the system would be setup long before the first guest arrived at the venue. Sound check and enough time to fix any problem that may arrise is a must!
I did a KJ show last night and discovered that someone using the studio on friday night had taken the cord for the transformer out of my computer bag (my fault for not double checking the contents) anyway I was 45 minutes away from home and had one hour to start time so I took an EIC cord, roll of stage tape and a knife and made me a new one in 15 minutes. Show started early!
I did a KJ show last night and discovered that someone using the studio on friday night had taken the cord for the transformer out of my computer bag (my fault for not double checking the contents) anyway I was 45 minutes away from home and had one hour to start time so I took an EIC cord, roll of stage tape and a knife and made me a new one in 15 minutes. Show started early!
I've had the we don't need you till after dinner client's too. I tell them that's fine but I will still need to be setup before the guests arrive, and if I'm not playing they still will need to pay me for early setup time, about 1/2 my rate for playing. A couple of them have said well you can setup and then just come back after dinner, I told them I do not leave my gear unattended with a party going on. A couple of them have told me they would find someone else, I wished the well. Most understand and will pay the early setup, or just decide to have me there for dinner music too and announcements if the venue doesn't have a house system.
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I was contracted for the full night, and they offered dinner which I declined I guess since I wasn't eating they figured I didn't need to set up early. LOL but the contracted time is the same so I get paid anyway.
Not that I am against eating at a gig, it's just that I am now on a special diet and can't partake of foods that I don't know what is in them. The doctor tells me I have to stick to this diet if I want to live, so I carry the foods I need with me now.
Not that I am against eating at a gig, it's just that I am now on a special diet and can't partake of foods that I don't know what is in them. The doctor tells me I have to stick to this diet if I want to live, so I carry the foods I need with me now.
Sometimes guest arrive earlier than expected. It's embarrassing to do a sound check when this happens. Buzzing, wireless mic or other problems can happen to any DJ that doesn't have time for a soundcheck.
Maybe this wasn't the case, but it could happen.
