Music during Raffle Prizes?

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DJMC

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Its usually a "NO" from my customers. They want to use my microphones, but rarely want music in the background!

However, my Beale AFB client (13th Intelligence Squadron) wanted some background music to punctuate the prizes and games.

I liked being able to contribute to this phase of the event, even though its incredibly boring and I'm anxious for the dancing to start.

The folks who left early (because of the Tule Fog that was dropping on the valley floor)....got to see me improvise, even helping with the flow of the event.

Like most military events, there were a lot of silly Boy Scout Campfire Skits, but I was able to assist with a Lapel Mic and a handheld cordless mic. And, they needed some xtra music for these skits (like the one where the entire NCO staff was doing Rockettes-style "Jingle Bell Rock" while the Lt. Col slept at his desk).

Even though it was rather lame & borderline cheesy, I actually enjoyed myself at this function. Even though only one hour left for dancing at the end of the nite. (Sgt. Allison Plank, my cute base escort and the "Radar" of the 13th IS, told me that it was typical to only allot 1 hour for dancing).
 
I usually don't ask if they want music because I know that it will be better with music and they usually thank me afterwards...

"silly Boy Scout Campfire Skits, (like the one where the entire NCO staff was doing Rockettes-style "Jingle Bell Rock" while the Lt. Col slept at his desk).""

"& borderline cheesy,"


no, it's not borderline at all... it's all Cheese!!!! You are the cheese master!!
 
What I do is when they announce the winner and they are walking up to get their prize I drop in a sound bed. I'll use game show themes, Rocky, Monday Night Football, etc. One of Bobby Morgansteins CD's has some great intros, I use them all the time.
 
Chuck.....usually I will go out and take a medicinal break, other DJs will take a "smoke break," during the raffles.

My saturday night party takes ONE HOUR to give out prizes and Safety Awards. (One of the younger workers yelled out "Are we gonna have a Safety Meeting too?"--- I busted out laughing so hard I almost choked to death!)

I'll frequently check in (to make sure the microphones are working properly), but generally don't invade the Company Owner's space during these interludes.

(If the photographer lives up to her promise, she is going to e-mail some digital images of my new sub in its habitat)
 
Ron Auger said:
What I do is when they announce the winner and they are walking up to get their prize I drop in a sound bed. I'll use game show themes, Rocky, Monday Night Football, etc. One of Bobby Morgansteins CD's has some great intros, I use them all the time.
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Same here, seems like the music even if low during the reading of ticket numbers or names that were drawn would make it harder to hear.
 
MBM said:
Same here, seems like the music even if low during the reading of ticket numbers or names that were drawn would make it harder to hear.
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At the military event, constant work of the volume control and looping key parts of the tracks, was necessary.

On Saturday nite, the room was long and narrow, almost like a tunnel.
Music would have impaired the audibility of Ticket #'s, for sure (good point by MBM)!
 
You can bring it way down, almost off when they are calling out the numbers, but when that person is coming up,,, you can fade it up... makes it more exciting IMHO..
 
I did one last year at this time, Droped a tone of "Club style" hits, mashups etc while we waited for the person to get up, claim their prize, make there way back to the chair before the next one was drawn... Alot of the people had fun, doing cool dances and celebrations as they head to the dance floor...
 
To speed things up at a very large party I did for several years, they would call out a number, and while that person was making their way up they would call a second number. Really sped up things, 1st year with them they called one number and then waited while the person came up picked out what gift they wanted of over 100 items, then took their picture. Then they would call the next number, it took more than 1.75 hours, people were so bored some left during the door prizes.
 
Chuck The DJ said:
You can bring it way down, almost off when they are calling out the numbers, but when that person is coming up,,, you can fade it up... makes it more exciting IMHO..
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Ditto.

I always provide background music for that type of stuff.

But I also ride the faders....
 
sirdj said:
Cheese!!! comes from Happy California cows:sqbiggrin:
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Damn that is funny! :sqlaugh:
That is the second funniest thing I've read here since...hmmm, well since my previous post in another thread about the funniest thing I've read here. :sqerr:
 
WaydeWest said:
Damn that is funny! :sqlaugh:
That is the second funniest thing I've read here since...hmmm, well since my previous post in another thread about the funniest thing I've read here. :sqerr:
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Boy, you're an easy guy to make laugh.

OK, there once was a man from Nantucket......:sqlaugh:
 
I just play music to start the draw of prizes like a drum roll

or at the end or something

but trying to play music while people are speaking no matter how soft you are, its impossible to have music playing when numbers are called and are so important that people hear them for the draw

no thanks not while a prize is drawn...
 
Ron Auger said:
What I do is when they announce the winner and they are walking up to get their prize I drop in a sound bed. I'll use game show themes, Rocky, Monday Night Football, etc. One of Bobby Morgansteins CD's has some great intros, I use them all the time.
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Ditto. Also the Jeopardy theme when people are checking numbers.

Homer's "DOH!", etc, etc.
 
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