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Jon Tuck

Jon Tuck

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I have pondered the idea presented about the question! What makes you different? Tonight I am watching late night a show about comedy. Comedians tell jokes. Delivery is very different from one unique comic to another. Williams, Kaufman,Martin, Erkle,Carlin.............etc etc etc. The FUNNY thing is they all told jokes. the common thing is they all gained laughs which was the end result they all required for success.The delivery and the choices to attain these laughs some so very drastically different gained this due to their unique brand of humor.

When I say that we as DJs attempt to provide our clients the end results, satisfaction from our customers, though we all deliver much the same aka music pushing the same buttons mixing the songs from one to the other. The delivery though very similiar and much the same, we have our own unique ways to gain the same results. I am unique cause my clients appreciate the way I deliver even if it doesnt work for anyone else. Sometimes I mix so drastic from one genre to the other and BPM range to the other yet it works for me. You and anyone else may fail miserably attempting my style. It is poignant only to that moment in time.

Much of my show is spur of the moment and off the cuff. This method will work for me but most likely not for you and in the end tonights efforts wont likely work for me again if I attempted it 20 times in succession. My point here of course. Each effort as an artist is that momentary masterpiece. Take the journey it is beautiful.

I hope this enlightens those who are confused about the likeness of one of us to the other. We are all DJ's but we are unique in our own way.
 
good point jon.

I don't know what makes me different. The only way i would know what makes me different is to take the time to watch and analize other djs.

I do know what makes me "successful"...(my definition of successful is happy clients, referrals, and guests asking for cards because they had a good time). I believe what makes me "successful" as a DJ is being good at finding out what the bride and groom want, what is important to them, and then being able to give them the evening they want. Also, being very good at reading the crowd and knowing what to play without having to wait for requests. Being very knowledgeable about how to MC a wedding and coordinate events with the caterer, the photographer, the couple, and anyone else involved also adds to the success. Helping show the couple the easiest way to plan their event so they will have a lot of confidence BEFORE the event that i will make it happen for them. And then that evening, making it very obvious to the bride and groom that i am there for one purpose......to do everything possible to make sure the evening goes the way they want.

Does that make me different from every other DJ. I don't think so. I don't doubt that there are some DJs that probably do all of the above things better than I. But from some horror stories i've heard, apparently not every DJ does it "successfully".
 
Jon Tuck said:
I have pondered the idea presented about the question! What makes you different? Tonight I am watching late night a show about comedy. Comedians tell jokes. Delivery is very different from one unique comic to another. Williams, Kaufman,Martin, Erkle,Carlin.............etc etc etc. The FUNNY thing is they all told jokes. the common thing is they all gained laughs which was the end result they all required for success.The delivery and the choices to attain these laughs some so very drastically different gained this due to their unique brand of humor.

When I say that we as DJs attempt to provide our clients the end results, satisfaction from our customers, though we all deliver much the same aka music pushing the same buttons mixing the songs from one to the other. The delivery though very similiar and much the same, we have our own unique ways to gain the same results. I am unique cause my clients appreciate the way I deliver even if it doesnt work for anyone else. Sometimes I mix so drastic from one genre to the other and BPM range to the other yet it works for me. You and anyone else may fail miserably attempting my style. It is poignant only to that moment in time.

Much of my show is spur of the moment and off the cuff. This method will work for me but most likely not for you and in the end tonights efforts wont likely work for me again if I attempted it 20 times in succession. My point here of course. Each effort as an artist is that momentary masterpiece. Take the journey it is beautiful.

I hope this enlightens those who are confused about the likeness of one of us to the other. We are all DJ's but we are unique in our own way.
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Every gig (mostly weddings) I do I get a play list from the clients and spend many hours figuring out what might work with this crowd organize all the music sometimes (3 & 2) three fast, two slow, blend so many by theme , Oldies,R&R, Disco, Funk and whatever.

I use DJIntelligence for all the other stuff and pay close attention to detail and make a "Script" for personal use which my wife who accompanies me helps out with keeping everyone informed, happy and moving alone.

We built a "Wedding Planner Guide" to cover everything from "A to Z" and give it to clients for their event.

I am not a control freak just trying to program the best show when I have a clear head and make sure the clients get what they requested and provide them with the extra service other DJ's don't give in my area.

In the end my master play list use (60 %) has only been there for me to get inspiration and test the crowd to see what works.

I usually trial several selections from my list and then the energy kicks in and then (hopefully) requests come, I have a party.

That's my formula and it works for me, I review the played list the next day and often am not all that impressed with what was played.

But one thing for sure, at that time with those folks "It WAS a party" so you can't plan everything but look for ideas.

Comedians often have their jokes memorized but the best one's can improvise and work the crowd to get their groove.


I think that is what John was saying. :sqwink:
 
To me the only true difference we all have is our indivdual personalities.
 
Jon said it best in his initial post: that we all have different ways of attaining similar results.

Not so much what you do, but how you do it... A subtle distinction I attempted to make in another thread recently on the topic that was missed by most present.:sqlaugh:

Often those subtle distinctions alone are what sways the buying decision of the client or are enough to make you stand out from your contemporaries before, during, and after your events.
 
I couldn't agree more with what JT just said!

Last Saturday, I was at the Hyatt and my next door neighbor was "Tommy's Tunes" (not his real name).........well he was my next door Ballroom neighbor.

Our styles as emcees ---are completely different.......he is more aggressive on the microphone, I tend to talk sparingly.

Tom uses more lighting: that night he was using "uplights" in addition to his array of dance lighting.

My system was just audio-only: two mains and a subwoofer with NO LIGHTS.

Each party was a success in the eyes of the client.....

We have both been in business for two decades (probably 25 years in the case of Tom).

Its always great to see Tom in action.....his party was scheduled to end 1 hour after mine, so I walked into his ballroom to say good bye after I finished my teardown.

He was playing "Vogue" by Madonna, the beginning of the song (no vocals)......so he starts scatting on the mic--- "DJ MC......no cheese.......DJ MC.......no cheese"

I almost doubled over laughing, so did Tom.......his crowd was oblivious to the DJ humor....
 
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