The year was 1995....i had been doing parties for around 4 years and had began working in clubs as well.... word of mouth was keeping me booked solidly and i was able to quit my job as a house painter to do the dj thing full time. My audio rig was solid but i didnt have any form of light show ...and a few clients had requested it.... so i happened across an ad in a local paper about some lighting equipment for sale.... i drove out deep into the rural suburbs and met a dj who was somehow a dealer for some middle of the road lighting gear company... and i bought a new light mixer and mirror ball ...plus some used par cans and tripods from him. He was a cocky slick talkin guy and i got such a bad vibe from him....but this was pre ebay/amazon ...and the closest guitar center was a state away.... so he was my easiest choice...
anyway....i digress...lol
a couple days later im laying around the house with my girlfriend ...and i began to wonder just how shady this guy really was.... so i had her call him and pretend to be interested in his services.... while namedropping me as a secondary prospect...
this guy laid out a pile of horse hockey about me that lasted a solid 5 minutes... that i had worked for his company and he let me go because of my work ethic and lack of talent....lol...now mind you i had met him the one time....to do business with him and spend money....it was really shocking ....enlightening... and yet entertaining
on the flip side...i had another local dj who saw my business card up in the local record store...asked the owner to vouch for me as a professional....and commenced to sending me a half dozen referrals when he was overbooked....i hunted him down and thanked him a few weeks later...
i spent the rest of my career emulating the second dj...and never stooping to the level of the first...
after spending a few weeks on the forum... ive tried to pick out which dj i think each of you are... lol.... i will keep the results to myself... lololol
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anyway....i digress...lol
a couple days later im laying around the house with my girlfriend ...and i began to wonder just how shady this guy really was.... so i had her call him and pretend to be interested in his services.... while namedropping me as a secondary prospect...
this guy laid out a pile of horse hockey about me that lasted a solid 5 minutes... that i had worked for his company and he let me go because of my work ethic and lack of talent....lol...now mind you i had met him the one time....to do business with him and spend money....it was really shocking ....enlightening... and yet entertaining
on the flip side...i had another local dj who saw my business card up in the local record store...asked the owner to vouch for me as a professional....and commenced to sending me a half dozen referrals when he was overbooked....i hunted him down and thanked him a few weeks later...
i spent the rest of my career emulating the second dj...and never stooping to the level of the first...
after spending a few weeks on the forum... ive tried to pick out which dj i think each of you are... lol.... i will keep the results to myself... lololol
cc