Wedding at Scripps Seaside Forum

Late fall 2011 I DJ'd a wedding and then the reception right afterward at the Seaside Forum. The wedding went perfectly, they were from Hawaii so the music choices for the wedding were mostly Hawaiian. The Bride is a Dance Music Recording Artist and normally when I have clients like that I try to avoid playing their music during the event, mainly just because its a little weird. But this one wasn't like that, she was perfectly fine with it. As a matter of fact, at first she gave me the track titles and didn't even tell me they were her tracks.

It was kind of a dance music crowd and pretty much the entire group recognized, got up, danced and sang along when I played the first 2 of her songs. By the time I played the 3rd song I honestly think I had worn them out. They danced solid for about 2 hours and were still dancing but I think they were pretty out of gas at that point.

December Wedding

I'll try to post more on this wedding later but I wanted to get this video posted ASAP. Joe Park is an awesome videographer, one of the things I like best is that you can have him create a teaser video for the wedding. Since the full Wedding Video takes weeks and weeks to edit in some cases, the teaser video just shows some of the highlights at a quick glimpse. As usual, he hit another homer with this one from Dec 3rd.

Nina & Andrew Highlight Teaser from Joe Park on Vimeo.

Corporate Party at Fox Sports Grill in San Diego at Hilton Bay Front

This group came in for a few days, one of their nights was a party at Fox Sports Grill. It didn't take them long to get out on the dancefloor. Fox Sports Grill is a great place for a Corporate Party, plenty of space, night near the bay, indoor and outdoor mixed seating and plenty of video screens for sports or Video DJ would be amazing...

Baby Bash & Frankie J Live at UCHS in San Diego

Today we provided sound for Baby Bash to play a concert for University City High School, the students there won the concert in a Z-90 contest. This is the 3rd show I've done with Bash and this time he brought Frankie J with him.


These guys are both pros, nothing like the egos and attitudes that I've encountered with some other big names. You can see that they are just happy to be there and doing what they love to do. Even though the show was only 29 minutes long, I think they actually played about 35. But then they both stayed and did meet & greet/Photo and Autographs for close to an hour.... C'mon who else does that? That's why Bash is one of my favorites to work with, Like I said, he's a pro.
Thank you to my team (Brad & Matt) that helped me pull off the show.

Dubstep Wedding

This is the one everyone is talking about. A DJ friend of mine was in the LA area on a gig and talking with another DJ there about music when the topic of Dubstep came up and how well it is (or is not) working in SoCal. As I understand it, part of that conversation they my friend bought up that a friend of his (me) had just done a wedding with mostly house and dubstep music and the response was something like oh yeah I heard about that.

That doesn't surprise me though, the bride and groom are part of a group of people I've gotten to know pretty well over the years. They all work together but what they really all have in common is we're all friends of DJ Miss Lisa. Miss Lisa is one of San Diego's original and Pioneering DJs and has been a friend for about 16 years (wow that's a long time now that I think about it), she plays all over the world with some of the very biggest and high profile events. So since this is really one big circle of DJs and DJs friends, it seems like everyone there is a DJ (including the Groom was a DJ too). I don't mean like everyone there has a mixer and turntables in their bedroom...I mean like some of these guests have DJ residencies in some of the Biggest and Hottest Clubs in New York, many of whom make their own music and tour the world doing gigs for groups of thousands of people. I'm talking about the RockStar Circuit of DJs. Yeah! No Pressure! I don't talk about it often but I spent 13 years doing on air mix Dj work and was syndicated on multiple stations around the country, San Diego, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Salt Lake City and more (as many as 48 stations through the 2005-2006 timeframe). So I feel like I can hold my own, but I still found myself mentally reviewing every move I made throughout the night.
There were a lot of DJs there, I don't want to leave anyone out so I won't list them by name except for DJ Slynkee, thanks for your help. The one thing I'll say is that most of them came over to say hello, and they were ALL super nice and easy going and genuinely just there to have a good time.

The wedding was great though, it started off with a perfect ceremony at the Island Club on the Navy Base in Coronado overlooking the beach. The Groom and groomsmen arrived on the back of a Fire Engine with full Lights & Sirens. I provided music and a wireless mic (done the right way). For anyone thinking about an outdoor ceremony on any of the Navy Bases, you have to spend the extra money to do the wireless microphones correctly. Cutting corners in that department opens you up to all kinds of potential interference problems with the frequencies that the Navy uses. You only get one chance to get the Ceremony right. The $100-$200 you could've spent to do it right will seem like small change if things go wrong with the wireless mics.

After the Ceremony it was inside for the Cocktail Reception and then Dinner. After the traditional dances and toasts, I hit them hard Right out of the gate when open dancing started. With some of the pop / top 40 stuff and slowly working into Sexy & I know it (that was about 3 weeks before it started to play on radio, but again...the DJs at this wedding had all been playing it in their clubs and gigs for weeks at that point.)

If you really want to see the music video for this song, be warned. It's graphic but hilarious and probably my favorite video of 2011 Click Here

The rest of the night was a high energy dance party. I did work in some more recognizable 80s for the family and guests that weren't as into the house and Dubstep.
Here's the clip.

The only bad thing was that the club staff turned the lights on 10 minutes before the end of their party, but it didn't even phase this crowd.

Destination Wedding at the Hard Rock Hotel with Uplights

A couple of months ago I DJ'd a Destination Wedding for a couple at the Hard Rock Hotel. Kristen at White Wedding Day Events did the big white backdrop behind the head table and dancefloor. I brought in 8 light violet LED lights and DJ'd the night for them.

Here's the clip:


You can get so much from Uplighting for the cost, with just 8-10 lights you can completely transform a room. It allows you to bring down the house lighting and the result is a completely costumized room. It can be one of the colors of your wedding or something to compliment your colors

DJ & Uplights for a 18 yr Birthday

DJ and Uplights with a completely PINK theme. This party was for a group of people some of which were under 18, so to protect their privacy the video only shows shots of the uplights from before the party began.

It was great though, a few uplights and the rest were carefully placed area lighting. These Full Color LED lights that we use are so versatile and are some of the brightest available.

60th Birthday Party DJ & Karaoke in Del Mar - Private Residence

This party was at the private residence of the client's family in Del Mar for about 40 people. It's one of the biggest plots of land in Del Mar and is right on the Coast. It has a Mini Train complete with the Scaled down buildings for the mini town, A Hedge Maze, tennis Court and Party lawn. They had me set up on the Tennis Court and play toward the dancefloor on the Party Lawn. Karaoke Singers sang from the Tennis Court entrance area.

Corporate Dinner Party and Dancing on a Yacht

A weekday night party on Flagship Cruises Yacht - The Spirit of California. We picked this group oof 200 up on the Chart House Pier in Coronado newar the Hotel del Coronado. They were treated to a world class dinner and then back upstairs for dancing and the party.

This is a good example to show that while most of the parties that I play are a variety of music, really what I do is play to the crowd. It's not always Black Eyed Peas and Earth Wind and Fire. Sometimes its more Lynyrd Skynyrd and Alabama... That's what I love about what I do its always something new.

Sorry the video is a little dark, but hopefully you can still see what's happening.

Peter & Candice' Wedding and Uplights - Park Hyatt Aviara

Peter & Candice were great, they had so many different pieces of entertainment. Best Man-Bruce strummed guitar lightly as toasts were given. Another played the Clarinet, Cindy gave what I can only describe as the best live variety show act I've seen in quite some time and Peter the groom played a song on violin that he dedicated to Candice. Later the first dance was preceded by about 30 seconds of a skit by the Bride & Groom. the guests absolutely loved it and that's the best thing. I Emcee'd the evening, did 10 Deep pink uplights and DJ'd the dancing at the end.

After dinner we watched 2 short video clips shown on the 7 ft screen and projector that I brought and finished the night with some dancing.

The rest of the A list vendor team was amazing designer Thomas Bui and the Photo and Video was done by Visual Masterpiece they did this video recap, check out their blog post (nov 8th) for some really incredible photos.

Candice + Peter {NDE} Highlight from VisualMasterpiece on Vimeo.

94th Aero Squadron Friday Nights

94th Aero Squardon has one of the best and longest running Friday Night crowds anywhere in San Diego. From Happy hour until late night, the crowd gets going and doesn't stop. I've been the lead DJ since 2000.

Come check it out.

Wedding DJ and Uplights at the Park Hyatt Aviara

The Park Hyatt Aviara is such a great resort. They are a true 5 star resort and it shows in everything they do. I DJ'd and provided 14 pink uplights for this wedding in the Aviara Room. It really came out looking great. The Wedding Coordinator was Susanne from Crowne Weddings and she's absolutely one of the best around.

Fundraiser DJ at Paradise Point in San Diego

This event is a few months old now but I wanted to post it since we've done this party for about 5-6 years now. They start things off with Dinner and Announcements then the Live Auction and finish with dancing.

Wedding and Uplighting at the Hotel del Coronado

I recently DJ'd a small wedding at the Hotel Del in Coronado in the Windsor Complex Room. I provided 8 uplights (RGBA LED full Color of course) which is perfect for that room since the ceiling isn't really tall enough to put up raised dance floor lighting. Sabrina Cadini of La Dolce Idea was the Wedding Coordinator and always does a great job, Photographer Tim Otto was capturing the night and I emcee'd and played the music for the night.

I know the dance floor doesn't look that full in most of the clips, but there were only about 35 guests at the so I was rotating the crowd pretty well throughout the night.

Fashion's Night Out at the Beverly Center

Fashion's Night Out is a Global Shopping Party. The Beverly Center in Los Angeles they roll out the red carpet with an annual fashion show that showcases some of the new fall lines available at the stores in the Center. I've been a part of the production team that is called in to conduct the fashion show for the past couple of years and its been a lot of fun each time. It's a couple of long days, but show time is worth it watching the Stars come in on the Red Carpet / Step & Repeat for photos before the 5 o'clock show. This year's Official hosts were Randy Jackson & Nicole Richie along with Lisa Love (West Coast Editor of Vogue Magazine). I'm admittedly bad at recognizing celebrities, I always know "hey that's somebody" but I can't usually tell you who or what they're known for. The second show at 8 O'clock was hosted by a few of the Cast members of Glee. The fashion show was a big hit and went off without a hitch.



Sorry the video doesn't have any shots of the actual fashion show, I was too busy hitting music cues to work the camera. It mainly shows the set before the first show and some of the lighting and the crowd as they start to gather and watch from the railings. The Step & Repeat is black wall that's all lit up.

Wedding Reception at Hotel Parisi in La Jolla.

This was a Destination Wedding for a couple from Phoenix, AZ. They brought the whole group of guests with them and booked every room in the boutique style hotel so they had Parisi to themselves and they were here to party. They got married at the park down near the beach then came to Hotel Parisi for a Cocktail Reception in the main Lobby, Dinner downstairs in their event room (during Dinner the Lobby was transformed from A Cocktail Reception layout to a Dance Party configuration) and then back to the upstairs Lobby for the Party.



This wedding was a lot more hip hop and Top 40 than I play at most weddings, but that's really just a great example showing that you need a DJ that can take the play and don't play lists that you give them and mix that with the requests that come from the guests and with the other songs the DJ knows will get the group dancing. Sometimes that means Hip Hop and top 40, other times it means the Beatles and Aretha Franklin. It's impossible to predict so you need a great DJ for your wedding that can play the right mix of music for your party.

Wedding & Uplights at the Santa Luz Club

The Santa Luz Club is a secluded club in the private community of Santa Luz, they have a tented pavilion in the back of the club that is really great. This wedding was a raging party. I provided 8 Amber LED uplights to give the tent some color. The grand entrance went flawlessly, dinner was perfect too, then when dancing started this group got to their feet and didn't stop. We danced for almost 3 hours that night to a really diverse set of music. I worked in some of their requests but reading the crowd was how I came up with most of the music for the night. Check out the video for a sample of the music.



At one point the tent had gotten a little hot and I noticed that 8-10 people had gone outside of the tent to dance out on the lawn under the stars. As long as they dance, that's why I'm there.

Corporate Dance Party at the Park Hyatt Aviara

This was initially intended to be a simple Cocktail party no real dancing was int eh plans for the organizers of the evenings party. Even when I'm asked to just play background music so guests can talk and enjoy themselves I always try to play mostly fun, recognizable and upbeat songs so its an enjoyablee festive atmostphere. That almost always leads to at least some light dancing, but sometimes it erupts into a full blown dance party. That's why it's important to hire the right DJ for a party. You need a DJ and Emcee that can go with the flow but knows how to subtly instill that fun, festive and outgoing vibe for the guests.



The Park Hyatt Aviara, formerly known as the Four Seasons Aviara is a great hotel. True Five Star Service and the Entire Resort and its food uphold that same standard.

Private Estate Wedding - La Jolla

This was a perfect location, a private house on the west side of Mt Soledad overlooking the Cove in a La Jolla. The day started out with a flawless ceremony held in front of the house and then things moved to the back of the house for a cocktail reception, a great Dinner & Dancing til the end of the night.

The Bride did and still does work in the Wedding and Special Event Industry, it's always such a compliment when someone who works in the industry hires me for their own occasion. That's someone who knows exactly what to look for, knows all of the available service providers in the area and exactly which corners can be cut and which ones can't.

AV and Sound for US Grant Wedding

I was called in a few weeks before this wedding to provide the music for the Ceremony and then some Background music and a Microphone for the Reception while "Elvis" performs. He was great and got the crowd up and dancing to start the wedding off right.



This wedding was unique in that I was done and leaving by 5pm and the wedding and main entertainment played the rest of the night.

DSA FundRaising Gala

I've played several events for these guys and they are a blast to work with. It's always such a celebration and they always come with their dancing shoes on. This Springs Gala was no exception. My team & I provided all the AV and microphones, Video DJ, Uplights around the room, 2 big video screens and the 4 speaker PA system in the main Ballroom as well as another 4 speaker PA for the Silent Auction Welcome Reception room. My friend Mike Hogan was the auctioneer and did a great job as always. He's a great choice for Auctioneer if you find yourself in need of one. He mixes his years of entertainment experience for perfect timing and his training as one of San Diego's top Auctioneers to make every auction a success. Before Dinner we had a special performance by Sujeet Desai a very accomplished international musician.
After Dinner and the Auction, we opened up the dancefloor and it was packed the rest of the night.

Wedding DJ and Uplights at the Prado

This wedding was Rockin'! From the first dance to the Last song of the night the floor was packed with Dancers. I provided 10 Amber uplights 1 on each Column and 4 on the stage lighting the Stage Curtain. It was really great. The Prado and their team are great, the food is ALWAYS incredible and they have built in mini spot lights to light the tables in the main ballroom.
The wedding all went off without a hitch thanks to Susanne at Crown Weddings one of the best wedding planners in Southern California.

Here's a few clips of the action.

Jonny Dupre's Party in Rancho Santa Fe

Jonny is one of the most talented DJs I've ever had on the team. He's great with people, has a fantastic energy and is really committed to providing a great experience for every party he plays.

DJ and 16 Uplights at La Valencia

This was a great wedding, La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla let them have the Mediterranean Room for Dinner and the Courtyard for Dancing. It was a perfect fit nad Susanne Duffy the Wedding Coordinator and her team were fantastic. I provided 6 LED uplights inside that were adjusted to be the perfect match to the same shade of orange as the floral design by Karen Tran. Then I provided 9 LED uplights outside in Blue for the Lounge and Dance area. Concepts Party Rentals provided Lounge Furniture and Market lights (the string of lights overhead). Dan Doyle and Jennifer Dery made the Videographer and Photographer part of the vendor team complete, I love working with a team of really great vendors.
The Brides brother Emcee'd the Grand Entrance and then turned it back over to me to introduce the toast and other formalities throughout the night. They opted to skip the formal cake cutting and Bouquet / Garter tosses which worked out great because once the dancing started they didn't want to stop.
The Music had some similarities to other weddings but also included some really great unique songs including songs from Tito Puente and MGMT.




I love the high powered LED RGBA Uplights that we use. They are super bright and they really project a long distance as well as being able to dial in any color.

Call today to have your wedding look and turnout like this one.

Video DJ on the Midway - Corporate Group

This was a party for about 500 people onboard the USS Midway. Guests came in and enjoyed all of the fun things in the hangar area that the Midway has to offer, Flight simulators, Vintage plane exhibits and the motion capsule experience. I Video DJ'd for background music and video to give it a fun festive atmosphere. 4 TVs spread through out the hangar. After the initial Cocktail Reception in the hangar guests were invited upstairs to the flight deck for Dinner and the main stage. The band was a great cover band that specialized in newer songs by bands like Kings of Leon, the surprise act was a group of urban acrobats or free runners. Those are the guys you see on TV commercials that scale the sides of buildings in everyday locations. Yes they really exist and sorry no video of those guys.



That Light in the Video is Amazing, the DL3 is a super bright light that spins and rotates 360 degrees and will show light in almost any color but it also will project a video image the same way.

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Music Around the World at the Hilton Bayfront

This was a corporate / convention party for a few hundred people and featured several different music acts representing music style from around the world. The video clip shows some Carnival dancers, but there were all also some Irish Dancers and an African Dance Act. Then I DJ'd the transition from the last act into the party for the night. The in house AV company had a really great set up including ceiling mounted sound and full lighting / Video Rig.




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Video DJ - Convention Final Night Party at the Ritz

This was the last night of the Convention for this group at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point. I played background music during dinner and then after dinner, some awards and a customized company video that they showed, I opened the dance floor and the party was on.
Since they had a 4 day convention in the same room, they already had the screens, sound system and all of the lighting installed in the room. It really looked great.

Dinner ran a little long so I really only had about an hour of dance music and videos so I really went after them quickly with the big homerun songs. They had asked me to keep the music a little more on the current side since their group was younger and kind of into the club scene.



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New Boyz, Z90.3 FM & Mobile Music Plus

Ok so first a little back story... I was in Radio for about 13 years, I was a syndicated Mix DJ which basically means that I did those cool beat mixed continuous music shows. Different radio stations have mixes at different times but a lot of Friday and Saturday Night Party Shows. I mixed a few different music formats, I did 3 main shows, a Hip Hop Show,a House Music Show called the Digital Groove with my good friend DJ Marc Thrasher and an Old School Show. These mixed for San Diego stations Z-90, Channel 93.3 and Magic 92.5 as well as about 28 stations around the country including Houston, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and others.

So that brings us to Friday May 27th, I still have a lot of friends at Z-90 and Magic 92.5 and they usually give me call to make their on-site shows happen if the venue doesn't already have a Sound System. Every Spring Z-90 holds a school spirit contest where area high schools compete to win an end of year- on campus concert by a Top Recording Group or Artist. This Year Rancho Buena Vista High in Vista overwhelmingly won the concert from the New Boyz. It's a really quick show, it takes place during or just after lunch so 30 minutes to move the kids in, do the show, and move the kids out. This show was outside on the football field so I had to bring in my friends at ProSystems AV for the Mini Concert Sound System. This system is HUGE!














The New Boyz took the stage and didn't disappoint. 20 minutes of excitement and the kids were going crazy.
















This is about the 6th year we've done this show for Z-90, past artists include Warren G, Soulja Boy, San Diego Native - Lil' Rob, Baby Bash played a couple of shows

Monique Lhuillier Fashion Show

I was recently part of a production team for "The A Gala" at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. It's not really a DJ or Emcee event for me, I work with a team that makes sure the Fashion Show happens without a hitch. We're able to do this with the close direction of the Director who keeps her eye on the big picture. Everything from the perfect lighting to the music played and changed at precisely the right times.

The Gala honored a few of it's members including fashion designer Monique Lhuillier and after the evening's program Lhuillier thrilled attendees with a fashion show of her new Fall Line. Sorry no pictures but there were about 25+ designs including 4 wedding gowns that were all just amazing.

Here's an older picture of some of Monique Lhuillier's work.

Named as Co-Director - The Association of Bridal Consultants

I was honored to be named as the new / incoming Co-Director of the San Diego Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC). The group consisting of a mixture of Bridal Consultants and other wedding related service providers focuses on promoting education and good business practices. I'll be serving along side fellow Co-Director Sabrina Cadini of La Dolce Idea, a fantastic wedding planner. I'm excited to jump in and help boost the local organization to new levels. There is already a great Board of Directors in place and membership is on the rise.

If you're planning a wedding the ABC is a great free resource to find some of San Diego's best Wedding planners, vendors and service providers. The members are a group of people who through their membership to the ABC, demonstrate that they are serious about beign the best of the best and continue to educate themselves and network with other like minded professionals to help them be their best.

Get more info at the ABC website or at my website www.mobilemusicplus.com

Corporate Party in January

Getting caught up on blogging some of these parties from a few months ago. This was a small but really fun group, they had their employee party in January with DJ and Karaoke. The group took a little while to warm up to the singing but they eventually got started. The Video is a little dark but you can still make out what's happening.

Production Team DJ at the Beverly Wilshire.

I was lucky enough a few weeks ago to be part of a team to produce a Show in Beverly Hills at the Wilshire Hotel that was attended by Former First Lady Nancy Reagan and Fashion Legend Oscar De La Renta and the Master of Ceremony was Wick Martindale famous Gameshow host. The Show was great, it started with the Cocktail Reception and Lunch and flowed into the Fashion show to debut Oscar de la Renta's Fall line. Click Here for the LA Times Coverage of the event.

There isn't much correlation between DJ'ing a fashion show and a Corporate event or a wedding, but its a great qualifier. High profile fashion shows like this demand flawless execution by the DJ. Even small gaps in music and cues missed by factions of a second aren't acceptable. Luckily this is similar to DJing on the radio, "Live without a Net" I call it. My 13+ year radio career has taken me to a position where 100% flawless is the standard by which we measure all of our performances.

I know what is at stake for a Bride and Groom or for the HR rep for a company as they plan their party or Reception and that they are normally concerned with how they will look to their coworkers and peers.

My DJ's and I are in the business of making our clients look good EVERYTIME.

DJ at the San Diego Convention Center

This Spring I played a "wrap" party for the librarian's conference. It wasn't a big dance party, just a place for the conference attendees to come, eat and hang out until they had to leave for the airport. The Conference had ended a few hours prior the stage was still set for their closing session speaking engagement. If you're planning a corporate event with a stage, this is a good example of the perfect dual video screen set up. The lighting is perfectly mixed between static uplights and some subtle moving lights, not too busy not to plain.

Daytime Wedding at the Prado in Balboa Park.

Spring 2011, I DJ'd a daytime in wedding in the Loggia Room at The Prado. A lot of people seem to think that no one dances at daytime weddings. That just doesn't seem to be the case. I will admit is a little tougher to get the dancefloor started, but once it gets going it can be just as fun as a nighttime Reception. The Key is getting a DJ with the experience to outweigh the daytime variable. Click here to get more info.

Corporate party at the Town & Country

This group comes to San Diego every 3 years of so as they rotate their annual gathering around the US. It's international group of Insect scientists and related fields. I've provided DJ and some various other services for them for a few different years now. They're always rev'd up and ready to go and this year was now exception. This was a rockin' party! There were a few hundred guests attending the party in the courtyard at the T&C. A large percentage of the members are from India or of Indian decent so panjabi music is always a big hit and they love the Current Top 40 and some dance classics. For more info click here.

Wedding at Loews Coronado

A great Wedding and Reception at Loews Coronado, Loews provides a fantastic Ceremony Site that overlooks San Diego Bay. I provide Music and Wireless Microphones for quite a few ceremonies. I use high quality wireless microphones to ensure a trouble free day. The Reception was perfect, a great dinner by the chef and staff at Loews as always followed up by a lot of dancing. This one even went an hour overtime.

Video DJ Wedding at Maderas

I guess I missed posting this one a while back, I thought I posted the clip shortly after the wedding. A great crowd at Maderas Golf Club, Video DJ with 2 42" screens the dance floor was rockin! NR3 Video shot the wedding and the Maderas team was great as always. If you're looking for a beautiful secluded place for your wedding you should definitely check it out.

ABC RockStar Award 2010

I haven't blogged for a few weeks and a lot has happened so I'm going to try to cover several things quickly so it doesn't turn into a mini novel.

First... Mid January
Its Award Season time, the Grammys are on the TV as I type,
The Association of Bridal Consultants recently held their annual awards program and I was the recipient of the "ABC Rockstar Award" to summarize the criteria, its given to the ABC member deserving of recognition for their general day to day efforts.

Next.. Late January
Spent a week in Phoenix where -
I delivered an educational seminar to attendees of "The Special Event 2011" in Phoenix, AZ. I spoke about Music Royalties, who has to pay, when, and to whom. I'm very happy to say I got great feedback from the attendees of the session and the Show personnel alike. I have to admit, I was a little nervous. I don't know what it is. I've spoken on stage in front of crowds of 8000 and 10,000 and it was no big deal. But speaking to your peers is just different. I'm glad I did it and hopefully will get to offer it again to some other industry groups.

And then...
I spent a week in Vegas where I was representing MMP Lighting and selling High Powered LED lights. These lights are incredible. They're so bright! 36 three watt LEDs recessed inside a reflector that focuses the beam to make it one of the brightest LED lights on the market at one of the lowest prices available. While I was there my good friend Jay Brannan a Demonstrator and DJ for Pioneer Pro DJ along with DJ Lars another Pioneer DJ gave me a quick slot to spin a house set at the performance stage at the Riviera. Lots of fun.













Lastly, for this post anyway.
I got a last minute call on Friday before the Superbowl from my long time friend, DJ Marc Thrasher who was in San Francisco for an event that needed the Video DJ gear for him to spin the Audi Superbowl Commercial debut party scheduled to be held at Alcatraz Prison the following day. I'd just finished my only event for the weekend so I packed the family, the Video DJ rig and hit the road at 11:30pm on Friday for San Fran. We drove all night, did some touristy stuff the next morning then caught the ferry over to the Prison for set up. The event was CRAZY, they really converted the space. All the history and struggle in that building over the years. We got to go a few places the general public isn't allowed. Very cool! End of the night we caught the Ferry back, the next day I did some more family stuff, I got to meet previous Raiders Linebacker Jeff Barnes, then we headed back that evening.
If you saw the commercial which ran the first spot break of the game. This photo taken in the Alcatraz Shower Area is of the actual Stuffed Dodo bird that they used in the commercial, which I was told cost $7000 (with Marc Thrasher in the background). Hey for 7 Grand shouldn't I get a live Dodo even if they are extinct?

Loews Coronado Wedding DJ and Emcee

I love working at Loews in Coronado, I always notice that the staff there is amazing. Not just the Chef for making a great meal or the banquet captain for providing great meal service but also the every server and worker ever when I load equipment into the back service hallway. They all smile and say hello... you can't teach that! They genuinely love their jobs and it shows in everything the hotel does.
For this Wedding I provided music for the Ceremony, cocktail reception and the Dinner Reception which was a great party, as I normally do, I served as the DJ and the Emcee for this wedding. I really try to always provide the gentle guidance required by an effective Emcee with the fewest number of announcements. I just don't think I should be the focus of someones wedding. The Emcee should be there to help make the night better, not to take over the night.