Ivan and Chelsea's wedding was perfect and I got to work with one of my friends and a great coordinator Sabrina Cadini of La Dolce Idea. The Ceremony and Reception were both outdoors on the patio over looking the La Costa Golf Course. Videographer Shawn LLoyd of Lloyd Films captured it all.
The Reception was an intimate one withonly 30-40 people, set with a kings table for dinner and market lighting over the patio.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Check out this write up on the Exquisite Weddings Magazine website about a recent guest speaking session I had with Rachel Welland her team of ladies from Bliss Events. It was an hour or so of talking DJ'ing and I brought the Dj players along so they could get a chance to check it out first hand.
My Friend Peggy Jewell from Imagination Entertainment was nice enough to let us use her warehouse conference area and show us around the costumes and wigs.
They learned about the various buttons and knobs in the equipment, just in case they ever need to step in when the DJ is busy elsewhere! He also showed how he beat mixes from one song into another song, and he let them give it their best shots. He explained some misconceptions about DJs, how to choose a quality DJ, the importance of back up equipment and songs, as well as some interesting situations he has encountered in his many years of DJ’ing.... READ MORE
THEIR TIPS FOR FINDING THE RIGHT DJ:
Questions to ask your DJ
1. How long have they been DJing? How many years have they been working weddings – specifically?
2. Do they have any videos of themselves emceeing at a wedding? (this can help you know if you like their emcee style)
3. Do they provide lighting (i.e. dance floor lights, uplighting, gobo light, etc.)?
4. What is their back-up plan in the case of equipment failure?
5. Can they provide a sound system and microphone for the ceremony also?
6. Do they have a list of suggestions they can share with you of special dances (Father-Daughter, Mother-Son, etc.)?
7. What will they wear at your wedding?
8. How do they feel about taking requests? (note: if you do not want them taking requests, they should be comfortable telling the guests that and not taking requests)
9. Will they want to have a final meeting or phone call with you shortly before the wedding?
My Friend Peggy Jewell from Imagination Entertainment was nice enough to let us use her warehouse conference area and show us around the costumes and wigs.
They learned about the various buttons and knobs in the equipment, just in case they ever need to step in when the DJ is busy elsewhere! He also showed how he beat mixes from one song into another song, and he let them give it their best shots. He explained some misconceptions about DJs, how to choose a quality DJ, the importance of back up equipment and songs, as well as some interesting situations he has encountered in his many years of DJ’ing.... READ MORE
THEIR TIPS FOR FINDING THE RIGHT DJ:
Questions to ask your DJ
1. How long have they been DJing? How many years have they been working weddings – specifically?
2. Do they have any videos of themselves emceeing at a wedding? (this can help you know if you like their emcee style)
3. Do they provide lighting (i.e. dance floor lights, uplighting, gobo light, etc.)?
4. What is their back-up plan in the case of equipment failure?
5. Can they provide a sound system and microphone for the ceremony also?
6. Do they have a list of suggestions they can share with you of special dances (Father-Daughter, Mother-Son, etc.)?
7. What will they wear at your wedding?
8. How do they feel about taking requests? (note: if you do not want them taking requests, they should be comfortable telling the guests that and not taking requests)
9. Will they want to have a final meeting or phone call with you shortly before the wedding?
Monday, January 28, 2013
Jack in the Box - Las Vegas
Wow! I recently got to Video DJ the Circle of Excellence Awards for Jack in the Box at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. It was VERY COOL and I think a little weird to be impressed by meeting a fictional character... Yes there really is a Jack its not all Hollywood lighting tricks. He was really nice and interesting to talk to.
They started the night off with presenting awards to the top performers on the Jack in the Box Team. Everything from Store managers to Management coaches that had exceeded goals throughout the last year. Jack and other executives presented and posed with each recipient which really went over well.
After the presentation was over we fired up the Video Screens and danced to Music Videos ALLLLLL Night! I think they danced for like 4 hours straight. Top 40, Latin, Disco and 80s' they liked a little bit of everything.
It was a blast and my room on the 59th floor at the Cosmopolitan overlooking the Mandalay Bay Water Show wasn't bad either. I hope I get to spin for this group again.
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For more information or to Book an event please visit www.mobilemusicplus.com
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Video Dj Wedding at Marriott Mission Valley
This one was for about 300 people at the Marriott Mission Valley. Video DJ with two 6ft x 8ft Rear projection video screens. Jamie & Nick were a lot of fun and went all out for their wedding. The Grand Entrance consisted of about 49 people in total including Parents, Primary and Secondary Sponsors, Bridal Party and the Bride and Groom.
We started off by introducing the Parents and Sponsors, then I played a video that Nick, the Groom, gave to me just before we started. It was a fully pre-produced NFL style intro video for each bridal party member. It was probably the most unique thing I'd seen for a wedding in a long time, it was great and the guests really loved it. Each 20 second segment had a Statistics listing with a framed embedded video clip of the Bridesmaid or Groomsmen. After the video finished, I introduced each couple Live and the guests were cheering like it was an actual football game.
After Dinner and the formal dances we got the dancefloor going with some Video DJ action and from there I think they would have danced all night. The high point of the night was definitely when I mixed the Gangnam Style Video. The 30ft by 30ft Dancefloor wasn't big enough to hold all the dancers.
Thank you to Danielle & Jared from Side By Side Cinema for putting together this Highlight Video of the day and to Wedding Coordinator - Meilani Garcia at Ellevent for keeping the track of the guests and timeline and really allow me to focus on the Video DJ'ing.
Jamie + Nick - San Diego Wedding Cinema from SidebySide Cinema on Vimeo.
I didn't turn the camera on much that day but here is one short clip.
We started off by introducing the Parents and Sponsors, then I played a video that Nick, the Groom, gave to me just before we started. It was a fully pre-produced NFL style intro video for each bridal party member. It was probably the most unique thing I'd seen for a wedding in a long time, it was great and the guests really loved it. Each 20 second segment had a Statistics listing with a framed embedded video clip of the Bridesmaid or Groomsmen. After the video finished, I introduced each couple Live and the guests were cheering like it was an actual football game.
After Dinner and the formal dances we got the dancefloor going with some Video DJ action and from there I think they would have danced all night. The high point of the night was definitely when I mixed the Gangnam Style Video. The 30ft by 30ft Dancefloor wasn't big enough to hold all the dancers.
Thank you to Danielle & Jared from Side By Side Cinema for putting together this Highlight Video of the day and to Wedding Coordinator - Meilani Garcia at Ellevent for keeping the track of the guests and timeline and really allow me to focus on the Video DJ'ing.
Jamie + Nick - San Diego Wedding Cinema from SidebySide Cinema on Vimeo.
I didn't turn the camera on much that day but here is one short clip.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Wedding at Paradise Point
This isn't connected to the previous post (Beach Party at Paradise Point), just happens to be the order that I pulled the video footage.
Wade and Kristen were one of my funnest couples of the year. Really fun and easy going and their friends were too, which made for a great party after dinner wiht plenty of old school dance favorites and some current hits too.
I provided music, wireless microphones and speakers for the ceremony on the lawn, which went off flawlessly except for the slightly overcast skies. Then I Dj and provided 8 Amber Uplights, Dance Lights and 2 Cake mini spot lights to light the cake table in the Reception room. The room looked incredible thanks to Rachel Welland at Bliss Events.
Wade and Kristen were one of my funnest couples of the year. Really fun and easy going and their friends were too, which made for a great party after dinner wiht plenty of old school dance favorites and some current hits too.
I provided music, wireless microphones and speakers for the ceremony on the lawn, which went off flawlessly except for the slightly overcast skies. Then I Dj and provided 8 Amber Uplights, Dance Lights and 2 Cake mini spot lights to light the cake table in the Reception room. The room looked incredible thanks to Rachel Welland at Bliss Events.
Beach Party at Paradise Point
This was a Corporate Beach party for about 30-35 people. I was initially asked to just play beach vibe type music after the Hula Dance demonstration while they hung out and talked at the bar. But maybe it was the random hotel guest that walked through the party and started doing parkour that got them going.
But about 80% of them jumped on stage and danced the rest of the night. I guess they just didn't want to dance in the sand.
But about 80% of them jumped on stage and danced the rest of the night. I guess they just didn't want to dance in the sand.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Greek Wedding at The Grand Del Mar
It's been a busy 3rd and 4th Quarter here at MMP. December is shaping up to be a blockbuster holiday season for parties for us. I wanted to take a quick minute to blog this wedding, its been so long since I posted I wanted to get something new up. I have a lot more footage to post and parties to blog so stay tuned.
This one was a great wedding from back in May at the Grand Del Mar. Wedding designer Thomas Bui made the room look beautiful. The bride and groom were super cool and just wanted to have some fun. To make sure that the Greek culture and traditions weren't forgotten they had a band share time with me (The DJ) I don't remember the bands name (Sorry guys!) but they were good and they play a weekly gig at one of the Greek restaurants here in town. I only took a couple of short clips of the DJ portion of the night but these guys were rockin! The Greek music was big hit at first and not as much later as you can see in the video but it was nice to have it integrated into the whole night.
This one was a great wedding from back in May at the Grand Del Mar. Wedding designer Thomas Bui made the room look beautiful. The bride and groom were super cool and just wanted to have some fun. To make sure that the Greek culture and traditions weren't forgotten they had a band share time with me (The DJ) I don't remember the bands name (Sorry guys!) but they were good and they play a weekly gig at one of the Greek restaurants here in town. I only took a couple of short clips of the DJ portion of the night but these guys were rockin! The Greek music was big hit at first and not as much later as you can see in the video but it was nice to have it integrated into the whole night.
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