Dr. Boogie Hooks up the Magic 92.5 FM Hook Up Cruise

My 10 years with Magic 92.5 has been a lot of fun. You can hear me Monday - Friday at 5pm for the "Traffic Jam" with Xavier the X Man www.xavierthexman.com . Several times each year, Morning Show hosts Jagger & Christie host listener events. Most recently was the Valentine's Hook up cruise. Another word for a single's cruise on board one of the Hornblower Cruises and Events Company's boats on the bay. Our Listeners always show up ready to have fun and this time was no exception.

Video DJ for Watson Wyatt Year End Party

Video DJ at the Hardrock Hotel.

Quinceanera at El Torito

Mobile Music Plus provides entertainment to El Torito Restaurant in Mission Valley. I was asked to play for a small Quinceanera in back area of the Restaurant. It was mostly family a dozen or so friends and Future star of Dancing with the Stars Dance competition (see the video). I played a good mixture of Top 40/Hip Hop, Latin and Old School.

Animal House / Faber College Theme Party - Video DJ

This Birthday party for Tom's 50th was a Toga theme party, fashioned after the Animal House Movie, and WOW! the guests at this party really got into it. College Sweaters and creatively designed togas were everywhere.

I brought in the Video DJ system and dual 42" LCD screens for entertainment and played 50's and 60's music videos. This party really gave me a chance to show what the video DJ can do. All of the unique music videos that aren't available to the general public, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, the Mamas & the Papas, James Brown and more. As the party progressed I included some other genres of dance music too but with the Animal House Theme I had to play "Shout" by the Otis Day and the Knights. Most danced, some watched... When I see people staring in amazement at the screens not able to believe that I have the videos that I have or in disbelief of the quality of those videos, I don't know which... but it's really one of the coolest parts of what I do. SDGE told the party hosts that power would be turned off between 10-10:30 for scheduled work on the system. A special generator was brought in just to keep the party going. We had such a great time, that before we knew it the party was at its scheduled end time. That left us with no choice but to go longer... This one would've made Dean Wormer jealous.

"The Special Event" is coming

THE SPECIAL EVENT is an international trade show that showcases what's new in the special event world http://www.thespecialeventshow.com/ . Nearly 9000 event professionals from around the world will attend to see everything from new table linens to Ground Breaking New Entertainment and everything in between. It includes 3 days of educational seminars and feature parties that showcase different segments of the industry. This year the show is right here in San Diego, Jan 28-30.

I am very excited to announce that I will be featured at the "Wedding Luncheon" Jan 28th. It is THE exhibit party to attend. Corporate and Wedding related professionals alike attend the sold out show to see the innovative new designs and hot new trends. This year's luncheon will be at the HardRock Hotel with Video DJ leading the way as doors open for 550 guests. A top notch team (lead by Peggy Jewell of Jewell Entertainment and Rachel Peniche of Plan It San Diego) has worked for months to overlook no detail in the planning of this one of a kind event.

I will also be exhibiting on the trade show floor, to give attendees a chance to see "Video DJ - Music Like You've Never Seen!" up close and ask questions. If you'd like passes to attend the exhibit hall, please contact me for more information.

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Special event - Wedding Luncheon

The Wedding Luncheon was a huge success, I was proud to be featured in 2 rooms.

Hard Rock Hotel - "The Edge" - Display galleries showcased the latest in room and table top design trends, for an elegant yet modern approach to music for the next generation, I provided an assortment of selections from the Vitamin String Quartet. A string quartet that interprets a wide variety of Rock Songs including songs originally by the Beatles and Led Zeppelin to U2 and Korn. It really very unique and can be quite elegant. I highly recommend them for anyone looking for something new and unique for their wedding.

Hard Rock Hotel - "The Legends" - The main event: Lunch Seating for 600, Video DJ as the entrance music, Founder of the theknot.com -Carley Roney as the keynote speaker and a special performance by an up and coming 14 year old singer who delivered a version of "Zing went the Strings of My Heart" that would've made Judy Garland proud. VIDEO DJ was a huge hit. As the doors open and guests poured in, I played a soft but upbeat, cocktail reception like mix that included Neil Diamond and the Beatles. I softened the music during Lunch by incorporating Music Videos from Nora Jones, Dean Martin and Frank Siantra. As the event came toward it's end, I picked up the pace with more upbeat dancable music like Justin Timberlake, The BeeGees and AC/DC. The goal of the show producers was to wow the guests with something they hadn't seen before. I can safely say we accomplished that goal. I received many compliments and inquiries both at the show and in the exhibit hall area.

Video DJ for Seal Team 3

Seal team 3 had their 25th Anniversary party in the Oceanfront Ballroom at the Hotel Del Coronado. For Entertainment I provided Video DJ with an 8'x 6' projection screen on stage with (2) 42" flatscreens near the dancefloor. It really looked great, it gave it that look of a well orchestrated full production event. They started off with some basic background during dinner as well as many of the military traditions and toasts. This 25th Anniversary of Seal Team 3 was attended by many of the past members including most of the commanding officers of the Team over its 25 year history. It was very humbling to be in a room full of men and women that were so vital in the protection of this great country. The guests really had a great time, they danced and were really into the music videos, in most of the photos you can see at least 1 perosn in the photo looking at the screens to watch the videos.

Daytime Wedding at the Catamaran

Qualities your DJ should have:
- Able to get small parties up and dancing: Smaller parties mean fewer guests to work with, you need a DJ that can read a crowd. That's a phrase a lot of DJs throw around without really knowing the meaning of it. A DJ has to be able to look at the group in front of them and anticipate their emotion and energy level over the coming 10-15 minutes and be able to plan the music accordingly in order to effectively rotate the guests from their seats to the dancefloor so that everyone is involved. The musical planning should expand to include the music the guests like, not just what the DJ usually plays and can make work. Would you believe that some DJs know what they will play before the party even starts?
- Dancing in the Daytime: Daytime is not the normal time for dancing; that's what our common sense tells us. A great DJ should be able to build a wedding reception into a celebration and then into a party. Some DJs are more talented at this than others and that effects their rates and pricing.