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A Beautiful Wedding at an Open-Air Venue (Timber Ridge)
I had the pleasure of DJing a wedding in an open-air venue in Blenheim, Ontario. Timber Ridge Event Centre was absolutely beautiful. Here is a quick recap of the day. You can see a bit of my DJ set-up, some heart-felt speeches from the fathers of both the bride and groom, and some dance highlights.…
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Technical Difficulty – But No One Knew (A DJ Story)
As a DJ, it is important to have back-ups in place just in case anything unexpected happens. Weddings are a once-in-a-lifetime occasion and we need to bring our A-game. Here is an example of how I power through technical difficulties. It was the middle of a reception with a fill dance floor and my controller…
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Sweet Caroline (A Wedding Staple Sing-Along)
One of my favourite things to do when DJing is to play a sing-along track and wait for everyone to belt out the lyrics at the top of their lungs. Sweet Caroline is a great one for this because everyone always sings one certain part. I then surprise the room by cutting the volume out…
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Follow the Leader – Gets the Dance Floor Popping!
I forgot about this track . . . “Follow the Leader” by The Soca Boys ft Van B King But it sure worked for this crowd. This wedding took place at Timber Ridge Event Centre and the outdoor venue was perfect for a night of dancing. The dance line that formed during this song actually…
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From Group Photo to Dance Party
This is a great way to kick off the dancing portion of a wedding. After dinner and the special dances have concluded, get all of your guests to come to the dance floor. Announce that there will be a group picture being taken. As soon as the photographer has the shot, start the music. It’s…
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DJ, you’re the man!
Sing-alongs are a great way to close out a wedding DJ set. It brings the energy down and signals an end to the celebrations. In the video clip attached, I am playing a song that is often requested at weddings. I love cutting out the music during “Sweet Caroline” so you can clearly hear everyone…
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How DJs Looped Music Before Samplers
I recently did a classroom workshop on DJing and demonstrated how early pioneers of this art were able to loop up a portion of a record without using anything other than two turntables and two copies of the same record. I showed the students how this was done using a song by Led Zeppelin. Basically,…
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Give it up for the DJ!
It’s always nice to get praise for what I do on the decks. Whether it is a comment at the end of the night, an email sent after an event, or an in-person comment like this one, please keep them coming. This video clip shows a patron of the bar coming up to me and…
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How DJs Loop Drum Breaks with 2 Records
The earliest Hip Hop DJs did some very creative things with the technology at hand. Before we had samplers or could set up a loop and hear it repeat indefinitely, we made our own loop using two copies of the same record. I demonstrated how this was done at a special class visit recently. You…
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TikTok for Those Who Don’t TikTok
I wanted to share some of my recent TikTok clips for anyone who doesn’t want to delve into that social media realm. This is the third post in this series. This time though, I didn’t upload the videos to my server like I did the last two times. Instead, I just embedded the videos below.…