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DJing a Parking Lot Community Party (Sarnia)
This past weekend, I was the DJ for a Community Festival at the Sarnia Centre parking lot. I played a wide variety of music for an afternoon as people came to visit vendors and enjoy various activities. There was a magician walking around performing tricks and illusions, face painting for kids, free food, family games,…
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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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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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A Disney Themed Wedding (DJ Recap)
This wedding was Disney-themed. The tables weren’t simply numbered. They were named after movies and the center-pieces reflected that. There was a table for each of these movies: The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Beauty & The Beast, Tangled, Aladdin, The lion King, The Princess and the Frog, and Hercules. I played a lot of Disney music…
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A Glencoe Agricultural Hall Wedding (DJ Vlog)
It was a warm one for this wedding, but a lot of fun. First, I set up in the main hall for the reception and then I headed to a nearby backyard for the outdoor ceremony. I used a Hercules Starlight controller with Serato to provide the music, but I forgot the microphone stand and…
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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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A Purple Hill Country Hall Wedding
The Purple Hill Country Hall is a beautiful place for a wedding. It is located in Thorndale, Ontario (just outside of London). Come with me behind the scenes as I show you my battery-powered ceremony system and my bigger sound system for inside the hall. I moved my ceremony system to the front of the…
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Rose Chapel Wedding – A Gig Log
The Rose Chapel is a nice venue in London, Ontario that I have done several weddings at. I thought I knew what to expect for this one, but I was wrong. Last time I did the sound for a ceremony here, it was easy – just plug-and-play. Their new system removed that feature, so I…
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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,…