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This has probably been one of my busiest Aprils ever.  I performed at 5 Proms and 1 wedding reception, and have traveled to Parker, SD, Parkston, SD, Canistota, SD, Hurley, SD, Sioux Center, IA, and Sioux Falls, SD.  There were a lot of late nights, and a couple double-booked weekends, but it was well worth it.

I would have to say that the best Prom was Sioux Center’s.  I have never DJ’ed for that school before, and the students seemed to enjoy my performance.  I think this is due in part to the fact that I am not like any other DJ in the area, I bring a lot of nightclub experience with me, and beat-mix almost every song into the next.  The students were great, very courteous and full of energy.

The next night (4/28), I had an upscale wedding reception at the Downtown Holiday Inn.  I took extra care when setting everything up to make sure it was nice and clean - no exposed wires.  The end result was great, and the extra effort was well worth it.  I had a nice new tuxedo vest and tie for myself to complete the upscale look.  It was kind of a long night, I got there to setup at 3PM and did not leave until about 2AM, but I had a great time.  The bride was very nice, and everyone in attendence was great as well.  As the night grew later, the music started to have a little more “bump” and the hotel had complaints from 3 floors below us.  I’m sure it had a lot to do with where I was setup - right next to a main wall that undoubtedly carried the vibrations well.  We didn’t start receiving complaints until 11:30 or so, and I turned the volume down for the last half hour.

The worst part of the night were the elevator rides.  It was very time consuming to load up my cart with equipment, roll to the elevator, wait for the elevator, and go up 10 floors to the ballroom, then unload and do it all over again.  Well, at least I didn’t have to use the stairs!

I have a little break before my next reception in May (May 19th to be exact.)  I’ll take advantage of that time to upgrade a couple of things with my current system.  I’m planning on purchasing a new case for my turntables, mixer, and Serato interface.  I might also rearrange some of my lights to improve my wedding reception light show.  I’ve got a pretty busy Summer ahead of me, and my overall goal is to make my operation as efficient as possible.