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This coming weekend is the last weekend in June, and the end of the busiest month of the DJ calendar.  I was on the road every weekend, traveling to Madison, SD, Rock Valley, IA, and Mitchell, SD.  I was fortunate enough to have one in my own backyard (not literally) in Brandon, SD.  This week I will be travelling to Hartford, SD for the last wedding reception of the month.

The most challenging and rewarding event that I did this month was the wedding in Brandon.  I not only DJ’ed the reception, but I provided music and sound for the ceremony as well.  The wedding was an outdoor ceremony at a beautiful house located near the Brandon Golf Course.  I had everything set up and ready to go, when it started to rain - and when I say rain, I mean RAIN!  I barely had any time at all to save my equipment from complete saturation.  Luckily, I had some help, so I quickly handed off my laptop, then my CD player/mixer station, threw my speaker into the gazeebo, sealed up the amp case, and carried it to dry ground.  At the end of all of this, I was soaked!

It rained heavily for about 20 minutes, and then it started to hail.  After about another 10 minutes, the sun was out, and we were ready to try again.  I set everything back up, and the ceremony went off without a hitch.  After the ceremony ended, I loaded my equipment back up, and headed to the reception hall.  Luckily, since we were in Brandon, I was able to swing by home to change into some dry clothes.  I jumped back in my truck and headed to the reception hall.  The weather put us behind schedule, and I was a little fatigued from all of the setting up and tearing down, but I was still able to get everything set up on time and got the party going.  The night went off without a hitch, and after a quick drive back home (which is a rare occurance,) I slept like a baby that night!

This Friday, I will be receiving a new addition to my DJ gear family.  I ordered an Odyssey case to house all of my major DJ components - my turntables, mixer, Serato DJ software interface, and my laptop.  Just having this case will decrease my setup and teardown time by 15-20 minutes each time.  This will help make my business even more efficient, which is never a bad thing.

I’ve also been toying around with the idea of expanding my business by hiring some extra help……………..maybe I’ll realize that dream by this time next year.