Here’s a fun little mix that I recorded live in my “DJ studio” a few days ago. I recorded it using two Technics turntables, a Rane-TTM56 mixer, and Serato Scratch Live.
It’s a good example of some of the music that I like to play later on in the evening at wedding receptions.
Visit the link below to check it out:
I just finished unloading the truck and trailer from the first gig of the year. Yesterday, I headed down once again to Cherokee, IA to DJ a 60th birthday party. The family was absolutely wonderful and I am glad I was given the opportunity to entertain them. The event was at the Cherokee Country Club and besides a little ice in the parking lot, everything went just fine.
The crowd was very diverse, and spanned four generations, so I played a variety of music all night. For the main part it was mostly 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, but there were some newer tracks thrown in there as well. The trip itself was the most demanding part. It took about 2.5 hours each way. Luckily, the weather was pretty fair, so it wasn’t too bad. You never know what you are going to run into in South Dakota and Northern Iowa in January!
The drive back gave me some time to think about my goals for 2008. I’m going to strive to provide the same quality care and service to all of my clients throughout the year. I also try to improve my business every year, whether it be a new piece of equipment or a new skill. I’m also going to try to update my website, www.bpmdjproductions.com, and keep it current wih new photos and videos. I’ll do my best to update this Blog as often as possible, because a few people besides my mom actually read it (that’s how I got this past Cherokee gig.) I have a number in mind for the number of bookings I would like to have in 2008, and thanks to a productive 2007, I am already over half-way there. January is starting off with a bang, and I’ve had a lot of information requests come over this month from my website.
Things are looking pretty good for BPM DJ Productions in the new year. Thank you to everyone who has helped me reach this level of success and enjoyment!
This past Saturday, I DJ’ed an awesome High School dance in Vermillion, SD. It was my third year of doing their Winter Formal and like always, the students were amazing! I was able to record my entire live set on my laptop and upload it to Zshare. Click on the links below to download and/or listen.
The entire set was mixed using 2 turntables and Serato Scratch Live. Enjoy!
Vermillion, SD High School Winter Formal - Dec 15th 2007 Part 1
Vermillion, SD High School Winter Formal - Dec 15th 2007 Part 2
I just finished moving back into Sioux Falls from Brandon. It sure is nice to be close to everything again! My new address is:
2809 S Summit Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Again, thanks to the wonders of wireless internet, I am writing this live from a wedding reception in Sioux City Iowa. The reception is at the Marina Inn on the banks of the Missouri River. The groom is Mexican and the bride is American, so there is a wonderfully diverse crowd here tonight! Right now, a Mariachi band is playing some dinner music and later a band will be taking the stage. Then, on top of that, I will be DJ’ing as well! Talk about a full night! It should be a lot of fun. I did not have much room to setup, but I used my imagination and came up with a spacesaving solution. I might have to use this setup again in the future when space is limited.
I will be in Sioux Falls next weekend for another reception, and traveling to Yankton the next weekend for another one. Then, I have a little break as the wedding season starts to come to an end. I did recently make a nightclub contact in Luverne, MN at Hardtailz Rock Cafe. I will be DJ’ing there on October 20th, and I’m excited to display my skills in front of a new audience.
That’s the future, but now is now. I’m excited to show this diverse crowd a fantastic time tonight!
Thanks to the wonders of wireless internet, I am writing this live at the Starlight Room in Sioux Falls, SD. I’m all set up and ready to go for a wedding reception that kicks off at 7:30PM. So far, the crowd is pretty lively (some lady just took my picture - maybe it’s for the newspaper, but most likely it will end up in a wedding album) and I was just told that the crowd really likes Guns and Roses.
This will also be my first gig since my nose surgery last Friday and besides a slightly black eye, I’m in pretty good shape. This, like all my other gigs will be a 100% Serato affair. I’ve already got the playlists generated and have the turntables calibrated. Perhaps I’ll even record some of the night’s audio on my laptop with Audacity. It would be nice to have a wedding mix mp3 on this blog or my website so that clients and visitors could download, listen, and enjoy. Well, I hear the clinking of glasses, so I think the speeches are coming up soon. I better stop blogging and start monitoring the sound!
Sadly, Summer is almost over, and up here in South Dakota, that means a very short Fall is next. Followed by an extremely long Winter. The end of Summer also represents the end of the Wedding season. It’s been a very busy and rewarding summer for me. I’ve had the opportunity to travel throughout SD, Iowa, and Minnesota. I still have a couple of weddings in September and a couple more in October, and then will be approaching the school dance season. I don’t know, but it seems like schools do not have dances as often as they used to. With all the talk about budget cuts, it comes as no surprise.
Anyway, I just wanted to share some photos from one of my last gigs in Tea, SD. The reception was on Aug 26th, the same night that Tone Loc was in Tea for a concert! So naturally I had to play Funky Cold Medina in honor of his presence!
This coming weekend, my family and I are making our annual trip down to Yankton, SD for Riverboat Days. Basically, this is an event on held on the banks of the Missouri river complete with fireworks, food, and fun. It should be a nice little trip for us.
Originally I blacked the entire weekend out on my DJ calendar, but one of my wife’s coworkers needed a DJ for a reception at the Starlight Room in the downtown Sioux Falls Holiday Inn. So, we are coming home a little early on Saturday so that I can spin the night away! There’s a band playing until 8PM, then I am starting right after them. There might be a little bit of a traffic jam, since I will be setting up while they are tearing down, but I don’t foresee too much of a problem (famous last words!)
What can I say about the disco ball? It’s classic, it’s effective, it’s versatile, and it’s probably the only lighting effect that everyone is familiar with. I’ve always used one or two 12″ disco balls in my lighting rig, but when it was time to buy a new one to replace one of my 12″ balls, I went bigger.
Instead of another 12″ model, I went with a 16″ ball. This bad boy is huge. I use a high-powered color changer to bring the disco ball to life. Last Saturday, I unveiled the new disco ball at a wedding reception. The room was rather large, and the disco ball lit up the entire room. I’m definately glad that I updgraded.
Well……my website has. Jim Weisz, a DJ and contributor to Mobile Beat magazine has reviewed www.bpmdjproductions.com in one of his articles.
Read the review here: http://www.mobilebeat.com/archives_content_template.php?ArchiveArtID=486&CatID=7
Not a bad review, considering I designed the website myself. I appreciate Jim’s suggestions and am planning on making the changes that he suggests.
Anyway, it’s pretty cool to see some nationwide traffic coming to my site as a result from this article.
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