Monthly Archives: October 2015
Music Monday 10/26/15 | Sorry by Justin Bieber
I knew it wouldn’t be long until we got him back as a Music Monday pick. Sorry by Justin Bieber is my 10/26/15 Music Monday selection. While his first single release off the new album, What Do You Mean, was a 125 Beat Per Minute (BPM) dance banger, this comes in at 100 BPM. What do this mean? Expect a ton of mashups and remixes both at this tempo and high energy dance tempos! Lyrically, the track is personal plea for his transgressions. Since I am hired as a wedding DJ a ton, one may wonder if I would play this at that type of an event. Absolutely I would! Of course, it would be later in the night. I think it has a catchy hook and will be another to climb the charts VERY quickly. Props to the Jack U guys for once again infusing those EDM sounds into this track.
South Walton Fashion Week 2015 Official Spotify Playlist
It’s been a whirlwind of a month but finally got a chance to slow down and publish my South Walton Fashion Week 2015 Official Spotify Playlist which includes about 90% of the material I used (the other 10% isn’t on Spotify or are my own custom remixes). If you’ve never DJ’d a fashion show, let me give you some insight. Generally, you work with 1 designer for months and collaborate on a single show. SWFW is unlike anything you’ve ever seen. We had 31 runway shows over a 3 day period. I didn’t get the luxury of having months to work with them – I literally had 3 hours the day before the show to see all 31 designer’s pieces and then spent the remaining 21 hours coming up with the soundtrack for each designer’s show (with some help from the designers of course). What was really interesting is how organic it became. A designer would hear something I’d play one night and want me to incorporate a certain sound or feel into their upcoming show so I’d go back and re-work their sets. ODESZA was by far the most popular artist with the designers that I played. There’s something about that duo’s work that just seemed to really fit the feel of the show. Anyway, I hope you enjoy. I’d love to get your feedback.
NYC Holiday Party DJ
I know it’s only October but the holidays are seriously JUST around the corner. Are you in need of a NYC Holiday Party DJ? While I typically am jet-setting around the country for my events that time of year, I would love to stay a little more local this holiday season. With the amount of tourists in town, don’t risk bringing in somebody who doesn’t live in Manhattan. The amount of last minute calls I get to cover for those DJs stuck in traffic trying to get into the City are too many to count.
Good event DJs are hard to find, especially when looking for someone who isn’t going to come across as cheesy for your holiday party. While some will just play the standard and bland holiday tunes with a game or two thrown in and call it a day, I will work with you to make sure your event stands out and is talked about at the office water cooler the next week. No embarrassing cheesy line dances. If you’ve experienced a party with me already, you’ll get that same non-stop dancing energy from the time open dancing starts until they make us close the doors. No matter the make-up of your company or wide age range in attendance, we’ll make sure each guest has a great time. Having raffles or giveaway? Our custom “audio stingers” never disappoint. So whether you have 80 or 1000 people on your guest list, contact us and let’s get your event on the calendar. We rock them all the same. With only 3 weekends in December prior to Christmas, the dates are going to fill up fast. Don’t miss out!
Music Monday 10/8/15 – Say My Name by Odesza
It’s almost here – South Walton Fashion Week (SWFW) starts THIS Thursday. As I’m about to head out there from NYC, I’ve been on the lookout for some tracks that will work well. One track I’m digging right now is Say My Name by Odesza. While the original version is not your mainstream dance floor hit track necessarily, the vibe of the musicality and the vocal are SO GOOD! I’ve been looking at a lot of this duo’s work and I can guarantee a few of their tracks will get played on the runway for this fashion show. If you like this tune, a few other tracks I’d recommend of theirs are For Us, Bloom, White Lies, and Always This Late. Maybe because it’s late at night, but listen to these tunes with the light down and tell me you can’t envision this on a runway. Wish me luck! The official SWFW spotify list to be posted soon 🙂
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