“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’” – Martin Luther King, Jr
I had the pleasure of DJing at the Liebrary Bar again this past Saturday. As always, it was a fun night.
If you need a little something to listen to, here is my DJ set from the evening (actually, it’s the first hour and a half or so – using real vinyl as well as Serato.)
Hope you like it. Some of the lyrics are explicit (since it was a bar setting) so keep that in mind when listening to it cranked up in your cubicle at work.
I had the pleasure of DJing for this great group of High School students again this last weekend.
Here’s the video from the night:
This past Saturday, I DJed the Vermillion High School Winter formal – it was actually my 5th year in a row DJing this dance.
Once again, the students were awesome! They danced the night away, made great requests, and were very respectful and polite.
I recorded the audio from the night and posted the links to it below. It’s a good mix of Top-40, Hip-Hop, Country, Alternative, and Oldies.
Vermillion Dance Part 1
Vermillion Dance Part 2
Vermillion Dance Part 3
It’s hard to believe it’s already December. As I look out my kitchen window this morning, I see a thin layer of snow on the ground, with more to come soon. Since it’s been awhile since I my last post, I thought that this would be the perfect morning to sit down with a cup of coffee and update the ol’ blog.
My wedding season officially ended for the year in late October, but I’m still keeping busy with company parties, school dances, and nights at the Liebrary Bar in Sioux Falls. In early November, I DJed a birthday party in Wagner, SD which was my first gig on the reservation. The week after that, my wife and I got away for a week and recharged our batteries on a beach in Mexico.
Warming our tootsies in Mexico
After we got back, I had a weekend off, then traveled up to Huron, SD the next weekend for a smaller company Christmas party complete with Karaoke. Even though it was a relatively small crowd, the party was still a lot of fun – especially toward the end when I had the opportunity to break out a lot of my classic rock records for the “older” crowd (CCR, Boston, Eagles, etc.)
This Saturday, I’m heading down to Vermillion, SD once again to DJ the High School Winter Formal. This is actually the 5th year in a row that I am DJ’ing this particular dance. It should be a lot of fun – Vermillion is definitely one of my favorite schools to DJ at. After that – next Friday (the 11th) I’ll be DJing down at the Liebrary in Sioux Falls, followed by another school dance in Hartford, SD that Saturday, I’m really looking forward to both of these events.
Anyway, here is a video of the company party that I DJ’ed this past Saturday:
A lot of us “vinyl” DJs now use Serato (computer program) to manage all of our music. Although it may look like we are “cheating” since we have a laptop in our face, we actually are mixing the music with the vinyl on the turntables.
Just for fun, over the holiday weekend, I did a little mix using all real vinyl. Hope you like it.
On Saturday, Sept 19th, I DJ’ed a wedding reception in the Ice Cream Capital of the World – Le Mars, IA. It was a wonderfully emotional reception and an awesome time! I really did not want the night to end, and it was definitely one of my favorite receptions of the year!
Here are some kind words from the bride and groom:
“You are by far the best DJ we have ever heard!! Spinning with your head??? WOW, AMAZING!!”
Although I didn’t catch any footage of me “spinning with my head”, here is a video from the night:
My new Serato (DJ Program) hardware allows me to record audio at the click of a button. So, last Saturday I recorded the speeches and toasts at the wedding I DJ’ed in Heron Lake, MN. After the speeches, I had time to review the audio and select a few sections to play at the beginning of the first dance.
With a little extra effort and some DJ magic, a memorable first dance was created.
