Kearney Mesa – Disco Party Video and Pics
Client: Steve and Rick Scott
Venue Type: Private House
Venue Address: [confidential]
Number of guests: 70+
Services Provided: Disco music, uplighting, premium dance floor lighting, fog machine, wireless microphone
Disco Party DJ
Steve and Rick, a gay married couple, celebrated their 35th anniversary on October 24th, and Creative Music DJs was contracted to provide the entertainment.
Steve and Rick were referred to us by a friend of theirs that knew someone who had attended another house party that we performed at earlier this year. I went to meet with them, and because of their total trust in their friend, they had no problem signing up. However when it came to the premium lighting, they balked. I assured them that is was worth it, and even suggested that they ask their friend for a reference on our lighting system (we work hard to create amazing lightshows). After a bit, both Steve and Rick were on-board, and as an afterthought, I’m sure they’re glad they did!
The gig was an absolute blast. We brought out an incredible combination of lights and laser machines, and after adding the fog we totally lit the place up. It was a six-hour party, with cocktail hour and dinner, much like a wedding. Very organized and elite. For cocktails and dinner, the request was to play uptempo smooth jazz with some easy listening 70’s peppered into the mix. I played a lot of smooth jazz and then threw in stuff like Kool and the Gang – Cherish; they loved it. Once dinner was done, I started with some medium-energy disco, stepped up the energy with some ’stayin alive’ then quickly made my way up to high-energy and kept it up there with more disco. After a while, I got a request for Cher – Believe, which was somewhat disco-ish but more house, so I mixed into that and thought, “this is the perfect opportunity to transition to 90’s house music”, so I went to Le Click “Tonight is the night”, then to ATC “Around the World” and then hit the big one with Darude “Sandstorm”. By now the dancefloor was packed, so I kept it going with some 2 Unlimited, and other 90s house hits, including some freestyle such as Debbie Deb and Stevie B.
When it seemed like the right time, I moved the era up and mixed in David Guetta’s “Sexy Chick” (clean versions of everything were used all night long) and then went back and forth from current house to 90s house until it was time for toasts and cake cutting.
During cake time, I took the opportunity to talk to guests and found that many of them were anxious to hear a ‘current club mix’, such as Jamie Foxx’s Blame It, and LMFAO’s Shots. I was pretty much planning that anyway, so it was good to know that I was ‘vibing’ with the guests. When I started the next set, the dance floor got even more packed than it had been, and we rocked on til the end of the party.
After the party, we talked at bit with our clients. They were very excited. Apparently all night long they had been getting compliments on the music, lighting, and choice of DJ company, and they were thrilled. Rick stated to me in no uncertain terms, “We will be doing business again!” Steve, was more calmed down, but he asked me to mail him several more business cards (I actually ran out of them that night, I swear every guest at the party came up and got a card from me!), and told me he was going to hand them out and make sure I got more business.
So all in all, it was an incredible night, one of the best we’ve had in a long time. Thanks to Steve and Rick for inviting us to be a part of their special celebration, and congrats to both of them on their 35th year together!
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