A new addition that has been added to The Creative Music DJ services is live video mixing. Videos to the songs that are being played on your dance floor can be played onto 1-2 large LCD monitor(s), or even a 7′ wide projector screen. It’s a sure-bet enhancement to your event, and available for a nominal additional fee. Ask about it if you are interested!

To give you an example of the quality and smoothness of the video mixes, here’s an example of a top40 mix I recently made.

Hotel Del Coronado Weddings and Events – ModelN

In mid-February this year, I was contacted by a company and asked to DJ a national convention for ModelN. This was a nice break from the usual weddings in San Diego I’m accustomed to doing, and I was able to really have some fun with the music.

Hotel Del Coronado

Hotel Del Coronado is a very nice hotel in Coronado. It has a classic mixed with modern feel, which is apparent even when outside viewing the front of the building.

Hotel Del Coronado DJ

For ModelN’s corporate welcome party, I set up on the Windsor Lawn, facing the hotel.

I have not been able to contact the photographer and I took very few photos of the events, so this blog post will be rather scarce on photos, sorry!

I did manage to get a photo of my setup before guests arrived. Weather predictions were giving a decent chance of light showers, so we used umbrella to shade my equipment. Even for a corporate party my setup is clean and professional looking, with pole sleeves and skirts for that added classiness.

And here’s where the guests mingled.

Right before guests arrived, I put the camera away so I could concentrate on mixing.

Music Selection

Music was varied. I was hired to just play entertaining music while guests mingled. There was no dance floor, therefore the music choices I had to select from were vast. To someone who prides themselves on their knowledge of music, this presents a fun opportunity to express oneself while keeping everyone energized and alert.

Some of the genres I played this night were:

Jazz
Disco
Funk
Motown
ElectroPop
New Wave
Pop
Baltimore House (BMore)
Top40
Country
Classic Rock
Freestyle

Most notable event of the night was when I dropped a 80s freestyle track, and one of the guests came over and said that he recognized me from when I DJ’d at Club A’s in Tijuana. Wow, how could he recognize me from way back when, right? Well, that was my cue to go into a “Club A’s throwback” set so I started throwing down more freestyle, and stuff from back in the day like Stephen Tin Tin Duffy and New Order. Guests were giving me thumbs-up and even coming over for a high-five and/or fist-pound.

Post-Reception

Wendy came over to tell me that she enjoyed what I was doing, but then also that she was going inside. I didn’t get to take a photo with her, but I can definitely say she was a satisfied client.

Thanks ModelN for choosing The Creative Music DJ to provide the entertainment for your welcoming party!

Loews Coronado Wedding – Greg and Megan

Greg and Megan chose to have their wedding reception at Loews Coronado Hotel, a wonderfully lavish hotel located in Coronado.

Wedding Reception

Greg and Megan had their ceremony in a church. Once the ceremony was over, the guests arrived at the hotel where they mingled in the foyer enjoying music from the wireless cocktail speakers I supplied.

Cocktail hour was held on the outdoor patio. To provide sound outside for this, I used my wireless speaker system.

Wedding Reception

Once cocktail hour was over, we opened the ballroom doors and I invited guests inside.

I have not been able to contact the photographer and I took very few photos of the events, so this blog post will be rather scarce on photos, sorry!

Wedding Uplighting

Greg and Megan took advantage of my uplighting package and decided on 12 blue uplights. Uplighting works really well at Loews, despite the shortage of electrical outlets. Once you’ve worked there a few times you start to know the tricks to getting power to your lights, thankfully!

I was also able to capture a cool panorama of the uplights using my iPhone4.

As you can see, they chose to utilize my cake lighting services as well, and I supplied both table underlighting and pinspotting.

The quality and wide-spread of my uplights really shows well in this photo.

Wedding Dancing

Wedding Dancing Part II

Post-Reception

Before Greg and Megan left, I made sure to get my signature post-reception photo with the newlyweds.

And I had a great time working with Ashly, their wedding coordinator, so we got a photo together also.

Congratulations to Greg and Megan and their families, and thanks for choosing The Creative Music DJ for your special day!

Additional Photos

Some cool photos of yours truly that were captured during the night.