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Hi all,

I don't know how many of you subscribe to the mobile beat magazine. But if your not aware, its basically a dj magazine aimed at mobile dj's with tips, news and advice. Alot of the articles are interesting to read but now I'm beginnining to wonder.

Most recent email I got from them was about dj's adding games to there service. They were suggesting dj's add a mini putt service!!! They have like small kits of 3 to 6 holes. I'm like wtf, who the hell is gonna do that. I might as well start becoming an event planner!

No disrespect to anyone who does this but I think that is ridiculous. I'm not into the gimmicks of trying to make a quick buck... if I started doing this sorta thing I would probably lose the respect of alot of my friends. I'm trying to maintain an image lol!!!

Anyways, just thought I'd share my 5 cents...
 
Posted Sat 05 Jun 10 @ 6:36 pm
I get emails from Mobile Beat magazine all the time and I just ignore them. The magazine is run by a bunch of old cheezy sequinded vest wearing DJs who still think the Macarena is cool.
 
Do you have any 'CHEESE'?

Red Leicester “...we're fresh out...”
Tilsit “Never at the end of the week, sir. Always get it fresh first thing on Monday."
Caerphilly "Ah well, it's been on order for two weeks, sir. I was expecting it this morning."
Bel Paese “Sorry.”
Red Windsor “Normally, sir, yes, but today the van broke down.”
Stilton “Sorry.”
Gruyère “No.”
Emmental “No.”
Norwegian Jarlsberger “No.”
Liptauer “No.”
Lancashire “No.”
White Stilton “No.”
Danish Blue “No.”
Double Gloucester “No.”
Cheshire “No.”
Dorset Blue Vinney “No.”
Brie “No.”
Roquefort “No.”
Pont l'Evêque “No.”
Port Salut “No.”
Savoyard “No.”
Saint-Paulin “No.”
Carré de l'Est “No.”
Boursin “No.”
Bresse-Bleu “No.”
Camembert “Ah! We do have some Camembert, sir......It's a bit runny, sir....'Well as a matter of fact it's very runny, sir....I think it's runnier than you like it, sir...Yes, sir." (bends below counter and reappears) "Oh...The cat's eaten it."
Gouda “No.”
Edam “No.”
Caithness “No.”
Smoked Austrian “No.”
Japanese Sage Derby “No.”
Wensleydale “Yes. ... Oh, I'm sorry sir, I thought you were referring to me, Mr Wensleydale.”
Greek Feta “Ah, not as such.”
Gorgonzola “No.”
Parmesan “No.”
Mozzarella “No.”
Pipo Crem' “No.”
Fynbo “No.”
Czechoslovakian sheep's milk cheese “No.”
Venezuelan Beaver Cheese “Not today sir, no.”
Cheddar “Well, I'm afraid we don't get much call for it around these parts.”
Ilchester “I'll have a look sir.” “No.”
Limburger “No.”

The 'CHEESE' should only happen in a Monty Python Sketch lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT3OQECSDoQ
 
ALBATROSS!!!
 
"itsa cheese shop sir , finest in the district..."

"it's so clean....." " it's certainly uncontaminated by cheese"
 


Heres a picture from 6 years ago..
I've been using the same mini putt green since then..

Myself, I use it at weddings so the B&G's have a fun way to replace the normal "clinking of the glasses".. IE: if they want the B&G to kiss, they guests have to come up and get a 'hole-in-one'..

Since I'm the preferred DJ for two local venues located at a golf course, you can imagine how many times I have used this thing over the years..

Myself I wouldnt run an actual "mini-put" at a wedding.. but in some situations I could actually see someone doing it.. I'm doing a medieval wedding next month (that includes actors and jugglers and full costumes), so I'm not exactly shocked by what some people want at their weddings..

either way..
I LOVE when other DJ's immediatly dismiss any new idea.. I have no problem taking their money they are leaving on the table. ;-)
 
+1 Hippydog!! We play games also(never mini-put but you never know) anyways heres 1 we play during those hot ass nights. Whatever club I'm at I will get a few t-shirts or use my groups shirts (http://www.waxmuseumrecords.com/), and tie them in knots and get the t-shirts soaked then place them into the freezer. Leave them in there till there pretty frozen. Then have a race to see who can untie and get 1 on first!! We give away dinners or bar bucks(good for free drinks at the bar). This is best done when some dudes are already pretty wasted, lmfao!! Its really fun when the ladies do it!! Lets just say you can tell those shirts are mighty cold, lmfao!! We've done this during the winter aswell and boy was that fun!! Yeah it sounds gay as hell but its fun, try it.

Huey
 
tayla wrote :
ALBATROSS!!!


What flavour is it? Do you get a wafer?
 
Everything has its place... but i think this really does not have a lot of uses outside the golf course clubhouse gigs. Since lots of weddings and events do go down there, maybe it's a better idea than I give it credit for.

I have thought Mobile Beat was a joke since their first independent convention in Las Vegas back in the 90s (before they were part of the Nightclub and Bar convention. We attended a seminar on video dances, this was before DVD existed and everyone doing video (mostly Canadians then) were using tape. Although I was first introduced to VCD (in its infancy) at this convention, the seminar was a complete joke, the host was explaining how he plays cartoons and bloopers as content for his old skool 50" wooden lift-mirror tv set... "and sometimes I even play the ACTUAL music video that goes with the song!!" Add to that the fire alarm went off from the smoke machines at the hotel and everyone was evacuated while the Las Vegas Fire Department cleared the area. Needless to say, we left and have never been back to another convention of theirs. I suppose after 15 years they could have stepped up their game, maybe I should cut them some slack lol.
 
"You were lucky we had to get up out of the shoe box at midnight and lick the road clean with our tongues!"
 
the "macarena" is not only still cool, still cheesy, but it is now our official field sobriety test at the club. if you are too drunk to do the macarena you fail with our congratulations.
 
You guys have it all wrong, Mobile Beat magazine not only covers all the common aspects of the mobile DJ industry but it also covers new trends in the industry. While some of you are happy to command a fee of $300 to $1000, there are many DJs who are pulling off $2500, $5000 & $8000 weddings & other events doing some of the "cheese" that some of you scoff at.

First off, this isn't done because us "cheese" DJs want to do it, it is requested by our clients. Anything from the putter games, "game shows", photo booths and countless other types of entertainment. If YOU don't offer it and THEY want it, YOU LOSE! I would rather make $5000 per event doing "cheese" than $800 just spinning sets.

Learn to become a real mobile entertainer, rather than just a mobile DJ. Maximize your potential or just leave it to us, we'll take the money!!



DJ RuDe



Keep Spinnin'!!! & Slangin' Cheese!!
 
BTW: Look for my article titled "Fitness For DJs" coming out in the September edition of Mobile Beat Magazine in stores near you!!!


DJ RuDe
 
I played the Macarena tonight at a Sweet 16 party. By request.
 
That's right, we're DJs, if they want the Macarena, we play the Macarena. We're doing a job we're hired to do and usually playing music we don't particularly care for, right? It's the same thing with these games, antics and props. Many couples want this, will pay extra for it and we don't have to like it.

Mobile Beat just reports the facts and trends as does any industry rag. Just do it!

Money talks folks...


DJ RuDe
 
Rude's right on the money.... its a business and we're providing a service. Might not always be what we like or think is cool, I know I make faces when people ask for something I may think is stupid.
But creativity, flexibility and being open minded goes a long way in this business. Give em what they want and $$GET PAID$$
 
I see what all of you are saying but it is possible to attract the type of clientele who don't want the cheese and are still willing to pay good money. 90% of the potential clients I meet with are adamant about not having a cheesy DJ at their wedding, and this is due to knowing how to market myself properly. They've attended weddings and seen the cheeseball DJs who wear sequined vests, have giant tacky glowing promotional signs, and steal the spotlight away from the Bride & Groom by dancing around like a monkey. "Interactive DJs" have their place but there is a significant market out there who don't want "the Wedding Singer" as the entertainer at their wedding, nor do they want the super-duper-laser-light-show that so many DJs try to convince them they need. Believe it or not some clients just want a good club-style DJ that can spin good music and keep a dance floor going without having to resort to conducting silly games and use silly props. Me and my fellow DJs hate that style of mobile DJ and work hard to steal gigs away from you. People are willing to pay extra to not have cheese at their wedding, you just have to know how to attract that clientele. I have turned down many clients because they want the cheese and I tell them that I don't think we are the right company for their wedding, and it feels good! Many of you will say that you do the cheese because that's what your clients want... here's an idea, attract high paying clients who don't want that, and when they do, turn them away. If you market yourself properly you can tap into a whole market of people who are as put-off by cheesy DJs as I am. Also, I'm able to keep a good roster of DJs who enjoy sub-contracting for me and are happy knowing that when I send them to a gig they aren't expected ham it up and play the god awful "Electric Slide". A lot of DJs need to get it out of their heads that the cheesy 80's style interactive mobile DJ approach is the only way to attract business these days. At the end of the night I can still look myself in the mirror knowing that I didn't have to play "The Chicken Dance" in order to rock the dance floor. So to all you cheesy wedding DJs out there, keep using your inflatable blow-up air guitars and Y.M.C.A. hats while I steal your business away lol.
 
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Dude, use a paragraph break once and a while.

You can market yourself to any clientele you wish. That doesn't mean A.) you'll succeed. Or, B.) You'll fail. It means your trying find a nitch.

We all want the big dollar customers, Not all of us can get them to call us...
 
well .....Teary , i didn't want to brag er anything , but .....

the big dollar clients are just drawn to me , it's my animal magnetism i quess
 
I will work with the client to give them what they want. "What THEY want." It really has nothing to do with what I will or want to play. It's their party. If they want the "God awful Electric Slide" I will play it. And look good doing it. I have no problem with what the paying customer wants. To not play something that the crowd will enjoy, because of your own vanity, is stupid, in my opinion.

CRash
 
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