This past Saturday I was hired for a Las Vegas wedding gig at the former Las Vegas Hilton Hotel and Casino (renamed LVH Hotel and Casino). The bride and groom, as well as everyone else, were of Mexican heritage. The playlist they provided listed a few Latin line dance songs and a request to play cumbia, salsa and meringue music. This was a second wedding for the bride and she wanted a reception that allowed family to eat, drink, dance and converse. The only traditional events she wanted was the grand entrance announcing her and her husband, the couple's first dance and the cake cutting ceremony.
So, that left me to entertain and make sure the dance floor was packed. Before the gig, I checked the Latin pop charts for the current popular music and downloaded the songs from my favorite record pool (videotoolz.com). I have some great mixes of cumbia, salsa and meringue that are always popular with a Latin crowd. Needless to say, the dance floor stayed packed throughout the evening. I had to throw in a few slow dances to give the dancers a break! Many of the people gave lot's of compliments on the music (whew).
As always with a Latin formal event, the ladies were dressed to kill and all were very attractive. It's always a great sign for the DJ that the ladies enjoy the music and stay on the dance floor. I really had no idea what most of the lyrics were about, but they sure enjoyed it!
DJ Angel-Vegasdeejay.com
My Life as a Las Vegas DJ
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve was a hectic day! I ended up booking DJ 2 gigs in Las Vegas, one during the early evening and the other later at night to ring in the New Year.
The first Las Vegas DJ gig was a wedding reception. It was an outdoor reception held in the back yard of a Las Vegas home. The bride asked me to bring additional lights to help brighten the back yard area. Arriving early, I set up my Las Vegas DJ rig and hooked up the additional lights. The bridal party wanted clean RnB and hip hop. Most of the 75 people in attendance were from California. After entertaining for about 3 hours, I began to pack up. The bride approached me and asked me to play for another hour. Unfortunately, my next Las Vegas DJ gig started in about 2 hours and I was unable to stay longer.
Packing up, I rushed over to the Lucky Club Casino in Las Vegas for my next gig. This was going to be a great event. I always love to DJ and MC the start of the New Year! Initially, the manager asked me to play 70's music. Mentally, I questioned how appropriate that type of music would be. However, he's the boss so I started my 70's set. After a short while, I began to hear people grumbling about the music. Most of the crowd were mid 20's-mid 30's, mostly African-American and Hispanic. So, I started playing some old school hip-hop and rap. The crowd loved it! Goodbye 70's music. As the night wore on, I played current hip-hop and by the time midnight arrived the place was packed, dancing, partying and ready for the New Year!
The manager asked me to stay an extra hour. It really turned out to be a great event. I got home about 330 am and crashed. What a great ending to the year!
DJ Angel- VegasDeeJay.Com
The first Las Vegas DJ gig was a wedding reception. It was an outdoor reception held in the back yard of a Las Vegas home. The bride asked me to bring additional lights to help brighten the back yard area. Arriving early, I set up my Las Vegas DJ rig and hooked up the additional lights. The bridal party wanted clean RnB and hip hop. Most of the 75 people in attendance were from California. After entertaining for about 3 hours, I began to pack up. The bride approached me and asked me to play for another hour. Unfortunately, my next Las Vegas DJ gig started in about 2 hours and I was unable to stay longer.
Packing up, I rushed over to the Lucky Club Casino in Las Vegas for my next gig. This was going to be a great event. I always love to DJ and MC the start of the New Year! Initially, the manager asked me to play 70's music. Mentally, I questioned how appropriate that type of music would be. However, he's the boss so I started my 70's set. After a short while, I began to hear people grumbling about the music. Most of the crowd were mid 20's-mid 30's, mostly African-American and Hispanic. So, I started playing some old school hip-hop and rap. The crowd loved it! Goodbye 70's music. As the night wore on, I played current hip-hop and by the time midnight arrived the place was packed, dancing, partying and ready for the New Year!
The manager asked me to stay an extra hour. It really turned out to be a great event. I got home about 330 am and crashed. What a great ending to the year!
DJ Angel- VegasDeeJay.Com
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