Las Vegas DJ
I didn't have any Las Vegas DJ gigs lined up for this past weekend and was thinking about posting something on craigslist.com about "a budget Las Vegas DJ for your last minute event." But, I never got around to it.
However, Saturday night someone called in a panic and said that the Las Vegas DJ they hired for their Sunday afternoon reunion had cancelled. After some price discussion I booked the gig. It sounded easy. About 40 people at a catering room in the Orleans Hotel and Casino. They were Samoan and would bring their own music. Basically, they wanted to use my sound/mic system and they would provide a family as the MC.
They were very nice people and had some great food. Lot's of talking to recognize family and the last hour was dancing. I was able to pack up and had plenty of time to get to MY Father's Day dinner in Henderson.
Always be ready for the Las Vegas DJ gig - have your music current, your equipment ready and a clean shirt - you never know who may call.
DJ Angel- VegasDeeJay.Com
My Life as a Las Vegas DJ
Monday, June 17, 2013
DJ/Announcer for Softball Camp - Las Vegas Style
Las Vegas DJ
This past week I was hired to be the announcer and Las Vegas DJ for a softball camp in Las Vegas. This organization puts on two of these camps each year. One in June and the other during school break in December. Girls and their parents from all over the country were at the camp and there was a lot of excitement.
Organizers want only the name of the person at bat announced and then some music between innings and games. As for me, no breaks at all during the gig. My food and drink were all in a cooler that was within easy reach.
The weather was extremely hot, this is June in Las Vegas after all. The first day was about 101 degrees. I had one of those cheap pop up shade structures. But I was still worried my poor Sony Viao would shut down due to the extreme heat. I drank about two gallons of water that first day.
The second day; well it was hotter and windy. The temps climbed up near 110 and in the afternoon the wind started kicking up. My cheap pop up shelter ended up blowing over and getting bent - it was unusable. I was really concerned about the heat on my skin. I kept applying sun screen, put on a long sleeve shirt and hat and used a "cooling towel" to keep the my body temp under control. The cooling towel worked wonders (you can get them at Lowes Hardware). Every 20 minutes or so I'd soak it in my ice cold cooler water and wrap it around my neck.
With no shade, I was worried my laptop would shut down from the extreme heat conditions. I made a small shade device that kept the sun from roasting my sound equipment. Fortunately everything held up and I was able to keep the equipment cool enough - barely.
The money was good, but it was a rough Las Vegas DJ gig. Lots of dust from the ball field, extreme heat and the wind made this Las Vegas DJ gig a challenge. For the next outdoor Las Vegas DJ gig like this I'm going to build my own shade structure out of wood!
DJ Angel- VegasDeeJay.Com
This past week I was hired to be the announcer and Las Vegas DJ for a softball camp in Las Vegas. This organization puts on two of these camps each year. One in June and the other during school break in December. Girls and their parents from all over the country were at the camp and there was a lot of excitement.
Organizers want only the name of the person at bat announced and then some music between innings and games. As for me, no breaks at all during the gig. My food and drink were all in a cooler that was within easy reach.
The weather was extremely hot, this is June in Las Vegas after all. The first day was about 101 degrees. I had one of those cheap pop up shade structures. But I was still worried my poor Sony Viao would shut down due to the extreme heat. I drank about two gallons of water that first day.
The second day; well it was hotter and windy. The temps climbed up near 110 and in the afternoon the wind started kicking up. My cheap pop up shelter ended up blowing over and getting bent - it was unusable. I was really concerned about the heat on my skin. I kept applying sun screen, put on a long sleeve shirt and hat and used a "cooling towel" to keep the my body temp under control. The cooling towel worked wonders (you can get them at Lowes Hardware). Every 20 minutes or so I'd soak it in my ice cold cooler water and wrap it around my neck.
With no shade, I was worried my laptop would shut down from the extreme heat conditions. I made a small shade device that kept the sun from roasting my sound equipment. Fortunately everything held up and I was able to keep the equipment cool enough - barely.
The money was good, but it was a rough Las Vegas DJ gig. Lots of dust from the ball field, extreme heat and the wind made this Las Vegas DJ gig a challenge. For the next outdoor Las Vegas DJ gig like this I'm going to build my own shade structure out of wood!
DJ Angel- VegasDeeJay.Com
Monday, June 3, 2013
Corp Event a the Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel Las Vegas
Las Vegas DJ
Saturday night was a great Las Vegas DJ gig at the classic Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel in downtown Las Vegas NV, right on the Freemont Street Experience. I was hired by the LA Rubber Group, a trade group for professionals in the rubber industry.
Loading in my DJ gear is always a challenge - there is parking to contend with, the casino crowd and of course the elevator. I was able to navigate everything without any major glitches and make it up to the catering room. I arrived in the room about 2 hours before the event started. I don't normally arrive this far in advance but this was a special situation and I wanted to be certain that I had my DJ equipment setup and working before any guests arrived.
This was a crowd of about 150 people and they were ready to party. The ladies were looking great and dressed to kill! The guys were ready to cut loose and shake it with the ladies. After dinner and sucking up drinks they were ready to dance! This was a mix of younger and older people, but mainly older. After playing a few songs, some people came up for request - they wanted some disco and 90's party type music. I'm always amazed that no matter what the age group, MC Hammer's You Can't Touch This, Working at the Car Wash, Salt and Peppa's Push It and Sir Mix A Lot's Baby Got Back are always at the top of the request list and get the dance floor packed!
Later in the evening, they wanted to sing a few karaoke songs. The singers and guests had fun and stay until I closed the party down at 10pm (remember, this is a corporate event).
One pet peeve that I have is that some knuckle head (there seems to be one at every gig) comes up and tells me that he is or was a DJ. He then proceeds to start naming songs I should play. Really? This is not YOUR show, it's mine and I'm getting paid for it. I'm the Las Vegas DJ, not YOU- please go away.
DJ Angel- VegasDeeJay.Com
Saturday night was a great Las Vegas DJ gig at the classic Golden Nugget Casino and Hotel in downtown Las Vegas NV, right on the Freemont Street Experience. I was hired by the LA Rubber Group, a trade group for professionals in the rubber industry.
Loading in my DJ gear is always a challenge - there is parking to contend with, the casino crowd and of course the elevator. I was able to navigate everything without any major glitches and make it up to the catering room. I arrived in the room about 2 hours before the event started. I don't normally arrive this far in advance but this was a special situation and I wanted to be certain that I had my DJ equipment setup and working before any guests arrived.
This was a crowd of about 150 people and they were ready to party. The ladies were looking great and dressed to kill! The guys were ready to cut loose and shake it with the ladies. After dinner and sucking up drinks they were ready to dance! This was a mix of younger and older people, but mainly older. After playing a few songs, some people came up for request - they wanted some disco and 90's party type music. I'm always amazed that no matter what the age group, MC Hammer's You Can't Touch This, Working at the Car Wash, Salt and Peppa's Push It and Sir Mix A Lot's Baby Got Back are always at the top of the request list and get the dance floor packed!
Later in the evening, they wanted to sing a few karaoke songs. The singers and guests had fun and stay until I closed the party down at 10pm (remember, this is a corporate event).
One pet peeve that I have is that some knuckle head (there seems to be one at every gig) comes up and tells me that he is or was a DJ. He then proceeds to start naming songs I should play. Really? This is not YOUR show, it's mine and I'm getting paid for it. I'm the Las Vegas DJ, not YOU- please go away.
DJ Angel- VegasDeeJay.Com
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