djpete

well at least you don't have to worry about the drunks. :-)

Agree with the comments of needing to be reliable and reassuring. And also not going over the top with your music playlist. Presentation of your setup and yourself is also very important. If you are good with the microphone that is a big plus too. MC's are not cheap so if you can add that into your package for a little extra, I charge $150, then they get a great deal. I do lots of weddings and MC 70% of them. I have a mate that does a bucketful of weddings. He gets most of his work from wedding fair/expo type events at Exhibition Building in Melb etc so if you can be bothered (which I can't) to go to those and setup a stall you would prob pick up a lot of work from them...but it will take time and effort.

should have a good 5-6 years experience by then. soft whales I was probably a bigger drinker at 18 than I am now Good point. :-)

u peoples speek funy :-)

thanks. and is there any homepage with rundown of days playlist etc or it just happens?

yeah but cant do that in the app unfort. re play through browser. No sweat will use through browser on iPad then

Using TuneIn Radio app and it does not come up on search. Any ideas of best way to find ADJF on this app?

Depressing. all that history. This is a doco on similar topic re where the digital age may take us. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni47028446/ and http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2014338/

fuck they are good. relate to so many. priceless stuff. This is getting framed up on my wall

Very wise words. You can feel the passion just in the writing alone! And most of this is relative to business in general too. great find.

"soft whales"...lol

all an experience they say but some experiences you just don't need.

i'll chuck in one more. leave the best to last. An 18th I think it was at some shitty footy club. You know you get that worried feeling before you even start? Anyway all went pretty well but a lot of drunks. Made it through the night and just wanted to get the hell out of there. Whilst packing up one young drunk asks for a lift just up the road when I leave, I tell him no room and Im still packing up, no worries he says he'll wait. I said ok if it's just you I will drop you off. Almost ready to go, come round corner again with last bit of gear 4 of them are in the car, 3 in back one in front. Had my wallet in the console and they were snooping around opening things etc etc, all drunk as. I wasn't happy. Said all out. Na they weren't going anywhere. This went on for at least 30mins with them making fun of me getting upset. Tried everything from telling them I have my wife waiting for me at home etc. Still nothing, so I rang the cops whilst they were there. Hung up a min into the call and told them the cops were on the way. Still nothing another 15mins later and I am really getting worried now and think I am going to have to either flee or fight. So I decide I am just going to go mental. Go bezerk swearing and ranting and grab one of my poles that slides into the top of the speaker for lights. Threatening to hit them all if they dont get out of my car. Before I know it one has jumped me from behind and I thought I was gone. Thank god one of the parents was coming out and told them to stop and leave me alone. They were all out and still swearing I hopped in the car, as i drove off I thought for sure they were going to scratch all the panel or kick them in. Got out to first servo and checked all panels for damage as they were banging on the panels etc. No damage. The cops must have somehow tracked my number and called me back, told them what had happened but I was ok. Got home still shaking, said to wife lucky to be alive. Lesson learnt. Stay away from drunks, don't even talk to them. No eye contact nothing! All my gigs are not like this and haven't had any incidents fr many yrs but you really do need to be street wise out there. It can be a jungle. And in the end its just you and your equipment and possible a fucking drunken angry mob. I know a lot of dj's who just dont do 18ths or 21sts because not worth the hassle.

thanks guys. Um nice party hats. !!

Hows it going out there. Pete from Powerful Pete's DJ Machine. The name gets me in trouble with punters sometimes..."powerfuuuuuul Peeeeete hey?" they say when pissed. Was going to change it to Pete's Powerful DJ Machine at one stage but too late now 15yrs later. Small operation, started on my 40th. Late starter. Still love it, love music almost any music from good classical to techno, House etc. At 54 I plan to be the oldest DJ in Melbourne. :-) More about me on the website if interested. ppdjmachine.com.au

i hope this is open to garden variety Mobile DJ's too. Otherwise I just made a fool of myself...which is nothing new.. http://www29.zippyshare.com/v/7469586/file.html PS Nice station!

I've been using this old EAR amp for around 10yrs. It's much older than that. Has a great warm sound and although I have 2 Yamaha backup amps I just keep using this because of it's sound. And it just seems to have charactor. :-) It even fell out of my trailer once and rolled 50 yards down the road, still works well. Anyone else in this situation or is it just me?

A couple of my setup..

I notice there is a thread for pics of your setup but seems to be mainly fixed setups. Anyone interested in posting pics of your mobile setup. Always interested to see what people are doing...

Another... When I first started out djing... Was doing a nice tame gig for a dance company. Hadn't even started, everything was great, just playing background music. This bloke about 50 or 60 yrs old comes up to me...I thought he was going to make a request. But instead he stuck his face right up to mine and shouted..."you are the worst fucking dj I have ever seen in my life!" and walked off. I was gobsmacked, so angry I was shaking. Took me an hr to gain my composure again and get back into it. Later I mentioned it to the organiser and she said oh such and such don't worry about him, he's always like that, just a dickhead. Still haunts me to this day. Lesson learnt. ALWAYS expect the unexpected and have a tough hide. lol PS I can't believe no one else has horror stories..come on...:-)

ok I'll start with one. I have worse ones than this... I have a fairly extensive setup and takes me around a good hr to setup. Alway get to gigs a little early. Wedding in Williamstown. Get to gig upstairs so have to cart all the gear up etc. Bloody hot day too. 45 mins later almost all set to go, speak to owner and mention Grooms name. He says what? That's not his name. Blood runs from my face. A quick check and I realise I am at a similar named function room and although its a wedding it ain't my one!! Realise my mistake in a flash, pull down in 20mins rush off to right venue, by this time sweating like a pig. Murphys Law of course this gig is upstairs to but at least they have a lift. Long story short. Was MCing this one too and you dont want to get a Wedding wrong, they don't forgive you!!! I was a wreck for an hr afterwards. The B and Groom didn't know any different and it was a happy ending. Lesson learnt. ALWAYS double check names on table etc to make sure you are at the right gig! And ALWAYS leave room for error with setup time.

What's the worst gig you have ever done? Dangerous? Boring? Everything went wrong etc