I had the honor of being the DJ at an event for the Meeting Architects held at BELO Night Club in Downtown San Diego. The theme of the party was “Alice In Wonderland” and many of the guests were dressed up as characters from the book and movie. It was a networking event to begin and gradually turned into a dance party. I took a video of the decor, dance floor lighting and ambient lighting as well as a video at the very beginning of the dance set. The music requests ranged from current Top 40 to Disco and Oldies to Alternative 80′s Rock like the Violent Femmes. I had a great time and I look forward to working with the Meeting Architects again in the future.

I had the best time presiding as the MC for Naomi’s Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, February 6th alongside DJ Dan. We arrived and began setting up at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe as the rain was pretty much drenching us from head to toe. Once inside we were greeted by coordinator Lydia Krasner of Mitzvah Event Productions who then introduced us to Scott Pease of The Farms Golf Club. We shared time with Yochanan Sebastian Winston and his 3-piece band who played music for the guests for the first two hours of the event as well as performing the Horah.

The primary colors for Naomi’s Mitzvah were blue and purple and the flowers on the tables, provided by Flowers by Qsm, were a nice touch to add to the festive decor. We provided the up lighting around the room and chose a baby blue color to make the walls pop. The kids had plenty of activities to keep them busy the entire night. They seemed to thoroughly enjoy the photo opportunity provided by Blue Sky Studios as well as candid photography provided by Daniel Del Rio of Del Rio Studios. They even had a wax hands station set up near the front door which was provided by We Create Fun.

Once the party got started, the kids were eager to get on the dance floor. I got them all out on the floor for a game of Scattegories with the winning team receiving Starbucks gift cards. We did a bit more dancing afterward and once the parents finished up dinner, I invited them all onto the floor for a game of Generation Gap. This was a great opportunity to get the parents and the kids mingling and dancing together.

As the night went on, DJ Dan took requests from the kids and I took the opportunity to capture some video footage. I put much of it together in a video that reflects the mood and energy for the entire evening.

The night was almost over, but not before an amazing photo montage put together by the videographer Bob Hoffman of Bob Hoffman Video Productions. As the event winded down, the kids and adults danced the night away and the event ended up being a huge success.

It was a festive occasion last night as I had the pleasure of DJing the Valentine’s Day dance for the 7th and 8th graders at the Bishops School in La Jolla. This is my third time spinning for the 7th and 8th graders and I always enjoy returning to the school. The volunteers and parents warned me that because of the rain the turn out wouldn’t be as good as usual and they were correct. There were a good 130 or so kids in there, but just enough to rally them together and get them dancing and singing.

Once I completed my setup,

the kids started trickling in and immediately began making requests. The bigger songs of the evening were the ones I expected, such as “Tik Tok” by Ke$ha

and “You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift.

I even threw in “Krazy” by Pitbull later in the evening to mix it up a bit.

But by far the most surprising hit of the night was Train’s new single “Hey, Soul Sister.” The kids loved it and sang every single word!

The kids definitely put on their Sunday’s best for this dance with the boys wearing dress shirts, ties and jeans and the girls wearing dresses, skirts and some even had on high heels. I ended the dance with a slow love song in honor of Valentine’s Day and the kids paired off and slow danced to “Two Is Better Than One” by Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift.

We didn’t let the rain put a damper on our spirits and the kids danced the entire time. I’m looking forward to returning to Bishops very soon.

Setup Photo #1

Setup Photo #2

Dance Photo #1

Dance Photo #2