Gig log June 2015 60th Birthday party

0:02 One I've explained about in the past and I think if

One, two. Alright guys, gone to the gig log for you and today I'm in the Yacht Club in Aberaeron. I try and give as much advice as possible before and sometimes after the gig but I'm going to give you two bits of advice that are really important. One I've explained about in the past and I think if... My mum used to say to me, she used to tell me things time and time again. I used to go like, oh look you told me this before but... It's stuck in my mind. It's almost as though if you tap enough, eventually it's going to hurt. So if I say this tune up, eventually it's going to stick in your mind. You're going to go, I get it now. Never be late to a gig. It doesn't matter if you've got the best show, the best music and lights. If you're late, you're buggered. So don't be late. I just need to turn the brightness down on the camera, but I'll do it later. So just don't be late. If it takes you two hours to get there...

You know, if you need to be there at 4 o'clock and you leave at 2, that's wrong. Leave at 1 o'clock. Leave at 12 o'clock! Because you could end up in traffic. Alright, so, the other piece of advice, very good advice, is music. If you want to become a mobile DJ and you have got the best techno tracks in the world and your friends vibe off the mixes you do because they're seamless, then forget it. Because that's not going to be any good for a mobile DJ, unless you are a mobile DJ that just plays techno. If, on the other hand, you are a techno DJ and you thought, you know what, I could do that, then you need to get a good diverse selection of music. You have to. You have got to. I'm sorry, you have got to. Having one Elvis track, one Madonna track and party rock anthem is not going to get you

3:05 Newmark, TwinDeck and some cool sound speakers

If you turn up to a wedding and those are the only party songs you've got, then that's possibly the last wedding you'll ever do in that venue for the rest of your life, including other venues. Because the way Facebook is now, And social media. Bunging comments in all of their social media portals about how crap you were and you'll never get booked again. So turn up early and get a good, diverse selection of music. Let's have a look at the Yacht Club. So here we are, set up. Very small amount of kit. The two speakers in the back there, they're not mine. So that's some rather technical kit that was left here. Newmark, TwinDeck and some cool sound speakers. Look at those. Amazing. They're cheap and cheerful. My advice, humble advice here, is if you're wanting to do pro-end gigs, don't use them. If we go outside, there you go, slightly better. We call it in the trade but not as bad as some would. OK so there's the van, let's up those steps.

5:20 I'm allowed to use smoke, which is great

There, along, round, through there and into sort of that area over there. And here it is, the yacht club. I've arrived. Yottage. Okay, back inside. We've got the Chauvet Intimidate Spot LED 350s. Those are the white moving heads. Then we have colour band picks. Move. I've set these two to sound to light. There's one over there and one over there. And I've also set the 350 sound to light as well. We have the Chauvet 4Play CL, short for clear, so that's going to give me a bit of an effect on the dance floor. I'm allowed to use smoke, which is great. Got a nice little LED laser behind there, red and green. I've had it for donkey's ages. It's been chucked in the back of the van no end of time and still works. Can't break it. Got, hold on, actually I haven't plugged that in. Need to plug this in.

So, I'm going to have this set up around the back just to give sort of a bit of an effect there, some colour wash. And that is the Core Bar 4. There it is in all its glory. I will show you that later on when it's plugged in. OK, so that's set haphazardly there. I don't know if I'll be happy with it being there but no one really should be going behind there anyway. Oh, look at that. That is the cam atmosphere and I'll tell you what, it doesn't half give an atmosphere to the room. If you can use smoke machines then I highly recommend you use them. I mean look at that now. You see? Straight away. It just takes lights to a whole new level. I love them. Smoke machines. Smoke machines should be allowed in every single venue. 70s style or what? Wow. Crazy.

10:34 I'm sweating absolute pipes

It was really good, very good event. I'm sweating absolute pipes. I think it was supposed to finish at 12 o'clock but it didn't. I think I ended up going on until about half past one or something like that because it was just bumping in there. I did ask the bar staff what time does it finish and they didn't really know. One person said to me oh it's 12 o'clock but it just, it was just happening. It was a really good event, very good fun and I let it crack on So, earlier on in the video you saw some speakers that weren't mine. Now, it's highly likely that someone watching this video, this gig log, will have those speakers or that make-off speaker. Now, they're okay, they're good, they work but I would not take those or use them at a gig. Why? Well, they're not really

12:40 Something that is very important

For me, and for a lot of people who I'm sure will give a thumbs up to this video, please do, they're not really good enough quality. They serve a purpose to amplify the sound from your iPod or in your bedroom, but I would not want to take them with me to a gig and rely on them when someone says turn them up. So again, you see, I use Wharfdale Delta Series. Now, they are not The DJ Tutor is the best make in the world. Just one speaker. So, yeah, we're looking at good quality fidelity, reliability and just durability as well. So tonight, okay, it's peanut down, I managed to get everything out there, out, and I'd like to talk about something that is very important for people in our industry, and that is keeping fit. Now, I ride a bike, I also do a lot of

Of rowing, I've got a surfboard actually, it's a surf ski but I've just pulled it apart and I row on it so I try and do as much as I can when I can. But keep fit, really important because at the end of the night you need to get out there not as quick as possible but the last thing you want to do is be hanging around. It's not the sort of thing I'd like to do. It's alright when you're drunk and you've had a few drinks and you're pissed, and of course you make sure you're over the age in your country, around the world, where you can have a drink. But I like to get home quick. Now that doesn't mean speeding, of course. No. No. What it does mean... Not me, I wouldn't do that. What it does mean is just getting home safely, but also getting all your kit out quickly. Alright, what else can I tell you about? Well, yeah, a gig log.

60th birthday party. If we go back, this is important as well, if we go back say 30 years to a 60th birthday party you've got to think that those people were born where are we now so 30 years in the 20s oh shit my mind's not thinking correctly I do apologize beg your pardon very tired but um you know you would be playing the 50s the 60s the 70s a lot of that stuff now sort of someone who is 60 The DJ Tutor was born a lot later, so they're into slightly more modern music. So you're looking at maybe more into the 70s, 80s and 90s. So Proclaimers played it God knows how many times, 500 miles. Billy loved it, you know? And then this old town, just a bit of Bob Marley, a bit of Eddie Grant was chucked in there as well, some ABBA, and some also Will.i.am and...

Taylor Swift. So there was all kinds of stuff. People loved it. They bounced around, handed a few cards out and you always know when you've done well. When people ask you for business cards, you don't sort of run around thinking, would you like a business card? In fact, don't do that. That's not a good idea to hand a business card out. Right, I'm going to say practice and enjoy and you'll be able to see this video in HD. Thank you. Take it easy.

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