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Gig log, 21st Birthday in Aberystwyth Golf Club.

DJ business Stage 8: The DJ Business November 2007

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Hi folks, Jonathan here. Now then, today I'm doing a 21st birthday party in what is known as the Golf Club in Aberystwyth. Nice place, it's overlooking Aberystwyth and it's a lovely evening, it's the 22nd of September 2007 and tomorrow we've got that sort of like little bit of a get-together, a few people meeting, that sort of thing on the prom in Aberystwyth so it should be quite interesting and we'll see how the night progresses. And tonight as well, I've got, hopefully we'll get it working, I've got this old Rave light that used to be really big in the mid-90s and I'm going to take that along with me. And if Jungle Techno's watching, this one's going out to you my friend, okay? So we've got the smoke machine as well. Trouble is a lot of places now you can't use smoke but what I'll try and do is just add a tiny bit, just give it that little bit of atmosphere because of course the trouble is lighting is fantastic, you know, but...

If you can have a tiny bit of smoke in a room, the lighting goes from a good effect to a fantastic effect. It's like a laser effect. Right, I've got a tractor coming towards us now. Careful. There you go. Right, so speak to you in a moment. There you go guys, another evening, 21st birthday party, a joint 21st birthday party in the golf club in Aberystwyth. The... I played some Welsh songs and at the end of the evening they sang the Welsh national anthem. And it was fantastic! Good bit of fun, you know, I mean, you never know how the evening progresses, what happens, there's always different things and you get involved with the crowd and you just join in. I mean, one beauty about this sort of job and that is that, you know, I think gone are the days of a DJ, you know, being the one playing the music and he is trying to get the...

The DJ is the entertainer and he should be able to, or she, should be able to play a part in the evening as well by joining in and just having a bit of fun. That's what it's all about. So, what can I say except practice and enjoy.

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