So what is the latest "NEW" idea you have that you intend to use or try at one of your functions?

I think I may try some dmx controller once I understand how to use it. Also, I may use Traktor DJ on the road running off a Mac later this year.

I went on a VJing course, will try that later this year.




I was also thinking about getting my mugshot wearing a colander

My 2 year old DMX controller is getting a maiden test tonight...

Sub groups on my mixer are next, so can have two different sources playing in two different rooms at the same time, controlled by one desk

Hi

Introducing my new 15 band graphic eq tomorrow night, doing the sound check this evening.

Also, have just ordered some inflatable musical nstruments for the kids gigs we've got coming up.

Also, pretty soon I'm going to have a little experiment with putting a webstore on my site selling party goods, inflatables, masks etc.

Also this evening gotta see if I can get my evl colour changers to work in a way that makes some kind of sense, lol last week they changed when the music stopped and stop when the music started, weird!

Darren

im going to invest in some novelty items glo sticks, inflateables ect but dont know whether to give them away as goodwill or sell them as a sideline.

plus a nice mediterranian female roadie if i could find one.

Glow sticks are great. Try and sell them as an extra if you can there is a lot of profit to be made.

I'm going to work with Andy (ADS)

And try and work into getting a local consortium of DJ's in the Cheshire / Staffordshire / Lancs area from this forum to work together. This doesn't mean an agency type set up but more of a goodwill partnership based on the long forgotten but never equalled barter and honesty system . This basically means DJ's from around the same region sharing and passing work on that they cannot do, covering each other backs in the event of illness or equipment failure and also sharing the expenses of attending larger fashion shows, Premium Advertising etc and sharing equally the benefits and the return - what goes around comes around.

It certainly wont happen overnight, and it'll take time and effort on those interested individuals to set up, but we are all talking which is a good thing

I guess C.S has never been described as an inspiration before , but I know his and Dan's thread sparked off a few ideas, even though most of the other members didn't look beyond the banter to the more serious aspect and the benefits within. After all, with all of these cowboys about , and the many threads discussing them, wouldn't it make more sense to tackle the problem as a regional united front, rather than just whinging about it as individuals but essentially not doing anything practical?.

I took part in the group buy of glowsticks that Chris organised.

I handed them out for free to the kids at my sons' school disco around
Christmas time. It looked so cool to drive home seeing hundreds of
kids in Maryhill (not a great area) all with the glowsticks. I'll remember
it for a long time.

C

I'm going to try to learn how to Mix properly!

Should be fun

I decided to try something new last Saturday - I hate lightscreens but the front of my show looks awful - which is why I have never posted a picture on here. So I took High Fidelity's idea on board and ran with it...I got two mic stands with a bar across to create a frame, purchased a £5.99 black bed sheet and raided the Christmas box for some lights.

Having set up in the afternoon I arrived in the evening walking just behind the groom, I honestly heard him go "wow" as he saw my show:
The Big Ben Show!

It might not look too good now - end of the night, room lights on at one end and me rushing with a photo - but in the dark with all the lights going it looked most respectable.

I now plan to adapt this - get another sheet, maybe signwritten, and better lights. I will also do away with the two mic stands in favour of fixing the pole to each speaker stack - I will have different holes in the top speaker for different width shows too.

My only problem with it is packing the lights down at the end of the night, and getting them out at the next gig, tangled up !

That is the fun part - the only lights I've got that are wide enough are 4m x 4m. What you can see on the picture is actaully just under half-size - they go right over the top all the way down the other side and rest on the floor! Hence the reason for getting lights that fit!

Go for it CP !

Quote from Jack
I'm going to get a little more interactive and plan evenings more than I do at present. I pretty much go with the flow and just play music - which is fine for most gigs but I've been at a few parties where the DJ took more control than I try to do.

Thats exactly how I feel Jack.
I like a more structured night and I would like to take more control.