Dear Ed,
Having only recently been
bitten by the DJing bug, but being an avid underground
party-goer for some time, I'd like to share a recent experience
which made me look at mobile jocks in a whole new light.
I've been steadily
collecting gear under the guidance of the good guys at Eclipse
Audio Visual Ltd. in Gosport, Hampshire and was offered the
opportunity to come out to an event to get a feel for what is
involved on putting on a show.
The event was a charity
bash for the local fire brigade and our task was to transform
the fire station into a party. We were to play a warm-up set,
work the light and sound for a drag act and finish off with a
party set. What followed is probably what your readers do
relentlessly week in, week out. We loaded, unloaded, set-up, did
checks, threw food down our necks, got changed, worked the sound
and lighting whilst smiling nicely at the party goers, broke
down the equipment, loaded and finally unloaded.
The event turned out to be
a great success - bloody hard work, but a lot of fun. As we sat
having a final cuppa before setting off home at 3am it struck me
that we'd just put in one hell of a working day. As a party-goer
I'd given little thought to the fact that as my evening was
ending and the biggest issue on my mind was the location of the
nearest curry house, the DJ was just about to put in the last
3rd of their working day!
As a club DJ, it's
relatively easy to swan in with a wallet of CD's or a fistful of
vinyl, but my respect goes out to all the guys n; gals up and
down the country who just grin and bear the cuts and bruises,
the sore and aching backs and through it all lay down a great
soundtrack to someone's special event!
Andy Kidd - RezN8
