Stephanie had wanted her wedding to have a purple color themes and wanted us to transform the newly remodeled room at the Wyundham to a purple palace.  She wanted guests to walk in and say “Wow”.  So we provided uplighting and our name in lights services to do just that.  The picture above shows what the room looked like with the lighting.

When it came to emceeing and dancing, she wanted a DJ that would handle the announcments in a professional manner without talking to much, without the cheesy stuff and to get everyone up and dancing with great music.  We were able to accomplish just that!  As you can see in the picture to the right, we had the dance floor packed with people dancing the entire night.

At the end of the reception Stephanie and Paul said everything was perfect and we recieved a video testimonial from the best man and bridemaid immediately following while the couple were getting ready to escape on their honeymoon.  You can see the tesimonial below

For more information on How to book Orange County Wedding DJ company Music Man Event Professionals for your wedding, guve us a call at (949) 940-8998 or check our availability below. For more information on our wedding services, please check out our dedicated Wedding DJ site at http://www.orangecountyweddingdj.co

Venue- When selecting a venue, do not select a room with escapes for your guests (balconies, terraces, outside bars etc.) try to find a room where you can keep everything contained in one room.  You do this so people can’t accidentally seperate themselves from the activities or the celebration.  Otherwise you spend the night playing shepard trying to get everyone back in the room when it’s time to create a memory with a special activity like lighting the birthday cake or toasting or roasting of the night’s VIP.  You also want to make sure there is plenty of room to put the DJ next to the dance  floor since that is where he/she will be working  Otherwise its like seating someone away from their desk at work when there work is at the desk.

Timeline: Timeline development is an important part of the celebration that is very important for getting the guests energized and keeping them engaged in the celebration.  Try to limit the amount of dancing interruptions.  The more times you interrupt the dancing to do an activity, the harder it is to get the dance floor full again.  You should rely heavily on your DJ to help you create a timeline that will keep things moving forward and not bring the event to a sudden stop.

Vendors- Make sure when looking for vendors you hire poople that are professionals.  Just because someone does something for money does not make them a professional.  A true professional will take much of the stress away from you and allow you to act as a guest rather than having you run around and not get a chance to enjoy your celebration.  Sure they will be more expensive but it will be a decision you will be glad of versus regretting.

Follow these step when planning your next event and you will be well on your way to having the greatest celebration ever!

Mark Cherney is a 26 year veteran of of the event industry and owner of Music Man Event professionals based in Orange County California.  An award winning DJ, emcee and lighting company based in Southern California.  If you are hosting an event in Southern California and need assistance with the entertainment for your event.  Mark can be reached at (949) 940-8998 or via email at Mark@MusicManEvents.com

Another Packed Dance Floor!

This last weekend Orange County Mobile DJ company Music Man Event Professionals was the DJ of choice at the Bar Mitzvah of Noah Paul.  This Bar Mitzvah was an Orthodox Bar Mitzvah.  What this means is that when the dancing portion of the dinner starts, men and women cannot dance together.  They have to be separated.  What a challenge but we were up for it and we delivered!

We had the dance floor packed for some tradional jewish music where they hora’d their hats off and then into some of the more popular pop and hip hop music for the kids.  Everyone had a great time and we left to lots of hand shakes from the men (Women couldn’t shake our hands) and lots of you were awesome from the kids.  Mission accomplished!

Another Packed Dance Floor

This last Saturday Orange County DJ company Music Man Event Professions was hired to DJ a combination Halloween / Birthday Party. This group holds the party every year and has had problems with their regular DJ and decided to look for another. They found us.

For this party they were looking for a DJ that could get everyone out on the dance floor and keep everyone engaged and having a great time throughout the entire event. They wanted it to be different from most other Halloween parties in that they wanted hip hop and hits the entire time and none of the regular Halloween type stuff.

We accomplished exactly that and had the dance floor packed the entire night! So much that at the time the party was to end, 1:00am the host had to extend it an additional hour to keep the dance floor going. They explained that they had never had a party last this long and we were by far the best DJ they have ever seen. This client is a party planner and retained our services on the spot for a holiday party for December. Mission Accomplished!

If you want better than OK for your wedding, corporate event or special party, you need the professionals at Music Man Event Professionals as your DJ at your next event. To check our availability give us a call at (949) 940 – 8998 or check on the availability applet to the right.

We started with the lighting.  We had a big hill on one side of the property that was going to be the backdrop behind the sweetheart table.  This hill featured all kinds of California desert landscaping that lead up to a light brown brick wall.  While it looked beautiful during the day we knew that it could be dark and visually bland at night.  So we climbed this massive hill and gently covered it in rich fall colors.  We then created a custom name in lights package that we projected on the wall.  The result is what you see in the picture above.

Another Full Dance Floor

As far as entertainement goes, the bride and groom wanted to keep things simple and fun and that is exactly what we did!  We had the dance area packed with guests from the beginning to end and left with guest giving us rave reviews.  Mission Accomplished!

If you wouldl like Orange County DJ company Music Man Event Professionals for your wedding, check our availability to the right or call us at (949) 940-8998. We look forward to working with you to create memories of a lifetime!

Disco Dancers Celebrate Studio 54 style

Orange County Mobile DJ company Music Man Event Professionals was the mobile DJ of choice at the Pederson house for a 50th birthday party in Newport Beach California. The host of the party was looking to create a “Studio 54″ theme within their house and retained Orange County DJ company Music Man Event professionals to provide the dance lighting and the musical entertainment.

Now the problem was there wasn’t a lot of room to bring a lot of equipment in to create this so we needed a small amount of equipment that would make a big impact. We were able to accomplish just that. Inside the house was the dancing area with nightclub style lighting and lots of great music. We had everyone dancing so much that they extended us way past our originally contracted time and said this was the best birthday party ever! Mission Accomplished!

The reunion planning committe had some concerns about their reunion.  They wanted it to be a reunion that people would really enjoy and remember.  In all honesty, they wanted it to be a great party!  So they came to Orange County’s favorite DJ company Music Man Event Professionals to see how we could help.

After spending some time really getting to understand what they were looking for we were able to use our extensive experience to make some recommendations on how we could make this reunion really stand out.  You see, the committee had been to other school reunions recently and were shocked at how many people didn’t participate in the event and instead wandered to other parts of the hotel to entertain themselves.  They were insistent that this not happen at their event.

Gobo and some Uplighting

First we needed to make the room inviting.  So we put together a lighting set up that would encourage a “party” mentality among the guests.  In this setup we included up lighting, a custom gobo and club style dance floor lighting.  By the time the sun went down and the lights were able to pop, the room looked great.  We received a lot of compliments on how good the room looked with the red uplighting (their school colors) and the gobo.

So next we had to work on a time line and we used our vast experience to counsel the committee on how the timeline show run in order to keep things moving and get people engaged quickly and out on the dance floor before we would lose them.  We had some announcements that had to be made and then also had to incorporate a live performance from a member of the class who is a musician and was going to play his guitar and sing.  (We provided sound support for him too!)

Another busy dance floor

Our timeline worked flawlessly, we were able to get through all of the formalities that needed to happen and get them out on the dance floor!  After that they were hooked!  We had people engaged the entire night with people on the dance floor, making request and just having a great time!

At the end of the night we were greated with a thunderous applause and then had most of the remaining guests (by then it was midnight!) approaching us to tell we we did a phenomenal job.  This is exactly what we work extremely hard to hear.  We were glad to be a part of the Mission Viejo Class of 1980 reunion and were extremely glad we could contribute so much to the reunion’s success.

We also look forward to making your next event a success so please feel free to contact us at (949) 940-8998 to check our availability for your event or use the applet to the right.

Questions and comments are always welcome.

UPDATE:  Recieved communication from the committe chair with the following testimonial:

Vicki Koren Garrett

Our Mission Viejo High School Class of 1980 30th Reunion was the best reunion we have had to date! We owe much of it to Mark and Mark. The lighting in our school colors was perfect and really set off an elegant yet festive atmosphere in the ballroom. The DJ set up and towers looked like we were in a great nightclub. The music was …perfectly paced throughout the cocktail hour, dinner and after dinner dancing. Mark’s emceeing had everyone’s attention, created applause and even a few whistles. It can be a little hard to get a crowd to the dance floor during an event like this but, our’s was packed before dinner was even over! I don’t think I have ever seen an event where that many people hit the floor so fast. It can only be the result of a truly talented DJ professional. Thank you both for a perfect evening. Everyone has been raving about it. You made my job easy, and made me look good

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Music Man Event Professionals
Gigbuilder Reservation Request

Type of Event: Birthday Party
Total Guests: 51-100
Event Date: Friday, July 9, 2010
Referred By: Business Card

Customer Information

Client Name: kristian
Organization Name: kristian  Birthday Party
Work Number: *** *** ****
Street Address: **********
Zip Code: 92555
Best Time to Call: Not Given
E-Mail Address: *****@*****.com

Venue Information

Location Name: Our Home
Location City: Tustin, CA
Duration: 4:00 hours

Additional Notes:
I’m so sorry its last minute..but my last DJ canceled on me.
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Her DJ cancelled on her at the very last minute!  Unfortunately, we hear this all too frequently.  Why would this happen?  Most often, we hear the excuses that either (a) the DJ’s full-time job needs them to work during the date they booked to come and DJ for you; or (b) they got a better offer to go out with their friends and really don’t need the money.

You see, cheap DJs are typically hobbyists that DJ for extra money on the weekends or they are kids that work for far less than what you are paying them through a broker.  Most of them don’t know what responsibility is and since their livelihood doesn’t depend on it, there is no skin off their back to cancel.

If it’s not worth the extra $200 to ensure that your DJ will show up and be professional, use an iPod.  Don’t risk that last minute cancellation.  Don’t you have other things to do on the day of your event?  If so, then call the Orange County DJ company you can trust to be there and make sure your event is better than good.  Call Music Man Event Professionals today!

Questions and comments are welcome.

Dare to be different, call Music Man Event Professionals today to book your next event at (949) 940-8998. We are Orange COunty DJs serving Orange County, San Diego County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County too!

This year the parents picked Music Man Event Professionals as their DJ of choice.  They put the entire success of the event in their hands because they believed the skills and abilities that Music Man possessed were the best for entertaining their kids.

The event started at 9 am and was held outside at the Covenant Hills Clubhouse in Ladera Ranch.  We needed a system that was loud enough to fill the party area but not so loud that it disturbed the neighbors.  So we brought our mid-range setup and it worked perfectly and looked professional too.  We then worked with the group to put some decoration around the system to really make it warm and festive for the event. As you can see in the picture to the right, it worked!

As the afternoon began, it was up to Orange County DJ company Music Man Event Professionals to come up with some activities to keep the kids engaged andentertained throughout the entire afternoon.  So we coordinated such activities as dance competitions, limbo contests and more that were extremely successful!

After the event ended we got showered with praise by both the parents and the kids and were made to promise that we would again help out with next year’s party.  We gladly agreed.  I actually think at this party, we had just as much fun as the kids did!  Congrats again to Oso Grande Elementary 6th graders from Orange County DJ company, Music Man Event Professionals!