January and February are really different months for us because not as many people have parties as in the busy spring, summer and fall. I still feeling like my schedule is as hectic as ever though because of the all the people interested in reserving a DJ for the upcoming months. I wonder why so many people book DJs in January and February?? I was just talking about this with the people I met with a half hour ago regarding their August wedding. My theory is, a lot of people get engaged over the holidays, so all the big bridal shows are then planned around that, and then people who maybe got engaged in September/October go to the shows and find out that lots of vendors are already booked for their date…so then everybody starts to sort of panic, and starts getting on the ball with their wedding planning. Just a theory….hmmm….

I want to give a big shout-out to DJ Emmitt who worked with me Tuesday night for the Academy of the Sacred Heart Father/Daughter Dance. I’m going on 12 years of DJing, and I have yet to work a Father/Daughter dance. A new or different event is usually not a big deal at all, but I was nervous about this one. The dance was 3 hours long….are teenage girls really going to dance with their daddy’s for 3 straight hours???? And what on earth am I going to play???? The girls are going to want all the latest hip hop but do they really want to dance with their dad to “Fergalicious”?? Emmitt has never worked a father/daughter dance either, but I wanted him to come with me because 1) he has two daughters so plenty of experience attending these functions and 2) he is the master of “winging it”. What an amazing job he did! Emmitt had every single dad on the dance floor shakin’ their booties with their daughters. I couldn’t believe it, he was totally hilarious! DJ Emmitt rocks!

Matt and Marsha’s wedding at Genoa Woods in Brighton last night was so much fun. Matt is a firefighter and he invited all of his fire-fightin’ buddies, and if you didn’t already know, firefighters really know how to party. My favorite part was playing “The Roof is On Fire" hahaha. Other highlights included Bridal Party introductions (“Stay Fly” by Three 6 Mafia for the bridal party who all came in wearing sunglasses and then Darkness “I Believe In a Thing called Love” for Matt and Marsha – and Matt carried Marsha all the way in!). That was my first gig at Genoa Woods and I left very impressed with their staff. They were on time with stuff down to the exact minute. Reception room was scheduled to open at 5:45, and they opened them at exactly 5:45. Dinner was going to be served at 6:20 and exactly 6:20 I saw them coming out with salads. Down to the minute perfect. Impressive!

Another dance I really enjoyed in January was the Isosceles dance at The Ark in Ann Arbor. The Ark is really set-up to be a venue for bands to play in, so that made it really easy to plug my DJ system in. They have their bass speakers hanging from the ceiling (usually they would be on the floor), so kind of a strange situation but it really works well in that room I was set-up directly under the bass speakers so all I could hear all night was BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM….it made mixing really easy, all I had to do was match up those BOOM BOOM’s. I was lovin’ it, and the requests that came in were crazy. I got to play all kinds of music that typically doesn’t get played much. Lots of fun that night!

Congratulations to Katie and Chris who were married Jan. 14th and had their reception at Crystal Gardens in Southgate. Crystal Gardens offers an amazing deal for Sunday weddings (so does Platinum Mix!!), and they really offer an outstanding level of service (and the food is great too). Pictures from Katie and Chris’s wedding can be found in our Hot Shots picture galleries.

Jaymie and Douglas got married Jan. 26th at Cobblestone Farm in Ann Arbor. If you are looking for a really unique venue that allows you to bring in your own food and booze then this is really great spot. It’s a barn (but a nice barn!) and even has this upper level space that can be used for additional seating or wedding ceremonies. In the summer, you can spot animals walking around outside. Gwen did the cake again! Yum! And I got to play “Love Train”. That song has been stuck in my head for a week! “People all over the world / Join Hands / Start a Love Train / Love Train!.....”