[Dixielandjazz] How DJ's are getting your gigs

[tcashwigg at aol.com]

Hi Guys:

Here is an advertisement by a DJ in the Portland area, obviously it is 
a bit cheaper than other Major markets but this is a typical ad by a DJ 
trying to hustle work.   This one is  a desperate ROCK MUSICIAN selling 
himself as a DJ top get a gig and hedging his bet by offering to bring 
his band for the same price. :))

Not a bad idea for competing with DJs but not enough money either, so 
obviously he is simply competing in PRICE not Quality.

I have to agree with Steve,  if you gotta make em happy with a DJ, Hell 
bring a Cd player and play it on your breaks and dress grampa up in a 
striped shirt with suspenders and Red overalls  and a derby or straw 
hat and a pair of paten leather slippers and let him boogie till he 
pukes while spinnin those Cds and talkin trash on a microphone, and if 
aunt Ethel gets drunk and wants to sing Karaoke, let her have fun 
making a fool of herself in front of the family.   Will give 'em all 
something to talk about come Thanksgiving Dinner or Christmas, not to 
mention New years Resolutions.  :))
Cheers,

Tom Wiggins



Live Band or Dj , Same price !! Nov Special WOW!!!

I have been DJ,ing sense I had to turn albums on a old player with a 
needle held on with duck tape. Sense then things have obviously changed 
a lot. Now I have over $ 15,000 Dollars in equipment. We don?t use 
those little scratched cd?s we have them all digitally recorded on a 
fast high definition ,advanced to computer, which means we can play 
those oldies as well as the current hits, with no distortion or skips. 
I read a Craig list posting add earlier about some other DJ that was 
bragging about having 5 to 6 thousand in DJ equipment, well, that 
covers only one of our power amps. We have 7 thousand just in power 
amps and another 8 thousand plus in , equalizers, mixers, mics, 
computers, etc?Monster speakers with crystal clean clear sound to hear 
even a pin drop in a song. Tons of equipment . Loud is not the case, it 
is Quality. To have quality you have to buy the best equipment 
,specially if you are advertising how great you are. I have over 10,000 
songs from the 60?s to current. I play what ever type of music you 
want. I also gladly take request. I am a professional master of 
ceremony?s . I have mc?ed for car shows, weddings, banquets , parties, 
award ceremony?s and so on. That means I know how to talk, and keep 
crowd interested and having a good time. The most important thing I am 
known for , is my humor and personality,. Almost anyone can throw in a 
cd, but it takes a natural to have a out going personality along with 
some fast thinking humor. You can?t teach that. So when you want some 
one to really set your place on fire with professionalism and dresses 
the part as well. Give me a call. Oh , also sense I love to do it and 
not in it for the money, NO ONE can beat my price. Here is another 
note. We also have a Classic Rock LIVE band where we play all over 
Portland on a regular basis. See, I told you we are pros. Contact me 
anytime and I will respond promptly and also if you do want a LIVE BAND 
in place of a DJ,,, check out our web site?? 
http://picturedwindows.tripod.com Thanks hear from you soon, Dr Mike 
the Mic. NOTE FOR NOVEMBER SPECIAL >>> OUR CLASSIC ROCK BAND CAN PLAY 
LIVE CLASSIC ROCK MUSIC AT YOUR EVENT FOR SAME PRICE AS WE DJ FOR, SO 
HURRY IF YOU WANT THIS NOVEMBER SPECIAL......MIke Leave Phone number 
for us to call you...
          this is in or around Portland & Vancouver Areas

          Compensation: $300.00

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Nowhere is an ad looking for a DJ which was right below the one above  
I swear it:

Now if the OKOM musicians of yesteryear had kept marketing and 
promoting live music there would be no couples in their 40'S getting 
married and looking for a damned DJ instead of a live band.   They are 
old enough to know better, but have been obviously brainwashed into the 
DJ syndrome.

Why ??  because if you look on the same lists of FREE classifieds that 
are full of DJ adds and wedding planner adds you find a strange absence 
of Live Bands advertising for gigs for Weddings and parties.   Now 
everybody reading this has a computer so there is no excuse for not 
posting as many Free adds in as many places as you can find to do so on 
the internet.

Try going to www.craigslist.com  classifieds, look for musicians,  then 
go to GIGS  and look under EVENTS, and TALENT,
write yourself and ad and post it and it will run for seven days.    
Now while it is running go over to Community  EVENTS and search through 
the ones posted and find gigs and people who are producing gigs all 
around you, get their email address and contact them and send them your 
ads.   Want to branch out a bit and play other cities, look at the list 
and pick the one you want to travel to and search under the same 
headings there.  :))

When you have gigs booked, go to the EVENTS categories and post 
announcements about your gig and where and when you will be there etc.  
Magically you will start getting dates on the calendar and people you 
never knew showing up to hear you.

Shameless self promotion works, and not doing it gets nothing  
"absolutely nothing".

Cheers,

Tom Wiggins



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DJ needed for wedding

Hi:

  I need a DJ for a wedding reception November 19. You would be needed 
 from 7-10pm. The couple is mid-40s, so we are looking for "age 
appropriate" music. We may need Karaoke too.

  Please email with a way to contact you to discuss availability and 
fee.

 Thanks.
 Mark
           this is in or around Portland