From being a roadie, to hosting my own parties, I've pretty much seen it all, from lavish weddings, and wild 21st birthday parties, to playing to a crowd of 5000 bikers in a paddock in pouring rain from the back of a semi!
I mostly rely on word of mouth as my main form of advertising as I believe that if you provide a good service then people will recommend you to their friends. In many cases I've done someones 18th birthday, then their 21st, then their engagement and wedding! Not to mention all their friends in between! Don't take my word for it, read the testimonials that previous clients have sent me.
If your function is a formal occasion such as a wedding I'll be properly attired and professionally presented, but if you're function is a bit more relaxed, such as a 21st, then I'm happy to dress a bit more casually to suit. Each function is unique and each crowd reacts differently to different music, so I will adjust the style of music to suit the majority of the crowd. I'm happy to play requests (as long as they don't make everyone clear the dancefloor!), so if you have any specific songs or styles you want to hear, please inform me in advance and I'll make sure they're available for your dancing pleasure on the day.
Also, when you make a booking, you get me, unlike some mobile disco hire companies who send out any ol DJ they have available on the night. Some even charge you more for a more experienced DJ! I believe it's important that you get the best service and quality possible. After all, you want to make it a memorable event, for all the right reasons!
This might sound trivial, but it's often never considered. I always try and get to the venue about an hour before the booking start time. That way I have plenty of time to unload and setup my equipment and introduce myself to the venue staff and to the organisers. That way I'll be ready to go and be familiar with what will happen during the course of the event. Afterall, I'll be there all evening and want to be informed of the proceedings, so that I can enjoy my time just as much as you. I now also use a GPS to ensure that I find the venue without any hassle, so you don't need to worry about me not finding the place or running late!
So if you're looking for a DJ with experience and knows how to please a crowd, with a huge range of music at a touch of button, let me entertain you at your next special function.
For a competitive quote, or to find out more information, please complete the online booking form for a prompt response, contact me on my mobile or send me an email.
I don't normally like to take malice or pass judgement against other DJ's or companies, but in this particular case I have no option but to single out one in particular. Thanks to a rather annoyed client who was kind enough to inform me of the underhanded and derogatory comments and practices of one particular DJ company called Absolute Class Discos. This company has deliberately gone out of their way to discredit legitimate businesses by sending clients documents comparing and critisizing their products, equipment and staff. Not only has be said things about me, but has also bagged a dozen other companies, making out how superior his service is to theirs. He has refrained from including these documents on his website, but he as been circulating these documents along with his printed brochures when he sends things out to clients.
You can download a scanned copy of the document that he has been circulating in reference to my business here.
I would like to take a moment to defend all the accusations he has made about me and my business.
1) Firstly, I would like to mention that I have not given permission to Absolute Class to blatently copy my own pictures or information contained on my website to use for comparitive purposes in any documentation they circulate. I believe this is a clear breach of conduct in with the Trade Practices Act, and I will certainly be pursing the matter further. It is up to the customer to decide for themselves who they wish to book in the end and none of Absolute Class's business what others do. I have never heard of anyone deliberately going out of their way to undermine and defame another business in such a manner. You don't see Coke bagging Pepsi, KFC bagging Red Rooster, or Myer bagging David Jones.
2) He accuses me of being new as of 2010. Why he couldn't find me in Google prior to that I have no idea, everybody else certainly can. I've always had good rankings in Google and appeared on the front page for many years (just type 'mobile disco melbourne' - currently 2nd link on the first page). I've been an accredited member of the Australian Bridal Service since 2007 and have been featured in their website as well as other well known bridal magazines and online directories for many years.
In fact I have been operating independantly for over 8 years. Prior to going solo, I worked with my cousin (not uncle as he states) Colin Marks of Colin Marks Entertainment (which ceased trading 8 years ago) for almost 17 years as his roadie and partner. Colin infact just turned 50 last month (October 2011), so this guys math is completely off. How this equates to not knowing about modern music is beyond me. Infact it's the total opposite! I've grown up listening to 60's Rock n' Roll, 70's and 80's, and all the current Top 40 releases. I've seen tastes and styles of music change over the years, and adapted accordingly, learning what sort of music works and what doesn't.
Yes, I have deliberately not mentioned ever working in a bar or club, because I haven't! Totally irrelevant. Working in a bar or club is not a pre-requisite for running a mobile disco business. Infact, it's a completely different environment. A wedding is not a nightlcub, so treating one as such would be completely inappropriate. Most club and bar DJ's play the same monotonous doof-doof music, and rarely say anything on the microphone. Is that the sort of music that you want to hear at a wedding or function? I've had more than enough experience doing private functions such as weddings, engagements, 21st birthdays and more over the past 25 years. The testimonials say enough. And last time I heard, it wasn't against the law to be in my 40's and still DJing. I do it cause I love doing it, and it's a hobby of mine, otherwise I wouldn't bother. Radio Active Mobile Disco is a part-time weekend occupation for me. My full-time occupation in my own computer store, Another World Computer Centre, which I've been running for over 21 years, and the last 11 years on my own, and it keeps me busy enough. Just because it's a hobby, it doesn't mean that I don't approach it with the same passion. I pride myself on providing a professional business and conduct myself accordingly. Being a one-man show is irrelevant. My longevity is testimony to that, both in the computer retail and in the mobile disco businesses, both rare success stories.
3) Yes I do agree with him at least that my console is very reasonable as compared with others. But again he has made some judgements about my setup without knowing the facts. The console and speakers stand 2 meters across (not 1.2 meters), which does make it look impressive. Especially when it's all setup in a venue. It's important to look good and not tacky and cheap, so I have taken the time to design the console to look clean and tidy. The modern design looks fresh and current, not like some tacky contraption that looks like Marshall's Portable Music Machine that time-warped from the 70's. My amplifer is not small by any means. It pumps almost 200 watts per channel, more than enough to drive my speakers and delivery clear and loud music to suit just about any venue. I've never been asked to turn the music up because it wasn't loud enough! The speakers infact are 12" cones, not 10" as he claims and last time I checked, all tweeters are made from plastic! The lights and smoke machine create wonderful lighting effects to illuminate the dancefloor without making the guests wear sunglasses. Two motorised lights and two lasers on the lightstand, the coloured chaser in front and lightning plasma dish are plenty.
4) The images he has obtained are very old, at least 2 years. That old mixer served me perfectly well for almost 6 years and never skipped a beat. I bought this unit new 8 years ago when I constructed the console, so it can't actually be 15 years old anyway. The fact that he states that he is still using one himself is testimony that the product works. Why would he be using one if it wasn't good in the first place? I now carry this mixer as a backup unit. The new Numark mixer I am currently using has additional channels, and more controls to better control the sound quality and mixing. I do not need a $2000 mixer to make me sound good, it doesn't provide any features that I need.
5) And yes it's true, I don't normally use CD's any longer. I also actually do have a Stanton S250 CD player incorporated into the console to use when required to play CD's for special requests as you can see from the image of the console to the right. When I first started DJing, vinyl was norm. Then came CD's, and now MP3's. MP3's are the norm now! I have seen plenty of DJ's that work in clubs and all they walk in with is their notebook. All my MP3's are coded at atleast 256 or 320 bits, so the sound quality is virtually perfect and indistinguishable from a CD or vinyl to the untrained ear. If you've ever heard a high quality 320 bit MP3 recently you'll know how good it sounds. Having everything on computer is so much more convenient. It's fast to find and cue up songs, set playlists, automatically beatmix for smooth transitions, and of course it means I don't have to lug around 100kgs of boxes and crates of CD's and vinyl. Using a computer and MP3's means that the music doesn't skip or jump like CD's and vinyl, so guests can enjoy uninterupted music no matter how lively or bouncy the dancefloor gets. I bet if you walked into a radio station these days you'd be pretty hard pressed to see the DJ sitting behind a set of turntables or CD players... radio stations these days a totally electronic and automated. Do not we not clasify the radio station DJ's as 'real djs'?
At the end of the day, it's about the experience and memories of a great night of fun, dancing, family and friends. That's the job of a 'real dj'. My opinion of this guy is extremely low. His derogatory remarks and opinions have no basis and I were looking for a DJ, I would certainly think twice about dealing with a person that has to stoop so low to defame and undermine his competition to get clients. Not very classy behavior at all.
