Volume 14 Number 12
December 2001

Swamped:

The last time I saw DJ Swamp spin, not only did he needle drop, play melodies with guitar tones, break records and continue to scratch with the remaining fragments while tossing other shards toward the audience, but he also tried to cut himself.

I was disappointed.

I wanted him to upend his turntables, launch them through the air, see them crash to the floor; or shotput his mixer, like Al Oerter, across the room. Or light stuff on fire until the marshal blew the whistle and ordered an evacuation.

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Sweeping Light :

Every mobile DJ has a lighting trick or two up their sleeve, something that’s sure to either put guests into a trance, entice them onto the dancefloor or keep them talking for days about the party – hopefully to their friends who will hire your company.

We surveyed some mobile jocks who are very serious about putting on a fun lighting show for clients. They offered up a step-by-step walk-through. What’s your trick?

 


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