The Wedding Clique -Winter Mixer 1.15.2010 Downtown Long Beach & Free Mix

January, NOZZA Studio, Bella Fiore, RnR Entertainment and Henry Chen Photography  hosted the first annual Wedding Clique mixer for industry vendors. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone that showed up. It was great to finally put faces to names and also see old friends again. Special thanks to Raul and Johnny of R&R Entertainment for DJ/MC-ing the event.
I grabbed a few detail shots of Trini’s and my studio while setting up. We had appetizers, drinks, ambient lighting, and some good music to go along with some great minglngs/discussions. We plan on doing a mixer every quarter of the year and hope to see you (again) at the next one!
Here we are setting up for the event; wished my place could look like this 24/7!

In an oh-so-sweet way, the Wedding Clique mixer for wedding couples at the studio was the highest point of my business. Not only was I surrounded with all the wonderful couples that have given me the opportunity to do what I love, but I got the chance to enjoy the evening with some amazing vendors/good friends.
Deanne of Bella Fiore put together the fabulous floral arrangements. Raul and Johnny of R&R Entertainment provided top-notch DJ-ing service, Erica of Erica O’Brien Cake Design baked a delicious cake and had another on display, Mary of Jay’s Catering was more than gracious to provide yummy catering, and Trini of NOZZA Studio was the mastermind being the whole thing – planning, coordinating, and putting the mixer together. Special thanks to William Kim for stopping by and taking photos of the mixer.

On behalf of all the vendors that help put the mixer together for our couples, I know I speak for all of them when I say, “Thank you.” Thank you to our brides and grooms for coming to the Friday event and supporting us. Without you and your trust in what we do, there would be noUS. I’m forever grateful in each and every one of you for allowing me to come into your life and choosing me to entertain your special day. Seeing our friendship continue to grow well after the wedding day puts a huge smile on my face and that warm fuzzy feeling in my heart :). Until our next client mixer, keep on being in love, re-falling in love, and being fantastic!

Yapping away with Coco and Lysander (July 2009). Top-right: Johnny and Raul DJ-ing the night away. Bottom-left: Outside the studio looking in. Bottom-right: Soraya and Viral (June 2009) posing for the camera.

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Official Crossfader Show Mix Vol.1 - mixed by Johnny Aftershock

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Another great new house mix i created especially for the crossfader show, filled with great samples, info and drops by some our our esteemed guests from the show.
download, enjoy and check out our show every monday at noon PST. We talk to some of the best mobile djs in the country and around the world, offer great tips, review new gear, and offer pics of the week!

For DJs by DJs!!

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Beatin Up The Beat 2010 DJ Johnny Aftershock 2 Hour New House Mix

I'd like to share this mix with you all, its my first "new house" mix in over 10 years, i really just was not feeling the progressive house music for a long time, my boy dj flipstyles sent me a dvd of new music and i just fell in love with it, and when i get pumped up about a certain genre of music, i rock a new mix, this one came in at a whoppin TWO HOURS LONG!!!!

download now and enjoy on your ipods.

ja

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Beatin' Up Tha Beat 2010 - By DJ Johnny Aftershock

Very Nice 2 HOUR LONG mix of some the hottest nightclub house trax burning up the clubs today. check this one out!! Mixed by LA's very own Dj Johnny Aftershock!
Tracklist:

01 - Tron sample Intro

02 - Julio Navas & David Amo - Heart Beat ( Abel Ramos Remix )

03 - Far-East Movement ft. The Cataracs - Like A G6

04 - Slam - We Doin' This Again?

05 - Agent Greg - Body And Soul (Muzzaik Mix)

06 - John Dahlback feat. Andy P - Love Inside (Dub Mix)

07 - The Yank - Everybody In Here (Original Mix)

08 - Voodoo Chilli - Check Out Our Groove (Herve Club Edit)

10 - Bombay Bicycle Club - Always Like This (Lee Mortimer Remix)

11 - Bart B More - Lay Around (Original Mix)

12 - Reboot - Enjoy Music (Riva Star Remix)

13 - Anthem Kingz - Girl Like You Bmore

14 - Sub Focus - Move Higher

15 - John Dahlback - Blink (Club Rmx)

16 - Dj BeatBreaker - Otherside (Big Room Club Banger)

17 - Dj Static (RMXMOB) - SHOW ME LADY (RMXMOB EDIT)

18 - Francois Devois - Another Light Out (Freon Remix)

19 – joey b - hard

20 - John Farruggio - Xtra Cream (Farruggio Vocal Hype Edit)

21 - Sandro Silva - Prom Night (Laidback Luke Remix)

22 - Cicada - One Beat Away (Arno Cost Remix)

23 – Dj SERAFIN- GET DOWN AND GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT

24 - Ian Van Dahl - Castels In The Sky (PeteDown Electro ReWork)

25 - Dj Umile, Max Zotti - Sky High (David Tort Remix)

26 - Otto Knows, Oliver Ingrosso, Avicii - Gino (Original Mix)

27 - Bazil - STARDUST FiStPuMp (Progressive Banger)

28 - Duck Sauce - Anyway (LAZRtag Remix)

29 - Ou Est Le Swimming Pool - Dance The Way I Feel (Armand Van Helden Club Mix)

30 - Because We Want To - Chardy & Christian Luke

31 - DJ Danny Diggz - More and More (Diggz Then & Now Mix) (Long Break)

32 - Bob Sinclar - Gym Tonic (Laidback Luke Bootleg)

33 - Avicii - Street Dance (Original Mix)

34 - Swen Weber & Salvatore Mancuso - Feel The Beat (Original Extended Mix)

35 - Richard Vission & Static Revenger Starring Luciana - I Like That (Original Mix)

36 - Black Point - Watagatapitusbery (danny Diggz Let The Bass Kick Mix)

37 - DJ Mighty Mi - Turn It Up With Guetta (Bloody Beatroots Edit)

38 - Benny Benassi feat. Sandy - Illusion 2.10 (Dj Cargo Remix)

39 - La Roux - Quicksand (Alex Metric Remix)

40 - DJ Danny Diggz - Sexy Bitch (Diggz Big Room Build-Up Mix)

41 - Cheap Thrills - Sexy Tik Tok (Hype Edit)

42 - X-Factor - Bad Romance ( Love Game Intro )

43 - BE vs Satisfaction - mashup

44 - Michael Trance - Drums Of Shango ( Michael Trance Amazonian Remix )

45 - Black Eyed Peas - Michael Trance Elektrik Love Remix - Meet Me Halfway - Michael Trance Elektrik Love Remix

46 - Bob Marley vs. Funkstar Deluxe - Sun is Shining (house mix)

47 - Hatiras - Digital Doom 2010 (Original Mix)

48 - DJ ADRIAN V - Bounce That Booty High (party break)

49 - Electro Sound Crew - Heartbreaker Transition (105-128BPM)

50 - DJ Danny Diggz - The Puerto Rico Transition (130-100 BPM) (With Siren)

51 - Space Cowboy ft Paradiso Girls & FM - I Came 2 Party (Intro)

52 - LMFAO – I Don’t Wanna Be           

Nu-Wave 101 - Dj Johnny Aftershocks masterpeice 80s mix KROQ tribute

Mixed by LA's very own Dj Johnny Aftershock - This is an incredible mix of 80's New Wave Classics, mixed non stop and back to back.  Produced in a pro-home studio, using  professional music software this CD has the tightest blends and mixes you've ever heard!

Intro

The Metro

Anartica

Telecomminication

Kids In America

Nowhere Girl

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Sex Dwarf

Enola Gay

Sex (im a...)

Blue Monday

Smalltown Boy

I Ran

Take On Me

Major Tom

Electricity

Go!

Never Say Never

Rebel Yell

Chamber Of Hellos

Mental Hopscotch

The Fanatic

Valerie Loves Me

Blister In The Sun

Close To Me

Make A Circuit

Sing Your Life

Shiny Shiny

Belly Of a Whale

52 Girls

Over 75 Minutes  in length, 29 of the hottest New Wave songs 

Great CD for Workouts, BBQ's, as a gift, Parties, Reunions, ect ect

~DJ mixed non-stop and back to back!

 ~Mixed professionally using high-end music software, No poppy-scratchy-vinyl-records are used in this mix, only pure digital music files for the best sound!



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My Speaker Placement is in this months ADJ newsletter =D

Tom Talks Audio
And Gives You A Chance To
Win Some Cool Prizes
 

This month, Tom is talking Tips, one that he wants to deliver himself, and another from a good friend and guest demo DJ at our shows, Johnny Aftershock.  Tom’s message to mobile entertainers is this: don’t overlook the advantages of putting your show on an SD card!

“Sure it may take some getting used to, and working from a card may take some getting used to, but once you do the benefits are so great, you’ll wonder what took you so long. An SD player like the American Audio Dual SD Player With Mixer is a great investment in your career.

“Using an SD player gives you true mobility, which makes moving from gig to gig easier and frees your mind for things other than transporting a lot of stuff. Plus, with an SD player you won’t have to concern yourself with external hard drives, or worry about losing an expensive laptop. With our SD player there is no complicated software to learn. There’s not better way to give yourself freedom of mind and freedom of movement, so you can take your performance to new heights.”

Now, here’s a cool tip that came to us from our friend DJ Johnny Aftershock about placing speakers to bounce off walls in venues that aren’t typical when it comes to the shape of the room.  DJ Johnny Aftershock  recently did a wedding at a beautiful facility here in southern California, everything was lovely, but the reception wasn’t in one large hall, but in a series of rooms, and the facility placed some restrictions on where he could place his speakers. So, here’s what he did.

“I have some rocking American Audio Power Speakers and 15’ sub. They look great and produce a great sound.  These speakers are workhorses and have never clipped on me at any event, and I pump them up quite a bit at my events! At this gig, JoJo, my sound guy  configured things so the sub was pointed at the wall. This lengthened the throat of the horn so we got an extra 3dB of bass. This made up for a very weird schematic that we had to adhere to that day, as far as where the facility’s management wanted the DJ's set up at. Also if you couple the bass bottoms together, you get even more dB. I’m sure a lot of you guys already know that already – but I wanted to share it.”
Got Any Ideas On Audio To Share???

Pretty much any topic is fair game for Tom’s Audio Tips. You don’t have to use brand names in your tip, even American Audio’s. In fact, we’d prefer it if you didn’t. We’re just looking for genuinely helpful audio advice that you can offer to help your fellow DJs take their performance to the next level. 

Your tip can be any length you want, but we’d prefer it if you kept it to under 150 words. Tom will be listing one tip at the end of his future Tom Talks Audio columns. (We reserve the right to edit tips that appear in the column.) 

If your tip is used, you will receive 200 American DJ Advantage points and receive an American Audio shirt or similar item.  At the end of the year, we’ll have a drawing to select one tip at random. If yours is picked, you’ll receive your choice of headphones from American Audio (available from our stock at the time you win) worth up to $150 in value (MSRP). We’ll also post your photo and name in the ADJ NewsWave  -- so you’ll get glory as well as prizes.

We are in this months ADJ Newsletter :D

Wowing Them
On The Web!
ADJ And Revo Rave Star On The Crossfader Show

Episode #15 of the popular web series, The Crossfader Show, featured a “Grand Tour of American DJ”, with American DJ’s Brian Dowdle and Chuck Green as featured guests, a Revo Rave live demo and even a trip to a tricked-out car wash that featured an impressive light and sound show using American DJ products. This week’s episode gave its audience an exclusive insider-only look at the company that host Jose Heredia describes as being “synonymous with lighting all over the world, and the biggest company to mobile DJ’s”.

Hosted by Jose Heredia, aka DJ Satisfaction and DJ Johnny Aftershock, The Crossfader Show is a weekly video stream that broadcasts live every Monday at 12 pm PST on ustream.tv, and features news, interviews, personalities, in-depth reviews, tools, tips and help on all things related to the DJ Industry. Similar to American DJ, the show is made to be from a DJ’s point of view as an informative look at what’s new and hot in the DJ world.

Brian Dowdle, who is the Marketing Director for American DJ, gave a brief description of the history behind the brand’s philosophy and beginnings. Brian says, “American DJ has always been a grass roots company that was created by DJ’s for DJ’s. We are so grateful to have the chance to reach out to the DJ community so we can develop products that make sense for them and what they do.” Brian and Chuck took time on the show to answer questions about popular American DJ products and their uses.

Chuck Green’s regular YouTube show, Under The Hood, explores the latest and greatest technology from American DJ with a hands-on approach. Chuck explains that he has been a sales representative for the company, as well as an audio engineer and lighting designer who enjoys picking apart electronic equipment (both literally and figuratively) and seeing what makes it tick. In this episode of The Crossfader Show, Chuck gives the audience an insider look at the Revo Rave. The group observes as DJ Aftershock opens up a brand-new Revo Rave and gives the audience a play-by-play on how simple it is to set up the lightweight power-packed Revo Rave. Like other members of the Revo family, the Rave produces brilliant, saturated LED moonflower beams in red, green, blue and white that are so rich in color, they look great with or without fog effects. Because it’s so compact and easy to use, the Revo Rave is ideal for DJs, clubs, small venues and mobile entertainers. At the very end of the show, the now-famous Revo Rave was given away as a special prize to a very lucky viewer, Mark the DJ.

Wedding FYI

FYI: A full-service disc jockey company will normally invest 12 to 30 hours to your special event but it may appear that you are only paying for "4 hours". Consultations, music purchasing & editing, preparation, set-up and tear-down, education and other business related endeavors add up to the overall success of your special occasion. -
thank you to dj bo for this facbook posting

How To Select a DJ for your big day.

The BIG Difference Between Buying on PRICE and Investing in VALUE

When calling a DJ service, the first question many people ask is, “How much do you charge?”  There is no single answer to this question because of the variety of factors involved, such as:

• Event Type, Date, Location, Duration, and Number of Guests Attending
• Talent, Skill and Experience of DJ in Your Type of Event (e.g., wedding specialist)
• Quality of Sound/Lighting Equipment
• Size and Legality of Music Library
• Entertainment Package and Additional Options Selected by Client
• Time Spent Planning Event with Client in Advance
• Company’s Liability Insurance and Professional Memberships

It’s Sad but True

The DJ is often one of the last elements budgeted for, which later proves to be a tragic mistake.   After all, does a veggie platter or an ice sculpture really add greater value than the most crucial ingredient of the party — your entertainment?

It’s the DJ who most likely has the greatest effect on the overall enjoyment of your event.  Those who set out to find the cheapest rate possible are setting themselves up for disappointment.
You are making a significant financial investment in your special occasion.  Ask yourself: Are you willing to gamble with an inexperienced, uninsured DJ who may use consumer equipment, have a small music collection and little skill on the microphone?

What a Great DJ Adds to Your Event

Like most things in life, you get what you pay for.  Good entertainment is not cheap and cheap entertainment is rarely good!  Your DJ, if you have chosen a really good one, will contribute greatly to your guests enjoyment, which encourages them to stay longer.  A Professional Mobile Disc Jockey Entertainer will display many of the following skills and attributes before and during your event:

• Master of Ceremonies
• Music Mixer/Programmer with the ability to select songs based on your guest demographics
• Extensive music library covering multiple genres
• High quality professional equipment
• Interactive audience motivator
• Itinerary Planner/Coordinator
• Sound/Lighting technician
• Flexibility to adapt to sudden changes and requests

When was the last time you heard someone say, “Boy, the chicken at that wedding was phenomenal.  I can’t wait to attend another for some more chicken!”  Seriously, people don’t say those types of things.  What they do talk about is the music that was played and whether or not they had fun at the event.
WARNING: Have you ever seen an inexperienced or incompetent DJ with second-rate equipment and music ruin a special celebration?  If you have, then we know that we are “preaching to the choir” but if you haven’t . . . Don’t let this happen to you!

thank you to stacy zemon for this blog article

Food for thought Wedding DJs......

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"I asked a group of wedding planners to define what a wedding reception is?, what is the purpose of a wedding reception?? and they all agreed that it was a celebration,  Well, if its a celebration, what drives it?
the flowers dont drive it, the cake doesnt drive it, the dresses dont drive it, the photos dont drive it;
they document it;....but they dont drive it......
.....the driving force of a celebration is the entertainment!!
and if we're (DJs) that driving force, we carry a lot of responsibility, and that's worth something"......
- Peter Merry, excerpt from The Crossfader Show, June14th 2010

Aftershock Spanish Mix Hosted by David Rolas from Latino 96.3fm

http://www.mediafire.com/?oyxdzjzr3mz


hello everyone,
enjoy this hot spanish mix i put together of all the spanish jammies you would usually hear at any latino event. had fun with this one mixing cumbia, into salsa, merengue into reggaton, pop into bachata, and so on....perfect for your ipods & summer bbq's.....thanks to david rolas from latino 96.3fm, los angeles' hottest new radio station, for hosting the mix, download & enjoy now!!

dont forget aftershock ent is available for your next big event, we play a variety of spanish & mainstream music, with over 80,0000 songs to choose from from every genre under the sun.

Our Summer Family Special is back!!

4 hour minimum, friends and family ONLY! Fridays, Sundays & weekdays only! (Saturdays only if not currently booked and one week prior to event) 50% deposit due upon signed agreement.Will drive within 30 mile radius, any type of party or event! Bachelor/Bachelorette party, baptismals, mitzvahs, birthdays parties-18 & over, pool parties, corporate picnics, anniversaries, reunions, church functions, proms, charity events, grad nites, graduation parties, & more

YouTube Djs Live - WEST COAST - June 6th 2010

We were invited to stream live with the crossfader show at the fisrt annual youtube djs live weast coast, it was held in moreno vallley, ca at the salon majorca...

many vendors and djs came out to showcase their goods. mikey mike gave a great lighting presentation, chris gave a great presentation in regards to contracting yourself for high school/middle school events, and another great presentation on marketing and promotion.

marathaon, six star dj, pioneer dj, virtual dj. were in the house.

Big thanks to all the Djs who showed up to YTDJs Live West Coast this past Sunday, especially Mario Moreno, Jose Gonzalez, Michael Susca, Brian Redd, , Tom Mcintee, Alex Astorga, Chris Bedke, Susan Ransom Bedke, Ranjit Bidwal-Dj Ranj, Steve Sharp, Paul Dj-Rude Perváno Sr, Jay Brannan and Eddie Block.