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  • May 8, 2017 at 2:41 pm in reply to: Have I bit off more than I can chew? #2557301
    Steve King
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    So after all this… I get lighting and audio augments from the local rental shop, and then I find out the venue only allows 55 – 65 dB… max, due to some law about being close to a freeway. xD

    At least the extra speakers will be handy to put toward the back of the dance floor.

    April 15, 2017 at 10:35 pm in reply to: Have I bit off more than I can chew? #2549421
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    Good tips, thank you all.

    This is a tough situation and I don’t like the circumstances around it. I’m dealing with a HS Student who’s not very responsive at all. I ended up having to reach out to the venue coordinator directly and she said the same thing about this student. I feel like I’m getting set up for failure. We’re less than 30 days from the event – I’m still waiting for a layout diagram she says she has and a playlist that they insist I stick to.

    I haven’t signed a service contract yet and I’m debating not doing it. I really wish my booking site didn’t allow clients to just book and pre-pay without confirming with me first. I’ve sent her and her colleague a note describing the situation and presented options of either additional cost to the original quote, or to cancel and return their money, but she still hasn’t responded. Ugh.

    April 14, 2017 at 10:11 pm in reply to: Have I bit off more than I can chew? #2549141
    Steve King
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    Curious if this has any effect on your answers. So, it’s going to be outside, however I spoke with the client and the dance area is walled off on three sides – a squarish U shape. This makes me feel a little better, and I was a chatting with a friend of mine that’s been doing the mobile/club scene much longer than myself and he said I can set everything up in a corner of the U to create a megaphone type of effect.

    Will that be enough? I really wish they had confirmed the booking with me a lot sooner, months went by with no response and now 30 days before the event, they booked and pre-paid (Which I need to contact my booking site to see if I can prevent that in the future)… though I guess it’s my fault for submitting a quote knowing my gear could barely handle the size of the crowd.

    No idea how I’d even transport that much equipment (If I rented) in a Honda Pilot – that’s another issue.

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    December 27, 2016 at 6:46 pm in reply to: How to get started with a beat pad/percussion theory #2484731
    Steve King
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    So I’ve played around with it for a while, and it’s pretty cool. Will definitely tinker with it more..

    However, what I’m referring to is more finger drumming than anything else. I saw some videos of the midi fighter, but I’m wondering if my laptop can handle running Ableton and Traktor at the same time so that I can include it in my performance.

    Before I get to that point though.. any particularly great finger-drumming apps for the iPad for beginners?

    December 26, 2016 at 6:26 pm in reply to: How to get started with a beat pad/percussion theory #2484411
    Steve King
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    Cool – thanks Vintage! I’ll give it a look!

    December 12, 2016 at 12:34 am in reply to: Grooveo.com #2480171
    Steve King
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    Mehhhh – thanks Vintage.

    March 18, 2016 at 10:38 pm in reply to: Best Mac for DJing? #2371911
    Steve King
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    Thanks guys – I went ahead and got the 13″ MB Pro as it was cheaper and still quite an upgrade over using the old iPad with Traktor DJ. I went ahead and also purchased Traktor Pro 2 and am starting to learn it – hooray for 4 decks!!!!! :)))))

    March 17, 2016 at 12:04 am in reply to: Advice for my first "Gig" #2371081
    Steve King
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    Thanks squarecell. So I guess I should just not even sweat it, get some decent-but-cheap rentals, do the event for fun/experience, and if event staff complains I’ll keep the “favour” mentality in mind and shrug it off.

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