I had this EXACT floor plan yesterday!! Even AFTER talking to BOTH the client venue about needing to be near the dance floor. I showed up and was placed in the corner as FAR away from the dance floor as they could make me. It was a NIGHTMARE getting “connection” with guests and getting folks dancing.
Regardless of where my DJ booth is, I place my speakers wherever I see fit to accommodate the room and crowd. I make believe it’s a nightclub installation and take charge of the overall sound and make damn sure the dance floor has the right sound and then the surrounding areas are also served without being subjected to sound that kills their ears. I’ve been doing this for 50 years and have done club installations as well. So far, so good.
@@arjr422 That is so ridiculous that the words speaker and dance floor can be in the same sentence, yet can’t be seen in pictures. But, you can only do what you can do and what they allow.
If I was given that, I would say looks great. Do you mind if i put my speakers on the outsides of the head table.Hall is happy, and the sound is great and focused where it needs to be.
I've had several venues that were laid out just like that. I just ran right side dmx and sound to the other side of the head table and left side on the right of my table. I'd raise the speakers up, try to adjust the angle (rotation), or L/R balance if grandma's to close 😉
Most venues don’t experience a DJ with all your knowledge. Today lot of DJ’s lack experience and just go with the flow of the venue, they don’t realize that the Venue can readjust the room to which would fit perfectly for the DJ to play his or her music with out blasting out anyone’s eardrums.. thank you for sharing this video @briansredd
Issue is clients tend to not like when we ask to sort out this exact issue and thus i honestly don't do it. The clients choose and i make it happen. Best way to defeat this issue would be using more speakers with zones and to keep their level of input low or as high as needed. For example 4x 2 way tops and 4x subs depending on the size of the event.
what if you were to put a clause in the contract with wording that puts an extra fee or some kind of penalty (nothing serious, just enough to make people think twice about poor dj placement) if the dj is "out of line of sight" or "too far away" from the dancefloor?
I had a sub-contract job come in, and they put me behind the food table in a hall with a curtin pulled where I could not see anything. Hardest thing I ever had to DJ.
I had this EXACT floor plan yesterday!! Even AFTER talking to BOTH the client venue about needing to be near the dance floor. I showed up and was placed in the corner as FAR away from the dance floor as they could make me. It was a NIGHTMARE getting “connection” with guests and getting folks dancing.
😂 They always stick us into corners! They almost always stick grandma next to the speakers with a setup like this too!
being far away from the crowd, destorys the vibe EVERYTIME,
Regardless of where my DJ booth is, I place my speakers wherever I see fit to accommodate the room and crowd. I make believe it’s a nightclub installation and take charge of the overall sound and make damn sure the dance floor has the right sound and then the surrounding areas are also served without being subjected to sound that kills their ears. I’ve been doing this for 50 years and have done club installations as well. So far, so good.
@@sdmackpictures I tried but the made me move my speakers because they said they didn’t want them to be seen in pictures next to dance floor! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😤
@@arjr422 That is so ridiculous that the words speaker and dance floor can be in the same sentence, yet can’t be seen in pictures. But, you can only do what you can do and what they allow.
I have dj'd often at a venue exactly like this. it is so bad for the guest sitting in front of me that they end up leaving.
I'm not afraid to bring 100 ft xlr cables to have speakers across the room from me when I am put in the corner.
Isn’t 100ft a little too long.
If I was given that, I would say looks great. Do you mind if i put my speakers on the outsides of the head table.Hall is happy, and the sound is great and focused where it needs to be.
I've had several venues that were laid out just like that. I just ran right side dmx and sound to the other side of the head table and left side on the right of my table. I'd raise the speakers up, try to adjust the angle (rotation), or L/R balance if grandma's to close 😉
Most venues don’t experience a DJ with all your knowledge.
Today lot of DJ’s lack experience and just go with the flow of the venue, they don’t realize that the Venue can readjust the room to which would fit perfectly for the DJ to play his or her music with out blasting out anyone’s eardrums.. thank you for sharing this video @briansredd
Cause djs get no respect! Venues and planers are only concerned about the BG and their guests 😭
Issue is clients tend to not like when we ask to sort out this exact issue and thus i honestly don't do it. The clients choose and i make it happen. Best way to defeat this issue would be using more speakers with zones and to keep their level of input low or as high as needed. For example 4x 2 way tops and 4x subs depending on the size of the event.
what if you were to put a clause in the contract with wording that puts an extra fee or some kind of penalty (nothing serious, just enough to make people think twice about poor dj placement) if the dj is "out of line of sight" or "too far away" from the dancefloor?
Excellent vid. Thanks, Brian.
Edward, Brass Ring Mobile Music, San Diego, CA.
I had a sub-contract job come in, and they put me behind the food table in a hall with a curtin pulled where I could not see anything. Hardest thing I ever had to DJ.
To be quite honest ive seen some djs that you just dont want front and center. 😂😂😂