ARIZONA BABY!

Megan and I took a trip to Arizona to dj for Jones Lang Lasalle. The gig took place at the Four Seasons in Scottsdale, AZ . The resort was amazing. It was like a little village set in the dessert. Kim Dixon and Stephanie Douglas were our clients. They heard us at an event we did at Botanicals last year. This gig was several years in the making. James Gustin and Carl Wiedemann started a relationship with Botanicals that promoted them a few years back. Andrew Ettenhofer then produced a huge party with them last year where we had music playing in three different rooms, each with its own theme. I was one of the deejays at this event. Kim Dixon was there, heard our music, liked our style, and wanted us to deejay her party in AZ. Huge props go out to the three of you.

This gig was freaking AWESOME! My first out of state gig! Megan and I were flown out Friday morning. We stayed at the Four Seasons. The weather was amazing. We took a limo to the resort. The food was great. The people were incredibly friendly. I could ask for anything and it would be taken care of. We went swimming and tanned by the pool. It was so cool to have rock star treatment.

All our audio was taken care of by Swank at the hotel and the deejay equipment was provided by M.E.E. We didn’t have to touch a thing. The speakers were set up when we got there and Josh from M.E.E. delivered the decks and mixer and set it up for us. We tested the equipment when we first got there and again before our gig started.

We started off with some downtempo house for cocktails and moved into latin and soul for dinner. Megan kicked off dancing with Prince’s “1999.” That brought everybody out and they stayed out all night. Megan was great at reading the crowd, going with her gut when playing a song, and taking the crowd in new directions. There were a couple times when I cleansed the dancefloor. I took some risks that didn’t work, but we brought them right back. “Sexyback” didn’t work as well as it typically does, but it goes great into “Copacabana.” They beat match perfectly and sound great mixed together. Who knew? It was one of my risks that paid off. All said and done, the party was a huge success. They danced the whole night and had tons of fun.

ARIZONA BABY!

I love my job.

--Jonathan Hood