Jalvonathan Blood III - the Third Strike!

Before the blog proper starts, something should be addressed:

Who is this Jalvonathan Blood III? He is the amalgam of new jack DJ Alvin Black III and veteran DJ Jonathan Hood. When they team up on gigs, people dance, ridiclousness occurs, memorable times happen. This is the 3rd consequative gig they've done in August, are currently batting 1000 going into this gig...

At the spacious River East Art Center, figDJs Alvin Black III and Jonathan Hood rocked the reception for Jim and Blair, the Schade-Doyle Merger is what the union goes by in the streets. Starting with cocktails, which was a mix of upbeat 80's and house music, this party had all of the makings of a fun night. The beginning was not without flaw however, as the intro song would not play, but that problem was handled deftly in the moment, as Jonathan realized the crossfader was on and the reason for not hearing anything. Getting those mistakes out early got Alvin and Jonathan ready to rock the party. The groom used to be a DJ, so Alvin and Jonathan had to bring their A game to the party.

Dinner served
Speeches deilvered
Antsy Crowd
Time to Dance!

Dacning started off right after a rousing round of the Norte Dame fight song, which went into a trifecta of MJs Rock With You, beatmatched into Celebration into We Are Family, and everyone was up dancing. There was an extensive list of music provided, which initally lead DJ Alvin wanted to work closely with, but decided to go with his gut reactions to the crowd and work in any of the songs listed. Lots of requests were made, which at times threw a rock in the stream of Jalvonathan Blood III, but their flow broke up any pebbles in the way. 80's, old school hip hop, top40 with a dash of rock was the music of the night. As things progressed it got a little crazy - grown men had ties around their heads, belly's and chests were exposed, and their was something of a champagne slip and slide in the middle of the dancefloor after some bottles of bubbly were opened. At the end of the night, Jalvonathan played Donna Summer's Last Dance, and Alvin gets pulled on the floor by a lovely woman and he got down with her, and then with a friend of hers. Thats what DJing is all about. Closing things up was a round of thanks from the groom and a shout out to fig media - excellent!

Hits of the night included:

• Humpty Dance, Digital Underground
• Dont you want me Baby, Human League
• Glamourous, Fergie
• One more time, Daft Punk

Another gig rocked. The streak stays intact. Jalvonathan Blood III - the Third Strike!

written by Alvin Black III, resident deejay