GE & the Intercon

Lola and myself deejayed GE Rail Services holiday party at the Hotel Intercon. In the past, GE went with a band and they decided on a dj this year because many of the guests complained about the sound. Either too loud or too soft. We had two JBL towers and smaller 12" Mackies on the balcony above us. It was in their Grand Ballroom, which has a balcony that wraps around the back of the room. Cocktails took place on the balcony, so we used the smaller speakers for that while the towers filled in the rest. When people came downstairs, we turned the towers up, turned the balcony speakers in and readjusted their volume to fill in where the towers weren't. What happened was that the room was nicely filled with sound while kept at a level where people could talk and not feel overwhelmed by the music. It was very elegant and romantic night for the employees of GE and their dates. Everyone came with a date. There were only a few guests that didn't.

When it got to dancing, it was tough to get people out. One reason was the dancefloor. It was ginormous. It's easier for people to dance when there is a smaller dance floor. Even if you have 500 people, you still don't want a large dance floor because it's VERY intimidating. This crowd was around 200. Because there were a lot of couples, we played some slower stuff which brought EVERYONE out. The dance floor was packed! This is a good way to use a large dance floor. It's easier to get people out to slower stuff if 1.) there are plenty of couples and 2.) it's easier to dance to slow stuff and people look and feel less dorky. That's why it's a good idea to start off with slow stuff because it gets people comfortable to the dance floor, gets people out there, and gets people "in the mood" to wiggle and jiggle the rest of the night. This crowd kept wanting to leave after every song. It's like they were thinking, well the songs over so let's go sit down again. But then they would recognize the song, realize they like it, and then come back out. My guess about this crowd is that they don't go out dancing that often. Makes sense if they are coupled up. Most couples don't end up going out after a few years of being together.

Anyway, we got a good portion of them dancing most of the night and overall, they had fun. Our contact said that we were much better than the bands they've had in the past and wants to work with us again.

--Jonathan