My Son The chef

For those who have kids who like to cook, I thought i would share some photos of my son Clay cooking breakfast Christmas Day.

BTW... he is showing off his new apron and hat Santa brought.

Enjoy!

Chuck (proud dad) Amstone

MGM Studios and The Osborne Lights

I have been itching to go over over and see the Osborne lights for the past 4 years so I was in for a big suprise when I arrived.

My wife Carolyn and son Clay were standing around on Main street around 5:30 when a lady approached us and asked if my son had a sibling, when we answered no, she asked us if we would be interested in flipping the switch to turn on all 5 million lights. WOW! Of course we were extremely excited.

My son and I both stood next to the switch and in a disney like story, they had a video and camera crew along with music and countdown. It was an absolute thrill for me to stand next to my handsome son and flip the switch.

What is really important on who you hire?

Price always seems to be the main issue but what else are you really looking for?

here are some examples of what I mean.

• personality
• comfort level
• Uniqueness
• mixing style
• MC skills
• Licencing
• Equipment
• The way they get the crowd involved

Please help us better understand you and what you really look for in a DJ company.

Thanks

Chuck Amstone

Solid Gold Entertainment

813-875-4487

DJ Pricing 101

If you ever wondered why Deejays range in price from $300 to $3000 here is why.

The industry can be broken into three segements. Volume focused services, high quality focused services and the solo part-timers. The $1000 and up are definately more quality focused. They might do on average 40 to 50 weddings per year. There goal is to become better at their skill and offer a unique style each and every week. In order to do this They will regularly attend DJ conferences and other training courses to be at the top of their game. They spend a considerable amount of time planning and adjusting their style for your wedding.

The volume focused services will be closer to $400 to $800. Each DJ MC will do around 115 events per year plus. They spend a considerable amount of time networking with other vendors and focus on name branding. They have their style and you will get their style no matter what they tell you. They do a good job at doing it their way but make sure that their way matches your way.

The solo - part-timer is someone who moonlights as a DJ. They have other jobs during the week. This is the largest segment in our industry. They run the gammet in style, quality, pricing and more. In some cases, these are the ones that you here stories of the DJ not showing up or the party was bad.


The basic question that you need to ask yourself is what do I want? Do you want personalized service, cookie cutter style or do you simply want music. Just like the caterer, photographer, ceremony site and flowers, if you want something unique then you are going to have to do your research to find whats right for you and your guests.