Cedar Cliff High School Homecoming 2014 DJ Gig Log: Part 2

--THE GIG ITSELF STARTS AT 6:00 IN THE VIDEO.--
Here's the link to part one! • Cedar Cliff High Schoo...
Apologies for the mic noise in the first 5 minutes. Premiere (of course) for some reason didn't apply the noise reduction while rendering the video.
This is the 2nd part to our Cedar Cliff High School Homecoming 2014 gig log! In this video, you see the gig itself, and then clean up. There's not as much behind-the-scenes-stuff in this video, there's more of that in part one.
As usual, this was a gig for our former high school, Cedar Cliff. So of course it's a big setup. We do lots of really big stuff for Cedar Cliff... They're cool. That's why you see so many Cedar Cliff gig logs on our channel.
Also, in the video, we don't go into detail about what gear we use. Here's an equipment list:
Sound:
4 - JBL 4873 (tops) [rented]
4 - JBL SR4719X (subs) [rented]
4 - EV ZLX-12P (2 monitors, 2 front fills)
7 - QSC PLX3402 amplifiers (5 in use) [rented]
Ashley Crossover and Limiter [rented]
Behringer ULTRAGRAPH PRO FBQ3102 EQ (system EQ)
Behringer XENYX 802
Shure PGXD24/Beta58A [rented]
Lighting, Trussing & Staging:
6 - Chauvet Intimidator Spot 350 LED [4 rented, 2 owned]
6 - LuxFixtures LUXWash LED [rented]
4 - Chauvet COLORband PiX-M [owned]
24 - Chauvet SlimPar 38 [owned]
2 - American DJ Haze Generator [owned]
3 - 4'x8' pieces of Wenger Versalite Staging with 24" risers [rented]
10 - 8'6" Bike Rack Crowd Barriers [rented]
2 - SQ-4115 F34 Global Truss [owned]
2 - DT-PRO4000 [owned]
We use Chauvet Show Express with an Xpress 512 and an AKAI APC Mini to control the lights.
We're not going to put a track list of all the random songs heard in this video in the description and we're not going to give it to you, so don't bother asking. If you want to know what a specific song is, check to see if it's already been asked in the comments. If it hasn't, then ask and we'll most likely get back to you.
As usual, we don't take credit for any of the songs heard in this video. All rights for all songs go to their respective owners.
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[@mainmainia]

Mad respect guys. As a DJ in college, I have the fortunate upside of tons of people liking EDM. I know that feel as a high school DJ, because the lack of people, but you guys went off and made an incredible light show to the audience there. The effort of production that goes into every gig you get is incredible. If I had a chance to collaborate with you guys, I would honestly take up that opportunity. Keep it up guys.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Thanks man!

[@stewardsproductions]

WOW THIS IS AMAZING SETUP THANKS FOR POSTING!

[@SLMEntertainment]

Thanks man! You're actually one of the guys we used to watch way back in like 2008-10, so thanks for all your work in the industry!

[@Gyluss]

Love your guy's gig logs and gigs! Thanks!

[@_IanOfEarth]

Total fire guys! Looks like a great night! As a DJ just getting into some mobile disco stuff y'all are a huge inspiration!

[@mrgene5554]

I've seen awesome setup on youtube. Your setup blows away all!

[@kaneh4715]

amazing setup. the lights with the crowd up from the light controller looked like a concert hall.

[@R3ZIDENCE001]

fucking sweet set up

[@LL553]

Great Video! I'm a DJ from Germany. You guys are doing a great job! Keep on working! Greetings from Germany :)

[@RossGoshWith65Plus]

I love you videos guys! Keep them up!! I would love to do that gig, set up is amazing and the crowd looks amazing! Thankyou for the amazing content!

[@SLMEntertainment]

Thanks man!

[@CristianLeobardo11]

now that you know more about lights and stuff... i'm trying to start building my own like lighting set up, I really like the one you got here, what should i invest on first? i was thinking the 24 Chauvet SlimPar 38 but id appreciate your opinion

[@SLMEntertainment]

Invest in whatever lights you will use at most of your events. For this example, if you're going to use slim pars at all of your events, get them. If you would use colorbars or 350s more often, get those instead.

[@djodc760]

your light shows are NUTTS!!! I'm just getting into lighting, your video's are awesome. keep it up... peace!

[@JonathanHobbe]

It's sad how you work so hard with your set-up and the crowd are so F*CKING Booring

[@zacharyb8190]

i hated high school dances bc of this one reason, why i go to raves lmao

[@DjDommD]

nice! the only thing i would probably change would be just more lighting on you guys. especially when the crowd sees you turning up they get live too! besides that, awesome set up!

[@IsaacParks]

Wow. This is one of the best gig log videos I have ever seen. You guys are awesome. I see that you used the ADJ haze generators, and I was wondering if you've ever had a problem with fire alarms or clients not wanting you to use haze or fog. I'm looking in to purchasing a haze machine and was wondering how often you ran into problems with them. Thanks.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Isaac Parks Thanks! We haven't had a problem with fire alarms with these haze machines yet, but there have been plenty of times when a client doesn't want to use fog either because the fire system doesn't allow it, or because they think a fire system that can't be triggered by fog still will somehow be triggered by it.

[@risingsunproductions3438]

Did/do you program the light to every song or do you have them running on sound to light? If sound to light, how?(program, built in mic...)

[@dougberry4674]

Rising Sun Productions All of our gigs have manually controlled lights.

[@skawalker35]

You guys are great! My brother in law and I are attempting to start up our own thing. We've been sound techs and musicians for a long time so we're not totally green to some of this. I don't feel so bad now that 2 of us show up to gigs instead of 1 guy. I have my job and he has his. Anyway, one of my big questions is, what did you guys do to start getting gigs in the beginning? Right now, we've mainly done this for people we know and by word of mouth, but we'd like to go farther.

[@SLMEntertainment]

***** We've gotten almost all of our gigs since we started due to word of mouth, so I'm not sure if we're the best people to ask about that! Anyways, good luck with your endeavors!

[@fragmentalreviews642]

SO FUCKING HAPPY YOU MAKE THOSE VIDEOS AGAIN!!!

[@kmw365]

Cool setup, it looks amazing! Is the Xpress 512 with ShowXpress and AKAI APC Mini easy to configure and use on a Windows 7 laptop? We're doing a fairly large UK NYE party and we will be using DMX lighting only. We currently use the KAM Standalone DMX Controller with Chromateq software which I hate, so looking to replace it with the Xpress 512, or maybe even ADJ MyDMX 2.0, then link up either the AKAI APC Mini or the Novation LaunchPad. We're struggling to decide which way to go and would appreciate your input. Also, what's the song at 21.03? Thanks!

[@SLMEntertainment]

Yeah its pretty easy. I've never used ADJ, but I'm real comfortable with show express. If you're going to be using more Chauvet fixtures, go with show express. If you're going to be using more ADJ fixtures, go with them. We use basically only Chauvet. Also, the song is: Elènne - Ruthless Bloom

[@kmw365]

SLM Entertainment Many thanks for your advice and the song ID. We have a mixture of fixtures from Chauvet, ADJ and Acme. Anyway, We've gone for the Xpress 512 and AKAI APC Mini. It appears the ADJ MyDMX 2.0 is too basic and lacks features.

[@DJGarciaRay]

Another amazing video guys! I have to ask for the song at 20:18?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Rafael Frost - New York

[@msdisco3339]

Lovin the logs btw guys!!!!!! checked out all of em and theyre better than all my videos put together, what's the secret??? Lol keep it up guys, fab work

[@rishivaidya963]

nice gig log, it was really helpful. What controllers do you use for mixing

[@DjAlmogN]

Been a Subscriber for a long time now, keep it going! It's great to see the work and effort you put into your gigs. Could you please name the song that appears from 07:07 to 07:12? Thanks.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Thanks! And that's "Timmy Trumpet - Freaks".

[@AlphaAndOmegaXXX]

Droppin the PRISMO black widow remix….. nice choice haha : )

[@xtHeViCta740]

Hey guys, where do you get most of your music from? KZbin? Beatport? Idk lol

[@SLMEntertainment]

Beatport usually first, SoundCloud, and I guess we find some music on KZbin but we don't rip music from KZbin videos if that's what you're asking. We'll get the songs we find on KZbin from somewhere else (Beatport, SoundCloud, etc)

[@xtHeViCta740]

Got it, thanks! Needed some new tunes

[@dakoolguy111]

What was the effect you used to bring the track out at 20:29?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Just a low pass filter dude... The NUO filter that comes as default in Traktor, if I remember correctly.

[@seanmoyer3813]

Where do you rent all of your needed equipment. Are they from local DJ's or production companies? Do you use multiple suppliers to try to channel one supplier for deals?

[@SLMEntertainment]

We rent from local production companies, and most of the time we go to multiple companies because one usually doesn't have everything that we need.

[@biggz612]

awesome set up the future dj`s and they young big shout out

[@SLMEntertainment]

+DJ PATRONE Thanks!

[@rossplumer943]

How do you guys program the lights to sync up with the songs?? Keep up the great work.

[@SLMEntertainment]

We have a lighting operator manually controlling the lights for the whole show.

[@darrinlavigne3531]

yes i have seen all ur gig logs i just wondering do you have any more

[@19Jose91]

Nice gig log, just a few tips maybe, even thought my setup is way smaller: - dj booth seems very low, like u guys bending to touch the controller and so. -those 2 stage lights in front of yor faces.. idk how bright in real life they are but maybe placig them on top of you would hurt less your eyes cos my pars that close and facing my face would hurt as hell(maybe u got them dimmed idk) - dancefloor fills a bit dark most of the times, before the gig started with all white it seemed like pars were only pointing down in front of you... feels like with moving heads later light was bouncing around and filling a bit more.. - thought of doing rgb matrix with those bars? Would be a nice effect of filling or bouncing or so Said that, new subscriber, loved your log

[@dougberry4674]

fine points, but note that this from an event we did 5 years ago. we still use a table that is too low for djing though hehe

[@ve3nsv]

How many different DMX addresses did you use for the Slimpars?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Not really sure what you're asking. There's 24 slimpars, and they each are assigned seperate channels, therefore we used 24 different channels. I think you're asking how many channels they all took up collectively out of the 512. Each slimpar uses 7 dmx channels, and we had 24. If you do the math, it ended up taking 162 channels for all the slimpars.

[@arnevandenbroucke3019]

What type of truss are the things where the colorbands are hanging on?

[@Dj_OLD_MATE]

I wan them W bins!!! what sorta wattage were you guys pushen??? mustve been hard work in hall wit the sound bouncen where ever it wants.

[@SLMEntertainment]

W bins? What are you talking about? We didn't use any W bins. The subs we used, as listed in the description, were JBL SR4719X front loaded, bass reflex, dual 18" subs. We were using 5-6 20A 120V circuits close to their full potential. And not really, the music really wasn't all that loud. It especially was nowhere near concert levels.

[@Dj_OLD_MATE]

what do you call the 2 bins in the center> They look like w bins to me??

[@SLMEntertainment]

There isn't anything in the center...

[@Dj_OLD_MATE]

SLM Entertainment AWWW shit i got this setup mixed up.... Cedar Cliff High School Mini THON '14 G. whats them bin the center?? dem the one i want

[@SLMEntertainment]

TimmeH Gone Riden Ohh, those lol. They're poop, like just crap. They're Peavey FH2's. They only go down to 60hz, are super heavey, and aren't very loud. We didn't even use them at this event after we hooked them up and listened to them. There's a plethora of better speakers you can buy other than them.

[@austinkilby7112]

Love the light show, not a huge fan of EDM but I imagine there is probably a market there for it or you wouldn't play it, what's the song at 7:45?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Austin Kilby EDM is definitely the one of the most popular genre's in the high school/college age group. We personally like it a lot, so we're happy that it got so popular. And that song is "Calvin Harris - Summer(YGSP REMIX)".

[@raimundoneto3363]

Hi, i junt want to know, what is the music after the chorus of (Black widow)

[@DJCHABER]

How do you like the 350 moving heads? Im looking in buying a pair or two when I save up

[@SLMEntertainment]

Don't, go for the 355z's. They're only $100 more but are like wayyy better. Way brighter, more features, worth way more than just an extra $100 over the 350.

[@DJCHABER]

Thanks for the opinion, I need a new pair of moving heads for my new years party..expecting 400 people

[@SLMEntertainment]

DJMatt 355z all the way.

[@dennisondenatalie1579]

You guys may have explained this once before, but why didn't you use the ZLX's for mains? They probably could have handled it when with subs. Maybe just renting those JBL subs and using the ZLX's as tops would have been fine.

[@dougberry4674]

zlxs definitely cannot handle a room of this size. etxs, 12ps or 35ps, also cannot by our standards

[@DoozieDan]

Nice gear and cool video! Subbed!!! Greetings from germany! By the way, what's the track from 19:40 to 19:55?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Laidback Luke feat. Majestic - Pogo (Deorro Remix)

[@supermarioman47]

How did you guys get two laptops going to the same output ?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Used a Behringer mixer to plug both of the laptops outputs into.

[@DominatorFCB]

nice gig wow!! btw whats the song called at 12:20?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Skrillex - Right On Time (Fresh Prince Edit)

[@OatmealDonk]

this is exactly the sort of thing I want to do when I'm older. run a good company that helps out my town :-)

[@bumlover1167]

Another fantastic video! whats the song at 7:24?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Thanks! Tujamo, Steve Aoki, Chris Lake - Boneless (Original Mix)

[@aaronwilson9465]

I've been watching so many of your videos, all the way through, I enjoy watching the set up and the gig. So, one question, how much have you spent on these gigs, it must be thousands! Living in the UK, we don't have these kind of parties over here, it kinda sucks, but your gigs are always successful, they look like great, exhausting fun! How old are you guys? When did you start? There are so many questions, but I am truly impressed, your gigs would definitely become a huge hit at larger parties than high schools and proms, I would think you could go into adult parties, such as New Year or Christmas in large communities/cities! You would be very successful! I wish the best of luck to you all! Aaron

[@t0x1kwraith59]

9:30 9:55 song?? I cant find it anywhere

[@CristianLeobardo11]

how much do you think your whole set up costed approximately?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Lots... There's an item list in the description, feel free to add it all up.

[@Andrew20000]

SLM Entertainment What is the name of the song and mix at at 20:16?

[@SLMEntertainment]

There's just a song playing at the time you've specified, and it's Rafael Frost - New York. Doug doesn't mix there, and even if he did he wouldn't have named it anything.

[@Zsoleszize]

What is the song at 17:50 ? That's amazing!! Respect guys! :)

[@djcd12345]

nice setup how it take power for all the stuff ?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Thanks, and do you mean how did we get enough power for all the equipment? If so, we had access to around 4-5 20amp circuits. We actually just barely had enough for this rig, we couldn't have plugged anything else in if we wanted to, there was no more room lol.

[@djcd12345]

SLM Entertainment yes that is what I meant-it may be that my sentence'm strange because I speak French and my English is limited but otherwise XD thank you for the answer and continue as its your video are great;)

[@worldzfire]

What kind of headphones do you guys use?

[@dougberry4674]

We have a bunch. Ry has pairs of Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro, Sennheiser Amperior, and Audio Technica ATH-M50. I have pairs of V-Moda Crossfade LP2, Sennheiser HD8 DJ, and AIAIAI TMA-1. We kind of just grab two pairs and go.

[@mooseface100]

Good show mates! What’s the remix around 17:00?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Audien

[@bradenwelch1967]

And how much do you guys get paid roughly?

[@lifeboats1]

Fantastic setup! Some really nice programming there lighting wise, some audience blinders would be good for your rig, showtec sunstrips or some standard molefays, would add a nice bit of tungsten look to your show to give it bit of contrast, plus on drops and stuff in songs to give a really big impact couple blinders would be epic

[@SLMEntertainment]

Totally agree, but those Showtec fixtures use a ton of power, and are 230V only. We never have access to that voltage, and in general at these types of events we're very short on power. So we probably won't be getting any of those until we have ample amounts of power.

[@lifeboats1]

SLM Entertainment Yeah that is very true, I've got sunstrips sadly limited to how much I can take them out due to power, they are LED versions available however don't get as much as a punch from them however still quite bright!! are you getting anymore fixtures for your rig?

[@dougberry4674]

Christian Gibbard We'd like to upgrade to the 355z, and move away from the 350s. We'd also like to get some 350 washes, and maybe some dedicated strobes. As long as we're doing "mobile" gigs, I'm really comfortable with out inventory. If we were to start doing small concerts, then I would want to upgrade either to some gear form Chauvet Professional, Robe, or Elation.

[@dougberry4674]

Christian Gibbard I would say that 350s can comfortable handle things around the size of 500 people in a hotel ballroom. The event in this video, 750 people in a high school gym, is really the absolute max for them and I would have much preferred having the 355zs instead for this event.

[@how2build]

How do you guys like the Chauvet COLORband PiX-M?

[@dougberry4674]

+Mike Lipinski LOVE THEM. Wish they made a version with RGBW, or RGBAW, or hex! I also really like the effect from ADJ Sweeper Beams, but I find them less reliable and less versatile. It would be cool if someone made a colorbar with tilt which could switch back and forth between beam and wash optics, and also used RGBAW-UV LEDs.

[@ALLIIRecords]

What camera do you record with? Much HD

[@alexberry3833]

Just a regular old Canon 60D, plus I think there are a bunch of clips in here recorded with a Canon T2i also.

[@matios666]

what kind of camera are you using?

[@SLMEntertainment]

Canon 60D

[@guanaquito83]

what kind of software used to operate the lights

[@SLMEntertainment]

Answered in the description of this video, and our latest lighting video.

[@MoonLightNardo]

I like the Lights Used. BUT they were all crammed together and pointing all the same area. If thesy covered a larger area Or sperad out it think the impact would have been better BUT It was an awesome setup.

[@dougberry4674]

agree totally. this gig is from almost three years ago. whenever we use this many lights these days, they're always more spread out

[@pellmannbrandon]

How much does the customer pay for a gig like this? After watching a few of your older videos you guys have come a long way in your equipment!

[@SLMEntertainment]

Thanks! And sorry, but that's not something we'll discuss publicly.

[@pellmannbrandon]

I understand, well then let me word it differently. How much would one consider charging for a gig of this magnitude. Not saying that is what you got but how much someone would be able to charge for this setup. If you are not comfortable with answering hopefully another viewer could answer.

[@SLMEntertainment]

We charge between $500-$1000 an hour for a setup of this general size.

[@asmrbar1820]

What song with that delicious drop at 13:17? :D

[@dougberry4674]

+ASMR “The ASMR Bar” Bar Tjani - vptown

[@SVKSVK]

SO GOOD!

[@1997PSM]

You should think about buying a martin blackline rig if you want a powerful rig. Not huge specs on paper but they sound the dogs bollocks.

[@alexberry3833]

Would love to be able to run a Martin Blackline rig, however it would be very expensive, and therefore unavailable to us.

[@connerspence9340]

Fucking awesome light show !!!

[@mattchaber912]

Song at 14:57 ? Tried using Shazam but it wouldn't pick it up

[@ItzJordieee]

+Matt Chaber Sounds like Gold Digger by Kanye West, it's hard trying to listen to it over the bass.

[@officialdjchen]

+Jordieee You're correct.

[@austinkilby7112]

I will admit though, there are a lot of people there good lord!

[@brandonnoel4109]

what sweepers are you using

[@caffdad]

If anyone who watched this video knows what the track after Dirty Vibe by Skrillex was? thanks

[@ShufflersNextDoor]

Sweet set up ...what's the song at 9:08

[@SLMEntertainment]

T.I. - About The Money Ft. Young Thug

[@patg4938]

some dual scorpion i have a 2 of em they are amazing dmx lasers!

[@RyanMakesLight]

You should invest in a proper lighting console like a Chamsys mq40 or a mq60, makes programming so much easier.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Yea but those are really expensive, and we're already pretty comfortable with our current workflow. Plus we'd much rather put that money towards something more lights or new and bigger speakers so we don't have to rent for big gigs.

[@RyanMakesLight]

SLM Entertainment Even if you dont want to buy a full console you should try chamsys' software, it is amazing. you can get a limited dongle for only $15. Pair it with a touch screen and you will be surprised how much easier programming becomes.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Tech_Geek97 We'll look into it, but the thing is we already bought a $500 dongle for ShowXpress, and we can't use it with other software. So until we outgrow this software, we'll probably be sticking with it.

[@RyanMakesLight]

That's cool. I am not trying to call ShowXpress bad per se, just letting you know that there are more powerful options. Though a touchscreen would probably make programming with Xpress easier too.

[@frankanthonynyc]

Great gig overall but you guys should play more mainstream music at these events

[@clairedancer3205]

How many disco lights you have

[@SLMEntertainment]

+claire dancer There's an equipment list in the description you can check out!

[@Garagegavin]

what was the song played at 9:00?

[@t0x1kwraith59]

Frexk it's called get get low from fast and furious but I can't remember who made it

[@AlexMunoz-bh7gc]

Great. Setup what song is at 8:36

[@SLMEntertainment]

Vinnie Maniscalco - TaKillya

[@richsmith6839]

U guys should invest in Showcad artist for ur lights and a midi keyboard. club standard.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Pass on Showcad, and pass on midi keyboard. I don't know enough about Showcad to say if it is or isn't the club standard, but I know that a midi keyboard is not. There isn't really a club standard for midi controllers for lighting. The Akai APC products are probably the most popular, but I really like LividInstruments.

[@bumlover1167]

It'd be cool if you guys could add a laser to your rig, especially in a big room like this.

[@SLMEntertainment]

People tell us that a lot, and our response is very similar to when someone tells us to get CDJ's. They're not really worth it as they're not versatile at all, and we could put that money towards something else that is much higher on our "need to buy" list. Such as speakers big enough to handle a homecoming without renting, or more lighting, or a whole ton of things. Not to mention lasers are really dangerous, and you need special permits and stuff to even use the nice ones. That fact alone would leave a terrible taste in the mouth of our clients, with them thinking we would bring lasers into a school that could potentially blind the kids. It's just not gonna happen, lol.

[@bumlover1167]

Fair enough lol and I think those EV's would do just fine holding a homecoming :)

[@SLMEntertainment]

Daniel Graves Lol, not for our homecomings. For stuff like this where we want it to be as close to a concert as possible, we like to go as loud as we practically can. ZLX's would just be complete poop for a homecoming. There would be no midrange punch further than like 15 feet away, and they would be nowhere near loud enough. IMO, those JBL stacks weren't even that loud. We're currently looking into the ETX-35P for tops, and hopefully those are loud enough. When we invest in big speakers, we wanna buy something that we can use if we do a party that isn't affiliated with a school and we can start to approach real concert sound levels.

[@bumlover1167]

ETX tops are incredible, I heard them a few weeks ago. I love my ZLX's, how many people do you think they could handle properly? (2 ZLX12p's)

[@bumlover1167]

With subs obviously

[@msdisco3339]

Whats the song called at 11:03??

[@SLMEntertainment]

Skrillex & Kill The Noise Feat. Fatman Scoop and Michael Angelakos - Recess (Milo & Otis Remix)

[@Hesster_dj]

Ooooh I have an idea that i think would be really cool especially at an event like this. What about getting some cheap confetti cannons??

[@SLMEntertainment]

That would be awesome! Unfortunately, a confetti cannon is just a co2 blaster with confetti in it, and there'd be no way we would be able to use a co2 blaster in a school anyways. Not to mention the insane mess it would make.

[@SLMEntertainment]

***** Even still, it would make a huge mess and potentially be considered a "projectile weapon" or something, so not something we'll ever try in a school.

[@SLMEntertainment]

***** Oh no doubt.

[@alliefdxproductionservices5856]

SLM Entertainment Have you seen what Chauvet have just released? No CO2 in sight ;)

[@SLMEntertainment]

Alfie Pates Oh yea the Funfetti. It looks pretty cool, but could still be considered a projectile weapon and doesn't address the issue of a confetti cannon makes a gigantic mess. So definitely still not for a school environment.

[@abdulaqil]

which song was at 20:03 please

[@connorrussell3176]

+444 Jason Sail

[@bloob7807]

Whats the song at 7:09

[@Bsuth72]

everything looks great, my only suggestion for the controllers is to get coffins. I have used CDJ's and an assortment of controllers, controllers are great and i won't go back to cdj's besides clubs which have them, but coffins for the controllers are a necessity in the mobile dj business. Well worth the investment. but like you said in the comments below, it may not be in your best interest just yet but in the near future definitely.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Thanks! And what, you mean like a flight case? We have one for one of our controllers for transportation, but quite frankly, we hate the way they look as a platform. We think it looks WAY cleaner having the controller and the laptop just on the table by themselves. Otherwise leaving the controller in the case while using it, in our opinion, gives you a very tacky, typical mobile DJ look.

[@Bsuth72]

I see where you are coming from. I use mine to hide the wires coming out of the back and to hide the rest of the wires. I actually have a flight case but i took the laptop stand off and use my old stanton laptop stand that slides between the top of the case and the actual controller part. I recently have been using my cdj's more often which i use the case for most definitely. most of my gigs are a micro setup (top system, 2 top speakers and 1-2 subs), so having the ability to setup in 10 and tear down in 5 because of the ability to already have the cables plugged into the back of my djm-900 really makes it helpful. everyone has their own ways to setup, and preferred ways. I love the way the cases look whether they are generic or not. Goodluck on the business growth, hope to see more from you guys.

[@Dj_OLD_MATE]

SLM Entertainment controllers sux ass (in my opinion) gimmi my 2000s n 900nxs all day. i did the controller ting for a while cos it was easier to grab trax on the fly, but youll find ya self falling into the trap of mixen useing the visual cues more then actule audio. and lets be honest software never gets the beatgrids wright. and software crashes. at the end of the day your either in it for the tune or the fame...

[@SLMEntertainment]

TimmeH Gone Riden We've been pretty lucky with software for the most part. No crashes, and only very very rare situations where the beatgrid was incorrect. To be fair, there are a few decent controllers out there. But yeah, basically 95% of them are all terrible. Still, we can't afford CDJs and really appreciate the mobility of a controller. Not sure what you mean about being in it for the tune or the fame, we just do this because it's fun. We're not pretending to be some master DJs like Qbert or A.M., that style of DJing has fallen out of popularity anyway. We DJ the same way someone like Zedd does these days, and we use sync often. These days, people just want to hear songs. If you're able to mix basic transitions, then they enjoy that too. Even live mashups are rare these days. People just play songs, and do basic transitions. If they have a mashup, it's almost certainly prerecorded. If you call that "not DJing" or "fake DJing", that's fine but it's totally your opinion. It's not up to us to decide if we're "real" DJs. We're just doing this to make it fun for the crowd, to make the client happy, and to have fun during the night ourselves as well as have fun while setting up/planning the production. For now, we can achieve our goals with the controllers we have, and we wouldn't be able to afford CDJs anyway.

[@khzhzaddict]

SLM entertainment you have the best equipment

[@charlesshamwell9618]

nice setup

[@vvkgames1113]

Whats the song at 6:00

[@alexberry3833]

Alesso - Tear The Roof Up

[@TheRussianRyder3]

Song at 13:20?

[@SLMEntertainment]

TJANI - VPTOWN It's unreleased though, so all you can find are rips from mixes it's been played in.

[@davejohnson7432]

You guys are right up there with the big boys...Arnoldo Offermann/Master School Dances, John Caniford/Strictly 4 Schools plus the other big KZbin DJ's..DJ Mikey Mike, DJ Briansredd, Paul Eddy/Magic light and Sound, Stewards Productions, DJ Mike Sanchez. Here's what I think can very inexpensively add a whole new professionalism to your show...Custom pro voice drops for each DJ..."your in the mix with dj(yada yada)...these are identical to the voice over artists that you would hear on KISS radio and can custom produced for as little as $27.each. Truss warmers/toners...this could add a whole new dimension to your light show, and be done very inexpensively. You should check out the, "Spaceship", by Briansredd here on youtube, and made out of GlobalTruss...something similar to that as the stage centerpiece would give you an edge over the competition. If you want something way over the top looking for a backdrop, but done on a bare bones budget, look at churchstagedesignideas.com, I know someone that had an incredible uplit structure made for both sides of their stage for $120. plus the cost of a few uplights. This combined with the truss warmers alone, can give you numerous different looks. Please, I encorage you to look through the entire site...you'll be amazed at how little it could cost you to make a BIG impact. Finally you should look into expanding through crowdsourcing and sponsorship...especially if you could pull off the above stuff and bring in maybe possibly 2 other investor DJs...to do a multiple DJ set, EDM style with the afforementioned stuff. Let me know what you think of this.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Lots of stuff brought up in this comment! I'll go through each point. 1: That's pretty crazy to be compared with those guys. While I don't agree with a lot of their style/ideas, there's no question that they're some pretty big names. So that's a serious compliment dude. 2: For the voice drops, we've worked with people who wanted to have us do them/do them for us. They're just not really our style, so we pass on them at our gigs. If we had some oddball event that wanted us to do that kind of thing, we'd look into it further. 3: Truss warming. For a long time, I (Doug) have wanted to do truss warming. I've basically abandoned the idea for two reasons. First, it only really looks cool on a huge truss structure. We don't do those thaaaat often, and when you have trussing like we did at this gig, truss warming isn't even that noticeable. Second reason, our cable management is terrible. Actually, I would just say that we don't even have cable management at all. We basically just throw all the loose cable inside the trussing. Nobody notices it during the show because of all the other bright lights making it hard to see the trussing in the first place. If we were to light up the insides of the trussing, all anyone would see would be a ridiculous nest of DMX and IEC cables. It wouldn't be truss warming, it would be loose cable warming. We don't want that hahahaha. 4: Dislike the spaceship. I've seen it, don't like it. Period. Too claustrophobic of a design in every aspect. Although, it would be cool to take that design and just stretch it out wider... 5: Crowd sourcing and sponsorship. This is a pretty complex topic, but the basic idea of why we're not doing it is because we like to have 100% control over our growth speed. Money is nice, but we didn't get into the mobile DJ industry to make money. Overall, those are my thoughts on your points. Feel free to add me on Facebook if you wanna talk more. And by the way, I'm not sure why your comment was marked as spam. Oh well.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Forgot to talk about backdrops! At this point, we don't think we're going to settle for anything less than an LED wall. Once we have the money and crew to run/setup that kind of thing, that's what we're going to do.

[@kampa_n]

Please name song 7:14 :D Thanks ;)

[@alexberry3833]

+Kamil Nowak Sandro Silva & Arston - Symphony (Original Mix)

[@austinkilby7112]

Didn't sound like Summer by Calvin Harris at all but I may be wrong

[@ClassyFellow]

what song is @12:50

[@SLMEntertainment]

Flux Pavilion feat. Childish Gambino - Do Or Die

[@kensi4953]

Next time use a higher table, probably better for ur neck and back.

[@dennischua1553]

good set up but the crowd is not enjoying the music.. why you guys like more on beats why you dint just play dance music and remix..

[@stealthybike5926]

anyone have song name at 13:33

[@SLMEntertainment]

Kill The Noise - Mosh It Up

[@GRIEF3RUK]

You should start investing in CDJs and a DJM Mixer, they are worth every pennie, trust me!

[@SLMEntertainment]

Hmmmm... putting roughly $10,000 towards CDJs... or putting that same $10,000 towards lights and speakers... A lot of people tell us that we should get CDJs. We basically have the same response each time. We would rather use that money on other gear. Not to mention, setting up CDJs isn't worth any pennies. We all DJ just fine using controllers, and CDJs take up a lot of space + add setup time. Plus, the client isn't going to have a better event just because we got CDJs, but they would potentially have a better event if we had nicer speakers, or lights, or can setup faster.

[@GRIEF3RUK]

SLM Entertainment Yeah, I suppose that is a fair point.

[@dakoolguy111]

SLM Entertainment You gotta admit tho, it would be nice to be able to mix on some cdjs and a djm!

[@SLMEntertainment]

Dakoolguy111 Oh yea it'd be awesome, no doubt at all. It's just nowhere near worth it for us right now.

[@GRIEF3RUK]

SLM Entertainment You should rent out a large space such as a warhouse and then rent out some gear and creat a set-up for you to base all set-ups off of, or are you gunna go with this one becasue without doubt this setup was cool as S**t in this video.

[@orlynlabay8425]

Nice speakers man.......

[@opticsmedia.official]

Seen all your vids... You guys have a solid Team and ya'll work together and that's really good. Your guys Set up is one of kind. I'm a Mobile Dj and I'm a one man Army and Do all of everything from loading, setup, sound check, lighting, and take downs, Unless other wise. Having a Krew like your's bro, Ya'll Doing well as young DJ's and ya'll bring down the house, in a good way. The way ya'll introduces the EDM Genre and how the Crowd reacts, Ya'll are on point. I don't never write these long as ass comments but, ya'll doing Great. Thumbs up!! Instagram/Twitter @djbigbofficial

[@bradenwelch1967]

I have a gemini cdmp7000 cdjs. It's about $900. It's totally worth it! No glitches on the interface, very user friendly and it's all in one package. It's totally worth the money! I love mine!

[@lucwillems1643]

A higher table woud be Great for you guys.

[@SLMEntertainment]

Yea it would. But our table cloth wouldn't work with it then, plus it's not really a priority.

[@lucwillems1643]

oh oke

[@patg4938]

YOU GUYS NEED SOME LASERS!!!!!!!!!! aerial lasers!

[@SLMEntertainment]

Lasers are expensive, not versatile, and above all else, dangerous. However, we are looking at the Elation Sniper's to get a similar effect from a safe lamp fixture.

[@patg4938]

well i would get an elation sniper but really can't so i just went with a laser

[@SLMEntertainment]

PatPat WorldWide Snipers are cheaper than good lasers, and they're much more versatile. Plus they're perfectly safe, so that's why they're our choice if we want that effect.

[@austinkilby7112]

7:45-7:48 I believe it is

[@dougberry4674]

Austin Kilby Calvin Harris - Summer (YGSP REMIX)

[@khzhzaddict]

whats the f bomb

[@808toofly]

i know this is late the f bomb is kinda like the f word

[@sonidostar3440]

If you guys rent audio theres not going to be any earnings lol

[@SLMEntertainment]

+Bryan marias Of course we would make more profit if we didn't rent, but we still did fine with this event. At the time, we didn't own loud enough speakers or have access to any cheaply.