FSL HQ 2.0 FULL Tour - Massive DJ Gear (Warehouse / Office)

[@James.KingHTX]

Damn bro I started following you when you were still in college DJing at bars and just having fun! Working towards becoming an engineer! Now you married with 3 full businesses under your belt! Killing it Rick!!! Thank you for sharing your journey with us all!

[@jonsimas7972]

For yrs I've watched you do nothing but grow bigger and bigger!! Congrats to your success

[@BayardoRugama]

Super Proud of you man! Congrats

[@LatinBeatzEnt]

OG follower here! Been following since you were in high school.

[@sypho23]

This is beyond DOPE!!! Here you grow again…Been watching you since you was in your parents basement bro, back when you had strong opinions on Chinese lighting lol. I hope you grow out of that space too bro!

[@chuckcaldwell8423]

Been watching from the days of you in College and all fitting in your garage. Great to see how much you have grown. Keep up the killer job.

[@DJRickValeOfficial]

Amazing ❤️ Congratulations Rick and Team🎉🙌🙌

[@CalvinCauthorne]

I started following your journey in 16/17. Awesome progress and success! Keep up the great work.

[@SinclearGriffithDJSINRG]

Been watching from when you were doing college parties and still going to school been a wile and good to see your growth , keep strong and happy, big things for 2025

[@biglegokidreviews9170]

Great Video - I reckon you might need more space in 7 months time the way you guys are expanding! (maybe has two units instead) - we used to colour code our flight cases on our larger live events - so the local crew wouldn't get confused on the load in e.g Blue was FOH, Green was backstage etc etc - we also used to load the truck so that the kit would come off in the order that we wanted - I like your colour coded prep area - Shure do some really nice shock-mounts for your podium - great for gooseneck microphones

[@JamesMesidor]

Progressive bro!

[@bmwthedj]

I’ve been watching since the Ohio U gigs … very inspirational!

[@blueslykiller18]

happy new year awesome work cant wait to see more especially the new av rack. still building up to justify the one with the top cover for a mixer

[@DJ2Legit007]

Your growth from the time I first started watching your videos until now is simply awe-inspiring! If I'm ever in that area, I would love to visit your headquarters in person. Here's wishing you much continued success in 2025!

[@DJRickWeb]

Doors are always open

[@djto915]

Crazy given that you started Both Lighting USA and your Holiday lighting company out of your garage

[@Dj2four7]

Inspiration 👏🏾

[@DajuanJones]

Dude, you are beast. And the team too!

[@koolkiwikat]

for stock taking switch to barcode or QR code labels, you can get software on yoru phone to scan, easier to track your inventory as you grow

[@DJRickWeb]

Yep it's on the list.

[@djjayedwards]

Congratulations Rick!!!

[@Bryguy10]

Roughly 2017 for me! Been such a big help throughout the growth of my own DJ business.

[@mikestasinopoulos5447]

Happy new year Rick

[@djcalvin681]

Enjoy 😉 your hustle bro. Continued success

[@brandonsteward9915]

This is amazing!

[@MrBaldyDj]

Congrats from San Francisco, California, Happy New Year 2025. Hopefully lease prices there aren't as high as in here. Best wishes and fortune. Mr Baldy

[@DJLVLR]

Killing it !!!

[@MiDJFavorito.ELCesar]

So awesome 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽

[@biniyamwhite3015]

awesome stuff bro!

[@philsep7939]

Massive!!!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@djseemagic]

Congratulations champ

[@Logan.Senhauser]

Hes back babyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@Logan.Senhauser]

New space looks awesome, keep hustling Rick!

[@traktorpro10]

Congrats 👏👏👏

[@DajuanJones]

Rick, one year later, is your team using the LD ICOA systems?

[@DJRickWeb]

Still using subs. Tops we sold to one of our DJs in training

[@DJBrackBeat-v8z]

Thanks so much for your vids! I am 15 and started a DJ business about 1 year ago and you have really helped me. I want to get a lighting controller because right now i am just using QLC+ but is SoundSwitch better than WolfMix?

[@carsonmiller44]

In my opinion, if you analyze your songs on sound switch (you have to do it one by one) then it’s better than the wolf mix. If you don’t have time for that then wolf mix is better. I’m also a teen dj!

[@DJRickWeb]

Both are great and it depends on your specific work flow as to which is better

[@djbrackbeat]

@@DJRickWeb I am just wanting it to be as easy as possible

[@ericempey]

I get it you need lots of stuff for the three companies that you run but how much of all that actually goes out? Is there anything that stays at the warehouse and collects dust for years?

[@DJRickWeb]

Barely anything stays there. I am very adamet about selling what is not being used. The bigger production events empty out the warehouse fast. We are doing some that require multiple trailer loads of gear now

[@FreedomJamsDJ]

2015 from ur beginning 😊

[@oscar_thedj]

Bro! How I wish that i could work as a dj in your company. , i live in Chicago, but would be willing to move.

[@DJRickWeb]

We need more djs

[@alanhilder1883]

So the true boss made an appearance and waved hi, though wasn't looking that impressed... ( the cat of course ) Ok, a little more serious, is there room above the offices? That is able to put in a mezzanine floor, even as storage for the more long term stuff, eg the Xmas stuff in the warehouse 3/4 of the time, being able to put it out of the way so it doesn't take up floor space AND wont get bumped etc when other stuff is getting shifted around/loaded/unloaded. Admittedly you would need some kind of elevator for that floor.

[@DJRickWeb]

It's just money. Lol. And since we are leasing that would be cost effective

[@alanhilder1883]

@@DJRickWeb Fair enough ;-)

[@Wickham2A]

Marcellus ain't get rid of them Bose speakers yet? LOL

[@DJRickWeb]

Nope still here

[@AKSKMY]

Damn probably not possible here in Singapore being it such as small country and everything is so expensive! But definitely would be cool to be part of such a team! Btw was wondering why do you still use the driverack 2 when technically the active speakers have good enough DSPs? Also hmm do you think a Furman Mx 88 in your case is still required or just a normal Powerstrip is good enough?

[@DJRickWeb]

We use it to have 3 separate outs of the main audio output. Then we can eq each out differently and set delays to get the best sound in the room

[@AKSKMY]

@@DJRickWeb Ah I see makes sense! What about the furman? Also is there any recommended alternative for power monitoring in addition to just power conditioning?

[@DJRickWeb]

I always use a furman for rack systems due to the sensitivity of the electronics being used

[@djrickysmith]

Won't be long before you start doing live sound for bands

[@DJRickWeb]

Already doing it

[@Aamentandpromotions]

salute!!!

[@fjgrg2033]

2 things. Storage racks and forklift.

[@DJRickWeb]

Got em. Just made the investment in December

[@DJJamMasterD]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Jimbob_Offical]

I don't mean to be rude, but the rate of which you are growing is ludicrous, already moving warehouses after 7 months is unheard off. What I mean is while it's impressive the rate you are growing, but aren't you expanding your business too fast, what happens if this next year is less busy than the previous, what happens if there is another pandemic. I know it's a very negative outlook, but it can happen and the problem of expanding to fast is that it requires more revenue to break even, and if God for bid that one year went poorly for business. Would you have enough money to saved up, to keep the business going for the next year. I have been watching you since 2016 back when you where compering those unbranded par lights to the ADJ mega par profile , and it's been a joy to see you grow, both as a person and also your DJing career, I just don't want to see you fail.

[@davebrownentertainment7191]

Agreed, that was my first thought. Growth and expansion is cool, but making good steady money and having a nice financial cushion is even cooler. Pre-covid I had 6 people working for me, a big storage unit for my 8 DJ systems, a nice home on a lake, etc. Lost pretty much EVERYTHING during the pandemic, and all of my DJs quit/found new jobs. I'm slowly rebuilding, but keeping my overhead costs as low as possible, doing most of the gigs myself. Also doing live sound for bands, so all of my extra $ from DJing/running karaoke is being reinvested into that. Can't wait to get out of my mom's basement! Lol.

[@DJRickWeb]

The side I don't really show is that I am basically a number head and a problem solver. Aka engineer. Even through all the growth we had 0 dept and are normally between 5 to 10% in net profit every year. We also have a sizable line of credit on the side lines. And of course we have thought through all the scenarios for each business and what would happen. That said the rapid growth will be more level in 2025 and coming years as all the businesses are more in a refinement scaling setup rn.

[@DJRickWeb]

I am a big number head and we are pretty healthy on cash flow and profit every year even though we are rapidly expanding. The ops side is pretty lean. And having 3 different companies allows us to use our employees across the divisions to not need as many heads. Plus that allows us to pivot our business in 3 different ways if needed in a pandemic

[@Jimbob_Offical]

@ I see, I didn’t see the other businesses as other forms of revenue streams.

[@DJRickWeb]

Yep! You hear about diversity in investment portfolio and the same can apply to business. Having 3 businesses allows us to invest heavily into one while retaining cash flow from the others. Or if one has a down turn the others keep the business overall in good standing. All your eggs in one basket is a gamble which can generate fast results but comes with more risk then slow growth in diversity.

[@rhymesupport2725]

[@ExplorationMorrow]

Your parents house with your brother helping

[@MrDJMikieMike]

Congratulations @djrickweb