EVENT PREPARATION

Imagine is a key word that I use on my website in order to entice my clients to put themselves in the picture or better yet in the Moment. The main reason that I do this is to get them thinking about their event preparation, the timing, the placement, the music, the formalities, and their vision. Once a client is on the path to planning utilizing the key factors I just listed they are on their way to creating the moment.

The timing is the "Magic" dust that will be sprinkled by the client on the entire event. Think about when you want to make a toast, do a special dance, announce something, play a game, serve dinner, pray, and even about the departure and closing of the event. The toast is always recommended to the host and from the host, whatever you are celebrating there should be room for an opening and a closing and even a toast. Dinner, buffet, snacks, drinks are also key ingredients. Departing is often disregarded but it should be the first thing, like opening a book and reading the ending first. If you can envision how you want to depart, and plan accordingly, you can tie in all the rest to make the event a success.

The placement of tables, chairs, people, decorations, band, dj, dance floor and all of the above are key items to create the atmosphere you desire. Tables and chairs are always first on my to do list, where do you want everyone to sit, obvious but where do you place the dance floor. Advice always put the entertainment in front of your dance floor. Make the stage the center of attention with a host, band, or DJ. Once the action is on everyone will gyrate toward where the crowd gathers, which is usually the dance floor. To lead your crowd into a hypnotic and happy trance with music, drink, and food is another form of that Magic dust.

If it's music request, planning of formalities, or a timeline it should be on paper and chronological and not in your head. Write down your ideas, brainstorm and develop a generic and flexible start and finish. Timelines should be flexible in order to allow for human errors. Do NOT EVER base an entire EVENT on one Player or Person. Always have a backup and always have a plan. Rain, shine, or missing pastor, Always, Always, Always plan ahead. Enough Said!

Your event will be a success if you Plan Ahead. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! Obvious!

Eden Gardens

Wow! What a great place to have a wedding. A break from our normal beach or interior wedding (Winter) venues. We experienced the luxury of a Large Green Lawn in front of a Beautiful Colonial Mansion. The Wedding that Adam & Misti planned was just gorgeous and it must be shown and not said. Just take a look at our YOUTUBE Link or go to our Home page to see the video. WOW!
Congrats to the bride and groom and keep partying. DJPorkChop.com

TOP 10 REASONS TO BOOK DJPORKCHOP.com

1. MISSION: Our primary mission is to make you look and feel good about your event. To wake up the day after and look in the mirror and smile knowing you achieved the greatest event possible. Our overall mission is to provide the highest quality entertainment experience for our clients utilizing the most advanced technology and the latest trends while saving our clients both hassle and money.

2. Professional Disc Jockey- We have been part of almost every major DJ affiliation and what we have learned is that if you tell someone of your group and they don't know who it is then it's not important to them.
 What is important? Having a DJ with professional equipment, experience, and knowledge to make the client look and feel good and to keep the guest dancing & having a great time.

Josh & Tia Thomas participate in the Newlywed Game by  DJ PorkChop

3. Low Rates- We charge as low as we possibly can to try and meet your budget needs. What the client does not know is there is more than the 4 to 8 hours of the event than meets the eye. We spend at minimum 20 to 30 hours of planning and researching in order to make things happen the way the client envisions. If you figure that into the price along with the fact that we study trends, keep up with the top 40 of all genres, and purchase our music, we should charge more but we care about you and know you have other things to pay for when planning an event.

4. Experience- Many think a DJ is just someone who plays music at events. That may be true for some Disc Jockeys but what makes a DJ truly extraordinary is his or her level of experience. DJ PorkChop believes to live your dream you must be what you want to be and you will become the best at what you do. To keep this timeless, we will only say that PorkChop has performed for a number of years at literally over a thousand events & counting.

5. Full Time Disc Jockey- DJ PorkChop has chosen to entertain and to be a part of those special moments in a couples life when they choose to tie the knot or celebrate life's events. We can only provide the highest level of service if we do this full time. There is no other way that a part time, college, or bedroom dj could provide this level of service with this level of expertise.

6. Local Style - Even if your not from the Florida Panhandle you have chosen to perform your event here so therefore you must love the lifestyle. So with that said, we have custom tailored our style to the nightlife and the beaches of the Gulf Coast of Florida. We are connoisseur of Jazz & Blues & Beach music, we have also mixed in the country, hip hop, & rock flavor of the nightlife that Panama City Beach, Destin, Mexico Beach, Fort Walton Beach, Pensacola Beach, Port St. Joe Beach, Cape San Blas,Apalachicola, & St. George Island is so popular for.

7. We CARE about you!   We honestly do like to make friends and not clientsWe want you to know that we will do everything in our power, including the little things in order to create your moment and to make you a success. We greet you with a handshake & leave with a hug. We will treat your event as our own.

8. Husband & Wife Team - DJ PorkChop &  DJ Ting also known as Kevin & Annabelle Cordell are a husband &  wife team. We work well together for any type of event and we see things from both the male and female perspective.Quite often I ask the wife what song to play and she calls it and packs the dance floor every time. That is why one of the greatest DJ's in the world is a woman (look it up).  Women know what women want and the majority of the time, if you pack the dance floor with women the men will follow like puppy's. Also as a married couple we have seen a lot of weddings and we see things from the newlywed perspective. Besides, if you have never been married how can you know what it feels like to be preparing for a wedding or to be a newlywed?

9.  Expertise- Education is the key to success in any aspect. DJ PorkChop has a Bachelors of Science in Professional Communications and is currently working toward a Masters and holds an honorary Doctorate in divinity of world religions from Universal Life Church.  When we are not at a gig, we are either planning or studying to be better.  We keep up with trends in our industry and we also keep up with all genre's of music.  We study to be the best so we can perform better than the rest.

10. PORK CHOP You can't forget the name. The story of how we got the name is reserved for after we perform your event. The name DJ PorkChop is somewhat endearing yet somewhat self deprecating yet really funny. As a matter of fact I have been told by my former Public Speech Professor to stop using the name for that very reason.  I said  "I will stop using it when it stops making money." Do you think I liked being called PorkChop in the beginning? No, but I like the fact that no one can forget my nickname and I have grown to love it as well as have my clients.

I can't tell you the number of times I have asked married couples who their DJ was and they did not know. I also can't tell you the number of times I have been in public and heard "PORK CHOP" yelled out and I look at them and sayI remember you".  Believe it or not most of the time I do remember their name especially when they name their children after me.

CLOSING:  If you want to be unique and want to guarantee that you will have the DJ and the Event you have always dreamed of then book DJ Porkchop & DJ Ting for your event.  We would consider it an absolute honor to perform your Wedding Ceremony & Reception, Party, or other type of Event for you.  Call us at (850) 624-4617, email me at DJPorkChop@msn.com or go to www.djporkchop.com to read more.

We look forward to celebrating with you. PARTY HARD!!  DJPC