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Mymantrais‘MoreThanMusic’andleavesenoughroomforinterpreta9onyetstraight-forwardenoughtokeepmeandmyaudiencefocused.AsaDJ/entertainer/producersomuchofmyexistenceismusical.However,mypassionistohelpothersandmusicismerelythemeansinwhichIdoso

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FromaveryearlyageIhavestudiedandprac9cedtheartofTurntablismandDJing.Thishobbyquicklyevolvedintoacareer

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Ihave15yearsofexperienceDjingawiderangeofeventsincludingbutnotlimitedtoclubs,concerts,radio,par9es,fes9vals,birthdaypar9es,corporateevents,barmitzvahs,quinceanera’s,andofcourseweddings.

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IhaveDJ’edeverythingfromlocalclubs,radioshows,par9es,weddingsconcerts,younameit!IhavealsostudiedmusicatHBUandamcurrentlyworkingonaBachelorsdegreeinmusicproduc9onatFullSailUniversity.

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Currently,IownandoperatealocalHoustonbasedentertainmentcompanywhichprovideLuxuryDJ/Emcee’s,photobooths,andavarietyofligh9ngandproaudioandvideosolu9onsforalloccasions

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Someofour(DJSEntertainment)accomplishmentswouldcertainlybebeingacknowledgedastheCouple’sChoiceDJ’stwoyearsinarowbyWeddingWire!Althoughthereisn’tatangibletrophyforthis,Ifeelabigstandoutmomentareallofourreviewsfromcouple’sandsa9sfiedclientswhohavetakenthe9metotelltheworldhowsa9sfiedtheyarewithourservices!h[p://www.weddingwire.com/reviews/djs-entertainment-houston/b7001f73b11c7238.html

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Iwanttooperateanon-profitorganiza9ondedicatedtomentoringat-riskyouththroughmusicandthearts.AsayouthIwasexposedtoavarietyofpressuresandobstacles.However,musichelpedmetostayfocusedandoutoftrouble.WiththisinmindIwouldliketohelpothersavoidsomeofthehardshipsoftheirsurroundsinasimilarmannerasmyself.

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Mycompe99veadvantageisthatourcompanyisnotmerelyafor-profiten9ty.Althoughwedohaveafor-profitsideofourbusinessmodel,itmerelyexiststofuelandfundournon-profitefforts

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Wetakekidsoutsideoftheircomfortzonesandintroducethemtonewsurroundings!

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Ourclassesareinvitedtopar9cipateinindustryrelatedfieldtripswhichhelpthembroadentheirhorizonsandperspec9vesbyseeingprofessionalsintheirelement.

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OurStudentsdonotjustlearnabstractconceptsandideasbuthavetheincredibleopportunitytoprac9ce,andapplyeverythingthattheyhavelearnedbytrainingonactualDJsetups.

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Scratching&mixingarequintessen9allythemostfundamentalelementsofDjing.OuraspiringDJsareintroducedtothesefounda9onaltechniquesandlearntoapplytheminavarietyofways.

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TheMusicMa[ersmenteesareintroducedtobasicmusictheorybylearninghowtoreadand‘scratch’basicrhythmicnota9on.

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OurDJ’saretaughtthatinordertosucceedyoumustpossesmorethanrawtalent.However,youhavetobemarketableandlearnhowtopresentyourselftopoten9alclientsandinvestorswhowanttobookyouforfuturegigsorevensimplejobinterviews.

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SomuchofbeingagreatDJisbeingabletocommunicateandspeakonamicrophone.Ourstudentsareintroducedtobasiccommunica9onskillsthattheycancarryintoanysectoroflife.

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Conversa9onrulesthena9on.Ourstudentsareintroducedtobasicpublicspeakingsillandtechniquesthatwillhelpthemtoovercomeoneoftheworldslargestfear:speakinginpublic.

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Ourmentee’sareintroducedtoeverythingnecessarytosetuptheirownDJrig.Everythingfromturntables,mixers,microphonestocords,wires,andheadphones.Theyarealsointroducedtohowthehardwarecommunicateswiththesoeware.Thisintroducesthemtobasicengineersandtechnologicalconcepts.

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OurstudentsarenotonlyintroducedtohowDjingandhiphopcultureisrelevantintodaysworldbutareexposedtoitsimpactandhistoryfromtheverybeginning.

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Thiscrea9veartformallowsourstudentstobecrea9veandinnovatethroughexploringnewmusicalconceptsandareencouragedandchallengedtotakewhatthey’velearnedandapplyitinuniqueways.

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Ourstudentslearnskill-setsandtradesthattheycanimmediatelybegintousetoearnincome.

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Ourstudentsandmentee’sareencouragedtoworktogetherinvariousgroupstoaccomplishtasksandprojectsthatfosterteambuildingandsocialskillsnecessarytobesuccessfulintoday’scompe99veworkforce.

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Ourgoalistogetkidsexcitedaboutpostsecondaryandhighereduca9onbeyondhighschoolbyinspiringthem.

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Successtomeishelpingotherstosucceed!Whetheritbemyemployeesandteammembersorstudentsinourmentorshipprogram.IfIcanhelpthemtorealizeandreachtheirmissionIfeelthatIhaveaccomplishedmine!

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