Change to table appearance/facade..opinions/ideas?

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IceBurghDJ

IceBurghDJ

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Opinions please..
I've been using a custom made banquet table skirt on a PVC frame as my facade - works for 4, 6 or 8 foot table. It's 48" tall and black.

Works well, but i've settled on using a 4' folding table..so I"m thinking maybe of changing things up a bit...

SO...white or black (or both, offer brides a choice)?

I can do a regular table cloth and then something as a short facade to hide the back of the gear. Maybe a 12 or 16" table skirt type deal so it matches the design of halls. (pleated in other words).

This needs to be hung or attached to something...ideas?

I do use 2 laptop stands..could use them as the 'stand' for the 'frame'?

OR
Create something that attaches to the table to make it 48" high and do like I do now - a 48" pleated skirt.

Fabric is nice as it folds for transport - can't be broken or scratched, doesn't wear out, etc.

Was thinking maybe spandex on the table ..

the pleated skirt isn't see thru - good to hid bags and such, but really can't be backlit like spandex or a thinner/whiter cloth.

Opinions? Ideas?
 
IceBurghDJ said:
Opinions please..
I've been using a custom made banquet table skirt on a PVC frame as my facade - works for 4, 6 or 8 foot table. It's 48" tall and black.

Works well, but i've settled on using a 4' folding table..so I"m thinking maybe of changing things up a bit...

SO...white or black (or both, offer brides a choice)?

I can do a regular table cloth and then something as a short facade to hide the back of the gear. Maybe a 12 or 16" table skirt type deal so it matches the design of halls. (pleated in other words).

This needs to be hung or attached to something...ideas?

I do use 2 laptop stands..could use them as the 'stand' for the 'frame'?

OR
Create something that attaches to the table to make it 48" high and do like I do now - a 48" pleated skirt.

Fabric is nice as it folds for transport - can't be broken or scratched, doesn't wear out, etc.

Was thinking maybe spandex on the table ..

the pleated skirt isn't see thru - good to hid bags and such, but really can't be backlit like spandex or a thinner/whiter cloth.

Opinions? Ideas?
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I say ditch the table cloth and the facade and go for the CASUAL URBAN DJ vibe... All ya have to do is string as many wires as possible out of the back of your gear until it forms a nearly solid mass.:laugh: Looks kinda like this...
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EXTREMELY COOL AND PRACTICAL ... only maybe add a few more wires!:laugh:

Could even get ya a sexy lady groupie like the one handcuffed to the building behind the laptop in the pic.[emoji1]
 
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DJ Bobcat said:
I say ditch the table cloth and the facade and go for the CASUAL URBAN DJ vibe... All ya have to do is string as many wires as possible out of the back of your gear until it forms a nearly solid mass.[emoji23] Looks kinda like this...
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EXTREMELY COOL AND PRACTICAL ... only maybe add a few more wires![emoji23]

Could even get ya a sexy lady groupie like the one coming out of the laptop in the pic.[emoji1]
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I have never posted that publicly. How did you get that? [emoji13]

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Expand your search beyond normal DJ stuff. There are several sites that provide backdrops and such for trade show presentations. All different colors, sizes, materials, etc. Just because they are designed for backdrops doesn't mean they wouldn't make perfect front-of-gear facades.

Sites such as this one might jog a heretofore untapped idea:
10x10 Trade Show Booth Displays & 8x10
 
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I'm kind of in the same boat. I've done 2 homemade facades, one floor-standing and the other table top (for a 6' table). Both of them were too heavy and bulky. I like the stretch fabric things but can't see them lasting very long at all. I'd love to have a fold-up, very lightweight facade, just enough to cover my mixer/rack. Not sure where to turn to find it.
 
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I have one black and one white tablecloth.
I like the white one because I can put a light behind it,
but I don't use it much, for the same reason I don't own white pants.
Sure, the black gets dirty, too...but it always comes out in the wash.
Colors are nice, but you'd have to have a pretty big collection to be able to match ALL brides.
Sorry, can't help you on façade advice. Never owned one.
 
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Skirts
skirt, custom sized, choice of fabric and pleat style, clips..48" by 140" was under $80.
And it fits in a pillocase sized bag.
And can be tossed in the washer for cleaning.

What you show there is a good price for a tradeshow setup perhaps, but not sure it would be a good choice or a DJ facade?

Cap Capello said:
Good gosh almighty. It doesn't get any lighter, cheaper, more durable, and carryable than this:

4-Panel Folding Tabletop Display, Hook-and-Loop-Receptive Fabric - Black, Gray

It's only 3' tall but can be customized to 4' tall.
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My first first attempt was 2 canvas wraps that velcroed together in the middle, like a hinge. had a hard time keepig it from falling over. I had my name and such on it..too banner/commercial like.

my table skirt on 1" pvc works well -

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Cap Capello said:
Expand your search beyond normal DJ stuff. There are several sites that provide backdrops and such for trade show presentations. All different colors, sizes, materials, etc. Just because they are designed for backdrops doesn't mean they wouldn't make perfect front-of-gear facades.

Sites such as this one might jog a heretofore untapped idea:
10x10 Trade Show Booth Displays & 8x10
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IceBurghDJ: I've been using mine for 4 years. LUV it.

I do not use a customer/facility provided table for at least the past 10 years, ever since the second wobbly, rickety, hall provided piece of crap given me collapsed mid-show.

I use this as my table:
Amazon.com: Keter Folding Compact Workbench Work Table with Clamps, 21.7 x 33.5 x 29.75-Inches, Black: Home Improvement

Put my SKB on it and have 6" or so on either side for beveages.

The table top panels mentioned above is my facade . Four interconnected and flexible jointed panels 2'w x 4'w x 3/4" think. Gray on one side, black on the other.
 
I need a facade too, and I've been thinking about this for a while... I could buy or build the same-ole, same-ole DJ facade that everyone else has, or I could go with something unique. I've decided to go with an art piece for my facade and change my brand and image. Here's what I'm thinkin' for a facade...

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... Then I change my name to DJ A$$ Hole, ONLY play music with explicit lyrics, charge too much money, pick fights with the guests, and do a lot of scratching... not with my controller; I mean like crotch scratchin'. And use laser lights and point them down at the eyes of the audience.

Think about it... "Nice guys finish LAST", and it's true. The jerks get all the girls and the promotions. Nice guys do all the work and get none of the credit. As DJ A$$ Hole, I'll be rakin' in the girls and the dough!:laugh:
 
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Oh where do I begin. Your speakers are way too small and way too low - they should be on stands. There's something wrong with your lasers because they're aimed forward, but pointing backwards - and they're also aimed too low.

Side note: If you get your facade made out of foam, it would appear more real - you'd probably book more shows. Should probably put some lights 'behind' it - perhaps some par 'cans'.
 
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I personally hate facades as they cover up the DJ doing his/her thing.

I nice clean setup with minimal wires looks the best to me. (coffin with two turntables and a mixer or controller)

6ft table cloth with linen looks nice, but I prefer the DJ tables/cases where the decks are on top.

This is my favorite right now--

STEREO T DJ TABLE | BY HOERBOARD
 
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Unless it's like a 6 foot facade, then I don't think it covers up your performance.
You can always get out from behind it if you want to work the floor.

Facades are a necessary barrier between you and the people you don't want in your space.
Also for protecting your equipment from spilled drinks by creating buffer space (provided you have sufficient setup space of course) between you and the party goers.
 
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TES3S said:
I personally hate facades as they cover up the DJ doing his/her thing.

I nice clean setup with minimal wires looks the best to me. (coffin with two turntables and a mixer or controller)

6ft table cloth with linen looks nice, but I prefer the DJ tables/cases where the decks are on top.

This is my favorite right now--

STEREO T DJ TABLE | BY HOERBOARD
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Justin - you and I tend to like the same looks. That Hoerboard looks awesome... I just struggle with where I'd put my wireless mic and stuff like that without cluttering it.

If you did something like what Jason Jani does, and have a production space behind the main DJ, it would work great.

I've been thinking about getting a spandex table cloth so that you can get a bit of a sleeker look from a normal banquet table like this:

Spandex-Rec6ftTC-Black.jpg
 
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I use a spandex right now, it defiantly looks cooler. Regards to the Hoeboard, you have to buy a separate rack or something. I predict, there will be a lot of DJ tables coming out in the next year or so, and hopefully one if them has a place to mount some other gear.
 
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DJ TJ said:
Unless it's like a 6 foot facade, then I don't think it covers up your performance.
You can always get out from behind it if you want to work the floor.

Facades are a necessary barrier between you and the people you don't want in your space.
Also for protecting your equipment from spilled drinks by creating buffer space (provided you have sufficient setup space of course) between you and the party goers.
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I just disagree. Your equipment is no more protected, and you just look like your hiding behind something.

It absolutely covers up you DJing. There is no argument there.
 
TES3S said:
I use a spandex right now, it defiantly looks cooler. Regards to the Hoeboard, you have to buy a separate rack or something. I predict, there will be a lot of DJ tables coming out in the next year or so, and hopefully one if them has a place to mount some other gear.
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Looking at it though... I wonder if you could velcro it to the back of the stand itself. Like, right underneath the platform, but facing the DJ. That might work to have access to power and be able to run the mic.
 
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TES3S said:
I just disagree. Your equipment is no more protected, and you just look like your hiding behind something.

It absolutely covers up you DJing. There is no argument there.
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Well, looking at @IceBurghDJ 's setup pics above, that facade is definitely not too high, and is very clean and neat looking.
You still think there's no argument to be made for something similar to that?
 
all you would see is midline and up. You just see laptop screens, and no DJ equipment, therefore you can't actually see him spinning.

It looks funny, and I don't get why someone would want to cover up themselves DJing.
 
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