Where do you place the stick? (no jokes please)For outdoor ceremonies I would strongly reccomend a Bose L1 or Bose Compact for you guys.
Where do you place the stick? (no jokes please)For outdoor ceremonies I would strongly reccomend a Bose L1 or Bose Compact for you guys.
On its base. Then the base on the ground.Where do you place the stick? (no jokes please)
Tell me HOW can a speaker or a DJ by their very presence, take away from a Bride and Groom?Canute
it appears most of these guys say the TRY to keep speakers out of the pics.
if it cannot be helped, so be it.
just like it has been said here before...we try to keep the attention on the BRIDE and GROOM.
and even more so for the ceremony.
Why should the DJ or his equipment be in the photos?Tell me HOW can a speaker or a DJ by their very presence, take away from a Bride and Groom?
Again, you don't see a Violinist, Harpist or Soloist hiding to perform, do you?
Briar, I am confused here. What do you mean by the above statement? Where are the radiators/tower/stick?If I use my Bose Compacts, they are almost always collapsed (no stick) unless it is a BIG ceremony.
Why should the DJ or his equipment be in the photos?
The violinist/harpist, singers, etc are performers.
Having the DJ in the photo is not the same thing.
Canute its like the Red Headed Step Child. No one wants him in the family pictures.
Many times the DJ gets paid more then these guys and they don't seem to have the hangups like DJs do.
Then tell that to the Photographer. He should be able to control the angles of the shots and final editing.
Are you guys saying that you don't get your picture taken to be part of the Wedding Album? I have had mine taken, without asking for it. Now I won't go and ruin a setup by making things aesthetically displeasing to the eye by having speakers where they should not be but come on, I think you guys are going way overboard to belittle yourselves. Sounds like a lack of confidence to me. I just don't get it. For a Band, Violinist, Harpist etc to be setup where they can be seen, it somehow becomes a No No for a DJ??? Gimme a break! :trirolleyes:
I never said it is about us or for that matter about me. I find it very amusing that SOME of you guys go out of your way to be invisible, not only at Ceremonies but at the Gig/Reception itself. It is no wonder everyone wants to shove the DJ aside. This is why it is so important to negotiate and plan a setup area so that everyone knows what to expect of each other. With proper planning the DJ does not have to show up in the pics. Many times the DJ is an afterthought and everything else gets higher priority. If anyone thinks that they are not just as important as the other vendors then they are indeed belittling themselves.Like I said before, the violinist/harpist, etc. are actually performing. For the ceremony, we are basically the audio controllers/behind the scenes technicians. The photographers 80% of the time get a shot of us at the reception, but for a ceremony, we are to be heard & not seen. It's not about us.
When I watch American Idol (type of shows) you don't see the guys running the controls.
I think you got it wrong. It's not about us.
I could not have said it better myself.The best ceremony sound is sound that can not be seen.
I never said it is about us or for that matter about me. I find it very amusing that SOME of you guys go out of your way to be invisible, not only at Ceremonies but at the Gig/Reception itself. It is no wonder everyone wants to shove the DJ aside. This is why it is so important to negotiate and plan a setup area so that everyone knows what to expect of each other. With proper planning the DJ does not have to show up in the pics. Many times the DJ is an afterthought and everything else gets higher priority. If anyone thinks that they are not just as important as the other vendors then they are indeed belittling themselves.
Why can't the DJ do the same? Whats wrong with the DJ setting up likewise?In EVERY case, the live performers would set up off to one side where they can be seen only if you took the effort to turn your head.
Mike A DJ can often be an afterthought. Go tell otherwise to some on the board who have had to setup with no covering for their equipment or speakers. Ask Bill Kexel who had his speaker overheat. You think they really care about us?OH HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!
how we setup for a ceremony has nothing to do with the way we are treated, or being shoved aside
or the DJ being an afterthought, or being important
this is OUR PERSONAL CHOICE about being seen at the ceremony...
and just like many others, I dont feel the need to be seen if I can help it.
I dont go out of my way to NOT be seen, either...I just want all the attention to be on the B/G
I am not knocking you for thinking otherwise....what you prefer is what YOU PREFER
now, the RECEPTION is a different story...