Let's talk about hiding wires!

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Patrick

Patrick

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Last night I had a discussion with J.R. about hiding wires at events. I am extremely anal about using a facade at any event I do to make sure all wires are hidden away (especially in the backs of our equipment cases). He seemed to think I was a little.....umm....nuts lol.

Do you think a clean presentation on a skirt table, but with the backs of the DJs equipment cases showing, is acceptable?
 
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I'm probably not as anal as you, but absolutely, I believe in cleaning up cables and using a frontboard. The difference is night and day.
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To make this board, I went to Lowes and had them rip a 2'X4' piece of oak, then cut one side in half. Use piano hinges to attach and stain to suit. In my case, I also attached an LED strip to the front. It covers a world of crap and IMHO, this is the kind of stuff that's vital to project a decent image.
 
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sightsandsounds said:
Last night I had a discussion with J.R. about hiding wires at events. I am extremely anal about using a facade at any event I do to make sure all wires are hidden away (especially in the backs of our equipment cases). He seemed to think I was a little.....umm....nuts lol.

Do you think a clean presentation on a skirt table, but with the backs of the DJs equipment cases showing, is acceptable?
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It will depend but then again, I don't use a table. To me it takes up more booth space, you have to ask the venue for one or bring one plus cover and skirt it and lastly it invites people to lay their drinks on it or stand there to talk to you with a drink sloshing from their glass over your gear. I use Racks which does need a facade to hide all the wires/cables coming out of the backs.
At Clubs, Outdoor events, and regular parties, I don't think anyone cares. It would be mostly at Weddings and formal events that one should be diligent with the neatness.
 
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Yes I think it is acceptable! I just added a single rack space of input/outputs to both of my cases so I can leave the table topper at home for some gigs. From my point of view you can see wires but the guest only see the backs of a skb shuttle case. My amp rack is below my table and out of site from guest using a dj skirts table skirt.
 
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Right now we are using this:

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And are talking about going with one of these:

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And this for the table:

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http://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-ATT2-...TF8&qid=1350586932&sr=8-4&keywords=att2+table

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DJ Wes said:
You tell me.

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Wes, you still have the back of the case covered......my biz partner is saying that just having the backs open is fine with it sitting on the table.

He comes from a band production background and is still trying to get used to things not operating the same as he is used to.
 
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Patrick, If I were you I would stick with the Facade. You can hide more stuff behind your Booth with a facade. The Truss Table is meant to be shown not hidden. Thats great for use on a stage when doing a Gym Party or something similar.
 
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I am having a pleated, tailored skirt with Ruffles on top custom made for my Facade. It will just Clip over the edges on the top. This will be for Extra formal Events & Weddings, some of which I have coming.
 
We use an SKB slant rack and it has ports built in at the bottom on the sides so cables can be fed through. We feed them through and immediately under the table so you can barely tell they're there. As for the back so everyone can see the "guts" of the rig, the only time I'll open it up and leave it open at a wedding is if we're outside and the heat and humidity are just so opressive that it benefits the gear to have that extra air available.
 
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I think that as long you make every attempt to keep it neat,
you have succeeded.
We all have different preferences as far as equipment, racks, and tables...
but I think we all have the same basic desire to present ourselves as best we can.

But I do think that we (DJ's) care more about it than our clients do.
They'll notice if it looks like an unorganized peice of crap...
but if you make a decent attempt to be organized, they'll probably not care.
 
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My setup is very neat and compact with no need for a facade.

I prefer the openness and "approachability" of NOT having a facade.

I'd rather look like it's OK to come up and chat rather than have someone wonder if the facade is a wall not meant to be broken.

Yes a facade looks great, but so does mine without one...and not a single wire to be seen!

Shane, I'd love to see a pic of that rack space of inputs/outputs you mention.

Wes, clean and neat...well done!
 
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I think it's very important to keep things neat, and well organized.

As you can see, I did this setup with a nice flair. They were too busy reading the signage on my speaker grills (and playing beer pong, and watching the titty creep (chick doesn't drink, she has to show her tits)), to notice any wires.

Notice also, how I had the rum and coke, and Coors light lined up properly on the speaker -- that adds a note of elegance to any affair :)


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Rick, I tell you I hate that pic, it's messing with my sense of balance...you need another beer can on the other side of the rum & coke. That would balance it out. :cheers:
 
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DJ J Mac said:
Rick, I tell you I hate that pic, it's messing with my sense of balance...you need another beer can on the other side of the rum & coke. That would balance it out. :cheers:
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Probably could have used a Heiny can on the other side -- would have given it some color.

On the other hand, the Heiny cans are shorter than the Coors Light, so it may make the balance farther off...


That was one of the best parties I've done -- actually I didn't do much -- taught those kids how to run the software, and let them loose. I handled the MC duties, and officiated over the beer pong and a few special dances for my niece. The kids (all Virginia Tech and WVU), didn't even notice the wires.
 
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dunlopj said:
My setup is very neat and compact with no need for a facade.

I prefer the openness and "approachability" of NOT having a facade.

I'd rather look like it's OK to come up and chat rather than have someone wonder if the facade is a wall not meant to be broken.

Yes a facade looks great, but so does mine without one...and not a single wire to be seen!

Shane, I'd love to see a pic of that rack space of inputs/outputs you mention.

Wes, clean and neat...well done!
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Shane, thanks for the great pic! Who made that rack rail with all those plugs? Very cool!

And I don't use a mouse either...RockIt makes it easy without one.

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SoftJock Rick said:
That was one of the best parties I've done -- actually I didn't do much -- taught those kids how to run the software, and let them loose. I handled the MC duties, and officiated over the beer pong and a few special dances for my niece.
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If I'm not mistaken, the story doesn't end there....wasn't there some after party activities with a red head?
 
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