July is a different kind of month for Sound Entertainment as most all of our events have something to do with Pools!

Pool Parties

Dive-In Movie Nights

Luau’s

It’s all about the water in July and with the heat this year, it has been very refreshing.

Baby G was born early in the month.

Pool Parties, Graduation Parties and Weddings.

ARMDJS Conference in Johnson City, Tn. to learn more ways to serve my clients and become better at what I do.

Visiting with extended family from Hawaii and all over.

Training people on relationship marketing and appreciation marketing.

Preparing for more in July!

Added…

We have been successful at showing Brides and Grooms how to create personal Save the Date Greeting cards for less than $2.00 a card and each card can be specific to recipient. You can’t do that anywhere for $2.00. This can also be done with Thank You Cards, Holiday Cards, Birthday Cards, Birth Announcements etc.

Saturday night I had the privilege and honor to MC & DJ Lee and Katy O’Connor’s Wedding reception. The event was held at the newly renovated WoodHaven Country Club and there were 320+ people in attendance.

The Bride and Groom were awesome and looked fantastic, the guests were enthusiastic and danced until midnight. Everyone had a great time. The Staff on hand worked their magic flawlessly. What a great night.

MONDAY JUNE 6TH

Baby G came into the world happy and healthy. Mom and baby are doing great and now the only issue is working out a schedule of who gets to hold him and when.

We are blessed!

Ed

As Project Graduation comes to a close for me this year I leave Hawaii with a lot of great memories this season. While the events are very long days, up to 20 hours when you consider loading, setup, performance, striking, travel, and off loading, they are very fulfilling knowing we are creating memories and keeping these Graduates safe.

Friday night was filled with games, game show, levitation, dancing, and hypnosis, while Saturdays event was filled with more dancing and arcade games. Both were huge successes.

Waianae High School

was Friday night at the Ko’olau Ballrooms & Conference Center.

Kailua High School was Saturday night at Dave and Busters.

Both events were action packed and a good time was had by all.

One of the great things about coming to Hawaii and performing at these events is working with the many professionals that I do. From my good friend Dave Louis of Dynamic Sounds to the staff at each location, these people are just awesome.

Stay tuned from more!

Ed

Last nights event was at Actors Theater. This place is really nice for a small group of 200 or so. The event was Collegiate’s Prom and we had a blast. What a great group of kids. There were actually a brother and sister in attendance that we did their Bar/Bat Mitzvah’s. That really makes it special.

Finishing up everything I can before flying to Hawaii for Project Graduation. I know, but somebody has to do it….

Ed

As I stated in my last entry things are moving pretty fast around here.

We just completed 2 successful Mitzvah’s in Evansville, In. and several school dances. We have Proms coming up this Saturday and a few more dances, and did I happen to mention I leave to DJ in Hawaii again next week. All that and this matter of a baby on the way.

Currently I am finishing up video projects for various school graduations. My son will complete 5th Grade this year and his school (Bowen) will have a big graduation ceremony. I can’t believe this will be my last year at Bowen as well. 12 years goes by pretty fast.

More to follow so stay tuned. We have several weddings coming up and I will try and deliver as much useful information on those events as I can.

Ed

It seems as I try and do my best to keep everything updated I never get it all done. Being busy is good I’m told.

For the next several months there will be travel on the calendar. In April we had two events in Evansville. Later this month I will be DJing in Hawaii again and next month is Tennessee and hopefully back to Hawaii for a much needed vacation. Baby G should be here at the end of this month so things will be crazy I’m sure.

This past weekend we had a Middle School Dance and a Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to Hannah and her family. It was an amazing night and everyone had a great time.

In the “Is it a trend?” department, as more and more new DJs flood the market I am getting calls from schools that have used some of these new guys and have learned that cheaper isn’t always better. It seems these new DJs are playing inappropriate music for the age groups they are dealing with. They are hooking the schools based on low price. Once in they are not able to demonstrate their knowledge of the situation and often rely on just the music and the input of the staff to tell them what they should be doing. This has multiple side effects and is probably why many schools are going away from having dances at all. NOTE TO ALL PTSA, PTA, and SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS: Part of the reason these so called DJs are so cheap is because they do not have a clue as to what they are doing. Its not just about playing music!

If you want a service you can count on to do the right thing for your kids, give us a call and we will be glad to help.

So this was more like a drive by posting as I head out the door. I will try to get everything balanced and back on track shortly. Until then, take care.

Ed

So you’re engaged, Congratulations! Now the fun begins, planning your special day. You have all the magazines, you look up everything you can online, you solicit information from friends that have already been through the process, you even join online wedding forums to gain insight about planning your special day. You know, the Wedding Day you have been dreaming about since you were a little girl.

All this time, research, and information and in my 17 years as a Wedding Entertainment Professional as I sit down and discuss the details of this “Once In A Lifetime Event”, less than 2% of the many hundreds of Brides we have served over the years have a real clear vision of what their Wedding Day and Reception really looks like. Why is that? Shouldn’t it be 80% or higher? Wouldn’t you think each and every Bride knows what she wants for her special day?

The truth of the matter is, most of the Brides (and Grooms) we talk to do not have a clear defined idea as to what this day is going to look like. They only know a few key things that they think they should have at their wedding and then they sort of wing the rest. Of course many things are attributed to this “winging it” planning style, money being the number one issue followed by strong willed family members that want to have a say as well.

Since this is a very broad topic it is going to take several entries to cover even just a few of the important topics that can help you get a clearly defined idea of what it is you are wanting to do. Please check back often as we will update this post in segments that are easy to handle. In the mean time here is a very easy homework assignment for you if you are planning your wedding as you read this.

Sit down ether by yourself or with your fiance’ with a sheet of paper and write down every element of your wedding day that you believe is important to you. If it has to do with “How your day will look” then focus on those things. Write down APPEARANCE and under that write down How the room will look at the reception when you walk in for the first time. What color are the linens? The flowers? Will you have chair covers? Where will the cake be? What will it look like? Will there be a Band or DJ? Where will they be?

Be as detailed as you can and don’t forget to do this for the wedding ceremony too. This will be the first step on your journey to really creating your dream wedding as you (both) see it in your mind, and in turn will help you to create a memory of a lifetime.

Check back in and feel free to ask questions.

Ed Frank

Sound Entertainment

502-458-6084