December 2015 – Page 2 – Michelle Lee Entertainment

Tuesday’s Tip: Why we like the Numark NS7III

December 8, 2015

What an amazing time we had at the 2015 International DJ Expo in Atlantic City. While Nathan, Juan, John and I were there, we got to check out a lot of super cool DJ equipment. What was one of our favorites? The new Numark NS7III. One of the best benefits about attending the DJ expo is trying out the new controllers. This way, you can find the controller that’s best for you.

Rich Curtis, a product specialist manager for Numark, explained to me a few of the features on the Numark NS7 III. You can check out why we love this new controller in this short video.

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‘Tis The Season to be Modern, Exciting and Different!

December 5, 2015

‘Tis the Season To Be Modern, Exciting & Different! Check out all of the unique holiday services MLE has to offer! The holidays are booking fast! Secure your party date today!

DJ & Flute – New!

MC to run fun holiday activities

Acoustic guitar cocktail parties

Holiday characters & dancers

Photography

Videography

Lighting – New! Wow your guests with dancing snowflakes!

Holiday Dancers!

DJ & Drums

Don’t wait! Contact us today! We want to be at your holiday event!

While we are based in Philadelphia, PA, we host numerous events in NY, NJ, DE, VA, MD, and DC. We want to come to your city! Whether you’re in CA, NV, TX, or FL, or any other city, we can be there! Contact us for pricing!

It’s Wedding Wednesday! This week’s review? 1925 Cocktail Lounge

December 3, 2015

This is “The Love List” by our female wedding DJ, DeeJay Shelly & The Michelle Lee Entertainment team! Combined we have over 30 years experience in the wedding industry. We want to be the resource for our newly engaged couples! As experts in the industry, we thought we’d share our list of favorite WEDDING VENUES with you. Each Wednesday we’ll feature one venue we love. If you visit one of our featured venues, please let them know we referred you! Thank you – Michelle Lee (DeeJay Shelly)

We’ve found some couples know where they want to get married, or where they’d like to have their wedding reception. Yet, they have no idea where to hold their engagement party, bachelor/bachelorette party, wedding shower, after party, or rehearsal dinner. The past few reviews we’ve focused on venues perfect for these types of parties. This week, we’ll continue with this “theme” as we feature…

The 1925 Cocktail Lounge

What we love…

1) It’s GORGEOUS!

2) There’s a secret vault to the VIP room!

3) They have a cocktail called, the “CoCo Chanel”

Check List!

Look & Feel: 1920’s Supper Club (It is a night club so you’ll want to contact Jessica Scott for bookings and availability)

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Caterer: Authentic Catering

LGBT Friendly: Yes

Outside Ceremony: No (Although if you love the 1920’s, you could have a beautiful ceremony inside)

Staff & Service: Very friendly and accommodating

First Impressions: WOW

Parking: Street parking, parking lots close by, you can also use other parking options such as, Uber & LUXE

Hotels Close By: Yes Hotel Palomar a Kimpton Hotel

Bathrooms: Very nice

Corporate Meeting Planners: This is the perfect spot if you’re looking for something different for your next corporate party. Your guests will be extremely impressed you found such a gem!

Michelle Lee’s summary:

Attaboy! Attagirl! Whoever designed this venue ab-so-lute-ly knew what they were doing! If you love the roaring 20’s, you will LOVE this venue! Not only is the decor reminiscent of the roaring 20’s, their staff is too! The furniture and decor is fabulous! You feel as though you’ve been sent back in time to meet Al Capone. I was waiting for Al to arrive any minute! Then… there’s the secret vault! Brian Taylor, 1925’s General Manager, gave me GRAND tour.

If you’re looking for somewhere different and unique to hold your engagement party, bachelor/bachelorette party, after party, intimate dinner reception, wedding shower, rehearsal dinner, or corporate event, 1925 is it! Keep in mind, this is a supper club and nightclub. For bookings and availability contact Jessica Scott at Jessica@Jessicasottllc.com. What’s more? You’ll find Jessica Melbourne there! We LOVE her! If you make a visit to 1925 lounge, please tell them we sent you! Thank you! Michelle Lee (DeeJay Shelly)

You can contact Jessica Scott at: Jessica@JessicaScottLLC.com.

For more information, visit their website: 1925Lounge.com

P.S. The “CoCo Chanel” cocktail is made with Champagne, cranberry bitters, Rhuby, Strawberries, Lemon zest, and Lime.

Jingle Jam 2015!

December 3, 2015

What’s your HOLIDAY JAM?

Mine is JINGLE JAM! It’s almost time for one of the best holiday parties in the Special Events industry! And guess what?! I’m the head of entertainment! Of course, you’ll hear Sounds By Shelly! Yet, Michelle Lee Entertainment has a number of UNIQUE artists planned to perform for this year’s event! You won’t want to miss it! Check out the video we produced from last year’s party!

Jingle Jam 2015 is presented by The International Special Events Society and HSMAI.

When: Wednesday Dec 16th
Where: Citizens Bank Park
Time: 6pm-9pm

This is the perfect party to network with people in the special events industry and have a great time doing it! We hope to see you there! – Michelle Lee (DeeJay Shelly).

Tuesday’s DJ Tip: Let’s get Loopy! How to Loop your speakers

December 1, 2015

Quick tip for the beginner DJ: How to use your speakers Mix and Loop button

If you’re a beginner DJ, you may not know that you can loop speakers together. Meaning – you can connect them to each other in order to play music from both (or all) of them, while only using one output. You may come into this scenario when you want to set up numerous speakers for an event. Or, if you just need to open an output for something else.

In this example, Nathan Barta and I were getting ready to practice our DJ & Drums. We wanted to record our session to listen to where we could make improvements. Yet, Nathan’s drum module (I don’t play drums which is why I didn’t know what it was called) didn’t have an extra 1/4 inch output for us to plug into. In order to open up the output to record, we decided to loop the speakers using a female to male XLR cord. First, we took the 1/4 inch to 1/4 inch cord and hooked it from the output of the drum module to one of the input lines on the back of the speaker. Next, we used a cord with XLR connectors to hook up the speakers. We took the male side and hooked it into the output of the first speaker (the speaker that would be receiving the music from the drum module). Thirdly, we took the female side and hooked it into the second speaker so it would also receive the music from the first speaker. Lastly, we needed to switch the button on the back of the speaker from “Mix” to “Loop”. This would allow the music to come from the first speaker and loop to the second.

I hope you enjoyed today’s quick tip! If you did, don’t forget to Subscribe to the Sounds By Shelly YouTube Channel ! This way, I can bring you more DJ tips and tutorials. Thanks for watching! Michelle Lee (DeeJay Shelly)

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