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admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:58:26 +0000

I love watching The Voice! They had me hooked from the very beginning of the blind auditions. There is so much talent I can’t wait to see how the coaches work with their talent. I think Mathai’s “Rumor Has It” is one of the best so far of 2012. Check out her performance here.

The Woodlands Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:59:06 +0000

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

On February 25th at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill located at 2952 I-45 North in The Woodlands Texas, take steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis by participating in Applebee’s Breakfast Bash fundraiser benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Great Strides Taking Steps To Cure Cystic Fibrosis. Great Strides raises money for vital research to help find a Cure for Cystic Fibrosis, a Fatal Genetic Disease that affects tens of thousands of children and adults.

Only $5 will buy you an “all you can eat” breakfast made up of hot pancakes with an assortment of syrup flavors, eggs and sausage. Coffee, juice and water will be provided as well. WE NEED YOU so come Hungry with $5 and walk your way into a great morning and great food while helping our CF children and adults. Again, join us at Applebee’s Breakfast Bash at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill located at 2952 I-45 North in The Woodlands on February 25th from 7:30AM to 10:00AM.

To participate in The Woodlands Great Strides Walk on March 24th at Rob Fleming Park call 713.621.0006 or visit online at www.cff.org

What do Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey & Usher have in common?

admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:39:45 +0000

Justin Bieber has teamed up with Mariah Carey and created, “Under The Mistletoe” and will be available on November 1st.

The first single off Justin’s new album – “Mistletoe” – was released on October 8.

Justin and Usher, also collaborate on the album, re-doing the Nat King Cole classic “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire).”

See the full track listing of “Under the Mistletoe”:

1. Only Thing I Ever Get For Christmas 2. Mistletoe 3. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) feat. Usher 4. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 5. Fa La La feat. Boyz II Men 6. Christmas Love 7. All I Want For Christmas Is You Duet Mariah Carey 8. Drummer Boy feat. Busta Rhymes 9. All I Want Is You 10. *Fa La La (a capella) feat. Boyz II Men 11. *Christmas Eve 12. *Home This Christmas feat. The Band Perry 13. *Silent Night 14. *Pray 15. *Someday At Christmas

Most Requested Songs

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:07:19 +0000

I have added the Most Requested Songs to my FaceBook page. To view, like my page @ www.FaceBook.com/DynamicSounds and see the Top Songs Chart on the left.

Call Dynamic Sounds or Dynamic Entertainment at 281-358-0584 for all your Event needs such as Event Lighting, Invitations, DVD SlideShows, DJ, Balloon Decor, Party Supplies and more! www.DynamicSounds.cc and www.DynamicEntertainment.cc

Why are brides accepting mediocre djs for their wedding?

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:05:39 +0000

Maybe brides are choosing mediocre djs because they just don’t budget enough for their entertainment. Or is it because they have only seen or heard about the less than talented dj who wasn’t worth more than the $500 they paid for.

I found this article on The Flirty Blog http://theflirtyguide.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-much-should-your-wedding-dj-cost.html#.TghhAuKjCJc.facebook today. Check out the full article.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

How Much Should Your Wedding DJ Cost?

Honestly? Probably more than you were planning to pay.

Why?

Because this isn’t easy to say, I don’t say it lightly: When it comes to Wedding DJ’s, Brides and Grooms can and should expect more professionalism than the status quo that has been perpetuated as “acceptable” for far too long.

And that’s not just my opinion. Over the years I’ve talked to brides, grooms, friends, other wedding professionals and even wedding DJ’s and everyone seems to agree that the bar for Wedding DJ professionalism has been set (but even more oddly, accepted) at an often shockingly low level of expectation. In many cases the quality of the service provided falls well beneath the level of mediocrity. IMO that’s not ok because the reputation of the entire DJ industry is damaged every time a DJ falls short. It’s created an atmosphere of apathy where people in need of a DJ often hope to pay very little for one simply because they expect so little in return.

This post isn’t about bashing what I consider to be average or stereotypical Wedding DJ’s. For the most part I don’t think there’s anything particularly deceptive about how most of them run or market their companies. It’s not a bait and switch scenario. Clients hire them with their eyes wide open, understanding the level of service they will receive. Some are willing to contract an average DJ because they think what they’re seeing is “as good as it gets.”

In some cases their expectations are so low they don’t even try to find a qualified DJ or MC because they don’t realize good DJ’s exist. Recently I stumbled upon this blog post on Vegan Bride titled “Phil Birdsell Saved the Day!” written by her real life groom. It’s a perfect example of what this article is all about. He and his bride weren’t going to hire a Professional DJ… Until they met Phil Birdsell who completely transformed their perception of what a wedding DJ can be and exceeded all of their expectations.

I know a common misconception is that all DJ’s are “cheesy” or as MC’s they are “obnoxious” on the microphone. So the logic is: Why pay a lot for someone who is most likely going to annoy or disappoint you? For some companies those may be accurate descriptions of the types of services they provide. But I want to share with you today that not all DJ companies are like that…

Some are good.

Some are really good.

A select few are truly great.

Controversial Music Choice for Wedding Reception

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:54:06 +0000

I found this article today from theonion.com about a dj who made a bad decision in the song he played for a Wedding Reception.

Wedding-Reception DJ’s Choice Of ‘Strokin” Proves Controversial

NORFOLK, VA–The Norfolk Best Western was gripped by controversy late Saturday, when DJ Tim Doblewicz played the randy Clarence Carter hit “Strokin’” at the Schuller-Randolph wedding reception, upsetting a number of the event’s more reserved guests.

Embattled DJ Tim Doblewicz. Inset: The Clarence Carter album which contains “Strokin’.”

“The energy on the dance floor was really high, and I wanted to keep it going with another fun one,” said Doblewicz, a part-time employee of Norfolk-based Funtime Dee-Jays Unlimited. “I was considering doing ‘Electric Slide’ or maybe even ‘Y.M.C.A.’ one more time, but instead I decided to go with ‘Strokin’.'”

“I honestly never expected it to cause any trouble,” Doblewicz said of the moderately salacious 1986 song, in which Carter boasts of stroking it to the east, stroking it to the west, and, ultimately, stroking it to the woman that he loves the best.

Because an overwhelming majority of those on the dance floor responded to “Strokin’” with cheers, Doblewicz said he “had no idea” that the song had created a stir until several minutes later, when he was approached by the bride’s father, Warren Randolph.

Randolph asked Doblewicz to “keep it clean from now on,” informing him that the song had bothered some of the guests. Particularly disturbed, Randolph said, was 81-year-old grandmother of the bride Loretta Munns, who demanded that Doblewicz be “dismissed this very minute.”

“I could not believe that someone would play that type of song at an event celebrating the sacred union of two people before the eyes of God,” Munns said. “A wedding reception is not the place to be stroking it to the east, west, south, or any direction whatsoever.”

Munns was not the only attendee upset by “Strokin’.”

“I don’t ordinarily dance, but Warren dragged me out to do the Chicken Dance,” said Eileen Swearingen, 76, the bride’s great aunt. “Well, that was fine, but after that song ended, a very dirty one came on. I couldn’t make out all the words, but at one point, the man sang, ‘When I start makin’ love, I don’t just make love–I be strokin’.’ I tried to get off the dance floor and back to my table, but I could barely fight my way through the crowd. It was awful.”

Bride Denise Schuller and grandmother Loretta Munns, one of the many wedding guests whose lovely evening was nearly spoiled by the playing of “Strokin’.”

Badly shaken, Swearingen informed husband Warren and several others seated near her at table seven that she does not know if she will ever set foot on a dance floor again.

Richard Almond, a longtime friend of the groom’s family, was dancing with his five-year-old daughter through most of “Strokin’.” It was only upon hearing the line, “Have you ever made love in the back seat of a car?” that Almond realized Carter was saying “strokin’,” not “smokin’.” A red-faced Almond immediately left the floor, daughter in tow.

Immediately following the “Strokin’” debacle, Doblewicz attempted to win back offended guests with Buster Poindexter’s “Hot, Hot, Hot.” He managed to generate a conga line with the wholesome, crowd-pleasing 1987 hit, but the damage had been done.

“How could [Doblewicz] have possibly thought that awful ‘Strokin” song was appropriate for a wedding?” asked Almond, mid-conga. “He was deliberately pandering to the lowest common denominator at this party.”

Despite the uproar, Doblewicz was not without his supporters. As “Strokin’” played, several key members of the wedding party, including best man Chad Wilens and brother of the groom Jordan Schuller, began lowering themselves to the floor, limbo-style. Bridesmaid Tina Elson then lifted up the bottom of her teal taffeta gown and, with Schuller leaning back on his knees, straddled his torso and danced for several seconds directly over him.

Few of the offended guests could have anticipated the provocative song from Doblewicz, who started out the evening with such popular romantic ballads as “Because You Loved Me” by Celine Dion and “Wonderful Tonight” by Eric Clapton. After the appetizer buffet was served, Doblewicz began to pick up the tempo with such participatory favorites as “Macarena,” “Chicken Dance,” and “Electric Slide”–a tactic wedding DJs call “filling the floor.” Then, to keep guests dancing, Doblewicz transitioned into a string of uptempo, feel-good hits, including The B-52s’ “Love Shack,” Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music,” and Kool & The Gang’s “Celebration.” It was during this stretch that Doblewicz made the fateful decision to play “Strokin’.”

“The truth is, I thought the crowd could handle it,” said Doblewicz, who veered sharply from his planned playlist following the “Strokin’” incident, shelving such potentially controversial fare as AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” and Billy Idol’s “Mony Mony.” “But they couldn’t, so it was back to ‘Boot Scootin’ Boogie.’ Oh, well.”

What Is Cystic Fibrosis?

admin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:38:54 +0000

What Is Cystic Fibrosis?

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that:

clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and
obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

In the 1950s, few children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, advances in research and medical treatments have further enhanced and extended life for children and adults with CF. Many people with the disease can now expect to live into their 30s, 40s and beyond.

Why am I writing about this in my entertainment blog? I’m writing about CF because I had the privilege of entertaining at The Great Strides Walk in The Woodlands, and before doing this, I had only heard the word CF and never knew what it was. I met some great families that have been affected by this deadly disease.

People with CF can have a variety of symptoms, including:

very salty-tasting skin;
persistent coughing, at times with phlegm;
frequent lung infections;
wheezing or shortness of breath;
poor growth/weight gain in spite of a good appetite; and

frequent greasy, bulky stools or difficulty in bowel movements

The next scheduled walk in The Woodlands is April 24th 2012. But you don’t have to wait to donate to the cause.

Please make a donation for the Westin’s Warriors, Central TX Chapter in Kathy Turner’s name. Click on this link http://www.cff.org/great_strides/donations/ . Your donation is greatly appreciated.

Kathy Turner’s grandson Weston was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at one month old. She did not know anything about CF nor did anyone in her family. Meredith, his older sister, is a CF carrier. One out of 31 people are carriers of the CF mutated gene.

This week’s Top 100 Music Hits

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:03:48 +0000

Here are the top 100 music hits from Billboard’s chart @ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/hot-100 . It does concern me that 2 of those on the top 10 are titles with the F word and then another with S&M.

Song Suggestions for Special Dances

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:23:00 +0000

Here is a fantastic website that has song suggestions for your special dances. It also has samples to listen to. www.weddingwire.com/shared/WeddingSongsMusic

Did you know that Dynamic Sounds has Invitations, Accessories, and other specialty items available? You will get a discounted rate without having to sacrifice on quality entertainment or other details for your event. Click here to get started. http://www.dynamicsounds.cc.cceasy.com .

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 13:59:15 +0000

Happy New Year and congratulations to the newly engaged couples!

January 8th and 9th are big days for brides as the Bridal Extravangaza at the GRB takes place. Everything you need for your wedding will be there. Here are a few tips to prepare yourself in order not to get overwhelmed by the amount of businesses there.

First, make a checklist of items/vendors you will need for your wedding and take time to talk with them.

Second, you will be collecting tons of cards and brochures, so mark on them things like (cake taste fabulous; or great photos!). When you get home, it will make sorting them out much easier.

Lastly, enjoy the show and your wedding planning!