dj nyc

Picking up where our top roots reggae tracks list left off, this is one of the first compilations I bought that get me into roots reggae/ rock steady music.  While I think like any genre you have to pick through it to find the choice tracks there are several on here worth mentioning.  Some of them appear on other compilations like this so I’ll leave those out.  But my favorites from this one are Never You Change by The Maytals and Soul Ska by Byron Lee which is such a great song.   

Our event next week will be held at the Westside Loft.  We’ve been in that location several times before, for a party at Penthouse 15 and another event at Loft Eleven.  It’s a great space with amazing views of the Hudson river.  When spaces like this are rented it’s usually a little different for the vendors because instead of having a staff Maitre’D and restaurant employees there is a separate catering company, flower company, photographers, and djs.  There is an upside to this in that they are usually a little less pricey per plate than somewhere like the Bryant Park Grill, the downside is that you have to be responsible for a lot more aspects of your event than you would at a turnkey type of place.  It’s key to have an event planner if you’re having an event at a place like the Westside Loft to oversee everything.

I’ve been meaning to post a few more photos of us at the Tobacco Warehouse a couple of weeks ago and below you can see both Sean and myself there in the background of the second two photos.  Invariably at events getting photos is usually one of the last things on our minds since there usually are so many other details involving music, coordination, planning etc that are more relevant for the moment.