Author Archives: Tsarlsy
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A Wedding DJ’s Thoughts On The Pioneer XDJ-R1
Posted on May 31, 2013 by Tsarlsy in GearI didn’t pay too much attention when Pioneer announced the XDJ-R1. This was because I’ve started to lose confidence in Pioneer’s ability to innovate and maintain their dominance in the industry – especially as the industry starts moving away from CDJ’s. The lackluster execution of Rekordbox has been a thorn on Pioneer’s side for a [...]
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Wedding at the Mandarin Golf & Country Club: Winnie & Ricky
Posted on May 31, 2013 by Tsarlsy in Events, Weddings3 Owls Entertainment did another Chinese wedding here. The theme of the evening is Doraemon as the bride and groom were huge fans of Anime. The evening started with cocktails as usual. We then played a remix version of the Wedding March as the Bridal Party entered the tent. There were no first dances or [...]
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How To Connect Two Microphones To A Rane 62 Mixer
Posted on May 30, 2013 by Tsarlsy in GearThe Rane 62 is a feature rich mixer for Serato users. The only drawback for wedding DJ’s like me is it supports only one microphone. One approach to overcome this issue is to buy a microphone pre-amp or another small format mixer. Both will work but it’s another device to connect and need a backup [...]
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Chinese Wedding at the Shangri-la Banquet Hall: Vivienne & Ron
Posted on May 27, 2013 by Tsarlsy in Events, Weddings3 Owls Entertainment provided DJ, sound, and lighting services for a Chinese Wedding at the Shangri-la Banquet Hall in Markham. The service included Ceremony and Reception. When you mix a lively couple + super cool parents/elders + Latin dancing enthusiasts, you get a super fun wedding. We made some new friends along the way and [...]
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Lion Dances At A Chinese Wedding
Posted on March 23, 2013 by Tsarlsy in WeddingsLion Dances have long been part of Chinese culture. These dances are part of grand celebrations like New Year, Birthdays, and Weddings. It is believed to bring good fortune and luck. For Chinese Weddings, it adds a touch of class and culture since you don’t see much of it anymore. Lion Dances involve several people in [...]
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My Top iPad Apps For Wedding DJs
Posted on March 18, 2013 by Tsarlsy in GearI’m a heavy user of the iPad ever since I bought my iPad 2 almost two years ago. The touch interface and its ultra portability opened up new possibilities for me in my craft. I’ve had a few friends here in Toronto ask me about my weapons of choice so I decided to put this [...]
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Modern Wedding Recessional Songs
Posted on March 16, 2013 by Tsarlsy in Music, WeddingsWedding recessional songs should generally sound like the ending music in feel good movies. This will give your audience that feeling of “The ceremony’s over, I am ready to party!”. Here are a few songs that I’ve been using with weddings here in Toronto. Let me know what you think. Ray Lamontagne – You Are [...]
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Ableton Live 9 Out Now
Posted on March 11, 2013 by Tsarlsy in GearAbleton Live 9 was finally released last week. I had a chance to play around with it and produced some new cool remixes for weddings. The interface hasn’t changed much, which is a good thing. The learning curve is low for folks who are already familiar with Ableton Live 8. So the first thing that [...]
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Best Harlem Shake Videos
Posted on February 17, 2013 by Tsarlsy in MusicThe Harlem Shake meme is infecting the internet and spreading fast. The music and videos are both catchy and entertaining. It is February’s (and possibly 2013′s) biggest web video trend. But wait… What is the Harlem Shake anyway? It’s a booming dance track from New York based producer Baauer. Then a couple of video bloggers [...]
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Serato Scratch Live 2.4.4 Beta Is Now Public
Posted on February 14, 2013 by Tsarlsy in GearSerato released Scratch Live 2.4.4 Beta to the public today. This release is focused more on bug fixes and improvements in stability. The most notable fix is for the kernel panics seen with SL-4, Sixty-Two and the Sixty-One. I’ve never experienced these issues myself while DJing weddings in Toronto – knock on wood. I wouldn’t [...]
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