2009 Reflections | Yearly Wrap Up
December 22, 2009 by djstevied
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It’s hard to believe 2009 is almost over. I feel like it was just yesterday that I was ringing in the new year at Tara’s New Year’s eve bash downtown in the city. As I look back on this year’s events, I’ve come to the realization that this year’s weddings were some of the best wedding receptions I’ve [...]
Operation Getdown Updates
November 27, 2009 by djstevied
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Greetings Folks! I hope you’re enjoying the new blog format. It’s been amazing to see how much progress has come about. We’re implementing a lot of new and exciting features over the next couple of months so be sure to check back to see the exciting updates! One of the first immediate changes I’m working on [...]
Wedding Blog is Live!
October 23, 2009 by djstevied
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Greetings folks and welcome to the new Chicago DJ wedding blog sponsored by Operation Getdown. After hours of much anticipated work the new site is live and now web 2.0 friendly. What is web 2.0 you ask? Well web 2.0 is the new buzzword when it comes to websites. A Web 2.0 site allows its [...]
Operation Getdown featured in Southtown Newspaper – Chicago DJs
October 21, 2009 by djstevied
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So I was cleaning out the office the other day and I came across this old newspaper article from 2002. This feature article was taken out of the business section in the Daily Southtown. As I look back it’s amazing to see how far the company has come along. I also have to chuckle as [...]
Tis the Season! Wedding Season that is!
July 13, 2009 by djstevied
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Greetings Everyone! Wow, has it really been almost a month since I’ve updated the blog? I guess it might be that time of the year, Wedding Season! In the past month we’ve had the opportunity to perform at 7 different receptions all over Chicago and 10 other events miscellaneous events like birthday parties, block parties [...]
What does a Full time DJ do all week?
April 29, 2009 by djstevied
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This is a great question that I’ve been getting asked over and over lately and I thought it would be a great opportunity to share with you an average day as a full time Chicago mobile dj. Unfortunately on the contrary to what most may think the full time DJ doesn’t get to only work [...]
Operation Getdown gets the Social Network Treatment
March 7, 2009 by djstevied
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After much development, we’re finally connected on nearly every social network on the internet. We invite you to follow our tweets, read our blogs, or even watch our videos. Listed below are the direct links for Operation Getdown DJ’s Social Media Network. Facebook Myspace Youtube Linkedin Twitter Blogger So far Social Networking has been great! [...]
Chicago DJ hangs with Vanilla Ice & Otis Day
March 2, 2009 by djstevied
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The funny thing about being in Las Vegas for a DJ Convention is……..You never know who you may run into! This year I had the opportunity to catch up Otis Day and the infamous Vanilla Ice. For those of you who don’t know who Otis Day is you should watch this video. I’m sure if [...]
A Wedding Intro
December 2, 2008 by djstevied
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A sample wedding intro from 11/28/08 at Silver Lakes Country Club in Orland Park, IL.
Oct 3rd Reception at the Oak Lawn Hilton
October 5, 2008 by djstevied
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Well folks another successful and busy weekend is through! Friday night was an exciting wedding reception at the Oaklawn Hilton. This was my first time back at the hilton in nearly 2 years. I always enjoy playing there. They have an beautiful reception hall and it’s a rather easy load in. My only complaint is [...]
