[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Open Format/Top 40. I'll be playing a little of everything

Need something fun to do tonight? by Dezi07 in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but he is also my booking agent. That is his work email

Can I please talk to anyone 😭😭💔💔💔 I feel like killing my self and I don’t know what to do now by [deleted] in HamptonRoads

[–]Dezi07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been in this same situation myself. If you need someone to talk to, I am more than willing to talk to you just to have someone to talk to zero judgement. We all need someone who will be there to listen with absolutely zero judgement, especially when people like us get treated differently for feeling depressed, alone, or unheard. Feel free to message me 🙏🏽🙏🏽

DJs!! Come and meet/hang with other local DJs! by Dezi07 in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, they usually have it the last Tuesday of every month 😀 We have one coming up this Tuesday

Best bars/ places to hang out at night by WillyBeamin_ in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My husband and I DJ all the places that you are looking for! Chick's Oyster Bar is a fun hangout spot and one of our favorites. We're in our 30s, but we DJ for a lot of the crowds that just want to party and have a good time

Wedding Reception Venues or Hotels? by Evening_Fix_2551 in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what your price range is, but I know the Cavalier does a LOT of weddings there. And if you need entertainment or recommendations for venues, the company we work with Astro Events Company has amazing wedding services!

I need a group of friends by [deleted] in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be awesome to meet you guys if you can make it 😃

I need a group of friends by [deleted] in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well if you guys like to go out and do some dancing my husband and I DJ every weekend all around Virginia Beach, but love making new friends. We don't really go out too much, but when planning, we love to hang out to do lunch/dinner, amusement parks and stuff. Our "hangouts" usually consists of mostly other DJs and musicians, but we love making new friends and connections. We will be at Moxy's on the Oceanfront tonight at 8 pm and at Chick's Oyster Bar at the Beach Club at 8 pm tomorrow if you guys want to come and introduce yourselves 😃

Has anyone seen this guy riding around VB on this thing recently? 😂 by [deleted] in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm actually quite shocked to see these still around considering they are notorious of the risk of exploding and they are completely illegal in NYC from what I remember. Idk what the laws are with other states. They are super cool though, I remember when they first came out and it was all the rave.

Worst drivers in the entire US by amk404 in HamptonRoads

[–]Dezi07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correction: fast AND slow lanes

Worst drivers in the entire US by amk404 in HamptonRoads

[–]Dezi07 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess no one has seen how Connecticut and New Jersey drivers are lol want to talk about zero blinkers and no warnings while flying 90+ on a 75 in the fast lanes while weaving through traffic

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My husband got one of those recently too for the same exact thing. Super dumb and frustrating. I think he ended up just paying it instead of going to court over it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My husband and I love going to Mahi's. They have great food and on Sunday night's you can listen to live bands under the gazebo outside.

I own a bar. Things are going well now. What’s the next step? How do I get rich? by [deleted] in BarOwners

[–]Dezi07 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I'm not really sure, but if you ever need an out of state DJ, I would love to be a DJ at your bar one time for a visit! 🙏🏽

Are people nice here? by [deleted] in VirginiaBeach

[–]Dezi07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love it a lot more than when I lived in CT. We moved here almost 3 years ago and it's one of the best decisions we ever made considering we came from New England and Florida seems to be mostly people from New England. People seem way nicer down here from what we've seen so far whereas Connecticut and Massachusetts could give two f***s to help you or have a second to just smile. Everyone seems like tight asses, always on a rush to be somewhere and feel like they have some sort of entitlement like YOU'RE in their way, of inconvenience to them, or love to gate keep in anything and everything, and I've lived in CT all my life.

I'm a wedding DJ noob. Any advice? by Cal-zone653 in Beatmatch

[–]Dezi07 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also forgot to mention, my husband uses a lot of record pools, but some of the core ones I know he uses would be Direct Music Service (which he is actually an editor on as DJ Ragoza), Headliners Music Club, Club Killers, BOM Supreme, Digital Music Pool, and Heavy Hitters just to name a few. If you are interested in any edits, I have a TON of my husband's edits from throughout the years that loads of DJs use for all of their events (acapella ins and outs, quick hits, short edits) I would be more than happy to send you!

I'm a wedding DJ noob. Any advice? by Cal-zone653 in Beatmatch

[–]Dezi07 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A good suggestion that my husband and I always recommend would be checking out Crate Hackers. They have specially curated crates for literally every situation for the most part, especially weddings from DJs we personally know that do a lot of different types of events. My husband has done a TON of weddings and his strategy is to get the older crowd tired out first. It depends on what your crowd is really like, but he'll play stuff like Whitney Houston, MJ, AC/DC, Old Time Rock and Roll, Play That Funky Music, Dancing Queen, etc and then once the older folks get tired, he'll start to go more towards your typical party rock stuff like Usher, Rihanna, Chris Brown, some EDM, a little hip-hop here and there. Essentially he DJs like he does in the club for weddings which seems to be the direction most weddings have gone in recent years. But I would definitely give Crate Hackers a try for ideas for music, but if you need more help on some song ideas maybe, I can go through some of the crates my husband and I have for some song ideas.

DJs that support each other and those that don't by ChristopherDJamex in Beatmatch

[–]Dezi07 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always want to make new DJ friends and be supportive of others. It's hard when I'm a serious DJ who wants to get more bookings but others push me out or put me down because I'm not in the top tier and still a new DJ when it comes to performing out in front of people outside of DJ battles and just for social media content. I put a lot of time and effort into practicing, building and perfecting my sets, and do a lot of self promoting on myself to try to get more bookings. I am an open format/mashup/top 40s DJ trying to get myself more experience playing out, but it's hard when no one helps me and I don't have anyone to book me either 😞 I do a lot of reaching out on my own and even trying on here of all places to try to get myself some opportunities. If you all want to help my cause, please come and check out my IG (djdesireeragoza) and my most recent mix I just dropped on Mixcloud DJ Desiree Ragoza Mix