just came accross this article and this some real shit that everyone no matter what job u do need to take advise on!! (including myself) just felt that not too many of your friends or foes are gonna tell u this......
Why the Emergency?
By judge | October 1, 2008
We’ve all experienced it. Time is running out before an event begins, something is missing, something is out of place, something isn’t going right, and someone isn’t here yet. The person “in charge” begins to throw blame rampantly at any and everyone that was supposed to provide something for the event. Emergency ensues. Sound familiar? A while back I heard someone say “Don’t let your lack of planning become my emergency” and every since, that phrase comes to mind when I see these kinds of emergencies. I recently saw a conference promoter blame the hotel, their staff, and even traffic on why their event had no sign of existence at the time posted on the flyers and commercials. They were literally sweating, running around at the last minute and apologizing to everyone that was arriving to an empty room. Oh yeah, speaking of “Room”, I suppose it was the hotel’s fault that the room I was promised wasn’t available too, huh? No, turns out that the hotel had not been properly compensated for the ball rooms and the guest rooms, and the hotel was only “trippin” because they had taken care of their business not to make a move until paid. Lack of Planning=Emergency!
As a DJ I can’t leave out the numerous times I’ve been DJing for a showcase and an artist shows up with an entourage of 10, but no one managed to bring the show CD! Last week, someone was performing at a major Atlanta venue and handed me a data CD, full of folders and not one mp3 that would pull up in Serato. Here I am on stage, under bright lights, in front of an audience, and the artist is yelling over the mic (from off stage mind you)… “come on DJ…let’s get it together!” Damn, their lack of planning became an emergency and on top of that tried to throw me under the bus! Instead of totally calling them out, I remained professional and said “sorry man, your CD has no usable music on it, don’t blame the DJ you should have planned better” Now that was something I had rather not said to the audience, but yelling back to the other side of the stage would have made me look as unprofessional as they, and I don’t do that. Eventually, someone brought me a full-length, non-show CD, and I announced that I felt sorry for them so I’m gonna bring them back up for their chance to perform. Keeping it professional paid off, because later they thanked me for my patience and for giving them another chance. (Word to the wise performer… every DJ isn’t going to give you that break and your emergency could become the end of your career.) Lack of Planning=Emergency=Career End!
So for anyone planning an event or performance, know that readers of this article or those who are familiar with the phrase “Don’t let your lack of planning become my emergency” are not going to accept excuses and will not have sympathy for you when you are sweating. Handle your business, be professional, be prepared, and if a glitch does happen, we know you’ll take care of it because you planned a backup plan. Remember the catch phrase “Never let’em see you sweat”? Well… no emergency, no sweat!
Why the Emergency?
By judge | October 1, 2008
We’ve all experienced it. Time is running out before an event begins, something is missing, something is out of place, something isn’t going right, and someone isn’t here yet. The person “in charge” begins to throw blame rampantly at any and everyone that was supposed to provide something for the event. Emergency ensues. Sound familiar? A while back I heard someone say “Don’t let your lack of planning become my emergency” and every since, that phrase comes to mind when I see these kinds of emergencies. I recently saw a conference promoter blame the hotel, their staff, and even traffic on why their event had no sign of existence at the time posted on the flyers and commercials. They were literally sweating, running around at the last minute and apologizing to everyone that was arriving to an empty room. Oh yeah, speaking of “Room”, I suppose it was the hotel’s fault that the room I was promised wasn’t available too, huh? No, turns out that the hotel had not been properly compensated for the ball rooms and the guest rooms, and the hotel was only “trippin” because they had taken care of their business not to make a move until paid. Lack of Planning=Emergency!
As a DJ I can’t leave out the numerous times I’ve been DJing for a showcase and an artist shows up with an entourage of 10, but no one managed to bring the show CD! Last week, someone was performing at a major Atlanta venue and handed me a data CD, full of folders and not one mp3 that would pull up in Serato. Here I am on stage, under bright lights, in front of an audience, and the artist is yelling over the mic (from off stage mind you)… “come on DJ…let’s get it together!” Damn, their lack of planning became an emergency and on top of that tried to throw me under the bus! Instead of totally calling them out, I remained professional and said “sorry man, your CD has no usable music on it, don’t blame the DJ you should have planned better” Now that was something I had rather not said to the audience, but yelling back to the other side of the stage would have made me look as unprofessional as they, and I don’t do that. Eventually, someone brought me a full-length, non-show CD, and I announced that I felt sorry for them so I’m gonna bring them back up for their chance to perform. Keeping it professional paid off, because later they thanked me for my patience and for giving them another chance. (Word to the wise performer… every DJ isn’t going to give you that break and your emergency could become the end of your career.) Lack of Planning=Emergency=Career End!
So for anyone planning an event or performance, know that readers of this article or those who are familiar with the phrase “Don’t let your lack of planning become my emergency” are not going to accept excuses and will not have sympathy for you when you are sweating. Handle your business, be professional, be prepared, and if a glitch does happen, we know you’ll take care of it because you planned a backup plan. Remember the catch phrase “Never let’em see you sweat”? Well… no emergency, no sweat!
