BROADCAST, NIGHTCLUB & MOBILE DJ EXPERIENCE
ABOUT STEVE MYERS
Steve Myers offers an extensive resume including DJ experience years serving in Nightclubs, Radio, Television and Mobile DJ Systems. He is an experienced Writer, Producer, HDTV/Television, Video Producer, and has worked on Feature Films. DJ Bandstand is his semi retirement career. Don’t let the age fool you. While he is Old School its Experience that counts.
Two plus decades as a Mobile DJ Concierge Provider. Hundreds of wedding, parties, and events in the 1980s, 1990s and now into the mid 2020s. Resurrected Concierge Professionalism for just a time like this in the mid to late 2020s and beyond.
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Why Choose
Steve Myers DJ Bandstand
20+ years of mobile DJ experience
Broadcast and Nightclub Equipment
Electro Voice Evolve 50M stealth speakers
Flexible Music Options
Fully Insured.
$2 Million dollars Performance Insurance.
Excellent Referrals
THE SYSTEM
This is the Steve Myers DJ Bandstand System.
A unique and thin profile professional control center on industrial wheels. Bordered by a sold black metal frame with white panels. Fits into spaces in front or adjacent to Dance Floors.
• A $60,000 broadcast and live event booth with dual laptop MacBook Pro computers.
• 2 TB SanDisk SSD drives with redundant back ups.
• Tascam Model 12 Event mixer as the control center.
• A Roland 707M DJ Mixer on top with a Serato DJ Pro State of the Art Software.
• The Tascam Professional Model 12 serves as a pre-amp mixer. Everything built to perform with backups to backups. Coming from a Broadcast Career Background Steve always has backups. The show must always go on.
The design is simple: Patterned after Dick Clark’s American Bandstand podium. That was featured in every Saturday afternoon from 1957 to 1987 on the ABC Television Network. Steve rarely missed a broadcast. His DJ Bandstand FM Radio Style Voice offers a similar Dick Clark friendly and low key style of Emcee – perfect for just about every occasion.
From the audience point of view the design is clean and looks like a simple podium. Its the hidden interior that contains all the necessary DJ, Live Mixing and Lighting control. It is a pre-wired mission control center.
Technically, this is called a “Toadium.” Its designer and manufacturer is DJ Toad in Ohio also known as Douglas Scholten. www.djtoad.com. A brilliant design measures just 1.5 feet wide by 4 feet tall and can fit into just about any venue, country club, indoors or outdoors space. Built like a tank it weighs in at about 100 pounds.
The front offers a sleek old style Big Band Bandstand which a leader might perform behind. This bandstand features the logo for Steve Myers DJ Bandstand and a smaller Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce logo below. Modern and yet a slice of nostalgia not only of Dick Clark but the Big Band leaders of the 1940s like Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw and Buddy Holly.
The frame is in Black metal with White poster board inserts. This compliments formal themes of Weddings, Wedding Receptions, Holiday Parties, Corporate and Festival Events as well as other sound contacted clients
The Wedding Rig is separate.
It contains duplicate equipment of the expanded Tascam Model 16 mixer, Sennheiser Wireless Receiver, Extended Antennas, Black Lion Power Conditioner and options for either a MacBook Pro Laptop or iPad depending on the needs of the client.
It also only uses one outlet, built of military grade heavy duty plastic with 19” interior metal rails front, back and top. Looks like an airport flight travel case easy to transport to whatever location is its destination.
We use it often with our Electro Voice Evolve 50 1000 watt 127 dB maximum high quality three way speaker. One or two depending on the needs of the client.
From Wedding Mixing of Ceremonies to Mixing for small solo, duo or trio performers to full bands or small orchestras.
Most often we use this system for Business, Industrial and Corporate Audio Seminars, Business Meetings or live Addresses. This is what we use for larger events as well.
We can even incorporate bluetooth devices and/or a computer interface to run the Seratro DJ Software for flawless Wedding Ceremonies. We also provide backup Jackery Power and either a small work table with a White Canopy to shelter from the Texas Sun or Mist. It works in many situations except for rain. If that’s the case the Ceremony should be under a patio or inside for all concerned.
The Toadium
We use the Roland 707M as the main DJ Controller for Receptions, Parties and Private Events. It sits on top of the Toadium secured by industrial velcro as are other components in the console.
The beauty of this solid system is the 19-inch rack rails that with special screws lock the equipment solidly in place. At just over 100 pounds its sturdy able to absorb contact.
We attach two stands; one for each MacBook Pro Laptop Computer with dedicated 2 TB SSD drives but one AC power cord from the Black Lion power conditioner. Just one AC connect to the power supply source of a venue and we’re ready to go.
Read that again: One power source. No spaghetti mess of exposed wires ever.
We conceal the few wires we have to each speaker with either professional television/film production gaffers tape or with rubber mats. Gaffers tape that are feature film and network Television grade. Expensive quality that leaves no residue behind. And we clean our areas to leave them as perfect as we find them. That’s a huge DJ Bandstand display of quality.
A patch bay near the bottom of the toadies and wedding rig is where the speakers and wired microphone lines are located. Broadcast interlocking XLR cables for a snug click connection. The patch bay also offers more options for additional microphones and speakers. We can expand based on the pre meeting sessions to determine how much or little equipment is necessary.
The beauty of the system is its pre-wired permanent design that drastically eliminates unnecessary set- up and tear-down time. A huge plus to Venue owners and staff who often have to wait hours for the entertainment to pack up and load out. DJB takes roughly thirty minutes in and as much or less time out. Shy of setting uprights the sound portion of the evening is ready to go in minutes verses hours.
Serato DJ Pro software controls the two computers that are back ups to each other. Should one fail the other is a few seconds pushbutton away from taking over. We can switch over in seconds if there are any computer or drive failures.
To the audience its beautiful podium – to Steve Myers and his crew it’s a broadcast quality command system. It performs trouble free time after time.
Speakers.
We touched on this above. These are not just any ordinary pair of speakers. The Electro Voice Evolve 50M amplified speakers with EQ controls are industry standards for over five years. Versatile they are plugged into our Model 12 and Model 16 channel Mixers. However they also each have built in 8 channel mixers that can be linked by Cat5 cable to form a 16 channel mixer for live bands or orchestras.
Each speaker consists of three way components: a potent 12-Inch woofer, a lightweight aluminum sub pole that is capped by a sleek mid and high frequency top section. Note: There are No Wires on the Pole, everything is internal. The array features eight 3.5-inch neodymium driver speakers. In layman’s terms its a high quality low/bass, mid and high end speaker array that fills the dance floor with headroom for dancing but enough quality to hold conversations at distant tables without ones ears hurting. The Dance floor is where they shine but fill the room with ambient high quality sound.
A second option are more powerful RCF N985 High Powered Concert Series Speakers. The RCF NX 985-A (often referenced as N985A) is a professional, active 3-way powered PA speaker designed for bands, DJs, and rental companies. It delivers up to 138 dB max SPL and features a 2100W Class-D amplifier, a 15″ woofer, an 8″ midrange, and a 1.75″ neodymium compression driver. Roughly twice as powerful as the Evolve 50Ms also with 3-way full range sound. Although we can use subwoofers for the RCFs they are unnecessary for all music but formats that require a deeper bass experience.
Wireless Hand Held and Microphone Options
Wireless Microphones. Not just ordinary 2.4 Hz but two precision German Manufactured wireless Broadcast & Live Concert Quality microphones by Sennheiser. A name of quality for over 100 years. Either 2 handheld, a transmitter pack, lavaliere, or headset minimal seen officiant headset version are options for every client. These are high end Concert, Church, and Broadcast Microphones that are used in broadcasting, concerts and churches globally.
What does the EV50M and Sennheiser Broadcast Microphones mean to our clients?
Clear, high powered equalized, music and voice amplification.
The 50M Speakers: A proprietary waveguide that provides 120 degrees of horizontal coverage and 40 degrees of vertical coverage to a room. In simple terms it ensures that the back of the venue will always hear the mix but is only the loudest on the dance floor.
A shorter connection pole option is an available option should the speakers sit on a stage to bring the mid and highs lower to the height above the dancers. Its a high quality speaker system transportable in airline flight rolling luggage cases. Minimum set ups, use and tear down portability. They sound great!
Pre-Amp Mixers
We use Tascam Mixers exclusively in models 12 or 16. They can route enough equipment for bands, small orchestras, trios, duos or single performers. This also means backups to other components. We use these speakers in double duty not just on receptions but also with the Wedding Ceremony Rig.
Note: You may see Steve making adjustments with his iPhone to the EV50M speakers. The QuickSmart mobile EV app offers on the fly abilities to modify the EQ, power and mix such as adding Bluetooth streaming.
The Evolve 50Ms are a great set of tools for almost any application of 1000 people down to less than 500.
More powerful options are available for crowds over 1000 to roughly 5,000 persons.
DJB utilizes RCF speakers from Italy used globally for arenas, stadiums and large nightclubs sound. These are 2.5 times more powerful than the EV speakers alone.
*Note for Brides: These pictures show the sleek speaker appearance in black, with the podium in black and white to compliment formal venues. Wardrobe options that Steve and his crews wear offer a formal look to every event.
Wardrobe in either Black, White or Combination Tuxes for the Wedding Ceremony and/or Receptions; Jos A Bank 1905 and formal Suits or Country Attire are wardrobe options for other events. Boots or Dress shoes though most often Steve uses a pair of Brooks black professional running shoes. Suffice it to say we always look and dress our best to those we serve.
This set up blends well into Venues Indoors or Outdoors in addition to other situations or themes.
A note on Sound Levels:
In Tech Specs the EV Evolve 50M Speakers are rated at 1000 watts maximum power each to produce up to 127 dB in clear sound. But that’s the max. The actual volume usually runs at less than 50% of capacity so we have headroom to increase or decrease volume.
No matter where we are playing – every inch of the venue receives the best sound as possible and Equalized for the room. But the main volume is over the dance floor. Still possible at other tables around the room to hold conversations without shouting or ears hurting.
What helps the most?
Our Tascam Mixers in the model 12 and model 16 are the greatest additions. We strive to have the clearest and cleanest sound for every event from pre-show to dancing and speaking performances.
We make every effort not to rattle the walls with subwoofers, windows or place settings on tables. Only clear bass for the dance floor is our goal. Plus dB monitoring for venues, cities, counties or ordinances of sound control.
We are team players with everyone at every venue or location.
We offer the highest quality possible.
Canopy: We can add or delete as much of the canopy sides or front cover depending on the venue consultants, planners and/or Bride’s preference. We use them to protect our gear but never take away or distract of the Wedding Ceremony.
Set Up:
We set up the Gig Rig Equipment on a small black table with a table cover for the SKB rack (a suitcase) containing the mixer connected to control our Sennheiser Wireless Broadcast Microphones and Apple Mac Computers with or without a small DJ controller. The controller accesses the computer to whatever pre ceremony, prelude, or performance music is scripted in the ceremony. Even the postlude from the scripted order of the service via one of our Macintosh laptop
computers.
SMDJB Libraries:
We offer Brides over 44,000 selections in our extensive 2 TB library of owned music.
Professional Equipment for professional results.
Themes:
We love to work with brides and couples especially for Theme or Dream Weddings. From Classical to Jazz to Broadway to Disney and other soundtracks we can help create the unusual, the unique and the special.
Ceremony Engineering Placement:
We offer several options for where to set up. Most often we set up on the left or right side of the proscenium arch the structural physical or natural frame that separates the stage from the audience or guests. Midway or to the rear.
The Arch acts as a giant “picture frame.” It creates a clear boundary between the performers and the audience, establishing a “fourth wall” that allows viewers to observe the action as if looking through a window. This is where the Bridal party, the officiant, brides maids, groomsmen and/or performers stand or perform.
Other Options:
We can also set up at the rear of the venue or outdoor space. Sound travels over the back heads of guests from back to the front just to amplify the spoken words and music of the ceremony. The speakers adequately fills the space with sound so all of your guests can hear your vows and spoken portions clearly.
Backups:
We take no chances on audio. We will always try to set up a wired back up microphone if anything interferes with the spoken word on the wireless system. We even bring our own power should an outlet not be available or something cuts out.
We go the extra mile:
We can offer your videographer a mix line out of the mixer for his or her master recording and provide at no extra charge an SDHC card recording as a backup should the videographer have any technical issues. We are team players with clients, venues, photographers, vendors and guests to provide technical assistance as needed.
AC Power:
We strive to use AC power when possible but in the event an outdoor area does not have power options we bring a Jackery power backup.
We also keep this with us inside at the reception just in case any power loss of the venue ever becomes an issue.
Ideally our equipment and up-lights can provide safety and performance even if the power goes out.
The Show always goes on
Our $60,000 system is built for performance.
The handheld microphones and belt packs sit in cradles constantly charging with internal batteries always fully charged. They are linked to digital frequencies of the highest Q1-9 bands. That means the ability to have clear signals without drop outs. These remain locked onto high quality frequencies. $3,000 microphones and receivers. Nothing but the best for our clients in the DJB basic equipment list.
Both the Ceremony Rig and DJ Console are Versatile for Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Receptions, Public Address, Corporate/Business Meetings, Private Parties and Functions of many sizes and capacities
Equipment, however – is nothing without an Experienced Engineer:
Steve Myers offers decades of engineering experience.
• Experience in Broadcast Radio as on air personality.
• Television as a writer, producer, director and post production supervisor.
• Experience in sound mixing for live bands and performers.
• Experience as a Mobile DJ in weddings and receptions.
• Experience writing scripts.
• Experience as a smooth FM radio style voice. Just the right amount of microphone presence.
• Experience is the Concierge white glove level of service.
“We are never the stars of a show.
Our clients are the Stars.”
When everything must be perfect you can depend on Steve Myers and DJ Bandstand to provide the utmost attention for your Event.
