Fresh Beats

Born This Way Fashion Show

Eric DeBusschere — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:02:58 +0000

I am privileged to be a part of the upcoming Born This Way Fashion Show in April. Fresh Beats will be providing music and lighting for the fashion show again this year so I look forward to picking out the latest energetic tunes. Isabel Sam of Isabel Sam Photography is organizing this event and looking for models from the following categories:

1. 2013 High School Graduates
2. Mothers with 18 month or younger children
3. Mothers with children between the age of 8 to 12
4. Children between the age of 8 to 12

The informational meeting is on February 11th so if you are interested, be sure to contact Isabel at isabel@isabelsam.com soon!

Tom Turns 50!

Eric DeBusschere — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:56:15 +0000

On Saturday, I had the wonderful opportunity to be the DJ for Tom’s 50th birthday. They requested an interesting mix of 80′s tunes, folk music, and a few of the more recent songs. The guests arrived at about 7 o’clock and the buffet line was ready at about 7:30. None of the guests wanted to go first so I had to ask Tom if it was OK for me to announce that folks should go ahead and get some food. You can’t start the dancing until the food gets eaten! After the dinner, finding music that would please everyone wasn’t too hard because Tom’s friends and family were ready to dance for Thriller!

And as always, the classic song Love Shack worked well to keep the energy levels high.

Towards the end of the party, I had a request for Shout so I was more than happy to oblige!

It was a pleasure working for Tom and Bernadette for this party. Again, happy birthday to Tom and thanks for trusting me with your entertainment needs.

Bridal Bliss Bridal Show

Eric DeBusschere — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:53:02 +0000

I’m still trying to catch up from the amazing bridal show sponsored by Bridal Bliss on Sunday. We had over 400 brides come to the Hilton downtown and I know I met at least 100 of them personally that needed a wedding DJ. Dates are filling up for 2012 so make sure you call to setup an appointment and reserve Fresh Beats for your wedding day!

I also had a great chance to meet some new wedding vendors in town. One of them was Mark Ellis of Video Big Event Productions a new wedding videography company in Lexington. Mark also owns Ellistrations Athletic Scholarship Videography which specializes in recording sports footage to be used by high school athletes to earn scholarship money for college so he’s been in the videography business for a long time. If you’re looking for a videographer for your wedding, be sure to include him in your considerations.

Crowne Plaza Celebrates the Holidays

Eric DeBusschere — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:36:10 +0000

Last night, the Crowne Plaza hotel of Lexington held a holiday party for their employees. The managers took up the roles of serving while the staff got free Moe’s food. I had the opportunity to provide music for the party so I began the evening with some light Christmas music during dinner. The guests had requested a lot of music by Michael Jackson with the online request system so I really wore out the MJ music. After a couple of hours of dancing, the staff got to spend the play money they gambled with at the mock casino by betting on some cool prizes.

The staff of Crowne Plaza is always great to see and work for. They asked that I don’t post pictures of the party to protect their privacy, so you’ll just have to imagine the great times!

Lauren and Justin’s Wedding

Eric DeBusschere — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:26:12 +0000

Lauren and Justin tied the knot Saturday and had their reception at the Griffin Gate Mansion. I had just been there two weeks prior but I still showed up early to make sure everything was in order. Lauren and Justin are fans of classic rock, country, and music from the 80′s so I made sure to play as much as I could from those genres. The dancing was outside on the patio and the weather was great! After dinner and the cutting of the cake, the guests came out to the patio to witness the first dance.

After that, the dance floor opened up and I got a request for the electric slide.

The sun began to set on the patio and the party was nearing the end. It looked like a nice romantic song was in order.

Congratulations to Lauren and Justin on their wedding. Thanks to the staff of Griffin Gate Mansion and Weasie Gaines for her photographical skills.

Jen and Thibaud’s Fun Wedding

Eric DeBusschere — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:55:31 +0000

Jen and Thibaud had their beautiful wedding at the Griffin Gate mansion. I provided sound for the ceremony which was held on the lawn outside. After dinner, Jen and Thibaud had their first dance as a married couple. Jen is a Black Eyed Peas fan so she wanted a fun tune to open with. Thibaud is all smiles!

They had about 50 guests so while it was a small wedding party, it seemed that they were all ready to let loose and cut some rug (or in this case patio).

After they danced like this for an hour, it looked like they were starting to run out of steam. So, I took it back a notch and let the guests have a break.

And finally, the night was coming to a close. I was so happy to get a chance to DJ such a wonderful wedding. Congratulations Jen and Thibaud!

Emily and Ryan’s Wedding at Keeneland

Eric DeBusschere — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:40:28 +0000

Emily and Ryan had been dating for almost ten years before Ryan finally proposed. I was very happy to be hired as their wedding DJ. I arrived three hours before the start of the reception on Saturday. They wanted to go all out with the lighting so I gave myself enough time to get everything setup with an hour to spare.

Emily and Ryan arrived after most of the guests had finished dinner, but they wanted to get a nice picture during the sunset. Once we finished the special dances, we got into the open dancing for the evening and everyone was ready to go!

A bit later, one of the groomsmen grabbed my microphone and held it hostage. The ransom was to play “Total Eclipse of the Heart”. Well, I guess if I had to I would play it. Everybody seemed to know the words and decided to sing along.

It was nearing the end of the night about ten minutes until midnight. Ryan and Emily’s friends were still out on the dancefloor giving it all they had.

Congratulations to Emily and Ryan on their wedding!

Jayme and Stevie’s Wedding

Eric DeBusschere — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:50:44 +0000

Last weekend, I was the DJ for a wonderful couple. They held their wedding outside at Red River Gorge. Early in the day, it looked like rain was on the horizon but by the time the ceremony began, it was sunny and warm. After the ceremony, we headed up to the Woodland Center to have dinner and start the music. It was a small and intimate wedding but the guests had fun dancing to Thriller:

Congratulations Jayme and Stevie!

Mike and Karina Get Married

Eric DeBusschere — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:26:57 +0000

Mike and Karina had a beautiful wedding at Belknap Community Park near Goshen Kentucky. The ceremony and dancing were all outdoors and we were lucky that the weather was perfect. During the ceremony, Mike was so nervous that he “would be proud to call Karina his husband” which of course was a great laugh for everyone.

During the evening, we had some Michael Jackson fans trying to imitate his awesome dance moves:

I had a request for the Cha Cha Slide, which seems to come up a lot at weddings. Normally you would follow Casper’s instructions during the dance but Mike decided to freestyle it with his own interpretation instead:

The night ended with a sweet song and the guests had a wonderful time!

Congratulations to Mike and Karina!

Diamond Rings and Pretty Things

Eric DeBusschere — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:12:36 +0000

I have secured a booth for the upcoming bridal show at Embassy Suites. The show is on Sunday September 18th and it’s free to get in. Come by to visit me and you’ll receive a special gift. I hope to see you there!