To be come legendary. Hmmm. How does one attain that level of excellence. How does one go about such a journey. Personally, I'm not sure if I'm on that path but I would like to share a couple of recent stories.
Not to long ago, I was djing somewhere out of state on a Saturday night, which obviously prohibited me from doing my regular Saturday residency: Premium Saturdays at The Vault. When I came back the next week, one of my promoting partners stated that there were a group on West Indian girls quite upset that I wasn't in the building. They went on to tell my boy that they wanted to hear Jon Quick spin a wicked reggae set because their friends had told them that my set was on point.
This was almost laughable to me, not because my set isn't on point, but more so that I never thought of myself as a reggae dj whom people would come to hear my reggae set. I definitely have studied and made it a point to be able to more than efficiently rock dancehall and rockers, old and new, but never would've thought someone would actually come to hear me rock that particular genre. Proves to me that hardwork and due diligence pays off. Being originally from West Va, I had to learn reggae kind of on the fly as I started to get more gigs in the city. Glad that someone appreciates the hardwork I put in.
The other short story I'd like to share is that I was told recently by this really cool entertainment attorney that I was the "vogue" dj to have for black professional events. She went on to say that the so-called professional parties that don't use you dont' even seem legit now. I humbly told her that I felt she was exaggerating but then her girl, who I didn't know, stated as such. It really made my day, as the black/latino urban professional market is one that I did identify as to being a key to the success I've had so far. This was great to hear!
Tonight I'm going to once again, get down on my knees and thanks to God for helping persevere through many trials and tribulations as I stayed the course. No, I don't think I'm at "legendary" status by a longshot but its good to know that people do talk and are saying positive things about you as an artist/dj. (Yes I consider myself an artist and my sets are performances...yeah, I will save that for another blog).
Important dates: June 23: 100 Black Men and The Bus Stops Here fundraiser starring
Jerome Bettis, future Hall of Fame running back from the Pitt. Steelers.
July 10- Krush Groove 11 at The Vault
Talk to you soon!
DJ Jon Quick-Turntable Superhero
"Saving the planet....one party at a time"
917-603-1001
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