The Ocean Institute

One of Orange Counties hidden gems is the Ocean Institute in Dana Point Harbor. The Samueli Lecture Hall & Conference Center is situated on a spectacular site overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This state-of-the-art facility adds a marine and educational theme to your meeting or event and provides an ideal setting for conventions, corporations, professional, academic or social organizations.
We have done dozens of weddings at this venue and our clients love it. Here are a few pictures. You can contact Renee at the
Ocean Institute
24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr.
Dana Point, CA 92629
Phone:(949) 496-2274
Fax: (949) 496-4296
email: oi@ocean-institute.org

Questions to ask a DJ before you hire them

Frequently Asked Questions
And
Tips before hiring a DJ

Do you have references? We have over 200 references and have numerous testimonials from our happy clients. A good DJ company will be able to provide you with references. See our reviews on Wedding Wire.

Do you Mc or just play music? DJ’s Todd and Dawn are professional MC’s. We make proper, professional announcements for your Grand Entrance, events and crowd interaction. We have attended MC workshops and have great ideas such as the “Advice Dollar” and “Love Story”.

How do you handle music requests? We give each of our clients their own webpage to choose music. We can also provide a guest link for your guests. At the event we can take requests. We are computer based and can play requested songs in 5 seconds.

How diverse is your music library? We subscribe to Promo Only, Hit Visions for videos and Full Tilt Remix. These services give us the latest music in radio edit form. We have over 100,000 songs at present time. We can handle any request and will have every song you want prior to your event. We update every Tuesday on music release day.

Do you do event coordination? We coordinate all of our events with our clients. We want our clients to enjoy their guests and to have no worries at their event. We feel if you plan every moment down to the last detail that the event will look like a production.

What kind of gear/equipment do you use? We are computer based and use Apple IMAC’s with Serato Scratch software, (industry standard for club DJs) and we also use PCVJ for video and automated music on Hp windows based computers. We use JBL EON G-2 self powered speakers, Shure Microphones, Dennon Mixers, DMX lighting and Ben Q rear projectors. We only use the best equipment available in our industry.


How will you dress for our event? For weddings we are dressed in Tuxedos or suits. For parties we dress the way you request us to dress.
We have been in tuxedos, suites, baseball uniforms and even Austin Powers costumes.

When will you arrive for our event? We always arrive 2 hours early for setup and sound checks. We do not like to stress or hurry for our events.

Do you provide backup equipment and insurance? We actually use our backup equipment at our events. We use an Imac and PC with DJ software and also have external hard drives with your event music programmed. We provide liability insurance to protect you, the venue and EMM.

Will you require a meal? As professionals we do not eat meals at our events. You have hired us to perform for you and we are always on top of what is going on. We may grab a snack to tide us over, but we never sit down and eat a meal.

For your information: We use the 2 major platforms, (windows and mac) for our music and video. Our guests have brought us flash drives, cds and even IPHONEs to play special requests. We are able to handle any media.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call or email us at (949)275-0409 and djtodd@emobilemusic.com

Get Married.com

Check out the new promo for Get Married’s season 3…starting in 5 days! http://getmarried.com/video/Season3Preview2.htm
Good morning! At the peak of holiday engagements, season three of Get Married’s national wedding program will premier, on WEtv every Saturday at 9:30am, ET/PT starting January 2, 2010.

Get Married’s television show is all about the bride, focusing on identifying and matching a bride’s personality with her unique bridal style. With the guidance of show host Stacie Francombe—Get Married’s CEO and founder—real brides will discover their unique bridal style as they experience an array of inspiring challenges with wedding professionals and key wedding experts.
The show coincides with the 2nd issue of the Get Married magazine, available as a free first issue and on newsstands January 19th.
Below is the press release with more detail, and here is the link: http://www.getmarried.com/articles/index.php?id=644


There are some good articles for the newly engaged bride and the bride to be. EMM highly reccomends Get Married

Tony and Shannon 5 year anniversary

Tony and Shannon promised themselves that every 5 years that they would have a party to celebrate their marriage. Well the first 5 years came this last Saturday. They turned the party into a Christmas/Anniversary party. What A Dish Catering company provided the bar and heavy hors d'oeuvres. The crowd was a lot of fun and we played everything from christmas cocktail music to the latest GAGA/ Black Eyed Peas.

Shannon sent me this email

Okay, so finally recovered from the party and just want to thank you so much!!! You definitely made our party fantastic! You were so smooth with your load in and really turned it into a great night. Tony is already talking about throwing a party this summer! I guess we would have to invite the whole neighborhood to that one.

Thank you again and we hope that you and your family have a great Christmas!

J Shannon

January Promo Only Top songs

Top Songs on the new Promo only

1. Bad Romance,Lady GAGA, this a great song, crowd pleaser!! GAGA the modern day Madonna???
2. Replay, another one those catchy mid tempo songs
3. Give it up to me, Lil Wayne and Shakira, you kiddin, pretty good song, same ole little wayne
4. Russian Roulette, Rihanna, wow whats up with this hot star, changing it up, ok slow song
5. Fresh out of the oven, JLO and Pitbull, midtempo, video is good, song ok
6. Happy, Leona Lewis, great slow song, I love her voice, a song Alicia keys could do
7. I wanna know what love is, Mariah Carey, cool video, Lou Grahm from Foreigner your still better
8. 4ever 2009, The Veronicas, Cool song, chick anthem
9. Someday, Rob Thomas, Great slow song!! Love Rob Thomas
10. Who Says, John Mayer, same ole John Mayer, ok song
11. Live like were dying, Kris Allen, American Idol winner, How did that happen? this song is really bad
12. Don't be a douchebag, Jump Smokers, ok this is a funny techno type song, i probably wont play it but its funny
might become a hit like your a jerk
13. One Love, David Guetta and Estelle, Good club song, Guetta probably the best DJ in this style of music
14. Shots, LMFAO, this years hot new group, another great song, wanna dance? pick up LMFAO ==LIL John does a nice job on this song==shout out, Sh-Shots, Shots, Sh-Shots, Shots.
15. Face Drop, Sean Kingston, I like this kid, ok song nothing to write home about
16. Keep it Going, Ricky Blaze, Trippy Video, good club song
17. Spotlight, Usher, Solid hit song, it will be a top 10 hit
18. Video Phone, Beyonce, GAGA, ok song, trippy video, see Beyonce trying to be GAGA is different
19. Baby By Me, 50 Cent, Neyo, Sorry is every 50 song the same, in da club baby
20. Gangsta, Snoop Doggy and the Dream, love snoopy, guy is a hip hop icon, Good beat and snoops solid as usual
21. Diddy, Love come down, ok song, not a Diddy fan
22. Wait your Turn, Rihanna, always solid, tough mid tempo for dancing
23. 21st Century breakdown, Green Day, Billy always sounds the same, Nasal=anyone have a Kleenex
24. If your wondering, Weezer, Catchy beat, ok song
25. Never Gonna be alone, Nickelback, is just me, or does every song sound the same? Daughtery ya hear me!!

Out of 40 songs on my new promo only, these were the only ones worth mentioning

DJ Matt Tunstall comes to EMM

We are pleased to add Matt Tunstall to our DJ team. Here is his profile and Picture.
Matt Tunstall
Originally from Austin, Texas, Matthew moved to California in 2005 to take on a career as Senior Audio Visual Technician at one of the most prestigious event venues in Southern California, [seven-degrees] located in the heart of Laguna Beach, CA. He has designed and managed audio and visual effects for high end special events and weddings with well-known celebrity names such as rapper and artist E-40, brother of UFC champion Chuck Lidell, pro surfer Sunny Garcia, and brother of pro snowboarder Sean White. Matthew expanded his realm of talent into the world of DJ/MC, primarily focused on weddings. Having experience with over 200 weddings now, Matthew has grown to become one of Emobile Musics most popular DJs.

final setup

Our DJ, Video and Karaoke setup

We use the industry standard for club DJ's Serato Scratch to DJ with, PCVJ for our music videos and Hoster for our Karaoke.
Our setup is very mobile and go from the backyard to the Ritz Carlton.

Our next post will be the finished setup.

Setup of Video/Karaoke and DJ

Here is what a setup looks like before we put fascades and linens in place.
We use the following software, PCVJ for our videos and Hoster for Karaoke. For DJ we use the industry standard Serato Scratch.

The next post will show a finished setup with Video. Our systems are so mobile that we can be anywhere, your backyard, Ritz Carlton, St Regis, Casa Romantica and the list goes on.

The New Apple Magic Mouse

My wife just bought me the magic mouse. I must say it is the coolest mouse i have ever used. It has the control of the iphone. YOu can flip through web pages, pictures and scroll all with the touch, no buttons etc.

Another awesome product from Apple.

Apple Magic Mouse
The same Multi-Touch technology first introduced on the revolutionary iPhone comes to the mouse. It’s called Magic Mouse, and it’s the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse. Click anywhere, scroll in any direction, and swipe through images on its smooth, seamless top shell. It works wirelessly using Bluetooth, so you don’t have to worry about cables or adapters cluttering your workspace. And built-in software lets you configure Magic Mouse any way you want.

Uplighting and Video

Here is a quick video to show our uplighting and Video Screen. We used 24 LED uplights for this wedding. Our beautiful rear projection video screen is from Screen Works.

Dance Vision December 09

We also subscribe to Dance Visions. This subscription service mixes hot music into club style remixes.
We like the new Black Eye Peas, Lady Gaga, 3 oh 3, Keisha and Britneys new one.

Promo Only December

Here is the Hot Video for December 09.
We subscribe to Promo Only and Hit Visions. Having a subscription service gives us great songs that have radio edits.
Visit www.promoonly.com to see every list possible from 1990 to today.

EMM Loves Promo Only

Email from Coordinator

DJ Todd,
On behalf of Nina & Doi, I just wanted to thank you for all your hard work on making their wedding day a dream come true. Nina spent countless hours on so many lovely details that came to fruition on their beautiful day. They were grinning from ear to ear at the end of their reception as they reflected upon how wonderful their day was.

Thanks again for everything and we appreciated your hard work and efforts.

Warm Regards,

Ashley Powell
Agape Planning LLC
Making Your Plans Come Together
Office (949) 457-0412
Mobile (760) 963-7562
www.AgapePlanning.com

Video Corp party

Esterline, (Leach International) Corporate Lunch Party

Once again we did the annual Leach international corporate party.  This time we did the party at their facility in a big tent.
Raffles, Christmas music and even a dancing highlighted the day.

check out the videos at Essential Mobile Music Fan Page on Face Book.

DJ and Event Intelligence 2 month offer Check it out

Hey DJ's if you have not used DJ Intelligence you are missing out. Your clients get their own webpage and can choose music, do planning and there is even a timeline for them.  It looks like it came from your company.

awesome product.

check it out!!!

http://www.djintelligence.com/signup/trialoffer.asp?source=emobile

Phillip and Mary at the Ocean Institute

The Sword cake cutting made it a bit of a challenge to cut the cake

Phillip and Mary at the Ocean Institute

This Wedding was a blast!!  Mary was a very interactive bride and had fun with all of her guests.  We would like to thank Meurer Image photography for the awesome photos.  You can contact Andrew at (760)634-9782

The OC Wedding Pros

Check out our new cities pages on the oc wedding pros.

www.theocweddingpros.com

Top Songs November 2009

1PaparazziLady GaGaSept Mainstream Radio 092Whatcha SayJason DeruloNov Mainstream Radio 093DownJay Sean f./Lil WayneAug Mainstream Radio 094Party In The U.S.A.Miley CyrusSept Mainstream Radio 095Sweet DreamsBeyonceJuly Mainstream Radio 0963Britney SpearsNov Mainstream Radio 097Already GoneKelly ClarksonAug Mainstream Radio 098FirefliesOwl CitySept Mainstream Radio 099You Belong With MeTaylor SwiftJuly Mainstream Radio 0910Meet Me HalfwayBlack Eyed PeasOct Mainstream Radio 0911Use SomebodyKings Of LeonJuly Mainstream Radio 0912ReplayIyazNov Mainstream Radio 0913Run This TownJay-Z f./Rihanna & Kanye WestSept Mainstream Radio 0914One TimeJustin BieberJune Mainstream Radio 0915I Gotta FeelingThe Black Eyed PeasJuly Mainstream Radio 0916Sexy ChickDavid Guetta f./AkonOct Mainstream Radio 0917Love DrunkBoys Like GirlsAug Mainstream Radio 0918Evacuate The DancefloorCascadaAug Mainstream Radio 0919Bad RomanceLady GaGaNov Express Audio - Wk 2 0920Fallin' For YouColbie CaillatAug Mainstream Radio 09

Brenda and Scott Pacific Edge Review Laguna Beach Ca

Essential Mobile Music was amazing!! The wedding music as well as the reception music was just perfect. Todd played everything we asked for, and was very helpful and organized. He took the time to meet with us before the wedding a few times to pick out music!! He was just perfect!! I will be sure to use him for every single event I have in the future!!!!

Shawn and Stacie The Hilton review

DJ Todd made our wedding enjoyable for everyone who attended. Todd was professional, yet fun at the same time. He was very easy to speak with and was always available when we needed him. His ideas were clever and it made a lasting impression on our guests. We really like the fact he was able to show the music videos on his screen, while the songs were being played. Having the screen also ensured that all our guests could see our slideshows. Todd has "uplighting" available, which helped to create a nice color splash on the walls. Todd helped to make our wedding a wonderful and memorable day. We appreciate all that was done by him and his wife Dawn. We would recommend him to everyone.

Thanks for a great job!!!
Stacie & Shawn

Scott and Dawn The Chart House Dana Point review

Not only did DJ Todd provide excellent music throughout the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and dancing, but he helped to orchestrate a seamless schedule that the wedding followed to stay on time and never get bogged down. I would highly recommend DJ Todd because he worked with my wife and I to create a custom playlist that all of our guests wanted a copy of. When my wife and I set out to plan our wedding we wanted to create a warm, welcoming wedding reception that our guests would remember for the rest of their lives. DJ Todd helped us accomplish this. Thanks so much Todd!

William and Belynda at 7 Degrees Laguna Beach Review

From the moment my husband I met DJ Todd we knew he was the one. He was very professional from the begining to the end. I never realized how much work DJ's had to go through before an event until we started working with him. He helped us in picking out the right music, he told us what was in and what was out so that our guest would have a great time. He was also very helpful in picking out the right songs for the ceremony making it a memorable event. What we really liked was that he got involved with our guest, making it fun through out the night. In other words, he was on top of every detail. We can go on and on about how happy we are with his services but we think we have made our point. We would not go with any other DJ/MC other that Todd for our next event as he covered all our needs on our Wedding day which is one of the most beatiful days of anyone's lives and you sure do not want to stress about things like this. DJ Todd is worth every penny we spent on him.

Belynda & William Diaz
La Mirada Ca

Liam and Pamela review

Our DJ -Todd was fabulous!!! He really made everyone at the wedding feel as though they were a part of our special day. He had great ideas on how to keep the day moving and how to keep everyone entertained. I would recommend Essential Mobile Music to anyone looking for a professional and outgoing DJ!

John and Pam review us from the pacific edge Laguna Beach

The music at our wedding was great from the begining to the end. All of our guests enjoyed the music and it was non-stop dancing during the reception. DJ Todd had every song we asked for. He's very professional and kept on schedule during the wedding with the events such as cake cutting, first dance, bouquet toss, etc. We also added lighting that he was able to provide that made the dance floor look good. He enjoys what he does and we think that's what made him a perfect choice for our dj at our wedding. We'd like to use him again for another large party event.

Alexandra reviews us at the Pacific Edge

Our wedding would not have been the same without Todd. From the beginning of our planning experience, Todd was right there with us providing his expertise. He was professional and became a friend along the way. The day of the wedding went smoothly and without a hitch! I would highly recommend Todd and his services

JJ and Lyndsey

Hiring DJ Todd was the best decision my husband and I made for our wedding day. DJ Todd cares deeply about his work, and he puts his whole heart into creating a memorable evening for you. He is very creative too! After sitting down with him for just a few minutes we knew we would be fools not to hire him. Todd made great song recommendations before the big day, played songs that kept the dance floor hoppin' all night, and added his own spin by reading advise dollars. Many of our guests have said that our reception was the best they had ever been to.

Rob and Jen Review

Todd, was great. Every time we needed to speak with him he was right now top of emailing or calling me back. His upbeat and fun attitude kept everything going from meetings to the wedding and into the night. We had a Romanian/American wedding and Todd did great mixing the music and keeping everyone entertained. We will definetly be using him again for another function. Keep up the great work Todd. Professionalism is what you stand for and its what we received and then some!

Vince and Suzannes review

Todd did an awesome job at our wedding! From the day we met him up until the night of our wedding, Todd was always upbeat and ready to give us the best party ever. He is SUPER nice and VERY easy to work with.

DJ Dawn does it again

Dawn was the DJ for our wedding and she was great. She not only did a great job wiht the music but really helped to keep the whole event going. We had a smaller size wedding but Dawn was able to fill the dance floor and we had an amazing time. We highly recommend her for your event.

Thanks Dawn!

Scott and MaryBeth sent us this review

Essential Mobile was amazing at our wedding. DJ Todd was very nice and professional and helped us pick out the perfect songs for our wedding. We actually got a flat tire in front of his house and he let us wait inside of his home for over an hour until the tow truck got there. His wife Dawn was the one who did the music for our wedding. She was so much fun dancing and getting everyone involved in the wedding. I would definetly reccomend Essential Mobile Music to anyone looking for the perfect wedding. It was a pleasure working with them and would definetly call them for any future events we have.

Scott & MaryBeth

New Review from wedding wire

<<12>> Sort By: Wedding Date: Newest Wedding Date: Oldest Rating: Highest Rating: Lowest Review Date: Newest Review Date: Oldest Joscelyn Wedding: 11/14/2009 Reviews: 1 5.0 out of 5.0 Quality of Service: (5.0/5.0) Responsiveness: (5.0/5.0) Professionalism: (5.0/5.0) Value For Cost: (5.0/5.0) Flexibility: (5.0/5.0) Todd is wonderful! He made my wedding flow smoothly. So glad that we hired him. Reviewed On: 11/30/2009 Services Used: DJ Respond | Dispute

Tax Help for small business

The American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009

To better understand, let’s say you are a mobile DJ contemplating the purchase of a new video system, looking for the opportunity to capture an untapped market -- video.

The American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allows a small business owner (you) the opportunity to fully depreciate the expense of new equipment in the year in which it is purchased, up to a maximum amount of $250,000.00.

This accounting method, for tax purposes, is better known as “Section 179 Expensing.” Under Section 179 Expensing equipment and off-the-shelf software may be immediately expensed (deducted) in the same year as the asset was placed in service, rather than recovered over time, as with an alternate accounting method known as depreciation.

This “rapid” depreciation can help lower your adjusted gross income immediately, help you qualify for other various deductions and ultimately reduce your tax liability – that’s less of your money going to Uncle Sam. And that’s a good thing.

Best of all that extra money in your pocket will allow you to hook-up with new gear, software or even an extra CD or DVD subscription and claim another deduction next year.