Sorry, I've been away... Things are quiet!

I've been working on videos, and updating some of my skills. I've put several videos on YouTube lately, so I thought I'd share my latest.

Here's a 6 minute photo montage I did yesterday for a bride on one of the wedding sites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5fCzoZYKHo

Evan's first airplane ride...

I took my grandson out for his first ride this weekend. Here's the 6 minute video of his flying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r3uO_vdjkk

Keeping up with all of these blog sites...

I have accounts on 10 or 12 sites, so it's hard to keep up with them all. I haven't been here for a while, so I thought I better post. I just rigged several new DMX lights over the dance floor at the club. Big group coming in tonight, so, Ill try to get a few shots of the crowd and lights. If you need to check out some of the other sites... I'm on:
FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Martha Stewert's Wedding Wire, TyroneBlue.com, DJ-MN.com and a few other smaller ones. Just search "Tyrone Blue" or "Larry Williams" and I'll show up. I hit first place on Google, Yahoo, and Dog Pile under Tyrone Blue, as well as many other search engines. I'm out there keeping busy!
I took the 172 out this morning and toured the Brainerd Lakes are for an hour... very pretty from the air. Want to go for a ride? Here's the picture I took over the resort.

The wedding season is finally over...

I don't have anything else booked till April. But, I'm still at the "Dockside" every Friday and Saturday night. Come see me and look at the new DMX lighting I just put up today.

Busy week...

I just finished the wedding for Jan and Russ in St. Cloud. Great group of folks! Here's video and some pictures:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWo44KH6_Jg

Trish & Adam...

All I have to do is move my gear from the Dockside Lounge, up to the 3rd floor. They picked the gig bench package (picture below). Fast easy set-up... only ten minutes... gotta love that!

I finally have a night off...

I'm going to the Renaissance Festival this weekend before I get ready for Trish & Adam. They ordered the "Gig Bench" package in the "Whitebirch" room at the Resort. Brandi is our planner and this should be a great event! Here's the gig bench in action...

Jenkins this Saturday...

I got another order for my new lighted panel kits... 5 this time. Gotta love that! There's a guy on e-bay selling them for 5 times what I'm charging... either I'm too low, or he's too high. Here's what mine look like when finished and set up (you can see how the colors are changable, with 16 million possibilities:

I'll be doing the "gig bench" this saturday at the VFW. Getting ready for the gig in St. Cloud in a few weeks with the big wedding package for Russ and Jan at the Radisson.

I'm going into production...

The new lighted front facades are the "rage" for mobile DJ's now, so I started building kits that can be sent through the mail and bolted together by customers in a few minutes. Here's what they look like without paint. All you do is paint it and slip in a plexi panel from Menards. Then of course, you put a LED par can or color strip behind it.

We finished the wedding at "The Lodge"...

I was VERY happy with all of the staff at The Lodge. Great folks and nice room! I had to sneak a picture of my assistant , DJ Mandy... Haa... got her!

I'm ordering a new stage riser...

This system is so cool, I can't believe how small it folds up. This 8X8 stage will totally fit into the trunk of my Toyota. I'm actually getting five sections of the one shown, that are 20 inches tall. Each one folds into a tube that's only 12 inches square. Imagine the lighting showing through from underneath with white skirts around the edge.

Putting a show package together for the local Jr. & High Schools...

If your High School or Jr. High is looking for Friday night events, then look no farther. I'm currently offering custom packages for the Brainerd Lakes area schools at a discounted price. Contact me for details. You'll be getting my huge package #3 from my web site: http://www.dj-mn.com/ and click on the "Show Packages" page.

I just created a new ShowXpress program for Northern Lights Casino.

A band asked me to see what I could do, now I hope they want this... we'll see. Here's the virtual 3D layout. The light program is awesome! I have layouts for any band that requires a full blown DMX software program.

High tech lighting...

Just when you thought you had it all figured out, brides have a new worry... “Décor Lighting”. A great source for finding the best wedding DJ and Lighting service, is to ask the manager or a few of the workers. The waitresses and bartenders that work the rooms are more in tuned with the DJ and are a good source, and they can give you an accurate opinion of the night’s performance.
Most brides want a lighting package that makes the room look amazing without giving you a headache or blinding you every time you turn around. Remember you are there all night, so make it soothing for your ears and your eyes. These days you need a lighting package that can “transform “ from a spectacular Grand Entrance to a warm Dinner hour all the way to that Night Club look for late night dancing.
Most DJ and lighting services only bring lights that are automatic sound activated with no control over the color or movement. So if you have wedding set in deep reds or a beautiful blue and the DJ has no control, you will only get lighting with a full spectrum of colors and most of the time set to the “Spin & Puke” mode. Look for a DJ that uses “intelligent” computer controlled lighting and knows how to use it.
Many DJ companies offer intelligent lighting, but most don’t know how to program and use this special lignting to it’s full potential. They typically set it to “auto” mode where only the beat of the music changes a few of the fixtures parameters. Tyrone Blue Entertainment uses this special computer controlled lighting in FULL DMX mode, and Tyrone is a world wide instructor in programming stage lighting, so he knows how to make the lights “come alive”.
For great wedding planning tips or a great Wedding DJ and Décor Lighting Specialist take a look at: http://www.dj-mn.com/.

Lakeview Reception Room at Breezy Point Resort...

The Lake view room is at the top of the building. Elvis appears on the far right on the dock. The views from this room are exceptional!

Natalie & Adam...

I've been working on Natalie and Adam's wedding at Breezy Point Resort. They ordered the "gig bench" package in the "Lakeview" ball room. This is the perfect package for this room. It overlooks the lake and is on the 3rd floor.

There is a GREAT Elvis impersonator out on the main dock which draws over a thousand visitors, and packs the Resort. This will be Elvises last event of the summer, so it's sure to be a good one if it doesn't rain! The crowd always watches my lights up on the 3rd floor, from the dock. They must always wonder "what's going on up there"?

ShowXpress program designed...

I've been working on a ShowXpress program for one of our local Casinos. A band who played at my resort last week expressed an interest in lighting at this casino, and told me that they hired a lighting directer from the Twin Cities the last time they were at the casino. I offered my services. I build the stage and put in my lights and created a big program of shows with the lights I'd like to use. It turned out very good.

Taking my DJ business to the next step...

I've been in contact with a touring national band, who are looking for a lighting director. Not sure if I can swing the leaving town for long periods of time, but it might be a fun change for a few months. I'm designing a show for them right now at one of our casinos, for their next appearence there... hope they like it.

DJ pictures and video...

After seeing that my first post "made it", I'm going to put a few of my favorite pictures on my blog. Any followers are asked to request pictures of whatever they think would help them find a great DJ for their wedding in Minnesota.

Minnesota's Number One Wedding Disc Jockey... Tyrone Blue

I've been in the business for over 15 years as a Wedding DJ, and am the "house DJ" at Breezy Point Resort in Northern Minnesota. This is my first attempt at blogging, even though I "Twit" and use "MySpace" and "Facebook".

I pride myself on having the best stage lighting in the Mobile DJ industry, and want to share my web sites with potential customers. I have two web sites for my business (http://www.dj-mn.com/) & (http://www.tyroneblue.com/), and run two DJ chat sites for professionals (http://www.worldwidedjs.org/) & (http://www.wwdjs.com/. If you're a bride, looking for first class professiona entertainment, try one of the first two sites. If you're a professional disc jockey, looking for a place for chatting with other pros, try the last two sites.

As I continue to post, I'll include many of my videos from YouTube, and lots of pictures of my shows from around Minnesota.