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"The Melodic Heartbeat of Hospitality: The DJ's Essential Role 🎵✨" In the bustling world of hospitality, where every moment is an opportunity to leave a lasting impression, the role of the DJ is indispensable. Their skillful selection of music serves as the sonic backdrop, shaping the ambiance and atmosphere of venues ranging from chic rooftop bars to bustling hotel lobbies. Here's why DJs are the unsung heroes of the hospitality industry: 🎶 Setting the Tone: As guests step into a venue, it's the DJ who sets the initial mood. Their carefully curated playlists can evoke a sense of relaxation, sophistication, or excitement, instantly immersing visitors in the experience. 💃 Crafting Memorable Events: From cocktail parties to themed nights, DJs have a knack for curating playlists that elevate events from ordinary to extraordinary. Their ability to read the crowd ensures that every beat resonates with the audience, creating an unforgettable experience for all. 🌟 Enhancing Brand Identity: Music is a powerful tool for reinforcing brand identity, and DJs are the architects of this sonic branding. By aligning their selections with the ethos of the venue, they create a cohesive atmosphere that resonates with guests and strengthens brand loyalty. 🎧 Catering to Diverse Audiences: Hospitality venues welcome guests from all walks of life, each with their own musical preferences. DJs excel at catering to this diversity, seamlessly blending genres and styles to ensure that every guest feels welcomed and included. 🔊 Driving Revenue: Beyond providing entertainment, DJs can also drive revenue for hospitality venues. Their ability to attract crowds, enhance the guest experience, and encourage repeat visits can significantly impact the bottom line, making them valuable assets to any establishment. In essence, DJs are more than just entertainers – they're experience creators, brand ambassadors, and mood maestros. Their ability to harness the power of music transforms ordinary moments into extraordinary memories, leaving an indelible mark on the hospitality landscape. So the next time you step into a venue and feel the pulse of the music, remember the unsung hero behind the turntables – the DJ. 🎵✨

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DJing at the Philadelphia Chocolate, Wine & Whiskey Festival at the Philadelphia Expo was a true highlight for both my DJ career and festival-goers. A DJ’s role at a wine festival isn’t just about playing great tracks; it’s about curating the perfect atmosphere that complements the tasting experience. At events like these, it’s all about striking the right balance between energy and ambiance. The goal is to elevate the experience without overpowering it, letting the music flow seamlessly with the wine and chocolate pairings. Here’s how I approach DJing at a wine festival: 1. Setting the Tone: The music should reflect the sophistication and relaxed vibe of a wine festival. A smooth blend of jazz, soul, and chill house keeps the mood lively but not overwhelming. Also don’t forget about the hit songs they everybody knows and sings along to. 2. Reading the Crowd: As guests enjoy their tastings, it’s important to gauge their energy. A DJ should adapt the tempo as the event progresses. Starting with more relaxed beats and building up as the evening unfolds. 3. Creating a Memorable Moment: For any festival, it’s about more than just music. I focus on delivering a complete sensory experience that people will remember long after the event ends. Event Planners: What to Look for in Entertainment When planning a wine festival, choosing the right DJ is key to creating an atmosphere that guests will love. Here’s what to consider: • Versatility: Can the DJ read the room and adapt the music as needed? • Event Experience: Has the DJ worked similar events where balance and ambiance are crucial? • Professionalism: The DJ should understand the vibe of your event and enhance it with their music selection and timing. The right DJ transforms a good event into a great one. TasteUSA Festival Management TasteUSA Festival Management No Stress Zone Entertainment LLC #WineFestival #EventDJ #PhillyEvents #EventPlanning #Eventplanner #FestivalVibes #WineAndWhiskey #EventEntertainment #CorporateEvents #Wine #EventCoordinator

Your guests are telling you what they really think online. Are you listening? Online reviews and social media buzz offer a treasure trove of insights – including how guests perceive the ambiance and overall vibe of your establishment. Notice those comments about the 'chill atmosphere' of your rooftop bar? What about the "energetic vibe" of your brunch spot? Social listening has been recent but influential part of our music strategy. A quick scan of the reviews gives us a ton of insight into how our work is being felt on a day to day basis and helps us have "ears on the ground" – even when we may be thousands of miles away. How does social listening play a role in your operations? Is it something you consider at all? #music #hotels #restaurants #sociallistening #guestexperience #branding

According to a MRC study, 65% of respondents believe that creating a compelling atmosphere with music is vital for establishments. Nearly 55% of participants stay longer at a public venue when enjoying the music. 🎸Get to know how to strengthen restaurant brand and build customer loyalty with background music.

Labor will enact further regulatory reforms and fee-reductions to ensure Canberrans and visitors have more opportunities to enjoy our city and town centres at night. Already we have made significant commitments to support our growing night-time economy. This includes a new 2,000-seat lyric theatre as part of the Canberra Theatre transformation and an 8,000-seat venue for live music and entertainment as part of the Canberra Convention and Entertainment Centre precinct. We know that a thriving nightlife in Canberra relies on our local venues and hospitality businesses. These are the places that attract visitors and give local artists and musicians the opportunity to work and contribute to Canberra’s nightlife. If re-elected, Labor will back our local small to medium venues that support and showcase artists across the city by extending a 50 per cent liquor fee reduction to venues up to 350-person capacity. Labor will also back our smaller cafes and restaurants by providing an automatic 50 per cent liquor fee reduction for venues up to 150–person capacity, extending the current initiative for venues up to 80-person capacity. This will save our valued local businesses up to around $3800 per year and will encourage more businesses to open. To better connect artists and venues to take advantage of this scheme, Labor will also build an artist registry to help owners and managers to book local artists and musicians for their venue. We will encourage more events in Canberra through a new plan to make more additional public areas available to event organisers. This plan will identify suitable sites for markets, busking, food trucks and other activities, while improving access and guidance for event approvals. Following the establishment of the City Centre Entertainment Precinct with fit-for-purpose noise standards, Labor will also examine our town centres and other areas across the ACT that are suitable to be defined as entertainment precincts. This will support more hospitality venues businesses and expand Canberra’s nightlife across the Territory.

Quick update: I just passed the very tough community board in Manhattan to open a new venue/cafe/bar in the previous Rockwood Music Hall space at 192 Allen. The deal came up very quickly and I need financial partners to get the lease signed in the next week or so. Looking to do a combo of my other places: Cake Shop, Baker Falls, The Library Bar, alt.coffee. I got CB3 approval for bands, DJs and 3AM, 7 days per week. Can get this done for 250K. Anyone interested or know any people who are comfortable with this type of investment? Please no Sales calls at this time... i've been doing this for 30 years and do not need a dishwasher lease from you right now, I need funding to get this place open. Let me know and thank you for your time. Nicknextdoor@bakerfalls.com 917-687-0296 All Points Bulletin for Founders/Investors:  Have you ever dreamt of being an owner of a venue in New York City? After good news last night, we are looking for Founders Club investors to push the new live venue and community gathering space over the line to secure the space in downtown New York City at 192 Allen Street. Those who know me know that I have successfully launched and operated multiple money-making venues in New York City, from the Lower East Side’s beloved Cake Shop, to the still going strong Library Bar in the East Village, to the pioneering coffee shop alt.coffee. It’s now time for the next big venture. Riding the wave of saving the Pyramid Club space with Baker Falls at 101 Ave A last year, my partners and I are looking to create a second, more intimate version of what we built. A place where people of all generations can come out, see each other face-to-face, and gather around the hearth of music, experience, performance, and discovery. We are  creating a different kind of social club… an alternative to SoHo House… a safe space to rock out, experiment, and build something special over time through residencies and regular live events like a weekly curated retail Maker Fair. We will be all about artist collaborations, from T-shirts to to-go coffee cups.    We will have a full service cafe with plenty of space and outlets to get some work done, meet new friends, have a meeting, and hang out drinking coffee.  And let’s not forget amazing cocktails, beer & wine programs, and lots of Non-Alcoholic options during the night time. I love everyone who has ever walked in our doors over the last 30 years, let’s do this together. Nick and the Baker Falls Enterprises team And Remember: Downtown is a State of Mind (™)

Accor Stadium and Merchandise shopping to Visitors is going to plan The brigade of young and old visitors as people entering these concerts temporarily, that are held at Sydney's Accor Stadium for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour, are making the act of shopping something that forges into a fiscal NSW goldmine. Merchandise is an issue - that's in being sold out - and replaced is tough on the Accor Stadium merchandiser. Those Eras Tour friendship bracelets on sale at Accor Stadium from 1st concert in Sydney of Friday February 23 have the young ones star-struck. The sought-after A$80m as forecast by State Business Grower, Destination NSW, is not just talk if merchandise financial planning meets Accor Stadium fiscal targets. VenueNow are currently in the act of trying to obtain tickets. So visitors/fans it's 4:25pm on Thursday 22 February and you're not to lose hope of attending this mega-exciting concert. Venue spokesperson: "It's fantastic to see so much interest and excitement for Taylor Swift's concerts at Accor Stadium. "The excitement levels are already at fever pitch, there's unprecedented demand for merchandise and Sydney is buzzing in anticipation for four history-making shows." Accor Stadium is therefore crunching up the numbers in obtaining a peak NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2030 from direct deliverer, Destination NSW. US pop singer Taylor Swift's Eras Tour of Sydney has all four concerts as sold-out shows.  And, Accor Stadium's ability to draw in concerts of Taylor Swift magnitude, with news $174m was netted in the Victorian Taylor Swift Eras Tour leg, is astonishing. No doubt, the Taylor Swift Eras Tour is helping to raise the finance awareness of the NSW Government on how to cement their Visitors' strategy. You would imagine the Merchandise channels are reviewing margins, intake and inventory levels as part of dominating talks at Accor Stadium today. Business Sydney is predicting a NSW bumper statistic of $133 million from having the Taylor Swift Eras Tours in concerts in the state. The strong ties that bind concert goers and shoppers to be either a local or international guest is what tourism holds up the bible on. NSW are likely to be reaping in the financial force of no rest for merchandise sellers until the Eras Tour is over. The 82,000-capacity Accor Stadium is already facing car loads of Taylor Swift fans that are checking out the venue, because they're nearby, and can't wait to get in.

Mixed Entertainment Food Halls - Yesterday, I shared news about the opening of BoxPark and Blackstock Market in Liverpool. Both sites are exciting and exemplify a growing trend within food halls: mixed entertainment offerings. While the initial wave of UK food halls focused primarily on food, the industry has undergone significant evolution. Nowadays, food halls are incorporating music, entertainment, competitive socialising, and various other activities to enhance their appeal and broaden their reach. In many instances, food halls can fill the void left in our towns and cities by the closure of local music venues and clubs. As Generation Z moves away from traditional clubbing, food and experience-driven food halls present an enticing alternative. From a regional perspective, this development has an intriguing aspect. Having worked on projects across the north and northwest over the past few years, I've observed that audiences in these regions are notably more interested and receptive to entertainment, especially music than in the south. When planning Feast at the Mills, a meanwhile project in Wigan for The Heaton Group, music played a pivotal role in our thinking. The town boasts a rich musical heritage, proven by the success of the "Casino Shed" stage, a homage to the famous Wigan Casino. This aspect will be further expanded upon in the permanent food hall opening next year and later on the reimagining of the historic roller rink that has graced the site for the last forty years. Looking ahead, I predict that in the coming years, the capital will see more mixed-entertainment food halls and venues similar to Freight Island and Blackstock. #foodhalls #mixeduse #entertainment #hospitality #music #regeneration #nextphase

*The Evolution of Brand Engagement with the Next-Generation Buyer* 2023 saw market trends expanding beyond luxury products alone to luxury experience. Looking at the hospitality industry, we know music has long been used in public spaces to cultivate the right feel to an environment... all-be-it not necessarily in the most effective or successful way to engage customers. Phrases such as ‘elevator music’ or ‘hotel lobby music’ have become so universally referenced, and whilst these sounds may often be in-offensive, they are repetitive and do minimal in distinguishing the sound of your brand or differentiate your venue from others alike.  Music can enhance a customer experience and create positive emotions making it a powerful tool for hospitality venues. By incorporating a strategic angel to sound in hospitality spaces brands can ensure their selection of music creates a cohesive enjoyable atmosphere that aligns with the brands identity, ensuring a memorable and authentic experience for all. By understanding the power of sound and music in the hospitality sector, venues can capitalise on its potential and ensure they are making the most out of their music selection! #sonicbranding #strategicmarketing #brandstrategy #luxurymarket