7/21/07 Company Picnic

Company events are a good source of income. There are huge differences between these events and a wedding reception. First of all, the pressure is nonexistent compared to DJing/emceeing a wedding reception. There are no events that are once in a life time.
So what do you do for these company events? Tasks are pretty much the same, playing music and announcing events. You say well duh. The difference is at a company event things are on the fly much more than the structure of a wedding reception. Not to say that some company events are not coordinated down to the minute, but if the event is a summer company picnic, they probably have an idea of what they would like to do at the event, but not necessarily when they would like to do each event. So the key to a company event is being flexible.
I have done this summer event for this company the last two years. The gig was the same both times. Play music that a wide variety of people would like, announce events, and stay flexible. The one thing that you must remember is you are the employee at this event. Don't try to run the show and do things the way you want. Listen to your customer. If you do, you can never lose.