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Pump Up the Excitement at Your Next Awards Ceremony Use This Pro Tip From Eventique’s Awards DJ!
If you’re running an awards ceremony for your company, the last thing you want is to see the winners shuffling lethargically onstage while attendees yawn in the audience. A great awards show is an exciting, high-energy event — but how can you inject that energy in a corporate setting? One way to do it is by choosing the perfect soundtrack. Specifically, you should pay close attention to critical moments when a winner stands up to walk onstage or a host makes their first appearance. According to Eventique DJ and event manager Gabriel Furman, those seconds are critical for setting the tone. “Before the event, I like to find the showcrawler or stage manager, go through the run of show, and find the specific names of the presenters and winners. Then I do a little research on each person and choose their walkup music depending on the theme of the awards show and who those people are,” Gabriel says. Gabriel considers factors like the winner’s background, their age, their gender, the award category, the company they represent, and the demographics of the audience. For a Gen-X winner and crowd, he might blast an obscure but beloved song from the ‘80s, and “Who Let the Dogs Out” could be the perfect choice for a winner from an animal welfare charity. “Regular walkup music is okay — it fills the air. But something happens when it’s specific that raises the energy within the entire crowd. People say, ‘Oh my gosh!’ They start moving and ask, ‘What’s this?’” Gabriel says. “... I once
did an awards show where one winner was an old Hall of Fame football player, so I played the NFL theme song. He looked at me and started smiling!” The right music can turn a winner’s shuffle into a strut and amp up the delivery of their acceptance speech. Next time you plan an awards show, hire a DJ who brings the same dedication and expertise to your soundscape that Gabriel would.
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