HOT DJ Derrick Wray
Phone: (330) 544-8553 -or- Toll Free 1 - (888) 544-8553 Address: Niles, Ohio 44446 hotdjdwray@hotmail.com
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HOT DJ Derrick Wray
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
May 20th, 2005 - How many DJ's can say that they've been on TV?!
* HOT DJ Derrick Wray performed for the WFMJ Today Wedding!
Congratulations to the lucky couple Jeff & Lindsey Wolfe!
October 2004 - We began our affiliation with "MakesParties"! You will see the link to "Our Party Store" on every page. This virtual store is your best place to find party favors, glowsticks, and all the accessories and fixin's for your theme party!
September 2004 - We became a member of the "American Disc Jockey Association". The ADJA is the top national organization for Professional Mobile Disc Jockeys. We are one of ONLY 2 DJ's in the local area who are members!
American
Disc Jockey Association
Monday August 30th 2004 thru Thursday September 2nd 2004 I attended the DJ Times DJ Convention in Atlantic City! As good as I am, I learned even more about crowd interaction, production, music, equipment, and lights. I hope and expect to incorporate some of these ideas into my shows and company ever strengthening my status as the best Disc Jockey Service in the region!
Saturday, May 15th 2004, I received my A.A.S. Degree in Criminal Justice! This degree is an emphasis on Loss Prevention and Asset Control, which should correlate well to my current studies in computer networking and network security. It also reinforces my experience as an Air Force Security Specialist back in the 80's.
July 2003 to Sept. 2006 - HOT DJ Derrick Wray was the House DJ at Red's Lounge.
Halloween Party at Red's Lounge 11/01/03
In 2003 we completed the work on our new *Killer* Horn Sound System. We have also revamped our Light Shows to once again include a Small Light Show, as well as a Band Light Show (which we used at the Newton Falls 4th of July Festival with great success!). Now that this is finished, there is not a DJ ANYPLACE who can compare to our sound and light shows!
Also in 2002, our largest crowd to date...I doubt that many DJ's have played for nearly 50,000 people, well, WE HAVE! The Newton Falls 4th of July Festival was a rousing success! We were asked back for 2003, and once again had a great crowd and lots of fun (which made all the hard work worthwhile!).
2002 saw the Grande Opening of "The Finish Line" Dance Club at Papa Louie's Motocross Cafe. This bar now comes complete with a basic light show (which I helped them configure) and a stage for regional bands to perform on!
2001 was focused on developing the aura at Papa Louie's Motocross Cafe in Brookfield, Ohio.
January 24th, 2001 - I received an Ohio Class A CDL. Now, if I ever decide to do huge shows for national acts, I can drive the rig myself!
We made our presence known on the World Wide Web in the Spring of 2000 with the domain www.blazingentertainment.com.
My e-mail address is: hotdjdwray@hotmail.com.
1999 was highlighted by working in the P.A. room at Cafaro Field for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers Professional Minor League Baseball Team during their inaugural season here in Niles, Ohio.
Joined the Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce in 1998.
1997 also saw our 2nd major equipment upgrade which included even better speakers, amplifiers, mixers, equalizers, microphones, and players as well as bigger, better, and brighter Dance Floor Lighting!
Hired salespeople in 1997 to help cover the region of Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.
Added Karaoke to the personal system in 1996. This service was called ATSUI KARAOKE (Atsui is the Japanese word for Hot, as Karaoke is also a Japanese term meaning "to sing to music without words").
1995 was also our first year at the Trumbull County Fair. We have been there EVERY year since with our spectacular DJ show and sound systems as well as our engaging Karaoke show! Sadly, that run ended in 2007 when the current fair president decided that the Trumbull County Fair no longer needs great entertainment.
Worked as an On-Air Board Operator at the Public Radio Station WYSU 88.5 FM at Youngstown State University in 1995. I also received my Lifetime FCC License in 1995!
Expanded into a full service entertainment agency in 1995 offering Bands, Karaoke, Clowns, Costumed Characters, Magicians, Belly Dancers, Male & Female Exotic Dancers, Soloists and Dance Floor Lighting. This was named BLAZING ENTERTAINMENT in keeping with the HOT DJ concept. This has since been discontinued due to a lack of interest in the area.
HOT DJ Derrick Wray became a member of the Better Business Bureau in 1995.
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1993 also saw our first major equipment upgrade with the help of "Rockin' Rick" Kustelega. This after only one year in business and two years of working as a Professional Mobile Disc Jockey!
Started subcontracting other professional Disc Jockeys in 1993.
Moved back to Warren, Ohio and started HOT DJ Disc Jockey Service in January of 1992.
Performed in bars and at private functions in Columbus, Ohio in 1991.
Professionally trained in Radio and Television Broadcasting at the American School of Broadcasting in Columbus, Ohio in 1991.
HOT DJ boasts well over 20,000 popular songs in a variety of styles ranging from the Big Band era to the present including Country. This is not a count of every song we have, just the songs that people know and love to dance and party to!! We can perform at just about any kind of show from a biker bar, to a teen dance, to the most elegant wedding! Here's just a very few of the most popular songs we have.
ATSUI KARAOKE now has well over 114,000 well known songs and is continually adding to the song list. KARAOKE
HOT
DJ Derrick Wray
Rockin' Rick brings 30 years of professional experience and 25 years of technical expertise to Blazing Entertainment. Having performed at hundreds of bars, weddings, school dances and other private shows, Rick is a true Master of Ceremonies. Rick was the house DJ at Faces Lounge in Newton Falls for over 10 years! If you go there, you will hear one of the best dance club sound systems in the area! (We are using a system that he designed!) Now semi-retired from doing DJ work, Rick has been building professional speaker systems and repairing electronics since 1985. Rick is part of the reason why we have the best sound systems around! He has also been engineering sound for local bands for many years now. Rick received his Lifetime FCC License in 1990.
Famous
local radio DJ, Justine Thomas brings her professional experience to Blazing
Entertainment as our new Master of Ceremonies! Justine graduated from
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