DJ since 2014, Karaoke Host since 2017.
Interesting Fact: Lightning was a nickname I used in 2008 and 2009 when I was employed by the Aberdeen IronBirds (Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Orioles)! The name has stuck ever since!
Favorite First Dance Song: I Swear by John Michael Montgomery
Favorite Karaoke Song: In My Life by The Beatles
My Passion for becoming a DJ started in December 2010 after I went to a party where the DJ wasn't very good. About early 2011, I was walking home from the store when i noticed a bumper sticker for a DJ down the street from me. That's when the light bulb in my head lit up! So I decided I wanted to learn the basics of what it was like to be a DJ, I got my chance four days later when a man was outside the house that had the DJ sticker. He said that his wife was the DJ, so I gave him my info, and headed home. The next day, I get a call from her, asking if I could come down and ask me a few questions. I walked down, knocked on the door, her husband answered the door, the DJ came out, and said, "dang, you look like a strong guy!" I thanked her, she asked me the regular questions (example: how much can you carry, what kinds of music do you like, do you know how to take pictures), then I apprenticed with her for a year, DJing dozens of weddings, several parties and fundraisers before she stopped DJing in 2012! I acquired some of her equipment after, then on April 1st, 2014 (No April Fools Joke). I started DJing, I've done dozens of events in 2014 and the rest is history!
I would like to personally thank Karen Pusloskie (Exstatic Sound DJ & Karaoke) for helping me become the DJ I am today!
DJ Ray has hosted Karaoke Nights at Fisherman's Catch Restaurant in Forest Hill, MD for many years. When I wanted to add Karaoke to the mix, DJ Ray told me what kind of Karaoke Software to use, what services to use and copied his Karaoke Files for me to use.
To DJ Ray, Thank You so much!