Choosing the Perfect Wedding DJ

When planning your wedding there is always a lot of detail and arrangements to be made so it's best to be prepared and make yourself a list. A list can ensure you don't miss anything, help you prioritise things to do, and sort out what details need to be booked first.

The entertainment at your reception is one such item that should be high on your tick list, and it's wise to book it well in advance as popular and well-known wedding singers and DJs are booked up very early and you don't want to miss getting the best!

Vocal EQ & Fundamental Frequencies

Before equalizing a vocal, or anything for that matter, one should familiarize themselves with the characteristics and their ranges within the spectrum of frequencies. The human voice develops lower frequencies from the chest/stomach, to mouth/teeth where higher frequencies occur. The characteristics I focus in on were derived from my studies during the Audio Post Production course of my curriculum at Full Sail University; a class that focuses on audio for video production. An emphasis was placed on speech intelligibility, as it is crucial for dialogue.

I have found great success working within these ranges, especially with rap/hip hop, where a crystal clear vocal placed up front in the mix sells the song!

Fundamental Frequencies:

Men (80 Hz - 240 Hz)
Women (140 Hz - 500 Hz)

Top 10 First Dance Wedding Songs 2011

Wedding first dances are a very personal affair, and by no means are they compulsory, but they are a tradition that guests wait eagerly for, and there can always be the pressure as to what song to play. Do you go with something that'll please the guests, or something more personal to yourselves, or perhaps you'll find a happy medium that everybody's contented with. Hopefully, this article will be a help for those still choosing.

I present to you a compact selection of songs including a couple of contemporary pieces and a handful of classics for the Top 10 First Dance Wedding Songs of 2011.

The 4 Best Rock Bands of the 80s

The 1980s was a great decade for rock, and you may even have a number of albums from well-known rock acts lurking around in your record collection. But which were the best rock bands from the 1980s? Here are four of the best that should be present in any rock fan's LP collection.

1. Guns N' Roses

Formed in 1985 in Hollywood, Guns N' Roses soon went on to take over the world and become one of the most successful rock acts in history. The band was formed when Hollywood Rose and L.A. Guns members combined to form one new band (hence the name), with Axl Rose as the charismatic frontman.