I BEGAN DJING YEARS AGO LEARNING FROM MY BEST FRIEND. I STARTED IN THE BAR AND CLUB SCENE AND WAS A TOTAL INTROVERT. I USED TO BE TERRIFIED OF TALKING ON THE MICROPHONE AND AVOIDED THAT AT ALL COSTS! ONE DAY, A FRIEND OF MINE ASKED ME TO DJ HIS WEDDING. I AT FIRST SAID NO BECAUSE I KNEW I WASN’T GOOD AT BEING AN EMCEE. THEN, AFTER DOING THE WEDDING, I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. THERE IS SOMETHING TRULY MAGICAL ABOUT SEEING TWO PEOPLE COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATING WITH OTHERS! IRONICALLY, IT WAS AROUND THIS TIME I MET MY WIFE, AND AFTER WE STARTED DATING, I SAID TO MYSELF, “I NEED TO GET OUT OF BARS AND CLUBS.”

I WENT TO WORK FOR A WEDDING COMPANY WHERE I LEARNED THAT I WAS ACTUALLY A CLOSET EXTROVERT AND THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY ENERGIZE ME! OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, AND OVER 100+ WEDDINGS, I LEARNED HOW TO FLOW THEM. I THEN RETIRED FROM IT AND FOCUSED ON STARTING A FAMILY. AS MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A NEW HOME AND MOVED ON WITH OUR CAREERS, WE STARTED PRAYING FOR THE NEXT SEASON AND NEXT STEPS. THEN IT HAPPENED...

ONE DAY I WAS AT CHURCH, AND I WAS ASKED BY THE PASTOR'S WIFE IF I STILL DJ BECAUSE SHE HAD AN EVENT COMING UP. SHE THEN ASKED ME WHAT I CHARGED. I WAS OVERCOME WITH A STRONG WORD FROM OUR GOOD LORD WHO SAID, “STOP, TAKE A BREATH, DON’T CHARGE.” I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT WOULD DO. AT THE END OF THE NIGHT, THIS GIRL WALKS OUT OF THE EVENT AND ASKS ME TO DJ HER WEDDING. SHE THEN BEGAN TO PROMOTE ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK AFTER WEEK. SOON IT SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE!

HERE WE ARE YEARS LATER, RUNNING AN AVERAGE OF 50 WEDDINGS A YEAR ALL BECAUSE I CHOSE ONE DAY TO STEP OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE AND LISTEN TO THE LORD.