As the Providence College volunteers know all too well, there’s a lot of intense case pushing, stage building, and other prep work that goes into the perfect dance party.  I’d consider myself a connoisseur of production gadgetry, and I love the design and build process.  But come on… the party is the fun part.

You put the finishing touches on the stage system, the house lights are off, and you retire to the green room to change into “show blacks.”  You can hear the entry music through the walls:  down-tempo, bassy, “quiet  before the storm” tunes.  You do some stretches, and maybe a few pushups, and talk with the crew about what’s about to go down.  As guests stream into the venue and are juuuust starting to get antsy, you walk back onto the stage, put on your headphones, do a final check on the mix gear, and drop the first big song of the night.

It’s go time.  WIth the Bambossa remix of Lady Gaga’s Just Dance pounding through 30+ speakers, this party had officially begun.

OK, so you get the picture.  On occasion, though, we’ve been known to share the stage, especially when a guest artist will add to the mystique and heighten the energy of an event.  In this case, the PC juniors didn’t know exactly what the night would entail — but they knew that the Junior Ring Weekend Club Night had a lofty legacy to live up to.  After an hour of dancing, Talib Kweli took to the stage to add a live, mid-dance-party hip hop concert.  A very cool surprise twist.  Well done, PC!

After that, it was back to dance mode.  It was like having the biggest, craziest after-party you’ve ever seen, without having to switch locations.  Great concept for an event.

Thanks for having us, PC!  See you soon.

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