Joshua and Jonathan’s Dance Party - Marine Corps Recruit Depot Wedding

Joshua and Jonathan’s wedding took place on September 1, 2015. Now look at a calendar. Yes, that is indeed a Tuesday. I’m pretty sure that this is the first time in my DJ career I’ve worked a Tuesday wedding. 

And no, it had nothing to do with a midweek discount, it was just a special date to Joshua. His grandparents, who he was close to, were married on that same date many years ago and he wanted something to have something to share with them. Pretty special.

Their wedding ceremony and reception took place at the Bayview Restaurant on the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. A great venue that is right on the shore of San Diego Bay and adjacent to Liberty Station.

They also had a unique idea, each escorting their mother-in-laws through their circular shaped aisle.

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Successful end to a Tuesday night wedding at MCRD in San Diego with these two grooms. Congratulations Joshua and Jonathan. 

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Joshua is also a friend of mine, a guy who I share weekly workouts and sweaty hugs with at November Project, a free fitness group that is in more than 20 cities across the United States and Canada.

This is the best I could do in finding a picture of Joshua and I. Not only are there no pictures of just the two of us, they are no normal pictures of us. 

J & J’s wedding party was great fun, especially since I had many other friends on the dance floor.

Here is their setlist and a few more photos at the end:
Mother/Son Dances

• Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me
• Minnie Rippington - Loving You

Parents Dance

• Luther Vandross - Here And Now

Open Dancing - First Set

• Al Green - Let's Stay Together
• Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
• K.C. & the Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
• Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
• Britney Spears - I'm a Slave For You
• Usher - Yeah (Wedding Crasherz Break) (Short Edit)
• Natalie La Rose, Jeremih - Somebody (Select Mix Remix)
• Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea - Pretty Girls (Select Mix Remix)
• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
• Whitney Houston - How Will I Know (Select Mix Remix)

Cake Cutting

• John Legend - All Of Me

Open Dancing - Second Set

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f./Mary Lambert - Same Love (Radio Edit)
• Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved
• Fat Joe - Get It Poppin'
• Rihanna - S&M
• Icona Pop f./Charli XCX - I Love It (Promo Only Intro Edit)
• Britney Spears - Till The World Ends
• Taylor Swift - Shake It Off (Select Mix Remix)
• Tupac - California Love (Original Version)
• Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize
• Dr. Dre - Next Episode
• Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
• Backstreet Boys - I Want it That Way
• Maroon 5 - Sugar
• Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
• 2 In A Room - Wiggle It (Select Mix Remix)
• Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam

Last Dance

• Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance (Select Mix Remix)

Vendor Team

DJ/Master of Ceremonies: Justin Kanoya, DJ Kanoya Productions

Venue: Marine Corps Recruit Depot

Other weddings hosted by DJ Kanoya Productions

Angela and Kristofer’s Slow Motion Video - Hotel Del Coronado Wedding

What do you get when you have 16 members of a wedding party, bride, groom and another 100-plus guests? Some good times in the slow motion video booth.

Angela and Kris’ friends did pretty well.

For more insight on this wedding, check out my setlist and the amazing pictures from the Youngrens photo team.

A slow motion video booth is a great way to remember the people that attended your event as well as all of the fun they had while they were there. For more information, submit your event details on the "request for quote" page. To see videos from other events, visit DJ Kanoya Productions on Vimeo.

Lululemon Engineered Sensations Product Launch

I tried to get Taylor (on left) and Brett to switch jobs for the day, but they are much better at selling pants than I am.

On September 1, Lululemon Athletica launched an onslaught of new women’s pants and in effect rebranded their bottoms … and that refers to pants, not butts. :)

With a goal of getting its customers into clothes based on how they want to feel, instead of how they want to look, the pants have been placed into the following categories: tight, hugged, held-in, naked and relaxed. There’s in depth information on their website and also in the video posted below.

For my part, however, I was asked to usher in this new pants era with a live DJ session at the Lululemon La Jolla store, which is always a good time!

As a DJ it's always important to match the mood of the crowd. This is even more vital in a retail setting where business -- and busy-ness -- can fluctuate. For the most part it's good to keep the vibe and tempo "up" but it's also important to not distract customers from shopping and employees from doing their job. 

Here is the setlist:
Brandy - Sittin Up In My Room (Select Mix Remix)
Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss) (Main Version)
Rihanna - I Hate That I Love You
DJ Cassidy f. Robin Thicke & Jessie J - Calling All Hearts
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Kandy Space Remix) (Extended)
Duke Dumont f./Jax Jones - I Got U (Radio Edit)
Carly Rae Jepsen - All That (The Knocks Bootleg) (Clean) (Extended)
Taylor Swift - Style
S.W.V. - Right Here (Human Nature Radio Mix)
Mutya Buenya - Real Girl
Iggy Azalea f./Jennifer Hudson - Trouble (No Siren - Clean)
Ella Henderson - Ghost (Oliver Nelson Remix) (Extended)
Zedd f./Jon Bellion - Beautiful Now
Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand
Tony! Toni! Tone! - Feels Good
Markie Mark & The Funky Bunch - Good Vibrations (Select Mix Remix)
Madonna - Holiday
Whitney Houston - So Emotional (Edge Remix)
Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart (Freestyle Classics) (Extended)
Maroon 5 - Sugar (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Natalie La Rose ft Jeremih - Somebody (KASCHE Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
DJ Cassidy f./Chromeo - Future Is Mine (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Alesso - Heroes (Basic Tape Remix) (Clean) (Extended)
Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One (Nathan Scott Remix) (Extended)
Charlie XCX - Boom Clap (Mighty Mi G-House Mix) (Extended)
Ariana Grande - One Last Time (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Hot Classics Remix)
The Commodores - Lady (Hot Classics Remix)
Stevie Wonder - Do I Do
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie
The Emotions - Best Of My Love
Mariah Carey - Emotions (Select Mix Remix)
Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Usher f./Nicki Minaj - She Came To Give It To You (Promo Only Intro Edit)
Chromeo - Jealous (I Ain't With It) (Riddler Radio Remix)
Years & Years - King
Sam Feldt f./Kimberly Anne - Show Me Love (The Rooftop Boys Radio Edit)
The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
Tinashe f./Iggy Azalea - All Hands On Deck (Promo Only Clean Edit - Remix)
Skrillex & Diplo f./Justin Bieber - Where Are U Now
Tove Lo - Talking Body (Clean)
Fifth Harmony f./Kid Ink - Worth It

Wedding Reception Sing-along - Hotel Del Coronado

Some songs are just meant to be sung with a group of friends. And when those songs come on, you sing them very loud. I loved creating this moment, espeically loved seeing the bride with her group of girlfriends singing with a smile. 

Friends and family sing along to the Backstreet Boys, “I Want it That Way.”

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Jad and Andrea’s San Diego Wedding Reception Slow Motion Video

Popping balloons, shooting glitter and a few light spanks. Jad and Andrea's San Diego wedding reception is captured perfectly in this slow motion video. 

A slow motion video booth is a great way to remember the people that attended your event as well as all of the fun they had while they were there. For more information, submit your event details on the "request for quote" page. To see videos from other events, visit DJ Kanoya Productions on Vimeo.