Skip Entertainment is a special event company located in Corpus Christi, Texas. Since 1999, Owner Abel Bocanegra, Jr. (Skip) and his team have provided lighting, DJ, video and photography services for weddings, school dances and other special events in South Texas. Skip Entertainment’s arsenal of gear includes CHAUVET DJ and we caught up with them to learn more this month.

How did you get into this business?

IN 99′ I WENT TO MY HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING DANCE WITH A GROUP OF FRIENDS. THERE WERE ABOUT 1000 STUDENTS AT THE DANCE WITH AN OLD MAN DJ WITH 4 LIGHTS…RED…BLUE…GREEN…YELLOW. HE WAS HORRIBLE! I TOLD MYSELF THAT NIGHT “SOME DAY I AM GOING TO BE A GREAT DJ. IM GOING TO BE THE BEST, AND THE BIGGEST!” 15 YRS LATER THE BUSINESS IS STILL GROWING, AND WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST AND BIGGEST MOBILE PRODUCTION COMPANIES IN SOUTH TEXAS.

DJ GEAR WAS SUPER EXPENSIVE BUT I SAVED ALL MY MONEY TO GET BETTER GEAR. I STARTED BY USING 2 BOOM BOXES AND HOME ENTERTAINMENT SPEAKERS .MY CD’S WOULD ALWAYS SKIP, SO ONE NIGHT MY LITTLE BROTHER SAID “THEY SHOULD JUST CALL YOU DJ SKIP, BECAUSE ALL YOUR CD’S SKIP!” AND THATS HOW I GOT MY NAME!

What are your lighting strategies to help make events successful?

I BELIEVE THE KEY IS TO KEEP ALL YOUR LIGHTING THE SAME . NOWADAYS DJS THINK JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT LIGHTS THAT THEY ARE THE BEST. BUT IN REALITY THEIR SET UP LOOKS LIKE A CIRCUS JUST CAME TO TOWN! KEEP ALL YOUR LIGHTING CONSISTENT. MOVING HEADS ARE GREAT BECAUSE THEY DO EVERYTHING. I USE 8 INTIMIDATORS AND THEY DO A HUGE CHUNK OF EVERYTHING. SAME WITH YOUR PAR CANS. IT GIVES IT A CLEAN SIMPLE LOOK. DMX IS VERY IMPORTANT TOO. KEEPING THE THEME AND THE COLORS OF THE EVENT IS VERY IMPORTANT. SMALL DETAILS ARE WHAT MAKES A HUGE IMPACT ON YOUR EVENT.

What kind of Chauvet gear do you use?

X 8 INTIMIDATORS SPOT LED 350

X 30 SLIMPAR 56

X2 GEYSER RGB FOGGERS

X1 HURRICANE 1300 FOGGER

ALL CHAUVET DMX CABLES

What advice would you give to other DJs?

DO NOT THROW “BUSINESS” INTO YOUR CLIENTS FACE. BECOME THEIR FRIEND FIRST. TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT. DONT GIVE THEM A PACKAGE A, B, OR C SETUP. GIVE THEM SOMETHING SPECIAL AND DIFFERENT. LET THEM KNOW THAT THEIR EVENT IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL IN ITS OWN WAY. SHOW THEM VIDEO AND PICS SO THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEY WILL BE GETTING. AND LASTLY ALWAYS DO MORE – GIVE A LITTLE EXTRA IF YOU CAN. SMALL THINGS LIKE THIS ALWAYS LET YOUR CLIENT SPREAD THE WORD THAT YOU ARE #1 IN THEIR BOOK!

Skip Entertainment can be found at:
FACEBOOK.COM/SKIPENTERTAINMENT
YOUTUBE.COM/THESKIPPARTY
INTAGRAM.COM/SKIPENTERTAINMENT