HEADPHONES 101

Am not psyched today majorly coz my headphones aren’t working. Its like an addiction and every dancer can attest that among the ‘DON’T TOUCH’ catalogue of possessions, headphones top the log. Well I may be fuzzy on this but according to Wikipedia Headphones are a pair of small loudspeakers which are designed to be held in place close to a user’s ears. The in-ear version is also known as Earphones. Now headset: a combination of headphone and microphone….aaaah okay!

Headphones originated from earpiece and were the only way to listen to electrical audio signals before amplifiers were developed. The first truly successful set was developed by Nathaniel Baldwin, who made them by hand in his kitchen and sold them to United States Navy……totally cool.

Over the years there has been a strong development of headphones and in ear buds.There is a development of headsets which are a combination of headphone/earphone and a microphone. They usually used for voice chats and have become a common accessories for mobile phones. 

MODEL HANDSET WITH A COMPATIBLE SET OF EARPHONES

The headphones are a must have accessory for a dancer, and purely  because they allow the freedom of choice of the playlist, also they allow for a dancer to ignore the rest of the environment to concentrate. The music is closer and feels tangible. This feature of noise cancellation also comes with its down side. There is risk of cancellation of important noises such as car horns, in a factory warning alarms and in most countries the use of headphones while driving is illegal. Some have restricted to using a maximum of one in ear bud while driving.Either way excessive use of an excess of 80db in extended listening can cause partial or complete deafness. Consider this “too much of anything is poisonous”

MODEL HEADPHONES

WHAT IS DB: Decibel is A logarithmic Unit of measurement in acoustics and electronic….Wikipedia baibey. we need an expert on this and who to call…mmmh aaaah got it

In the forth coming series I have found it important to feature  brands like Soul by Ludacris, Sony, Beats by dre and the like as international brands and am looking to talk to a local seller on the brands we have available. Keep it going and as far as it goes remember if you come to my world my Earphones are a don’t touch. They are my companion and my identity. BOOM BOOM CHA.

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world ― Voltaire

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BATTLE OF THE DANCE CREWS

OFFICIAL NAMES:  DANIEL MAINA MUTURI (Dj Slim Sufficient)

EVENT NAME: BATTLE OF THE DANCE CREWS (season 1).

VENUE:  NAIROBI CINEMA, KENYA.

TIME/DATE:  SATURDAY 25^TH AUGUST, 1PM TO 7PM.

HOST:  SWAP UNIT (A fully registered event management and entertainment company). 

SLOGAN/MOTTO: GIVING YOU THE BEST…….and this is what we want to offer our clients as a company.

WHY THE NAME OF THE EVENT:  The title of the event was inspired by the need to have both established , known and un-established dance groups showcase their best moves on one stage together, and the best way to accomplish this was by creating a BATTLE FIELD that is fair to all.

WHAT INSPIRED THE EVENT: The desire to have one great platform for dancers and a chance to UPLIFT, IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE their dance talent which has for a long time been taken for granted.

WHAT DO WE EXPECT: We expect to have a show never seen before in Kenya, a showdown of the best moves Kenya can offer. We expect a well choreographed dance event that will revolutionize the dance scene in Kenya.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CREWS WE EXPECT TO SEE:  Will have 30 dance crews on 1 stage, so we definitely in for a great experience.

Will have four guest crews SAINTS, ZIONISTS, DICE, SPARTANS.

OTHERS ARE: RELOADED, PHD, DSI, BGP, KRISTOHOLICS, SHRINK, SPYDAZ, FLAMERS, KIPAJI FITI, AL PACHINO, RANDOM, TREMAZ, FLAVA, D-CERIAN, FLIP-ITS, G-CLEFF, ROCKERS, XPLODERS, MASHID, INTRUDERS, GSF, FGT, PLATINUM AND FANTAGIOUS.

             WHATS DIFFERENT WITH THIS EVENT AS COMPARED TO OTHER EVENTS:

1.     It’s a first of a kind Kenyan dance battle where all crews are treated equally.

2.     It’s an event where artists play the background and the dancers take the main attraction.

3.     Our event is not just focused on performance but hugely on GROWTH AND PROMOTION OF DANCE TALENT.


WE HAVE BEEN HAVING CONCERNS RAISED BY DANCERS ABOUT UNQUALIFIED JUDGES.SINCE IT’S A BATTLE WHO ARE THE JUDGES AND WHAT CONSIDERATIONS ARE THERE WHEN PICKING A JUDGE: we have qualified and experienced judges who have eight years experience in dancing , who are dancers themselves and have organized dance events before.

SAY I HAVE A CREW AND I WANT TO PARTICIPATE HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED: You contact this number 0721405090 and get all the details.

BRIEF DESCRIBE DJ SLIM: Dj Slim Sufficient is a humble, talented disc jockey, born and raised in Kenya. My passion for music started way back in school, slowly I found myself standing next to deejays and watching keenly as they played. Thou I had no idea what the deejay was doing on the decks, I just found myself connecting with the music. I decided to get into deejaying seriously and joined a dj academy (spinrejdjs academy) where I was under the capable hands of DjNevs, Dj Mo and DjSadic.  My target is to stand out in my art of deejaying, from scratching, beat matching, juggling, among others.     ALL I CAN SAY FOR NOW IS ONLY TIME WILL TELL, LET’S WATCH THIS SPACE.

          HAVE YOU DONE ANYOTHER EVENTS:  Yes! I have done countless events. From GET TO KNOW CHRIST CONCERT, CHRISTIAN FUN DAY, CLUB XPLORE,DANCE CONNECT, PROJECT UNITY CONCERT etc they are so, so, many. This is because apart from being a Dj I am an event planner and event manager.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE WITH THE DIRECTION THAT BATTLE OF THE DANCE CREWS PRESENTS:   I hope to make this an annual event that will celebrate dance talent in a major way in Kenya and to a point where corporate will come in and support dance talent.

WHO ARE YOU WORKING WITH:  Currently am working on this event with a team of 15 people who are dance fanatics and of great input to me. I believe in them and they believe in me so watch out for an event that will blow your minds.

ARE THERE TICKETS AND IF THEY ARE  WHERE CAN I GET ONE AND FOR HOW MUCH: Tickets are available at Nairobi Sports House and at Nairobi Cinema shop.You can also get them throughthe participating dance crews and from SWAP UNIT crew.

WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR PARTICIPATION OF A CREW: simple,be creative, register for the event early and prove to us you have something to offer.

WHAT PRICES ARE UP FOR GRABS FOR WINNERS: We will award Number 1 2 and 3 respectively.we will give all participating crews certificates and definitely ensure that the overall winner will get a lot of support from SWAP UNIT in future.

HOW CAN I FOLLOW THE EVENT DETAILS: You can follow the event on Facebook or Join our group on Facebook- SWAP UNIT

ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TELL GUYZ, DANCE CREWS AND FELLOW DEEJAYS: Watch out you haven’t seen anything yet, this is just  the beginning of things to come. And watch out for SWAP UNIT…..always giving you the best.

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