2008 New Jersey Regional

[Chris Marra]

Originally Posted by Matt Keller

We are not inserting the music in the webcast. The DJs are outsourced, usually from local companies and hired by the production crew, not directly by FIRST. From what I understand, they are given a thick binder with songs approved by FIRST. I thought FIRST also might have supplied the music to avoid uncensored music, but I must be wrong. At FL and LV last season, the SOAP table was right next to the DJs, and they were quite restricted to what they were allowed to play and when. (we talked a bit)

Someone is getting yelled at tonight...

At the regionals I was at last year, I am pretty confident they did not have DJs on Thursdays. However, it simply doesn't make much sense to hire a DJ for a day when not everyone is there and the event has not 'officially' started (referring to opening ceremonies / competition play, I know they've started). Most likely, some member of the production crew set up his laptop without thinking just so there would be music. If I recall correctly, this is exactly what they did last year at NJ, as a team member and I were running the webcast next to an empty DJ table, which was filled the next two days (even if they refused to play the FIRST theme songs...)