Mobile DJ Playing Clay's Music As He Travels From Event to Event

RubyR43 at The Clayboard has started a great thread to tell us about a DJ she met. Now, mind you, this is not your typical radio station DJ who is at the station all day playing music. In his own words, "I am a mobile DJ entertainer. I do everything from Weddings to School Dances. I also have a Karaoke show! Currently, I am serving my second term as President of WNYMEA (Western New York Mobile Entertainers Alliance)." Concerning Clay, he said that, "(I have received) Many requests for Clay's music over the years! He's a strong and popular artist, that will stand the test of time!"

RubyR43 tells at the Clayboard thread how she met this DJ and what transpired:

About a couple of months ago...About a couple of months ago, I was at the Post Office, mailing OMC cds to a lady I purchased from on E-BAY!!!!! She now loves Clay's music! So, I'm at the P.O. desk in a tiny neighborhood warehouse and I am struggling to get the 3 cds into a padded, manilla envelope. The man behind me says "Clay Aiken, huh?!" We talked briefly and he tells me that he was at the restaurant/sports bar, the night of our CD Release Party!! He says......

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"A group of 12 of us meet at that same place very year....in the room you were using. They put us into 'a small room' because there were at least 60 people at your party! We were curious & had to ask the waitress, what was going on in there?? We WERE VERY IMPRESSED!!! when she told us it was a CD release party for CLAY AIKEN!! I've never seen anything like that for an artist!! It's great that so many fans are so involved!"

I told him there were over 80 parties around the country that night! and that at 9:30pm we all went across the street to B&N to con't partying until we could buy the CD at midnight. He was amazed!

It turns out he is a DJ "but not with a station!" He said he receives all of the singles that Clay has put out! I offer him an album (x-tra in my car) but he is in a rush & gives me his card....say's "e-mail me & I'll give you my address:
I mailed him a couple of times and sent 3 albums (MOAM, MCWL and ATDW)...

This DJ, whose name is Johnny, has such great things to say about Clay, including the following quote:

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Hello Ruby, Thank you for the CD's. The song variety is a great addition to my musical selections. I will always be happy to play a Clay request. He is a great artist, and his recordings are of high quality. Yes, you can use the quote you asked, and you may use my name in the quote.
It is great to see fans behind an artist! Radio is the pits these days, and the payola still continues according to another scandal article in the News a few weeks ago. Schools bombard me with crappy requests, while talented and entertaining artists and their music get ignored. It is good to know that I'm getting ALL the releases from TM Century, as far as singles go. I'll put in a good word for more Clay Aiken songs with my Rep. from TM!

I thought this was a great story. Now, when I hear about so many DJ's who aren't playing Clay's music or who are making rude comments, I will think of Johnny, the mobile DJ playing his songs at many events and talking to others about Clay's great music.

RubyR43 ended her post at the Clayboard with, "Clay's music is getting 'out there' in A THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS!" Isn't that the truth!!

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