The Gathering Storm Media crew helped Waubonsie Valley break another homecoming record this year with over 1900 students in attendance! Our team continued to pull out all the stops for this outdoor festival style dance: massive stage, high energy lights, line array, cold sparks, haze geysers, DJ, hype duo and a live band. Our DJ … Read More
Author: Ryan VanKampen
Police Try To Shut Down Homecoming… You’ll Never Believe What Happens Next
School Resource Office joins high school principal on stage at the homecoming dance and threatens to shut the event down for being too loud. Little do the students know that the DJ, principal, and officer are working together to prank the students. The result is a memory the students will never forget. What a great … Read More
2 Djs 1 Prom
The GSM Crew is back with another gig log from the 2022 Prom season. This time we are amping up the dance floor with not one but two DJs! Part of making sure our events are a hit involves really getting to know your client and meeting their needs. This school has a large Spanish … Read More
2022 Prom Gig Log & Dancing
Go behind the scenes with a full setup and gear break down for one of our largest proms this season. Packed dance floors even during the “dinner hour”. How often does that happen? The GSM crew wants to bring this level of excitement and professionalism to your next school event. Reach out to us to … Read More
School Dance w/Photowall by RequestNow
This year we partnered with a new school and wanted to give them the full GSM experience. Along the way we added a new feature to our bag of tricks, the PhotoWall by @RequestNow If you’re a DJ and haven’t heard of RequestNow, you need to check them out before your next gig. No, RequestNow … Read More
Our First Outdoor Homecoming!
In Fall 2021 schools came back to life as restrictions were lifted, and GSM was ready to provide schools with an outdoor homecoming experience that would bring back the excitement that was missing during remote learning. Go behind the scenes the the GSM team to see what it takes to put on a homecoming dance … Read More
Live Performance at HoCo 2021
Gathering Storm Media added an extra element to this year’s homecoming dance at Waubonsie Valley with a live performance from rapper & alumni Stevo Thompson. Four years earlier Stevo had reimagined and remixed the school fight song to be included in their school LipDub. This year his live performance helped usher school spirit into a … Read More
First Wedding Post Covid!
First Wedding Post Covid! Things are finally starting to fully reopen here in Illinois and that means more opportunities to celebrate with newly weds. Join the GSM team as we recap our first post covid weddings at the beautiful Mora Farm in Waterman, IL. If you’re looking for an experienced professional DJ for your wedding, … Read More
Saving Homecoming 2020 with a DriveThru Experience
What do you do when Covid is shutting down the school dance industry? You remix the concept of the school dance. The GSM crew worked closely with the administration at Waubonsie Valley to create a unique, socially distant, pandemic friendly homecoming experience for their students in October of 2020. Behind the scenes gig log followed … Read More
Winter Wedding Wonderland- Gig Log 01.25.20
The Double Tree, Esplanade Lakes in Downers Grove, IL is a beautiful venue for a winter wedding. That beauty is only further enhanced when you bring in wireless uplighting and motion controlled gobos. Go behind the scenes of this winter wedding wonderland and see how the GSM team brought this room to life. Ceremony and … Read More