allentastic

08/17/2026

Welcome to the end of "Self-employment: Year One"

{I'm writing this on Saturday afternoon while preparing for Millennial Night and it feels so strange to be scheduling such an in-depth post for the future}

I've been doing the DJ thing full-time for a year now, and I feel like there's some housekeeping in order. I've been super quiet on this page in 2026 for a ton of different reasons.

The number one reason being that I gloriously fumbled a wedding booking at the end of last year during the holiday season. It is the ONLY business interaction (as a DJ) where I have let a customer/potential customer down.

The entire issue was lack of communication on my end.

The bride was 100% right to be upset. I had a strong realization in the process of handling, or mishandling, that situation...
I am terrible at administrative work. I always thought that I just didn't like that kind of thing. Well, maybe I don't like it because I suck at it.

As the owner/operator of a small business, administrative work is absolutely mission critical. Effectively communicating needs and work status, keeping deadlines, managing multiple projects in various states of completion, etc... All of these things are absolute nightmares for me.

NO ONE CARES AND NO ONE SHOULD

We all have difficulties and weaknesses. It isn't your job to pat me on the back and say "there, there."

What I'm getting at is that my focus and dedication this year has been on trying to identify said weaknesses and figure out practical solutions that I can implement in real-world situations.

This is not a post with answers. I probably should've put that at the top. I am actively choosing not to. Oh well. If you're still here, I assume it's because you actually care about me as either a person or an entertainer. Thank you. I love you. I'm trying really really hard, I promise.

I have at least two potential long-term DJ announcements that are in the works, but I can't really talk about them online until they get finalized. They might be some of the first real sproutlings of seeds that I have been planting for the last 10 years.

Sorry if this was sprawling and hard to follow. All the things I wanted to say in this would fill 10 pages.

"Have faith in me... There are things that I've seen you won't believe

01/11/2026

Working on a 90's/2000's promo cut and getting reminded of so many classic bangers that I'm stoked to throw in sets!!! Drop your favorite forgotten classic in the comments and I'll add it to a playlist if I don't already have it 😁

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01/11/2026

Rest In Peace to Bob Weir. Never was a big fan, but it’s practically impossible to tell a real story of rock and roll without his name being in there somewhere.

01/09/2026

Just hit 500 followers on Instagram!!! Do me a HUGE favor and go follow me over there if you aren’t already?!? Or just share this? Every little bit helps more than you know 🫶🏻 Going to see if we can hit 1k this year 🙏🏻 And don’t forget, we’ve got karaoke tn at Hatters! Flyer in comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️

01/08/2026

Tomorrow night!!! You already know what it is. The hottest parties in Fairfield with the hottest music and the hottest people 😉🥳🤪

01/03/2026

NYE was absolutely insane! We’ve got one more Saturday edition of karaoke before getting back on track with Fridays next week. Come hang out and let your hair down 😁

12/26/2025

My Christmas hot take is that the original Fleetwood Mac release of “Landslide” is the worst of the three main versions of the track.

12/22/2025

Karaoke at Mad Hatters will be on Saturday night for the next two weekends due to the holidays! We have been having an absolute blast and it seems like y’all have been too 🥳🥳🥳 and we’re doing a blacklight NYE party that is going to be absolutely BUMPIN!!!

12/17/2025

Who’s ready to get fffffffffffestive?! If you were there last week (or saw the videos 😉🤣) you know that anything could happen!

Who's ready to get their jingle on before the in-laws arrive? Swing by Mad Hatters and bless us with your presence, down a drink or two of our signature liquid courage cocktails, and belt out your favorite tunes until your heart's happy! allentastic will drop some sick beats but you never know... he may grace us with an impromptu performance of a completely random song... 😂

12/12/2025

Ugly Sweater Karaoke tonight!!! We're kicking off an hour earlier than usual at 8 PM! I've also got an exiting announcement to make... Starting next week I am going to start streaming on Twitch every day. The Lunch Hour with allentastic. From 11:30 to 1:30. Tune for a midday pick-me-up :)

Get ready for the most ridiculously awesome battle of hideous holiday sweaters this Friday! Don your most heinous homemade or store-bought monstrosity for a shot at bragging rights, a medal, and a gift card. Ugly sweater contest judging will be at midnight! allentastic will be spinning the tunes to help you shake off those winter blues with a night of dancing and karaoke. See you Friday!