Do you all remember your first American DJ product that you bought?

Tell us a little about your first ADJ product you purchased in this thread and you could win some cool prizes!!!

The prize for the top 3 entries we like the most will get an ADJ or American Audio polo shirt sent to them and also a free banner with your name or company/ band/ DJ name on it.

This contest will run as of now until December 31, 2008. The winners will be chosen after the 2nd of Janurary 2009. Winners will be notified via email. You may also post pics of the light in action or retired. Pics cannot be 3rd party pics. So let the contest begin and have fun! Good luck.

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Does this also include us from the UK?

This contest is open to ANY forum member.

My very first AMDJ product was some par cans, dimmer packs, and a rotoball. It was a start. I've come a long way since then.

Thanks for your entry Kevin. If you want to go into more detail go ahead.
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I remember when i first started, i had bought some crappy police beacons form some store. at the time, it was the only thing i could afford. i knew a place at a near by shopping mall tha sold adj products and had lay away plans. i was fourteen at the time and didnt have a job, so it was the only way i could afford anything. when i went into the store i felt like a kid in a candy store ( cliche, i know), i figured that one of the lights i could purchase the fastest was the helicopter with six lights. i had my heart set on the vertigo, but knew i would take a really long time to get it. i had my brother drive me to the store once a week to deposite fifty dollars. until i brought it home. it was my baby; i remember i would play music in my bedroom with the helicopter going. i would picture myself at a club. i can remember playing at some private parties, in backyards where people didnt have any grass just dirt. i could see the rays of light because of the dust being kicked up. i thought it looked so cool! about six or seven months went by and we did a gig at a rougher part of town, needless to say a fight broke out and nocked my speakers over (the helicopter sat on one of the speakers because i didnt have a lightstand). the light got kicked and tossed and stomped ect. ect.
the lights no longer came on and some of the lenses were broken. to my surprise the moter still worked, but it was no use. my baby was broken and i could not afford to fix it. my parents saw that i was bummed out about it, i had crummy police beacons, and a strobe light that was no brighter than a flashlight. to my surprise, for my sixteenth b-day, they had bought me a vertigo and a foghog. forget about it... in my head i had the best lightshow arround. twelve years later, the vertigo still exists, full of dust and with its oiginal bulbs still working. its been long retired, still does what it is supposed to do. i was amussed when i saw the vertigo and the heli on the newest catalog, it brought back fun memories.

sorry about the typos. i dont spellcheck sometimes.

Very nice story.
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Well my first ever ADJ product was the myDMX. WOW its a corker. The sheer size of and its power. PERFECT! It does most things that the more expensive brands do! The program was simple and setting up was almost non existent. Plugged it and and it was working. This will not be my last bit ADJ kit. Its super. Long live ADJ! Keep on rocking.

Thanks for sharing.
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Sure you don't want to go into more detail McDonald? Up to you. Thanks for posting.
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Come on guys i told my bosses i could get a lot of post going for this contest. Are you guys gonna prove me wrong? Post some more stories, anybody, doesnt matter if your a DJ or whatever. Only 18 more days left of this contest.
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I don't have any pics but I'll share more of what got me there. I'm the youth pastor at a local church that was wanting to add lighting and effects to their services. I knew absolutely nothing about the lights, DMX, programming, etc.. I was introduced to the american DJ series of lighting products. While there are more expensive lights on the market - I've not found a more reliable, cost effective lighting products. Had a district wide pastor dinner at church last night and they functioned perfectly. In fact, I was part of a band that played at the Summet Center in Nashville for a general assembly. High dollar, very expensive motion lights were set just a few feet from me. One had a short and kept acting up and another had their bulb shot. Couldn't help but think if I had my Accuspots there - they would at least be working!

As of now, we've purchased close to $10,000 in lights and accessories - gotta get those AMDJ points turned in - and always turn to AMDJ first for anything we are looking at.

Thanks For posting kevin! Good story.
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