Entertainment

November 28, 2018

Jonathan E. Jacobs, a.k.a. the Vintage DJ, spins original 45s, 33s, and 78s records from the 1920s through the 1970s on two vintage record players. His record collection spans musical genres, including jazz, Latin, soul and R&B, rock ’n’ roll, reggae, and more. He has worked for cultural institutions and companies, including Citigroup, the Brooklyn Museum, the Public Theater, the Wall Street Journal, and Swarovski.

Photo: Michael Scott Studio

'Plum Miami' Launch Party

The splashy, upscale launch party for Plum Miami, a Miami-based luxury lifestyle magazine, took place in 2011 at Raleigh. The DJ booth was set on top of the pool's diving board, with water cascading down from it.

Photo: Raul Ospina

AOL Future Front

AOL hosted its first-ever Future Front on September 28 at Pier 36/Basketball City in New York. The event's focal installation was a three-story DJ tower that housed five DJs in cubes playing hip-hop, electronic, Top 40, rock, and throwback-style tunes. Built with scaffolding, the tower featured shifting light, music, and video styles and allowed DJs to play solo sets, participate in music battles, and combine genres. Four of the squares projected video that showed social feeds, DJ information, and live shots of the DJs performing. The event was produced by Barkley Kalpak Agency.

Photo: Pearcey Proper

At the Feed for Target launch, a jazz band performed on a custom stage made of raw wood and decked with carnival string lights, which supplied a down-home look and feel.

Photo: Nilaya Sabnis