So I had my Garba gig yesterday at Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City, Queens. I thought I was prepared.

I spent days organizing Garba, Raas and Bollywood music, packed my gear, had backups ready… and then I arrived and discovered three tiny problems:

No table.

No electricity.

And a little rain.

So basically, DJ Mad Luuk became DJ MacGyver.

I got the laptop connected to their PartyBox speaker and kept things moving until my battery dropped to about 10%. Then I switched over to the Djay app on my phone, plugged that into the speaker with an adapter and carried on. Somehow the music never had to stop while I was figuring all this out.

And honestly? I LOVED the event. The Garba dancing was absolutely joyous — so much color, movement and energy. I’d spent a lot of time beforehand learning about the music because it was new territory for me, but once I was there I could just watch the dancers, feel what was happening and respond.
I even ended up joining the dancing myself!

Definitely one of those gigs that reminded me that DJing isn’t always about having the perfect setup. Sometimes it’s just: something has gone horribly wrong — solve it in thirty seconds and keep the party going.
Would absolutely do it again.
But next time I have to ask, “Soooo… will there be a table and electricity?”

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