This Sweet 16 party in Northridge turned out to be a total vibe—even with the rain trying to crash the plans. Instead of celebrating outdoors, we moved the party into a small, cute venue that ended up feeling just right. The stage was tiny, but I made it work! I squeezed in my 4-foot table and two tripod speakers, and we were ready to roll.

As guests started arriving, I kicked things off with early-2000s pop. And let me tell you—people were dancing before they even set their jackets down. The energy showed up early, and it didn’t slow down.

When taco dinner time hit (yes, tacos at a Sweet 16—amazing choice), I switched the vibe to chill lo-fi beats. I was given one song title to build from, and that was enough to create a relaxed dinner playlist that fit the moment perfectly. People were eating, laughing, and warming up from the rainy night.

Then came the special dances—a sweet father-daughter dance, followed by a surprise sister dance that had everyone cheering. After that, we got everyone on their feet for a group dance, which really brought the room together.

And then… open dance time. That’s when the party flipped into full celebration mode. I dropped all the throwbacks high schoolers love, mixed in some Latin hits, and the dancefloor stayed packed the whole night. Rain or no rain, this Northridge Sweet 16 turned into a fun, high-energy party with tons of dancing, great music, and good vibes all around.

  Recently I received a call to do a Latin event over in Granada Hills. The client sent me a list and I was digging the vibe. It was a lot of reggaeton and some cumbia. Artist like Bad Bunny, and  Karol G filled up the list.  A really popular artist was Los Socios Del RitmoOther artists like Ozuna, J Balvin, Rauw Alejandro There were a few English songs and even went as diverse as some country songs by Morgan Wallan. What I noticed about Latin parties that they really and I mean really love the cumbias. You can not go wrong with the classics and get the party going.

Originally we are going to play at a house then they got a studio over in North ridge.  It was small venue in a retail area.  They had a bar and a table to have dinner and a small dance floor. It was quite an intimate space. You can easily have around 25 folks to have dinner there and then they can let loose on the dance floor. Once I got there they had a musician who was jamming on a guitar and singing covers everyone knew. I set up next to the guitar player and I was ready to go. I was going to play 15 minutes ahead of schedule but I was prepared to start anytime they needed me. They started to eat then I started to play more music to get the party vibe then they cut the cake then it was time to get down.