Graduations
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celebrating any graduations beneath high school in his more
than 25 years as a DJ. He said the first milestone events he
does are mitzvahs, followed by sweet 16 parties.

“Anything younger than that, the traditional outlet
has been a BounceU, a Chuck E. Cheese or some-
thing small in their backyard for family
members,” he said.

A growing problem Smith has noticed at the
parties, dances and mitzvahs he does is that the
young attendees need something more than
just music to hold their attention. When he’s
just playing records and nothing else is going
on, they’re glued to their smartphones.

“They’re not disconnected [from their
phones] very long unless you’ve got something
to keep their attention,” he said.

For elementary and middle school
graduation parties, get games such
as foosball, arcade basketball and/or
hire a disc jockey so that the graduates
aren’t glued to their smartphones.

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