Meet Mothler Dalexis of Deejay Mot Events in South of Boston

Today we’d like to introduce you to Mothler Dalexis.

So, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story.
My love for DJing started in college. It started with me building a large collection of music thanks to napster and a fast T1 college internet network, where we all shared our music folders. Using that collection my friends and I threw our own house parties running 2 copies of WinAmp media player at the same time. I didn’t become a DJ right away but the collecting of music mp3s did not stop.

When I purchased my first home, I wanted to be able to throw my own parties so I decided to buy some DJ equipment. One month later my friend Chris Grassa asked me to DJ a New Year’s Eve party at his house. I didn’t have a clue what I was doing but I accepted. I started watching YouTube videos and trying out the different techniques. The party was a success and my DJ career begun that night! My DJ name initially was “DJ YeYe” (yeahyeah), named after my late father’s nickname. Later that summer I connected with Eddy Firmin, Owner of Savvor Restaurant and Lounge, he just opened and wanted to start building a Friday night lounge night. He said “come DJ on Friday nights, if anything it will be a live practice session for you”. A few late night conversations with Eddy, I knew I could make this a successful business. He recommended that I change my DJ name. I started to create my brand, Deejay Mot, The People’s DJ.

Has it been a smooth road?
It has not been a smooth road but I’ve always believed in that “if it was easy, everyone would do it”. There is a lot that goes in the art of DJing that I did not know and I’ve learned and still learning. My first struggle was deciding, what type of DJ I mainly wanted to be. Thank you to DJ Frank Baptista, who DJed my wedding, for the first great piece of advice that helped me through that struggle. He said “Pick a lane and do that well”, and I decided I wanted to mainly be a mobile DJ and do private events.

My next struggle was having the right equipment, the equipment I initially purchased was not adequate. DJ equipment is very expensive so I had to make what I had work. I was using a mixdeck express with virtual DJ and some low quality speakers. I connect with my friend DJ SuperDuke and he was instrumental in helping upgrade my gear once I was ready.

Now that I had better equipment, how do I get my name out there I thought? I’m grateful to my cousin Rob, who is a promoter and does some great events in Boston, and DJ HypaTonez (aka DJ Rasbeans). They allowed me to open their nights and I willingly did it for free. DJ Hypatonez was the first person to directly tell me “your transitions are awful”. I knew this already but I really appreciated his honesty. I knew I needed to get better. I continued to self-teach via YouTube videos and watch other DJs live at Boston events. My wife gifted me a DJ class at MMMMaven in Cambridge. That year I saw a big change in my skills!

I continue to come against different challenges but I never let these challenges slow me down, I worked on them along the way.

So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Deejay Mot Events story. Tell us more about the business.
Deejay Mot Events is a Mobile Entertainment company servicing all of New England. We provide the following services for all types of events:
-Disc Jockey with customized music for your event and guests
-Emcee services for events
-Wireless uplighting to enhance any room/hall
-“Dancing on the clouds” effect
-Sound & Music for wedding ceremonies

We specialize in weddings, any of the services can be booked separately or as a package.

Deejay Mot Events is known to cater to the people, and enjoys a diverse crowd. Always bringing energy and ensuring each guest at an event enjoys the evening.

Deejay Mot Events provides professional personalized service to each client, and curates the vibe and ambiance that their event needs. Deejay Mot is well versed in multiple types of music, great mic presence, and very organized. Giving you everything you need in a DJ for your events.

Most proud to have several repeat customers, companies and families that proudly call Deejay Mot their “resident DJ”.

How do you think the industry will change over the next decade?
The DJ Industry continues to get more digital, the equipment continues to advance but the music will remain timeless. The challenge is to adapt with the generations that dependent on social media and the internet. In order to continue to grow my client base in my industry I must stay current!

Contact Info:

• Website: www.Deejaymot.com
• Phone: 6172996830
• Email: deejaymot@gmail.com
• Instagram: www.instagram.com/deejaymot
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/deejaymot617
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/deejaymot
• Other: www.mixcloud.com/deejaymot

Image Credit:
Stef Porter Photography
Jamie Doyle Photography
Dwayne Liburd Photography
Jean Simon Labady Photography

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