Local DJ Revives Business Through Virtual Parties

WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY.THE PANDEMIC HAS FORCEDCANCELLATION OF COUNTLESSBIRTHDAY PARTIES, WEDDINGS ANDOTHER SPECIAL EVENTS.BUT ONE LOCAL DJ HAS FOUNDA WAY TO SALVAGE MONTHS OFLOST BUSINESS BY TAKINGCELEBRATIONS ON LINE,"EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERTRANG DO JOINS US LIVE FROMCENTER SIT TOY SHOW US THEGROWING POPULARITY OF THEVIRTUAL PARTIES.GOOD MORNING, TRANG.REPORTER: GOOD MORNING JIMAND JANELLE.SO MANY OF US ARE STRUGGLEWELLING PRACTICING SOCIALDISTANCING AWAY FROM FAMILYAND FRIENDS SO THIS DJ FOUNDTHAT PLAYING MUSIC, LIVE ONLINE LIFTED PEOPLES SPIRIT ANDNOW IT HAS LED TO A REVIVAL OFHER BUSINESS.FOR DJ LIKE MEEK KNIGHT WHOFEED OFF THE ENERGY OF OTHERSBEING UNDER A STAY AT HOMEORDER BROUGHT ON BY COVID-19DEALT A DEVASTATING BLOWSOCIALLY AND FINANCIALLY.I LOST ALL INCOME, ALLGIGS, FROM MARCH ALL THE WAYUNTIL AUGUST.WE HAVE THE SPARKLERS.REPORTER: TO PASTIME SHEGOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO USE HERSKILLS TO ENTERTAIN HERSELFAND HER FRIEND AND FAMILY.AS I STARTED TO GO ONFACEBOOK LIVE, AND MY EXPOSUREJUSTIN CREASED, PEOPLE WEREHAVING FUN AND SAID WELL LETSHAVE VIRTUAL PARTIES.♪♪REPORTER: HER FIRST VIRTUALPARTY WAS A HIT A FEW YOUNGMEMBERS OF THE MONUMENTALBAPTIST CHURCH IN WESTPHILADELPHIA HIRED HER FOR JAYWENDELL MADISON'S BIRTHDAYCELEBRATION.FOR ME IT WAS PROBABLY THECERTAINLY MOST UNIQUE BUTMAYBE THE BEST BIRTHDAYCELEBRATION I HAVE EVER HAD.REPORTER: FOR TWO HOURSCHURCH MEMBERS MOVED ANDGROOVED AS DJ MEEK KNIGHTWORKED TURNTABLE FROM HER HOMEAND BROADCAST LIVE THROUGH THECHURCH'S FACEBOOK PAGE.I WAS JUST IN ALL OF DJMEEK THE WAY THAT SHE, THEENERGY, AND THE EXCITEMENTTHAT SHE BROUGHT TO IT.REPORTER: THAT GIG HAS LEDTO MANY OTHERS INCLUDING AWEDNESDAY FOG ARE A I DEARFRIEND AND PARTIES ON ZOOMWHERE SHE'S ABLE TO SEE HOWVIRTUAL CROWD'S REACTING TOHER.♪♪ YMCA ♪♪I SAW IT WASES BRINGING JOYTO PEOPLE VIRTUALLY ANDHELPING PEOPLE COME TOGETHER.REPORTER: THE PASTOR SAYSTECHNOLOGY IS HELPING HISCONGREGATION MAKE THE MOST OUTOF A DIFFICULT TIME AND FINDJOY WHILE BEING APARTTOGETHER.IN MY GENERATION AND BEINGAS CHALLENGED AS I AM, WITHTECHNOLOGY, I WITH NOT HAVETHOUGHT OF IT BUT IT WAS JUSTTURNING OUT TO BE A WONDERFUL,A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.REPORTER: DJ MEEK KNIGHTPLAYS LIVE SET WEEKDAY TOENTERTAIN PEOPLE AT HOME.GO TO HER FACEBOOK AT DJ MEET,3E'S AND KNIGHT.I HAVE BEEN SEEING THIS ALL