NEWS
NEWS AT
NEWS AT TEN.... WE WRAPPED UP AN APRIL UNLIKE ANY WE'VE
SEEN IN A LIFETIME....
AND NOW WE EMBARK
ON A MAY THAT WILL BE
VERY SIMILAR IN SO MANY
WAYS...
ONE OF THOSE....IS THE
NUMBER OF WAYS PEOPLE
HAVE FOUND TO BRING A
LITTLE HAPPINESS INTO A
WORLD FILLED WITH SO
MUCH DARKNESS....
SOUNDWAVE EVENTS, WE
ARE A LOCAL DJ AND
PHOTOBOOTH COMPANY,
WE DO A LOT OF EVENTS
HERE IN THE VALLEY,
MCCALL SUN VALLEY. AND
ON
ON MARCH
ON MARCH FIRST WE WERE GEARING UP FOR A REALLY AMAZING SEASON,
AND ON MARCH 20TH
OUR BUSINESS WAS AT A
COMPLETE STANDSTILL.
LIKE MOST BUSINESSES IN
THE TREASURE VALLEY,
EVERYTHING STOPPED IN
MARCH. THE STATE SHUT
DOWN.
COMPANIES WERE LEFT
WONDERING WHAT TO
DO?
PEOPLE WERE COOPED UP
AT HOME, AND OVERALL,
FELT PRETTY ISOLATED.
ONE LOCAL BUSINESS
DECIDED TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
AND INNOVATIVE, TO KEEP
THINGS ROLLING, TO KEEP
THE MUSIC PLAYING, AND
TO BRING JOY TO THE
TREASURE VALLEY.
THE GOOD VIBES ARE
TAKING OFF!
HERE'S MAGGIE O'MARA.
ONE
ONE DAY
ONE DAY EVERYTHING IS BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND TWO DAYS LATER, I'M
LAYING OFF MOST OF OUR
STAFF... AND THAT IS SO
DIFFICULT.
THAT WAS A HARD DAY,
THAT WAS A REALLY HARD
DAY FOR US...
KRISTIN COLE OF
SOUNDWAVE EVENTS WAS
STUNNED. ALL THE
PARTIES AND WEDDINGS
THEY HAD LINED UP WERE
CANCELED BECAUSE OF
COVID-19.
THEN A LIGHT WENT ON...
IN THE FORM OF MUSIC.
ONE DAY MY HUSBAND
ADAM, WE RUN THIS
COMPANY TOGETHER, HE
CAME HOME AND SAID
HEY I HAVE AN IDEA WHAT
IF WE BUILT A SOUND
SYSTEM OUT OF THE BACK
OF MY TRUCK? AND WE
COULD TAKE THAT AND
DO YARD PARTIES OR
BLOCK PARTIES FOR
PEOPLE.
WE CAN FOLLOW ALL THE
SOCIAL DISTANCING
PROTOCOLS, BUT STILL
BRING JOY AND HOPE TO
PEOPLE. THAT WAS THAT,
WE GOT WORKING ON IT.
THAT'S WHEN BEATS FOR
YOUR BLOCK WAS BORN!
YEAH IT CAME FROM THE
PARADES THAT WE ARE
ALL SEEING THESE DAYS,
HOW CAN WE TAKE THAT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
SOMEONE CONTACTS US
AND SAYS HEY, YARD
PARTY, BLOCK PARTY, THAT
SOUNDS AMAZING, LET'S
DO IT.... AND WE ARE
PLAYING ABOUT 30
MINUTES FOR EACH
PERSON OR FAMILY.
RIGHT NOW, TIMES ARE
TOUGH FOR SO MANY OF
US - SO THERE IS NO
OFFICIAL PRICE - KRISTIN
SAYS THEY ARE SIMPLY
ACCEPTING DONATIONS
TO KEEP THEIR DJS
AFLOAT.
WE'RE TELLING THE
COMMUNITY WE DON'T
HAVE A SET COST FOR
THIS. WE ALL NEED THE
MORALE BOOST SO
MUCH, BUT IF PEOPLE ARE
WILLING TO MAKE A
DONATION, THAT GETS
SOME MONEY BACK INTO
THE POCKETS OF OUR DJS.
SO WE'LL ROLL UP WITH
THE MUSIC PLAYING
RIGHT UP TO THEIR YARD...
JUST PLAY SOME REALLY
FUN UPBEAT MUSIC...
WE'RE TAKING REQUESTS.
STAY WITHIN YOUR
FAMILIES! AT LEAST SIX
FEET APART, PLEASE!
PEOPE RIGHT NOW ARE
FEELING THE WEIGHT OF
ISOLATION, FEAR, THE
UNCERTAINTY OF WHAT
COMES NEXT
COMES NEXT
COLE
COLE SAYS
COLE SAYS DURING THIS STRANGE TIME... A DANCE BLOCK PARTY IS JUST AS
FUN, AS IT IS HEALING!
IT IS SO AMAZING, I
THINK RIGHT AWAY, JUST
HOW UNIQUE THE WHOLE
EXPERIENCE IS GETS
PEOPLE SO EXCITED! I
MEAN WHEN IN YOUR LIFE
HAVE YOU LOOKED OUT
YOUR WINDOW AND SEEN
A TRUCK WITH A DJ IN
THE BACK WITH MUSIC
PLAYING GO BY YOUR
HOUSE? NEVER!
SO WHEN THE MUSIC IS
PLAYING AND WE COME
UP TO SOMEONE'S HOUSE,
THEY ARE JUST EXCITED!
WE ARE SEEING FAMILIES
COME TOGETHER IN NEW
WAYS, NEIGHBORS
COMING TOGETHER IN
NEW WAYS, PEOPLE ARE
DANCING AND THEY ARE
YELLING LIKE YEAH!!! THIS
IS SO AWESOME! AND
JUST HAVING THAT
MOMENT WHERE THEY
CAN FORGET ALL THE
STRESS AND UNCERTAINTY
OF WHAT WE ARE GOING
THROUGH
THROUGH AND JUST HAVE FUN FOR A MINUTE. BEATS FOR YOUR BLOCK
IS BRINGING THE
TREASURE VALLEY FUN
AND HAPPINESS...IN OUR
WHOLE NEW NORMAL, IN
A WHOLE NEW WAY!
IT'S BEEN A GREAT OPP TO
GIVE BACK IN A WAY THAT
REALLY HELPS PEOPLE
RIGHT NOW THAT'S
MEANINGFUL.
ALRIGHT, FROM HERE,
LET'S JUST BUMP THIS
PARTY!!!"
SEVEN'S HERO.
WITH EVERYTHING GOING
ON
ON IN
ON IN THE
ON IN THE WORLD, DON'T WE ALL NEED A GOOD DANCE PARTY RIGHT
ABOUT NOW?!
THEY'VE DONE OVER 60
BLOCK PARTIES SINCE THIS
ALL BEGAN, CELEBRATING
LIFE AND BIRTHDAYS AND
ANNIVERSARIES WITH SO
MANY PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
BEATS FOR YOUR BLOCK
DOES ASK THAT EVERYONE
FOLLOW CURRENT CDC
AND STATE REGULATIONS
FOR
FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING! THAT MEANS YOU DANCE 6 FEET APART FROM
PEOPLE OUTSIDE YOUR
HOUSEHOLD.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON HOW TO BRING THIS
TO YOUR