Aug 2, 2017
Episode 48: In middle school Jay dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player, in high school he wanted to become a music teacher and in college he visioned being a recording engineer. As of today he is the the Visual Jockey (VJ) for Steve Aoki and runs his own Boston based production company called NightRide Visuals. His childhood in Haverhill, MA was a variety of moments that have helped shaped him to who he is. Jay’s parents were never married and he can only recall one time of remembering them being in the same room as him. When he was 8 years old, his older brother passed away from a car accident and although this was such a devastating moment for him to deal with death at such a young age, it changed the dynamic of how he looked at life and he didn’t take things for granted. Studying at Salem State University, he knew the only major he could actually complete was music even though he was still unclear of what exactly he was going to be next after graduating. With a little involvement of production lighting for a local nightclub and slowly becoming their VJ, he saw what opportunity to provide this service to all Boston nightlife and protomers and began sending hundreds of emails. Just a year or so later it became standard for video walls and increased production inside these clubs and people finally began to respond to his email he had sent months prior. Being at the right place at the right time, he got introduced to Steve Aoki’s management as they were in search of a new VJ for his upcoming tour. Two years later Jay now travels and does 250+ shows in 30+ countries every year with him while still running his 13 person team for his business. In this episode Jay discusses taking meetings with anyone that is willing to listen to you, doing the research and putting in the time to become the best to stand out from your competitors, creating the ultimate experience that gets people to come back, keeping an open line of communication with your team to ensure problems are resolved timely and appropriately, no one achieves true happiness because it comes in waves overtime, keeping a to-do list to make the most of your time, working out everyday for “Aoki Boot Camp” and keeping it all business on the road and exploring any opportunities that you find interest in because you never know what will come of it. — Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for new interviews (and more) weekly: http://bit.ly/2zprpon Follow us on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2hcSBws Subscribe to iTunes: http://apple.co/2yE0u9l Follow us on social media: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2j82AHF Follow Bobbbaaaay on social media: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Ap24ce Twitter: http://bit.ly/2hj6Ljm