Stargazer Mobile Discos Karaoke and Equipment Hire

In spite of the current recession, Stargazer have never been busier ! - In the first 9 months of 2009 we had a record number of enquiries for our services - I guess we must be doing something right !

Around Christmas last year (always a busy time for us), we decided that enough was enough, there simply wasn’t enough room in our current office. We had been operating from the small premises since way back in 1986  ie 4 years after Stargazer was originally started by its  founder, DJ Graham Reece.

Back in the 80’s, Graham was simply a “one-man-band” DJ  running a small part time business from his bedroom  - By the end of 2008, we had grown to 5 DJs not one and an office which is manned on rotation by 3 and soon to be 4 people - Not to mention Twinkle Starr (TS),  the office cat ! Yet we  were all still crammed into the same small space.

You could certainly say that a move was long overdue !

We registered with several estate agents and letting agents and throughout the winter months DJ Mike Starr (MS)(now the longest serving member of staff, since Graham/ the founder’s untimely death)  and Stargazer’s trusty secretary for the last 10 years, Dena Chambers (DC) looked  at about a dozen new properties. However, for various reasons [ ... nowhere for clients or staff to park, too expensive, too noisy, too smelly in one case etc etc ], we simply could not find one we liked.

Then somebody suggested moving to another part of our existing building, which fortunately we own. We had completely discounted that idea originally as the room in question, although it was two and a half times the size of our existing one, needed major renovation. However, comparing the cost of moving to new premises with the cost of completely renovating one of the office upstairs, the 2nd option won hands down ! - The move, when it came, would also be a lot easier.

So, since February 2009, we have been working to create a new larger head office of which we can be truly proud. As of Wednesday 7th October 2009, this is what we have done so far …

So, as you can see, an enormous amount of work has already been done but there is still a small amount of finishing touches to add.

• (MS) will buy a new black ash coloured desk for Shelley and a very comfy and hideously expensive new black leather, high-back, chair for himself  (He deserves it ! )
• (PH) will return and re-configure the cabling in the trunking to allow both Mike and Dena to have 2 phone lines on each of their respective desks without a mass of wires everywhere. This idea replaces the planned BT cordless phone system for each desk / staff member and saves several hundred pounds
• (MS) will buy a netbook / laptop and install it in the old office, so it can be used occasionally both as a computer and to watch TV on.
• Mid October - Everyone involved in the building of the new office is invited for the official opening (MS) breathes a sigh of relief and cracks open the Champagne.

We will be posting some pics showing the new head office. I know you are all anxious to see how Twinkle Starr (TS), the office cat is coping with her new environment !

Stay tuned !