Be the DJ with Touch Tunes Mobile App

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The Touch Tunes jukebox is super fun! It gives you the you-pick-you-choose, old school music-playing-ability in a completely modern and digital way. If you see a Touch Tunes jukebox mounted on a wall in a bar -like we have in ours- you can walk right up to it, insert a few dollars and play a few songs. It's that easy.

But what actually makes the Touch Tunes jukebox SUPER FUN is the mobile app that allows you to fully control the music right from your phone and be the DJ any time you want.  

You can DOWNLOAD IT HERE for free.

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When you download the Touch Tunes mobile app and create a quick account (via email or facebook or google) you have instant access to any song in the database to play at that very moment. You simply tap it and tap play or play. It's that simple.

You even have the option to pull artists and songs from your personal playlists so you don't have to search for all your favorite songs in the app because they're already right there on your phone! However,  if you don't want to use a pre-existing playlist, you can easily search and favorite songs so they're always easy to find, make a new playlist on Touch Tunes, create a set list and be the DJ for the next few songs... or for the entire night, if you so choose.

What you also get through the app which you don't see on the real-time jukebox is the list of songs that are playing next and the ability to see when your songs are going to play. You can choose to "play next" for an extra credit if you just can't wait to hear your song NOW, OR just add it to the list and it will play as soon as the other songs in the queue are played through. The more songs you play over time, the more benefits you get - like being able to see more songs in the queue and earning free credits to play more songs!

You can pay for credits easily via PayPal, ApplePay or any credit card and the app saves your song credits for your favorite locations so they're there each time you return and login.

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If you happen to be in the wifi radius of your favorite bar, you can login at home or wherever you are and play songs when you're not there! What's the point in that, you ask? WELL, to freak out your friends, that's what! Play their favorite songs or even send secret messages when you're not around and give them a reason to think about you ;) 

If you're a regular at Dogwood Tavern, or even if you come in once in a while, it's so much more fun to have all your favorite songs at your fingertips so that with just a few taps, you've set the mood and tone that you want any time you want it.  Get the Touch Tunes mobile app NOW!

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OR you can keep it old school and use your legs and walk up to the jukebox to play your music the old fashioned way (like in the photos below).... Either way you get to be the DJ and hear all your favorite songs...  it's just a little more fun when you can control it all from your phone.

Written & Photographed by Maegan Tintari ~ Owner / Dogwood Tavern

Before Dogwood Tavern... The Royal Oak

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Before Dogwood Tavern...  The Royal Oak

 

Late in the Summer of 2016, our plan to open a bar on the mountain to offer a little much-needed nightlife to the community for locals and vacationers alike, was in full force. With very little available commercial real estate options in the area, the rustic cabin meets medieval building on the way into Blue Jay was our best option and by the end of October, we signed the lease on a space that holds nearly 35 years of heartwarming memories, The Royal Oak .

The building is HUGE (nearly 3800sqft) and a really incredible space, but needed a ton of work to upgrade and bring it up to code. We also wanted to give it an entirely new look that fit our aesthetic, but that also stayed true to the mountain vibe, while keeping a few of the iconic details the Royal Oak was known for. 

Renovation began November 2016 and we got down and dirty! Doing 97% of the work ourselves, spending days and nights tirelessly working on the building and the space, we are so proud to have been able to make it happen even when times got tough.

Though it took longer than anticipated (as construction and renovation often do AND due to county permits and hurdles out of our control) it was really amazing watching our vision slowly come to life. Through our own blood, sweat, tears and countless hours of hard labor each day and through the nights (often having breakfast at Bill's Villager when the sun rose) we'd see a little progress and then a LOT of progress and the dim light at the end of the tunnel shone brightly in the spring of 2018 when we finally opened our doors and welcomed you in.

But before I share any of the renovation process, you HAVE to see what it looked like before (for those of you who hadn't been to The Royal Oak) to get a feel for the place.

It . Was . DARK. But really cool too.

Partial post and photos originally seen on ...loveMaegan.com

Stay tuned for more renovation posts to see the full before/afters to see how we turned the The Royal Oak into Dogwood Tavern.

 

Written & Photographed by Maegan Tintari ~ Owner / Dogwood Tavern