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So you want to hire a DJ for you wedding for example? but where do you start and what do you do?
Buying milk at the grocery store every week is one thing, but you will hire a DJ perhaps once in your life so you don't know what to expect.
So let's begin with the Golden Rules
Golden Rule Number 1
The DJ you hire will absolutely make or break your event - there is no shadow of a doubt!
Golden Rule Number 2
NEVER hire a DJ through a friend of a friend or someone who knows a guy that DJ's.
Golden Rule Number 3
NEVER listen to what other people say - the neighbor, the lady at work, the postman - they are trying to help but have scattered knowledge from all different sources and expectations.
Golden Rule Number 4
NEVER hire a DJ without a Contract/Agreement and make sure it has the DJ's name who will be the DJ for your event on it.
Golden Rule Number 5
NEVER hire a DJ because there are nice photo's and pictures of people dancing on his/her website or in the brochure - this tells you nothing.
Golden Rule Number 6
NEVER hire a DJ because he is the cheapest - ONLY hire him if his price is lower than the others and he/she can deliver better quality or equal quality than a higher priced service. There is a line to draw when considering cost - anything below $90 per hour for a Wedding DJ is asking for problems.
Questions and Answers
Here are some silly questions and answers you will come across that I have come across on other DJ websites and in brochures -
From client to DJ - "Will your DJ accept our song requests?"
would you hire a DJ that said no to this question? - exactly!
From client to DJ - "Can we meet with you?"
If the DJ says - no you cannot meet with me - would you hire him? - exactly!
From DJ to Client - "We can make our event more successful!"
What a silly sentence - the success of your event depends on everything and no DJ can make an event MORE successful than it will be!
From client to DJ - "I read that you emphasize playing requests from your Clients."
What if these requests are not enjoyed by their guests and people complain?" IF a DJ receives a lot of requests at your event - that's a bad thing! - why?... because he is obviously not playing the music that people want to hear and has not done his research with the client and asked the right questions! IF requests are taken which does happen, the DJ MUST be alert and coherent to realize that certain songs would not be appropriate and in this instance to offer a alternative to the person requesting the song.
From client to DJ - "Can we request songs or types of music that we do not want played?"
The DJ should have a planner for your event and the answer to this would be "yes" obviously!
Myths
This next question is one of the best I have come across - we think it was invented a DJ who posted it on his website questions
"Why did you create this web site?"
We are still looking for answers to this question! perhaps he created his website to start his business?... or perhaps he created his website because he thought it would be a good way to let people know he is a DJ?
DJ to client - We do not play songs with profanity
well that's a relief! - NO DJ should ever play these types of songs - ONLY in very rare and extreme circumstances where the client has specifically requested this.
Client to DJ - Will you play music from my own CD collection?
If a DJ says yes - he is not Professional - any songs the client requires should be supplied by the DJ even if it means purchasing the songs - I would not offer my tools to the car mechanic to use - I would expect a Professional mechanic to have his own.
