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CAN YOU TELL ME YOUR
RATES AND AVAILABILITY?
Date, times and location can each affect
your rate. Since your DJ plays an important role for your event, we suggest reserving
as soon as you reserve your location. Click
here for rates and an instant quote
CAN
WE MEET OUR DJ / WHEN WILL OUR DJ BE SCHEDULED?
YES - you can meet with our DJs before OR after you sign a contract.
With either option, we will ask you to fill in and submit our comprehensive
event planning form prior to making that decision, so we can first match up
the best DJ for you. We customize your event based on various criteria on our
comprehensive planning form. Since we know the strengths and weaknesses
of all our DJs better than anyone, you do not have to worry about asking the
important questions. We will be happy to write your DJ's name on your
contract for your peace of mind.
WHAT PERSONALITY SHOULD I CHOOSE?
We have 5 personalities you can choose: Low key, Low-Moderate,
Moderate/Master of ceremonies, Moderate-High and high profile.
Personality is strictly "verbal interaction on the microphone", and
has little to do with music. The chart below may help you decide what is
best for you.
Low Key Low Key-Moderate Moderate Moderate-High High Profile
| Little to no visibility | Limited visibility when making announcements | High Visibility with guests ON DANCE FLOOR |
| No announcements needed by DJ | Upbeat announcements by DJ | All announcements energetically by DJ |
Customer
chooses most music |
Customer
& DJ choose music |
DJ chooses most music w/out restrictions |
Guests need little prompting |
Guests may need a little motivating |
Most guests need motivating |
| No group dances played | Group dances can be played or not played | Group dances encouraged and/or lead by DJ |
| Guests in various rooms | Guests in same OR various rooms | Most guests in the same room |
| DJ has little control of events | DJ has some or most control of timing of events | DJ has most/total control of timing of events |
| You hired an event coordinator | Can work with/without hired event coordinator | Can work with/without hired event coordinator |
| Experience is not as critical | Experience is critical | Experience is critical |
WILL YOU PLAY THE MUSIC I REQUEST?
WE CAN PLAY WHAT YOU
WANT AND STAY AWAY FROM WHAT YOU DON'T WANT. You can be as general or as
specific as you wish. One option is to create a list of "must plays",
"play if possible" and "do not plays" directly from our web
site. Another option is to give us percentages of each genre on our event planning guide and let the DJ read the crowd and use his
experience. Naturally, you can do a little of both too. Our online music library consists of the
most requested songs and you are NOT limited to that list. If
you cannot find a song in our database, simply use the "Custom song" and add your
entry. We will notify you if we do not have that song and will be happy to play any CDs
you decide to provide.
HOW
MANY SONGS I CAN
PRE-SELECT?
Many customers give us more songs than we
have time to play. Therefore, we limit your pre-selected requests to 30
songs during the dance time (roughly 2 hours of
music). If you pick the maximum number of songs, your DJ will not
be able to take requests or use his
experience to read the crowd since this usually takes up all of the dance
time. When creating a request
list, please remember the number of songs you
request greatly affects which DJ will be scheduled for your event (some DJs
like request lists, while others do not). If customer provides a request list
or one style of music consisting of more than 75% of dance portion of event, we
take no responsibility for crowd response.
DO
YOU USE CDs or MP3?
Both! There are
pros and cons to using one or the other. MP3 is great to use if you do
not want to carry around all the CDs and easier to manage. However, the
quality of CDs is absolutely the best. MP3 can only be as good as it is
ripped (copied) from the original CD. Of course, to use MP3, you need to
use an MP3 player such as a laptop or ipod which are not as reliable as one
may think. So, even if your DJ uses primarily or all MP3, the CDs are
still brought and used if nothing else for backup. The greatest thing
about MP3 is the speed to find a song. However, it shouldn't really
matter to you if it takes the DJ 5 seconds or 30 seconds to find a
song. Given the choice, some of our DJs still prefer CDs.
HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE WILL MY DJ HAVE?
We have been in business since 1978. We only hire DJs who have worked
at least 100 events (roughly 3 years). This way, you do not have to wonder if the DJ has
"been there - done it before". We perform about 500 events per
year. Remember, a DJ with 10 years experience does NOT mean they have
been doing weddings for 10 years! They could have done nothing but
nightclubs or pool parties for those 10 years.
CAN WE VIEW OUR DJ
AT ANOTHER EVENT?
We DO NOT allow
prospective clients to sit in on private events! This is not professional and it is disrespectful to
those customers. Most importantly, it will not reflect what
happens on your day. Customers are free to schedule in-person consultations
with an office manager to discuss their event before signing any contract.
You will have a phone consultation or a face to face meeting prior to your event with your DJ.
WHAT ARE YOUR PAYMENT AND BOOKING TERMS?
In order to book our services, simply call and ask us to send you a
contract. A signed copy must be returned with a $150 deposit within 7 days.
You may also fax your signed contract and pay with Mastercard, Visa
or Discover by clicking "Pay Online" on our website. Your balance is due
7 days before your event. We do not charge extra for paying by credit
card, because our bank does not charge us very much for the service, and it is
convenient for you.
WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT DO YOU USE?
All our DJs use professional grade equipment such as Numark mixers, Stanton
& Denon dual CD players, Yamaha speakers, JBL and Mackie self powered speakers, Crown & QSC amps, and
UHF wireless microphones. Most of our DJs also use computer laptops and
run some or all of the music via mp3. All other DJs use CDs.
Therefore all music that is played is digital.
DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE?
Yes! We have
liability insurance for up to $2,000,000.
CAN YOU PROVIDE MUSIC
IN A DIFFERENT ROOM THAN WHERE YOU ARE SET UP?
Yes, but there are many factors that
may prohibit us from doing so. We can put one speaker in one area and simply
retract that speaker as long as the area is within 100 feet from the DJ table.
For an additional charge, you can also upgrade your package for a separate
second system. Another option is to get a self powered speaker in one
room, main setup in another. Wireless speakers are available, but they
are NOT as reliable for sound quality.
WHAT IS YOUR BACKUP POLICY?
We provide backup equipment AND paid backup DJs for every
event. Furthermore, we have a clause in our contract to cover that just to give you peace of
mind.