How Does Your Wedding DJ Package Pricing Stack Up Against the National Average?

Average cost of a Wedding DJ 2019

The Knot just published the National Average Cost of a Wedding in 2018, including the average cost of Wedding DJ Services. The National Average Cost of a Wedding Is $33,931 in America – which was determined after The Knot surveyed 14,000 couples married in 2018, across many states, to uncover the latest trends and overall […]

Karaoke…at a Wedding? Yep.

karaoke at a wedding

A seemingly new fad is finding it’s way into white-clad event halls across the USA — karaoke at a wedding. DEX 3 DJs have apparently witnessed an uptick in requests for their karaoke packages in recent months (many are opting to use the Party Tyme Karaoke Subscription 48-hour pass for one-off events). Our friend Xavier […]

DJ Humor | The Different Types of People Who Request Songs from DJs

Different types of people that make song requests DJs

What type of people do you get song requests from when DJing a wedding? Hitman Entertainment has clearly witnessed them all. They posted the following list of “The Different Types of People Who Request Songs from DJs” on a popular Facebook DJ user group and based on the comments, wedding event DJs clearly agree with […]

How are Wedding DJs and Club DJs Different?

Wedding DJ vs Club DJ

Wedding DJs and club DJs have exceedingly similar, yet very different jobs. While both require the technical skills of a professional DJ, the details of each job description vary greatly. In some ways, at least in recent years, the lines between the two have blurred a bit. Specifically, mobile (aka Wedding) DJs often apply mixing […]

For The Love Of Good Music, Don’t Play These Songs At Your Next Wedding Gig

Songs not to play at weddings

Digital Music News recently published an article “Brides are Telling Wedding DJs Not to Play These Songs” and it seems it’s finally time to put the “Chicken Dance” to bed. According to the report that’s not the only mainstay song that should get the ol’ “shift + delete”.  Quite a few wedding DJs will need […]

Mike From #DJNTV Talks DJ Contract Client Negotiations (Video)

DJ contract negotiations and DJ business

What can be done in the event you have an event/DJ contract in place with a client that takes issue with a a clause, or more? Mike from #DJNTV has dealt with this situation more than once recently. A client for his DJ services signed a contract for a $2,500 event and later requested two clauses […]

The Most Requested Songs Of 2016 According To DJ Intelligence

Most requested songs of 2016

DJ Intelligence has compiled various lists of client song requests made through their music request system at weddings and parties around the world during 2016, check out the links below. When you boil it all down, a DJ is a purveyor of music — and in the case of Mobile and Wedding DJs filling client […]

Building Your Mobile DJ Business Plan (Video)

Your mobile DJ business needs a plan. Running a mobile DJ company has parallels with any “product and services” venture, and having a plan is the first step in establishing a foundation for future growth. In the embedded video blow from Disc Jockey News TV Dr. Drax (Hugo Drax) from the ADJA joins John Young […]