Snagging a Great Wedding Disc Jockey for Your Event

It's easy to become a wedding disc jockey. That's why there are thousands of them out there offering themselves out there offering their services when you try a search engine. But not everyone who claims to be one is one. The changes in art - there are no authorizing bodies or anything. You'll just have to depend on word-of-mouth and reputation to find a qualified disc spinner for your wedding.

They can be rather hard to pick but if you think about it, it can be quite hard too to learn about how good the wedding disc jockey is through a friend or family member. How good you end up thinking a DJ is depends in large part on what you think of this tastes in music. If 80s bubblegum pop is your friend's idea of feel-good music while you think that it should be Frank Sinatra and big band all the way, chances are that your friends DJ recommendation will really not count for much with you.

A far better idea would be to approach a local radio station that plays music that you like, and talk to them. They'll be likely to point you in the right direction. You could also consider talking to hotels and resorts that rent space out to weddings. Those managers are quite likely to know all kinds of DJs and have references.

Of course, whoever you ask, you do have to stay alert to the possibility that they could have a deal with the said DJ. You actually have to go out and say to them that if they give you the name of a good DJ and you end up liking him and hiring him, they'll get a cut.

Know how they say that the music you listen to has soundtrack to your life? Long after memories of your wedding have faded, you and your guests will still remember how great the music was. And if it isn't good music that your choice of wedding disc jockey plays, everyone can remember that as well. So basically, you don't want to rush anything. Be sure to narrow your list down to at least five DJs, and do interview them. Ask to see video recordings of some of the recent work.

Basically, you want to look out for someone who can really gauge the mood of the crowd and play the right kind of music for them. Wherever your wedding is, whatever kind of venue your wedding is at, do make sure that your choice of wedding disc jockey has experienced playing there. The size of the place, the kind of atmosphere they have there at your venue - your disk jockey has to be familiar with all that and to really be able to gauge what will go over well. If he actually played at the very venue, that should be considered an added bonus.

And finally, make sure that it's the very person you chose who has come to show up at your wedding - not an underling or an understudy. They do that often.