Not A Panda

I keep prices in simple increments, and all prices are duscussed up front, no surprises. I charge a 20% retainer to book the date, the rest can be paid at the end of the event. You can easily find prices on my website! :)

To reserve a date for your event, I need two items: 1. A signed copy of my DJ Agreement, and 2. The retainer. I'll send you a link to a private client portal where you can sign all agreements, fill out any forms, and even pay the invoice! I provide an itinerary worksheet that helps you organize your ideas, and might even inspire new ideas. Before the event I will reach out with a reminder to fill make sure it's all up to date. Once the worksheet is finished, I'll encourage scheduling a call where I will read out your directions in a way that helps you to see how I'll interpret the instructions. This way we can clear up any misunderstandings. Then throughout the event I periodically touch base with you to make sure I can adjust to any plan changes, or suggest ideas.

I've always done stuff that engages with people. Waiting tables, theater, band, public speaking events, etc. It's been a very fun, sometimes very difficult journey. I have no formal training as a DJ, it was just a chance meeting that got me into the industry!

That's a whole story, haha! I actually found a Craigslist ad, would you believe it? It was asking if the reader wanted to be a DJ and I was like "... yes please?". I thought it would be more authentic to my personality by responding with a gif of Captain Jack Sparrow going "Weddings? I LOVE weddings! DRINKS ALL AROUND!!!" and, well, it worked. :) Since starting, I've gone solo but Steve and I are still cool.

Business professionals, corporations, brides, grooms, parents of the aforementioned, and party planners. I've worked with young people, old people, punk rockers and country folk. I've had Greek weddings, Indian graduation parties, and Quinceañeras. I work with everyone. :)

I have an ongoing working relationship with The Floridian Club, a 55+ community. I've performed every month since December now and I'm happy to continue, I like 'em and they like me.

If all you need is music, I strongly recommend considering renting a speaker from somewhere and just running Spotify off it with some "Top 100 Hits" playlist, you'd save so much money. What makes a DJ special is everything other than playing music: the energy, the lights, the professionalism. Of those qualities, prioritize professionalism first. It's nice to get someone who's a *fun* professional, but it's very much not nice to get someone who's fun but unprofessional. On New Year's Eve I got a call from a friend asking if I was at a gig already (which sadly I was), because the DJ didn't show up to a wedding they were at. All the flashy antics, bells, and whistles in the world aren't more important than having someone who's honest, follows through, and treats everybody with respect.

What parts of your event do you need music for specifically? Background music, specific cues, dancing? Do you need an MC to make announcements or just somebody who hypes up a crowd? Do you need somebody who can start and stop music, adapt the music to the unique crowd present, and adjust the music on the fly? Or do you just need music playing the whole time? What's your budget? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?