mу cousin recently qυеѕtіοחеԁ mе іf i wanted tο DJ аt һеr wedding (next year) аחԁ i accepted. tһе thing іѕ, i’m חοt sure wһаt exactly i need tο ԁο.
i won’t ɡеt paid fοr іt, аחԁ tһаt’s fine wіtһ mе (іt wіƖƖ bе mу gift!). ѕһουƖԁ i need a confirmation player, οr јυѕt ѕοmе really loud speakers аחԁ CD’s?
i’m completely open tο buying a confirmation player, аѕ i һаνе quite a few minutes.
ѕο аחу tips wουƖԁ bе ехсеƖƖеחt(: tһе people tһеrе wіƖƖ mostly bе a small bit over 20, аחԁ tһе elders.
thank уου!
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DigitalDiva has it aptly for the most part. I don’t usually follow the music format that she listed. For a fantastic list of wedding songs, check out the Top 200 chart on Mobile Beat’s website. It’ll be the top 200 requests of the last year. It is generated by real client requests owing to djintelligence, an online disc jockey event management system (which I use).
Just do the math on the music and you’ll get a starting thought of how expensive a bestow this can become. 200 song time $1 for each download and you’ve got $200 in just music without getting into the needs of your unique event.
What about equipment? More people means larger sound. The computer speakers or home stereo sounds ok in your living room, but they might sound dreadful in a ballroom or backyard.
What about other equipment? mixer, amplifier, speakers and a microphone an you over $1200 even with the cheap equipment.
Oh, but that’s not all. DJing well requires preparation. Are you going to stand in front of everybody and question them what they want to hear next at the party or are you going to do some music programming. Do you know how to arrange music for a excellent party. It isn’t as simple as it seems. You also should keep in mind that there may be events going on other than music. Cake cutting, garter toss, parents dances, etc.
There is a lot more to DJing a wedding than I’ve listed here. You are jumping into a touch that people like me have spend thousands of hours and thousand of dollars so that we would do it well. Excellent luck!
You shouldn’t need a confirmation player. Nowadays, DJs nearly exclusively use a computer hooked up to speakers. Question your friend what kind of equipment the reception site has and whether she wants you to play CDs or if there’s a computer you can use. If it’s a computer, then question her if she already has a playlist she wants you to use (in which case, you’d just choose which songs to play when — to fit the mood of the guests — and do other things like make announcements).
Most DJ’s have a fantastic sound system and play CD’s and question you for a playlist.
It would be simpler to use music off your computer. Do you have a lot of music already? Or is she supplying music? If you are not already a professional DJ, then it will be very expensive to buy enough music (legally) for the wedding. We are toying with getting a friend to DJ our wedding, but between my fiance and I, we have over 10,000 songs on our external hard drive. So that would not be a problem for us. But if we only had our CDs to work with, we would not have enough music to suit everyone’s tastes, or to take requests.
As far as speakers, I would question what the venue already has. But most likely you will have to borrow them from a friend who has a excellent stereo system, or rent some (which could get costly for a DJ not being paid).
As for music, my fiance and his father used to DJ professionally, and they always have said that you start off with grown-up classic rock type music that everyone would delight in to get the grown-up ones on the dance floor with the young ones. Then, as the night progresses, mix in the newer hit songs for the younger guests. Mix in some slow songs throughout the night too for slow dances between couples. For a list of songs apt for weddings, check out different websites.