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A guest handing a written song request to a DJ Weddings and Private Events

Handling Song Requests Without Losing the Room

A guest once handed me a written request for a song that would have completely stopped a dance floor I had spent forty minutes...

Reo CastellanSep 16, 20264 min read
A printed wedding reception schedule next to a DJ laptop Weddings and Private Events

The Wedding Timeline Nobody Sends You in Advance

A couple once handed me their reception timeline forty minutes before the ceremony ended, and it was missing the one detail...

Sable MarchettiSep 16, 20264 min read
A crowded dance floor viewed from a DJ booth Mixing and Technique

Reading a Crowd Before You Read the BPM

I once watched a genuinely skilled technical DJ empty a dance floor in under ten minutes because every transition was flawless...

Dex OkaforSep 16, 20264 min read
A pair of powered speakers on stands at an event venue DJ Equipment

Powered Speakers vs a Separate Amp Setup

I ran a separate amp and passive speaker setup for my first two years of gigging because that was what a mentor recommended,...

Dex OkaforSep 16, 20264 min read
A compact backup DJ equipment case open on a table DJ Equipment

Building a Backup Rig That Saves a Gig

A USB drive corrupted itself thirty minutes before a wedding reception once, taking the entire prepped playlist with it, and...

Reo CastellanSep 16, 20264 min read