Is the DJ included in your hall package?

Make sure you meet the DJ for your party.  This is ALWAYS a good idea!

Some halls discourage or do not allow you to bring in an outside DJ by charging you a fee. Ask to meet with their DJ.  If not, ask the hall if the outside DJ fee can be waived? Would the hall risk losing your business because you do not use their DJ?

DJ services that are included with a hall package, also known as "in-house DJ", are typically operated by a disc jockey company acting as a booking agent.  Are you paying just for the disc jockey company to subcontract another lower-priced DJ company? 

Even if you meet with a DJ from an "in-house" DJ company is there a guarantee the DJ you meet will be the DJ at your party?  I have heard of customers being charged a premium for reserving the DJ they are meeting!  I have heard of customers meeting with a DJ they like, and then another DJ showing up to the party!

How do you make sure the DJ you meet with is the DJ at your party?  

Hire a DJ company with only one DJ!

 

By finding a company with a single DJ like my company, chances are you will get:

1. more equipment (lighting, special effects, etc.)

2. a more experienced DJ, and 

3. a better price!

Be a smart DJ shopper.  Always meet the DJ for your party.