Price: Wedding Bands, even smaller ones, usually cost two to three times as much as a DJ. In short, a DJ provides you with a variety of high quality music for a bargain price! Quality: DJ's play the original versions of music, the way everyone knows it. Bands may play some of the same songs, but they probably won't be as recognizable to you or your guests and if they don't practice regularly, they may not sound good at all. DJ's don't have to practice their music…it's from the original artist!
Quantity: DJ's have thousands and thousands of songs available with a very wide variety of music types. Bands usually know how to play less than a 100 songs and the variety is usually limited. Remember, you want all your guests, young and old to have a good time. Requests: DJ's can accommodate requests from you and your guests most of the time. Most bands don't take requests, except in advance, and cannot play them if they don't know the song. Versatility: DJ's can play the music for your Ceremony, Cocktails, Dinner and Dancing, including those special songs you want to hear. They can also MC events, like Cake Cutting right at the table using wireless microphones. Bands would have to practice and learn those special songs.
Availability: Bands take breaks, usually 15 minutes every hour which means you may lose some dancers and guests before all the formal events are done. Our DJ's make sure the music never stops, so your guests can keep dancing all night long and we mix in the events throughout your reception.
Continuous Music: DJ's play music non-stop, usually no pause time from one song to the next. Bands end each song, and then pause while they decide which song to play next. This "breaks up" the dancing and the flow of the evening after every song.
Loudness: Our DJ's periodically check the sound levels, from the audience’s perspective, so the music is never too loud or too quiet. Bands usually end up playing too loud because they cannot perform "in-the- audience" checks because they cannot control their stage or overall volume from on stage.
The Right Music: Having a DJ you can trust to handle all the important details, like being your master of ceremonies is very important. Where your Disc Jockey should really shine, is in knowing what music will entertain your guests, and get them out on the dance floor. As a general rule, the guests will not dance until after the Bride and Groom have had their first dance. This may be followed immediately by any other special dances you choose, such as the bride and her father and groom and his mother, etc... In most cases your DJ will kick off the dance portion of your reception after the special dances. Your Disc Jockeys should also introduce themselves to your guests, and assure them they will be more than happy to accept any danceable requests. This brings your guests up to the dance floor, so they don’t begin to feel left out.
We have seventeen experienced and fully trained DJ's that can either mix with cd's, laptops or spin vinyl!
We have seventeen experienced and fully trained DJ's that can either mix with cd's, laptops or spin vinyl!
