Brandon from Hey Mr. DJ is a wonderful DJ that has been in the business for 10 years. It was great to interview him and have him answer a few of my questions about his business and about the upcoming trends for wedding receptions.
How many teams of DJs do you have?
Five teams made up of a separate Disc jockey and Master of Ceremonies
What sets your business apart from other DJs?
I know from first hand experience that you all incorporate some really fun original games and ways of doing things that help make the reception a lot of fun. What else do you do that makes their night special? We set us apart. This is a talent based business. Our guys are not just push play DJs who perform the same tired wedding reception every week. We are talented wedding experts. We’ve traveled all over the country training and collecting ideas so that our clients are offered something they can only get from us. Every DJ does wedding party introductions, introduces the father daughter dance, the cake, etc. It’s how we do those things that set us apart. It is creative ideas, personalization and forwarding thinking that have placed us in such high demand.
What is something new that you are excited to share?
We have a few new things to be excited about for 2010. The addition of our lighting company will allow us to offer brides decorative lighting choices such as monograms and uplighting to spice up their reception and set a mood visually. We’re excited about our new website. We are also doing educational seminars for grooms in 2010 called “The Groom’s Workshop – Why Just Be The Groom, When You Can Be The Man?”. We just did our first one and the grooms were very excited about the information they got.
What was the most popular reception song of 2009?
The most requested song was easily The Cupid Shuffle. For weddings that didn’t want line dances then I’d say “Forever” by Chris Brown. The YouTube video where they used that song to dance into the ceremony really gave that song new life at weddings.
What are you looking forward to in music for receptions? I like the recent trend of some of the newer hip hop songs being faster. For a few years everything new was very down beat type grinding music. We want to create energy at weddings so more new songs that are up tempo would be great.
What is your favorite part of the wedding day?
The hug from the bride at the end of the day when you can tell that you’ve helped her reception exceed even her own expectations.
How can a couple insure that there will be lots of dancing and a good time?
If the bride and groom dance it really helps. Also, setting a good mood way before the dancing starts helps loosen people up. Getting the guests involved early makes it easier to get them out of their seats later when dancing starts.
What are the advantageous to hiring a professional DJ?
The keyword here is professional. So many hobbyist DJs exist and claim to do the same things as us but fall short in areas like professionalism, talent and experience. Their price is appealing but by the time you realize the difference at your reception it is too late.
The short answer is - we keep the event moving. We tune guests into the events as they happen and put their focus on you. We create atmosphere and offer great ideas. We allow you and your parents to relax and enjoy the night instead of worrying about details. We do lighting, sound, event direction, problem solving, planning and oh yeah we play great music.
Anything else that you would like to share?
We had three weddings Saturday night. All were very different. One was a rock n roll theme for a really cool rocker couple. One was a small wedding of under a hundred people in a lounge with a nightclub vibe and the other was a three hundred person amazingly decorated reception at Dree’s Pavilion for a young, fun couple who wanted class, creativity and lots of dancing. By Tuesday we have already received a very glowing phone call thank you from one of the weddings and raving reviews by email from the other two. It’s no accident. We are listening to our clients and delivering unique, creative, personalized wedding receptions. Not all DJs are the same.
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