Advice about working with DJs?

Curtis Knight Entertainment: Q&A

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Question:
Do you have any advice about working with DJs?

Curtis Knight:
The first time you meet your DJ you should feel a positive reaction, and find the DJ … likable.

The DJ should give you a sense of confidence that s/he is the right choice. If your first impulse is a negative one, be wary, and ask to meet another DJ if you can. If you have already hired a DJ, he or she should be a consummate pro, we hope.

Once the pleasantries are over, ask the DJ if s/he has a basic bullet-list of the event – a thumbnail sketch. This is where you may catch something that you like or dislike, and it is a great time to address it and change the direction to one that suits you better.

Sometimes just a basic run-through will add so much order and so much clarity to the event, that it is the difference between success and failure.

Most DJs are natural crowd pleasers. They want to make you happy. If you tell them exactly what you thinking about, then ask their opinion, they will tell you. This exchange of ideas is crucial. You and the DJ are a team of two, that has one mission: Please the group that will attend your event! If the flow of two sets of ideas is embraced, it is likely to produce an enjoyable event.

Curtis Knight
Curtis Knight Entertainment
http://www.curtisknight.com