When starting this blog, I wanted to help people plan their wedding and I wanted to become more of a resource to help people. With my blogging on other topics I found out how many people read my articles and gave me feedback on their opinions. Also as an event DJ I post many of live sets on various social media and music platforms for my sound to be heard, however this is a common practice for some but not all.
As I was writing this, I realize this is a multiple blog post... so lets break it the equipment down...
Equipment - This is the first thing you are going to see, as a club DJ the setup is key, to have a club ready setup to key to practicing at home and also the club DJs are heavily influenced by icons and past big time DJs, generally they perfer Technics and use Rane/Pioneer Mixers that run over $1,000 and turntables that are $$$$ also. most of them feel since they bring the club setup they want to be compensated for it. The Wedding DJ will have a different setup, mainly something portable and quick to set up and break down. Wedding DJs generally operate out of something they have been using for a long time, also their equipment will also include wireless mics various ways to play media, CDJ, AUX Chords, ipod connector ect. Because these people dont travel to nightclubs and perform on this circuit, they have to purchase an entire system instead of just mixers and turntables.
So the main topic is who should you choose for your wedding? I don't have that answer and the answer varies between every DJ, however since I have been DJ for both night clubs and also Weddings and also the fact that I regularly spin at a Bar venue and that I own my own Mobile DJ business I have pretty good insight with both.
As I was writing this, I realize this is a multiple blog post... so lets break it the equipment down...
Equipment - This is the first thing you are going to see, as a club DJ the setup is key, to have a club ready setup to key to practicing at home and also the club DJs are heavily influenced by icons and past big time DJs, generally they perfer Technics and use Rane/Pioneer Mixers that run over $1,000 and turntables that are $$$$ also. most of them feel since they bring the club setup they want to be compensated for it. The Wedding DJ will have a different setup, mainly something portable and quick to set up and break down. Wedding DJs generally operate out of something they have been using for a long time, also their equipment will also include wireless mics various ways to play media, CDJ, AUX Chords, ipod connector ect. Because these people dont travel to nightclubs and perform on this circuit, they have to purchase an entire system instead of just mixers and turntables.
Generally in my experience, a wedding DJ will have a more complete set up for your event, wireless mics, speakers, stands, etc that is essential for a Club DJ and not premium gear, because I know you don't care if he is spinning of a Pioneer/Rane Mixer or a lower level Numark or a DJ controller, as long as it looks professional I pretty sure you don't care.
Now a days as I consult for weddings, the main topic that is always asked of me is uplighting. Now an event/Wedding DJ will have these, more seasoned DJ will have a higher budget and a larger inventory of lighting. As a wedding DJ the first thing I purchased was flood lights, lazers and a fogger with a light stand. Later I then purchased uplighting par cans, now this can run up in the thousands depending on what their vision. A club DJ can probably get some lights but its not going to compare to a wedding DJ, and in reality you are not going to get a separate lighting contract to light your venue. Probably not...
The next Blog Post we will dive into skills of the DJ, but until then please see tmy Wedding Flipboard Magazine and enjoy!
View my Flipboard Magazine.
Now a days as I consult for weddings, the main topic that is always asked of me is uplighting. Now an event/Wedding DJ will have these, more seasoned DJ will have a higher budget and a larger inventory of lighting. As a wedding DJ the first thing I purchased was flood lights, lazers and a fogger with a light stand. Later I then purchased uplighting par cans, now this can run up in the thousands depending on what their vision. A club DJ can probably get some lights but its not going to compare to a wedding DJ, and in reality you are not going to get a separate lighting contract to light your venue. Probably not...
The next Blog Post we will dive into skills of the DJ, but until then please see tmy Wedding Flipboard Magazine and enjoy!
View my Flipboard Magazine.
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