WEDDING DJs VS. CLUB DJs - Know the difference Part 2

So in the first blog post we talked about how this is a topic that probably can't be covered in one blog post. In this blog post we will get into skills of being a DJ, because thats what you pay them for right?!?!? Bring the party and also keep it going. When it comes to entertaining people on a regular basis, the Club Dj probably has this in the bag, but I can make arguments for both.

Skills - This includes what the DJ should sound like, seemless transitions, beat matching skills, party tracks, song selection and more. Since the Club DJ play frequently or a specific environment (bar/club) he is probably current with all the hits: Top 40, EDM, Hip hop, etc. and also the classics, the 90s and 2000s. The library of a club DJ has all the nice remixes and edits for a party, a wedding DJ has a little different library. The Wedding DJ has an open format library similar to a club DJ however an experienced Wedding Dj will also have the slow dance tracks, the cheesy wedding tracks that a club DJ would never allow into his laptop. The wedding DJ may not have better and more current tracks but if he has been doing this for a while he should have a pretty good collection. The skill set of a Wedding Dj may be lacking in comparison to a Club DJ because frankly he doesn't play as frequently with the newest tracks. The Club DJs play on better equipment and bring better mixers and turntables to your party because frankly whey are not making the investment in multiple systems because its a lot of money to invest.

Track Selection - This is a difficult one, because the consultation should have discussed this as well as prepping a song list for the event. However from my experience of working and attending weddings I can tell the track selection for a Club and a wedding are total polar opposites. The Club Djs will have all the EDM and Hiphop that is recent and will have some of the pop but they may or maynot have the group dancing songs, i.e. Cupid Shuffle, Cha Cha and other corny wedding songs that everyone enjoys. In weddings you have to start and stop very frequently because of events, announcements, dances, pictures so you basically have to instantly get the party started multiple times and MC, Club DJs can do this however they are used to doing this in a room where everyone like that particular type of music, and in weddings that never happens. So the wedding DJ should know what the crowd like and can play a more open format set.

Groove - This is a difficult one to describe, since Wedding DJs are a niche as well as Club DJs, the are used to playing certain tracks all the time back to back to back. Since the wedding DJ has experience in doing these events, he can recognize a crowd and a wedding and know what has generally worked in prior weddings with the same type of mix of crowd. Being in multiple weddings definitely helps in song selection and also track selection. Even though you like to think your wedding is different, it may look different but the crowds of weddings are very similar. Knowing the questions to ask in the consultation and in the beginning should be your first flag on whether the DJ is right for you, if he has a list and a timeline and a some fillin the blank forms... This is a good thing. If he just ask you for a non-refundable deposit, RED FLAG WARNING!

STAY TUNED TO PART 3....
TILL THEN

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