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Permalink Reply by edward martinez on November 14, 2011 at 7:41am

what you do is hire gwiizzzzzzzzzzz and gumba dont need any more!

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Permalink Reply by Xavier on March 26, 2012 at 12:29pm

As a promoter I can tell you that the choice of DJ involves more than one factor put for us the 3 top factors include:

1. The quality, size and diversity of their music collections AND their ability use it properly

2. A team player meaning a willingness to promote leading to the ability to get followers out to an event.

3. Reliability..drama free, showing up on time ready to work.

Further still, "Big Names" do not automatically gurantee people will come unless the DJ is a "team player" a fact that needs to be discussed and negotiated for specifics in advance.  A "Safe Choice" is everything you outlined and more because oftentimes they're willing to work with you above an beyond the call of duty to make the event a success. Same thing is true for the "Bargain Basement DJ" which I prefer to call "Up-and-Coming DJ" because everyone has to start somewhere and it's important to give new talent an opportunity and in a competitive market, the willingness to work for less does not always reflect the quality of the services. However, if you've never heard them spin it would be smart to hire another DJ from one of the other categories as backative:)

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Permalink Reply by Bobby La Serra on March 26, 2012 at 1:34pm

Thanks for contributing to the discussion Xavier. It's nice to get a promoters take on it. I agree with u. I've gotten to the point where if a DJ is not a "team player" i dont even want them to spin for me anymore. Alot of DJ's are extremely talented but they just dont have a folowing and sadly it doesn't pay to have them to spin when i can have an :up n coming" DJ, that obviously must be talented, but knows the value of promoting and marketing themselves with todays social media. There are just too many DJ's out there today and if u cant seperate yourself from the pack you'll never get noticed or build a true fan base that supports u and follows u whether ur spinning at a club, commercial radio, or internet radio. Club owners now hire bartenders according to their following and promoters bring in smaller promoters to help with their network. Thats just the way it works today. If i stop promoting myself or my business for even a day or two, i feel the energy drop. Thats what the grind is all about. You either get it or u don't. Thanks again.

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