DJ Life- Behind the Scenes

While our clients contract us for a set amount of hours on their event day, there is so much more that goes into perfecting the music entertainment experience for them.

Take a look at these ‘behind the scenes’ statistics:

• On average, it takes a DJ three hours for equipment set-up.

We do not charge you for the time it takes us to set up or take down our equipment and ALWAYS arrive early to conduct a proper set up and thorough sound check before your guests arrive.

• It takes five hours to compile a playlist.

We do not have a “Safe List”. Most other companies will send out their DJs with a pre-set list of music and advise them not to deviate. This means the same songs are played at every wedding. For us, we get to know the couple and their guests’ musical preferences and will select songs throughout the evening based upon that insight. You will never hear us play the exact same list at every wedding.

• At an average wedding, a DJ will receive 14 song requests from guests.

If a guest would like to request a song and they have the host’s permission, we will spend time discussing their requests and musical preferences with them.

• DJ equipment is worth an average of $50,000.

We are musicians as well as DJs, so sound quality is of the utmost importance to us.  It goes without saying that having the best equipment means that it was a large financial investment. Oh, and have you seen our light shows?  Yeah, there’s a big investment there, too.

• A DJ will spend around 20-25 hours of organizing before an event, including preparing all the specialty music, meetings, organizing the final details, and communicating with the client and other vendors.

At A Ran Music Service, our Event Coordinator and DJ, Niki Frost, will take the time to accommodate you and make sure that every important detail is brought to light during your event. This includes prepping the music, organizing meetings/venue visits, and assisting with planning guides.

• Your wedding ceremony is going to have, on average, between 6 and 17 ‘cues’, which are specific moments that need to have specific music accompanying them.

Those cues are important, so the ceremony details guide that we provide is a great way to communicate easily regarding those special music moments.

• Your average ceremony will take around 1 – 3 hours to prepare for, not including your wedding prelude music (the music that’s playing when guests arrive, before the ceremony itself starts).

DJing an event involves more than just playing music for a set number of hours.  We discuss your desired ambience, theme (if applicable), and venue space to create the right atmosphere and play the perfect songs.   Because we are truly vested in our clients and focused on personalizing the experience, we put in the extra time behind the scenes to ensure ultimate success at your event.

Statistics courtesy of https://www.theknot.com/content/small-business-study and https://stylusweddings.com/wedding-dj-costs-and-expenses-comparison