Why do all wedding DJ promo videos sound the same?
Promotional videos and streaming samples from different vendors all sound identical because they rely on the same recorded songs. This makes it hard to compare DJs and figure out what actually separates a great DJ from a bad one.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Reading vendor advice on what constitutes a great DJ
- 2Looking for DJs who coordinate and manage the event timeline alongside music
- 3Giving the DJ a short list of must-play songs and trusting them to read the room for the rest
- 4Creating multiple granular playlists for different parts of the night
- 5Providing a do-not-play list alongside the preferred songs
- 6Making a personal playlist and connecting it to the venue's PA system
- 7Having a family member or friend handle the music and announcements for free
- 8Delegating event announcements and schedule management to a wedding coordinator or a designated friend/emcee
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“we are trying to decide on our dj but every video of different vendors kinda sounds the same since they are streaming songs. What makes a dj great, good or bad?”source ↗
“Our venue comes with a dj, so we didn’t hire him. We have a playlist of specific songs we want to listen to. We took song requests from our families and incorporated them into the playlist... I was thinking of telling the dj that these are the songs we want but they can change the order so that you can mix them properly. Is this the best way to handle this?”source ↗
“My fiance and I are very particular about the music we like and we aren’t having a traditional wedding.”source ↗
“Is a dj worth it? Or should I just make a playlist and save the $?”source ↗
“Do you think 1k for a few hours of people maybe dancing is worth the price? Or maybe dj does more than curate tunes I don’t really know?”source ↗
“Otherwise, if you didn’t go that route, did you have a playlist someone took control of for you? Or did you handle it yourself ?”source ↗
“Musicians are out of budget by thousands. We have a great venue and it has a PA system we can hook up to, or I can bite the bullet and hire someone to dj. I’m really not sure what the best move is.”source ↗
“i also had a non-traditional wedding and my friends, spouse, and i all wanted really specific music to play, we made playlists and told the venue DJs to stick solely to the playlists and not deviate.”source ↗
Where this came up
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