Archive for the ‘Editorial’ Category

DJ Banners: Yes or No?

I will try to cover both points and let you the reader make the final decision (please leave your comment about your thoughts). This post is about the appropriateness of a DJ hanging a banner on their table at your event. There are two sides to this, and each has their points. Many DJ’s like [...]

Do You Need A Wedding Planner Follow up.

As I mentioned in my previous post I will attempt outline how your individual vendors can work together to help create your vision for your event. One of the marks of a professional is their willingness to work with other vendors where needed, the level of respect and understanding they have for the other vendors. [...]

Do you need a Wedding Planner?

For many people a Wedding Planner can seem to be a real life saver; is that a reality or an illusion? You might ask, well how am I qualified to talk about this? My answer is, I see more wedding planners than you are likely too, unless someone gets married multiple times. But I am [...]

Enforcment of the A.V.L.A.?

AVLA / Joint DJ Association Meeting in Toronto . The joint DJ Association (CPDJA, CDJA and AAME) and AVLA committee met this past week to review any pending changes to the agreement for 2011.   As you all know by know the AVLA have eliminated the CDR license for 2011 and the current Hard Drive license [...]

200% Money Back Guarantee?

I am seriously thinking in adding this following clause to my contract. “200% Satisfaction – Money Back Guarantee: If something should go wrong, unresolved equipment failure, poor performance level, or other items that TJ the DJ has a control over, he will offer a portion of the cost back to you the client in accordance [...]

Sept 18th a fun Party @ Wild Bills

I will be assisting with a party being held at Wild Bills (7150 50ave Red Deer, AB) It is open to the public but under the title of a PoF Party (Plenty of Fish) If you are aware of the free singles site, I have DJ’d in the past for this type of party and [...]

Perspective

Do you play golf? Have you ever taken lessons? There are two ways to take lessons, you can join a class of 6-10 people or pay for some one on one time with the club pro. If you join a class you will pay a much smaller fee, say $50 for a days course. Your [...]

Bridal Fairs (trade shows) Don’t Cut It.

As a vendor I am frustrated with how bridal shows are operated. I can imagine for a bride to be they can be equally overwhelming as well and here are my reasons why. As a vendor I am given little space for an ever increasing cost to attempt to market my services to a potential [...]

Recognising the Difference in Service.

Normally I would not single out a potential client or e-mail in a post unless it was a situation in which I can better educate my readers and develop a better understanding with them of the industry or of what I do.  This is a lady that e-mailed me for a quote originally on June [...]

Don’t Hire A DJ… Article by Alan Dodson

The following article is from http://www.topdiscjockey.com/dont.html and posted with permission. Alan is a DJ from Bristol Tennessee in the U.S. This is yet another Professional DJ who knows his stuff. I have been asked why do I keep posting these “top 10″ lists. I do it because I think people need to see that what [...]

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