What matters most
Write down the moments the DJ must carry — entrance, dinner, speeches, first dance or awards, and the close — before you look at any profile.
Points to work through
- Match the DJ to your music brief: the languages, eras and must-play songs your guests expect, not just the genre a highlight reel shows.
- Confirm who supplies and operates sound: a great DJ on an under-powered or unmanned system still sounds wrong.
- Ask how requests and dead moments are handled live, so you know the set can react rather than run on autopilot.
- Check backup: what happens if the DJ is ill, a laptop fails, or the timeline slips by an hour.
- Only after fit and reliability are clear should you weigh price, follower counts and titles.