Great question!!! And one that we intend to answer in this very blog post....

So you've got an upcoming party/engagement/event/wedding on the horizon. You've chosen a date, booked a venue, invited your friends (or at least told them to reserve the date) and you may have even booked the DJ here in Darwin.

Pre-party jobs done right?? WRONG!!!

While the humble mobile DJ that you've booked in Darwin certainly knows his stuff and has great sounding equipment, simply booking a DJ and "leaving him with it" so to speak is not the recommended best practice to guarantee that your party rocks from a musical perspective. We have over 6,500 songs in our song collection and most parties go for around 5 hours on average. With approximately 17 songs being played per hour, that will give you around 75-85 songs being played over the 5 hour period. That's not a lot of songs when you think about it. Particularly if you have 80-100 people at your party and they vary in age. You could reasonably expect to get requests from the 60s through to todays latest hits.

So, as you can most likely see from the information above your DJ will arrive to your function in Darwin with 6,500 songs in his collection plus a great sound system and a fantastic attitude with lots of experience, that's all you need to worry about right?? WRONG!! You've got the basics right now we just need to narrow things down a bit to guarantee the music is the highlight of your event.

That leads us to the topic of this post, "The 5 Things You Can Do To Guarantee Your DJ Rocks Your Party".....

1. Know The Style Of Music You Want The DJ To Play:
That doesn't mean you need to be an expert into all the genre's of music and be able to recite them from back to front. However, just a general indication of the style you want played is really helpful. For example, at a 40th birthday in Darwin the DJ would typically play music from the 70s, 80s, 90s and some recent hits as well. At a wedding in Darwin the DJ would usually play a mix of music that suits the age range of people attending the event, usually music from the 60s to current hits would be played. At a 21st birthday in Darwin the DJ would normally play more recent music mainly from todays latest hits with a mix of some older songs based on people's requests. Information related to the type of party you're having, whether or not there is a theme, the average age of those attending and a brief outline as to the timing of the event is a great start. If you have a run sheet letting us know when there will be any formalities (speeches, announcements, awards etc) that is also really helpful. This information will help us to get an understanding of the type of music that will be most appropriate for your event. When you make your booking a general outline of what music you would like played is a great starting point. We'll ask questions and get you to give us more specifics when we speak with you or meet you in person but an outline is a good place to start.

2. Provide Us With A List Of Songs That You Would Like To Hear Prior To Your Party:
While we are extremely capable at what we do and have vast amounts of experience DJing at all sorts of parties and events in Darwin, what we are not is mind readers!! So it's a really great idea if you give us a list of songs that you would like to hear at your party. It doesn't need to be 100s of songs in length, just 25 or so songs that you would love to hear during the night at some stage, this will give us a great idea of your taste in music. This way we have a base of music to work from, we can also read the crowd and take requests. Your list of songs gives us a roadmap from which we can build your playlist for the duration of your event.

3. Provide Us With A List Of Songs That You DEFINITELY Don't Want Played:
Sometimes this can be the most important list of all. For example, if you tell us that you like 70s music but you don't mention that you really don't like the Bee Gees then there is no way we will know this. Chances are, we are going to play the Bee Gees unless we know that you don't like them and you don't want them played. This also helps us with handling requests particularly if someone comes up and asks for one of the songs on your "don't play" list. If this happens we'll be prepared and we can steer the requester in another direction as diplomatically as possible.

4. Be Specific:
Rather than just putting general music genres on your list i.e. 70s, 80s, 90s etc, it's best if your request list has either artists or song titles on it. For example, if you like Kylie Minogue but you don't care which one of her songs we play then you can just put Kyle Minogue on the list, however if you like Avicii's Wake Me Up but none of his other songs then ask for that song specifically. This way we can play the exact songs and artists that you like. The more specific, the better it will be for your music selection on the night.

5. Let Us Know If You'd Like Us To Take Requests Or Not:
Our Director, Peter Gowers has been in the industry for 30 years and he's always telling us that throughout his career as a DJ here in Darwin, and also in other parts of Australia and overseas where he has worked, some people like you to take requests and some people don't like you to take requests. You just need to tell us which camp you fit into. We don't mind either way. If we know prior to the event it just helps us to be prepared to deal with it during your event. If you don't want us to take requests then we will generally discuss music with you prior to your party to get a more specific idea of the music you do and don't want played during your party.

So there you have it, 5 Things You Can Do To Guarantee Your DJ Rocks Your Party here in Darwin. Some of those things may be obvious but hopefully you got some insights into what you can do to help when you book a mobile DJ for your event in Darwin. We know our music back to front and we're experts at reading the crowd but a simple list telling us what you do like and what you don't like can make all the difference to guaranteeing the music at your party is a huge success. As we always say, every party has friends, family, food and drinks but not every party has good music. The music played at a party is often the difference between a good party and a great party, together we can make sure your party in Darwin fits into the latter category.

There's plenty of people that calls themselves DJs in Darwin these days, due to easy access to music and equipment, however, DJs who know their music, can read a crowd and keep an audience on the dance floor for a prolonged period of time are a lot harder to find. We here at Up Town Entertainment Pty Ltd pride ourselves on our many 5 star reviews, our long list of satisfied clients and our ability to play at any type of event. We've played at an 8th birthday and an 80th birthday as well as everything in between, the one thing people always comment on is our ability to play music that has a wide appeal to those young and old. Our music knowledge is the key to everything we do when playing at functions in Darwin.

Our mobile DJs are the best in the business and have been rated in the Top 3 DJs in Darwin for the last 3 years in a row by a leading ratings website, based on over 50 rating factors.

To make a booking, find out more information about booking a mobile DJ in Darwin or to see our full list of services have a look at this page on our website - https://www.uptown.net.au/services.

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12 Charlton Crt, Woolner 0820
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