| Facts and figures aside, sometimes a DJ can make or break an event. It amazes me how many times people make their decisions about who to hire simply based on price or who happened to be available with the first phone call. Take your time. Ask lots of questions. Go out and audition, at an actual event at which the DJ you are considering hiring is playing, see what his or her approach and manner is like. Is the DJ professional, organized, courteous, and appropriately dressed? What does their set up look like? Remember the equipment will be in a lot of your pictures! At the very least get a reference or two and take the time to call them. Personally I think references can be a waste of time, but they can also be of help. Take the time to qualify them; ask the reference if they know the DJ on a personal level or only on a professional one. If someone has been doing this long enough, one can hope there is someone out there somewhere who thinks that the DJ did a good job for him or her. But the event, crowd, or chemistry may not be similar to yours. The DJ may do great at teen dances but does he do a wedding reception well?
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