2/16/2012 - Hiring a DJ for a Mixed-Cultural Wedding Reception

Hiring a DJ for a Mixed-Cultural Wedding Reception It is commonplace in today’s world for couples to belong to different cultures. Naturally, both.... [more]

1/17/2012 - Ethnic music for Wedding Receptions

Ethnic music for Wedding Receptions Many clients planning a wedding ask me whether our library has ethnic music. As a professional disc jockey service, we do carry a large sel.... [more]

12/16/2011 - What Brides Should Know about Bridal Shows

What Brides Should Know about Bridal Shows from a Vendor’s Perspective Over the past 28 years I have grown up attending every differe.... [more]

11/16/2011 - Let’s See a Kiss

Let’s See a Kiss   Everyone knows the old standby of clinking a wine glass or water goblet .... [more]

10/17/2011 - A New Wedding Tradition? Part 2: The Reception

New Wedding Tradition Or Is It Here Today Gone Tomorrow?   In the first of this two-part series on new wedding traditions, I focused on the wedding cer.... [more]

9/21/2011 - A New Wedding Tradition? Part 1: The Ceremony

A New Wedding Tradition Or Is It Here Today Gone Tomorrow?   In this two part series, I will look at the some of the developments that have become staples of the we.... [more]

8/23/2011 - We don't need a DJ for our wedding

WE DON’T NEED A DJ FOR OUR WEDDING With the ability to download music, and make preset playlists on an MP3 player, some couples are deciding to pass on hiring a DJ, and instea.... [more]

7/11/2011 - The holiday season is coming. Are you ready?

House Parties: You may be challenged when planning to have a few f.... [more]

6/6/2011 - How To Choose Wedding Ceremony Music

Whether it be on a sunny beach in the Caribbean, or in a shady garden at a banquet facility, more and more couples are.... [more]

5/9/2011 - Ipod Weddings

Yet another article about the scourge of the iPod? Well, yes, but this is one to share with grooms who are being tempted by DIY… Getting married, mist.... [more]

4/2/2011 - The Kids are Alright

3 keys to success with the younger crowd You smile as you begin speaking to your prospective client, listening closely an.... [more]

3/10/2011 - A Nice Day for a…Green Wedding

More and more couples are exchanging conspicuous consumption for sustainable celebrationsThe long-held wedding adage, “Something old, something new, something borrowe.... [more]

2/8/2011 - An Interesting Place to Watch For Your Wedding

An Interesting Place to Watch For Your Wedding Music Some of the toughest choice.... [more]

1/4/2011 - Choosing Wedding Ceremony Music

If you are looking for something to spice up your event, or if you are just looking for a little fun with your friends, w.... [more]

12/1/2010 - To Play or Not to Play

Dealing with the content challenge: what’s appropriate and what’s not? 11/27/2010 - Hey Mr. DJ, Keep Playing These Songs

The DJ has been found, the sound equipment is intact, and you’ve even chosen a.... [more]

10/14/2010 - A History of Swing

One of the CDJA’s greatest supporters and advocates for well over 25 years, passed away over year ago and left a legacy that will probably never be matched in the CDJ.... [more]

9/14/2010 - Discovering Musical Gems for Wedding Days

Exercise your expertise in helping.... [more]

8/17/2010 - Light Up Lights Out, Smoking Bans Continue

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN smokers could light up almost anywhere in theatres, on buses and planes, and even hospit.... [more]

7/13/2010 - Band of Bothers

Editor’s Note: Now we all enjoy hearing a good band, even a cover band, rock.... [more]

6/10/2010 - How Important is Entertainment?

People always wonder...How Important is the Entertainment? Sooo....I want you to stop for a moment..imagine your wedding day..& really think hard over this questi.... [more]

5/6/2010 - Another How to Choose a Disc Jockey Article

As the old saying goes the two most important things that make or break the success of the event is the Disc Jockey and the Dinner! Keep in mind ....you get what you .... [more]

4/9/2010 - Important questions to ask a Disc Jockey

These are some of the things that you need to know and consider. Unprofessional and Amateur DJs can create a customer's worst nightmare. You have spent possibly thous.... [more]

3/11/2010 - Having a house party?

Having a house party? Make it more fun with good music!   Having an engagement party at your home? We've all been there...a big celebration party at a beautiful home.... [more]

2/17/2010 - The Cheapest DJ

A reality-based cautionary tale for entertainment shoppers   .... [more]

1/20/2010 - Play the Music

“Most people call us looking for a price,” says Bob Hawkins of BobHawkins.com Professional Disc Jockey Service. “But in reality what they want to know is how to hire .... [more]

12/16/2009 - Wedding Entertainment

Music is a major part of your wedding and reception and should be planned and selected carefully. Music helps create the atmosphere. Special.... [more]

11/16/2009 - Sing Praise!

Sing Praise! Helpful hints to ensure you and your wedding-day DJ can work in harmony   Sappy songs and terrible tunes on your big day? No way! Music is a crucia.... [more]

10/13/2009 - Hiring A Disc Jockey

A good DJ is as important to a party as the decoration of the hall or the dinner menu.   Choosing a DJ for your wedding reception is one of the most important decisions th.... [more]

9/29/2009 - What to look for in a Bridal show vendor

OK, here is an amazing stat. Did you know that 70% of all of the engagements that happen each year will hap.... [more]

8/28/2009 - The AVLA DJ Licence

Canadian DJ’s enjoy a privilege their colleagues in other territories do not.... [more]

7/17/2009 - Ontario Marriage Laws

You must be 18 years of age to get married. It is illegal to marry if you are under 16. Anybod.... [more]

6/16/2009 - 8 Classic Toast Blunders:How to Lose Your Audience

Toasts should not be long outrageous or insulting. Toasts should share a balance o.... [more]

5/8/2009 - Get with the Program Perspectives on Reception

The who, what, why, and when of reception timing...guaranteed to surprise you. .... [more]

4/1/2009 - Weddings All Over A Survey of the Reception

It’s Saturday night and you’re getting ready to go through the routine you follow for just about every wedding you DJ. Have you ever wondered what ano.... [more]

3/11/2009 - Canadians Pay Their Brides & Grooms To Party

STAG & DOES (SOCIALS FOR .... [more]

2/4/2009 - That’s What Friends Are For?

That’s What Friends Are For? True friends don’t DJ their friends’ weddings—unless they are professional DJs   I am a university graduate (journalist major) and have .... [more]

1/28/2009 - Wedding Standards and Standard Weddings

Somehow, the same songs keep bringing joy to reception dancefloors I recently performed for a wedding tha.... [more]

12/17/2008 - Do DJs have to pay SOCAN fees?

Dateline: Toronto, Canada DJs have to suffer the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” from many different directi.... [more]

11/21/2008 - Lord of the Dance

Lord of the Dance, Tips on shopping for the right DJ to make musical magic on your W-day   They sat through the ceremony, pictures and speeches—so you owe your guest.... [more]

10/28/2008 - The “do-it-yourself DJ” scenario

The “do-it-yourself DJ” scenario: an actual cost eye-opener   I recently read an article in a bridal magazine where the so-called “wedding expert” author sugges.... [more]

9/17/2008 - The Kids Are Alright

Expert advice for making youth entertainment seem like child’s playmore]

8/28/2008 - Fear Not the I Pod

A reminder that DJs bring more to the gig than songs and sound systems In recent issues of Mobile Beat I’ve read that mobile DJs have run into instanc.... [more]

7/11/2008 - AVLA Licensing Spreading the Word

AVLA has been spending the past few months implementing an educational program regarding DJ licensing. Discussions with our licensed DJs and DJ associations.... [more]

6/20/2008 - SOCAN Music License

When you rent a hall or hotel ballroom for your wedding ceremony or reception or any party where either live or recorded music will.... [more]

5/14/2008 - Team Player: Working with Other Wedding Vendors

You can only win the recept.... [more]