Professional Wedding & Event DJ

Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

A. All DJs are different and are not a commodity. In Los Angeles alone there is over 100,000 people who call themselves a DJ. There is no test or licensing requirements. Anyone can call themselves a DJ they don't even have to own any equipment at all. The most important thing is to meet with the DJ themselves and see how you connect. Get a feel for how they make announcements. Check out their music library a good wedding DJ will have all kinds of music. Remember this is one of the most important days of your life don't trust it to anyone but a true professional full time wedding DJ / Master of Ceremonies

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. I really care about my clients, many of whom are now my friends. If I was independently wealthy I would still be in this profession. I provide friendly and personalized assistance in planning your wedding ceremony. With my extensive experience from thousands of weddings and thorough professionalism will ensure that your wedding event is truly the day of your dreams, and reflective of your lives, love and commitment. We will coordinate your event for you, so you can relax and be a guest at your own party. We work meticulously with you going over every detail of your event. Creating special play lists and time lines. We are here to help you paint your picture perfect day.

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. I love when families come together perhaps they are all strangers and at the end of the night everyone is one big happy family. Seeing people on the dance floor enjoying themselves especially when someone tells me that person never dances, perhaps they never heard a song they wanted to dance to until now. At the end of the night is one of my favorite parts of the event. Thats when the bride and groom and many guests and family members come over to me and tell me that this was the best event they had ever been too. I never get tired of hearing that. That is worth more that money to me, that I was able to create this wonderful event for them that will be remembered for ever

Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A. What do you require from the location?
We prefer to have adequate shelter if outdoors and reliable electricity (20a). We also have battery powered sound systems for locations without power. Ideally we prefer to set up on a hard flat surface, located in close proximity to the dance floor.

Do you need a table to set up on?
No table is needed and I believe that any DJ that has to relay on the event location to provide him a table cannot be a professional worth hiring. What happens if the location is out of tables will the DJ set up on the floor.


Yes, unless we are informed in advance, we expect to be treated as a guest and provided a guest meal as part of our compensation.


We are insured through RV Nuccio and associates.
I use only professional-grade equipment. I am very proud of my sound system and I receive many compliments from people who know sound. Most importantly, I believe in my choice of great sounding EV speakers.

I am very well prepared in case this happens at your wedding.

I can provide an assortment of lighting effects from uplights, pinspots and monogram GOBO lights to dance floor lighting

Yes I am a member of many such organizations such as ADJA, AFWPI, ABC, SBEPA, and many others.

Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?

A. One of my favorite stories was performing at the wedding reception for the daughter of a couple with whom I had the honor of being their DJ for their wedding reception when I first started out in the early 1980s. They even had it in the same location and had pictures from the wedding there. I felt that I had some kind of connection with that family. Being part of those very important moments in peoples lives is a tremendous responsibly and one I take very seriously. I have many stories to tell and someday I should write a book with all of the different things that have happened at events for the last 30 years.

Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

A. How much work is involved and how much preparation time is needed to properly plan for a wedding and reception. Including acquiring and maintaining all of the proper equipment that is necessary to perform our job and the knowledge on how to use it. Not to mention how much training and education is necessary to be a top notch DJ in todays market. What is the difference in DJs why can't a club DJ or a hobby DJ be a good wedding DJ. Why you can't you just load up your iPod and hook it up to your home stereo and have the same effect and have a friend be the master of ceremonies at the wedding reception.

Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

A. My favorite toy as a child was the record player at the age of five I had a very impressive record collection because everyone knew what I wanted, records, sometimes I would get clothes that was OK too.
In the mid sixties there was a miracle invention called the transistor radio I carried it everywhere with it stuck to the side of my head. When I was old enough to get a job I spent my money on Audio equipment started working professionally in clubs in the late 70's, and later became partners with a multi DJ operation in the South Bay called The Mobile Disco Company, after about five years, I decided I wanted to break off on my own and start my own company. Since then, I have performed at over 3000 events I . I love what I do and it shows. I was awarded the Los Angeles Music Award for DJ of the Year in 2006 and 2008
I was also nominated for "Best DJ in LA" on the Fox11 poll. My weddings have been featured on "The Today Show", "For Better or Worse" and "The Lifetime Channel". My list of celebrity clients is quite substantial. (check out the website).
I have been The D.J. and Co Emcee of The Hollywood FAME Awards for the last three years, I am a board member of the SC American Disc Jockey Association, The Professional Association of Disc Jockeys, Ex Board member of the International Society of Event Specialists, On the steering committee of the Association of Bridal Consultants, a Member of the Association of Wedding Professionals International, a founding Member of The Wedding Industry Professionals Association, Member of the South Bay Event Professionals Association. 2 time Award winning DJ, Los Angeles Music Awards 2006, 2008, I am also a member of 10 or so Chambers of Commerce at any given time

Q. Tell us about a recent job you did that you are particularly proud of.

A. Recently re-volunteered to play music for spinal cord injury wing at the VA hospital. All of the guys either in wheelchairs or flat on their stomachs on a gurney, most had been there since Vietnam. They loved all of the old 50's 60's and 70's music I played. We took a lot of requests and it was not uncommon to see some tears in the eyes of these guys when their songs were playing. It makes you wonder what they were thinking.
At the end of my time almost all of the guys came up and thanked me. I realized how absurd that was for them to be thanking me, when I think about what they sacrificed.
I didn't accept any financial re-numeration. But it was one of the highest paying jobs I ever had