But wait... there's more!
We're sure you have other questions, and
this section is designed to answer as many of them as possible
Can I use my own playlists?
Absolutely... we can convert playlists from over 125 streaming
services: Tidal,
Spotify, Pandora, Deezer, Apple Music, Amazon
Music (Prime, Unlimited, Unlimited HD), YouTube, YouTube Music,
iTunes, SoundCloud, Napster, Last.fm, Discogs, Shazam,
Billboard, LiveXLive, Plex, Emby, Qobuz, Anghami, iHeartRadio,
Rekordbox, DJUCED, Serato DJ, Beatport, Beatsource, Roon,
JioSaavn, Gaana, Audiomack, Mixcloud, Traktor, Mixxx, Playzer,
Musixmatch, Hype Machine, 8Tracks, Setlist.fm, Dailymotion,
Jamendo, NetEase Music, Moov, MTV, Primephonic, MusicBrainz,
SoundMachine, Windows Media Player, Groove Music, Bluesound, Dj
Pro 2, Garmin, VKontakte, Yandex Music, Zvooq and others.
Can I use my own pictures, videos, powerpoints and other media?
You bet! We'll need them in digital format so they're easy to
import into our DJ software. You can email them... send cloud
service sharing links (Dropbox, OneDrive, iCloud, Google Drive,
etc)... provide them physically on a USB
thumbdrive, CD, DVD or BluRay disc... send us links to
YouTube/Vimeo or other videos... if it's music, though, we
strongly suggest you send a playlist from your favorite
streaming service so our conversion software can up-convert the
actual music files to FLAC or MQA quality for better sound.
How do you handle payments?
We ask for 50% down when you reserve your event date (not
refundable, but can be applied to future gigs should you need to
change the date, cancel due to weather, etc.) and the balance at
the completion of the gig. We take cash, check, credit/debit cards,
ApplePay, PayPal and Zelle.
Do you take requests?
That's entirely up to you... some people don't want their guests
requesting random songs, and would rather we stick to their
pre-determined playlist. But we bring a large selection of
pre-saved playlists for all genres AND have a live cloud
connection to over 110 million songs and over 650,000 music
videos (we bring our own cellular-based Internet router), so it
would be unlikely that you could request a song that we don't
have. We use an online request app that allows you and your
guests to send requests direcly to the DJ booth by simply
typing:
ask.the.dj into your phone's browser and selecting "Central Oregon DJs" (you can go there now, but it's only "live" during gigs).
How do we get started?
Once you have a venue selected, we will meet with you at the
venue to see what we have to work with, We''ll want to know what
we will need to bring that's not included with the venue. We'll
also want to get to know you and what you want to see happen...
what you DO want to have happen as well as anything you DON'T
want (as far as music, lighting or other technical areas). You
can download our Venue Checklist, Checklist for Your Event (and
if the event is a wedding, the Wedding Cue Sheet) forms using the links below. These are printable PDF forms we'll be using to make sure there are
no surprises on the day of your event... we recommend you print them out and go over them. If we're meeting in person at the venue, we'll take care of the Venue Checklist, which covers what we'll be looking for as far as our technical needs. The Checklist for Your Event lets you know exactly what we'll need from you AT LEAST a week before the event and lists our
basic packages and rates. Once you've looked them over, contact us and let us know when we can meet with you at the venue for an
initial walk through. From that point forward, we'll be in touch regularly via email, text and phone.
Venue Checklist Checklist for Your Event
Wedding Cue Sheet