One thing I have in common with Taso

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haha. Taso may catch up with you soon Steve, at the rate he's going.
I welcome that .. it's always good to have contributions to the site that are motivating people.
 
My guess: Taco Man is not far behind both of you!?
 
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I don't want to leave Albatross out of this - another one of the newer young guys with time, energy, skill, and knowledge. It's a pleasure having him and Taso here.

I used to have time, then I retired!

I don't believe I belong in that category, but I very much appreciate the kind words! I'm here learning and sharing with everyone else :)
 
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It is interesting seeing the difference in approach to the DJ business among DJs. Our group (all mobile DJs) has a wide variety of ways to approach each event.

My brother, and I are of the same DJ up bringing, but we approach events differently in many ways. We also approach how we price ourselves, and quote events very differently for booking ourselves(well, the exception is on last minute events...my pricing is close to his on that, but outside of that, quite different ways of thinking and belief on the subject). ...Same can be said about my sister...

The younger generation are bringing more unique points of view to the field, and I see that as matching the current trends of the market, and these trends really did not exist 10 years ago. Repetitiveness was seen a lot in years past in the industry, and it seems like thinking outside the box, and implementing new ideas is becoming more and more popular as time marches on in our field.

With that said...I feel as if age 29 to 32ish is about as young as Wedding DJs seem to be these days, so I wonder if in a few years we will see even younger DJs enter the arena of weddings, and bring more creativity to the table or if we are an aging group as time marches on. While Taso, Albatross, and myself are younger guys, we all started doing this before 2010. It seems there aren't really any young guys who got into doing weddings in the last few years...or maybe I just haven't noticed any?

Every time I see a Wedding DJ outside of these forum postings they are older than me whether it be online or in person somewhere.
 
It is interesting seeing the difference in approach to the DJ business among DJs. Our group (all mobile DJs) has a wide variety of ways to approach each event.

My brother, and I are of the same DJ up bringing, but we approach events differently in many ways. We also approach how we price ourselves, and quote events very differently for booking ourselves(well, the exception is on last minute events...my pricing is close to his on that, but outside of that, quite different ways of thinking and belief on the subject). ...Same can be said about my sister...

The younger generation are bringing more unique points of view to the field, and I see that as matching the current trends of the market, and these trends really did not exist 10 years ago. Repetitiveness was seen a lot in years past in the industry, and it seems like thinking outside the box, and implementing new ideas is becoming more and more popular as time marches on in our field.

With that said...I feel as if age 29 to 32ish is about as young as Wedding DJs seem to be these days, so I wonder if in a few years we will see even younger DJs enter the arena of weddings, and bring more creativity to the table or if we are an aging group as time marches on. While Taso, Albatross, and myself are younger guys, we all started doing this before 2010. It seems there aren't really any young guys who got into doing weddings in the last few years...or maybe I just haven't noticed any?

Every time I see a Wedding DJ outside of these forum postings they are older than me whether it be online or in person somewhere.


It's really an interesting dynamic. I started doing weddings at 13 so for the first 15 or so years the couples were all older than me. They had a look of surprise when I would come in because I was so young (I looked older than I was but still young) and by the end of the night they were looking at me differently.

The last 19 years I've been older than the couples most times. They have a lot more faith that you can make what they want happen. Age is not a deterrent in this business at least not yet for me. At 47 I'm busier than I ever was
 
It is interesting seeing the difference in approach to the DJ business among DJs. Our group (all mobile DJs) has a wide variety of ways to approach each event.

My brother, and I are of the same DJ up bringing, but we approach events differently in many ways. We also approach how we price ourselves, and quote events very differently for booking ourselves(well, the exception is on last minute events...my pricing is close to his on that, but outside of that, quite different ways of thinking and belief on the subject). ...Same can be said about my sister...

The younger generation are bringing more unique points of view to the field, and I see that as matching the current trends of the market, and these trends really did not exist 10 years ago. Repetitiveness was seen a lot in years past in the industry, and it seems like thinking outside the box, and implementing new ideas is becoming more and more popular as time marches on in our field.

With that said...I feel as if age 29 to 32ish is about as young as Wedding DJs seem to be these days, so I wonder if in a few years we will see even younger DJs enter the arena of weddings, and bring more creativity to the table or if we are an aging group as time marches on. While Taso, Albatross, and myself are younger guys, we all started doing this before 2010. It seems there aren't really any young guys who got into doing weddings in the last few years...or maybe I just haven't noticed any?

Every time I see a Wedding DJ outside of these forum postings they are older than me whether it be online or in person somewhere.
I have to for the most part agree with this (and honestly, while I bring a different perspective, I still think there are others that have more experience and more knowledge/skill). I don't see many young dj's doing this full time or seriously. I do know of a few under 35 that do this full time, however all of them are either part of a multi-op where little effort is needed on their end or run a multi-op that pushes for quantity over quality and don't bring anything unique to the industry. A few others I knew had either closed shop after a few years for whatever reason, or merged with a bigger company because they couldn't get enough gigs.

The biggest companies here are all ran by guys in their 40's, and have 5-8 dj's working for them. I can only think of two dj's that do this as a single op in NJ and do it very well. Both are in their late 40's... maybe even crossing that 50 mark. I guess this will make us younger guys more in demand in the years to come as others retire.

There's only one thing I did different than just about everyone else... I branded my name... not a generic company name.
 
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I didn't even start DJing until I was 52. I was the oldest DJ in the area with the least amount of experience. Not a good selling point! But I did my first wedding when I was about 20. At that time it was just another gig for the band I was in.
 
I don't believe I belong in that category :)

You're right....you DON'T..... :laugh:

(just kidding Ross. I simply cannot resist an opportunity)

Seriously, though. I thought us "old" guys were supposed to be teaching the newbies...
but on ODJT, I learn something from the young whipper-snappers all the time.
 
I didn't even start DJing until I was 52...
I was in my 60's when I started. It was pretty clear to me from the beginning that weddings were not gonna be my bread and butter, since I could not identify with some of the music I knew young couples listen to, and demand today. Though I'm not actively seeking wedding gigs, I have done two... both were for couples who prefer country music, so the music was not an issue. My age could also be a deterrent for some young people, but I've never heard guests gasp and scream; "OMG... that is an OLD DJ"![emoji1]




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