The following tips have been written and collated by DJ's, Musicians and Suppliers that regularly perform at parties and events. We hope that you find them useful and take them in the spirit that they were written. 

Atmosphere

Great parties have a great atmosphere, this is not as easy to achieve as you might think, It has to be worked on and should be considered carefully when organising your party. Some clients opt for a packed program of events - we played at one party where the couple had issued laminates, an interesting activity was "Skinny Dipping 4am - 6am" the guests were breathless by the time the disco started. So, It is important to pace your party and view if from your guests perspective.

Budget Properly

Decide how you want to spend your money. Do you want to hire a DJ and Band? or do you want to spend it across the night with musicians & entertainers featuring. Make sure that you book a DJ or band that is right for you and your friends. Don't book a Reggae band if you don't like Reggae! Make sure that your DJ plays music for your crowd, do not book a house DJ if you want to dance to many genres of music, you will be disappointed

Band Vs DJ

As DJ's, we enjoy working with bands however, in our experience most bands play 2 x 45 minutes or 1 x 90 minutes sets. So, what are you going to do once the band has finished if you don't have a DJ?

Treatment of Artistes

Remember that your DJ's, Musicians and Entertainers are all performers. It is difficult to perform whilst you are being verbally or physically attacked by guests at a party when they have consumed to much alcohol or been on the nalty salt. If you are aware of anyone with a rep for abusive behaviour, please let the performers know. They can bring their tin hats.

Fireworks and Food

If you want to create a fantastic atmosphere at the party, consider when and how you offer evening food and in some cases, fireworks. For entertainers, breaking up a party is always a dispiriting experience and also for guests that are enjoying themselves. If you are staging a summer party and it is a lovely night, people will stay outside and the dance-floor will empty.

Music Requests

Requests are a good thing, it enables a DJ or Band to understand what type of crowd they will be playing to. It is equally as important to inform them of what music you don't like. If RnB makes you mad or Reggae riles you, then tell your entertainment accordingly. At Funky Party DJ, we actively encourage clients to send requests and then incorporate them into our sets accordingly. We advise clients against sending out music requests slips with their invites. We have experienced disgruntled guests who sent in a request for the bride and groom not to pass it onto the DJ. They were wise to do so, her request was a prog rock track from 1972 that would have cleared the dance-floor.

An experienced DJ knows what tracks to play and when, and will play to the crowd in front of them.

Special Interest

Inform your entertainers if their are a contingent of family and friends that will want to dance to something unusual. We have played sets of Dutch Pop, Italian Folk, Irish Jigs, Bhangra, Salsa, Russian Cossack and Mongolian music, with different arm & leg movements for each one. It is better to pre-warn your DJ, Singer or Musicians that a touch of Italian Folk music is on the cards and they should expect the dance-floor to clear so that your family's Mario Lanza can do his turn on the dance-floor.

After The Party

Performers love adulation and acknowledgment (who doesn't?),  if you can spare 5 minutes to send an appraisal of your party to the artistes, they are always very grateful and you never know when you might want to use them again.

Funky Party DJs from Nigel Peirce Entertainment are professional party suppliers, they understand your needs and are here to make sure that your party goes off with a bang.