This deposit is collected at the time of booking and goes toward the total cost of service.
Pricing is based on a 5 hour time commitment at $100/hour and does not include PA/Sound System or additional equipment required to facilitate live sound, lighting, or other audio-visual needs. Please see other services offered to pay for that separately.
Refundable up to 2 weeks before scheduled performance date.
MY EXPERIENCE AS A DJ
I began learning the craft of DJ’ing back in 2002 when I was 12 years old, on a pair of Numark TT-1625 direct-drive turntables and Stanton 2 channel analog mixer. The only vinyls I had were records I bought at the local record stores with money I made from the paper route I worked at the time. As I progressed through high school and made more money, I upgraded my DJ equipment to include a Pioneer CDJ-800 and Numark DXM 06 mixer.
During this time I was also learning Music Production while putting together a home studio and teaching myself programs like Fruity Loops, Reason and Pro-Tools. By age 15 I gave myself the name DJ Replay, and it wasn’t long before I was asked to make special DJ mixes complete with sound FX for my high school’s Hip-Hop dance team to use at basketball games.
By 2007 I was a Freshman attending CSU Chico and preparing to apply for the Recording Arts & Music Industry program. That was when I finally started offering DJ services, establishing a $50/hour pay rate almost from the very beginning. I operated with legitimate contracts and rental equipment that included various small PA system configurations.
My clients included fraternities and sororities, classmates, fashion show organizers, and concert promoters. I soon had opportunities to DJ for well-known Bay Area Hip-Hop artists like San Quinn and Beeda Weeda, as well as local artists from different areas of CA attending Chico State like Eye-Que, Tybox, Willdy Diamond, and others. I performed not only at backyard parties and small venues, but also at large concerts along with my band mate Eye-Que at the Bell Memorial Union on campus.
As I waited to be accepted into the impacted Recording Arts program, I decided to join the Chico State radio station team at KCSC and ran a show called “Flavor of the Week” for 2 consecutive semesters through 2010. During this time, I was concurrently enrolled in elective classes focused on the Broadcasting and Radio industries.
Since graduating college I have DJ’ed in various places in the Reno-Tahoe area while also operating as a Sound Engineer, including as a resident DJ at Masque nightclub and Northstar Ski Resort. It has been my responsibility to select house music at venues I consistently operated such as Brew Brothers, Novi, and Cypress Concert Hall to set the vibe for the featured performers of the night.
I often receive compliments from clients for my music selection whenever I’m hired as a Sound Engineer/AV Tech Operator for corporate events at properties like Tahoe Blue Event Center, The Nugget, Renaissance Reno, and other Hotel Resorts in the area. These gigs have led to DJ’ing after-parties or other events for the same clients.
I now have more opportunities coming my way to DJ and provide Sound Engineering services at weddings as well. By the end of 2024 I will also be DJ’ing for the new Tahoe Knight Monsters hockey team games at Tahoe Blue Event Center!
