Spiral Vibe Mobile Disc Jockey

A brief word about all things legal - I have everything I should have.  Public Liability Insurance that every mobile trader should have, all my equipment is PAT tested annually, and I have the Pro-Dub licence that is required by all DJ's who transfer their music collections to laptop computers.  I also have enhanced CRB clearance - not even a library book overdue, or an unpaid parking ticket.  All my certificates are available to view on request.

More information about Pro-Dub, the alliance between the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society and the Performing Rights Society, here - (copy and paste into your web browser.)

http://www.prsformusic.com/users/musicforproducts/Pages/ProDubLicence.aspx

You should ALWAYS ask a DJ if they have all these - because if they can't produce them on the night, they could be turned away from a venue - and that's your evening ruined.  No cowboys here!

It seems like anyone can set themselves up as a DJ nowadays - a few records, a pair of speakers, and that's it, right?

There is an awful lot more to it than that - we've all been to weddings, birthdays and the like, and heard a bad DJ ply his dubious trade!  I've certainly seen a few myself - a wedding, for instance, with a group of older relatives hiding in a corner, grimacing as some pimply adolescent announces the next bangin' choon - and, slowly but surely, everyone starts to make their excuses and leave.

Sadly, it needs spelling out sometimes - the idea is to look around the room, make a fairly accurate assessmnt of what will go down well, take everyone's requests, politely decline any requests for the kind of music that will induce instant heart failure - and most obviously, but often sadly missed - don't just play the music that you like personally, as the DJ.  This is what takes some skill and experience - for instance, I was ... Read more