I recommend approx. 12 months in advance to have a much better chance of being available for your date. I'm usually fully booked or close to fully booked for the wedding season starting November-March by around 6 months out. I do occasionally have the odd Saturday available and a bunch of Fridays, but generally not many. I suggest booking a year in advance, many couples book 18 months in advance. But you may get lucky booking within 6 months and have the 1 date that I happen to be available. 

Check my google reviews. Check DJ4You Christchurch's google reviews. Ask your vendors. Ask on NZ Wedding Facebook pages. Lots of people know me and know how I work, so you don't have to simply take my word for it. Have I done every event absolutely perfect? No, but I set high standards and I try to make them as perfect as I possibly can.

Not at a private event. But you can check out my instagram which has some samples and I occasionally play clubs. I also have a bunch of mix-samples which I can send out. The issue with all of those is that they may not contain the type of music you personally want or like; and because I tailor music to the people in front of me, what I am playing is for them ... rather than anyone watching or listening. But if you can keep that in mind, no worries.

Yes absolutely, but I do recommend leaving some room for me to "work the crowd". A big part of my job is to control the dance floor and move people on and off the dance-floor and control the energy in the room. See, people don't generally dance for 3-4 hours without a break, so the idea is to pick and choose music wisely so that I can create natural breaks and reduce the chance of burning people out too early. If I burn people out too early, there's a risk they will all be sitting down by the end of the night or worse, leaving early. But, chat to me if you have any concerns about what this looks like.

I have a simple online agreement that I send out and you'll have 2 weeks to get that signed and back to me (it's virtual so can be done all online). Once we've both signed it, I issue an invoice requiring a 25% deposit to be paid within 2 weeks to lock in the booking. The balance is due 2 weeks before your event. All payments are receipted, and you will get access to an app that will also contain all of your financial info.

Everyone who books with me gets access to a special app which will contain their agreement, financial information but you also have the ability to build your music choices for me. It's integrated with Spotify and Apple Music, so you have access to all of their music to help choose the songs for your dance floor or ceremony for instance. Additionally, the app also has a bunch of questionnaires that I've designed that help me work out what music is most likely going to work for you and your guests. You can give me a list of Must Play, Play if Possible and almost more importantly, Do Not Play songs.

So my prices are comparatively similar, but different types of events require different amounts of effort and support. Parties generally require much less planning and preparation from a wedding. A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event for most people, so I spend a lot of time ensuring that every aspect of what I do is absolutely perfect. From how I plan and arrange music, preparing each of the songs for ceremony, grand entrance, first dance etc. Managing audio for speeches and vows to make sure everyone can be heard ... weddings are the most important event to people and I prepare for it as if it is just as important to me, and that's because ... it is. I care about how good a job I do for people - regardless of what type of event it is. BUT, this is why there is some variance in my pricing between event types.