What about those other High-Volume DJ companies?:

I'm so glad you asked. Cheryl & I used to work for a high-volume company, so we can give you the inside scoop.

There is one company that goes on and on about having back-up equipment. Why, you may ask? To tell you the truth, for any professional DJ this is a non-issue. We always have back-up equipment with us at your event! However, some big companies actually do not send any back-up equipment out with their DJs, instead preferring to have a warehouse staffer on call in case anyone needs anything. Can you imagine what would happen if you hired that company and the DJ discovered an issue a half-hour before music was supposed to start with the warehouse being located over an hour away? What if they have 10 events that night and three of those have issues? You could be without music for half of your event or more.

How does the payment you make to a DJ company get divided up? Here is roughly how it works at Elan-DJ.com, and this is unique in the industry since we are very customer service oriented: For each contract ~25% goes to the office for administrative and advertising costs; the remaining ~75% goes to the DJ servicing your event. For a $1200 event this is $800

How does it work at other big companies? Since many of the DJ's employed by these companies are trained in-house and are using the company's equipment, the company pays them very little. I know of one company in particular who will pay a newer DJ $300 or less on an $1200 contract.

Now let me ask you this. Which DJ do you think has a stronger vested interest, and a stronger sense of responsibility for your event, the one making $300 or the one making $800?

A scary story:
When Cheryl and I were working for said other company, we encountered one situation where a younger DJ was scheduled to handle a low-budget wedding for which he was being paid $150 on a $700 contract (late 90's pricing). On Wednesday prior to the Saturday of the wedding, he got a call from his buddy who asked him to DJ the big Kegger party he was hosting on Saturday, his pay would be half of the admission fees. The last time he did one of these he made $500. Guess who was left without a DJ at the last minute.

With Elan-DJ.com, inc. this would never happen. Our DJs are mature, responsible individuals who love DJ'ing the Elan way and love helping to make your event a success.