Be a Better Wedding DJ – Tips from DJ Hapa

In this clip Scratch DJ Academy Presents: Intermediate/Advanced DJ Strategy, Hapa offers tips for being heard over the music and working the mic.

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[johnviera]

Back in 1988 when I started doing weddings there was no Youtube. I had to learn from watching other DJ's live in person or messing it up and learning from my mistakes. Be grateful you have these helpful videos to learn from.

[egosumumbraemortis]

Better tip, just ask them ahead of time what song they want to be introduced with as a new couple. If they don't have a choice, at least ask for an energy level, genre, how long they want the song to go etc. Still great point about knowing the song before it plays. For all the crucial songs in a wedding (first dance, parent dances, money dance, garter toss/bouquet toss etc) it pays MASSIVE dividends to listen to the song completely through and find where a good cue point is set. Botching the timing is a fate worse than death at a wedding, seriously.

[BryanK]

Thanks man. new mobile DJ here, and your tips are on point!

[therealaim-xmissile]

this guy was my dj teacher he is 10/10 legit

[martinaee]

Slick. I'm a photographer, but it's interesting to watch other things like this. Especially a person who also could have a gig at a wedding.

[texmexmaniac]

Nice tip brutha. Newly mobile DJ. I got into it because of love of music, plus many of my friends say that I have a voice that should be on the radio (or at least behind the mic). For all those who are well advance, kuddos. But for a beginner like me, this is well appreciated info. Thank you much.

[darion]

did a dj scratch academy with this guy last year at the mobile beat convention in Vegas. Cool as guy and his whole crew. This has nothing ot do with the video at all to be honest, I do my own thing and it has been working for 19 years so yah =)

[partycity]

VERY NICELY DONE - thank you i will sure use that in my next wedding gig

[kehbellakeh]

Whats the difference between being a selector and dj.. My interest is more on practicing to become a music selector/tress for weddings.

[piotrtransport]

You try to give the video more brightness it will be great if you do

[FlatFeeDjs]

Brilliant easy to understand info. Thank you

[bboymac]

Now with Serato flip you can creat extended intros for such an occasion.

[djsimonshow]

I agree, from the DJ simon wxm channel

[djf]

I like the idea of the instrumental track and I suggest that to they want the original song....”please no remixes”...so I get louder over the vocals during introduction...then I get yelled at for that as I keep smiling while they’re angry😂😂😂🙄

[Silkmaster]

Sometimes a loop beat will work just turn it down a little. Seen that too.

[compleatcommander]

"introducing Francine and Estrada Bradshaw...lmaoooo could he have made up a more random and peculiar name? Great tips though!

[agaustinramcharan]

bro hw u do ur dj sticker on ur laptop ?

[twinaudiotv]

just give me link of that skin!! thank you

[spiner]

Wedding & Broadcast 101 Don't fight vocals in radio they have a count down or track talk up.

[rickeythomas]

What's the name of that first track