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Congratulations to CPDJA member Emmett Minor!! Emmett is our Spotlight DJ!!

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Spotlight DJ: Emmett Minor — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I started to DJ weddings at the age of 12. 25 plus years later I am still at it! Always loved music, audio and lighting equipment and making people happy.

Congratulations to CPDJA member Allen Pitch! Allen is our Spotlight DJ!!

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Spotlight DJ: Allen Pitch — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? While my friends were playing sports growing up in Los Angeles California, I was, instead inside playing DJ with my records! At age 14 I got my first paying gig when a friend of my parents hired me to spin for them for a backyard party. I simply loved music that mu

Congratulations to CPDJA member Jim Landriault!! Jim is our next Spotlight DJ!

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Spotlight DJ: Jim Landriault — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? My first wedding was in 1984 and that was the beginning of something amazing. I’ve been involved in the wedding industry ever since. The roller coaster has gone up and down many times but at the end of the day, there’s always a smile. My job as an entertainer/MC...

Congratulations CPDJA Member Billy-Jo Williams!! You are our Spotlight DJ!! 🎶

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Spotlight DJ: Billy-Jo Williams — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I started DJing in 2008 because of my love for music. I am a musician as well, so I felt like I could get people fired up and keep the dance floor moving.

Congratulations to Matt McGrath, Matt is our Spotlight Member DJ!!!
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Spotlight DJ: Matt McGrath — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I started Djing around 1994, I have always loved listening to music. Taking a ghetto blaster to school and cranking it up in the school yard at recess. This is just one of many reasons. What is your favourite event type and why? Weddings are my number one event b

Congratulations to CPDJA member, Eric Empey, Eric is our Spotlight DJ!!!

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Spotlight DJ: Eric Empey — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I started DJ’ing 20 years ago. Music has always been a huge part of my life. Since I can remember I loved sharing the passion of my music with others. I remember I used to make mixed tapes for family and friends. So DJ’ing just seemed like the next logical step.

Please join me in congratulating CPDJA member, Robert Smout as he is our Spotlight DJ!!

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Spotlight DJ: Robert Smout — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I have always had a huge love for music and a family friend in the late 80s owned a small DJ company. He was the DJ at a wedding I was at and while watching him, I realized that he had the perfect job! He got to listen to music, and make sure that people had a gre

Congratulations to CPDJA member Ken Lindsay, Ken is our Featured DJ!!!

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Spotlight DJ: Ken Lindsay — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I started Djing in 1995 at the request of a friend who needed help. I was already a musician when my friend asked so it was an easy transition for me. My mom was a music teacher so I was raised around music. I guess you could say that music has been a passion in

Congratulations Bob Taunton!! You are our next CPDJA member Featured DJ!!

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Spotlight DJ: Bob Taunton — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I originally started DJing in high school in Quebec, in 1978. I then began my own business after completing high school, but put it on hold again about 6 years later, when we decided to bring our children into this world. While I continued to work at DJing off a

Congratulations to our CPDJA Member John Greenwood!! You are our Featured DJ!!

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Spotlight DJ: John Greenwood — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I started DJing when I went away to university in Ottawa, where I knew no one. I loved music and thought that DJing was a cool way to meet people, while I put myself through school. Then I fell in love with it; it was like being a musician but without the endless

Congratulations to our CPDJA Member, Bryn Garwood!! You are our Featured DJ!!

Spotlight DJ: Bryn Garwood — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I started Djing in 1998. I started playing basketball in Grade 6 and I loved listening to Hip Hop. Once I realized the art of sampling hip hop, it became such a passion to dig in the crates and try to figure out each sampled tune. This led to buying turntables, r

Congratulations to CPDJA member Sean Crandall! Sean is our Featured DJ!!!

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Spotlight DJ: Sean Crandall — FIND A DJ I started DJ’ing in the early 2000 on turntables, playing many underground venues across this province. Later, as I got older, that matured into club life, again playing various venues down south and abroad. When I had kids, staying home was more of a priority, so my partner Matt and I, started ou...

Congratulations Jackie Kozak!! You are our CPDJA Member featured DJ!!!!

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Spotlight DJ: Jackie Kozak — FIND A DJ Unofficially 17yrs ago (officially 10yrs ago). I started DJ’ing in early 2000 on turntables, playing many underground venues across this province. Later, as I got older, that matured into club life, again playing various venues down south and abroad. When I had kids and staying home was more of a ...

Congratulations to Bill Cooke! Bill is our next member featured DJ!!

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Spotlight DJ: Bill Cooke — FIND A DJ Started in 1987, when I was 15 when I frequented a "teen" nightclub in Pickering, Ontario. I thought it was really cool watching the DJ spin the records and mix the songs. I thought it was very interesting how he knew what songs would "work" well together and how he was able to s

Congratulations Michael Coombs!!!
You are our next Member Featured DJ 🤩😁

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Congratulations James Proulx!!! You’re our next Member Featured DJ!!

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"We can't have a wedding without dancing!" 😭
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Let’s Daaaaaaaaaaance! — FIND A DJ The pandemic of 2020 caused wedding receptions to be put on hold or only held with limited numbers, while observing restrictive social distancing parameters. Many wedding couples stated that they would not consider having their wedding reception during the pandemic because of the “no dancing” re...

Congratulations to Sam Fleming! He is our next CPDJA member Featured DJ! Sam is a man of few words.

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Spotlight DJ: Sam Fleming — FIND A DJ What is your favourite part of working as a DJ? When everyone screams along as the two songs blend, over and over! Those highlight moments when everyone looks up and connects.

Is Music Enough? Music does play an important role when used to stir emotions or conjure up happy memories, filling the empty spaces of conversation as background and adding to the ambiance of the event.

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Is Music Enough? — FIND A DJ The makeup of an event depends on the event itself, whether a birthday celebration, big family wedding, black tie awards night or teenage pool party, each will have its own needs and characteristics. The one factor they will all have is the requirement for music. This may be to create background atm

Congratulations Ron Finlay, you are our next Featured DJ!

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Spotlight DJ: Ron Finlay — FIND A DJ I love the emotion of weddings, and like to create more highlights for my couples, than other DJs do, for the most emotionally engaging wedding experience. Combined with my 5-Star Award Winning MC status, I can co-create the day, then deliver it beyond my clients' expectations, while using the best

So excited to announce our next Spotlight DJ!
Congratulations to our CPDJA member Darrell Lawrence!

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Spotlight DJ: Darrell Lawrence — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I began DJ'ing back in the early 80's. I was always playing tunes for my friends and family and also played a school dance and a community sleepover dance at my local YMCA before I ever turned 18. Once I was 18, I joined a very prolific DJ company here in Winnipe

Price, Quality and Service! The three components, they go together!

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Price, Quality and Service — FIND A DJ When searching for a DJ or MC to provide the entertainment at their wedding, most wedding couples don’t know a lot about what they should look for. In nearly every case, the very first thing they ask when the DJ or MC picks up the phone is, “How much do you charge?”. Most people have not consi...

Congratulations to CPDJA member Darren Sherk!! He is our next Featured DJ!!

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Featured DJ: Darren Sherk — FIND A DJ When did you start DJing and why? I Started Djing in 1986 was 20 years old. I started because of my love of music. I found the best way to enjoy music was with a friend or family member. Sharing my like learning about new music. So much to learn and enjoy i have learned over the years many styles o

In this post we will explore a few of the many great reasons why your DJ should also be your MC.


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Why Should My DJ MC? — FIND A DJ In many parts of the world, the Master of Ceremonies (MC) role may be filled by a variety of people from a favourite aunt or uncle to the best man or maid of honour and in other cases, there is no person truly in the role—things just “happen” throughout the event. In many regions though, the D...

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What If? — FIND A DJ What if your DJ or MC… gets sick, has an accident or their vehicle breaks down on the way to your event? experiences equipment failure at a crucial moment? experiences a power outage? has a medical or family emergency? does not have a contingency plan to address all these and other sc

This is a brief message about our commitment to you, the brides and the grooms of 2020.

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Standing Together — FIND A DJ A lot of us had big dreams for 2020, but that abruptly changed. The current situation no longer resembles what we envisioned for the year. None of us can truly say when things will return to normal, but we all share the same hope.

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A Band or a DJ? — FIND A DJ You’ve reached the party planning stage where it is time to decide on entertainment. Do you go with a live band or a DJ? That is a big question with many pros and cons on either side. Both have their benefits, both can have their drawbacks.

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What it means to read a crowd. — FIND A DJ As some couples think about the entertainment for their wedding, they may consider using their own music on an iPod or iPhone. After all, we’ve all had friends over at the house and entertained them with an iTunes or Spotify playlist that we created, so how much harder could it be to rock a weddin...

https://www.findadj.ca/blog/save-yourself-the-insurance-headache

Save Yourself The Insurance Headache — FIND A DJ All of your suppliers, including the DJ and/or MC should at the very least, hold public liability insurance. A significant number of wedding reception establishments will require that any contractor/vendor who enters their premises provide evidence of current public liability insurance. If it cannot

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The Spotify Party — FIND A DJ Forget Spotify: Why you need a wedding DJ Let’s face it: planning a wedding can be costly. And to keep budgets down, it’s understandable that for many of us, something’s got to give – whether that’s the date, the dress or the entertainment. Before you cross wedding DJ off your priority lis...

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Agreements Are Essential — FIND A DJ Have you ever heard of a bride or groom having their DJ cancel on them? And sometimes with only weeks to go before the big day? As you can probably imagine, the stress this causes ahead of the largest party someone has (probably) ever planned in their life is terrible. This happens more often than

Here is the next blog in our public education series helping the general public become better informed about working with the Canadian mobile DJ industry.

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Meeting your DJ — FIND A DJ Planning a wedding can be a daunting task. A lot more goes into it than most couples ever consider. It is easy to feel like it's all becoming a bit too much after a certain point, especially when it comes to choosing your wedding DJ. So why would it be a good thing to meet your DJ?

We know many of you are struggling with the decision of what to do with your big day. Having gathered input from many wedding professionals, here are some thoughts for consideration. https://www.findadj.ca/blog/your-wedding-and-a-pandemic-now-what

Your Wedding + a Pandemic. Now what? — FIND A DJ This probably goes without saying, but the past few weeks have been a bit of a blur for all of us. For those of you planning a once in a lifetime event, this has been a blur of unique proportions, mixed with plenty of emotion and challenging decision making. Everyone in the special events world und

We're super proud to announce the launch of a brand new website for the Canadian general public! www.findaDJ.ca will be your one stop shop for learning about the Canadian mobile DJ industry and for finding great DJ entertainment for your events!

FIND A DJ LET US GET YOUR PARTY STARTEDWelcome to the one stop shop in your search for great Canadian DJs and DJ information! FIND A DJ THE CANADIAN DJ BLOGFrom music ideas to planning incredible entertainment to DJ hiring best practises, you can find it all at our BLOG.  THE CANADIAN DJ BLOG Your wedding da...

Where you are, where the bar should be, where the dance floor should go—all of these decisions can have an enormous impact on the success of every moment. The entertainment you have decided to engage for the day should understand this concept in great detail.

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Staging For Entertainment — FIND A DJ Your wedding day is coming up and everything is in place. You’ve spent countless hours, not to mention dollars, to choose meaningful things that are beautiful, sentimental, fun and unique., But what you might be thinking now is, “What if they don’t see it?” or “What if no-one feels it?” ...