Elite Mobile Entertainment

12/06/2024

06/11/2024

I play music for people all of the time. It's almost always for a couple or a corporate client, and I love that I get to do this for a living.

This time, though, it was a little different. I got to play for "my" people. About 450 of the top wedding professionals in Arizona in every vertical & discipline you can imagine got together to have a night for us. We got to eat, drink, laugh, and celebrate with each other. A HUGE thank you to for bringing us all together.
Fellow pro's: Entertaining you was an honor and so incredibly fun. This was a core memory that I'll never forget.
It wasn't just me doing my thing, I got to team up with a truly amazing, talented, creative, supportive, and just simply rock star team of other vendors too.

Vendors: 

Planning & Design: 

Arizona Bride: 

Photo: 

Highlight Video: 

Event Video: 

Venue + Caterer: 

Afterparty DJ & lighting:  

Cocktail Hr. Live Music: 

Cocktail Hour Florals: 

Awards + After Party Florals: 

Rentals: 

Cocktail + After Party Rentals: 

Awards Rentals: 

Linens:  

AZB Box: 

Awards Ceremony Lighting + Production: 

Glambot:  

Dessert: .cakesbakery.az

Late Night Snack: 

Cannolis: 
Oysters: 

Wraps: 

Signage: 

Balloons + Custom cookies: 

Permanent Jewelry: 

Candles: .candles

Lip Bar: 

Portrait Experience: 

01/06/2024

🤣These messages used to bring me down. The feeling of rejection would set in and I couldn't stand the idea of someone choosing another DJ over me. Even if it was the free family DJ.

⌛️After years of learning who I am as a professional I realize that I'm not for everyone, and sometimes it takes a conversation about price to realize that. I charge what I'm worth as a creative, the entire package. Not just an hourly rate for an event.

I charge for what I bring to the table from a creative process that I've spent years upon years refining, to the expert level guidance I provide along the way, should I mention tens, yes tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment I'm putting wear and tear on to entertain you and your guests, levels of talent and skill that not just any random person possesses, experience and problem solving skills and more.

I am not saying that some potential clients don't have talented family members that are great DJ's, but if thats the case they would probably think of that person FIRST once the need arises and not after another DJ sends you their price.

Learning to be okay with not booking 100% of the potential clients that come my way has brought previously unknown levels of peace and gratification. I know that if and when I fill that date, it's going to be a great match and the results are going to be amazing!

⏬️ How do you handle being told no after you tell someone your price?

11/15/2023

Part of what I had the privilege of doing this past weekend was providing some event day support to a friend and mentor of mine that goes by the name of His
company, had a destination wedding in Tucson and it was an honor to lend a hand.

10/02/2023

💡The right lighting can make all the difference in the world

Wedding lighting private event dj

08/13/2023

Being just 10 days away from the Arizona Bride's "Best of" awards has me thinking what an honor it is to be nominated in 2 different categories, and how proud & humbled I am to be mentioned in the same sentence as these absolute rockstars in the wedding industry. Hats off, and best of luck to every one of these pros.

Swipe to see the other nominees ----->

Best DJ Nominees:


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Best All-Around Wedding Vendor Nominees:

08/05/2023

A very valuable lesson I have learned (the hard way) during my journey as a private event and wedding DJ is the power of saying "no" and how huge of an impact it has on the happiness and satisfaction of not only myself, but my clients as well.

❌️ Early on, I felt that as a self-employed entertainer, that meant I had to keep my calendar as full as possible, and I had to say yes to every would-be client that was willing to hire me.

While doing that, I can't tell you how many times a seemingly perfect client or event came knocking on my door that I had to say no to because I had said yes to the first person willing to sign a contract.
Totally unfair to the person(s) that hired me, I couldn't help but wish the other person had come along first.

💡that's where "NO" comes in. I have learned to interview potential clients just as they sometimes interview me. I ONLY want to work your event if it puts me in a position to give it my best. My "best" will look different from one event to the next but it will always get my all before and during your celebration.

⛔️ when I say "no", I don't mean it or say it disrespectfully but I say it for the benefit of everyone involved. It's never personal, its just that I know now what leads me to my best work and that's all I am willing to offer; my best.

🗓 this means that instead of being booked every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday that I may only be working 3 - 4 weddings a month on average. I'm okay with that. I am working just as hard if not more than I ever have but now I use much more discretion before I send out a contract or take a deposit and my energy is spread between fewer clients.

✅️ dor us to match, you have to want to go as hard for your wedding as I want to. You have to want your party to be as successful as I want it to be.

If you're getting married in 2023 or 2024 and want to LOVE celebrating your love, let's talk!

I know that was long winded but if you made it this far, stay tuned for some big news coming next week!

06/02/2023

Just 5 of many reasons why you should hire a wedding planner.
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