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?