Sean, the owner of PDX DJs, was very communicative and easy to work with. I was told during our initial meeting that he was not going to be the actual DJ for our wedding, but that he had a list of DJ's that he contracts with and he would pair us up with our best fit. SEAN CHOSE POORLY!
Here is the snapshot of our terrible experience with DJ Erron:
1. No response until 6 days before the wedding.
2. Said he understood when he didn't.
3. Played songs on the "Do Not Playlist" and did NOT play requested music.
4. Stopped the music (multiple times) in the middle of dancing.
5. Got drunk on the job.
DJ Erron is a very friendly guy over the phone and even in person, but he was a complete let down at our event. If you would like more details, please continue reading...
1. No response until 6 days before the wedding.
-I emailed DJ Erron 20 days prior to the event to touch base as I had not received any communication from him yet regarding my event. There was no response until I sent a second email 7 days prior to the wedding to ask if he received the first. He said he had and was super busy with a 400 person wedding and he would contact me the Monday before my wedding at 5pm. DJ Erron ended up calling a half an hour later than our scheduled phone meeting after I sent emails asking if he was still planning on it.
2. Said he understood when he didn't.
-DJ Erron did announce the table dismissals for dinner and the shoe game appropriately, however, he was a train wreck for the rest of the evening. After an embarrassing amount of listening to him fumble through explanations of activities, a mother of a friend and I ended up taking the microphone and emceeing OURSELVES. I totally understand there are a lot of elements to weddings, but don't lie and say you know what something is and then tell me you don't know what it is once its supposed to be happening. For example, I asked DJ Erron if he had done an anniversary dance before instead of a bouquet toss. He said that he was a well seasoned DJ and knew just what to do. However, during our event he pulled me (the bride) aside and told me he had no idea what an anniversary dance was. There was no excuse for him not to have asked for clarification sooner as it was on every version of the timeline (both paper and digital) he had received weeks before the wedding or to have simply answered honestly when I asked him if he knew what an anniversary dance was during our phone meeting a week prior.
3. Played songs on the "Do Not Playlist" and did NOT play requested music.
-During our phone meeting, we went over the details of the event. I had already sent him a copy of my timeline for the day, a list of names and important songs we wanted to feature. I sent him digital files of music performed by a famous family musician that we requested be played during cocktail hour. He said this was "no problem." It was important to me and my family to have these 5 songs played as this performer had recently passed away. DJ Erron confirmed that he received our special digital files and they were in working order. HE NEVER PLAYED THOSE SONGS. We were very disappointed.
-DJ Erron also played songs my husband and I had put on the DO NOT PLAY LIST. During our phone meeting I also told him after cake cutting we wanted to make an announcement that we were ending the traditional portion of the reception and were going to kick the party up a notch to include more current club music. He said again, that this would be not problem as he spent his time when he wasn't doing weddings as a DJ for various clubs around Portland. Come the day of the event... no announcement... no dance club music. He literally just put songs in a list and let them play... I could've done that myself with Spotify and saved a bunch of money.
4. Stopped the music (multiple times) in the middle of dancing.
-There were many awkward pauses were he actually stopped the music while people were dancing! The worst was I was taking a photo with my bridesmaids in the Photo Booth and a random N'SYNC song came on and he decided to stop everything until I finished in the photo booth and then play the song. Guests were left of the dance floor without sound not just this once, but multiple times over the course of the evening. As a DJ you have one job... KEEP THE PARTY GOING!
5. Got drunk on the job.
-DJ Erron smelled strongly of alcohol while conversing with guests and members of my family. We had an open bar at our reception for guests. By the end of the night it was apparent to all that DJ Erron was not behaving in a professional manner, due to his alcohol consumption, as he slurred his words and appeared to be drunk while he was supposed to be WORKING.
If you choose to book with this company, request NOT to be paired with DJ Erron. I cannot speak for the other DJs that Sean works with, however, the company does provide an amazing Photo Booth experience with an attendant that did a wonderful job! read more
