DJ Mami Miami

Portland, OR

$500 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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A wedding gig, behind the scenes! September 2022

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A short snippet from a recorded practice session circa mid-2020.

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DJing + YouTube karaoke for 13th birthday!

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Cumbiatón: West Coast Connection, 2019. Seattle, WA

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Wedding gig including DJing + PA set up. Oct 2022.

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DJing for Literary Arts' Verselandia 2022 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

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Noche Libre DJ collective!

Overview

DJ Mami Miami, AKA Chicana writer Emilly Prado, dreams of nights spent swaying in international multi-story discotecas. These days, she gets dance floors moving in PDX and beyond as one-part of Noche Libre, the Latinx DJ collective she co-founded in 2017. A former co-host of a talk/music show on community radio station XRAY, DJ Mami Miami selected a wide variety of genres such as cumbias, hip-hop, 1960s oldies, 80’s new wave, and Puerto Rican punk rock. Her sets are always mood-driven & she specializes in spinning music from Latin America. She's performed for diverse, intimate crowds to 1000+ in settings such as weddings, quinceañeras, corporate events, private parties, PDX airport, & more.


Reviews

18 reviews

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Aviva D.

August 24, 2026

Amazing DJ! Highly recommend!

DJ Mami Miami is an absolutely amazing DJ! We couldn't recommend her more highly. She put together a playlist that felt unique to us while still being full of popular, fun songs that kept everyone dancing. She really listened to what we wanted and had such a broad knowledge of music that she could keep the energy going. Her equipment and setup worked well for us. She was also incredibly thoughtful and culturally sensitive. For our Jewish wedding, she helped coordinate the hora dance. Our guests loved her so much that several of them asked how they could book her for their own events!

Hired as: DJ


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Alyssa M. R.

August 2, 2026

Best wedding DJ in town!

Emilly is one of the most versatile and experienced DJs in town, and it showed. Her range and mixing made our wedding day feel magical. Even weeks later, our wedding guests were raving about this being the dance party they’ve ever been to! Every part of the day had its own sound: instrumental cinematic Latine ambient folk for the pre-ceremony and ceremony, classic Motown, rock and soul for cocktail hour, ambient salsa, cumbia, and son for the reception, and then hit after hit of Latine gay vibes for hours of dancing. Even our friends who never dance were pulled in — all are now die-hard DJ Mami Miami fans.

One standout moment: she played “Take Me Home, Country Roads” during a whole-group wedding photo, an homage to one of our homes, West Virginia. She also worked in Mexican classics like "Caballo Dorado" and "La Víbora de la Mar," that was so hyped it turned into a full-on moshpit with all of our guests. She had our youngest 3 year-old niece hanging out with her behind her set, trying out her headphones and helping her join in on the fun. She created memories we will all cherish forever.

I can't imagine anyone else nailing the exact vibes we wanted. Emilly has our highest recommendation: this isn't just a "wedding DJ" experience, it's having the most badass DJ curate the most special day of your life, which is exactly why we booked her!

Hired as: DJ


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Megan A.

June 25, 2026

100/10 amazing experience with DJ Mami Miami!!

My husband and I had such a wonderful experience working with DJ Mami Miami for our wedding and are soooo glad that we chose her as our DJ! From the beginning of the planning process she was communicative and friendly and really made us feel immediately comfortable. There are many great DJs we talked to but DJ Mami Miami immediately stood out as a kind, thoughtful, attentive person with obviously amazing skills and taste in music. We really wanted to find someone who we felt we vibed with on a personal level and were so happy when we did - she really made it feel special and tailored to us. DJ Mami Miami is incredibly organized and supplied us with all of the information that we needed to plan all of the audio for our wedding--from processional music, to announcements, to dancing--with so much going on as we tried to wrangle vendors and guest invitations it was such a relief to not have to worry about how to figure out when/how to play all the music! She gave us the opportunity to be as detailed or laid back in our planning of the music as we wanted - we love music so we loved being hands on, and she really provided the structure to make that process as easy and quick as possible. During the wedding itself, DJ Mami Miami executed everything flawlessly and did an incredible job of integrating our requested music with her own choices (she even spontaneously played a niche song during dancing specifically because something related was referenced during a very moving speech!! such a special moment), she seemed to always find the right next song to make sure everyone was out on the dance floor! We could not recommend working with DJ Mami Miami enough, she made the whole process seamless and absolutely nailed it on the music! Thank you!!!

Hired as: DJ


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Ryan M. . C. S.

June 15, 2026

Dance dance dance

DJ Mami Miami was awesome! She was very professional, organized and fun. All business was handled expertly.
The dance floor at our wedding was so fun! DJ Mami Miami felt the crowd and picked songs that made people excited to dance dance dance :)
We had a traditional dance that required special instructions to be written and given out which DJ Mami Miami handled spectacularly.
Overall I’d rec Dj Mami Miami for sure! Very professional, fun & great to work with.

Hired as: DJ


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Ryan C.

February 10, 2026

Super Fun and Amazing DJ!

Working with Emily was a treat! We hired her to DJ our employee winter social, and loved that she had a library with a wide variety of music to cover everyone's favorites. Emily responded to us very quickly, which I appreciated as we were on a tight timeline. She was able to schedule a quick call with us, and she asked really great questions about timing, any songs that might be inappropriate for the setting, and more about the attendees. She also went above and beyond to work with our talent (drag queens) to manage their audio, cue their songs, and keep the flow going. As an event planner, DJ Mami Miami was a dream to work with and I can't wait to hire her again!

Hired as: DJ, Mobile DJ

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Booking information

Price range: $500 and up

Languages: English, Spanish

Gig length: 60 - 480 minutes

What to expect

For corporate gigs & private parties, I typically discuss programming, musical tastes, etc. via email but am always open to a meeting via Zoom or phone if desired! For more detailed schedules such as fundraisers or galas, I prefer at least one meeting to review run-of-show.

For weddings, we discuss preliminary big picture needs via email or an initial meeting. From that conversation, I create a bid with rates for my clients to consider and include popular add-ons and price ranges to aid in a decision. For payment terms, 30% of deposit is due within 7 days of signing the contract and the remainder is due within Net-7 of the wedding. Payments can be made online or by check. Before the wedding, we'll have 1-2 more meetings via Zoom where we collaborate on a Google Doc questionnaire where we discuss music, programming, share collaborative playlists, if desired, MC scripts, etc. Wedding rates typically fall between $1750-3500 depending on factors such as length, reception +/- ceremony services, travel, equipment rental, number of sites, etc.

Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions!

A few more testimonials from past clients:

"I've worked with Emilly on a few occasions, hiring her as a DJ for corporate events. In all instances, Emilly was great to work with--very detailed in advance of the event with good communications--and came prepared with unique music that fit each of the client's needs." -Cindy Thompson Events

"I have experienced Emilly Prado's energetic and vibrant DJ sets in both nightlife/club environments as well as through parties, programs, and special events at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, where I am an artistic director and curator. Sometimes these have been solo sets, other times with Noche Libre, her Latinx femme DJ collective. Without fail, Emilly has made everyone in the room feel a collective energy, to move and sweat in ways that are life-giving and connect us to global sounds and musics you don't always hear in Portland. Working with Emilly has always been a pleasure. She is incredibly organized, communicative, and easy to collaborate with. She is adaptable and flexible while also knowing what works well for her and the space they'll be in. It is a joy to work with her!" -Roya Amirsoleymani at PICA

"Emilly was an amazing DJ for our wedding. I wanted to have some Latinx music incorporated in our reception, and Mami Miami brought the beats! My family absolutely loved the mix music between Latin and Contemporary, and we all had a blast on the dance floor. Emilly also helped make sure that the music was flawless for our ceremony. Thank Emilly!" - Vic Aguirre, wedding client

About

Emilly Prado is an award-winning writer and community organizer based in Portland, Oregon with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area and Michoacán, Mexico. Her debut essay collection, Funeral for Flaca, has been called, “Utterly vulnerable, bold, and unique,” by Ms. Magazine and is a winner of the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Award, amongst other prizes. She moonlights as DJ Mami Miami with Noche Libre, the Latinx DJ collective she co-founded in 2017.

Additional booking notes

I'm an experienced professional DJ offering mobile disc jockey services for all types of events from private parties and school dances to weddings and corporate events. My goal is to ensure the music—and therefore overall mood—of your event is perfectly curated according to your needs. I am happy to communicate tech + sound needs to an outside AV vendor, or can provide quotes for PA, AV (projection), and lighting rental (effects light, spotlights, uplights) and operation if desired.

Services offered

Past booked events

June 2023

13

Tuesday

Corporate Event

7:30pm - 10:00pm

Portland, OR

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