Phil Does It

The music that I play varies based on the mood of the event I've been hired to DJ. I like to play a variety of different genres and eras of music and jump between them to draw unusual connections between songs. I believe in pushing listeners' tastes and music knowledge by playing songs that work on the dancefloor and live on the edges of people's memories. I'll often play a couple of well-known songs to get people dancing before mixing in a song that is related but less well-known. I think that one of my responsibilities as a DJ is to educate listeners, introducing them to great new music, and celebrating old songs that are in the canon of dance music history.

I DJ weddings differently than I DJ clubs or house parties. For weddings, I'll typically segment my DJ set into smaller sections focusing on different genres so that, over the course of the night, each demographic at the party gets to dance to a genre or era of music that they enjoy and can relate to.

I seek to understand my clients' musical tastes and the tastes, backgrounds, and age ranges of their guests so that I can play particular songs that cater to those tastes and compel partygoers to dance. I believe that you are hiring me to surprise you.

I started DJing parties in 2005 when I was still in college.

While living in the San Francisco Bay Area (from (phone number hidden)7) I had the opportunity to work at Vinyl Dreams records, DJ for Honey Soundsystem at the Paradise Lounge, perform original music at Run the Length of Your Wildness, and play records at various venues around town such as Raven Bar, Showdown, and Underground SF. I eventually bought a P.A. and began DJing the weddings of friends and friends-of-friends.

I returned to my hometown of Austin, TX at the beginning of 2018 and have been working as a full-time event DJ: booking gigs on my own and DJing events for several other event companies in town.

I've now DJ'ed at close to 100 different event venues around Central Texas so I'm familiar with the floorplans and unloading/loading locations of many of those. I've also DJ'ed events at private homes and rural ranches where I've needed to provide a generator or run a very long extension cable so, while close access to a power source is desirable, it's no longer a dealbreaker.

The main thing I need from clients is a location at the venue that is away from the elements (direct sunlight, excessive heat, wind gusts, rain, etc.). We can discuss the specific details of your event space and needs but 99% of the time I will be able to find a solution for running sound and mics at your party.