One of our favorite types of event to DJ are sweet 16 birthday parties. These events can vary in size, and for the most part the guests are excited and ready to dance!

The music is similar to school dances, but we read the crowd and see how they respond to songs. Also, we take requests for specific songs or genres in advance, so we are prepared and able to provide the highest level of service possible.

Enjoy these photos from recent sweet 16s (more on the way next week!):

Our setup for a sweet 16 party in Durham.

Guests dancing the night away at a Durham surprise sweet 16.

October was packed with school dances! We had events every weekend and enjoyed seeing all the students. Here are some photos from the school dances:

Guests dancing at a party in North Durham.

The dance floor is packed at the first dance of the year at STM.

Dustin and Al finishing the setup at DAMS.

Testing out the fog machine at DAMS.

All ready to go for a school dance at DSA.

On August 18th Al and I DJed on Duke University’s East Campus Quad as students celebrated the end of the first day of freshman orientation. After an information session in the auditorium, they ate sno-cones and listened to us play the latest hip-hop and top 40 jams as well as a few new remixes. I think everyone enjoyed this Tuesday night entertainment.

DJing on the quad while the freshmen enjoy sno-cones

On Thursday, August 13th we threw the first ever DJ Drago & DJ Dust Endless Summer Dance Party.

We rented out the first floor of the beautiful Page-Walker Arts & History Center in Cary, NC. As you may recall we DJed here for a sweet 16 party at the beginning of the summer. When we decided to throw our own dance party, this immediately came to mind, as it had a great hardwood dance floor, the room was a good size, there was a courtyard for guests to chill outside, and had impressive acoustics. We compared prices and weighed the benefits of other locations, including hotels, conference centers, restaurants, schools, but eventually came back to this location.

The dance floor at Page-Walker

With the location decided, we started on promotion about 3-4 weeks in advance of the event. I made a poster (below) and we created an event on Facebook. Tickets were sold online (via Eventbrite, highly recommended!) and at the door. As the event came closer we called, emailed, texted, and IMed friends to remind them to come out to the event. Turnout was pretty good, around 40 people.

the awesome poster I designed

The event went very smoothly. Dustin, Al, and I DJed and played a really pumped-up, top-notch selection of songs that had people dancing. It only took about 1-1.5 hours for everyone to arrive and the dancing to start. Once a few people started dancing it really kicked off and everyone had a great time.

DJ Drago & DJ Dust in the mix

handstand on the dance floor

Cha Cha down (again sorry about the blur)