CJ the DJ Entertainment

CJ graciously deejayed my mother’s 60^th birthday celebration at World Astoria Manor. Full disclosure, I know CJ, but he was kind enough to take on the gig fairly last minute (which is no given considering his schedule). The party wasn’t as elaborate as a wedding celebration, but it did have a program and one that CJ was able to seamlessly handle. While my siblings and I were stressing out and making last minute changes, CJ was calmly providing solutions and executing our last minute instructions. As for the music, he was exactly what we needed. He provided a great balance for the aunties and uncles and the young whippersnappers at the party. Everyone had a good time and had nothing but great things to say about CJ. It’s why I will always recommend him to others with confidence. Not only does he exude professionalism, but he’s a great person. Just as a bonus to highlight the kind of guy CJ is, a couple of years ago, I reached out to him about my brother’s destination wedding. We couldn’t afford to fly him out to the Philippines and asked for his advice on the music. CJ’s response was sending us mixes to play at the reception and, essentially, deejayed the wedding from the other side of the world. Need I say more?
As for the negative review below (Diana Y.), I’m sorry you did not have the experience you were looking for. Perhaps look to hire Funkmaster Flex if you wanted a vocal dj or Steve Aoki and his cake throwing self to breathe life into your parties. I normally won’t take time to respond to Unilocal-​ers, but looking at what everyone has said and then looking at your other reviews, maybe there’s a point when you have to ask whether it’s you and not them.

My fiancé and I chose CJ after reading all the great reviews on Unilocal that raved how good he was and how he engaged the crowd. With all just positive reviews, we thought we can’t go wrong.
Boy were we wrong. We had him play music for the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. We previously met up in person and told him the type of music we are into and so forth and we chose him as our DJ because he seemed nice and into what he does. I have previously told CJ that I wanted my DJ to be as vocal as possible so he could bring the guests on to the dance floor so they could have a great time. The only times he actually spoke was when introducing the family, bride and groom and for the bride and groom games and such. Nothing more. A good DJ would know how to amp up the atmosphere if it was getting too silent and bring guests onto the dance floor and have them jumping and dancing. Especially since I told him I want my DJ to be as vocal as needed. We also previously spoke the night before my wedding and said if there is no one on the dance floor to either introduce games for the guests to hit the dance floor or vocally invite them onto the dance floor. CJ did not do any of this. I was utterly disappointed and his fees were definitely not inexpensive.
It makes me wonder if all these positive reviews are real clients. The ceremony was OK. The mic he gave to the officiant kept going in and out. I do not know if that was because it was outdoors or his equipment was not utterly inspected beforehand. There was not much music to play during the ceremony except for the songs that we wanted for the procession and recession out of the ceremony. My husband and I were not near the cocktail hour, so we are not even sure if there was even any music playing. We asked the guests and many of them said they weren’t even aware if there was music playing during the cocktail hour. This was frustrating when we heard this because it’s an additional fee to have music for the cocktail hour. We were terribly and most disappointed during the reception. He did not engage with the guests at all. Nothing vocal, did not even try. Our guests told us that the music CJ played was dull and did not want to make them dance at all.
If it is too good to be true, it might be. In this case, we were definitely blinded. Thank goodness for the view of the venue otherwise this wedding would have been completely horrible. I don’t know where all the 5 star positive reviews are coming from but my husband and I did not get the same stellar experience all the other reviews are raving about.

yay CJ the DJ whose name i got from PJ! CJ has fantastic taste in music and totally sold me when i went to a wedding and played a lot of old school hip-​hop. i booked him to do the proms at my school, which i’m in charge of, and the kids love him. the dance floor is always packed and sweaty. i’ve recommended him to other friends and they love him too.
go CJ!

CJ the DJ provided music and lighting services for our ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner reception.
Reasons why we loved him:
From the first time we spoke with him by Skype, we knew he was a good choice because he’s very friendly, organized and easy to communicate with. He genuinely seemed excited about working the event. He took excellent notes on what we discussed and followed through so well on the details I had provided him with. It was such a relief to work with someone that just knew what they were doing, you didn’t have to remind them or email them a bunch of times to get what you needed. He’s just totally on point.
There were a lot of moving parts to our event — there was a traditional ceremony (for which he found the right music we wanted, even though it was kind of obscure); there was the specific kind of jazz mix we wanted for cocktail hour; there was the hip hop/​pop/​80s music mix we wanted for the party; there was a slideshow we needed him to set up; there was a lot of lighting we had asked him to do; all of it was done perfectly. And he even adapted certain things to avoid problems – like for instance when my bridesmaids were walking out in the processional, the song I chose was an instrumental, and was too short – so he thought really fast and looped it, seamlessly. That was so cool.
The dinner reception music was so great. Everyone danced a lot and had a great time. He’s got a really good style in that he’s not too talkative, but he gets people on the floor. All our guests remarked on how fun the music choices were. It was the perfect mix of older and familiar hip hop and then pop hits and 80s favorites.
Side note: he’s also really personable and generally seems like a super nice guy. He made a point to come up to my brother after his speech and tell him what a great job he did. He wrote us a really nice email about how much he enjoyed our event after the fact. These are things that just make us think, man, what a nice guy. So when you put it all together he’s just someone you’d really WANT at your wedding. Because he’s easy to work with, super professional, and generally just a nice person.
We really could not be happier. Planning a wedding is a lot of work. It’s stressful. Do yourself a favor and hire CJ the DJ — it’s one less thing to worry about :)

I have been working with CJ for the las 3 years and he is just wonderful! Always professional, on time, responsive to guest taste and gets the grown going! It is a pleasure to work with him as he is fantastic!

CJ deejayed our outdoor wedding in June and was amazing! He took into account our musical tastes and expanded upon them in such a way that exceeded our expectations.
CJ was extremely professional and met with us before hand to work out all the details. We had my cousin play guitar during the ceremony and CJ helped us with equipment and sound for that portion, which flowed seamlessly into the reception music that he provided. CJ also MC’d and did a great job!
If you’re at all nervous about people dancing, CJ will get them up out of their seats!
We highly recommend CJ and next time I get married he’ll be the one I call!

We met CJ for the first time the morning of our wedding (previous communication was over phone or Google Hangout), but we could tell from those encounters that we would like him. We were very pleased with his DJ-​ing. We had last minute requests, told him we wanted some obscure ethnic music, and he went with it. He played mostly our requests and a few songs like our requests that he thought would get our guests dancing. I got compliments on the music and said «oh, yes, that was all me» since I had given him a song list, but really it is a testament to CJ’s skills!

We hired CJ for our wedding DJ and he was excellent. Extremely professional, replies to emails quickly, did a great job figuring out our musical tastes and preparing the right music for the right moods during the reception. My guests young and old were hitting the dance floor throughout the night and they enjoyed so much that they even called for an encore song after our last song, which I’ve never seen at other weddings.
A+++, would hire again!

CJ did a terrific job at our wedding. CJ was very responsive made himself available via email and phone and responded promptly when we had concerns and requests. He was sincere and cared about making our wedding a great experience. Me and my spouse come from different cultural backgrounds and have very diverse tastes in music, we were nervous about finding a DJ who could handle our crowd. CJ did a great job of incorporating both of our request and keeping people on the dance floor! CJ made sure to incorporate all of our input. CJ is a complete professional and we would definitely recommend CJ to anyone!

I have taken a few days to think about what to write in order to convey to the Unilocal public how grateful I am to CJ for making my wedding such a great experience, and then it dawned on me: I have been remembering the awesome music, the precision DJ skills, and the absolute energy he brought to the party and realized I wanted a soundtrack of every song he played that night.
Yes, CJ the DJ is so good, you could bottle it up and sell it for good money.
The entire experience with CJ was positive, friendly and informative. CJ traveled to my neighborhood for our initial meeting, and my (now) wife and I were stuck by his good energy. He provided us with a detailed blank outline that allowed us to list songs we liked, didn’t like, times things would happen, etc., which was very useful when we neared our wedding day. He even made sure a few days before the event that he had the correct pronunciation of some of the names in our party. Amazing attention to detail.
In sum, there is a reason why CJ has perfect reviews on Unilocal: he is an awesome DJ, he takes customer service seriously and is at all times a complete profession. It is 100% clear that he honestly respects his craft and the event he helps make memorable.
CJ, if you are reading this, please know that you made even more memorable an event that we worked on tirelessly. Your understanding of appropriate volume during dinner, and then appropriate energy later in the night, along side your flawless mixing, brought compliments from my guests. You will get all of my referrals for wedding and other music-​related gigs. Thank you very much for your service.

My husband and I hired CJ to create a personalized playlist for our destination wedding. CJ went above & beyond to make sure we were happy with the playlist and was always available for questions. I will definitely hire CJ and highly recommend him to anyone! Great service!

CJ is an amazing DJ. My husband and I used him for our wedding a few weeks ago and couldn’t ask for more. He’s easy to work with, friendly, flexible, and quick to get back to you. He’s vocal and gets the crowd in the mood to dance.
His library accommodated my wide range and taste in music and then some. CJ can read the crowd and the next song he plays is even better than the last. I highly recommend CJ for any of your events. Everyone enjoyed and had a great time dancing. Excellent service!

We had a recommendation to use CJ from our wedding venue (The Heldrich in New Brunswick) we had a conference call with CJ to give him more information about us and our wedding and met him closer to the wedding date to go over our song lists. CJ is very professional and very entertaining (he also takes last minute changes on songs we would like to use) My husband likes to say «he killed it» for our wedding reception and both of us couldn’t be happier with the way everything turned out.

CJ was our DJ for our post-​wedding banquet last December and we couldn’t have asked for a more professional person to work with. Even though my husband and I couldn’t squeeze in time to meet him in person prior to the event, we kept in contact with CJ through emails, which he was always quick to reply to. CJ was very on top of things and arrived at the venue very early to set up. The music was great and exactly what we asked for, and had guests who don’t usually dance out on the dance floor. If I had another event I would definitely go with CJ again.

My husband and I booked CJ for our wedding after party. We booked a band for the reception itself but wanted to have more fun with our friends at the after party and decided that a DJ was the best way to go. Our venue offered to provide us their «house DJ» but I’ve been to other shows and events that used CJ and I knew that I had to book him. I recommended him to two of my friends for their weddings earlier this year and they loved him just as much as I did.
It’s been 3 weeks since our wedding and all of our friends and family are STILL talking about the after party! CJ was simply awesome. Once we booked him he was prompt with his emails and was patient when we were explaining the type of music we wanted. Wedding planning can be a bit of a whirlwind. For those of you know who have been through it, you already know that «whirlwind» is a bit of an understatement. It’s important that you choose vendors that are reliable, patient, affordable and simply AMAZING. CJ was one of the best vendors that I got to work with during the whole process. Aside from being friendly and responsive, he was genuinely excited not only for Eric and me, but excited to be part of our wedding!
We pretty much gave him free reign on whatever he wanted to play, with a couple of «must-​play» songs that we knew our friends would rock out to. People that worked at the venue later told me that our after party room was literally shaking and they had to take a peek at what was going on inside. CJ got the ENTIRE room dancing/​jumping! The only reason why anyone was sitting was to catch their breath for a minute and then they were back on the dance floor. He has a great collection of music that anyone and everyone will dance to.
Whether you’re getting married or throwing a party, do yourself a favor and book CJ right away. I promise you will not regret it– he will make your event the talk of the town and he does it all with a smile on his face ;)

CJ deejayed our wedding on September 29^th at Christopher’s in New Brunswick. I first heard of CJ through his music. I was at a friend’s party and another friend’s wedding. If CJ is deejaying, be prepared to get your dance on the whole time! CJ is very professional and really listens to his clients. At our first meeting, we gave him songs that we wanted to hear and we exchanged more ideas through emails.
Our wedding reception went well smoothly, and so many people complimented us on the music. He has a great music library and is a genuinely good guy/​DJ. He knows his stuff. I would hire him again in a heartbeat!

CJ was the dj for my wedding and he did an amazing job! He was totally professional and really did his best to understand what we were trying to do from a musical standpoint. He even put up with my weekly emails with song requests.
The wedding reception went so well that I started hearing compliments about the dj after the first 30 minutes. His library music runs very deep and even my Mom was impressed and gave him her own tip separate from us. A good guy and a good DJ at a great price!

We used CJ for our wedding reception in Philadelphia in June 2012, and he was first-​class, all the way. CJ was professional and prompt in all of our interactions and communications. Even our reception manager was impressed when CJ made a special trip over from out-​of-​town just to do a walk-​through a week before the event.
During the reception he was a consummate professional, giving us everything we had asked for and more, while keeping our guests shaking it on the dance floor.
You can tell CJ really enjoys his job, because it comes through in excellent service he provides. I highly recommend CJ, and would love to use his services again!

CJ is a super professional DJ who spins the hits that make people wanna dance. If you want a DJ who knows his stuff and is very polite and punctual then this is the guy for you. I would recommend CJ to anyone. He really knows his stuff.

I was lucky enough to work with CJ on two events. I hired him for a end of the summer white party (all guests dress in the color white) where he happily showed up in uniform in his whites. He then also hired me as a dance host for a wedding he worked. He definitely had the crowd going — the floor was never empty! I had to take breaks, but the guests were nonstop — thanks to CJ!
He is always so responsive — the thing I appreciate most. A few hours won’t go buy without him responding to your question, e-​mail, or phone call. He also carries himself very diplomatically, but in a low-​key kind of way. He is so down to earth & relaxed, but professional at the same time. He also breaks the stigma that sometimes DJ’s don’t smile/​look happy (it’s true, but only sometimes!). He is open to suggestions, happy to collaborate, and a great team player. Any event would be lucky to have him.