Selection
A map of your wedding that starts with your Spotify playlist: what defines you, what your friends dance to and what gets your parents up.
Destination wedding DJ
The wedding DJ you'd fly in from home. Already in Seville.
Open format DJ for weddings in Seville, Málaga and Marbella. 20 years on the decks. A wedding DJ in Spain who plans with you in English and starts with your playlist.
- Twenty years on the decks, dozens of weddings and thousands of hours of mixing.
- Open format: Black music as the signature, and whatever the floor asks for when the time comes.
- A selector, not an entertainer: great records, mixed well, and the mic only when it's needed.
This is what it sounds like
A banger is worth a thousand words
Before you read anything else, hear what a wedding with me sounds like.
The first eleven tracks actually played at one of my weddings, in the order they dropped, and the whole night is on video. The rest are the ones I most want to play at yours.
Nobody remembers the menu.
Everybody remembers whether they danced.
The music is the one part of the wedding your guests take home with them. That's why I don't leave it to the usual 300-song playlist.
«Keep an eye on this guy.»
What changes when the music has a point of view
Reading the floor
The plan is the base; the night is decided live. Who's dancing, who's off to the bar, when to lift it and when to let it breathe. A playlist can't do that.
Technique
Twenty years of mixing on turntables shows in the transitions: in time, in key and without a second of silence. The scratching lives inside the mix, as detail, not as a show.
Your playlist first
The first thing I ask for isn't the date or the budget. It's a Spotify playlist of yours. Both of you.
Most couples already have one without realising it: what you play at home, in the car, the one you made when you first got together. It's the only honest way to know who you are musically before I stand in front of your people.
The playlist
Lots of songs, made without thinking about the wedding. The more there are, the better I can read you.
The conversations
Over a few chats we filter it together: the ones you love, the ones that can't be missing and the ones that mean something.
Your people
What each family likes, who has particular taste and which requests to honour: the rapper cousin, grandma and her sevillanas, Seville's own folk dance.
The set
Built for your wedding, not one set for every wedding. In blocks, with windows for requests on the night. Not every song makes it in, and there's room for surprises.
And if your answer is "just play whatever, a bit of music is fine", I'll say it kindly: I'm probably not your DJ. I play because it's what I love most, which is why I choose weddings I'll enjoy as much as you do.
Give me these and I'm all in
That last one surprises a lot of people: Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, that Tomorrowland spirit almost nobody dares bring to a wedding. If that's you, we're going to have a blast.
What I won't fake
I don't listen to them every day, and I couldn't read that floor the way it deserves. If your wedding leans that way, other DJs will do it far better than me, and I'll tell you so.
Scratch, yes. A show, no.
Runner-up at DMC Andalucía, the regional round of the world's best-known DJ battle, and twenty years of scratching. And at your wedding you won't see a scratch show.
What you'll notice are the details: a cut in a transition, a phrase repeated just before the chorus, a mix that drops in where nobody saw it coming. It's how I play, not a separate act. The spotlight isn't on the booth: it's on the dance floor, on the two of you and on your people.
The music map of your day
What I usually cover and how each moment fits. We pin it down together in the music planner, and I coordinate with your planner or caterer so nobody has to think about the music on the day.
Spanish timing: dinner often starts around 10pm and the party can run until 3, 4 or even 5am. A night that long is built in waves, not in one push.
Ceremony
Discreet sound and a wireless mic for readings and vows. Your entrance, the signing and the exit, to the songs you choose.
Drinks reception
In Spain the cóctel is a meal in itself. Soul, jazz, bossa and laid-back funk at talking volume. On vinyl if the space allows.
Entrance to dinner
Timed with the caterer, to a song that says something about you.
First dance
I edit your song to the length you want and blend it into the party without a second of silence.
Open bar
In blocks of energy: funk and disco to open, classic R&B and hip hop, the songs everyone knows, and the closing anthems. Song ideas.
Last song
Agreed with you. The one playing when the lights come up.
The Spanish touch
You chose Spain for a reason. The music can carry that too, without turning your wedding into a tourist show.
A rumba moment
Ten to fifteen minutes where Gipsy Kings' "Bamboléo", Los Chunguitos' "Me quedo contigo" or Estopa's "Como Camarón" meet funk and soul. The Spanish guests know every word; everyone else follows the palmas, the handclaps.
Flamenco as a bridge
Rosalía's "Malamente" sits naturally between a soul block and an R&B one. So does a flamenco guitar line over a hip hop beat.
A round of sevillanas
A short block for the Spanish side of the family. Guests from abroad often enjoy trying the steps.
Live musicians
Booked a flamenco guitarist, a cajón player or dancers? I plan the handovers so the music never stops awkwardly.
How much Spanish flavour you want is your call: one song, or a whole chapter of the night.
What you're booking (and what you're not)
You're booking the artist: the preparation, the set and my booth. Sound isn't included by default: the venue or a supplier provides it, or I quote it separately with trusted partners.
Just the artist
Me and my booth: two Rane Twelve decks and a Rane Seventy-Two mixer. Sound and lights come from the venue or the supplier you choose. The usual setup at haciendas, historic country estates, with their own system.
Artist + sound
I add a sound system for the dance floor and a wireless mic for the speeches, through trusted partners. For venues with no system, or one that isn't up to the job.
Artist + sound + lights
All of the above, plus dance-floor and ambient lighting. For couples who want everything to do with the music to come through one person.
The DJ service is the same in all three. What changes from one quote to another is the equipment at your wedding.
I work from €150 an hour plus VAT (€181.50 with VAT), with a four-hour minimum; extra hours are €150 plus VAT each. Your quote arrives fixed and in writing within 48 working hours. Half the fee books the date, and the other half is paid before we start, the day before or on the day. Extras I can coordinate: ceremony sound, ambient lighting, low fog for the first dance, cold sparks, confetti, and a projector and screen. For market context, see how much a wedding DJ costs in Spain.
Requests, plain and simple
- Ask me for a song and I'll try to play it. As long as it fits the wedding.
- I play in blocks and leave windows open for requests. I don't improvise from start to finish: it shows, and it comes out worse.
- If Metallica or a rockabilly tune is on and your dad is dancing like there's no tomorrow, don't come to me at 22 asking for reggaeton.
- Whatever the couple has vetoed doesn't play, even if half the floor asks for it.
Here, the songs do the talking
- Yes: your speeches, the readings and a line to cue a moment. "Everyone to the floor for a sevillana."
- No: "Good evening, this is DJ Zas, tonight is the best night of your life." No conga, no Paquito el Chocolatero, no dragging grandma onto the floor.
It's not my style or my comfort zone. If you want someone running the party mic in hand, ask a friend with a bit of flair or book an entertainer: it's a different job, and I'll gladly play the music for them. And with guests from two countries, a song both families know does more than any MC.
Planning your wedding music from abroad
You don't need to fly over to meet me. Everything can be done remotely, in English, and it's me from the first email to the last song: I don't subcontract or send another DJ.
Wedding planner? I'm one DJ, not an agency. I send my technical requirements and set-up times early, follow your run sheet and keep the couple's music brief in one place.
Enquiry
Your date, venue or region, rough guest numbers and your planner's name, if you have one. Through the form, by email or on Instagram.
Date and quote
I check the date first. Then you get a fixed quote in writing, with travel itemised, within 48 working hours.
Getting to know you
By email or video call, at a time that suits your time zone: what you love, what you can't stand and what your guests are like.
Booking
A written agreement and half the fee secure the date. The other half is paid before we start, the day before or on the day.
Planning
Your playlist, must-plays, do-not-plays, clean versions and the moments that need a cue. I build the running order with your planner or venue, and we lock every detail in the last weeks.
The day
I arrive early, set up and soundcheck before the guests arrive, and stay in touch with your planner throughout.
Where I play
I'm based in Seville and most of my weddings are in western Andalusia. I also play Málaga and Marbella, the rest of Spain and Portugal.
- Seville and around: haciendas, palaces, country estates, hotels and rooftops. Huelva and Córdoba are close by.
- Cádiz and Jerez: sherry bodegas, country estates and the Costa de la Luz, about an hour away.
- Málaga and Marbella: villas, hotels and beach clubs on the Costa del Sol, two to three hours by road.
- The rest of Spain and Portugal: Granada, Madrid, Barcelona, the Balearics or the Algarve, on request.
Within the province of Seville, any travel charge depends on the distance and is itemised. Outside it, the couple covers travel and, when needed, accommodation. When I fly, the sound system is usually hired locally to my technical requirements, and I deal with the supplier directly.
Booth tip: before you sign with a venue, ask what time amplified music has to stop, indoors and outdoors, and whether there's a sound limiter. It shapes the whole party. More on my wedding DJ in Seville page.
My favourite crowd
American couples (and English speakers in general)
Something happens with them: what I most love to play is exactly what they most love to dance to. Hip hop, soul, funk and R&B they sing word for word. We plan in English, and on the day the music is the common language.
Your songs. No translation needed.
Frequently asked questions
Do you bring all the equipment?
Not by default, and it's the first thing worth clearing up. A very common mistake is thinking the DJ sets up the sound, the lights, the stage, the smoke and the mics. You're booking the DJ: I make sure your wedding sounds like you, and that's a whole job in itself. The venue usually has the sound, or a supplier provides it; if you like, I'll quote it with trusted partners, separately and itemised. My booth always comes with me: two Rane Twelve decks and a Rane Seventy-Two mixer.
What is the first thing you will ask us for?
A Spotify playlist of yours, both of you, made without thinking about the wedding: what you play at home and in the car. It's the backbone of my set and the way I learn who you are musically before I stand in front of your people. If you haven't got one, three songs each and one you hate is enough to start, and we build it together. More in your playlist first.
Will you only play our playlist?
No. The playlist is the base for understanding your style, not the script. Whatever you tell me has to play, plays. I choose the rest so the night flows, and I leave room for surprises: songs you don't expect that fit what you've sent me. If you knew the whole set by heart, you'd be bored too.
Can our guests request songs?
Yes, and I play them when they fit. I work in blocks with windows for requests, so they go in without breaking the night. What I won't do is wreck the floor for the cousin asking for breakbeat four drinks in: if you haven't told me you like it, it doesn't go in. And whatever you've vetoed doesn't play, even if half the floor asks for it.
Do you MC?
I pick up the mic to cue a moment: "everyone to the floor for a sevillana." What you won't hear is "good evening, this is DJ Zas, tonight is the best night of your life." It's not my style: no conga, no Paquito el Chocolatero, no dragging grandma onto the floor. The wireless mic is there for your speeches and readings. At a destination wedding that's often a relief: if your guests come from two countries, half of them wouldn't follow the jokes anyway, while a song they all know gets both families dancing. If you'd like a host, a friend or relative who speaks both languages is the best choice you can make.
Do you do a scratch show?
No. Scratching is part of how I mix, all night, in small details: a cut in a transition, a phrase repeated before the chorus. It's never a separate act, because the spotlight belongs to you and your guests.
Will you only play hip hop at our wedding?
No. Black music is my specialism and my signature, but I play open format: across genres, for whoever is on the floor. Funk and disco for your parents, classic R&B and hip hop for your friends, pop, rumba and reggaeton when the moment calls for it. What doesn't play is whatever you've vetoed.
Do you play festival EDM?
With pleasure. If Tomorrowland, Martin Garrix or Steve Aoki is your thing, we're going to have a blast: it's rare at a wedding and I love it. What I won't fake is this year's chart pop or last week's club reggaeton: I don't listen to them every day, and other DJs do them better.
How far ahead should we book?
I take one or two weddings a month and prepare each one well in advance, so it's worth asking about your date as soon as you have your venue.
How do we secure the date?
A fixed proposal in writing, a contract and half the fee to book the date. The other half is paid before we start: on the wedding day or the day before.
How do we plan the music if we live abroad?
By email and video call, with a detailed music planning form and a timeline agreed with your planner or venue. You don't need to visit Spain to meet me before the wedding.
Do you travel outside Seville and abroad?
Yes. I play across Andalusia and the rest of Spain, and in Portugal and other countries on request. Within the province of Seville, any travel charge depends on how far the venue is. Outside the province, the couple covers travel and, when needed, accommodation. Both are itemised in the quote.
How much do you charge?
From €150 an hour plus VAT (€181.50 with VAT), with a four-hour minimum; extra hours are €150 plus VAT each. That's the artist. Sound and lights aren't included by default: if the venue has them, I use them; if not, I quote them separately with trusted partners, itemised, as is travel. Send me your date, venue and the hours you need, and I'll send you a fixed quote.
What do you need from the venue?
A power point nearby, a space of about 2 x 1 metres for the booth and, outdoors, cover in case of rain or dew. I adapt to each venue's sound limits and curfew: we check them with the venue beforehand.
Can we send a do-not-play list and ask for clean versions?
Yes to both. A do-not-play list is often more useful than a long must-play list, and I play radio edits whenever children or older relatives are in the room, unless you tell me otherwise.
What if we don't really care about the music?
Better we know now. If you tell me "just play whatever", I'm probably not your DJ: I prepare every wedding from what you love, and without that I'm working blind. If you simply haven't started yet, that's easy to fix: I'll help.
Keep thinking about your music
Is your date still free?
I take one or two weddings a month, so I can prepare each one properly, well in advance. Tell me when and where, and I will reply personally with availability.
Prefer email? contacto@djzas.com · Instagram @djzas
Got it. Thank you.
I will email you within 48 working hours with availability and, if it is a fit, to talk about your music.
