PULTEVENT
Mobile DJ add-on services: 8 extras that fit in the same van
Half past midnight, a driveway in a cul-de-sac. The speakers are back in the van, the lighting bar is wrapped in its blanket, and the woman whose fortieth it was has followed you out with a slice of cake in a napkin. "That was brilliant. My sister's getting married next summer. Do you do anything apart from the music?" You say you'll send her something. On the drive home you realize you don't have anything to send.
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Most mobile DJs I meet have the same ceiling. The music is good, the lights are good, and the only way to earn more per night is to play longer or buy bigger speakers. Neither scales. Add-ons do, provided they fit in the van you already drive and don't need a second person to run them.
Everything below runs from one laptop through PULTEVENT: a browser console, the venue screen or a TV on a stand, and guests playing from their phones after scanning a QR code. No app for the guests, and no sign-up. Their phones need internet, which is one more line on your venue checklist.
8 add-ons a mobile DJ can offer without a bigger van
1 Welcome screen with names
The client's photo or slideshow on the screen as guests arrive, with a caption you edit: names, the date, a line of thanks. Confetti or fanfare on cue.
How to run it. Ask for photos when the deposit is paid, not the week before.
It's the first thing guests photograph, and it makes the whole setup look planned.
2 Video messages from absent friends
Clips from people who couldn't be there, loaded as one-tap buttons and played between sets.
How to run it. Collect them through one organizer and set a deadline for the Wednesday before the party.
A few quiet, emotional minutes in a loud night. Clients remember the DJ who made their mum cry in a good way.
3 Trivia round about the guest of honor
A ten-question quiz answered from phones, with scores and the fastest guest on screen.
How to run it. Send the client a short form with ten facts to fill in. Turn it into questions yourself.
It gets non-dancers involved early, so they are warmed up by the time the floor opens.
4 QR code raffle
Guests register for the draw by scanning a code, and the screen picks a winner with a proper build-up.
How to run it. Leave local rules on raffles and prizes to the organizer. You run the draw, they handle the tickets and the law.
No paper tickets to sell or lose, and the draw becomes a moment on stage.
5 Karaoke hour
A karaoke battle between tables on your usual karaoke tracks, with the room voting on phones and the score on the big screen.
How to run it. Bring a second handheld mic and set a clear finishing time before you start.
An hour of entertainment with no extra kit beyond a mic you probably already own.
6 Big-screen races steered from phones
Drift Arena for up to twelve cars, a horse race with six riders and the whole room cheering, bowling or a fun flight game in 3D.
How to run it. Run a two-minute practice lap first so nobody's first go is also their elimination.
It looks like a lot more production than one laptop and one cable.
7 Awards and team scoreboard
Tables play as teams through the night, the scoreboard keeps count, and it ends with a podium ceremony with special awards.
How to run it. Ask the organizer for two or three in-joke awards that only their team would understand.
It gives the night a spine and a big ending right before your last set.
8 End credits
A credits roll at the end of the night naming the hosts, the family, the caterer, the venue team and you.
How to run it. Put it over the last slow song. The lights come up at the end of the roll.
It closes the party cleanly and puts your name on screen in front of every guest.
No extra gear to haul
A laptop, an HDMI cable and whatever screen the venue has, or one TV on a stand.
Run by you, from the booth
Every extra is a button in the same console, between tracks.
Easy to explain on a quote
Each add-on has a name, a length and a clear result the client can picture.
Guests join by QR code
No downloads at the party. Phones need an internet connection.
Why add-ons instead of bigger speakers
A client can't hear the difference between a good system and a slightly better one. They can see the difference between a blank wall and their parents' wedding photo above the dance floor. Add-ons are visible, easy to describe on a quote, and they solve problems clients already worry about: guests who don't dance, long gaps during food, the moment the evening sags.
They also change how clients describe you. "The DJ" becomes "the guy who did the whole thing."
How to package them on a quote
Don't list eight extras. Clients freeze. Build two or three tiers instead: music only; music plus a screen package (welcome screen, video messages, credits); music plus the full interactive night (trivia, a race, a raffle, an awards finish). Name each tier after what the night feels like, not what's in it.
Put the price on each tier as a whole. Itemizing invites clients to start taking bits out.
Load-in and setup time
The screen package adds about fifteen minutes to your setup if the venue has a projector, a bit more if you bring your own TV on a stand. Load the photos, clips and names into the console at home the day before. On site you only connect the cable, open the console and check the QR code works from a guest's phone.
Test the Wi-Fi from the farthest table. Community halls and marquees are where it tends to fail, and the phone games depend on it.
Running it alone from the booth
You don't need an assistant. The console sits on a second laptop or a tablet stand beside your controller, and each add-on is a button. The one habit to learn is sequencing: start a game, then use its opening minute to cue the track that follows it.
"Who's winning?"
"Table nine, and they're insufferable about it."
That's your cue to announce the score on the mic and bring the beat back in.
What to be honest about
Guests need internet on their phones for anything they play. Built-in quiz decks are mostly Russian at the moment, so you'll write your own trivia in the quiz builder, which for a personal party you'd want to do anyway. The host console is being localized into English, and guest screens follow the language of each guest's phone. Tell clients what they're getting, and nothing will surprise them on the night.
Testing before you add it to your price list
Run the free 3-day demo, no card required, and put a trivia round and a race on your own TV with friends on their phones. If you add it to your packages, the full version is a one-time license with no subscription, so the cost doesn't keep running in quiet months. Pricing is on pultevent.ru/en.
About the author
PULTEVENT was built by Ruslan Barashkin, who has hosted weddings, birthdays and office parties since 2014: over 500 events, best host of Moscow 2024 and of Saint Petersburg 2023 at the TOP 100 Awards. He made it for his own nights first. The rest is at pultevent.ru/en.
How to launch add-ons as a mobile DJ
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Pick three add-ons that suit the parties you already play most often.
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Group them into two or three named tiers on your quote template.
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Build a reusable template for each add-on in the console with placeholder names and photos.
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Try the full tier at home on a TV with friends playing from their phones.
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Add a Wi-Fi and screen-input check to your venue questionnaire.
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Film a short clip of each add-on at your next gig, with permission, for your website.
FAQ
Which add-on is easiest to start with?
Do I need a projector?
Do guests download an app?
Can I run the add-ons and DJ at the same time?
Are there ready-made English trivia questions?
Is it a monthly subscription?
See also
Run brighter events — with PULTEVENT
All audience interactions, a second screen and timing in one app. Guests join by QR — internet is needed for you and for them.
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