Grand entrance
The court enters in pairs to the songs you pick, then the debutante with her parents or escort. Lights down, music up, names called right.
Debut DJ + MC · SF Bay Area
Debut DJ and MC for 18th birthdays across the Bay Area
A debut is a program first and a party second: the grand entrance, 18 roses, 18 candles, 18 treasures and the cotillion all have an order, a song and a family member who will notice if it is done wrong. We run the program on the mic, cue every name, and still give the debutante's friends their dance floor.
- Parties from $650
- MC who knows the program
- Cotillion track edited to your routine
- Bay Area travel included
The program
Every part of the debut, run by someone who knows it.
We plan the full sequence with the family before the night, get the names and pronunciations in order, and the MC carries it so nobody has to hold a clipboard.
18 Roses
Eighteen men, usually starting with her father, each with a short dance. We keep each one to a verse and cue the next name without dead air, so it lands in twenty minutes instead of an hour.
18 Candles
Eighteen women, each with a short message. The mic goes to each speaker, and the MC keeps the pace kind but firm so the room stays with it.
18 Treasures
Optional, with a sentence per gift. Soft music under it, mic handed by the MC, and a clean handoff into the next moment.
Cotillion waltz
The court's rehearsed dance. Send us the song and the choreography and we deliver an edit cut to the routine, so the music ends when the dance does.
Father-daughter dance, cake, toast, then the party
The program closes, the floor opens, and the music turns over to the debutante's friends: current hits, hip-hop, R&B, with OPM and throwbacks for the family earlier in the night.
On the night
How a debut runs with us.
The same crew handles the sound, the mic, the lights and the booth, so the program and the party stay on one timeline.
1
Planning call
We go through the program with the family: order of events, the eighteen names with pronunciations, the cotillion song and routine, must-plays and a do-not-play list. You get a written run of show.
2
Load-in two hours early
Sound sized to the hall, wireless mics for the candles and toasts, lighting if you added it, and the photo booth open for guests as they arrive.
3
Program, then party
The MC calls each moment from the entrance to the cake. Then the floor opens and the DJ runs the after-party until the end time, with overtime at $250 per hour if the family wants to keep going.
Where we play debuts
Banquet halls to backyards, across the Bay Area.
Travel is included anywhere in the nine Bay Area counties. The rooms below are where most debuts happen; we size the sound and the lighting to each.
Banquet halls and community centers
Daly City, Union City, Fremont, Vallejo, Hayward and San Jose halls with 150 to 300 guests and a long program. A full PA with subwoofers, a wireless mic that reaches every table, and uplighting that turns a plain hall into a room.
Hotel ballrooms
Carpet, chandeliers and a dance floor in the middle. We work with the hotel's load-in rules and bring our own system so the after-party has the low end a ballroom needs.
Church halls and school gyms
Hard floors and high ceilings echo. We set the system for speech clarity first, so every candle message is heard, then open it up for the dancing.
Backyards and tented parties
Covered power, speakers placed for the neighbors as much as the guests, and a cutoff time agreed up front. Quieter rooms for the program, louder for the party.
Weddings with Filipino traditions, including the money dance and entourage introductions, are covered on the Filipino wedding and debut guide and the wedding DJ page.
Pricing
Start at $650 and add what the night needs.
Debuts are built from the Private events package. The DJ and sound are the base; the MC, lighting and photo booth are added on the planning call and quoted with your date, so you only pay for the parts you use.
DJ and sound
$650starting at
Best for the base of any debut, milestone birthday or house party
- DJ with professional sound system
- Setup and breakdown, two-hour load-in
- Must-play and do-not-play lists
- Travel included in the Bay Area
MC, lighting, photo booth
Quotedwith your date and hours
Best for a full debut program with the cotillion and a packed hall
- MC for the entrance, roses, candles, treasures and toasts
- Cotillion track edited to the choreography
- Custom-color uplighting and dance floor lighting
- Photo booth with unlimited sessions, prints and an attendant
A non-refundable retainer holds the date and the balance is due 14 days before the event. Overtime is $250 per hour, settled at the end of the night. Prices are starting points; hours, guest count and venue set the final number, which you have before you sign.
Debut FAQ
Questions families ask before booking.
General questions about holding a date, payments and insurance are answered in the homepage FAQ.
Do you MC the 18 roses and 18 candles?
Yes, and that is the part that needs an MC most. We get the eighteen names in order with pronunciations before the night, cue each one without dead air, and keep every rose dance to a verse so eighteen dances do not take an hour.
Can you edit the cotillion song to our choreography?
Yes. Send the song and the choreography notes and we deliver an edit cut to the routine, so the waltz ends when the dance does. Bring the court through a run with the edit before the night if you can.
How long does the debut program take?
With the grand entrance, 18 roses, 18 candles, 18 treasures, the cotillion, the father-daughter dance, cake and a toast, plan on about ninety minutes to two hours, then the open floor. We keep it moving so the party still gets its time.
Do you play Tagalog and OPM songs?
Yes. Dinner usually mixes OPM ballads and throwbacks for the titos and titas; the after-party is current hits, hip-hop, R&B and whatever the debutante's friends are listening to. You send must-plays and a do-not-play list.
What does the party cost?
Private events start at $650 for the DJ and sound. Most debut families add the MC for the program; lighting and the photo booth are added on the call and quoted with the date. Travel anywhere in the Bay Area is included.
Can we add the photo booth?
Yes. The booth runs all night with unlimited sessions, a custom strip with the debutante's name and date, on-site prints, digital copies, props and an attendant. It is quoted as an add-on for debuts.
What does the venue need to provide?
Power and access for load-in about two hours before the start. We bring the sound, mics, lighting and the booth to banquet halls, church halls, hotel ballrooms and backyards alike.
Check your date
Tell us about the night.
Date, venue and what you need. You'll hear back with availability, one recommended package and the price, typically within the hour.
Call or text(650) 899-5550
Replies go out seven days a week. On event days we answer between sets.