Booking a DJ for a School Prom or Grad in Vancouver (2026)

A school prom or grad in Vancouver needs a DJ who plays to a room of students, works within the school’s rules and keeps the night on schedule. Plan the music, the rules and the program, then send us your date, venue and guest count, and you can compare options with prices for DJs who are available that day.

Clean music

Students, teachers and sometimes parents are in the room. Ask for clean versions of songs, and agree how the DJ will handle a request that isn’t.

The school’s rules

Before you book, ask the school and the venue:

what time the music has to stop, and whether there’s a sound limit;
whether lights, haze or fog are allowed;
who the DJ reports to on the night;
whether the DJ needs to show proof of insurance.

Tell the DJ what you find, so they can plan around it.

The program

Tell the DJ the order of the night: the entrance, photos, any announcements or awards, and the last dance. Ask whether the DJ can MC, and who from the school will hand them the names to read.

Requests

Ask how the DJ takes requests: a list from the grad committee before the night, requests on the night, or both.

Sound and lights

Tell the DJ the size of the room and the number of students. Ask what they bring for the dance floor: speakers big enough for the room, and lights.

Questions to ask before you book

Have you played school proms or grads before?
Do you play clean versions of songs, and how do you handle a request that isn’t clean?
Can you MC, and read names for the entrance or any awards?
How do you take requests from the grad committee and on the night?
What do you bring for the dance floor: speakers and lights?
Can you send proof of insurance if the school or venue asks?
When will you arrive, and how long do you need to set up and pack up?

What changes the price

The price depends on how many hours you book, whether it’s a Saturday or in grad season, sound and lighting if the venue has none, and travel outside Metro Vancouver.

How booking works with AGNT

AGNT is a booking company. You send us your date, venue and guest count, and we check which DJs in Vancouver are available that day. We send you options with prices. You pick one, and it’s booked once the deposit is paid. If your first pick isn’t available, we’ll tell you and suggest DJs with a similar style who are.

Some of the Vancouver DJs you can book through AGNT are That Awesome DJ Guy, DJ GrooveHeart and DJ KrazeJay. You can see more on DJs for hire in Vancouver.

How we put this together

We wrote this from what people tell us when they ask for a DJ in Vancouver: the type of event, the venue and the music. It doesn’t list prices, because they depend on your date, your hours and what you need. You’ll see prices with the options we send.