Nashville doesn't have enough places to dance.
So we built one. BYODJ Night is a crowd-owned setlist app where everyone gets to be their own DJ. Show up, add your songs, and vote for what you want to hear. Your music. Your dance floor. Your night.
The night Nashville's been missing
Nashville has a thousand places to listen to music. It doesn't have enough venues to play yours. BYODJ Night allows you to queue songs, vote for your favorites, and play the music you want to dance to. Every song played was requested from somebody standing right next to you, and every vote is somebody saying yes, this, play this. When the song you've been waiting to hear all week actually gets played, because you and forty strangers all wanted it at the same time. Made for the friends who are only there for one specific song and will not stop talking to you about it until it plays.
How it works
BYODJ all happens right in your browser, no app required. You join the party, queue up the songs you want to hear, vote for the ones you're excited about, and downvote the ones you're not. Then get back to the dance floor and wait for your songs to play.
Host sets up the night
The host generates a party code before the event and shares it with the room.
Guests join on their phones
Open byodj.app in any browser, enter the party code, and add your name.
The room decides together
Guests add songs and vote. The songs with the most votes rise to the top. The host can skip anything at any time.
Built for every body on the dance floor
BYODJ Night started with a queer woman in Nashville who kept going to great venues but not hearing the weird music she wanted to dance to. Our commitment is to be an inclusive and welcoming space for queer communities, BIPOC spaces, and only work with venues and organizations who align with that mission.
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Who it's for
Bars, community events, private parties — the setup is the same, the night is always different.
Bars and venues
You've got the room and the crowd. BYODJ Night gives them a reason to stay longer. A recurring event format that people come back for.
Learn more →Nonprofits and community orgs
Give your community a night out they'll remember. No equipment to rent, no complicated setup. Currently free for nonprofits.
Learn more →Private events
Birthdays, backyard parties, celebrations. A fun event where your party decides what plays next together.
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Started in Nashville.
Staying in Nashville.
This started in a living room with a friend group who just wanted to dance to their own music. We're growing it into venues across the city, for every crowd that deserves a night out on their terms.
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