Be. Your. Own. DJ Night.
BYODJ Night is a live event where the crowd controls the music from their phones. No DJ. Everyone in the room votes on what plays next. Whatever gets the most votes plays next.
How it works
Guests join on their phones, no app download required. Here's what they see once they're in.
See what's playing and vote it up or down
Search any song and add it to the queue
Vote songs up or down to shape what plays next
A live leaderboard tracks who's running the dance floor
For guests
When you walk in, you'll get a party code from the host. Open byodj.app/join in your phone's browser, enter the code, add your name, and you're in. No download, no account.
Search for any song and add it to the shared queue. Adding a song gives it one automatic upvote. The whole room can vote songs up or down, and whatever has the most votes plays next. You can also vote on the current song to keep it going, or downvote it if the room's ready to move on.
Your name shows up on the songs you add. If your pick rises to the top and the room goes wild, everyone knows it was you. Bragging rights are part of the format.
For hosts
You get a party code before the event. Share it however makes sense: on a chalkboard by the door, on your Instagram story, in a group chat ahead of time. Only people with the code can get into the queue.
Throughout the night, you have access to host controls on your phone. From there you can skip any song at any moment, pause playback if you need to make an announcement, or reset the queue if the vibe calls for a fresh start. The crowd suggests. You decide. You never lose the room.
Setup takes about five minutes. One phone with a Spotify account, connected to your existing sound system. Want a QR code to post at the venue? We can generate one. Just ask when you book.
What a night actually feels like
Chaotic in the best way. The queue shifts constantly. Songs you forgot existed suddenly appear. Someone puts in a deep cut from 2009 and the room votes it to the top. The playlist goes from pop to country to musical theater to darkwave goth because that's what the room wanted, all at once.
There's a moment that happens at every good BYODJ Night. Someone's niche song hits and everyone looks at each other. That song would never come on at a regular night, but the crowd voted it in, and now it's happening, and the room loses it. That can't be planned. It just happens when a room full of people decides together.
DJ night vs. BYODJ Night
When the whole room decides what plays, it hits different.
A DJ night
One person curates the night based on their taste and read of the room. The crowd reacts. The DJ decides. You hope the vibe lands.
BYODJ Night
The whole room votes. Every person has a say in what plays next. The playlist reflects what the crowd actually wanted to hear — not what one person thought they wanted.
Ready to bring it to your event?
We price each event individually based on what the night looks like. We'd rather run a first event at a number that works for both of us than not run one at all.
Reach out and we'll talk through it.
Book an event nightCommon Questions
We work great with
Bars and venues
A recurring event that gives your crowd something active to do. Works with any sound system you already have.
For bars →Nonprofits and community orgs
Community nights where the crowd is invested from the first song. Free for nonprofits during our soft launch.
For nonprofits →Private events
Birthdays, backyard parties, friend group celebrations. Works for 10 people in a living room or 100 in a backyard.
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