The DJ Insider Podcast
by Mike Kane and Joe Albomonte
Two guys from the Midwest are here to chat about the complex nature of what it means to be a "Wedding DJ". We dive into the hard work we put into making a wedding as magical as possible, and the crazy experiences we have had along the way. Although every wedding plays out relatively the same, they are all unique in a countless number of ways.
Episodes
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Episode 172 - Closing The Busy Season
This week we are back with another episode of The DJ Insider to talk about a few last minute things as we wrap up the season.
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Episode 171 - New Office & More Recap
This week we're recording from our new office. Micah, Cole & Mike review their events from the previous weekend and then discuss highlights and challenges from this year.
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Episode 170 - Lessons Learned
This week the owner Mike Kane sat down with GM Joe, DJ Cole, and DJ Micah to talk about some lessons they have learned throughout the year during their weddings. The wedding season may be winding down, but booking season is just about to begin!
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Episode 169 - DJ Emergency
This week the owner of Amplified sat down with the team to chat through an emergency, plenty of weddings, and some other crazy happenings!
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Episode 168 - Giving Couples The Party They Want
This week on The DJ Insider, Mike Kane sits down with Joe Albomonte and Cole Rumback to discuss how some weddings just weren't designed to be ragers; but that doesn't always correlate to guest count! Some of the best weddings can be smaller, more intimate dance floors!
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Episode 167 - The 21st Night of Septembrer
Today the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, sat down with his team to discuss one of their busiest weddings of the year. We talk about what went right, what went wrong, and what could have been better.
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Episode 166 - Trusting Your DJs Judgement
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, sat down with the GM, Joe Albomonte, and two of our leads, Cole Rumback and Micah Frigo, to discuss a super busy part of the season.
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Episode 165 - Full Wedding Dates
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, and the GM, Joe Albomonte, sat down with lead DJ, Cole Rumback, to discuss a super busy weekend!
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Episode 164 - Never Surprise A Couple At Their Wedding
This week the owner and GM sat down after some busy weekends! A surprise visit from one of our DJs, Cole about half way through as well!
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Episode 163 - DOUBLES AND... TRIPLES?!
We are back with another episode of The DJ Insider! This week the owner and GM, Mike Kane and Joe Albomonte both sat down to chat through some busy weekends coming up!
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Episode 162 - Non Wedding Events
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events both sat down to chat through some interesting events that have gone on and what that looks like!
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Episode 161 - Powers Out, What Now?
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events both sat down to discuss a major power outage that tore through our region last week and made major changes to a few events we were scheduled on.
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Episode 160 - Technical Difficulties
This week on the podcast we had the owner, GM, and two of our lead DJs to sit down and chat through some major technical difficulties we experienced over the weekend!
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Episode 159 - Starting A DJ Company
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, and the owner of LIGO Entertainment, Nathan Pierson to chat through what it's like to start a DJ business.
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Episode 158 - The Give & Take of Being a DJ
This week on the DJ Insider Joe and Mike both sat down to chat about a few weddings they have had recently as well as the give and take of being a DJ. For half of the year our weekends are completely filled, so it's important to look at the positives as well!
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Episode 157 - Judging A Dance Floor
There are so many different ways to judge a dance floor. This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events both sat down to chat through other ways to judge the dance floor and some other factors that should play into the thought process.
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Episode 156 - Meet Emanuel!
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events sat down with a new team member they have added recently! We chat about his first event with us and more!
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Episode 155 - 4th of July Weekend!
This week the owner and GM of Amplified got together during a slow week to chat through the 4th of July weekend and some major events that we have had!
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Episode 154 - Fully Booked Dates!!!
This week the owner and GM from Amplified Events both got together after some crazy busy weekends! We currently have 8 leads working for us and all of them were working on the same date, pretty crazy!
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Episode 153 - Gotta Have Skills to Pay the Bills
This week the Joe, Mike, and Micah discuss their previous weddings and the skills all Wedding DJs need to have to be successful.
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Episode 152 - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events sat down to chat through some 10/10 weddings and some 2/10 weddings! Sometimes that's just how it goes in the wedding industry!
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Episode 151 - Triples!!!
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events got together to discuss all of the events they have done recently! The busiest part of the season often has several events going on every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!
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Episode 150 - Trends, Headaches, and Advice
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, and the owner of Arrested Sounds, Joe Christian, sat down to discuss some recent wedding trends as well as some things that have caused stress. They also give advice on how to combat some of those stressful situations!
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Episode 149 - Ask For Reviews!!!
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events both sit down to chat through some killer weddings they have had recently as well as their best methods on how to get 5 star reviews!
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Episode 148 - Teaching Essential DJ Skills
This week the owners of Amplified Events and DJ University both sat down to chat through their processes! David, owner of DJ University, talks about essential skills that they train their DJs on during the course they have put together.
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Episode 147 - Officially Into The Wedding Season!
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events both sat down for a quick episode now that the season has officially started! We talk through some solid events and what we are looking forward to this year!
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Episode 146 - Core Values
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events sat down to chat through our core values! Going above and beyond for the couple often times doesn't take much extra effort, but it can make all the difference!
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Episode 145 - Midwest DJs Connect!
This week the owner of Amplified Events sat down with the Manager of Luxe Productions; Spencer Christoffel. They chat about their best practices and personal experience in the industry. They also chat about Midwest DJs Live, the DJ conference they both attended recently!
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Episode 144 - Slow To Hire, Quick To Fire
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events sat down to chat through some red flags early on when hiring. We then follow up about a podcast we did recently when we spoke about what we are looking for in our lead DJs- we also share a story about letting someone go recently!
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Episode 143 - Team Training/Nailing The Basics
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events both sat down to chat through a team training that we put on. We also talked about how really nailing the fundamentals keeps us at the top of several vendor referral lists.
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Episode 142 - Signs A Wedding Will Be Legendary Early On
This week the owner of Amplified Events sits down with the GM to talk through red flags and green flags we notice when working with couples during weddings. Sometimes we can tell early on if it's going to be an amazing party.
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Episode 141 - The Gangs All Here!
This week we have 5 team members from Amplified Events on the podcast! We talk about events we have worked recently; the good, the bad, and the ugly!
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Episode 140 - Changing With The Industry
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, sat down with lead DJ, Micah Frigo to chat through a few recent events they have done and how things have changed even in the past year/what that looks like moving forward.
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Episode 139 - Bridal Show Season!!!
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, and the GM, Joe Albomonte, both sat down to discuss the super busy start to the year! It has been bridal show after bridal show so far with wedding season right around the corner!
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Episode 138 - The Ideal Wedding Day
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events sat down to discuss the ideal types of couples they like to work with and what those weddings usually look like. We also then talk about our schedules and how we maintain that/set expectations about who is going to be the couples DJ.
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Episode 137 - Being Confident In Your Self/Your Equipment
This week the owner, Mike Kane, sat down this week to chat with one of our lead DJs, Micah Frigo! They talk about major issues that have happened at weddings and how they have handled that.
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Episode 136 - Managing What You Can
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, sat down with one of our DJs, Micah Frigo to discuss how he is feeling going into his second year of DJing! Manage the things you have control of and trust that all of the vendors are doing their job and things will flow smoothly!
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Episode 135 - HalfTime Shows/Live Performances
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, has GM and lead DJ on, Joe Albomonte & Micah Frigo to chat through our thoughts on this years super bowl and do some more "cringe or cool?"
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Episode 134 - Doing The Work Nobody Sees, Setting Up Hours Before Anybody Arrives
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, sat down with the owner of La Petite Fleuriste, Lori Horst to talk about the floral side of the job and what that looks like! From ceremony arches to bouquets, there is so much that goes into floral arrangements that nobody ever sees, today we…
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Episode 133 - The Wedding Day Lifeline – Why Your "Oh Sh*t" Kit is More Important Than Your Playlist
"Everything is going perfectly... until it isn't." In this episode of DJ Insider Podcast, we’re moving away from the music and into the "war room." Every wedding DJ has had that heart-stopping moment: a laptop freezes, a wireless mic picks up interference from the venue’s kitchen, or a circuit...
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Episode 132 - Setting The Vibe Early On
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, sat down with the GM Joe Albomonte to chat through certain ways we like to get the crowd warm early on and how to keep the guests hooked all night.
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Episode 131 - Cringe or Not Cringe
Today the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, has GM Joe Albomonte and Lead DJ Micah Frigo on the podcast to talk about certain DJ styles and if there are cringe or not to us! Every DJ does it differently, and if it works, don't change it! These are just our personal styles/preferences.
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Episode 130 - How DJ'ing Has Impacted Our Personal Lives
This week the Owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, sat down with GM Joe Albomonte to discuss how DJ'ing has affected our personal lives in both a positive and negative way.
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Episode 129 - First Episode of 2026!
For the first episode of 2026 the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, has GM and Lead DJ Joe Albomonte and Kyle Miller to chat through the season and goals for the year!
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Episode 128 - Last Episode of 2025!
Today the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, has a guest from Balloontacular Entertainment, Stephanie Brockman on to discuss a role different that we usually chat about! Tune in for our last episode of Season 3!
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Episode 127 - Weddings Around The Holidays
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, and the GM, Joe Albomonte, both sat down to chat through their experience with weddings around the holidays.
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Episode 126 - Spilling The Tea
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane sat down with two guests this week, Michelle & Christina to chat about their podcast! They chat through some tips when it comes to starting a podcast.
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Episode 125 - Working With What's Given To Us
This week the owner and GM of Amplified Events, Mike Kane & Joe Albomonte both got together to talk about a few different key topics; working with the music we are given, communication with couples, and how to keep yourself in your work during major life moments.
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Episode 124 - Mike and Ashleys Personal Story
We are back with another episode of The DJ Insider! This week the owner of Amplified Events Mike Kane had the backbone and emotional support of the team on, his wife Ashley Kane. This week they chat through their own personal story, tips on how they planned their wedding, and more!
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Episode 123 - Choosing The Right Song at The Right Time
This week the owner of Amplified Events, Mike Kane, sits down with the GM, Joe Albomonte, to discuss Joe's recent vacation, some weddings Mike DJ'd, and also the importance behind choosing the time when certain songs are played.
About this show
Two guys from the Midwest are here to chat about the complex nature of what it means to be a "Wedding DJ". We dive into the hard work we put into making a wedding as magical as possible, and the crazy experiences we have had along the way. Although every wedding plays out relatively the same, they are all unique in a countless number of ways.
Hosted by
Mike Kane and Joe Albomonte