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About

DJ Aki is a professional wedding DJ based out of Tacoma, Washington. Owner and primary entertainer, Miguel Akira Smith (Aki), offers couples, families, and communities high-energy, fun-loving DJ and MC services for their special event. Throughout his seasoned 7 year career , DJ Aki has sharpened his techniques as a public/private events MC - skilfullly delivering annoucements, facilitating special requests, and inviting guests to the dance floor with a lighthearted and low-key style. As an open-format DJ, he welcomes couples to customize their evening’s playlist from his inlclusive, genre-spanning library, along with crowd favorites from Top 40s, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Country, Reggae, Hip-Hop, R&B, LatinX and more.

Services Offered
DJ Aki offers couples a wide range of specialty services in order to further enhance their romantic ceremonies and joyful celebrations. Couples are invited to consult with him ahead of their event, in order to craft a memorable soundtrack, stunning wedding slideshow, and personalized timeline for their big day. DJ Aki provides each occassion with professional & dynamic sound systems, wireless microphone options and will add an element of elegance to your event with exquisite uplighting & video projection services. Some of his additional business services include the following:

  • Karaoke & 2nd Sound system.
  • Wireless Uplighting & Dance Lighting
  • Custom Monogram & Wedding Slidewhow
  • LED Party Sticks & Fog Machine
  • Custom Playlists & Mixtape (CDs)
  • (1) Event-Per-Day policy
  • Do-Not-Play list
  • Black-owned
  • Asian-owned
  • Hispanic or Latinx-owned
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Frequently asked questions

What is included in the starting price?

Consultation
MC
Microphones
Sound/PA System

What is included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Consultation
Sound/PA System
Karaoke
MC
Microphones
Projector
Travel Expenses

What is the starting price for uplighting?

$50

What music genres do you specialize in?

Country
Hip Hop
Indie
International
Jazz
Oldies
Pop
R&B/Soul
Rock

What services do you offer?

Consultation
Do-Not-Play List
Karaoke
MC
One Event Per Day
Video Projection

What additional equipment do you offer?

Microphones
Projector
Sound/PA System
Uplighting

Reviews of DJ Aki

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Laura Sent on 12/30/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Hire this dj

We came by Aki in a roundabout way- our original wedding DJ had to cancel and set us up with him. We couldn't be happier that things worked out that way! From our very first chat, Aki was attentive, professional, and personable. He met with us multiple times to help ensure our reception would be seamless. He even came to our rehearsal to help us practice our grand entrance. We feel very fortunate to have found such an awesome professional to help make our day special. Highly recommend!
Alvaro
Alvaro Sent on 11/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best wedding DJ

Dj Aki is the best DJ I have ever met. He’s actually more than a DJ.
Miguel helped us not only with music/entertainment, but he also helped us with some of the wedding coordination.

My wife and I were not sure how we would do our first dance and entrance etc but Miguel was on top of that and made the day easier for us.
He is also very punctual with all the meetings leading up to the event.
He is very affordable and offers a great payment plan.

I plan on seeking his DJ service in the future for family events.

I can’t recommend DJ Aki enough, he is definitely the DJ you are looking for!
Ashley
Ashley Sent on 10/27/2024
5 out of 5 rating

You need Aki at your wedding!!

We cant recommend Aki enough as wedding DJ and MC!! He was so patient and flexible with us when we had to postpone our wedding for a whole year and always responsive. He managed all of the announcements for the night, kept people dancing, and even worked with our specialtyy planned performances to perfection! All of this for a very very reasonable fee. Most importantly, he brings such a sense of calm to an otherwise hectic process. Thank you for being our anchor for the night!
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Mackenzie Sent on 07/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

An Angel in the Form of a DJ

We matched up with Aki after a tentative contract with another DJ fell through. From start to finish, our experience with Aki was truly phenomenal. He met with via video call multiple times before the big day in order to get to know us and our needs better. He also made the trip out to our wedding rehearsal, which helped us feel much more confident about our ceremony. Aki effortlessly stayed on top of our fast-paced reception timeline, and his professionalism and preparedness put us at ease throughout the night. On top of being a kickass DJ, Aki is simply just a wonderful human being. We would hire Aki for our wedding a hundred times over and cannot recommend him enough.
Navi,
Navi, Sent on 09/30/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Professional and Personal

Aki was a miracle! I professionally and personally know Aki well. He came right on time! Without him, our wedding would not have kicked off the way it did. Aki’s background come’s with event coordinating experience as I’ve worked many projects with him for many years. Watching Aki’s growth in his career endeavors is so rewarding. I’m so proud and excited to see his skillsets be utilized to his full potential. His intricate tech skills have always been known. It is amazing to see him flourish in this industry. His beautiful family dynamics allows for creativity when working with families and couples. His passion and desire is based off of compassion and the community he serves. Many can say great things about him in the community.

Aki helped coordinate behind the scenes logistics. He presented himself professionally very well by offering a well thought out plan. By incorporating the music, bridal party team entrance to reception, special moments such as cake cutting, being attentive to the needs of the guest at large and more. There were times when he took the load off the wedding planning. His time management skills are sharp and on point. Aki also made sure to check in and made great follow ups.

He’s able to adapt culturally to the needs of his audience. He’s also very quick to adapt to any last minute changes to the program by multitasking and being in tune with his environment. Aki gets along with everyone and has great social skills.

I highly recommend Aki for any event planning as I am a witness to his many works. I reassure folks, this will be of no regrets! His services also offers magnificent lighting which was used at our reception and gave the purple spark we needed to create the ambience that was specifically envisioned.

Thank you so much to Aki and his family for making this a dream come true! It was heaven sent !!❤️ From the crew!
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Morgan Sent on 07/05/2022
5 out of 5 rating

DJ Aki made my wedding SO special

DJ AKI made my wedding so special he worked together with my husband and made an amazing slideshow to surprise me. He was so sweet, professional and easy to get work with. We had so much fun with him, he even got on the dance floor and showed us how to line dance! I couldn’t of asked for a better DJ.
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Rebecca Sent on 08/24/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Could not have made the planning process easier!

DJ Aki was so organized, responded quickly, and knew exactly how to make our wedding exactly what we wanted. Even in the pandemic, he went above and beyond to check in on the planning process. He not only did a wonderful job with the music selection, but led the reception and was able to adapt the song choices to the vibe of the dancing/party section of the night. I would recommend him over and over, he made the whole process streamlined and something we never had to worry about!
Harmony
Harmony Sent on 07/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

He is THE Best!

Process: Easy from beginning to end. We contacted him almost a year before our wedding, Covid made booking a lot of vendors difficult so I tried to plan ahead as much as possible. We contacted him via WeddingWire and he was very kind and informational. He provided us with an additional means to contact him aside from the WeddingWire messaging. We had a video meeting and he asked a set list of questions as to how his services would be rendered and any additional services he could add as well as his general package for his wedding services.

Personality: He was by far one of our favorite vendors we used for our wedding! DJ Aki is the sweetest and he genuinely wanted our wedding to be the best it could be. He was a great Emcee during our wedding, and the game he had our guests play they all really got into it. He even had people dancing in 100 degree weather in a 500 year old castle (with no AC). He was super patient with our families and even verified their requests were okay with us before he did it. He worked well with our other vendors and at the end of the night the venue and guests were asking for his business card.

Dependability: He arrived to the walkthrough and at the wedding at the agreed upon time. He always made sure to contact us back within 24 hours from the messages. He was responsive, professional, and knowledgeable. He was also very efficient with setting up/tearing down his equipment.

Do yourself a favor and hire him for all your DJ/Emcee needs!
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Amanda Sent on 07/16/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

DJ Aki was wonderful to work with from start to finish. He was attentive, professional and was an absolute dream! He was honestly the best vendor we hired for our wedding and more on top of everything than even our day of coordinator. I had several people come up to me during the wedding to say how moved they were by his introduction. His music selection was also perfect. He really knows how to read the crowd. Thank you again for such a magical day!
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Jonathan Sent on 08/03/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing

I don’t know where to begin
Aki went above and beyond on our big night he helped so much more than we ever expected and was telling us things we would have NEVER thought about. He brought so much extra things that you wouldn’t think a dj provides. I will forever recommend you to everyone and anyone who needs a dj.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner

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