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Ben Boylan, Non-Traditional Wedding DJs is a wedding DJ company based in Brooklyn, New York.

NYC Wedding DJs who are Different!

Non-Traditional Wedding DJs is a wedding DJ company based in Brooklyn, NYC.

Minimal announcements! Different music at every wedding!

  • Alternative wedding DJs
  • Announcements made in a natural voice.
  • We play the music YOU like - not wedding music.
  • No time limit - no overtime charges.
  • Transparent pricing: get wedding DJ cost on our website.
  • Low priced photo booth.
  • Sound/PA system.
  • Liability insurance.

Areas Covered

In addition to being DJs for weddings in Brooklyn and all 5 boroughs of New York City, we love DJing weddings in The Hudson Valley and The Catskills. Contact us now to get a quote

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Frequently asked questions

What is included in the starting price?

Consultation
MC
Microphones
Travel Expenses
Sound/PA System

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

Consultation
Sound/PA System
MC
Microphones

What is the starting price for uplighting?

$500

What music genres do you specialize in?

Club
Country
Electronic
Hip Hop
Indie
International
Jazz
Oldies
Pop
R&B/Soul
Rock
Top 40

What services do you offer?

Bilingual MC
Consultation
Do-Not-Play List
Liability Insurance
MC
One Event Per Day

What additional equipment do you offer?

Microphones
Photobooth
Sound/PA System
Uplighting

Reviews of Non-Traditional Wedding DJs

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Non-Traditional Wedding DJs offer an exceptional and personalized music experience for weddings. Reviewers praised DJs like Ray, Matt, and Taela, highlighting their professionalism, ability to cater to various music preferences, and keep the dance floor lively. Services from Ben, Rafe, and Flavya were commended for their attentiveness, seamless playlist integration, and perfect execution of music timelines. Guests appreciated the smooth transitions between different genres and moods, along with memorable moments enhanced by the DJs' music choices. The up-lights and photo booth rental were also popular additions, enhancing the overall wedding experience.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Non-Traditional Wedding DJs offer an exceptional and personalized music experience for weddings. Reviewers praised DJs like Ray, Matt, and Taela, highlighting their professionalism, ability to cater to various music preferences, and keep the dance floor lively. Services from Ben, Rafe, and Flavya were commended for their attentiveness, seamless playlist integration, and perfect execution of music timelines. Guests appreciated the smooth transitions between different genres and moods, along with memorable moments enhanced by the DJs' music choices. The up-lights and photo booth rental were also popular additions, enhancing the overall wedding experience.

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Itay Sent on 08/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t have made a better decision hiring DJ BEN!

A great DJ for our wedding was a priority. I am Israeli and my wife is Central American and our friends and families love to dance.

We reached out after seeing great feedback online regarding multicultural weddings. The clear pricing on their site was also a plus! We worked directly with DJ Ben who made this process so easy. It was clear from our first call that he was excited about his role for the big day and wanted to work closely with us to create the perfect evening.

The worksheet he provided was helpful for us to really think about music. after the second pre wedding call, we felt at ease/excited and knew Ben would deliver.

Life threw us an unexpected curveball before our big day so some things were touch and go and we made modifications. Despite this, Ben demonstrated compassion, flexibility and the utmost professionalism. Thanks to Ben we had an amazing night with a packed dance floor like we wanted. Thank you Ben!
Subin
Subin Sent on 10/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Awesome DJ

We had a great experience working with Ben leading up to the wedding and with DJ Rafe on the day of our wedding. Ben was very oragnized and responsive, and Rafe did a wonderful job DJing/MCing our wedding. We had some unexpected rain right before our ceremony, but Rafe rolled with the punches and handled everything seamlessly and kept the party going through our afterparty until late at night. Would highly recommend!
Jenny
Jenny Sent on 08/26/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Nonstop party!

We wanted to say thank you for an unforgettable party! Countless of our friends and family have told us how they wanted to dance the night away. The playlist was phenomenal -- mixing our love of pop and Latin hits. Matt even coordinated a playlist with a surprise performance from our drag queens, and it was brilliant. Our friends and family cannot stop talking about how that was the best dance party they've ever been to at a wedding.

There are too many moments to list, but it was a wonderful night, we're so glad Matt was a part of our wedding reception. He felt out the vibe of the party and kept the dance floor packed all night by playing music that people really enjoyed -- never getting bogged down by slow songs or cheesy wedding dances. Thank you for bringing the energy and making our day a true celebration of love. And for making it, so our family had to be dragged off the dance floor.
Nick
Nick Sent on 06/25/2025
5 out of 5 rating

DJ Matt aka DJ Adam Driver ???

Matt absolutely CRUSHED it at our wedding on Saturday. Words cannot begin describe how appreciative we are. He made our wedding so incredibly special and managed the vibe to get the crowd's immediate buy-in from a very bright, holy Catholic wedding to somehow the most crazy, enthusiastic, joyful dancing spirit I have ever seen out of our guests. Seriously. He was so core to our wedding guest experience and he made ZERO mistakes and made over ONE MILLION perfect decisions. He absolutely was a key party ambassador from start to finish, and we are so so so so so so grateful. We cannot say enough great things about him. Everyone was obsessed with him... aka "DJ Adam Driver"! Here's only a short, abbreviated list our favorite core memories from the evening:

Walking out to "This Will Be" and weaving through our tables to the dance floor
Perfectly fading into our first dance song and cheering us on
Looking over to our guests bobbing their heads at Matt and the pianist while they were doing a live music collaboration ~*~moment~*~ that turned heads
Cutting the cake to "Sugar" and tasting that wonderful cannoli icing.... um yum!
Sun shining through the windows during the entree course while Matt was playing some of our favorite EDM songs revving up the crowd to dance
Dancing with my dad to "Sweet Caroline", people shouting "so good so good so good!!!" and the dance floor opening - chills!
Dinner guests swinging around their napkins on the dance floor
Throwing it back to some Cardi B with my good girlfriends
Dancing with my flower girls to Charlie XCX - iconic!
Ending the night with "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra

We knew that our wedding would be a great time, but still we were absolutely blown away and our expectations were alarmingly exceeded. We cannot think of enough compliments to give not just Matt but you and your team. We both feel that we only saw a sliver of the team's very hard work and care that was put into our wedding. The results were perfect... It felt so personal, so joyful, and so professional. We don't know how you all pulled off the perfect day, but it's a long long long list of very happy memories that we will talk about every single day for the rest of our lives.
Aurora
Aurora Sent on 05/17/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Ben Boylan is the man!

We are so happy we hired Ben for our April wedding at Rule of Thirds. From the beginning, Ben was easy to communicate with, and he made the process of planning the music throughout the entire wedding extremely easy with a detailed worksheet. We were also able to add in some Spotify playlists we made with song suggestions. Ben understood our musical tastes very quickly and played banger after banger during the dance portion of our wedding. The music flowed very smoothly/no awkward transitions, and none of the songs felt cut off too quickly. We had so much fun, and multiple guests told us they loved the music selections! We also especially appreciated his seamless integration of a cultural song for some of our older family members into the beginning of the dance portion of the wedding, as well as his ability to cut the song for our processional with the exact parts that we wanted. Thank you so much Ben!
Samgreg
Samgreg Sent on 01/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Everyone danced all night

Jonathan Romero DJ'd our wedding for us in October 2024 at Marina Del Rey in Throgs Neck, NYC, and we were absolutely thrilled with how it turned out. He seamlessly wove several genres of music together that matched the energy of our guests, and people were dancing all night long.
Jonathan received positive feedback from many of our guests of diverse backgrounds/differnt ages, and he also received praise from our venue's bridal attendant who regularly works weddings.
The process was smooth, as we had a couple of conversations with Jonathan and Ben in advance of the wedding. We also filled out a worksheet that they provided with all of our ceremony & entrance music. We had less than 5 song requests for the wedding reception, and asked Jonathan to take care of the rest, based on our conversations and our worksheet. We knew we were asking for a lot since we asked for music that spanned several decades and many genres (Including Latin music). He nailed it: the music perfectly fit our taste. We were grateful for his vast knowledge of many music genres.
The sound for the wedding ceremony and reception was perfect - everything was clear and audible, and the music was neither too loud nor too soft; with seemless transition between genres and moods required between dinner, speeches, and all over party fun. He was fully ready and prepared in advance of both the ceremony and reception.
We are happy to recommend Jonathan as a wedding DJ and Non-Traditional Wedding DJs as a service. We also opted for a photobooth rental, and the photos came out great, and were easy to download after the event.
Kevin
Kevin Sent on 11/23/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Dance forward wedding

We worked with Matthew to DJ our wedding of 130 people at Shell's Loft in Brooklyn. He did an amazing job working with us to play the music we wanted throughout the cocktail hour, ceremony, and dance floor. He made all of our guest feel comfortable on the dance floor and helped us have the party we wanted. We also used them for the hosted photo booth which was a guest favorite and made for great pictures of the night
Sherry
Sherry Sent on 11/19/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing DJ!!

Ben absolutely killed it at my wedding!! Guests were dancing for 4 hours straight - he did an amazing job reading the room and playing genres that got the most cheers/dancing.
Danielle
Danielle Sent on 10/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Such a great time!

Taela was the DJ at our wedding two weeks ago and she did a wonderful job! We met with her a few times before the event to discuss our music preferences. We were hosting a fusion Indian American wedding so wanted a mix of music that would get all the different guests on the dance floor and she certainly delivered! She created an awesome blend of the initial songs we sent her and used that inspo to keep the vibes going all night. Additionally, she really helped us out with a couple of announcements throughout the night. She has a calm but fun presence which is perfect for a wedding celebration. Definitely recommend going with Taela and non-traditional wedding DJs!
holly
Holly Sent on 10/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Flavya at the PUBLIC Hotel

As soon as we began wedding planning, we knew that we didn’t want one of those loud DJs making too many announcements, and we didn’t want the basic wedding music (Cupid shuffle etc.) When we came across Non Traditional Wedding DJs, their name alone had us sold! Music has been a huge part of our relationship and we wanted our wedding to feel personal to us, and not the same as any other wedding. Flavya paid close attention to our different music styles and vibe preferences for each part of the wedding (pre ceremony, cocktail hour, wedding, & dance). She curated a playlist that fit perfectly! Each song had a smooth transition into the next, and we were able to hear the many songs and genre types that we asked for. Flavya was a pleasure to work with and truly made us feel heard and understood. Throughout the process and the wedding night, she was professional and her minimal announcements were clear and helpful to our us and our guests. We highly recommend working with Non Traditional DJs!

- Also, we included the up-lights and photo-booth and I’m so glad we did! The up-lights brought an intimate and romantic feel during dinner, and made the dance floor even more of a party! Our guests had a blast with the Photo Booth, and loved that they were able to text the photos directly to their phones.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
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Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
Soundhouse Rentals NYC Soundhouse Rentals NYC Wedding Rentals

Ben Boylan is a true New York City DJ. I don't think I've ever seen a DJ enjoy playing music for people more than this guy. Soundhouse ran the AV for a couple of weddings he was DJ'ing and he is one of the best we've ever seen. Crowds were having an outstanding time, all the way from the kids to the old folks. Great musical taste and he knows what the crowd is looking for. On top of being a fun DJ, he was tedious with details. He worked hand in hand with the wedding planner, the venue, and our AV tech team to make sure the wedding timeline was followed flawlessly. He is a professional worker who will put his whole energy into making sure your wedding goes off well so all you have to do is have fun.

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