DJ Event Planner - About Us

Our beginnings

The concept for the web based software began in the late 90's when the founder added some dynamic interactive features to his mobile dj company website. The first features were an availability checker, music database, and contact form. The next phase saw the creation of the disc jockey search engine - djfinder.com. The site started out as a simple search engine that offered site visitors the ability to search for a DJ in their area. The search algorithm was cutting edge at the time, employing a zipcode database backend and a few fancy geometric calculations to come up with the correct results.

Lead Developer

The lead developer and founder of dj event planner is Troy Ackerman. Troy has been a mobile disc jockey for over 15 years and has been a full-time dj for 7 years. He attends several dj conventions per year, is active on the dj forums, is member of the ADJA, and is a founding member of the Midwest Association of Professional Disc Jockeys.

Troy's technical qualifications include an A+/Network+ certification, a Computer Science degree from the University of Minnesota, Morris, and extensive self-education in the programming field. An expert in ASP technologies, Troy is highly proficient with HTML, CSS, Javascript, XML, SQL, and graphical user interfaces.

The Evolution

DJ Event Planner grew out of the dfjinder.com search engine. Developing an extensive backend for the search engine led to a full-fledged online application. As it stands today, almost all of the business aspects of running an event based business are now included in the software.

There are now tools for customer management, employee management, marketing tools, website tools, and calendar maintenance.

Our Server

The software runs on a web server located in a secure and reliable colocation data center. Located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, the application provides optimum response times. Ping times for the server are typically under 40 milliseconds.

Server security is assured because of a customized firewall solution. Security and reliability are enhance further by the fact that the application runs on a server owned and operated by dj event planner. And yes, Dude, we got a Dell. The new Dell 1850 was loaded up with fast mirrored SCSI hard drives, dual Intel Xeon processors and plenty of ECC memory. Backups are made on a daily basis to ensure the safety of your data.