Matthew DJPrivate event DJ · Florence
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Dimly lit ballroom with light beams, mirrored DJ booth, roses and candles during a private event in Florence

Florence · Tuscany · Italy

Bespoke music for weddings and private events

Over 2,000 weddings and more than 130 events a year across Florence, Tuscany and Italy. Music built around your guests, not around a playlist. Absolute discretion.

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2000+
Weddings
130+
Events a year
20+
Years behind the decks
2
Working languages

In short

I'm Matthew, a wedding and private event DJ based in Florence

I work across Tuscany and the whole of Italy for weddings, private parties and corporate events, very often alongside international wedding planners, venues and production teams. I have played more than 2,000 weddings and look after over 130 events every year, in Italian and in English.

My path began in clubs, and it continues there. I have been playing in clubs for more than twenty years and, since 2017, every weekend at El PavoReal in Florence: the Saturday night for the over-30 crowd, the Friday aimed at a younger audience. Two different rooms, every week. It is a continuity I have chosen to keep, because it keeps me listening — to what is moving in music and to how people hear it.

Before the event I collect your tastes, the tracks you want to hear, the artists you love and the list of songs never to play. Then, on the night, I do not follow the playlist — I watch the floor. Your preferences provide the direction; my experience determines the flow.

My work is not a show about me. No search for the spotlight, no unnecessary talking over the microphone: at the end your guests should remember the atmosphere of the night, not who was behind the decks. And unless you authorise it, I publish no photos or videos in which my clients are recognisable.

Services

Three ways to work together

Every format starts from the same thing: understanding who will actually be dancing.

Weddings

From the ceremony to the last track of the night, or for the party alone, in Tuscan villas, wineries, coastal resorts and private estates.

  • Pre-event music consultation
  • Sound and lighting through a dedicated service
  • Bespoke quote
Weddings

Corporate events

Launches, galas, brand dinners, after-parties and openings. I have worked for Cartier, Porsche, Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabbana and Mercedes-Benz.

  • Coordination with agency and production
  • Music calibrated to the brand's tone
  • Bespoke quote
Corporate events

DJ and live music

DJ sets with sax, violin and percussion: the presence of live performance without losing a DJ's continuity.

  • Sax, violin, percussion
  • Ideal for aperitivo and peak moments
  • Bespoke line-ups
Live line-ups

Professional guarantees

A supplier your venue approves without argument

High-end properties ask for paperwork before they let anyone in. Mine is ready.

Insurance and certifications

Full public liability cover for damage to people and property, plus the certifications villas, hotels and procurement teams ask for. Attached to the quote.

Written contract and invoice

Registered professional with a VAT number. The contract sets out timings, service format, equipment, travel conditions and the replacement clause.

Sound, lighting and artists from one contact

I am a founding partner of a company supplying DJs, musicians and a professional sound and lighting service: one signature for the technical side.

Empty dance floor at a Tuscan villa at night, festoon lights among the cypresses

The method

An evening isn't programmed — it's steered

A file of tracks in order is the easiest thing to hand over and the easiest thing to get wrong. One song out of time and the floor empties — then it takes forty minutes to win it back.

My work starts weeks earlier with a written music brief and ends with a single decision repeated a hundred times through the night: which track now. I make that decision by watching who is dancing, who is sitting down and who is about to leave.

The method, step by step

Credits

Brands, artists, stages

I do not publish the names of private clients. These are the professional contexts I can talk about.

Behind the decks every week

El PavoReal, Florence

Events and brands

CartierPorscheSalvatore FerragamoDolce & GabbanaMercedes-Benz

Played after live shows by

StingBrian MayQueen + Adam LambertAndrea BocelliRicchi e Poveri

Opened for

Guy GerberBenny BenassiErick MorilloLouie Vega

Your preferences provide the direction. My experience determines the flow.

The principle behind every night I play
DJ and saxophonist performing together outdoors in a garden, black and white photograph

Discretion

You won't find my clients on my social media

I often work for public figures, companies and families with a concrete reason not to end up online. So I do not publish photos, videos or stories in which clients and guests are recognisable, and I do not use their names as a shop window.

It means my site shows fewer images than I could. That is a choice: the value I offer is not the exposure I get, it is the peace of mind you get.

My discretion policy

For professionals

Wedding planners, agencies, venues

Most of my events come from professionals who have worked with me for years.

One contact, no surprises

Completed technical sheet, run-down in your own format, attendance at production calls, a replacement clause in the contract and advance verification of the venue's acoustic limits.

Wedding planner area

Where I work

Florence and the hills, Chianti and Val d'Orcia, Versilia, Siena and the Maremma, Amalfi Coast, Capri, Lake Como, Puglia, Rome, Venice. Europe on request.

Areas covered
Tuscan hillside villa at dusk with a cypress-lined drive and olive grove

Your day, in Tuscany or wherever you choose

Tell me the date, the venue and the guest count. I reply within 24 hours with availability and a written quote.

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FAQ

The answers you need before writing to me

How much does a wedding DJ in Tuscany cost?
I do not publish rate cards, because no two weddings call for the same service. The quote is built on four variables: how many hours you need, the size and acoustics of the spaces, whether you add live musicians, and the distance from Tuscany. Every engagement includes a pre-event music consultation, the DJ set for the whole evening, and either a site visit or a technical call with your suppliers; sound and lighting are a dedicated line, which I can supply through the service company of which I am a founding partner. Send me the date, venue and guest count and within 24 hours you will have a written, all-inclusive quote, itemised line by line: it covers travel, accommodation and, if you want it, sound and lighting. Nothing new appears after signature.
Can I book you for the party only?
Absolutely, and it is a frequent request. At high-end weddings the day is often shared between several artists: a string quartet for the ceremony, a soloist or ensemble during the aperitivo, a band over dinner. In those cases I come in for the party and the after-party, coordinating timings and the handover with the other artists so the changeover goes unnoticed. Bookings for the ceremony alone or the aperitivo alone are equally possible: the service is built around the moments you actually need.
How do travel fees work?
Once you give me all the details of your event, you receive an all-inclusive quote: travel, accommodation and transport — or local hire — of the technical equipment are already in it, as explicit lines. No cost appears after signature and there is nothing to reimburse once the event is over. For destinations with difficult access, from the islands to the Amalfi Coast, logistics are planned in advance with you, the venue or the planner.
How far in advance should I book?
For a wedding between May and September, 10-14 months ahead is the sensible window. Saturdays in June and September in Tuscany are the first dates to go. For corporate events and private parties the average lead time is 2-4 months, though dates do get confirmed two weeks out — it is always worth asking.
Can we talk before I commit?
It is the part I like best. If I am available on your date, I would love a short call: we get to know each other, I explain how I work, I answer your questions, and we find out whether we click. If we do, we formalise the contract. The call is free and comes with no obligation to book.
Are sound and lighting included in the DJ fee?
No — they are a separate line in the quote, and there is a reason. Every venue has different needs, and bundling a standard system would either make you pay for more than you need or bring you less than you need. I can however provide everything, from the ceremony to the party, through the sound and lighting company I have worked with for years and of which I am a founding partner: professional speakers, mixers and microphones sized for the spaces and the guest count, with backups on every critical component, so music and speeches are never interrupted. The lighting design we develop together — ambient light for dinner and dance-floor effects, matched to the mood of each moment — or I coordinate with the light designer already appointed by you, the planner or the venue. Either way you receive a single all-inclusive quote and deal with one point of contact.
Are you insured? Do you hold the required certifications?
Yes. I work with full public liability insurance covering damage to people and property during the service, and with the certifications required to operate inside venues and at corporate events. Villas, hotels and procurement departments often request these documents before approving a supplier: I attach them at quotation stage, without you having to chase them. It is the simplest way to guarantee a safe, legal and thoroughly professional event.
Can I choose the music?
Yes, and that is exactly what I will ask you for before the event: the tracks you want to hear, the artists and genres you love, your first-dance song and, above all, your do-not-play list. Your preferences provide the direction. On the night, I decide the order and the timing based on how your guests are actually responding — the part nobody can write in advance.
Will you post photos or videos of my guests?
Not on my own initiative. Confidentiality is the default: I do not publish images, videos or stories in which clients or their guests are recognisable, and I do not name the people I have worked for. The only exception is your own wish — if you send me material yourself, if you expressly authorise me, or if I reshare content you have already published on your own channels. Without explicit consent, I publish nothing.

Let's see if your date is free

Email info.matthewdj@gmail.com with your date, venue and guest count.

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