DJ Event Planner (DJEP)

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 (djep) is Troy Ackerman. Troy has been a mobile disc jockey for 19 years and was been a full-time single-op dj for 10 years. He attends several dj conventions per year, is active on the dj forums, is member of the American Disc Jockey Association (ADJA), National Assocation of Mobile Entertainers (NAME), and is a founding member of the Midwest Association of Professional Disc Jockeys (MAPDJ).

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, graphical user interfaces, and Windows Server Administration.

The Evolution

DJ Event Planner grew out of the djfinder.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 Servers

The software runs on multiple web servers located in a secure and reliable colocation data centers. Located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and a premiere data center in Dallas, Texas, the application provides optimum response times. Ping times for the servers 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 and R610s were 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.