Spinning Truths & Dropping Wedding Bombs: DJ ESG’s No-BS Guide to Your Big Day
- In a world where weddings are both chaos and perfection, DJ ESG—aka Eric Scott Gold—emerges as the wise-cracking, truth-dropping, mic-spinning legend the Philadelphia Tri-State area never knew it needed. Armed with nearly 175 thousand streams across 15 separate platforms, he’s the proud host of the region's number one wedding podcast, where advice flows freely—sometimes for couples, sometimes for vendors, and always delivered with the subtlety of a confetti cannon.
DJ ESG is not your average private event DJ; he’s a walking wedding encyclopedia with a sarcasm filter permanently set to "off." With 30+ years in the biz, over 3,500 events rocked, 1,000 glowing reviews, and a résumé so sparkly it could double as a disco ball, this guy doesn’t just sugarcoat reality—he skips the sugar altogether. Millennials and Gen Z? He sees you. He knows your flea-sized attention spans. That’s why his micro tips are short, snappy, and unfiltered, served with a heaping side of "you're welcome."
The accolades? Oh, they’re endless. Seven-time "International Mobile Entertainer of the Year" finalist. Multi-time "Best Of" winner in Philadelphia, San Diego, AND Bucks County. The nation’s loudest, proudest LGBTQ wedding advocate, and the first to hoist the Pride flags at the International DJ Expo like the hero weddings never knew they needed. Oh, and did we mention he’s officiated over 200 weddings? Including 50+ same-sex unions? Or that he had the honor of MCing THE Jason Kelce wedding with his buddy Bob on the decks? Yeah. #GoBirds indeed.
So, buckle up for DJ ESG's wedding wisdom—raw, real, and straight from the heart. Peace, Love, and God Above!
Spinning Truths & Dropping Wedding Bombs: DJ ESG’s No-BS Guide to Your Big Day
Family Matters: DJ ESG's Take On Old People At A Wedding
Ever been to a wedding where the music felt louder than a rock concert, yet Grandma still managed to do the cha-cha? Join us as DJ ESG shakes up the typical wedding talk with a humorous and insightful take on the challenges of hosting older family members at your big celebration. With tales that feature charming antics from Bob Barker and Betty White types, we explore how to keep the dance floor hopping without giving Grandpa a heart attack. Laugh along as DJ ESG shares his personal escapades and top tips for balancing party vibes and family values.
Our conversation with DJ ESG doesn't stop at senior guests; we also tackle the perennial debate over inviting kids to weddings. Just like those adorable, yet sometimes unpredictable little ones, older guests bring their own set of challenges and joys. Discover creative solutions for seating arrangements and music levels that cater to everyone's comfort. Whether you're in the midst of planning your nuptials or just love a good story about wedding chaos and charm, this episode promises to entertain and enlighten. Get ready to rock the reception and keep everyone from the toddlers to the elders smiling and grooving.
Peace, Love & God Above! :-)
What's up guys? Dj ES Johnson with you by season number 11, and today I'm talking about old people. Bob Barker, betty White we almost got there. Yo, old people are cool, especially if they're, like, really old and they're small and they're cute and they're fun and they do shit and they take out their hearing aid and they boogie, boogie, boogie. But listen, old people are a pain in the ass sometimes, man, like I tell brides, I tell grooms, I tell couples I say listen, put them away from the speakers. Get them away from the speakers, like if they don't like loud noises and shit.
Speaker 1:Like it's a party, like what do you want me to do? I understand, you got to invite mom and dad's parents there, but listen, you got to figure out a way to make sure that they're not interrupted or disturbed by the music, because you're going to have loud music. That's the whole point of a wedding. You know it's like I mean I don't even know how to explain it. People are like yo, we have to have these people there. It's like having kids at a wedding. Sometimes people are like I have to have the kids there, I have to have my sister or brother's kids. I can't tell them. No, you know some people don't bring kids to a wedding I have to hold on a podcast, but you have to figure out something to do with them. You have it's coming. You know that there's going to be loud music.
Speaker 1:I understand, during the meals, during salad, during dinner, you turn it down so they can talk. But once dancing starts, the whole point of the matter is not to turn down the music so people can talk. The whole point is to have a party. That's why you're there. You're not there to have a social hour. That's what ceremony cocktail, dinner, salad, that's what dessert, that's what all that shit's worth. Go to the bar. If the bar's in the main room, it is what it is.
Speaker 1:Get a place where you can have grandmom and grandpop go and sit somewhere else and still be able to see what's going on. I understand that. You have to do it. I understand that it's part of your family dynamic that they have to be there. I get that. Other DJs, bands they get that First off. Bands are a whole different story. Drummers are loud and there's not really much you can do about that. So if you're going to have a band, it's going to be twice the level of a DJ and yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's all good.
Speaker 1:But all people, man, you have to understand this is a one and done wedding. It's like going to an amusement park and only going on the roller coasters that stay on the ground because your one friend's too afraid, like why even bring that friend? You know, okay, dude, sit on the bench, you're not going to stand in line with us, you're going to sit over there. You're not going on the roller coaster, you don't want to go or stay in line with us until we get to the top or the end of the line and then just jump over it and don't go on. Okay, it's sort of you can't have old people at a wedding and then have music turned down and have people complain, because that's the whole point of having the wedding, of having the dance party. You want to have a cocktail party and you have Simon and Betty or Simon and Anne or Simon and Ruth or I don't know any other. My grandparents' names were Harry and shit was the other one's name. He died a long time ago. Martin, my mom, harry and Martin that's my grandparents.
Speaker 1:But you have to look at it from this perspective. It is, you know, you have to accommodate, I get it, but at the same time, you can't dummy down the event and make it look, because you know one or two people that are over the age of 80 or 90 years old. You know, I had a mom a couple of weeks ago. She was like can you turn it down? I'm like we're partying, this is the party, this is the part of the event that we're supposed to have fun. And the bride's like don't listen to my mother. And I'm like what the fuck you want me to do? Like what do you want? It's your mom, for god the fuck. Do you want me to do? Like, what do you want me to do? It's your mom, for God's sakes. You want me to like go over to your mom and tell your mom to go sit in a fuckhole. I can't tell your mom to do that. It's your mom. You guys can figure it out. She goes well, I'm paying for this. And I was like well, yeah, you paid for me. She paid. Very clear to me that she paid for everything else but me. And I said but you know, your daughter paid for me. So I got to you know X, y and Z.
Speaker 1:So I took the speaker. I turned it this way a little bit. I was like listen, I'm not going to shoot it. You know, if you go over there and sit at that table, I'll do this and then it'll be okay. You know that you want to sit at your table, but your table is six feet in front of the speaker. What would you? This is just terrible planning. It's just terrible. You guys plan this out horribly. The seating chart the seating chart is wrong. You shouldn't be seated six feet in front of my speaker. And then not only that, but the table went like you know it was this. So it's like this seat over here is boom in front of the speaker and this one's like 48 inches on this side. So it's sort of you know it's not right in your face. So she sits right there in front of the speaker. I'm like come on. So you know it's just.
Speaker 1:You got to understand something like I'm only there's only so much as a tj I can do to make everybody happy. But elderly people don't like loud music if they have bad hearing. So you have to understand that going into it, that you have to have plan B for grandmom or grandpop, like, okay, listen, they can't deal with loud music. So what are we going to do? Well, as soon as the DJ starts playing, take grandmom and grandpop and put them at that table over there, because that's the furthest away from the DJ, or we're going to move them to another spot where they're comfortable. That's what you do, you know. You don't just leave them sitting there at the same table knowing they're going to complain, like that just doesn't happen.
Speaker 1:I mean, I get it. I understand the fact that they want to talk and they can't hear themselves to talk, and then once your music comes on but you know, I'm there for the bride and groom. I understand parents want it, but that's not why I'm there. You want to have a conversation piece during your wedding, during the dance parts, not dinner or salad. You know, go hire Spotify. But I'm just telling you it's great advice to know, coming into an event, that you have to have that plan prepared. In case X, y and Z. In case X, y and Z, grandparents, elderly people, great aunts, uncles you know the mature crowd, the patriarchs and matriarchs have that issue. So it's great advice. I'm DJ ESG, peace, love and God above, and I'll be back. Bye-bye.