DJ APPLICATION

Show off your beats at DerpyCon

We appreciate your interest in being a DJ for the Friday and Saturday Night Dance at DerpyCon 2025. In order to be given a performance opportunity, please complete the DJ application below.

What is DerpyCon?

DerpyCon is an annual celebration of anime, video gaming, science fiction, comics and fandom held in New Brunswick, NJ.

Key Takes:

DerpyCon 2025 is looking for DJs to provide sets between 2-4 hours in length on Friday and Saturday of the convention. One night of the two dances will be for general audiences and the other dance will be an audience to those of the age of 18 and over. For our general audience performance must have audio and visuals that is  rated no higher than PG13.

  • Convention Dates: October 31, 2025 through November 2, 2025
  • Convention Location: 2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
  • Convention Website: https://derpycon.com
  • Performance Dates: Friday, October 31, 2025 and/or Saturday, November 1, 2025
  • Performance Times: Between 10:00pm through 2:00am (Extact Times not determined)
  • Convention will Provide: Hotel room for night of performance, parking reimbursement, badge to enter events.
  • Application Open Date: June 1, 2025
  • Application Due Date: June 30, 2025
  • Updates/Acceptances: July 15, 2025
  • DJ Announcement: August 1, 2025

DJ Application Guidelines

The form closes August 31st at Midnight. 

  • Demos should be 45 minutes to 75 minutes in length.
    • If your demo is not at least 45 minutes you will NOT be considered.
  • Tracks used in the mix should be no less than 128kbps .MP3.
  • Please post a track list of songs used in the demo.
  • Demo mixes should be reasonably normalized.
  • Make sure the mixing in your demo is to the best of your abilities!
  • Please list what equipment and programs you used to make the demo and what equipment you will use when live.
  • Please note that depending on what kind of set up you use, you may need to bring all required cables, power supplies, etc. You may also be required to set up or tear down quickly if booked.
    • A professional level sound system will be provided.

What you get if accepted as a DJ. 

  • One hotel room on the night of your performance (Friday or Saturday night).
  • Badge to the convention for the weekend
  • Parking Reimbursement
  • Transportation/Fuel reimbursement up to $120.00
  • For other fees, specify in question Desired fees and stipulations for appearance.

DJ Application