Athens DJ Service is now Nightbird. Same crew, new name.
Nightbird

We train
our own DJs

Every Nightbird DJ came up through our own program, hired and trained in house. Nobody is subcontracted.

Nightbird DJ mixing on Pioneer decks at a wedding reception at Grant Hill Farms in Commerce, Georgia

All Nightbird DJs core values

Serve others

We have DJ'd hundreds of events, so we guide you with what we already know works.

Share joy

Friendly and fun, on the mic and off it. You will be around this person all event.

Take action

We never give up on an event. If something is not working, we change it, and we keep looking for the thing that makes it better.

The story

We outgrew the old name

We started in 2019 as Athens DJ Service. The idea was simple: build a place where DJs could actually be trained, instead of handed a laptop and sent to someone's wedding.

It worked. The team grew, and the work started taking us well past Athens. A name tied to one town could not follow us across the state, and by then the DJs coming out of our program were performing at a level the old name did not describe.

So Nightbird. Same people, same 5.0 reviews, a name that matches what happens at the events. The rebrand is about the talent: our DJs outgrew the old name, and this one finally says what they can do.

Meet your DJs

Tyler, Nightbird DJ, Atlanta and north Georgia

Tyler

Zay, Nightbird DJ, Atlanta and north Georgia

Zay

Cole, Nightbird DJ, Athens and north Georgia

Cole

Dilan, Nightbird DJ, Atlanta and north Georgia

Dilan

Seth, Nightbird DJ

Seth

Ian Macaulay, Nightbird DJ, Atlanta and north Georgia

Ian

Fully insured. We send the certificate of insurance straight to your venue, upon request.
The Blueprint

How we hire
and train

Most companies source out DJs. We hire incredible people and teach them the rest.

Cannon Phillips does the hiring and runs DJ school. He came up through the program himself, taught by David Osborne. David has twenty years in the industry, and once school is done he mentors every DJ one on one.

Nightbird DJ's hands on the controller mid-mix at an Athens, Georgia reception
01

Hiring for character

Cannon interviews for character before anything else. Skill can be taught. Being good with people cannot.

02

Assist first

They learn events from the inside as an assistant. Load-ins, timelines, what goes wrong and how it gets fixed.

03

Our DJ school

Run by Cannon, in person, on the same gear that shows up at your event. Mixing, reading a floor, and speaking on a mic without the cheese.

04

Mentoring that keeps going

Once school is done, David takes over one on one as they move into advanced levels. After graduation we all continue to grow and learn.

Nobody plays your wedding until they have cleared the program.

See if your date is open

Your DJ will be one of the crew above. We name them 90 days out, once the schedule is set, or you can reserve a specific DJ with a reservation fee.

What we hold to

People before production

Lights and speakers are the easy part. The reason an event works is the person running it, so that is where we spend our attention.

We train our own

No subcontractors, ever. Every DJ on your event went through our DJ school, which is why the experience is the same whoever you get.

Nightbird Admin

David Osborne, owner of Nightbird Entertainment, Athens, Georgia

David Osborne

Owner, Director of Development

Twenty years of experience. Designed DJ school, mentors every DJ, and is one of our backup DJs.

Ian Hemerlein, Nightbird sales manager, Athens, Georgia

Ian Hemerlein

Sales Manager

A seasoned veteran DJ. Runs the sales team, and is one of our backup DJs.

Cannon Phillips, Nightbird operations manager, Athens, Georgia

Cannon Phillips

Operations Coordinator

A seasoned veteran DJ. Hires the crew and runs DJ school, plus gear and schedules, and makes sure a backup DJ is on call for every date.

Whitney Osborne, Nightbird designer and admin assistant, Athens, Georgia

Whitney Osborne

Designer, Admin Assistant

Designs your photo booth prints and handles the paperwork, from certificates of insurance to everything your venue asks for.

Where else you'll find us

We work with Extra Special People and UGA Miracle. Both put on meaningful events, and we're honored to support them.

Extra Special People
UGA Miracle

What people say

5.0 on Google

MORE THAN A DJ SERVICE!!! I had the absolute best experience with these guys- no stress at all! The dance floor at our wedding was packed the ENTIRE night.

Mary S. · The Knot review

This is a vendor-to-vendor review. I'm a pianist and I recently worked a wedding with DJ Zay. It started to rain like crazy and Zay graciously helped me out in covering all of my equipment.

Ethan B. · Pianist · Google review

Truly the least stressful thing I did was hire them for our wedding.

Kalon C.

Let's get your date
on the calendar

Joyful celebrations. Smooth planning. Friendly crew.

  • $400 reserves your date, the balance splits at 90 and 14 days.
  • A backup DJ on call for every date
  • Planning portal and calls
  • Easy to work with
5.0 on Google · 300+ weddings

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