Do you take a deposit to hold a date?

I call it a retainer, not a deposit — 50%, non-refundable, and it holds your Tell City date the moment it clears. If your plans change and the new date is open, the retainer moves with you. The remaining balance is due the first of the month before your wedding.

Do you offer photo booth service in Tell City?

Yes, through PicsPhotoBooth.com, Spectrum Sound's sister brand since 2010. Self-serve is $300, an attended three-hour session is $450, and it's booked on the same contract and invoice as your DJ — one vendor, one setup.

Do you play everything on our must-play list?

Yes — up to 40 songs, and every one gets played. Your special-moment songs are locked to the minute. The rest I place where they work: floor-fillers on the floor, slow songs and sing-alongs at dinner or cocktail hour. If a song would empty a packed floor, it moves earlier; it never disappears.

What's included in your wedding pricing?

Every tier includes prep time scaled to the package, sound coverage for up to 250 guests, arrival 60-90 minutes early, a full backup system, and MC services for your full timeline. My quote is my invoice — no add-on surprises at the end of the night.

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Q: How much does a wedding DJ cost in Tell City, IN?

Spectrum Sound's six tiers run $1,550 to $3,500, plus the flat $100 Zone 2 travel fee — an all-in range of $1,650 to $3,600. Most Tell City couples land on the Ceremony/Cocktails/Reception tier at $2,100. Off-peak pricing of $895 applies to Sunday-Thursday dates and select January-March Saturdays.

Wedding DJ Tell City, IN · Perry County · Ohio River

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Tell City is the only place with that name on Earth — founded in 1857 by the Swiss Colonization Society, originally platted as "Helvetia" before it took on its present name honoring William Tell.

Tell City, IN · One DJ, Start to Finish · Since 1992

1,200+Weddings since 1992 · countless other events

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0No-shows, ever

9–18Hours of preparation and performance

Wedding DJ booth framed in white florals and greenery with the bride, groom and guests dancing at a reception. Call or text 812-431-8085.

The person you plan with is the person who shows up. I handle your conversations, music plan, timeline details and the wedding itself. That continuity matters because I already know the names, priorities and decisions behind the night before I ever pick up the microphone. Call or text (812) 431-8085.

One Person Accountable From Your First Call to Your Last Song

I'm Terry Tunks, and I've personally DJed weddings since 1992, handling every Tell City booking myself with no subcontractors. There's no roster at Spectrum Sound and no substitution clause — the person who answers your first call is the person running your sound and your microphone from your first dance to your last song. Perry County couples get the exact same commitment as a couple booking me in Evansville.

That kind of one-of-a-kind civic pride runs deep along the Ohio River here, and I bring the same attention to detail to every Tell City wedding I DJ — the same walk-through, the same backup system, the same 9–18 hours of prep I bring to a wedding twenty minutes from my own office.

01 — Who shows up. I am the only DJ Spectrum Sound sends. Not a team member, not a sub, not whoever's free that Saturday — the person on your first call is the person running your Tell City reception.

02 — 9–18 hours of preparation and performance. Timeline planning, music categories, must-play list, ceremony logistics, and a walk-through of your room — settled well before your Perry County wedding week.

03 — Zero cheese, every time. No forced line dances, no wigs, no DJ making himself the show. Tell City crowds are close-knit and multigenerational — I read the room and play to it.

04 — Send up to 40 must-plays. Your first dance, parent dances, entrance, and last dance are locked to the minute. The rest I place where they work — if a request would clear a packed floor at 10 p.m., it gets moved, not skipped.

The Reception Starts With Listening

My job before the wedding is to listen closely enough that my decisions during the wedding make sense. The better I understand your people, priorities and musical memories, the better I can respond when the room starts giving me new information.

Alongside the music, we map the formalities, introductions, special dances, family details and the amount of MC presence you want. I prepare around the photographer, caterer and venue team so the timeline can move without every small decision finding its way back to the couple.

I want the preparation to be thorough and the reception to feel spontaneous. That is the balance I want for your Tell City wedding: enough structure to protect the important moments, enough flexibility to respond to the people who actually show up.

Tell City & Perry County

Tell City Country Club is a verified Perry County room on my venue list — 50 miles from Evansville, a clubhouse banquet space I've walked in person. Whether your reception is there, at a downtown Tell City event space, an Ohio River-area venue, or one of the churches and halls scattered through the county, the production gets built around your specific room. Call and ask — I'll walk it before your date.

Verified Tell City Wedding Venues. Every room on my venue directory lists the city, county, distance from Evansville and the rental range, so you can compare before you call. See the Tell City, IN venues · all 142 verified venues.

Testimonials & Reviews

★★★★★ "The photo booth was a complete hit for our wedding."Tiffany Washington · Review

★★★★★ "He went above and beyond — helped us think through parts of the day we hadn't considered, and then the reception executed perfectly from start to finish."Tyler Webb · Review

★★★★★ "He DJed my daughter's wedding, and years later, mine — both times the floor never emptied."Vicki Wagner · Review

The Room Keeps Giving Me Clues

Your must-plays give us anchors. Your do-not-play list gives us boundaries. Everything between them is where experience, timing and reading the room become important.

My music library gives me options; experience gives those options context. I can move across eras, genres and generations without treating the reception like a random shuffle because every change still has to make sense for your wedding.

I call the target the Baby Bear point: not too hot, not too cold, just right for the people who are actually in front of me. Not my definition of “just right” — yours, interpreted through what we planned together and what the room is telling me in real time.

Wedding DJ Pricing — Tell City, IN

Tier	Price	+ $100 Travel = All-In	Coverage
Off-Peak	From $895	From $995	Qualifying Sun–Thu / select Jan–Mar Sat
01 — Reception Only	$1,550	$1,650	Up to 6 hrs
02 — Ceremony & Reception	$1,850	$1,950	Up to 6 hrs performance time
03 — Ceremony, Cocktails & Reception ★ Most Popular	$2,100	$2,200	Up to 7 hrs
04 — Deluxe	$2,500	$2,600	Up to 8 hrs, 8 LED uplights
05 — Nightclub	$3,000	$3,100	Up to 8 hrs, full light show
06 — Ultimate	$3,500	$3,600	Up to 8 hrs, custom video montage + USB

Zone 2 travel ($100) is a separate line on every quote — all-in range $1,650–$3,600. Overtime is a flat $250/hr on every tier.

Every tier includes 9–18 hours of preparation and performance, sound for up to 250 guests with Shure wireless mics, a 250,000+ song library with live request access, five-category planning with up to 40 must-plays and a do-not-play list, arrival 60–90 minutes early, and a full backup system on-site. Setup, sound check and teardown are not billed — you pay for performance time only.

What Each Tier Adds

01 — Reception OnlyDJ and MC for the reception, sound for up to 250, Shure wireless mics, the planning consultation with me.

02 — Ceremony & ReceptionAdds a second system for the ceremony and a lapel mic for your officiant — then covers cocktail hour free.

03 — Ceremony, Cocktails & ReceptionAdds a third system so cocktail hour runs in its own space with no gap between rooms.

04 — DeluxeAdds eight LED uplights in your color — the biggest single change to how the room photographs.

05 — NightclubAdds the full light show: lasers, liquid sky, moving fixtures, run on-site all night.

06 — UltimateAdds a custom 8–12 minute video montage from your photos, delivered on a USB keepsake.

Off-Peak — from $895. Qualifying Sunday–Thursday dates year-round, plus select January–March weekends. Same prep, same gear, same person behind the booth — the only thing that changes is the date. Those dates fill earlier than most couples expect.

Add Anything You Want. Nothing You Don't.

Each of these is its own line on the quote, priced before you sign.

Enhancement	What it is	Price
Night-before setup & rehearsal	Full system up the night before, mics tested in the real room, ceremony walked end to end	$350
Ceremony at a separate address	Second system and setup for another location or room	$200
Additional wireless speaker	Large rooms, courtyards, outdoor ceremonies	$200
LED uplighting — single color	Per fixture, your color	$35
LED uplighting — multi-color DMX	Per fixture, programmed color changes	$50
Link the rig to dynamic multi-color	Whole uplight rig moving together	+$200
Nightclub light show	Lasers, liquid sky, moving fixtures	$350
Monogram gobo spotlight	Your names projected on floor or wall	$250
Video montage — I build it	You send 100–150 photos and the songs, USB after	$500
Video montage — playback only	You supply the file, I display it	$300
Extra performance time	Booked ahead, per 30 minutes	$150
Extra wireless microphone	Readers, soloists, second officiant	$50
Dancing on a Cloud	Low chilled-fog cloud for the first dance	$300
Photo booth	Open-air booth, same contract, same invoice	From $300

Photo Booth — From $300, One Invoice

PicsPhotoBooth.com, my sister brand since 2010. Sets up easily at Tell City Country Club or any downtown event space. Self-serve is $300; printed strips start at $500. One contract, one invoice. Booked with the DJ, the booth is priced as part of the night rather than as a separate rental — we set that at the consultation.

Wedding guests and the bride and groom laughing together at a PicsPhotoBooth open-air photo booth during a wedding reception. Call or text 812-431-8085.

Dancing on a Cloud — $300 Add-On

A low, rolling cloud of chilled fog fills the floor and stops at your ankles for the first dance. It stays on the floor rather than rising into the air, so your photos stay clean instead of washed out. Whether your reception is in the Tell City Country Club clubhouse or a Perry County hall, it clears in a few minutes with nothing left behind. Cleared with the venue coordinator at the walk-through. Same invoice as the DJ.

Bride and groom sharing their first dance on a low cloud of chilled fog covering the dance floor at a wedding reception. Call or text 812-431-8085.

How Booking Works

1. Call or text(812) 431-8085 — tell me your date and venue.

2. We talkyour vision, timeline, and must-plays.

3. Date held 7 daysno payment required yet.

4. Retainer clears50%, non-refundable, locks the date.

5. Walk-throughof Tell City Country Club or your venue — on site or on video, in the weeks before your day.

6. Your weddingI'm there, from load-in to last song.

Payment & Terms

Date Hold7 days after you meet me, no payment.

Retainer50%, non-refundable, locks the date.

BalanceRemaining 50% due 1st of the month prior.

OvertimeFlat $250/hr, every tier.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does preparation look like before my Tell City wedding?

We form a team before the wedding. Your song choices give me clues about what “good music” means to you, and we also work through the timeline, introductions, special dances, family considerations, do-not-plays, microphone style and venue details. I use that preparation as a framework, then stay flexible when the actual room gives us new information.

How do you decide what to play at a Tell City reception?

I start with the musical clues you give me, then read the room live — who is dancing, who is not, which generations are responding and whether the energy needs to build, breathe or change direction. My organized library of more than 250,000 songs gives me options; experience helps me choose the option that fits your people rather than somebody else’s wedding.

What venues near Tell City do you work?

Tell City Country Club is a verified room on my venue list, along with downtown Tell City event spaces, Ohio River-area venues, and the churches and halls scattered throughout Perry County. Every booking includes a walk-through in the weeks before your day.

Do you charge a travel fee for Tell City weddings?

Yes — Tell City is in my Zone 2 service area, which adds a flat $100 to any tier. It's shown as its own line on your quote before you sign, and it never changes between contract and invoice.

Will you personally DJ my Tell City wedding?

Yes. I've personally handled every event I've booked since 1987 with no subcontractors and no roster — that includes every wedding in Tell City and the rest of Perry County.

How much does a wedding DJ cost in Tell City, IN?

My six tiers run $1,550 to $3,500, plus the flat $100 Zone 2 travel fee — an all-in range of $1,650 to $3,600. Most Tell City couples land on the Ceremony/Cocktails/Reception tier at $2,100.

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Tell me your date, venue, and what you want the night to feel like. We’ll talk for 20–30 minutes, answer the important questions, and see whether Spectrum Sound is the right fit for your Tell City wedding. If you can imagine it, I can do it. If I can't, I'll tell you.

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Terry Tunks, owner of Spectrum Sound, at his DJ setup. Call or text 812-431-8085.

Terry Tunks — owner and lead DJ, Spectrum Sound. DJing since 1987. Producing weddings since 1992.

Spectrum Sound · Wedding DJ Tell City, IN · Perry County · (812) 431-8085 · terry@spectrumsound.com · Last reviewed September 2026

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