NightCTRL puts the music in your hands. Bid on songs in real time, move your track to the top of the queue, and shape the energy of the room - all from your phone.
Numb / Encore
Jay-Z & Linkin Park
Up Next — Top Bids
Panda
Desiigner
Money Trees
Kendrick Lamar
God's Plan
Drake
From walking in to hearing your song — here's how NightCTRL works.
Open NightCTRL, scan in at the venue, and instantly see the live queue, current bids, and what song is playing right now.
Search any song, set your bid amount, and submit. Higher bids move your track up the priority queue in real time.
The DJ sees your bid, accepts it when the flow is right, and your song drops. The crowd knows it was you.
Guests bid on songs in real time. The bid amount determines queue priority — creating real competition and real energy. Minimum bid thresholds keep the queue curated and intentional.
Full override on every request. Accept, skip, or hold a song. Filter by genre, BPM, or energy level. The crowd bids — the DJ decides.
No DJ? No problem. Set a time window, genre filters, and a curated playlist base. NightCTRL handles the rest — fully automated.
Top bidders earn visible status badges on the leaderboard. The highest spenders of the night get recognition — social currency in a crowded room.
Attach a name or message to your bid. When the DJ drops your track, your shoutout hits the main screen. Every song can be a moment.
Apple Pay, stored cards, and instant card holds. No cash, no awkward transactions. NightCTRL holds funds on your card and only charges when a bid is accepted — so bidding stays frictionless and honest.
NightCTRL doesn't take the decks away — it gives you a live pulse of what the crowd actually wants. Every request is a suggestion. Every accept is a choice. The flow is yours.
Sicko Mode
Travis Scott
Congratulations
Post Malone
Starboy
The Weeknd
NightCTRL takes a transparent cut. The rest goes directly to the venue and DJ. Simple, fair, and designed to scale.
Venues with a DJ
Venue and DJ can negotiate their own split. NightCTRL always takes 20%.
Venues without a DJ
Fully automated mode. Set it once, let NightCTRL run the night.
Launch Offer
3 Events Free
Zero platform fees on your first three events. No credit card needed to start. After that, standard revenue sharing applies.
Available to all venues in the pilot program.
NightCTRL started the way most great ideas do — on a rooftop in Los Angeles, watching the city light up below. Co-founders CJ Hunter and Ethan Warrior were planning a night out in Beverly Hills when one question kept surfacing:
"How do we make nightlife better?"
Not louder. Not more expensive. Better. What if the crowd had a real voice? What if the songs people wanted to hear could genuinely shape the night? What if DJs, venues, and guests could connect in real time and build something bigger than a playlist?
That conversation became NightCTRL. We built it for the people who stay out too late, sing every word, chase the perfect song, and know that one great moment can change an entire night. We're here to give the crowd more influence, help DJs read the room, and make every venue feel more alive.
"We didn't set out to build a tech company. We set out to fix a feeling — that frustration when the DJ plays the wrong song and the whole energy shifts. NightCTRL is the answer to that."
"The best nights aren't just accidents. They're built — song by song, moment by moment. We wanted to give everyone in the room a hand in building them."
Los Angeles, CA
Launching in LA & Atlanta — pilot venues open now
Get in Touch
cj.hunter221@gmail.com
Book a 30-minute call with the founders. We'll walk you through the platform, answer every question, and figure out if NightCTRL is the right fit for your venue or set.
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Everything you need to know about NightCTRL before the first song drops.
Built for the people in the room.
We're pre-launch and building in public. Here's what we stand for — and why venues, DJs, and crowds are excited to be first.
The crowd finally has a voice
No more shouting at the DJ or getting ignored. NightCTRL gives everyone at the venue a real, fair way to influence the music — backed by their wallet.
DJs stay in full control
Every request is a suggestion. DJs accept, skip, or hold anything. NightCTRL is a tool that works for DJs — not against them — and pays them for every song they accept.
Venues unlock a new revenue stream
Every bid accepted generates revenue split between the venue, DJ, and NightCTRL. No upfront costs, no subscriptions — your first three events are completely free.
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Launch Cities
$0
Fees First 3 Events
20%
NightCTRL Cut — Ever