Mention Essex to somebody of a certain age and several images may spring immediately to mind. White stilettos. Bleached blonde hair. Ford Capris. Romford Market. And, more recently, The Only Way Is Essex, which apparently confirmed to the rest of Britain that everybody in Brentwood spends Wednesday afternoon having their teeth whitened. We’ve taken a…
There is a particular person who attends parties. I don’t know their name. I don’t know where they spend most of the evening. I don’t even know if they’re actually invited. But at precisely the moment I play the final song, turn down the music and wish everybody a safe journey home, they appear. “ONE…
My choice of career still holds a certain amount of fascination with some people (and family members!) If I had a pound for every time I’ve heard the expressions, “It’s not a proper job” or “How can you call that work?” I would probably have a brand new van. And even more speakers. I’m not…
And so it begins! Another new year, a new set of challenges awaits us mobile DJ folk; a recession, venues closing down week by week, the ever-increasing costs of throwing a party or funding a wedding, and the constant irritation of have-a-go bedroom DJs charging ridiculously low fees and then ruining events with their unprofessionalism…
Ever since the Terminator movies, there has been a rippling undercurrent of dread that one day, machines will take over the world and make all human activity redundant. The supermarkets are certainly trying their hardest to leave us facing just a screen and a scanner, Amazon keep promising aerial parcel drops from robotic drones and…
As a mobile DJ in Essex, one of the loveliest gigs we can have is when the event is just two miles from home! It doesn’t happen very often (an Essex wedding DJ like me will travel for miles and miles!) but when it comes around, it’s a real bonus. On Saturday, I was taking…
We’ve gone around the Sun once again, so it’s time for a quick review of the past twelve months in the life of this DJ… Our industry is still reeling from the aftershocks of Covid, so 2023 was always gonna be a tough year for weddings, as most people plan 2-3 years ahead. It didn’t…
A big thank you to all the teachers, teaching assistants and school staff who attended Orsett Hall’s ‘School’s Out’ party last Friday (20/7/12). After three weeks of non-stop School Proms for the various leavers around the county, it was the grown-ups turn! And with beer & wine permitted this time! A truly great night, we…
Oh, what a fabulous night on Sunday! The indigO2 club packed in anticipation for the one-night-only return of De La Soul…and they did not disappoint! The place erupted for such gems as Me, Myself & I and Ring Ring Hey Hey. They certainly worked the crowd well, the old magic still evident despite the passing…
‘I Was Like That After My First Pint’ or Stories From The Drunk & Disorderly Invariably, there’s a bar wherever I turn up to DJ. And where there’s a bar, there’s always someone eager to take advantage of it’s contents. Below are some of the great examples of how not to behave on a night…
Every working DJ has stories to tell of comedy goings-on and calamities at their gigs, and I’m no different! Now and then, I’ll update the ‘Tales’ category with the latest and greatest stuff…. First one comes from my very early days as a wedding jock. Really nice venue out in the wilds of North Essex, wonderfully sunny…
