Yesterday I was hired by insurance giant AON to perform a pub quiz show and provide after-show music in The Bootmaker pub in Chelmsford. It’s a great bar, and we had a large area at the rear reserved for the function. I was all set to install my DJ booth, decks, speakers, lights, etc from…
A very busy weekend ahead for me! On Thursday, I’ll be hosting a quiz and then the after-show party for insurance giant AON at a city centre venue in Chelmsford. Really looking forward to that, as they’ve opted for the Film, TV & Music Quiz Show which is always popular. Friday’s event has now been…
Brand new for 2019…or is it?! I’ve invested in some awesome retro lighting and backdrop curtains as today’s clients demand the vintage look, without compromising the quality of the light show and sound system. The canvas for my Vintage package, I have some very cool backdrop curtains. Measuring 6m wide by 3m high, they are…
Erm…..hello! Has it really been eight months since my last post? Wow. So what’s happened in 2017 so far then? I’ve certainly travelled far and wide in the UK once again, with both discos and quiz nights taking me to the Midlands, Hampshire and Gloucestershire. In July, there was a glut of Central London events…
Happy New Year! ….ok, so I’m a few days late but the sentiment’s still there! For all those recently engaged couples, this is probably your biggest year. Planning, interviewing, reviewing and ultimately booking your wedding day suppliers seems quite daunting at the outset, but trust me you will definitely know when you find the right…
Wow…what a year that was. Sadly, it will always be remembered as the year we lost some truly legendary heroes, especially in the music world. Playing classic tracks by Bowie and Prince following their untimely deaths, the amount of love and respect for them from my audiences was humbling. If anything good can come from…
So…you’re planning your wedding day, everything has to be perfect for the biggest event in your lives…and you get to the booking stage for your entertainment…You decide to go with a DJ instead of a band and you begin asking questions of all the DJs you’ve contacted. So far, nothing unusual. Except one thing…are you…
Happy New Year to you all! The first Monday of 2016, so I’m firmly rooted to my office chair, fielding an inbox full of enquiries and booking confirmations. It seems like ages since I’ve blogged here on the site but I guess that means I’ve been too busy….and that’s a good thing! The QuizHire side…
For those people who have never booked a DJ before and wonder why the fee is more than £200, here is just a small snapshot in the life of a full-time professional wedding DJ in Essex (i.e. me!) Friday morning (day before the wedding) – Crawl out of bed around 9am, straight into the office…
I belong to a number of online social media DJ groups, and a few associations too….and one of the more recent and most common threads is whether a DJ is considered worthy of the title if they unable to mix two (or more) tunes together in perfect beat synchronicity. For the uninitiated, beat mixing has been…
I’m always looking for a new angle, a unique party theme or simply anything that will keep me above the ever-increasing flood of wannabe DJs now washing round the UK. And guess what I’ve found? That’s right…something completely unoriginal but sadly neglected over the past few years….the 80’s Party! I’m currently putting together a unique…
2015 is finally in full swing, and if you’re planning your Big Wedding Day this year, then why not give me a call?! I’m currently spending up to four hours per day in the office, speaking to potential clients from all over the UK, helping them to plan their perfect wedding reception disco entertainment. With the…
DJ Ian Scott’s Old Skool Dance Mix – Now Available! Very rarely do I get into the studio and lay down a mix ‘tape’ these days…..but here’s one I’ve been nagged into! Big thanks to my friend Kirsty for the complete track listing choice and the constant harassment to finish it! Here’s the list of…
Yes, yes….I know……Christmas marketing gets earlier every year! We’ve only just finished our ice creams and Piña coladas when they start ramming images of Santa down our throats! Well, December is only a month away so here at DJ HQ (aka my office) I’m preparing for the festive onslaught. Nearly all the Fridays and Saturdays…
I guess you’ve never really seen it all, even after being in the business for 25 years…..and once again I witnessed something new and very exciting last weekend. Originally I was quite tentative when the booking enquiry came in; a 50th birthday party in the middle of a forest. Hmmm, all the usual obstacles sprang…
For the very first time in my entire DJ career, last Friday was a milestone for me…..and one which I will hopefully never repeat! Working in conjunction with a very close friend and agent, I was booked to play a wedding in a large Suffolk country house hotel. All of the admin side of the…
In the 21st Century, mobile DJs in the UK are asked for so much more than just providing music and flashing lights for a wedding reception. Most likely influenced by the US, dressing the venue up is no longer the preserve of the florists, and now we offer everything from coloured uplighting to LED table decorations…
Your Wedding DJ for Essex One of the frequent questions asked when clients first speak to me is, “Have you ever played at our Essex venue before?” It’s a very important point…there is reassurance in familiarity and when a DJ is aware of the room requirements, the acoustics and the general rules laid down by…
I consider myself very fortunate indeed to have some truly great friends around me. Some who make me laugh, some who make me think, some who make me dinner……..but there’s one friend who makes me work. He constantly nags, cajoles, bullies and threatens me, but he’s a legend and I wouldn’t want it any other…
There’s a little piece of me that feels the following true story is justice for the quality wedding suppliers (like me) who get overlooked for the sake of a few quid saved using an inferior service…. I was provisionally booked for a wedding reception for this coming Saturday (26th July) way back in November 2013. The…
8th July 1994……can you recall what you were doing? I remember it very well indeed. It was the start of a long-term relationship for me, one that would span two decades and see changes aplenty along the way. A relationship in which I would meet dozens of new and close friends, and even some lovers. A…
Last week, I was once again extremely privileged to get the chance to play at one of my favourite wedding venues, Smeetham Hall Barn in Suffolk. My clients (newly-weds Karly & Dylan) opted for a variation on the Ultimate Package option, choosing the white DJ booth and towers, whole room uplighting in rose pink…
Every once in a while, I am humbled by someone else’s knowledge and total love of music….and it happened again on Saturday evening. The whole scene had been set for the wedding reception with a gloriously hot summer day, so everyone was in high spirits and already feeling good. I was able to set up…
For a real wow factor on your wedding day, please ask me about my superb handheld Confetti Cannons. I use only the white confetti variety, as this doesn’t damage/stain the venue dance floor when the confetti gets wet (from spilled drink, etc). Every single time I’ve used them, there is a guaranteed gasp of amazement…
