As I write this, I’m still recovering from a three-wedding weekend in early September, where the temperature never dropped below 30 degrees during the day! Wow, what a scorcher! Over the past two years, in conjunction with my colleagues at YourWeddingDisco, I’ve been asked to host many wedding receptions at the beautiful Smeetham Hall Barn in Bulmer, Suffolk. It’s a lovely airy barn, looking out over a very pretty lake, with authentic beams and a really inviting ornate stone dance floor. You can hold your ceremony in the barn or on the lawn in front of the main house, then

As a kid, I used to chuckle and mock my parents whenever they uttered the line, “It wasn’t like that in my day” And now, I find myself repeating those same words whenever I’m hosting a School Prom party!  Oh boy, the way times have changed! My final days at school were marked with a low-budget disco in the draughty assembly hall, hastily put together by the woodwork teacher. There was nothing glamorous about it at all! In 2023, a classy venue is hired for the evening, a three course meal is served, exceptional pupils are gifted Amazon vouchers and

How would you like your Big Day to finish? This is a question I always ask of my clients…a rousing finish with family & friends in a group hug or just let it end however it ends, depending on who’s left? Certainly in more recent times, staying until the very end of a wedding reception is quite rare for the entire crowd…I have experienced occasions when I’m left trying to muster a grand finale with just six people! I do, however, offer the ‘false ending’ whereby we can assess the guests on the night and create a dynamic send-off before

Back in 2021, literally two weeks after we were finally freed of the social shackles of Covid, a clumsy guest brought a glass of Prosecco to meet my DJ controller…and it didn’t end well. In short, I had to replace the unit quickly and high end controllers were in very short supply at that time. I managed to purchase my second choice unit, and whilst it’s been fantastic ever since, I’ve always wanted the Pioneer version… Finally, two years on and Pioneer have started shipping again! My eager mitts couldn’t wait to unpack this superb mixer! So many great features

Another New Year begins… Is this your year to finally tie the knot? Or maybe you’re planning that huge birthday party you’ve always wanted? Well, I’m your man for all your music needs on such special occasions! I’ve got the experience, the skills and the equipment! Call me today! There’s no resolutions here for the coming 12 months, but lots of action points in the diary…including a brand new look for the website! I’ve been pretty naughty (according to my web administrator) over the past few years, neglecting the site when it needed new images, videos and written content. But

The UK wedding market is still booming in 2022, despite the economic downturn and the (seemingly) endless government gaffes on the news every night… More and more wedding clients are looking for extras to complement the DJ services I provide. Lots of these ideas originate from the US, where they place great importance on the aesthetics of the function suite, using mood lighting and personalised projections. I have always resisted going too far with supplying some of the more extreme ideas, such as pyrotechnics and dry ice, as my focus still remains firmly on the fantastic sound quality, lighting and

Having just come off the back of a very busy weekend, I thought I’d share some of the weekend’s joy with you… My job as a Wedding DJ and Host means that, 90% of the time, my clients are aged between 25 & 35 years old. This weekend just past (Saturday & Sunday), both couples were a more ‘mature’ age…but it actually made the events even more enjoyable in many ways.  Firstly, for two of them, it was the second time around taking the plunge so they knew what to expect of the big day, making them far more relaxed

Last week, after many months of selling off surplus equipment and reassessing the huge collection of DJ tools I have amassed, I purchased a PA system that I seriously consider as the very best in its class. I won’t bore anyone with the technical details…basically there’s been a fashion over the last 10/15 years to own an ‘array’ system….a bass speaker with a tall slim column attached, filled with little speakers to project sound everywhere (rather than focusing on the dancefloor area). Bose effectively developed the idea, but others have taken the idea further. After a lot of side-by-side comparisons,

It’s School Prom season once again! Last night it was fantastic to finally get back to hosting a riotous School Prom party, following the years of lockdown, etc. At Channels barn in Chelmsford, the sixth-formers were celebrating the end of another chapter in their lives, and possibly the last of their schooling for those that weren’t heading to university in September. So it was quite an emotional night for some, although I’m sure the free flowing alcohol helped! I began the evening with some new dance remixes and soon the cool kids were demanding drum n bass….but just standing there

…Two come along at once!  In the past 14 days, I have hosted and played at a number of lovely wedding receptions, but for the first time in my whole career, two of them took place in a couple of magnificent tipis! My first experience was an ‘all-nighter’ wedding party…alongside a classical trio, a pianist and a superb function band, my set didn’t actually get underway until 1am! The setting was nothing short of breathtaking though…a combination of three huge tipis in the grounds of a private country estate, each with their own central firepit, and a fabulous chill out