Wedding DJ's
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option click

Original Poster:

1,178 posts

255 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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Can anyone recommend a decent wedding DJ (ideally based in/around Surrey).

I've been looking around recently, and all I seem to find are slightly sad-sounding middle-aged blokes with a couple of moth-eaten traffic lights, spangly waistcoat and a dusty disco ball who seem to provide the same bland, unimaginative disco-by-numbers*

I've put a playlist together (mostly 90s indie/pop/house), so I'd like to be able to provide MP3s, rather than rely on their own choices.

many thanks

*you know the sort of stuff - Club Tropicana, the Grease 'megamix', Lady in Red etc...

>> Edited by option click on Wednesday 27th July 16:08

miniman

30,045 posts

291 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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www.blacktiedj.co.uk

Don't know if he will go as far as you need, but we had him for our wedding a month ago and he was bloody excellent. Played exactly what we told him to, kept his mouth shut, smart, professional, all in all excellent.

Edit - he will accept playlists, "don't play" lists and will use your actual media if he doesn't have the tracks himself (in our case, he had 100% of what we selected already)

Also, his website does state that he will travel to your area.

>> Edited by miniman on Wednesday 27th July 16:18

foster3jd

3,773 posts

269 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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I'm just over the Kent border and have a very good DJ friend (good friend, good DJ)... does club nights in the local pub mostly (has stacks of 90s), but has been known to do weddings occassionally too.

Whereabouts in Surrey are you?

What are the dates?

bga

8,134 posts

280 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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Tim at disconights www.disconights.co.uk/ did my wedding last year & travelled to Sussex. The service was excellent (until one of the bridesmaids pinched his microphone & tried to do a bit of bad kareoke)

blueski

329 posts

269 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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Hi,

I've been DJing for 5 years off and on, purely for fun and pocket money rather than as anything approaching a full-time job. I've had residencies in bars/clubs in Cambridge, Plymouth and London, mainly playing to a mid-20's audience - and have done weddings, office parties, etc, too.

Definitely not into microphone antics or "Brown Eyed Girl" - I play a mix of beats, breaks, hiphop, dance and indie. Try to avoid playing cheese, though could bend the rules a little (but not all night!).

Also happy to incorporate your own suggestions, MP3's etc. I'm a young prof, well turned out, polite etc (so not *too* out of place at a wedding reception!) based in London but happy to travel.

Let me know if you'd be interested in having a chat. I don't have any of my own lights etc - but happy to turn up with a mixer and an amp and can promise it'll be a successful night.

Speak soon.

>> Edited by blueski on Wednesday 27th July 17:02

rich1231

17,340 posts

289 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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Right I have a mate who is brilliant!!

He is also an Elvis impersinator (sp).. and has been on tour in the states etc... basically very very good.

Hell have the older ladies crying at some of the songs, ive seen it happen.

email me through profile

toys

245 posts

288 months

Wednesday 27th July 2005
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Why don't you do what we're doing at our wedding in two weeks time - don't bother with a cheesy DJ at all, just plug your iPod / CD player into a PA system / HiFi?

I hate DJs that speak...!