If I am playing a full night for up to five hours or so, I find it can sometimes be good to slow things down for short periods over the course of the night. This can involve having either a slow set or waltz or both at some stage or on occasion having two slow sets and a waltz.
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May 11, 2011 .
Is a Band/Dj package a good Option for Weddings – Getting your Cake Maker to Do Your Main Course
I have been a DJ for over twenty years; I’ve had club residencies, played hundreds of corporate gigs and weddings and performed in venues across Europe and in the US. This particular blog will focus on weddings and the growing trend of band/...
May 11, 2011 .
The mark of a good wedding dj is keeping the listeners listening and the dancers dancing!
I know it can sound obvious but being really prepared is a good place to start from. This always involves meeting up with the couple to establish musical likes and dislikes and to identify the mood which couples wish to create on the night. Meeting up is als...
May 5, 2011 .
I have been providing entertainment at weddings for over twelve years now. In that time I have played in some of Ireland’s most exclusive venues and in some of the quirkiest. Whether playing to a crowd of three hundred or thirty, I’ve never failed to get the dancefloor jumping. Having worked in the music business for over twenty years as a...
March 15, 2011 .
The Greatest Five Piece Quartet Ever!!!
Over the course of the last 13 years or so I have played after many bands at wedding and corporate gigs. One band that has stood out is The Camembert Quartet who now also go under the moniker of The Late Late Show House band. At the turn of the century I was settling into my regular slot at the Sugar Club i...
March 9, 2011 .