Corporate Events
Brand and product launches; fashion and trade shows; corporate parties; charity balls, fundraisers and benefits; wrap parties: over the years I have provided the soundtrack for hundreds of these kinds of events for many of Ireland’s leading companies in venues all over the country.
- PriceWaterHouse Coopers
- Eircom
- TV3
- Element Films
- Octagon Films
- RTE
- BBC
- SKY TV
- Heineken
- Vodafone
- VSO
- Apprentice Nights
- Smirnoff
- HMV Records
- Sony
- Tower Records
- VSO
- Warner Music
- Loreal
- Eddie Rockets
- Hot Press Magazine
- Love/Hate production team
- FM 104
- Today FM
- Febvre Wines
- Bank of Ireland
- National Lottery
- Meteor
- Nokia
- KPMG
- Dublin City Council
- Skoda
- Carlsberg
- No.10 Ormond Quay
- Ballybeg House
- Bellinteer House
- Borris House
- Brook Lodge
- Carton House
- Castle Durrow
- Castle Leslie Estate
- Castlemartyr
- The Cliff Townhouse
- Clonabreany House
- Clonwilliam House
- Cloughjordan House
- Coolbawn Quay
- Dromoland Castle
- Dromquinna Manor
- Dunbrody Country House
- Farnham Estate
- Horetown House
- The K Club
- Dromquinna Manor
- Dunbrody Country House
- Farnham Estate
- Horetown House
- The K Club
- Kilashee House
- Kilruddery House
- Kilshane House
- Lough Crew House
- Lisnavagh House
- Luttrellstown Castle
- Marlfield House
- Martinstown House
- The Millhouse
- Mount Druid
- Mount Juliet
- Palmerstown House Estate
- Parknasilla Resort & Spa
- Powerscourt House
- Rathsallagh House
- Renvyle House Hotel
- Sheen Falls Lodge
- The Shelbourne Hotel
- Step House Hotel
- Stephen’s Green Club
- Tankardstown House
- Tinakilly House
- Trudder Lodge
- The Village at Lyons
- The Westin Dublin
- Wrights Anglers Rest
- Shelbourne Hotel
- Private Estates
In recent years I have played various award ceremonies such as the Meteor Choice Music Awards and the Irish Film and Television Awards. I have played at numerous wrap parties for Octagon Productions who make RAW and Love/Hate and who produced the recent movie I Love Rosie. I have also dj-d at the wrap parties for Ripper Street (Element Pictures); Moonfleet (Sky/Element Pictures); A Dangerous Fortune (ADF Productions Ltd.) and Charlie (Chieftan Productions). Examples of corporate entertainment work which I have carried out recently include parties for companies such as PriceWaterhouseCooper; Ogilvy Marketing; Dropbox; Microsoft; Smirnoff; Sony; HMV Record store; Tower Records; Heineken Green Energy; ,Loreal; RTE; FM 104; Phantom FM Quiz nights; Warner music; Apres Match show; Hot Press Xmas parties; Nokia; Hewlett Packard and Arthur Cox. I have performed at recent product launch events for Aperol Spritz; Febvre; Hot Press; Eircom; Vodafone; Skoda as well as the annual VSO Christmas fashion show and the launch of the Electric Picnic Festival 2015.
I have played to diverse audiences over the years from high-profile politicians and business-people to leading figures in the film, broadcasting and music industries. Among those present at events at which I’ve played have been former President Mary McAleese, Bono, Colin Farrell, Chris O’Dowd, Brian O’Driscoll, Sam Mendes, Dominic West, Gabriel Byrne and many other household names. I bring a high degree of professionalism and musical expertise to each event. Whatever the occasion, whether highly formal or laid-back casual, I carefully tailor my approach to fit with the nature of the event and the audience and I am always available to meet up in advance to discuss any particular requirements. With many years’ experience of performing at varied events coupled with a vast and eclectic music collection and an unrivalled ability to adapt to the mood of the audience I can guarantee that your guests will enjoy the event.
I have a huge amount of experience in dj-ing at themed events and enjoy the challenge of providing an appropriate soundtrack. Among other events I have played have been swing nights, gramophone disco nights, numerous 70s/80s/90s themed nights as well as a James Bond themed parties, Prohibition-themed nights, themed events for International Women’s Day, Rocky Horror nights, variously themed Halloween parties and I recently delivered a Bollywood-themed set on the Salty Dog stage at the Electric Picnic. I can deliver a customised set based on your theme or If you wish I can work with you to help develop a theme to suit your event if appropriate.
A Christmas party is a great opportunity to celebrate the year’s successes. I have played numerous Christmas parties over the years for companies as diverse as Dropbox, Sherry Fitzgerald and Microsoft. For a few years running I was resident DJ at the series of corporate Christmas parties held at Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel as well as DJ-ing at the Christmas party for Shelbourne staff. I bring the the same degree of professionalism and attention to detail to Christmas parties as I do to other corporate events. Get in touch at any time of year to discuss possibilities and prices for Christmas events.
Technical/Professional Information
A few words on the technical side of things. When you book me for your event, the quoted price includes p.a. system, all equipment and lights etc. You can be assured that I use high quality equipment and lights which I update regularly. I always bring spares of key pieces of equipment so that I am prepared for any eventuality. For a detailed breakdown of the equipment and lights that I use see tab below. I am a member of Mobile DJ Network which provides public liability insurance up to €10 million.
- Pioneer DJM-600 4 Channel Mixer
- RCF-Art715-A Powered Speakers (Pair)
- Speaker Stands
- Denon DN-SC2000 (Pair)
- Tractor Audio 2 Interface
- Macbook Laptop (Pair)
- 30cm Mirror Ball
- Tomahawk Lights (Pair)
- Uplights (Pair),
- LED lights
- Microphones
- + more various equipment
Corporate Clients are Saying
I have worked with Aidan Kavanagh on both large and small scale events across all my clients for the past 6 years and during this time, I have found him to be an absolute pleasure to work with. Aidan takes so much time on a brief and is constantly striving for better results for my clients whether he has worked with them on one occasion or at multiple events. I always know the music will be great regardless of the type of event and confident that guests will always have a great time when Aidan is working at any of my events.
Pluto Communications From Amanda Accounts Director Clients include: Eircom,Microsoft,Skoda, National Lottery, Meteor ,XBox 360,Renault, Nokia.Bank of Ireland (Bestival).
Over the years Aidan has done Dj work for me for corporate partners and wrap parties for film productions and for friends weddings. He is always on the money and never disappoints. He just knows how to read a crowd and is able to shift the energy in a room when it is required and get people on the dance floor.
Jamie Deasy Co-Owner @ Event Fuel
I first heard of Aidan when a friend gave me one of the mixed tapes (2004/2005) he had done for Sugar club in Dublin where he was the resident Dj. I contacted him to see if he would be interested in Djing at one of our wrap parties. Aidan, is so lovely to deal with and very accommodating. He is very conscientious and reliable and always shows up well before the event is expected to start with a big smile on his face. A wrap party has a broad range of people in terms of age and musical tastes and he is always able to have everybody up dancing and enjoying his tune selection throughout the night. He has on occasion done marathon 7 hour sets for us and some of our crew who are real party animals were left still wanting more. He can move seamlessly from 1930s/1940s Swing music up to fifties R&B to 60s pop and Motown up to 70s Rock into 80s classics and 90s dance tunes. Some of our younger crew would be into what’s current and he also incorporates their tastes as well. He is also able to jump around and mix up the styles as well which is really refreshing to hear. When we have a production party coming up he is always the first Dj i contact. He is incredibly gifted and amazing at what he does and always rocks the house. I can’t recommend him highly enough. Book him and you won’t be disappointed.
Aoife Cassidy Production Manager @ Love/Hate;Raw;Ripper Street; Citizen Charlie & Film productions for BBC & Sky.
From the first weekend we opened back in August 1999, one of our DJs, Mr. Aidan Kavanagh, was an immediate hit with everyone. He instantly understood what we were looking for and had all the right tunes to back it up. His brief was to lash out all the finest bits of swing, latin and retro to keep all our revellers boppin' away to the perfect cocktail soundtrack. But they wanted more! After repeated requests from our regulars for mix tapes from our resident DJ, we decided to go all out. In December 2000 we printed off 1,000 copies of Aidan's "Xmas Pudding" and sent them out to our members and friends. The response was overwhelming! Six months later we brought out "The Summer Soireé". It's hot sultry sound was made to give that cocktail party or barbecue a nice lift. Our next two mixes took a more laid back direction. WindDown Volume 1 and 2 were created to ease that hangover and to help you get ready for another spectacular night @ The Sugar Club! Modern Technology means now we can share our DJs best tunes with everyone and not just 1,000 of our closest mates... Enjoy!
Oisin Davis - Club Manager @ The Sugar Club, Dublin
Just a note to say thank you so much for all your hard work on Friday night. I feel I didn't get to talk to you properly but we had an absolute ball and everybody loved the music!!! From the moment I contacted you you were so helpful and made us feel extremely relaxed and reassured that all was in hand- that made a massive difference to have one less thing to worry about so thank you so much!!! We will be recommending you to our friends in the future (that's if you we've want to deal with such a rowdy crowd again!) Thanks so much again and hope you have recovered from the late night at this stage!!!
Catherine and Gavin - DJ for the whole night / Corporate @ Clonwilliam House, Woodenbridge, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, May 2015
Hi Aidan, just a quick one to say thanks again for the great set at our wedding. You got a big thumbs up from everyone there!
All the best, Andreas - Wedding @ Kilruddery House, Southern Cross, Bray, Co. Wicklow, June 2015