Wedding
Watch some behind the scenes content, gig logs of various weddings I DJ, and articles related to wedding planning, music selection, and more.
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A Bogey’s Inn Wedding
I love DJing weddings at Bogey’s Inn and Venue. It is such a beautiful location just outside of Sarnia and the staff are absolutely wonderful here. Come with me behind the scenes as I show you how I set up my speakers, my smaller ceremony rig, and some of the features of the venue and…
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A Glencoe Agricultural Hall Wedding (DJ Vlog)
It was a warm one for this wedding, but a lot of fun. First, I set up in the main hall for the reception and then I headed to a nearby backyard for the outdoor ceremony. I used a Hercules Starlight controller with Serato to provide the music, but I forgot the microphone stand and…
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DJ, you’re the man!
Sing-alongs are a great way to close out a wedding DJ set. It brings the energy down and signals an end to the celebrations. In the video clip attached, I am playing a song that is often requested at weddings. I love cutting out the music during “Sweet Caroline” so you can clearly hear everyone…
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A Purple Hill Country Hall Wedding
The Purple Hill Country Hall is a beautiful place for a wedding. It is located in Thorndale, Ontario (just outside of London). Come with me behind the scenes as I show you my battery-powered ceremony system and my bigger sound system for inside the hall. I moved my ceremony system to the front of the…
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Links of Kent Golf Club (Wedding Vlog)
The Links of Kent Golf Course is a beautiful venue. I was a little worried about how bright the dance floor would be with the long windows along the perimeter of the room. But everything went amazingly well. I put a satellite speaker out on the patio as a pre-emptive measure but people stayed inside…
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Rose Chapel Wedding – A Gig Log
The Rose Chapel is a nice venue in London, Ontario that I have done several weddings at. I thought I knew what to expect for this one, but I was wrong. Last time I did the sound for a ceremony here, it was easy – just plug-and-play. Their new system removed that feature, so I…
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How DJs Looped Music Before Samplers
I recently did a classroom workshop on DJing and demonstrated how early pioneers of this art were able to loop up a portion of a record without using anything other than two turntables and two copies of the same record. I showed the students how this was done using a song by Led Zeppelin. Basically,…
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Why A Good DJ Library is Essential
Last weekend, I was at a venue that didn’t have any wi-fi. It was also located in farm country. Basically, it was in the middle of nowhere so phone service was spotty. Fortunately, I have a great, curated library of songs and I have no problem rocking a night’s set with just the songs that…
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Spectacular Wedding (with live performances and more)
This wedding was spectacular! There were live performances with rapping and singing, tons of dancing, and a few funny moments too. Here is my recap video of the day. Watch it on YouTube or with the player below. This video shows why placing the DJ close to the dance floor is absolutely essential. I am…
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Retro Suites Wedding Recap
The Retro Suites Hotel in Chatham was a great venue for a wedding. The ceremony was held inside the ballroom and then the room was flipped for dinner and dancing. In this video I show a detailed look at my DJ equipment and why I love my Denon Prime 4 + DJ controller. You can…