I’ve been passionate about music for as long as I can remember. I’ve been mixing music since back in the days when I tried to squeeze as many songs as I could onto a single 90-minute cassette tape. I’ve attended more than 300 concerts and collected thousands of CDs.
Becoming a DJ was a natural outgrowth of that passion. In 1997, three days before her wedding in rural Washington, a dear friend told me that her DJ had cancelled. She was frantic and asked if I could take over. I agreed. And we made it a great success. From then on, I began to DJ for many of my friends and enjoyed it so much that I chose it professionally. Today, I DJ weddings and all sorts of events — because I really love it.
I love talking to people about their musical tastes and goals for their event. I love the artistry of DJing. I love trying to understand what is motivating a particular crowd on a particular night to dance and have the best time possible.
Many of an event’s most special moments can come on the dance floor – from the first dance at a wedding to all the spontaneous dances where there’s a long, twisting congo line. I love looking out on a full dance floor and trying to make that quick decision about what will keep the people there.
Over the years, as I attended weddings, I’ve noticed that a lot of couples reported that they love their photographer, the florist, the caterer, the officiant etc. However, I would often hear couples frustrated that the DJ only played the songs that he or she wanted, rather than what the couple wanted. You’ll never hear anyone say that about me. I’m committed to talking the time to listening to you and crafting an event around your goals and preferences.
I believe weddings and receptions are magical times and deserve to be treated as such. They reflect the uniqueness of the couple — their life experience, their friends and the music that is special to them. Bringing all those things together only happens once. You should get to hear and dance to the music that is meaningful to you.
I spent 11 years in the corporate world, planning numerous large events, including one with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer as a speaker, so I’m very familiar with the big-picture of an event.
I’ll spend as much time as we need planning in advance so you get exactly what you want. Usually, this will involve a relaxed in-person meeting and subsequent communications by email and phone.
On your special day, it’s important for you to be able to let go of “wedding planning” and just enjoy yourself. So it’s important for your wedding vendors to be able to work together as a team. I love working with photographers, videographers, caterers, facilities managers – all of whom have their own roles and goals — to make sure everything goes smoothly. In the midst of chaos, I have a very calm and easy-going, personality that makes me easy for you and every person working on your event to get along with.
