George & Jessi
Near Canton, on a warm September evening, George and Jessi spoke their wedding vows in the backyard of George’s father’s home. They rented a very large party tent to shade their guests, and to protect them in case any pop-up rain showers wandered by. I raised a small pop-up canopy beside the main tent to protect my equipment from the sun’s heat, and rain. We never had any rain, but we could see the rain falling nearby. We provided pre-ceremony music, the couple’s selected ceremony songs, and music for the dinner and reception. Additionally, we provided a lapel mic for...
Read MoreTodd & Sharee
Todd and Sharee were married in September 2011 at Rosabelle Manor in Adairsville. It was an absolutely stunning fall day in northwest Georgia. Their first dance was to the theme song from Alladin, “A Whole New World”. After the Father / Daughter Dance, the newlyweds asked me to play “Unforgettable”, the duet by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole. We opened the dance floor to all father/daughter and mother/son couples. Sharee was a good dancer and spent much of her reception on the dance floor. The line dances were popular with her guests, and they danced to the Cha Cha...
Read MoreDavid & Nikki
I met Nikki at Johnny Mitchell’s Smokehouse during the Bartow Business Connection in June 2011. One of her friends came up and asked me if I could DJ a wedding. I asked a couple of questions, and her friend said, “Why don’t you come talk to Nikki? It’s her wedding, but she was too shy to come ask you herself, so I said I would. I don’t know the answer to your questions. ” Nikki’s fiance, David, had been deployed overseas for the past year. Within a few days of our conversation, he was headed back stateside, and would be arriving just a couple of days...
Read MoreDJ or Band for Wedding Music?
So, you are getting married and are weighing your Atlanta wedding reception entertainment options. For your reception, you may be considering two common options… a live band or a DJ. I have seen this from both sides of the coin. In addition to being an Atlanta wedding DJ with about six years of DJ experience, I have played the following instruments with church groups, small garage bands, jazz ensembles, and a jazz orchestra: Drums for more than 25 years, Acoustic guitar for about three years Alto sax for about five years Piano for a couple of years and when I met my wife, I was an...
Read MoreWedding Reception Song List
The following blog post is based on comments heard frequently during initial client meetings with Sirius Diversions. Couples who are planning their wedding reception know they want music at the reception, but many of them have never hired an Atlanta wedding DJ before, and don’t really know what questions to ask for planning purposes. “Ok, so we’re getting married soon, and we were interviewing another Atlanta wedding DJ. They asked us about a song list for our Atlanta wedding reception. We know what we like to hear, but honestly, we have no idea for the right ratio of fast...
Read MoreAbout Me
Favorite Artists: Bon Jovi, George Strait, Jump Smokers, Rihanna, Pitbull, Boney James, Deadmau5, too many others to list Favorite Genre: Dance/club remixes (Top 40 at 125-130 BPM), some jazz, a little house, some dubstep, occasional country/disco/hard rock Favorite Activity: mixing music at 128-130 BPM
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