Zurecki Wedding - a reunion of sorts and a total blast!

So last year, when an old friend from my days of going to the club and DJing at various clubs in Detroit and Ann Arbor approached me about doing his wedding, I was not only excited, but honored that he picked me.  Jason (or JZ as we all called him), is good friends with several of the DJs that used to work at the clubs.  As it turns out, there were several of them in attendance at the wedding and even a few in the bridal party.

I don't normally travel out to Shelby Township that often, so I'm not doing a full blown review on the venue.  I will say that it was beautiful, the food was excellent and other than some conflicts with the adolescent valet kids, the services were top notch. The name of the venue is Cherry Creek Golf Club and it's located near 24 mile and Van Dyke.

Jason and his beautiful new wife, Elisa

What a great toast by the "dude of honor"!

First dance: Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

Bridal Party Dance: Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence

It was good seeing a LOT of old friends.  This is possibly the most fun I've had working a wedding in a LONG time.  Some of the night's songs included: Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love, Dead Can Dance - The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove, Assemblage 23 - Let Me Be Your Armor, Iris - Annie, Would I Lie To You, Covenant - Dead Stars, Apoptygma Berzerk - Kathy's Song and so many more!

Congratulations Jason & Elisa!

Venue Reviews are BACK! - American Spirit Center, Brighton, MI

So you're probably all wondering "what happened to the venue reviews?"  Summer is prime wedding season and just this past weekend I hit a milestone by having three weddings all at the same time.  Myself, DJ Travis and DJ Dizzy (on loan from my friend's DJ company) all had extremely successful wedding receptions.

Today I volunteered my services at a benefit for a 13 year old girl with brain cancer.  More on that in the next blog post.

Needless to say, it's been very busy and I'm finally catching up.  So here it is... The American Spirit Center.

You might think a VFW hall wouldn't be so nice and usually "trashy, not classy" is what comes to mind.  Well, let me tell you... you've never been to The American Spirit Center in Brighton, MI.

From The main entrance, you can tell, this isn't your typical VFW hall.

My wife and I had OUR reception here 5 years ago.  It's gotten even nicer since then!  I was surprised to see some minor updates to aging light fixtures and the obnoxious wall mount TVs (used for bingo) are now covered in boxes that look like wedding presents (a nice way to hide something that isn't going away).

Table and chair decor are up the client.  In this instance, the couple opted for no chair covers and simple table decor. The white box (middle of picture) is a covered TV.

I'm not sure who's doing the catering there now. It used to be C&C Catering, but I'm not convinced this wedding was done by them.  The food was good, but not 5 star.  The staff seemed very attentive and did a good job.  I don't know how the pricing is now, but at the time we booked this hall, it was a STEAL!

Overall, I'd recommend this venue to anyone looking to keep it classy without blowing the budget.

Cancer Fundraiser

Tomorrow, The DJ Guy will be down in Westland at Vision Lanes on Ford Road from 6-11. This is a very special fundraiser to help Alysa, a 14 year old girl with brain cancer.  Please come out and show some support for this family in their time of need!

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Wedding fun at the American Spirit Center

Michael Jackson never fails to get em going!

I'll post a full review of this venue later this week.

Congrats to Laurie & Paul!

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Going Green!

One of the biggest problems with doing karaoke, is that every time I add new songs, I have to print them on paper and add them to multiple catalogs so that guests can view my karaoke library.  Quite often, these books end up outdated and need to be reprinted.  The vast size of my karaoke library means that each time I do this, I use almost TWO reams of paper!  That's nearly 500 pages!  It's a big waste of money, time, paper, toner and the energy used to do it all.  There had to be a better way...

Introducing The DJ Guy's
Online Karaoke Book
(accessible from any smartphone)

The DJ Guy will be rolling out this feature at the end of August.  Books will still be available, but will only be updated once a year and only two books will be available at any given event.  Request cards will have a QR code that will instantly take smartphone users to the Online Karaoke Book.

Just one more reason that NO ONE beats The DJ Guy for quality, features or price!

Happy 4th of July!

Every party needs good music - Even on holidays.

Today, I'm rocking out a 4th of July Anniversary party on the lake.




The DJ Guy can setup anywhere there's power and shelter from the elements.




I hope you all have a safe and fun weekend!


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