Type of Performer(s) or Business
Style of Music
Experience
What is your most memorable wedding?
Hartney Whitney, Hampshire - July 1990
I had set the equipment up and put some background music on in order to tape down cables. When I looked up a few minutes later, 350 people were already dancing. This is how it went on for the next five hours, and I received a fabulous encore when the night ended.
Describe your style in 5 adjectives.
Quality, Service, Accommodating, Friendly, Smart.
What about your business are you most proud of?
I was the world's first disco to have a digitally controlled light show. I designed and built it myself in 1975.
What is your No.1 wedding planning tip for couples?
Allow a much higher budget for your evening's entertainment, so that you get a good Disco or band. Over 90% of your guests will remember your party.
Fewer than 20% of your guests will remember much else about your event. Not the venue, food, dress, flowers, service, cars etc.
What is your favourite personal touch you have seen at a wedding?
Having done over 2500 weddings, there have been so many
Describe your typical process with a couple.
Find out basic information from the first point of contact, make an appointment to visit and discuss the clients needs & wants, write up the contracts, arrive on time for the event, give a great show.
What makes a romantic first dance?
Playing the bride & grooms memorable tune and getting both parents involved soon after it starts.
What is your number one floor-filler?
Having done over 5000 discos since 1971 I can honestly say that there is no such thing as a No.1 floorfiller. There are so many tunes that will fill a floor depending on the event. Sometimes, even the most unlikely tune will fill the floor.
Which band from the past would you most like to have been part of?
Genesis, Pink Floyd or Queen
What is the soundtrack to your life?
Reach by S-Club 7. Read the lyrics, they say it all. In particular, verse 4
Don't believe in all that you've been told
The sky's the limit you can reach your goal
No-one knows just what the future holds
There ain't nothing you can't be
There's a whole world at your feet