Alchemist, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1
DJ - 7pm
I began my DJing ‘career’ when I was 17 in a nightclub in my home town of Alnwick, Northumberland. As well as being one of the resident DJs at this club, and others around town, I also started my own radio show on community station “Lionheart Radio”.
After purchasing some basic disco equipment, I moved onto the mobile disco scene and was in high demand, playing at some of the most lucrative venues in the North East.
A few years passed and circumstances changed. Along side mobile discos, I also began to manage “Hedfone Party”, a Silent Disco company owned by the company behind Marvellous Festivals.
This saw me moving from my Northumberland home to Winnersh, Berkshire, to concentrate on operating larger scale Silent Disco events.
Once I arrived in the South, I liked the name that Marvellous Festivals had, so with their permission used it to create ‘Marvellous Disco’, a mobile disco company in the home counties. I spent 3 years building up a great reputation in the area and pleasing many clients at various venues and events throughout the South East.
I have had some great opportunities over the years, including DJing at the Geordie Shore house in Newcastle and for a ‘gypsy wedding’ (which was aired on Channel 4). Also – none disco related, I took part in several episodes of BBLB and won the opportunity to become a voice of “Big Brother” for one day. This meant that I got to go back stage at the BB house and talk to the housemates via the diary room. An amazing experience.
In June 2013 I received the very exciting news that I am going to be a daddy! Although I loved living in the South East of England, I am a Northerner at heart and decided it was best to bring up Luella (she’s 9 now!) around close family. (Also making it handy for those occasional baby-sitting jobs.) So for this reason, Marvellous Disco has now been back in the North East since 2013!
Since moving back up North, the business has gone from strength to strength and I have the pleasure to be regularly DJing in beautiful locations around the North East such as the Alnwick Gardens and Castle, Doxford Hall, Newton Hall and Ellingham Hall – along with many, many others.
I constantly upgrade my disco equipment, investing with a goal of creating a fantastic sound and light show, one of which I am very proud of and gives the people I work with great value for money.
In 2022 I was nominated for a North of England Wedding award by a couple that I provided entertainment for, and in October 2022 was very happy to have won the “Best Wedding DJ” award.
