Earlier tonight I got to play at the wedding reception of Lisa Lutz and Scott Meehan. The reception was held at the SNPJ in Imperial, PA.
Lisa and Scott where so much fun to work with, they had a lot of great ideas for their reception, but also left lots of room for their guests to make requests.
Lisa danced more than any bride I've seen in a LONG time. She really helped keep the dancefloor going by grabbing friends and family and taking them with her to the dancefloor.
Today I launched my new image for my DJ company. I'm very excited about this focus for the company and I love the new look of my logo and website. I've been asked why I'm no longer going to use EricTheDJ so I thought I'd explain that here.
I loved using EricTheDJ, especially for my website address, since it was fun and easy to remember. Unfortunately that name no longer seems to truly represent me or the the full range of services that I offer now and plan to offer in the future. I needed to upgrade to something a little more robust, so today Schiemer Entertainment Services will be picking where EricTheDJ has brought me.
Both SchiemerEntertaiment.com and EricTheDJ.com will both bring you here so feel free to use either address, also I'll be still using my ericthedj email address for quite some time during the transition.
This has been a huge change for me and how I present my business, I'd love to hear your comments, feel free to post them here or email me.
It's been a pretty wonderful year so far, full of some amazing weddings. I'm on the verge of something else pretty amazing and thought I should give people a head's up here. As you can tell, I'm about to release a whole new image for my DJ company that will include a new name, new logo, new website... new new new. While this won't actually change any of the services I offer or the quality of what I deliver, it will be a little different from what you see now when you visit www.ericthedj.com.
Over the next week or so you'll see a shift from EricTheDJ to Schiemer Entertainment. The name reflects a new direction for my company as I try to expand the services and quality that I offer. This won't mean that I'm hire a crew of DJ's to send out to events. If you hire Eric, you still get Eric, guaranteed.
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to send them along, I'd love to hear what you think.
Last night I had the pleasure of playing at the wedding reception of Amy Zdan and Ryan Bartoe at the St. Florian Hall in Wintersville, Ohio.
Amy and Ryan were a fun couple and really had a good time choosing music for the entire reception. It was really clear how important family was to both of them and they worked really hard to include everyone in their special day.
If you take a look at their playlist you can see that they included music for every age group. Disco, Rap, Rock and even some stuff for the younger generation... it was great that everyone got a chance to take the dancefloor and enjoy the music.
It was a beautiful evening full of great moments and great music. Ryan and Amy were such a joy to work with and I'm glad I was able to help out on their special day!
This past Saturday I played at the reception of Amie Hack and Greg Donahue at the Olde Stonewall Golf Club in Ellwood City. It was a beautiful day for them to get married on the deck overlooking the golf course.
Amie and Greg totally understood how to make their day unique, and really applied their ideas in a variety of unique and fun ways. They included some live music in their day as well as hiring my services. They had a harpist and violinist for their ceremony which was beautiful. Amie's 88 year old grandfather, Ray, performed songs during the Anniversary dance while her father Dennis accompanied him on the guitar. Then as a special surprise, Johnny Cash showed up! (ok, it was actually Pastor Rick Roberts from the ceremony) Johnny (Rick) had a whole band with him and entertained everyone with selections including "Jackson" and "Ring of Fire".
I got a chance to entertain everyone too. Amie and Greg gave allowed me to do whatever I needed to keep the dancefloor busy. We covered a lot of ground from Rock to Rap and everyone seemed to have a fantastic time dancing.
The day was packed full of such great and memorable events that I'm sure everyone will be talking about this reception for years to come. My favorite moment was watching the newlyweds dance their first dance which they had worked out some special choreography to make it special, it was a sweet moment where you could just see how much they belong together. The entire evening went really smoothly, but even I felt that it went by really fast. Amie and Greg were a complete joy to work with, and both of them and their families went out of their way to make me feel comfortable and appreciated. I'm so glad I was able to help them create a day that went so perfectly.
On Saturday I played at the ceremony and reception of April Riggins & John Ford held at the Mayernick Center in Avonworth Community Park. I love the opportunity to participate in the ceremony and they had a beautiful day to exchange their vows outdoors.
The Mayernick Center is a beautiful venue and an excellent staff. The center's coordinator, Meghan, did an amazing job keeping everything running smooth all day, made it so pleasant for everyone.
April and John picked some great music for the entire day and their friends and family really seem to enjoy the wide variety.
April and John were completely relaxed and it was clear that they were out to have a great time with their guests. Everyone had an awesome time celebrating with the newlyweds, it was a pleasure for me to be there and be a part of their wonderful day.
Just a little while ago I played the wedding of Megan Ellis and Bob Lewis at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Moon Township.
Bob and Megan had requested something unique for their reception. They asked that I setup my projector screen and a video camera and I projected images from around the room all night long up on the big screen. This made it so that everyone could see a different angle of the 'action' from anywhere in the room. I think it was a great idea and worked really well. Since we were already setting up the projector and screen, Bob & Megan also hired me to make a photo montage using their photos. I love making these montages and getting to see all the photos of the couple as they grew up and fell in love.
The Crown Plaza offers some nice options for a reception. We were able to meet there a week ahead of time to determine the best layout for the room which I think made everyone feel better! (including me!)
Megan and Bob had some great music ideas for dinner and cocktail hour, and they also gave me a lot of freedom to work the room and get people dancing.
I had such a great time working with Bob and Megan, they worked hard to make sure they're guests would have a fun and unique experience. All their hard worked paid off and they had an amazing reception.
Recently I played at the wedding reception of Lauren Kotuby and Jason Wilds at the Bessemer Croatian Club.
Lauren and Jason threw a giant bash for their friends and family to celebrate on their big day. They reserved the balcony of the club for all of their friends to sit and eat (and drink) together while their families had the main floor of the room to eat and socialize.
The Croatian Club is a bit of a hidden gem. While not much to look at from the outside, you'd never guess that they'd have such an attractive room for a reception.
Click here to see the playlist from the reception.
Cocktail Hour Everything Michael BublÈ Mack the Knife Bobby Darin If I Had You Nnenna Freelon One Mint Julep Xavier Cugat Somethin' Stupid Robbie Williams with Nicole Kidman Everyday Is a Holiday (With You) Esthro You'll Never Find Another Love Michael Buble Come Away With Me Norah Jones Seven Years Norah Jones Peace Norah Jones I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Norah Jones Something's Gotta Give Sammy Davis, Jr. The Long Day Is Over Norah Jones Rainbow Connection Peter Cincotti Come Fly With Me Michael Buble L O V E (Bonus Track) Michael Buble You Don't Know Me Jann Arden Summer Wind Barry Manilow For Once in My Life Michael Buble Beyond The Sea Robbie Williams Matt Monro - My Kind Of Girl Henry Mancini - Something Some Kind of Wonderful Peter Cincotti Hallelujah, I Love Her So Ray Charles Wishin' and Hopin' Ani DiFranco Mercy Duffy Put Your Head on My Shoulder Michael Buble Almost Like Being in Love Natalie Cole I'm Your Man Michael Buble I Won't Dance Frank Sinatra Peter Cincotti - Sway Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine Curtis Stigers - Crazy Charlie Hunter & Norah Jones Ol' Mac Donald Frank Sinatra When You're Smiling Dean Martin Tony Bennett - Put On A Happy Face Ain`t That A Kick In The Head Robbie Williams Don't Get Around Much Anymore Dr. John You Make Me Feel So Young Frank Sinatra s Wonderful Rod Stewart For Once in My Life Harry Connick Jr. Chris Montez - The More I See You The Way You Look Tonight Tony Bennett Mel Torme - Strangers In The Night A Kiss to Build a Dream On Louis Armstrong Make Someone Happy Jimmy Durante The Good Life Tony Bennett Nightingale Norah Jones Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada I've Just Seen a Face Holly Cole As Time Goes By Rod Stewart Save the Last Dance for Me Harry Connick Jr. Too Marvelous for Words Frank Sinatra You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me Diana Krall I've Got The World On A String Michael Buble Our Love Is Here To Stay Rod Stewart Mack the Knife Bobby Darin Beyond The Sea Robbie Williams Bobby Womack - California Dreamin
Introductions Hard Knock Life Jay-Z The Next Episode Dr Dre featuirng Snoop Dogg Headsprung LL Cool J Du Hast Rammstein Breathe Prodigy Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard What's My Name? Snoop Dogg Blind Korn
First Dance I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing Aerosmith Tango take The Lead
Dinner Music That's All Michael Buble Come Away With Me Norah Jones Diana Krall - Look Of Love Various - Jazz, Blues, Funk Are You Gonna Be My Girl Richard Cheese Til There Was You Rod Stewart Only You Harry Connick Jr. Lets Get It Started Richard Cheese The More I See You Carly Simon Like A Virgin Richard Cheese Somethin` Stupid (Feat Nicole Robbie Williams Sarah Vaughan - Someone To Wat Various - Jazz, Blues, Funk Wink and a Smile Harry Connick Jr. Down With The Sickness Richard Cheese (Love Is) The Tender Trap Frank Sinatra Ella Fitzgerald - Misty Blue Various - Jazz, Blues, Funk My Blue Heaven Harry Connick Jr. Yellow Richard Cheese In The Still Of The Night Carly Simon Save the Best for Last Vanessa Williams
Cake Cutting Angel Aerosmith
Bridal Dances It's Your Love Tim McGraw with Faith Hill My Little Girl Tim Mcgraw
Dancing Celebration Kool & The Gang The Twist Chubby Checker Old Time Rock And Roll Bob Seger Love Shack B-52's Electric Boogie (The Electric Slide) Macia Griffiths Ice Ice Baby Vanilla Ice SexyBack Justin Timberlake The Way I Are Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson, DOE & Sebastian Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers Teardrops On My Guitar Taylor Swift Faithfully Journey I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack
Garter & Bouquet Just a Girl No Doubt Oh Yeah Yello Girls Beastie Boys Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye
Dancing Boot Scootin' Boogie Brooks & Dunn Watermellon Crawl Tracy Byrd Cha Cha Slide Part 2 Mr C The Slide Man Push It Salt-N-Pepa Low Flo Rida featuring T-Pain Yeah Usher Sexual Healing Max-A-Million Walk This Way Run-DMC with Aerosmith Crank That(Soulja Boy) (clean version) Soulja Boy Three Times A Lady (live) Lionel Richie My Girl Temptations Any Man Of Mine Shania Twain Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) Big & Rich Cotton Eye Joe Rednex Cupid Shuffle Cupid Gin & Juice Snoop Dogg Humpty Dance Digital Underground It Takes Two Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock Gimme More Britney Spears Billie Jean Michael Jackson Thriller Michael Jackson Beat It Michael Jackson Da Butt EU Shoop Salt-N-Pepa Nuthin' But A G Thang Dr Dre Ms New Booty (po clean edit) Bubba Sparxxx featuring Ying Yang Twins & Mr ColliPark OPP Naughty By Nature Holidae In Chingy featuring Snoop Dogg & Ludacris Headsprung LL Cool J 4 Minutes Madonna Ft. Justin Timberlake Welcome To The Jungle Guns N' Roses
If you look over the playlist from the evening you'll find that Lauren and Jason allowed some more traditional wedding music upfront but as the evening progressed the music became significantly newer (and louder!). They chose to include music videos in their package which was a big hit with their guests. There was a great mix featuring Rap, Country and some classic R&B.
Jason and Lauren Wilds had a LOT of BIG PARTY PEOPLE at the reception and everyone was very excited to celebrate and get wild (get Wild? get it? Sorry)
Venue: Bessemer Croation Club, Bessemer, PA Photographer: Mildstone Imaging
Ok, so Apple just announced that they'll be releasing a new iPhone on July 11 and it's got me thinking how many people out there are trying to access the client area on the website using some sort of mobile device. (or, if you haven't tried, would this interest you at all?)Please take a moment and click your answer on the poll question on the right hand side of this page. Even if you're not a current or past client, let me know if you think this is something you'd like.
(oh, and while I'm a total Apple fanatic, I do not own an iPhone... yet)
This past Sunday was a beautiful day for the wedding and reception of Allison Templin and Justin Lamperski. Their family and friends all gathered at Phipps Conservatory to celebrate with the happy couple.
Allison and Justin were a lot of fun to work with, they put a lot of work in to create a very special day. The weather could not have been more perfect, while the wind was a bit strong, it really help cool everyone off.
The Garden at Phipps was such a wonderful venue, having the wedding and reception so close together really made it a great time for everyone. The food was provided by Rania Catering (from KDKA's Cooking with Rania) and was completely top notch.
Allison and Justin came up with a great list of music for the entire day... I especially loved their choice of "I Love The Flower Girl" to end the ceremony.
Click here to see the playlist from the reception.
Ceremony Air On A G String Canon In D Carmen Intermezzo The Cowsills - I Love The Flower Girl
Cocktail Hour Come Fly With Me Michael Buble Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears for Fears You Make Me Feel So Young Frank Sinatra I Feel It All Feist Wishin' and Hopin' Ani DiFranco Tony Bennett - Put On A Happy Various - Pop music, Vocal #41 Dave Matthews Mack the Knife Bobby Darin Shoot The Moon Norah Jones Magic Man Heart Band Of Horses - The Great Salt Lake Head Over Heals Tears for Fears Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure Any Colour You Like Pink Floyd Duffy - Mercy L O V E (Bonus Track) Michael Buble The Long Day Is Over Norah Jones Hallelujah, I Love Her So Ray Charles Some Kind of Wonderful Peter Cincotti I'm Your Man Michael Buble Almost Like Being in Love Natalie Cole When You're Smiling Dean Martin
Introductions Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started Beautiful Day U2
First Dance In Your Eyes Peter Gabriel
Dinner Music That's All Michael Buble Come Away With Me Norah Jones In The Still Of The Night Carly Simon Diana Krall - Look Of Love Various - Jazz, Blues, Funk Our Love Is Here To Stay Rod Stewart For Once in My Life Harry Connick Jr. Somethin' Stupid Robbie Williams with Nicole Kidman Jamie Cullum - What A Differen Various - Jazz, Blues, Funk Rainbow Connection Peter Cincotti Kissing a Fool Michael Buble Sarah Vaughan - Someone To Wat Various - Jazz, Blues, Funk Everything Michael BublÈ Curtis Stigers - Crazy Various - Jazz, Blues, Funk Don't Know Why Norah Jones Save the Last Dance for Me Harry Connick Jr. Nobody But Me Lou Rawls Pour Some Sugar on Me Def Leppard I Can See Clearly Now Holly Cole Beyond The Sea Robbie Williams Summer Wind Barry Manilow Henry Mancini - Something For Various - Pop music, Vocal
Cake Cutting Pour Some Sugar on Me Def Leppard
Bridal Dances You've Got a Friend James Taylor Nick Drake - Northern Sky
Dancing When You Say Nothing At All Alison Krauss Unchained melody The Rightheous Brothers Angel Eyes Jeff Healey Band Dancing Queen ABBA Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink - Lady Marmalade Vogue Madonna The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra My Best Friend Tim McGraw Mambo No. 5 Lou Bega Usher - Yeah Ciara featuring Petey Pablo - My Goodies Hey Ya! Outkast Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond Beer Barrel Polka Frankie Yankovic Don't Stop Believin' Journey Come on Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners 50 Cent - In Do Club Robyn - Show Me Love Wordless Chorus My Morning Jacket Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield Burnin' For You (Album Version) Blue Oyster Cult China Girl David Bowie Learning to Fly Pink Floyd Piano Man Billy Joel Jumpin' Jack Flash The Rolling Stones
Allison and Justin also ordered my photo montage service, they've been together since High School so it was GREAT to see photos of them together while they were SO young! They were so happy and just couldn't stop looking at each other and smiling. It was truly the perfect outdoor wedding.
