Dave Wakeham is a professional DJ with over 25 years of experience

with a massive archive of music dating back many years.

• Want to book a Disc Jockey with years of experience ?
• A mature Disc Jockey who can entertain a mature Audience ?

From Liverpool England

Dave Wakeham was influenced by the great DJs of the seventies from Radio Luxembourg and BBC Radio 1

Jazz funk and Soul Club Disc Jockeys and Rock DJs of the Seventies.

At the beginning of the eighties this took him on a long journey through the world of DJ based entertainment.

Starting at the age of sixteen Dave Wakeham became one of the youngest radio presenters this took him around the world through various agencies during the eighties to eventually end up in Hamburg Germany at the beginning of the nineties.

• Througout the years Dave has produced over a thousand hours of radio
• Worked in over forty clubs,
• Ten different countries,
• Speaks fluent German as well as his native English.

For a more mixed age group event his past experience helps him become more flexible. 

Throughout the DJ years, Dave has been asked to play music at many events including Rock and Jazz festivals and broadcasted live from the love parade in Berlin during the 90s. He has also been involved in a multitude of private parties, sport events, fashion shows, after film and premier events, shop openings open air events and birthdays.

After twelve years of touring he gained a vast knowledge of different musical cultures especially European , The love parade must have been the largest audience, After trade fair " CEBIT / FFMM / IFA " events the most international and the sixtieth birthday of a famous art collector the most challenging His understanding of audio production allows him to research, compile and produce entire radio shows in his studio.

On the technical side Dave started as a Disc Jockey in the pre twelve inch single and pitch-able turntable era, since then he has perfected four turntables mixing, tested presented and reported on the first DJ mixing software “ Traktor “ on a trade fair in 2001 and is currently using tractor and ableton software with external devices to present music and video art forms.

Over the years Dave has endeavored to supply quality DJ based entertainment and customer satisfaction, any place or time and no job too large or small, devoting full attention to doing the job of entertaining the people in question.

So now you can benefit from years of hands on DJ experience, extensive technical and musical knowledge. Music trends from the past, right up to the present day, and to suit a particular target group. You may also agree that there is a lot of really good new music from new artists and producers available today.  everything is possible, but obviously not on the same night.

The art of DJ-ing...

BEEN THERE DONE THAT GOT SHELVES FULL OF RECORDS !!

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MUSIK.

Take advantage of a music specialist !

Dave Wakeham doesn’t concentrate on only one music field, unless it’s a club residency or a particular concept to adhere to.

After years of in-depth study and hands on experience in many musical eras its possible to specialize or mix the various types into one very interesting night.

Deep house, or vocal house mix.

Current mainstream/club danceable tunes mixed with club hits from previous years to suit a mature audience as a whole night set, between bands, speeches, live acts with or without moderation, suitable for a company event or after trade fair breakdown or in a bar atmosphere.

The 90s

Ministry of sound style retro house, uplifting dance tunes, or hits from that  time can also be mixed with the 90s mainstream/club tunes and some 90s lounge sound. Dave also had a large selection of sophisticated ambient soul and jazz elements.

The 80s

A great era for pop music in all its diversity, however, Dave can also play a massive repertoire of retro soul and funk from the late seventies to early eighties. Music from Phil Collins, Prince, Michael Jackson, or the retro soul stars like luther Vandross , Alexander Oneil, James Brown just to name a few.

Retro Soul & Funk Program

This is an enjoyable mix of good soul funk and jazz funk classic tunes from the mid seventies up to early eighties; can also include northern soul and Motown classics or emphasize more on the jazz funk era of the time. Expect Roy Ayers , Lonnie Liston Smith , George Duke, Narada Michael Walden Invisible mans band and a whole lot more tunes you may not have hearf of for a while.

70s Rock and Pop Classics

Can be mixed with modern day rock tunes to create an interesting mixed ages group rock night. Deep Purple meets Red Hot Chili Peppers or AC-DC Classics get mixed up with some of the todays rock  

For very special themes , how about a 60s 70s Soul or Pop music show Recreate the Studio 54 theme, 80s sound or New wave, it can be just as authentic as having ben there. There are many ideas for good party themes too and its evolving. you can also have that perfect program for that perfect party.. 

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