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How to Choose Wedding Music for You and Your Guests

How to Choose Wedding Music for You and Your Guests
  • Curtis Allen
  • 12 March 202612 March 2026
  • Music, Weddings

One of the trickiest parts of planning a reception is how to choose wedding music for you and your guests. After all, it’s your wedding. The music should reflect you. But the dancefloor also depends on the people in the room enjoying themselves. Over the years DJing weddings, I’ve found […]

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Alternative Wedding DJ in Staffordshire – Pete & Katie’s Emo & Nu-Metal Wedding

Alternative Wedding DJ in Staffordshire - Hero Image
  • Curtis Allen
  • 26 February 202626 February 2026
  • Family, Guest, Music, Weddings

If you’re searching for an alternative Wedding DJ in Staffordshire, this is exactly what that looks like in real life. Pete and Katie didn’t want a generic wedding playlist. They met at a festival. They both work in the music industry. Their brief was clear from day one: Emo. Nu-metal. […]

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Alternative Wedding DJ: What That Actually Means (And What It Doesn’t)

Curtis Allen DJ performing at an alternative wedding reception, illustrating what an alternative wedding DJ actually means
  • Curtis Allen
  • 3 February 20263 February 2026
  • Music, Weddings

If you’ve found yourself Googling “alternative wedding DJ”, there’s a good chance you already know what you don’t want — even if you’re not totally sure how to describe what you do want yet. You probably love music in a way that feels personal. Maybe it’s rock, emo, pop-punk, metal, […]

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Inside an Indie Club Set in Birmingham – From Friday Night to Indie Wedding DJ Energy

Curtis Allen - Indie Wedding DJ
  • Curtis Allen
  • 29 January 202622 February 2026
  • Bars and Clubs, Music, Setlists, Weddings

If you’re looking for an indie wedding DJ in Birmingham, one of the questions you’re probably asking yourself is: What does that actually mean? Is it just a Spotify playlist of early-2000s indie?Is it Arctic Monkeys on repeat?Is it “Mr Brightside” and nothing else? Last weekend at The Actress & […]

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Rock DJ in Birmingham: A Real Subside Bar Setlist (From Sigur Rós to Slipknot Energy)

Curtis Allen - Rock DJ In Birmingham - A Subside Setlist
  • Curtis Allen
  • 27 January 202620 February 2026
  • Bars and Clubs, Music, Weddings

It’s been a while since I shared a proper Subside Bar setlist. As a rock DJ in Birmingham, I should probably be showing you what I offer. Last Friday (23rd January 2026) was one of those nights where the room let me take a few left turns… and then rewarded […]

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The Moments that made being an Alt Wedding DJ at Emma & Rebekah’s Fazeley Studios Celebration Great!

Emma and Rebekah rocking out to Sleep Token at Fazeley Studios, Birmingham—an alt wedding DJ moment captured mid-headbang.
  • Curtis Allen
  • 2 September 20252 September 2025
  • Family, Guest, Music, Weddings

Introduction When couples search for an Alt Wedding DJ, they’re usually looking for something outside of the usual cheesy wedding playlist. That’s exactly what Emma & Rebekah wanted for their big day at Fazeley Studios in Birmingham. Their love of emo, alt-rock, and even Sleep Token shaped a soundtrack that […]

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Your Wedding DJ Consultation: What It’s For, What to Expect, & How To Get The Best Out Of It

Close-up of a DJ controller and handwritten playlist notes captured during a wedding DJ consultation, with blurred guests dancing in the background.
  • Curtis Allen
  • 29 August 202520 April 2026
  • Events, Family, Guest, Music, Weddings

When you book me for your wedding, you’re not just booking someone to press play on a Spotify playlist and this is presumably one of the reasons you’ve booked me. You want the night to be as unique, individual, and special as you are. As an alternative music DJ, I […]

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Fun Times Being a Wedding DJ in Nottingham – Pop-Punk Meets Soul at Cosy Club

The Dancing to a Wedding DJ in Nottingham
  • Curtis Allen
  • 7 April 20257 April 2025
  • Music, Weddings

If you’re after a wedding DJ in Nottingham who understands how to make a playlist feel like you, who can juggle Slipknot, ABBA, Paramore, and Big Shaq in one night, well… this is a night you’ll appreciate. This February, I had the absolute pleasure of DJing for Luke & Lauren’s […]

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Raining Men and Reigning Men: A Night to Remember at The Actress & Bishop

Another busy dancefloor at the Actress and Bishop, courtesy of Curtis Allen Alternative DJ
  • Curtis Allen
  • 19 March 202519 March 2025
  • Bars and Clubs, Music

What. A. Night. 🎶🔥 Friday at The Actress & Bishop was one for the books—a packed venue, a buzzing dancefloor from start to finish, and some absolute belters in the setlist, including a few tunes that don’t often make an appearance but hit perfectly on the night. Unforgettable Highlights from […]

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A Perfect Blend of Whimsy, Edge, and Celebration: Unforgettable Pop-Punk and Emo Wedding DJ Experience at Chris & Kim’s

A beautifully lit gothic wedding venue, Highfield House, set for an alternative and pop-punk-inspired wedding.
  • Curtis Allen
  • 12 March 20257 March 2025
  • Extras, Music, Weddings

If you’ve ever dreamed of a pop-punk and emo wedding filled with personality, high-energy tunes, and unforgettable moments, Chris and Kim’s big day at Highfield House was the perfect example of how to do it right. This was hands down one of my favourite weddings ever—from the killer aesthetic to […]

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Recent Posts

  • 🎧 Birthday DJ in the West Midlands – Rock & Metal Party Case Study (Lichfield)
  • Alternative Wedding DJ in Shrewsbury: A Wedding That Went from Shania Twain to System of a Down (and Somehow Worked)
  • How to Choose Wedding Music for You and Your Guests
  • Alternative Wedding DJ in Staffordshire – Pete & Katie’s Emo & Nu-Metal Wedding
  • Why You Should Book Your Wedding DJ Early (Even If the Music Feels Like a “Later” Decision)

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