🎯 The Brief If you’re looking for a birthday DJ in the West Midlands and wondering how to keep a mixed crowd happy, this is a perfect real-world example. One of the most common things I hear when people are planning a party is: “We love rock and metal… but […]
Some weddings feel good. Some weddings go off. And then there are the ones where, at one point in the night, the bride sprints onto the dancefloor mid-song like she’s been waiting all day for this exact moment. This was one of those. The Brief: Personal, Alternative, and Definitely Not […]
🛠️ A Season Finale Like No Other After 28 weddings this year, my final wedding job of the 2025 season turned out to be one of the most memorable. Eva & Doogal’s wedding at Grangefields Barn, just outside Ashbourne, was a wildly personal, musically rich, and beautifully untraditional celebration — […]
There’s something especially satisfying about a wedding where the brief is “absolutely no ABBA — but also, don’t be afraid to drop the Macarena if the moment calls for it.” That’s pretty much what Xenia and Gareth gave me when they got in touch, looking for an alternative wedding DJ […]
There’s something deeply satisfying about a good ska punk wedding. It’s loud. It’s joyful. It’s slightly chaotic in the best way. Ali and Jonny’s wedding celebration at Lykke in Sheffield wasn’t just a party—it was a livewire tribute to everything they love: friends, dancing, noise, and a killer playlist that […]
Friday was one of those long, layered days—the kind that wraps work, grief, music, and friendship into one emotional journey. I was up at 6:30am, loading up for a day with Wonderdome, delivering our portable planetarium show to a school in Kidderminster all day. Watching kids get wide-eyed at the […]
A Night at The Victoria – Scott’s 40th Birthday Bash Last weekend, I had the pleasure of DJing Scott’s 40th birthday at The Victoria Birmingham, and what a night it was! Scott had requested an mix of popular 00s/10s metal, punk, indie, and alternative rock floor-fillers, alongside classic rock favourites […]
🔥 Birmingham’s Ultimate Alternative Club Night with DJ Curtis Allen 🎧 If you’re looking for the best Birmingham rock and metal DJ, Subside Bar is where you need to be! Last night, Wednesday, 5th February 2025, I had the absolute pleasure of returning to Birmingham’s go-to alternative bar, bringing a […]
Just posting my setlist from last Wednesday at Subside. I was most happy to play some Vulkan, Bilmuri, The Virginmarys, Cassyette, Hot Mulligan, We Came As Romans, and even some DresdenDolls ! And some FallOutBoy, AFI, and Deftones tracks that don’t get an airing all that often. Setlist after the […]
Last night, I had the pleasure of being the alternative wedding DJ in Stafford for Anthony Chadwick and Emma Smallman’s wedding at Standon Hall. The night was a celebration of the couple’s love for rock, metal, pop-punk, and emo music, making it a truly unique and unforgettable event. Anthony and […]