Rich Ellis

B’not Mitzvah Celebration At MJCC Portland

Published May 6, 2019 | By Rich Ellis

DJ Rich Ellis had the opportunity to not only be the DJ, but also provide sound for the service at Liana and Sylvie’s B’not Mitzvah Celebration on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Mittleman Jewish Community Center in Portland, Oregon.

Multiple microphones were needed for the two hour service, including a clip-on lapel microphone for the officiant and two boom microphones for the Torah readings.

B'not Mitzvah Celebration MJCC Portland (5-5-19)

Following the service, all guests were directed to the lobby for refreshments while the main ballroom was turned over for the reception. This allowed me time to beef up my sound system with a sub-woofer and set-up lighting for the dance floor.

After everyone returned, they formed two lines to welcome the girls to their party. I introduced them and per their request, played ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” for their entrance music.

After dancing a few songs, lunch was ready so I transitioned to some background music that included selections from Stevie Wonder, OneRepublic, Adele and more.

B'not Mitzvah Celebration MJCC Portland (5-5-19)

With the kids done eating quickly and time at a premium, I gathered the kids for some games that featured a fun version of “Who Knows Liana and Sylvie Best?” followed by a scavenger hunt.

After a toast and slideshow, I invited everyone out to dance to ‘The Hora’ and celebrate the twins on their b’not mitzvah with the traditional chair raising.

B'not Mitzvah Celebration MJCC Portland (5-5-19)

The floor was packed for nearly every song from then on and Sunday afternoon felt like a Saturday night.

Mazel Tov Liana and Sylvie and thank you Lisa and Noah for choosing PRO DJs.

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“Rich was excellent from start to finish…a great communicator and willing to take on some extra sound duties for our service, which was a huge help. He helped us troubleshoot our microphone/sound needs to ensure we had great coverage throughout the service. Because the service ran a lot longer than we had hoped, the party got cut short so we didn’t get to do as much dancing as we would’ve liked. We were in good hands with Rich and are so glad we went with PRO DJS!” –Lisa Katon (Liana & Sylvie’s B’not Mitzvah) – Portland, OR

Event Date: Sunday, May 5, 2019
Event Type: B’not Mitzvah
Event Location: Mittleman Jewish Community Center
Event Staff: Rich Ellis
Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: Excellent
Quality of Customer Service via Internet: Excellent
Quality of Customer Service at Event: Excellent
Friendliness of your Entertainer: Excellent
Promptness of your Entertainer: Excellent
Professionalism of your Entertainer: Excellent
Entertainer’s Performance: Excellent
Entertainer’s Appearance: Excellent
System Appearance: Excellent
Sound Quality: Excellent
Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
Music Selection: Excellent
Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
Lighting Effects: Excellent
Equipment Appearance: Excellent
Overall Customer Service: Excellent
Planning Assistance: Excellent
Entertainer’s Cooperation with Other Vendors: Excellent
Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
Would you recommend this service to others? Yes

Posted in Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, Events

High School Prom DJs Bring The Hits

Published May 5, 2019 | By Rich Ellis

High School Prom DJs Rod Krause and Rich Ellis performed at proms for Heritage High School (Vancouver, WA) and Stayton High School (Stayton, OR) on Saturday, April 27, 2019.

Rod had a great time helping make Prom memories for Heritage students at the Melody Event Center in Portland, Oregon.

High School Prom DJs (Heritage HS Vancouver WA) 4-27-19

Rich was the DJ for Stayton High, who were also having a great time at their Prom held at the Reed Opera House in Salem, Oregon.

High School Prom DJs (Stayton HS Stayton OR) 4-27-19

Student Feedback: “Thank you for coming! Everybody loved it! We’ve had a few years of some not so great DJ’s, so having you guys this year was amazing! We will definitely keep in contact with you in the future.” –Carlin C., Stayton High School Prom (4-27-19)

Rich Ellis was also the DJ for the Hudson’s Bay High School Prom at Montgomery Park in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 4, 2019. There were lots of highs and one big “Low” when this photo was taken 🙂

Hudson's Bay High School Prom (5-4-19)

Rod Krause had a great time DJing the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics Prom on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Water Resources Education Center in Vancouver, WA.

VSAA_Prom 5-11-19

World of Speed in Wilsonville, Oregon is a huge venue and Canby High School filled it up for their prom on Saturday, May 18, 2019.

Canby_High_School_Prom_5-18-19

Thanks for choosing PRO DJs!

Posted in Events, Prom, School Dance

Portland Bar Mitzvah at Tiffany Center

Published April 2, 2019 | By Rich Ellis

Portland Bar Mitzvah DJ Rich Ellis performed at Price’s Bar Mitzvah party on Saturday, March 30, 2018 at the Tiffany Center in Portland, Oregon. This event was held in the 4th floor Emerald Ballroom which holds about 300 people. 120 were originally expected, but with Oregon schools on Spring Break this week, the total was a little less.

I played a variety of background music selections as guests mingled and the kids enjoyed the photo booth with props and a game of Jenga that went at least 8 feet high.

Portland Bar Mitzvah at Tiffany Center (3-30-19)

After a slideshow and some games, most everyone came together on the dance floor for “The Hora” and chair raising.

Most guests appeared to have a great time dancing to hit songs old and new, including “Uptown Funk,” “September,” “Stayin’ Alive,” “I Gotta Feeling” and more.

Portland Bar Mitzvah at Tiffany Center (3-30-19)

Mazel Tov Price and thank you parents Tracy and Scott for choosing PRO DJs.

Posted in Bar Mitzvah, Events

Isaac’s High Energy MJCC Bar Mitzvah

Published March 25, 2019 | By Rich Ellis

Isaac and his friends and family had a great time at his MJCC Bar Mitzvah celebration held at The Mittleman Jewish Community Center in Southwest Portland on Saturday, March 23, 2019.

This one began with the kids in the gym for laser tag while I played background music for the adults in the main ballroom. Isaac’s dad Joe requested a mix of standards and jazz that included Frank Sintra and Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach. The kids made their way to the ballroom about an hour later for dinner where Isaac requested a background set of low energy EDM aka chill music 🙂

MJCC Bar Mitzvah (3-23-19)

After dinner was a slide show and then I led the kids in some games, including “Name That Tune” and two rowdy versions of the Scavenger Hunt.

Around 8pm I invited everyone out for “The Hora” and chair raising. A conga line formed naturally during the next song and the dance floor was packed for big hits “I Gotta Feeling,” “Twist & Shout,” “Cha Cha Slide” and more.

MJCC Bar Mitzvah (3-23-19)

The recent movie about the band Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” is really popular with the kids and that song proved to be a great choice to finish up the night.

Mazel Tov Isaac and thank you Jill and Joe for choosing PRO DJs.

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Submitted by Jill Ory (Isaac’s Bar Mitzvah)

Event Date: March 23, 2019
Event Type: Bar Mitzvah
Event Location: Mjcc
Event Staff: Rich Ellis
Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: Excellent
Quality of Customer Service via Internet: Excellent
Quality of Customer Service at Event: Excellent
Friendliness of your Entertainer: Excellent
Promptness of your Entertainer: Excellent
Professionalism of your Entertainer: Excellent
Entertainer’s Performance: Excellent
Entertainer’s Appearance: Excellent
System Appearance: Excellent
Sound Quality: Excellent
Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
Music Selection: Excellent
Incorporation of Your Requests: N/A
Lighting Effects: Good
Equipment Appearance: Excellent
Overall Customer Service: Excellent
Planning Assistance: Excellent
Entertainer’s Cooperation with Other Vendors: Excellent
Overall Performance Rating: Excellent
Would you recommend this service to others? Yes

Posted in Bar Mitzvah, Events

Letting Loose At Corporate Team Building Event

Published March 15, 2019 | By Rich Ellis

On Thursday night, March 14, 2019, I was at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Portland for a Kennewick-based company’s corporate team building event in the Queen Marie Ballroom. I setup early before guests arrived and a murder mystery dinner performance preceded the dancing, so I didn’t actually start the music until around 9pm. And this group was ready to go.

There were about 60 guests and including me, I think only three were men. Five songs played and already an impromtu train and limbo broke out 🙂 All the music was well-received, especially “Single Ladies,” “Love Shack,” and requests for “Cupid Shuffle.”

Non-stop recent hits, along with 80’s and 90’s hip hop throwbacks kept the energy going strong until we wrapped at 11:30pm.

Thank you Angie for choosing PRO DJs again. This group has a corporate team building event every year in different cities. I had the opportunity to perform for them one time before on the Oregon Coast in Manzanita back in 2014.

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