Rich Ellis
Portland Corporate Holiday Karaoke Party
Happy Holidays from PRO DJs.
The first two weeks of December have featured a blitz of corporate holiday karaoke party events.
December 4, 2018
Renewable Packaging Material Company
EastBurn Public House – Portland, OR
December 7, 2018
Electronics Manufacturing Company – Gresham, OR
December 9, 2018
Home Depot (SE Portland)
El Palmar Mexican Restaurant – Portland, OR
Karaoke is very popular, especially for corporate holiday karaoke party events and PRO DJs can set you up with all you need to get your guests behind a microphone.
Your group can laugh, have fun, and display their singing talents! Our Karaoke package includes over 6,000 karaoke titles, microphones, lyrics monitor, and song books.
Sing your heart out and take comfort in knowing that real judges from your favorite TV shows won’t be there to give you a hard time 🙂
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Everything was wonderful, there is nothing I can think of that could have been done better. Rich was a great DJ/KJ, and I would highly recommend Pro DJs for any event.”
-Shelly Garteiz, BillerudKorsnäs – Portland, OR
- Event Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2018
- Event Type: Company Party (Karaoke)
- Event Location: EastBurn Public House
- 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: N/A
- Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
- Music Selection: Excellent
- Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
- Lighting Effects: N/A
- 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
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
- Event Date: Friday, December 7, 2018
- Event Type: Company Party (Karaoke)
- Event Location: Gresham, OR
- 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
- Music Selection: Excellent
- Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
- Lighting Effects: N/A
- 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
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich did an Excellent job! Everyone had a great time!”
-Carly Gray, The Home Depot – Portland, OR
- Event Date: Sunday, December 9, 2018
- Event Type: Holiday Party (Karaoke)
- Event Location: El Palmar Mexican Restaurant
- 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
- 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
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rich did a fantastic job at the event!”
-Kim Prosser, Precision Door Service – Portland, OR
- Event Date: Tuesday, December 11, 2018
- Event Type: Holiday Party (Karaoke)
- Event Location: Stockpot
- Event Staff: Rich Ellis
- Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: Excellent
- Quality of Customer Service via Internet: Good
- 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
- 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
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“Rocked the event!!!!! Dj was perfect!!!!! I’m going to hire again!”
-Tracy Burback – Munoz, Private Karaoke Christmas Party – Battle Ground, WA
- Event Date: Saturday, December 15, 2018
- Event Type: Christmas Party (Karaoke)
- Event Location: Battle Ground 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
- 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
Karaoke Wedding McMenamins Edgefield
Jenn and Zach’s karaoke wedding was held Saturday, November 17, 2018 at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon. Both ceremony and reception were in Blackberry Hall.
When I arrived for setup, the normal spot for the DJ near the dance floor had two skirted tables that appeared to be dinner seating for guests. Fortunately, one was my table, but the other was for the photographer. With a full karaoke setup, I was concerned about having enough space for everything, but the venue staff was able to move the photographer table, and even though placement of the speakers was still a challenge, I think I made it work.
Jenn and Zach noted this would be a brunch wedding so they would have guests begin arriving at 11:30am with the ceremony scheduled to begin at 12:30pm. Background music during this time was a mix of requests the newlyweds solicited from everyone ahead of time, and as expected, featured a wide variety of artists from Frank Sinatra and Beyonce to Brad Paisley and Night Ranger. The father of the groom was the officiant.
Karaoke Wedding Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: Ramin Djawadi – Fake Plastic Trees (Westworld)
- Bride Entrance: Canon In D
- Bride & Groom Exit: Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
After the ceremony, there was no room turnover so guests could remain at their tables or walk around. Zach and Jenn posed for additional photos outside before returning for their grand entrance, first dance, and dances with their parents before the buffet was opened for brunch.
Karaoke Wedding Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Sugar Ray – Fly
- First Dance: Chris Stapleton – Tennessee Whiskey
- Bride and Father Dance: The Hound + The Fox – Baby Mine
- Groom and Mother Dance: Lee Ann Womack – I Hope You Dance
- Cake Cutting: Billy Joel – The Longest Time
Jenn and Zach are very artistic and that was evident in the wedding favors they had made for every guest and vendor… a wooden book with each name engaved and filled with items such as a personal dinner name plate, colored pencils with a custom Jenn and Zach coloring book and a red stocking cap that everyone wore for the group photo taken near the end of brunch.
The karaoke was a big hit, so much so, there was not really any time for dancing. Guests signed up to sing everything from “Man In The Mirror” and “Fat Bottomed Girls” to “Wannabe” and “Uptown Funk”. We finished the afternoon with the newlyweds and wedding party leading everyone in Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’.”
Congratulations Jenn and Zach and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
Abby’s Bat Mitzvah Party Beth Israel Portland
Abby’s rockin’ Bat Mitzvah party took place at Congregation Beth Israel in Northwest Portland, Oregon on Saturday, November 10, 2018.
Guests arrived from the ceremony and Havdala held across the street around 6:20pm. I played a variety of background music selections during cocktails and the sit-down dinner from artists such as, Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons and Abby’s favorites, Bruno Mars and Pink.
During dinner, I got the games started for the kids by giving each of them a gold coin and letting them know the first three kids that bring me 10 coins will get a Starbucks gift card. With 50 kids attending, there was a lot of convincing going on and we got our three winners. I then led the kids in a rousing two rounds of the scavenger hunt and Coke & Pepsi before opening the dance floor to everyone with ‘The Hora’ and chair-raising.
After rolling a few older songs that seemed to be especially appreciated byr the adults, the dance floor became jam packed for “Uptown Funk,” “I Gotta Feeling,” Abby’s request for “Shake It Off” and more.
The Bat Mitzvah girl let me know she had a great time. Mazel Tov Abby and thank you mom Barbra for again choosing PRO DJs. I performed at sister Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah in 2014.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
“2nd time we used Rich and will book him in 4 years for our 3rd family Bar Mitzvah.”
-Barbra (Abby’s Bat Mitzvah)
- Event Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018
- Event Type: Bat Mitzvah
- Event Location: Congregation Beth Israel
- 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: N/A
- 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
October Wedding Camas Meadows Golf Club
Nearly 80 guests attended Elyse and Kelby’s wedding Camas Meadows Golf Club on Saturday, October 13, 2018.
The weather was absolutely perfect for this time of year… sunshine and around 70 degrees for the ceremony that began at 3pm in the gazebo on the golf course. With my main sound system set-up for the reception, I used a second mixer and cordless lapel microphone to provide music and sound for the wedding.
Wedding Camas Meadows Golf Club Ceremony Highlights:
- Wedding Party Entrance: Kenny Chesney – Me & You
- Bride Entrance: Christina Perri – A Thousand Years
- Sand Ceremony: George Strait – Cross My Heart
- Bride/Groom Exit: Hunter Hayes – Wanted
Following the ceremony, guests walked up the hill to the tent near the parking lot for the reception. For background music, I played a variety of songs, that featured mostly country artists, such as Tim McGraw, Lady Antebelum and Zac Brown Band, as requested by the newlyweds. Immediate family, the wedding party and bride and groom stayed in the gazebo area for photos.
Wedding Camas Meadows Golf Club Reception Highlights:
- Grand Entrance: Stevie Wonder – Signed Sealed Delivered…
- Cake Cutting: Lonestar – Amazed
- First Dance: Temptations – My Girl
- Bride and Father Dance: Tim McGraw – My Little Girl
- Groom and Mother Dance: The Band Perry – Mother Like Mine
- Wedding Anniversary Dance: Alan Jackson – Remember When
- Bouquet Toss: Big & Rich – Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
- Garter Toss: Maroon 5 – Sugar
- Last Dance: Blake Shelton – God Gave Me You
Between the cake cutting and first dance, Elyse and Kelby played the shoe game. The wedding anniversary dance opened the dance floor to everyone and featured multiple couples married over 40 years. It was still early when the dancing began, so there was some ebb and flow the first 30 minutes or so, but then the bride and groom joined in and the party was under way.
A good mix of favorites from the past like “Brown Eyed Girl” and “In The Mood” along with recent hit songs “Uptown Funk” and “Happy,” plus a request for “Cupid Shuffle” kept things moving.
Congratulations Elyse and Kelby, who were referred to us by Jamie at Camas Meadows. Best wishes and thank you for choosing PRO DJs.
B’nai Mitzvah At Broder Söder Portland Oregon
Rich Ellis had the honor of being the DJ at Max and Zadie’s B’nai Mitzvah celebration held at Broder Söder Scandinavian Restaurant in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, October 6, 2018.
As guests arrived at 5:30pm, I played background music that featured a variety of artists, from Adele and Imagine Dragons to Marvin Gaye and mom Annie’s request for some Grateful Dead.
During cocktails and dinner, a slideshow ran continously and shortly before dinner was a presentation from Zadie that included Havdalah.
Around 8pm, the dance floor opened with “The Hora” and dual chair raising. Most everyone joined in, lifting and celebrating the kids and their family.
Guests had a great time enjoying and dancing to classic and recent hit songs, such as “Stayin’ Alive”, “Uptown Funk”, “September”, “I Gotta Feeling” and more. I also rolled an EDM set for Max and Zadie’s favorite “Uptown Girl” from Billy Joel.
Mazel Tov Zadie and Max and thank you Annie and Paul for choosing PRO DJs, who attended and were referred to us by Yael’s Bat Mitzvah in March.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
- Event Date: Saturday, October 6, 2018
- Event Type: Bar & Bat Mitzvah
- Event Location: Broder Söder, Portland, OR
- 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: Fair
- 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
PRO DJs’ Steve Marker was also in action on Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Elizabeth’s Bat Mitzvah held at the Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center.
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
- Event Date: Saturday, October 6, 2018
- Event Type: Bat Mitzvah
- Event Location: Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center, Portland, OR
- Event Staff: Steve Marker
- 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: Fair
- 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
