Portland Bar Mitzvah DJ Rich Ellis performed at David’ Bar Mitzvah held in the Mayfair Ballroom at the Benson Hotel in Downtown Portland, Oregon on Saturday, February 11, 2017.
 
There was a lot of energy in the room from the beginning and the kids had fun with the ice breaker gold coin table game I played with them during dinner. More games followed: including ‘Name That Tune’ and David’s request for ‘Coke & Pepsi.’ The photo booth adjacent to the dance floor was also a big hit.
 
After they had a chance to eat, the adults joined in for ‘The Hora’ and chair raising.
 

 
Many guests stuck around for a solid two hours of dancing to everything from ‘I Gotta Feeling’ and ‘Uptown Funk’ to recent popular songs, ’24K Magic’ and ‘Side to Side’.
 


 
Mazel Tov David and thank you mom Lauren for choosing PRO DJs.
 
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
 
“Rich was great! Both the kids and adults had a lot of fun.”
-Lauren Stillman-Smith (David’s Bar Mitzvah)

• Event Date: Saturday, February 11, 2017
• Event Type: Bar Mitzvah
• Event Location: Benson Hotel, 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: 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

 
With all the snow shutting down the city much of the week, there was concern about travel leading up to Daniel’s Bar Mitzvah Party, but most everyone made it safely to the Mittleman Jewish Community Center on Saturday, January 14, 2016.
 

 
As guests arrived, I played a variety of background music hits from artists such as OneRepublic, Twenty One Pilots and Maccabeats. The buffet opened a short time later and it didn’t take long before the kids were ready to get active with the many games planned.
 
Daniel is a big baseball fan (he wore a white yamaka with the red baseball stitch lines), so this was a great opportunity to play ‘pass the ball’… in this case, it was baseball vs. Daniel’s second favorite sport, basketball. Several rounds of the scavenger hunt followed and then the adults joined in as we launched into ‘The Hora’ and chair raising.
 

 
The dance floor was busy for a solid hour before the adults began to tucker out a little. The kids then returned for the limbo and more games. Daniel wasn’t much into dancing and requested mostly classic rock artists such as AC/DC and Guns N’ Roses, so the final hour was dedicated to his favorites.
 


 
Mazel Tov Daniel and thank you Eric and Robin for choosing PRO DJs.
 
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
 
“Hi Rich! I just wanted to thank you so, so much for driving through the snow to do our bar mitzvah. You were amazing. All the kids and adults told me how great you were and how much fun they had. My daughter’s bat mitzvah is in 3 years and I will definitely be contacting you again! Thank you again so much!” -Robin Kornblit (Daniel’s Bar Mitzvah)

• Event Date: Saturday, January 14, 2017
• Event Type: Bar Mitzvah
• Event Location: Mittleman Jewish Community Center, 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: 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

 
Portland Bar Mitzvah DJ Rich Ellis performed at Ike’s Bar Mitzvah party on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Providence Park KeyBank Club in Portland, Oregon. If you ever wanted to see the stadium where the Portland Timbers plays their home games with the lights off… well, here you go 🙂
 


 
About 125 guests came together to celebrate Ike’s big night and the ushering in of a new year. As they arrived, I played a variety of upbeat background music before entertaining the kids with a variety of games, including ‘name that tune’, a scavenger hunt and Coke & Pepsi.
 
Since this event was being held at the Timbers stadium, I thought soccer may be Ike’s favorite sport. He told me it’s actually his second favorite… baseball is what he likes best, so with two teams competiting, we also played a great game of pass the ball… baseball vs. soccer.
 
With many guests visiting from back East and quite a few little ones that probably wouldn’t make it to the Portland new year, Ike’s mom wanted an East Coast countdown at 9pm (Pacific Time). After an upbeat ‘Auld Lang Syne’, the energy level jumped dramatically with everyone coming out for ‘The Hora’ and chair raising of Ike and his family.
 



 
A variety of fun hit music followed, everything from ‘Happy’ and ‘Uptown Funk’ to ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Single Ladies’, it was a good time on the dance floor.
 
With the threat of snow that night and many 6am flights back to the east coast scheduled for the next day, the Portland new year turned out to be a little ambitious and Ike’s family decided to have that countdown take place at 11pm instead 🙂
 
Mazel Tov Ike and thank you parents Linda and Michael for choosing PRO DJs. Happy New Year!
 

 

 
Portland Bar Mitzvah DJ Rich Ellis performed at Elias’ Bar Mitzvah held at his family home on Sauvie Island on Saturday, August 29, 2015.
 
The wind and threat of rain made things interesting, but the tent held up well and everyone had a great time dancing and playing games.
 
Thank you to David Kinder from Kinderpics Photography for providing some photos.
 







 
Mazel Tov Elias and thank you Daniel for choosing PRO DJs.
 
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
 
“Thank you for coordinating with Sue Cool and making sure the sound throughout the event was excellent. Your help and positive quality was invaluable. A sincere thanks!” -Daniel Raider

• Event Date: Saturday, August 29, 2015
• Event Type: Bar Mitzvah
• Event Location: Sauvie Island
• 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: Good
• 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