Zoe’s rocking Bat Mitzvah party took place at Congregation Beth Israel in Northwest Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 28, 2016.
 
Zoe was loaded with energy and had no fear of public speaking as she asked for my microphone to announce dinner. She also worked the room by making the rounds to reveal the table raffle winners of some her favorite books. If she ever decides to be a DJ, I told her “she’s hired” 🙂
 
Following dinner, the guest of honor’s parents toasted their daughter. I then led the kids in a rousing two rounds of the scavenger hunt before opening the dance floor to everyone with ‘The Hora’ and chair-raising.
 

 
After spinning a few older songs for the adults, the dance floor became jam packed for ‘Uptown Funk,’ ‘Party Rock Anthem’ and more.
 

 
Zoe and her friends really love pop rock songs from the last decade such as tracks from Fall Out Boy, Green Day and Panic at the Disco. I was playing the music loud for the dance floor, but the kids were singing so loud, it wasn’t loud enough. They sounded great and had a lot of fun belting out their favorites.
 
As we neared the end, they brought nearly every balloon bouquet in the room to the dance floor that made this wild night look even more festive.
 

 
Mazel Tov Zoe and thank you mom Jaime for choosing PRO DJs.
 
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:
 
“Rich did a wonderful job–so pleasant, easy to work with, nice. He was very accommodating letting my daughter have the microphone! The kids loved the scavenger hunt game. Kids were on the dance floor until the event ended. Great music choices.” -Jaime Kean (Zoe’s Bat Mitzvah)

• Event Date: Saturday, May 28, 2016
• 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

 
Portland Disc Jockey Rich Ellis had the opportunity to perform at Ella’s Bat Mitzvah Party on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at The Chart House Restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
 
The celebration took place on the lower level and filled quickly with nearly 100 guests. As they arrived, I played a mix of vocal jazz, such as Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra, as requested by the family.
 
About 40 minutes later, the kids started to get a little restless, so I switched to some contemporary hits, including ‘Cake By The Ocean’ and the new Meghan Trainor smash, ‘No’. Over the next 15 minutes, we also played several rounds of ‘Name That Tune’ and managed to get in a limbo before dinner.
 

 
Following dinner was a slide show and toast from Ella’s parents. I then invited everyone out to dance to ‘The Hora’ and celebrate the bat mitzvah girl and her family with the traditional chair raising. The ceiling was very low, especially with the even lower beams, but fortunately nobody bumped their head 🙂 Most everyone joined hands and circled the small space to create a raging Saturday night dance party from the opening number.
 


 
The floor was packed for nearly every song from start to finish and friends and family brought the energy for the big hit songs, ‘Happy,’ ‘Uptown Funk,’ ‘Watch Me (Whip Nae Nae)’ and more.
 


 
Mazel Tov Ella and thank you Fred and Sharon for choosing PRO DJs.
 
Post Event Satisfaction Survey:

• Event Date: Saturday, April 9, 2016
• Event Type: Bat Mitzvah
• Event Location: Chart House
• 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
• Sound Quality: Excellent
• Overall Volume Levels: Excellent
• Music Selection: Excellent
• Incorporation of Your Requests: Excellent
• 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

 
Mazel Tov Maia! Portland Bat Mitzvah Party DJ Rich Ellis performed at her celebration on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Holocene in Southeast Portland.
 

 
A nightclub can be a perfect place for this type of event. As guests arrived around 6pm, the feel and the energy was immediate and many people couldn’t wait, dancing during the background music 🙂
 
The kids were certainly ready to go and we got right to it with a number of games and contests, including name that tune and two wild rounds of the popular musical chairs scavenger hunt. We were loaded with prizes as well with 10 Starbucks gift cards and a bag full of giant candy bars.
 
After a slideshow, I invited everyone out to the dance floor for ‘The Hora’ and chair raising.
 

 
The high energy crowd really picked it up and had a great time dancing to hit songs from Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and more.
 

 
The kids also had a great time dancing to their favorite songs, including Justin Bieber’s latest ‘Sorry’ and Maia’s request for Fetty Wap.
 

 
Thank you dad Lee for the opportunity to perform at your daughter’s big night.
 

 

 
DJ Rich Ellis had the opportunity to perform at Ella’s Bat Mitzvah Party on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Heart of Rock Farm in Sherwood, Oregon.
 
As background music played, guests arrived to some vintage carnival games setup outside that included a bean bag toss, henna tattoo artist and clown for the little ones.
 
About 30 minutes later, the kids came inside for games with me that featured two rounds of a rockus scavenger hunt and three rounds of Coke and Pepsi, with the final round ending right as the dinner buffet opened.
 
Following dinner, Ella introduced and talked about her family and friends during the candle lighting ceremony and then ‘The Hora’ got everyone out of their chairs immediately to begin what turned out to be a raging Saturday night dance party.
 



 
The floor was packed for every song from start to finish and the 140 guests in attendance brought the energy for big hit songs, ‘Shout,’ ‘Happy,’ ‘Uptown Funk’ and more. Ella’s family also purchased about 60 pairs of soft socks that added a little more shuffle to ‘Party Rock Anthem’ during the slippery socks dance 🙂
 





 
Mazel Tov Ella and thank you Anne for choosing PRO DJs.