Good friends and family gathered at the Village Ballroom in Northeast Portland along with a birthday party DJ spinning the tunes on Saturday, November 10, 2012 to celebrate Jeff’s 60th.
 
For this milestone, he wanted a simple party with good food and music and that included plenty of his favorites from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
 
Guests danced to a little bit of everything from oldies (Elvis, Supremes) and disco (ABBA, Bee Gees) to 80’s hits (Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson).
 
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“Rich could not have done a better job for our event. Truly outstanding in every way and we will highly recommend him to others without hesitation!”  -Jeffery Thomas

• Event Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012
• Event Type: Birthday Party
• Event Location: Village Ballroom – Portland, Oregon
• 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

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DJ Rhett performed at Donna’s 50th Birthday Party on Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Caufield House in Oregon City. Her husband Mike planned everything and wanted the focus of the event to be dancing intermixed with people giving birthday wishes and blessings to Donna. He also surprised his wife by playing guitar and singing a song for her, ‘Somewhere in Time’. Mike had noted they danced to that song on their honeymoon in Ashland in 1996.
 
Donna loved any dance song from the 70’s and 80’s, including Chicago, Journey and Pat Benatar, plus a special request for ‘Easy Lover’ by Phil Collins and Phillip Bailey. Mike also let us know she likes some of the new dance songs heard on the radio today.
 
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“It was awesome.”-Mike Barrett

• Event Date: Friday, October 19, 2012
• Event Type: Birthday Party
• Event Location: Caufield House/Oregon City, OR
• Event Staff: Rhett
• 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

 
An important part about being a good DJ is not necessarily playing what you want to hear, but about what the crowd wants to hear. At Kanth’s 50th birthday party, I lucked out and we got both. As guests continued to arrive to Lola’s Room at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom in Downtown Portland on November 21, 2011, we played some medium tempo music from from all eras and genres. It wasn’t too long before I realized that I was DJing for a pretty hip, dance-loving crowd. I could see and feel the guests reacting positively to Motown, Retro and some of the current hits by today’s hot music artists.
 
After a quick buffet dinner and brief toasts by family and friends, we sped the music up a bit. I continued to switch the music up now and then for the range of guests. Since Kanth and several of his family members have origins from India, we played some requested Bollywood music that got guests from all backgrounds on the dance floor as well. However, around halfway into the party, the group that controlled the dance floor wanted to hear music from artist like Black Eyed Peas, Foster the People, Rihanna, Flo Rida and other current, hot music. It was a great night. I almost forgot it was a Monday.
 
You couldn’t tell Kanth turned 50 years of age. I guess music and fun really keeps you young. Happy Birthday Kanth!! -Rhett
 
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• Event Date: Monday, November 21, 2011
• Event Type: Birthday Party
• Event Location: McMenamins Crystal Ballroom (Lola’s Room)/Portland, OR
• Event Staff: Rhett
• 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

 
It was an fun setting for Debbie’s Birthday Party held at Oregon Food Bank West in Beaverton Saturday night.
 
About 100 good friends and family showed up to celebrate this milestone with the birthday girl and her husband. With plenty of drinks and appetizers to start, guests engaged in conversation to a background music set that included Cher, Michael Jackson, Motown favorites and more.
 
Shortly before opening the dance floor, Debbie let me know she was really enjoying the music and said she wanted to do this every weekend 🙂 She enjoyed visiting with her friends and family, but was also excited to do a little dancing.
 
Debbie is a big fan of Cher and at her request, I got the party started with one of her favorite Cher songs, ‘Believe’. Everyone danced the night away to a variety of hit songs that featured a mix of Oldies, Tina Turner, and of course, more Cher.
 
Happy Birthday Debbie and thank you for inviting me back to play for your friends and family. I had a blast! -Steve
 
“Steve was fabulous!!! He appealed to the adults as well as the teens. He is delightful to work with and he made the party a hit!! Thank you Steve!!!” -Debbie Davis
 
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• Event Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011
• Event Type: Birthday Party
• Event Location: Oregon Food Bank West
• 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: 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

 
It was an intimate setting for Michael’s 40th Birthday Party held at Oba Restaurant in the Pearl District Friday night.
 
About 30 good friends greeted the birthday boy with ‘Surprise!’ as he walked in to a personal favorite song – Ice MC ‘Think About The Way’ from the Trainspotting movie soundtrack.   Conversation followed with plenty of drinks and appetizers set to a soundtrack of current alternative hits from Coldplay, U2, Kings of Leon and others, plus a little 80’s New Wave from Depeche Mode, New Order and more.
 
At one point, Michael let me know he was really enjoying the mix of music as he visited with his friends, but he was also excited to do a little dancing and he gathered everyone on the dance floor with a table full of clear drinks that could have been water, could have been something else in what could be described as a form of Russian Roulette. At his request, I then launched into another of his favorite songs from Trainspotting – ‘Born Slippy’ from Underworld. Most guests were not familiar with this one, but they wanted to celebrate with the guest of honor and we got off to a good start.
 
Guests danced the night away to a mix of current Top 40, including Usher and the Black Eyed Peas and 80’s and 90’s hits. The night ended with Michael and his wife, Leah dancing to Sting’s ‘Fields of Gold’… the song they chose for the First Dance at their wedding many years ago.
 
Happy Birthday Michael and thank you Leah for the opportunity. -Rich
 
“Thank you – you made our event a success. You did a great job incorporating what I wanted as well as adding your professional expertise to encourage everyone to have some fun. I would highly recommend your services. thank you” -Leah Wannell
 
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• Event Date: Friday, April 29, 2011
• Event Type: Birthday Party
• Event Location: Oba 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
• 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