Event DJ Bochum · Events since 2004
Your event DJ for the university and congress city of Bochum.
As an event DJ I take care of the music at your corporate party in Bochum, from the standing reception to the final track; my name is Michael Zimmermann. In over 25 years and more than 1450 events I have learned which tracks bring together a workforce spanning several generations. My clients have included corporations such as Microsoft and BMW. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, event DJ for corporate parties, available to book in Bochum and the surrounding area.
“We couldn't have wished for a better DJ.”
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You get exactly one attempt. I had 1,450 to practise.
The dance floor was full all night and the atmosphere great.
LA-Regio Kliniken
Corporate event · verified Google review
Corporate parties in Bochum
Congress hall, museum auditorium or concert foyer: in a city between science, mining history and music the venues differ, so I first ask about the programme and the location. Six addresses, from the RuhrCongress to the Freilichtbühne (open-air stage), show how different your company evening can look: as a congress gala, as a dinner beneath a winding tower, or as a summer party in a beer garden.
For your party in Bochum, a congress hall, an industrial hall, a museum auditorium, a concert foyer or a stadium room are all possible. How much sound pressure a room needs follows from its area and the number of guests, so those are the first things I ask you.
A museum demands different considerations than a congress centre: there I first clarify routes and set-up areas, here the amount of equipment. We write down the order of your programme items in the briefing; I handle set-up and take-down myself.
The Große Saal measures 3,000 square metres and the Congress Saal 720, plus meeting rooms and foyers. The Bochumer Veranstaltungs-GmbH operates the venue, which lies next to the Ruhrstadion and the Starlight Express Theater. With dimensions like these, we talk early about sound reinforcement and the venue's technical partners.
The operator's website lists Halle 1, 3 and 4, the Turbinenhalle, the Dampfgebläsehaus, the Pumpenhaus, foyers and the Nordwiese as spaces. The hall dates from 1902 and was for a long time a blower house of the Bochumer Verein. In a complex with so many areas, I work out with you in which room the music should play.
According to the hire handout, the auditorium, at 250 square metres, holds up to 300 people and is suitable for conferences, corporate parties, receptions and banquets. For catering, the venue works with the museum restaurant KUMPELS. Beneath the 71.4-metre-high winding tower, we discuss how equipment and schedule fit into the museum.
The Großer Saal offers 962 seats, the Kleiner Saal around 300, and the former St.-Marien-Kirche serves as the foyer. According to Wikipedia, dance evenings are also held there. Whether rooms are available for your event is up to the venue; after that we match equipment and acoustics to the room.
The stadium of VfL Bochum has rooms in the Stadioncenter for hosting around 1250 VIPs. Whether and when these can be booked for your corporate party is something the stadium's management can tell you. In an arena I ask early how the equipment gets into the room and who looks after the sound.
The stage in the Stadtgarten has existed since 1936 and has an adjoining beer garden. The room overview of the Bochumer Veranstaltungs-GmbH lists the amphitheatre and beer garden for events. For a summer party under the open sky, we plan weather protection for the equipment from the start.
Rooms, occasions and size details come from Wikipedia and the operators named (as of October 2026). Please discuss available dates directly with the venue concerned.
Who I am
When is there a welcome, when are there speeches, when is there dancing? The schedule of your evening in Bochum determines how I build the music. I learned my craft in the nightclub, and today there are over 1450 events behind me, private and corporate. In the initial conversation we agree with you where speeches fit in.
I cut my transitions myself, so no item of the programme breaks off. I bring the system and wireless microphones, and setup and soundcheck are included. If the venue has its own technicians, I coordinate with them directly so that nothing is left open on the day.
How it works
A short message is enough, and you receive my reply within 24 hours. After that we clarify the briefing, schedule and setup and fix the transitions.
Request a dateMy services
For your corporate party in Bochum I put together music that suits your company and still gets every generation of your workforce onto the dance floor.
01At corporate parties of up to about 500 guests, I tailor the music to your company without leaving the floor empty. I see in the room who joins in at which track and steer the mix accordingly, instead of working through a list. I have been mediating between company culture and party mood for years, including at large corporations. I leave some breathing space between the meal and the party, so that a long speech does not smother the momentum. My standard system serves up to 150 guests; for larger events I bring in reliable technical partners.
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02Safeguard If I fall ill, an equivalent colleague from my network takes over, and the agreed terms remain in place.
Other occasionsWedding in Bochum →Birthday & party in Bochum →
Voices from real events
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Your service package
When several generations of your workforce celebrate together, I put soul next to current chart hits. Once you have booked me, I plan the music in individual steps through to the final track.
Which track comes next is decided live by the mood in the room; I stay in the background and pick up the microphone only for speeches and programme items.
On request
Wireless LED uplights in your preferred colour transform any room.
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On request
Instant prints, digital gallery, props. Runs fully automatically.
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Recommendation
Live photo gallery for your phone – guests share pictures via QR code, no app needed.
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Included are lighting equipment, two wireless microphones, a controller from Pioneer or Denon and a PA from RCF or Electro-Voice.
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Full song catalogue, wireless microphones, on-screen lyrics. Ideal for team building.
Learn more →You receive my reply within 24 hours, and I guide the planning personally, with no waiting queue.
Your music wish list comes first; I coordinate with the venue and service providers myself, and I remove tracks that do not suit your occasion when you tell me.
Open Format
From seventies soul to current charts, we agree your programme beforehand, and I blend the styles into one whole.
My setup takes around 40 minutes and needs about 2.5 by 1.5 metres, and after the last track I take everything away again. About 2.5 m of width and 1.5 m of depth are enough, and under normal conditions (car close to the setup spot, no stairs or lifts) setup takes around 40 minutes.
Premium
I take a gala or a company anniversary just as seriously as any other celebration, from the first guest to the farewell.
If you wish, I include live music, a photo station or uplights in the same coordination.
Request a date →The karaoke system comes with a large German and international song catalogue, two wireless microphones and an on-screen display, as a highlight of the DJ evening or as a standalone team-building evening.
Request a dateGood questions
These are the questions organisers ask me most often, and if yours is missing, simply pick up the phone.
+49 176 700 580 27For the reception I set the level low and position the speakers so that conversations at the standing tables remain possible. I only raise it for the dancing, and we agree the moment with you in advance.
To start, I pick tracks from across all departments and open up the style bit by bit. We ask what your people would like well before the event.
While the talk is on, I simply listen. We agree in advance which cue starts the transition, and my first track then opens up the room.
Ideally there are four to eight weeks between enquiry and event, somewhat more for large events or in the peak season. I will let you know by the following day at the latest whether your preferred day is still open.
My standard system handles celebrations of up to 150 guests; larger groups I manage together with technical partners. Tell me the room and the number of guests, and you will get a suitable solution.
I agree with the venue where speakers may stand and which routes I may use so that the exhibits stay protected. I clarify that directly with those responsible before the date, and you receive a short confirmation.
Listen & Watch
What sets me apart
For vocals, violin, saxophone or percussion at your event, I put together musicians from my network. We decide beforehand when in the evening a performance works best.
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Main-time peak · gala champagne reception
At the reception in the foyer, a saxophone sounds relaxed and elegant, especially as the evening moves later into the night.
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Summer party peak · energy on the dance floor
In a large hall, percussion gives the mix punch without a full band and all its equipment having to turn up.
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Live-band feeling · party time & special moments
If you want to combine a professional conference with a party mood, bring in a voice that sings hits live and gets the whole team singing along.
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Galas & awards · music from the first note
A violin makes a gala reception feel festive straight away, from the greeting of the very first guests.
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An evening without a break.
If you want live music already at the reception or dinner, I'll arrange a well-rehearsed band of two to four musicians for you. After that I keep playing without a break, and because the planning is in my hands, I remain your single point of contact.
Duo to quartet · Available on request
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Setlists
Real lists from real parties – track by track, just as they actually played.
Real set list
An excerpt from a real evening, from the opening to the wind-down. The time jumps in between are intentional; you will find the complete setlist on the detail page.
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Service area
I also play your corporate events in Herne, Witten and Gelsenkirchen; you will find more places I work at the bottom of the page.
For your corporate event in Bochum, you tell me the occasion, date and expected number of guests, followed by a video call about music, schedule and room. We fix beforehand in the briefing which programme items your evening includes and in what order they come. On the day of the event, my equipment is set up after about 40 minutes, and I listen to the empty room. My standard system covers up to 150 guests; for more guests I bring in technical partners.
Map section around Bochum with Dortmund, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Bottrop, Witten, Gladbeck, Castrop-Rauxel, Herten, Hattingen, Sprockhövel, Herdecke. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Transparency
A programme made up exclusively of party-anthem and Schlager hits doesn't suit me. Guests at any company party like a few sing-along classics, but building the whole evening on them isn't my style. I'm also the wrong contact for techno sets with no connection to your guests, for wish lists that run rigidly from top to bottom, or for multi-stage festivals. Colleagues who love exactly that take such jobs.
My craft is live mixing for guests who want an evening with a feel for the moment: clean transitions, the right track at the right time, instead of just pressing play. That's why I'd rather tell you beforehand what I don't do than have you disappointed on the night.
If that doesn't fit your event, I'm not the right person, and that's perfectly fine. If it does fit, we'll discuss the details.
Contact
Get in touch, and your party becomes an evening your team is still talking about the next morning. As a rule, allow four to eight weeks of lead time; if you have a large event or peak season ahead, get in touch earlier.
How would you like to enquire?
Both are non-binding – you can add more at any time.
From the blog
Honest answers about corporate events, planning and music – from over 1,450 events I have accompanied.
