Event DJ Dortmund · Events since 2004
Your event DJ for Dortmund, the city of technology and trade fairs.
As an event DJ I provide the music for your company party in Dortmund, from the standing reception to the last track; my name is Michael Zimmermann. After more than 25 years and over 1,450 events I quickly see which music carries a workforce spanning several generations. Corporations such as Amazon and Audi have been among my clients. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, event DJ for company parties, bookable in Dortmund and the surrounding area.
“We couldn't have wished for a better DJ.”
– Ben Kampen · Google reviewReferences
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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 Dortmund
Exhibition hall, colliery hall or stadium room: in a city between trade fair, industrial heritage and technology park, the venues differ greatly, so I first ask about the programme and the room. Six addresses, from the Westfalenhallen to the Kokerei, show how different your company evening can look: as a trade fair gala, as a party in a factory hall or as an evening in the stadium.
For your event in Dortmund, options include a hall at the Westfalenhallen, a room in the stadium, a tower above the city centre or a former colliery. How much sound pressure the room demands follows from its size and the number of guests; I ask you for both first of all.
I approach a colliery hall differently from a trade fair hall: in one I clarify where guests arrive and dance, in the other how much equipment fits in. Which programme items follow when, we set in the briefing, and I handle the entire set-up and dismantling myself.
Nine exhibition halls offer around 63,000 square metres, the listed arena holds around 15,400 seats, and the congress centre has around 30 rooms and halls. At dimensions like these we talk early about sound reinforcement and possible technical partners.
The stadium with 81,365 seats belongs to Borussia Dortmund, which presents its rooms on its own events page, including Alter Markt, Foyer West and Weiße Wiese. Which room suits your date is for the club to clarify, and we discuss the technology afterwards.
The 70-metre-high former fermentation building of the Union Brewery is now a cultural centre with seven floors. The operator's website lists anniversaries and congresses among the occasions, alongside weddings. In a tower, I ask early on how equipment gets up there.
The Musterzeche, built between 1898 and 1904, rents out rooms for events and conferences, and its machine hall has been a listed building since 1969. In a listed building we clarify with the venue where speakers may stand and how the equipment gets in.
The coking plant of 1927/28, shut down since 1992, belongs to the Stiftung Industriedenkmalpflege and is the main site of the 2027 International Garden Exhibition. At a site like this we agree on loudspeakers, access and routes together.
The brewhouse from 1912 is a listed monument and is listed by the city with room for around 100 people. For a smaller group, such as a department anniversary, it is a venue whose sequence of rooms we discuss in the briefing.
Rooms, occasions and size figures come from Wikipedia and the operators named there (as of October 2026). Please discuss available dates directly with the respective venue.
Who I am
Welcome, speeches, dance floor: the running order of your evening in Dortmund determines how I build the music. I learned my craft in a nightclub, and from it more than 1,450 events have grown, private as well as corporate. In the preliminary talk we clarify with you when speeches are scheduled and when the party starts.
I cut my transitions myself, so no item on the programme ends abruptly. I bring the sound system and wireless microphones, and set-up and sound check are included. If the venue has its own technical staff, I coordinate directly with them so that nobody has to search for anything on the day of the event.
How it works
One short message is enough, and I will reply within 24 hours. Then we clarify the briefing, schedule and setup, and agree on the transitions.
Request a dateMy services
For your corporate celebration in Dortmund, I put together music that suits your company and still gets every generation of your workforce onto the dance floor.
01At company parties with up to around 500 guests, I tailor the music to your company and still keep the dance floor full. I read the room to see who responds to which track and steer the mix accordingly, rather than playing a list. For years I have bridged company culture and party mood, including for large corporations. Between dinner and party I build in breathing space so that a long speech doesn't kill the momentum. I cover up to 150 guests with my standard system, and for larger events I bring in reliable technical partners.
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02Safeguard If I am ill, an equally qualified colleague from my network steps in, and the agreed terms stay in place.
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Voices from real events
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Your service package
Several generations dance together at company parties, so I combine soul with current charts. From the moment you book, I plan the music step by step through to the end.
I build the set live from the mood in the room, stay in the background and only reach for the microphone for speeches and program 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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My equipment: lighting, two wireless microphones, Pioneer or Denon controllers and a PA from RCF or Electro-Voice.
On request
Full song catalogue, wireless microphones, on-screen lyrics. Ideal for team building.
Learn more →You will hear from me within 24 hours, and I look after the planning myself, with no waiting queue.
Your music wish list comes first; I coordinate with the venue and the other vendors myself, and tracks that don't fit the occasion I leave out consistently at your request.
Open Format
We clarify beforehand what you would like to hear, from seventies soul to new charts, and I bring all the styles into one flow.
For setup I allow about 40 minutes and roughly 2.5 by 1.5 meters of space; after the last track I take everything away myself. About 2.5 m of width and 1.5 m of depth is enough, and under normal conditions (car close to the setup spot, no stairs or elevators) setup takes about 40 minutes.
Premium
I take a gala or a company anniversary just as seriously as any other party, from the first guest to the farewell.
If you would like live music, a photo station or uplights, I include that 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 27Concrete floors and high ceilings let the sound ring on, so I move the speakers close to the dance floor and keep the level low so that conversation stays possible. A few photos of the room are enough for a first assessment.
To open, I choose songs that go down well with the whole staff, and then widen the selection bit by bit. We collect in advance what your staff wish for, so that I leave nothing to chance.
During the award I stay quiet, and at your signal I take the microphone. Once the applause has faded, I bring in a familiar track that brings the guests back into the evening without a break.
Four to eight weeks beforehand is enough in most cases. If your date falls in the season with the biggest rush or the guest count is high, get in touch earlier. Whether your date is still available, you will know from me by the day after your enquiry at the latest.
Yes, my set-up including sound check takes around 40 minutes. If you need those hours for decoration and catering, I simply start later, provided you give me the schedule in advance.
Billing is done after the event by invoice, payable within one week. You already know what it contains from the quote, so no questions remain open for your accounts department.
Listen & Watch
What sets me apart
If you want singers, a violinist, a saxophonist or percussion at your celebration, I put you in touch with musicians from my network. We clarify in advance when in the evening the performance fits best.
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Main-time peak · gala champagne reception
At the reception in the foyer or courtyard, a saxophone sounds relaxed and stylish, especially as the evening moves into the night.
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Summer party peak · energy on the dance floor
Where a big hall offers lots of space, percussion adds punch to the mix, and you don't need a whole band with equipment for that.
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Live-band feeling · party time & special moments
A voice that sings hits live gets the staff singing along and combines congress atmosphere with party mood.
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Galas & awards · music from the first note
At the gala, a violin brings dignity to the reception, because its tone sounds festive from the very first greeting.
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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 stand behind the decks for your corporate events in Bochum, Unna and Witten; more locations are listed further down the page.
For your company event in Dortmund, you first tell me the occasion, the date and the expected number of guests, followed by a video call about music, schedule and room. In a briefing before the date we work through the individual stages of your evening. 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 carries up to 150 guests; if there are more, I bring in technical partners.
Map section around Dortmund with Bochum, Herne, Recklinghausen, Witten, Lünen, Castrop-Rauxel, Unna, Hattingen, Bergkamen, Schwerte, Kamen, Waltrop. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Transparency
An evening made up only of Ballermann and schlager hits is not my programme. A few sing-along classics go down well at any company party, but for me they are an extra, nothing more. Nor do I offer techno that leaves the guests out, request lists that are worked through rigidly, or festival formats with several stages. If that's what you're looking for, you're better off with colleagues who specialise in it.
I mix live for guests who expect an evening with a feel for the moment: clean transitions, the right track at the right time, more than pressing play. That is why I tell you in advance what I don't do, so that you aren't disappointed on the night.
If that doesn't suit your event, I'm not the right DJ, and that's perfectly fine. If it does, we'll sort out everything else together.
Contact
Talk to me, and your party becomes an evening your workforce will remember for a long time. Feel free to write earlier if your date is a big one or slips into peak season; otherwise four to eight weeks are entirely sufficient.
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From the blog
Honest answers about corporate events, planning and music – from over 1,450 events I have accompanied.
