Event DJ Düsseldorf · Events since 2004
Your event DJ for the trade fair and business city on the Rhine.
My name is Michael Zimmermann, and as an event DJ I make sure your company party in Düsseldorf has music that carries it, from the standing reception to the final track. After more than 25 years and more than 1450 events I know what a workforce spanning several generations responds to. Large corporations were among the clients whose evenings I have accompanied. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, event DJ for company parties, available in Düsseldorf 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
Company parties in Düsseldorf
Congress centre, industrial hall or concert hall: in a city of trade fairs, agencies and corporate headquarters, the venues differ greatly, so I ask first about the programme and the room. Six addresses from the congress centre to the steel hall show how different your company evening can look: as a gala in a concert hall, as a party in industrial architecture or as an evening at the variety theatre.
Düsseldorf offers you very different stages for the evening: a congress centre at the trade fair grounds, a former steel hall, a concert hall or a variety theatre. I derive the size of the sound system from the room and the number of guests, so we ask you for both at the start.
An industrial hall calls for different considerations than a ballroom in a palace: in the hall I ask where guests arrive and dance, in the palace how much space the equipment may take up. We put in writing which programme items follow when, and I carry the equipment in myself and out again after the party.
The CCD has 41 modular room units and space for up to 7,500 people, and with Halls 1 and 3 even up to 22,500. Corporate events and catering are listed, from gala dinner to party. In a venue of this size we clarify early which room suits your number of guests and who provides the sound system.
On 230,000 square metres of listed industrial architecture from a former steel works, there are 18,000 square metres of indoor and 10,000 square metres of outdoor event space. In a hall of this kind I plan speakers and routes together with you.
The Tonhalle hires out the Kuppelsaal, the Mendelssohn-Saal and the Grünes Gewölbe and lists corporate events among its offers. In a concert hall we discuss beforehand where equipment may stand and how loud an evening may get there.
The arena opened on 2 September 2006 and holds 14,505 visitors for concerts; there is a business club and VIP boxes, and the operator's site lists corporate events. For events of this size we agree early what my system covers and what a technical partner takes on.
In the east wing the foundation hires out the Roland-Weber-Festsaal for around 80 people, and in the orangery the Großer Festsaal for 90 people with dinner seating; staff parties are among the listed occasions. We clarify beforehand where speakers and cables may go in a historic building.
The variety theatre offers Show & Dine with a restaurant and artistes' platter and lists Christmas parties and group events. For an evening with a show programme, we decide when my music comes in.
Rooms, occasions and size details come from the venues' own pages (as of October 2026). Whether a date is free, you can only learn from the venue itself.
Who I am
A company party like yours in Düsseldorf usually follows a programme of reception, speech, dinner and music, and I build my sets around that. I learned the craft in a discotheque; by now it is more than 1450 events, private as well as corporate. Before it starts, we agree with you at which points the speeches take place and from when people dance.
I cut my transitions between tracks myself, so no item on your programme breaks off abruptly. I supply technology and wireless microphones completely, including set-up and sound check. If the venue has in-house technicians, I coordinate with their team so that no question remains open on the day.
How it works
Write me a few lines, and you will get an answer within 24 hours. After that we discuss the briefing, timings and set-up.
Request a dateMy services
For your company party in Düsseldorf I put together music that suits your company and still gets every generation of your workforce onto the dance floor.
01For 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, instead of playing a list. I have bridged company culture and party mood for years, including for corporations such as Amazon or Microsoft. Between dinner and party I plan some breathing space, so that a long speech does not take away the momentum. I cover up to 150 guests with my standard system; for larger events I bring in reliable technical partners.
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02Safeguard If I fall ill, an equally qualified colleague from my network takes over; the agreed terms remain in place.
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Voices from real events
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Your service package
At company parties several generations dance together, which is why soul sits next to current charts in my sets. Once you hire me, I plan the music step by step through to the last track.
The set is created live from the mood in the room, and I use 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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This includes lighting, two wireless microphones, a Pioneer or Denon controller and a PA from RCF or Electro-Voice.
On request
Full song catalogue, wireless microphones, on-screen lyrics. Ideal for team building.
Learn more →I get back to you within 24 hours and guide the planning personally, with no waiting queue.
It starts with your music wish list. I handle the coordination with the venue and suppliers myself, and tracks that do not suit the occasion are consistently left out at your request.
Open Format
From 1970s soul to current charts, we agree your programme in advance, and I weave the styles into a whole.
My setup takes about 40 minutes and needs roughly 2.5 by 1.5 metres of space, and after the last track I take everything away again. 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 lifts) the setup takes about 40 minutes.
Premium
I treat a gala or a company anniversary with the same commitment as any other celebration, from the first guest to the farewell.
If you would like live music, a photo station or uplights, I plan that into the same discussion.
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 around 150 guests my standard system is enough. For a considerably larger guest list I bring in a technology partner in good time, so the sound is no bottleneck for you.
Send me the data sheet and photos of the house equipment, and I will see whether it suits your evening. If it does, I connect to it; if not, I bring my own speakers. That is settled after our first exchange.
Idle time before the speech, after the meal or right after the guests arrive, I fill with music. I only go to the microphone at your request. After the speech I come back in softly and get gradually louder until the guests are celebrating of their own accord.
While your guests start chatting in the foyer, the music plays only as a background carpet of sound. In the hall, tempo and volume then rise in small steps until the dance floor is full. When the switch happens, we decide together with you and the venue management.
As a rule of thumb I suggest four to eight weeks. If the programme grows into a large event or the day falls in the middle of the busy season, write to me earlier. I get back to you the next day at the latest, and you settle the invoice within 7 days after the event.
Gladly, for the reception I bring saxophone, violin, vocals or percussion from my network as you wish, live over my set. A live performance works best at the start of the evening. We clarify its place in the programme together beforehand.
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What sets me apart
If you would like vocals, violin, saxophone or percussion at your celebration, I can arrange musicians from my network. We agree in advance at which point of the evening a 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
In a large hall with plenty of space, percussion gives the mix drive without a whole band and its equipment having to arrive.
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Live-band feeling · party time & special moments
If you want to combine a conference atmosphere with party spirit, bring in a voice that sings hits live and gets your staff singing along.
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Galas & awards · music from the first note
At a gala, a violin lends the reception dignity, because its sound creates a festive mood the moment guests arrive.
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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 am also at the decks for your corporate events in Neuss, Ratingen and Meerbusch; further places I cover are listed further down the page.
You send me the occasion, the date and the number of guests, and in the video call we discuss music, schedule and room. In the briefing before the date we fix the stages of your evening. On the day of the event I set up for about 40 minutes and listen to the empty room. My standard system is enough for up to 150 guests; for larger groups I bring in a technology partner.
Map section around Düsseldorf with Krefeld, Neuss, Ratingen, Velbert, Hilden, Meerbusch, Willich, Erkrath, Kaarst, Mettmann, Korschenbroich, Haan. 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
Write to me, and together we will create an evening your workforce will talk about for a long time. So that playlist, equipment and schedule fit together calmly, allow four to eight weeks; large events and popular dates need more.
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.
