Event DJ Paderborn · Events since 2004
Your event DJ for the city of computers and springs.
As an event DJ I shape your company party in Paderborn from the reception to the last track; I am Michael Zimmermann. In more than 1450 events over 25 years I have learned which music brings developers, mechanical engineers and administration together at one table. Companies such as Audi and BMW have also booked me for their evenings. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, event DJ for company parties, bookable in Paderborn 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 events in Paderborn
Conference room with a raised floor, ballroom with a stage, or a beer garden in summer: because the venues in Paderborn differ so much, I first ask about the programme and the space. Five addresses show how different your evening in Paderborn can turn out: a celebration in a festival hall, an evening in a museum's conference centre, the sprawling Schützenhof, a conference house or on castle grounds.
Which venues in Paderborn come into question depends on your number of guests: a festival hall on the Heiersmauer, the conference centre in the museum, the spacious Schützenhof or castle grounds. That also determines how large the sound system for your guests has to be.
At the entrance I think with you about where guests arrive and start talking; in a conference room a lot depends on which media technology the venue provides. We enter speeches, awards and breaks together in a schedule, and I take care of setting up and dismantling without help.
The hall dating from 1981 lists banquets, balls and parties on its website, as well as conferences and staff meetings. With a venue of this size we clarify early on whether the in-house technology is used or whether my system complements it.
The conference centre lists event rooms for up to 410 people, air-conditioned and with permanently installed media technology; seminars, congresses and events are named as occasions on its website. Whether an evening celebration is possible is something you clarify with the venue. We then tailor the sound to the existing technology.
Five freely combinable rooms totalling 3,000 square metres, parkland and, in summer, its own beer garden: that is how the Paderhalle describes its neighbour. Which room combination suits your team and when it is free, the operator can tell you.
Among the occasions the house lists are conferences. Whether an evening programme for your team is possible there, ask the Liborianum; afterwards we adjust the music to the room.
The castle with four round towers took its present form around 1590, and the Schloßsommer has been held in the castle park since 1995. Which rooms come into question for your celebration, you can ask those responsible; within historic walls we clarify the routes for the equipment beforehand.
Rooms, occasions and size details come from Wikipedia and from the websites of the operators named (as of October 2026). Please ask each venue directly about available dates.
Who I am
A company party in Paderborn often begins with a speech on the state of the business and ends on a dance floor where the management stands next to the apprentice. In between, the schedule of your evening decides which music fits. My career began at the decks of a discotheque, and today more than 1450 private and corporate events stand behind me.
In a city with a university, a computer museum and many mid-sized companies, I first listen to who is in the room with you before I pick a song. I mix the transitions myself so that no programme item ends abruptly; I bring the sound system and microphones, and if the venue has its own technicians, I coordinate directly with them.
How it works
Drop me a short message and you will receive my reply within 24 hours. After that we set the schedule, the setup and the transitions between programme items.
Request a dateMy services
For your company party in Paderborn I choose music that suits your business and at the same time gets every generation of your workforce onto the dance floor.
01For company parties of up to around 500 guests, I tailor the music to your business and still keep the floor full. I read what works at the moment in the room and steer the mix accordingly, instead of working through a list. I have been bridging company culture and party mood for many years, including at companies such as Audi or BMW. I leave room between the meal and the party so that a long speech does not slow the momentum. I cover up to 150 guests with my standard system; for larger events I bring in reliable technology partners.
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02Safeguard If I drop out, an equally qualified colleague from my network steps in, and the agreed terms continue to apply.
More occasionsWedding in Paderborn →Birthday & party in Paderborn →
Voices from real events
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Your service package
At staff parties several generations dance together, which is why soul sits alongside the charts in my sets. Once you have booked me, I plan the music step by step through to the last track.
The set grows live out of the mood in the room; I stay in the background and use the microphone only 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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Included are lighting equipment, two wireless microphones, a controller from Pioneer or Denon 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 receive my reply within 24 hours, and I accompany the planning personally, with no waiting queue.
First we collect your music requests, I coordinate with the venue and service providers myself, and I consistently leave out unsuitable tracks when you let me know.
Open Format
From seventies soul to current charts, we set your programme together, and I link the styles into one evening.
Setup takes around 40 minutes and about 2.5 by 1.5 meters of floor space, and afterwards I pack everything up myself again. For that, 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 elevators) setup takes around 40 minutes.
Premium
I take a gala evening or a company anniversary 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 isn't there, just get in touch with me directly.
+49 176 700 580 27Yes, I begin with well-known tracks from recent decades and then open the evening up to current songs. How relaxed or formal your party should be, we discuss in the preliminary call.
I choose songs known from the apprentice to the senior boss and mix them with new ones. You tell me which styles must not be played at all, and I leave them out.
I receive the schedule of your evening beforehand and place the music accordingly. Before every speech I pull it back, after the last honour I lift the tempo, so the ceremony turns into a party.
I cover a party of up to 150 people with my standard setup. If more guests are registered, I bring in a technical partner; we settle in good time who that is, so that the sound reaches every corner.
Around four to eight weeks of planning time is enough to prepare your evening in its usual setting well. The bigger the event, or the closer peak season gets, the earlier you should get in touch with me. You will usually hear from me the same day.
Yes, you receive a written quote in advance, the invoice goes to your company after the event and is due within 7 days. I will add a purchase order number or cost centre if you wish.
Listen & Watch
What sets me apart
If you would like vocals, violin, saxophone or percussion, I bring in musicians from my network. When in the evening a performance works best, we decide together beforehand.
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Main-time peak · gala champagne reception
At a reception in the foyer or on the terrace, a saxophone feels relaxed and elegant, especially when the evening turns into night.
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Summer party peak · energy on the dance floor
In a wide hall, percussion gives the mix punch without having to set up an entire band with equipment.
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Live-band feeling · party time & special moments
If you want to combine conference seriousness with party mood, have a singer perform well-known hits live and get the staff singing along.
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Galas & awards · music from the first note
A gala calls for the sound of a violin, which opens the reception with dignity and immediately gives guests the feeling of a special evening.
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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
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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 Bad Lippspringe, Salzkotten and Delbrück; you will find further areas I cover at the bottom of the page.
For your corporate event in Paderborn you tell me the occasion, date and approximate number of guests, and then we talk about music, programme and venue in a video call. Which programme points follow when, we put in writing shortly before the date. On the day of the event the equipment is ready after about 40 minutes, and I check the sound in the empty hall. My standard system covers up to 150 guests, for larger groups I bring in technical partners; a footprint of 2.5 by 1.5 metres is needed.
Map section around Paderborn with Delbrück, Salzkotten, Geseke, Bad Driburg, Hövelhof, Bad Lippspringe, Willebadessen, Borchen, Lichtenau, Altenbeken, Schlangen, Ostenland. 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
Get in touch with me, and your team will dance long after the speeches and talk about the evening afterwards. For music, technology and schedule, plan on four to eight weeks as a rule; for large events and in peak season please ask 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.
