Event DJ Solingen · Events since 2004
Your event DJ in the City of Blades.
I am Michael Zimmermann, event DJ, and I make sure your company party in Solingen carries musically from the reception to the last track. Over 25 years and more than 1450 events showed me what gets a workforce spanning several generations onto the dance floor. Companies such as BMW and Audi have booked me, as have Microsoft and Amazon. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, event DJ for company parties, available for booking in Solingen 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
Company parties in Solingen
Concert hall, former factory hall or castle hall: every room in Solingen demands different sound, so I first ask about the programme and the number of guests. Five addresses from the concert hall to the castle above the Wupper show how different your company evening can look: as a reception in the foyer, as a staff party in the factory hall or as a celebration in a half-timbered inn.
For your event in Solingen, a concert hall, a brick hall in Wald, a half-timbered inn in the valley or a castle above the Wupper are all conceivable. How much sound reinforcement is needed depends on the room and the audience, so I clarify both with you first.
In the foyer of a concert hall I first listen to the guests' walking routes, in the brick hall to the reverberation. The briefing records your schedule in writing; I transport and install the equipment without help from your team.
According to its own information, the venue rents rooms and foyers for events, companies and celebrations. The Small Concert Hall holds up to 200 guests at banquet tables, the Large Concert Hall up to 756; the conference rooms T2 and T3 are also available. For sound reinforcement and set-up we talk with the venue early on.
The venue in the former factory building names corporate events such as team events, anniversaries and Christmas parties. Hall 1 is listed for up to 250 guests and has a projector with screen as well as a lighting and sound system. What my equipment should additionally provide, we define with the venue in the briefing.
For celebrations after opening hours, the Rittersaal (up to about 150 people) and the Kemenate are available; the Grabentorgebäude has a seminar room with technology. Catering runs exclusively through the venue's own restaurant. We clarify power, access routes and space for the system early.
The old Bergisch inn in a half-timbered house lists company parties among its occasions; the rooms are meant for roughly 15 to 80 people, and a garden is included. For smaller team gatherings, a slim system that keeps speeches intelligible is a good fit.
The venue divides its site into event and craft and announced a knife-smithing workshop in October 2026. Whether company evenings are possible there and for how many people, you ask the operator; we discuss equipment and power afterwards.
Rooms, occasions and capacity figures come from the operators' websites and from Wikipedia (as of October 2026). Please clarify free dates with the respective venue.
Who I am
Company party, anniversary or Christmas party: how your evening in Solingen unfolds determines how I build the music. I became a DJ in the nightclub, and today over 1450 private and corporate events count towards my experience. With you I settle in advance when speeches are due and when the level may rise.
I cut the transitions myself so that the mood doesn't drop after an item on the programme. I supply the console, speakers and wireless microphones in full, and I do the soundcheck before the guests arrive. If the venue has its own technical staff, I coordinate with them directly.
How it works
As soon as your enquiry reaches me, I get back to you within a day. In the briefing, we set the schedule, programme items and setup.
Request a dateMy services
For your company party in Solingen, I put together a music mix that suits your venue and reaches every age group on your staff.
01Whether it's a departmental party or an annual reception: the music follows your programme, and the mix moves with the mood in the room. Between dinner, awards and dancing I deliberately leave space, so speeches don't have to compete with the music. Your programme items set the pace of the evening, and my selection follows them. My standard setup serves up to 150 guests; for larger gatherings I work with experienced technical partners. Assignments for BMW and Audi were part of that, as were Microsoft and Amazon.
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02Safeguard If the DJ is unable to perform due to illness, an equivalent colleague steps in under the agreed terms.
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Your service package
When several generations of your staff celebrate together, I combine soul classics with current chart hits. From your confirmation to the final chord, I support the music planning.
The set emerges live from the mood in the room; I stay in the background and only pick up the microphone 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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The package includes lighting, two wireless microphones, a Pioneer or Denon controller and a PA system from RCF or Electro-Voice.
On request
Full song catalogue, wireless microphones, on-screen lyrics. Ideal for team building.
Learn more →You get my answer within 24 hours at the latest, and I handle the planning myself, with no waiting queue.
It starts with your music wish list; I coordinate with the venue and service providers myself, and tracks that don't suit the occasion, I remove at your request.
Open Format
From seventies soul to current chart hits: we agree on the programme in advance, and I blend the styles into one whole.
For setup I allow about 40 minutes and roughly 2.5 by 1.5 metres, and after the last track I pack everything up 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 put as much care into galas and company anniversaries as into any other celebration, from the arrival of the first guests to the farewell.
Live music, photo station or uplights I plan in on request within 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 27Brick throws sound back harshly, which I take into account beforehand. During the soundcheck I walk from the lectern to the back row to see whether every word arrives, and only then do I switch to dance mode. Photos of the hall help me with this.
We decide that together based on your programme. If the venue's equipment and microphones are enough for speeches, music and dancing, I plug into them. If they lack punch, I add my own system; the coordination is between me and the venue, not through your team.
Then I divide the evening into phases with you: quiet music for the early arrivals, the main block when the second shift arrives. Tell me the times, and I'll set the music and programme accordingly.
My standard system is designed for parties of up to about 150 people. If the guest count grows, we bring in a technical partner and clarify that before you confirm.
As a rule of thumb I plan for four to eight weeks, and in peak season and for large events earlier is welcome. I reply to your message on the same or the following day.
No, I mix tracks in several languages and from several decades. If teams have their own requests, collect them in advance, and I will work them in as far as they suit the occasion.
Listen & Watch
What sets me apart
If needed, I arrange live music for a standing reception or gala: vocals, violin, saxophone and percussion come from my network. We decide together when the performance works best in the programme.
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Main-time peak · gala champagne reception
A saxophone adds warmth to the standing reception in the foyer and gently guides the guests into the evening.
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Summer party peak · energy on the dance floor
Percussion adds drive to the mix in a large hall, without having to fit in a whole band.
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Live-band feeling · party time & special moments
When a singer performs well-known hits live, the party turns into a stage moment that your staff will happily sing along to.
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Galas & awards · music from the first note
At the gala, a violin lends dignity to the reception and makes even the welcome of your guests feel festive.
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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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Service area
I also look after company parties in Haan, Hilden, Remscheid and the neighbouring towns; you will find an overview of the places further down.
Tell me the occasion, date and number of guests, and in a video call we will discuss the music, the schedule and the venue. Shortly before the event there is a briefing in which we go through the individual stages of your evening. On the day itself my setup is finished after about 40 minutes, and I check the empty room. The standard system covers up to 150 guests, and for a larger audience I bring in technical partners.
Map section around Solingen showing Wuppertal, Remscheid, Dormagen, Langenfeld, Hilden, Erkrath, Mettmann, Wermelskirchen, Haan, Schwelm, Leichlingen, Radevormwald. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Transparency
A pure Ballermann and schlager programme? That is not part of my repertoire. A few sing-along titles are welcome at company parties, but building a whole evening on them goes against my style. The same goes for techno with no connection to your audience, for rigid request lists and for festivals with several stages. There are colleagues who do exactly that gladly and well.
My strength is mixing live for guests with a sense for the right moment: precise transitions, the right track at the right time, rather than letting a playlist run. That is why I would rather tell you straight away what I don't offer than have you disappointed on the night.
If that doesn't suit your event, I'm not the right choice, and that's perfectly fine. If it does, we'll discuss everything else.
Contact
Write to me, and your occasion becomes an evening your employees will talk about for a long time. Four to eight weeks of lead time are usually enough; for large events and the high season, ask earlier so that technology, music and programme fit together smoothly.
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From the blog
Honest answers about corporate events, planning and music – from over 1,450 events I have accompanied.
