Wedding DJ Berlin · Events since 2004
Your wedding day in Berlin sounds just the way you want to celebrate it.
I'm Michael Zimmermann, and I shape the music for your wedding celebration in Berlin, from the reception to the very last track. More than 650 weddings are among the 1450+ events I've played, and I set up beside the dance floor, because your guests should be the center of attention. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, wedding DJ, available in Berlin and the surrounding area.
“We couldn't have wished for a better DJ.”
– Ben Kampen, wedding · Google reviewThe locations. The moments. My music.
You get exactly one shot. I had 1,450 to practise.
One banger after another – the dance floor was packed the whole night.
Saskia Neumayr
Wedding · Google review
Wedding venues in Berlin
Factory hall, banquet hall or courtyard garden: before I settle on the system and the schedule, I ask about the room, the acoustics and the routes, because every venue in Berlin needs different planning. I present five venues, from the former pumping station on the Spree via the brewery in Prenzlauer Berg and the crematorium in Wedding to the Renaissance fortress in Spandau, and for each one I plan the setup and schedule together with you.
Between a pumping station by the water, a former brewery in the neighbourhood and a domed hall in Wedding there is plenty of room for your day. Material and ceiling height tell me how a room sounds, and I set speakers, placement and schedule accordingly.
Under high hall ceilings I keep the level lower than on a terrace, and a room with wood and stucco usually suits a smaller set. Do you have a theme? Then send me your requested tracks along with a list of songs to keep out. I allow 40 minutes for setup, so I am ready before the first guests arrive.
The building on the Spree was the sewage pumping station V until 1999 and has been a place for the arts and ideas since 2006; according to Wikipedia, about 2,500 square meters can be rented for receptions and gala evenings. For a wedding spread over several floors, I ask in advance where you will dance and where you want to eat before I decide on speakers and routes.
The brewery was founded in 1842, Franz Schwechten planned its expansion, and since the renovation around 2000 it has housed the Kesselhaus, the Maschinenhaus and the Alte Kantine. Which rooms are an option for you is something you clarify with the venue; I align my setup accordingly and make sure the music does not blur in the high rooms.
In the former Wedding crematorium, the historic domed hall is used for concerts, readings and celebrations, among other things; the ceremony hall was built from 1909 to 1910. For a wedding in such a special building, I talk with you beforehand about how much music the room can take and which moments should stay quiet.
Franz Ehrlich built the Funkhaus from 1951 to 1956 for the broadcasting service of the GDR, and today the grounds near the Spree are an event venue with studios. On such a large site, I ask in advance which part of the building the celebration is in, and I plan the setup with the venue.
The fortress at the confluence of the Spree and the Havel was completed by 1594, and according to Wikipedia events are possible in the Gothic Hall and other rooms. With thick walls, I plan the sound and the dance floor with the venue, so that sound and atmosphere fit together.
Rooms, years of construction and uses come from Wikipedia, as of October 2026. Whether your preferred date is free and how many guests fit into the room, you can only find out from the respective venue itself.
I provide the music for your symbolic wedding ceremony, from the entrance through the ring exchange to the exit, with a sound system that runs without a power outlet, indoors or outdoors, and I bring a wireless microphone for your celebrant.
Who I am
Your wedding in Berlin should sound like you, and that is why I ask about you first. My career began in a discotheque, and how to bring an entire room together has occupied me ever since. Over 650 weddings have shown me that grandparents, friends from the neighborhood and colleagues rarely warm to the same song at the same speed.
That's why I build my own edits, where styles and decades flow into one another. I don't push myself into the spotlight, the music should do its work, and your day stays the center. When the evening is over, everything should have felt like your celebration.
How it works
A short message is enough, you get an answer within 24 hours, and after that the video call, the arrangements and the setup carry you through to the opening dance.
Request a dateSend me the date and venue as soon as both are settled, and I reply the same day or at the latest within 24 hours. In the video call there is no sales pressure, just getting to know each other, ideas and then your quote.
With your booking, the wedding portal is yours. There you collect special moments, no-gos, favourite songs and the schedule in the web app; about a week before the celebration we talk by phone and go through everything.
While you get ready, I am already at the venue. My setup takes about 40 minutes, then I check the sound, go over details with the officiant and the photographer, and keep the technology unobtrusive for the guests.
For the entrance, the ring exchange and the exit, I use music to set the mood. At the reception that follows, subtle lounge music plays in the background, and even without a power connection outdoors everything works on battery.
The meal gets a calm soundtrack from me. Speeches go through the wireless microphone, and games, surprises and the bouquet toss each get the fitting sound.
With your chosen edit you open the dance, and then the party begins. I see what the dance floor demands, adjust the set live and keep all generations moving until the end.
My services
Whether industrial landmark, fortress or domed hall: for your wedding in Berlin I bring music and technology to the extent your venue requires.
01In the shared portal you collect music requests, no-gos and the schedule long before the celebration, so that nothing is left open on the wedding day. At the celebration I pay attention to your guests at every transition instead of playing a rigid plan. From the first message to the final song, I am your single point of contact for the music, and over 650 weddings have trained me for that. I bring my complete equipment myself, whichever venue you invite me to.
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02Safeguard If I am unable to play because of illness, an equally good colleague from my network steps in, on the agreed terms.
More occasionsCorporate event in Berlin →Birthday & party in Berlin →View demo portal →
Voices from real events
60 Google reviews. 100% recommendation. Here is a small selection.
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Your service package
At my weddings, soul classics and current chart hits share the same evening, because several generations often sit at your tables. From the first contact to the last song, the music stays in one pair of hands.
What plays next I decide by the mood in the room; I stay in the background, and the microphone belongs to speeches and programme items.
Add-on
LED uplights bathe the room in the colour you choose, and over the course of the evening the lighting moves with the music.
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Add-on
The photo station works on its own during the celebration, saves every picture in a private online gallery and, if you wish, prints copies straight away for your guests.
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Recommendation
You collect your guests' photos without an app of their own via Feierblick, an external service that I recommend and that you book independently of me.
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In my cases are two wireless microphones, lighting effects, a Pioneer or Denon console and speakers from RCF or Electro-Voice.
Add-on
On the retro telephone, guests record their good wishes on tape, and after the celebration I cut the recordings into a finished audio file for you.
Enquire →I reply to your enquiry within 24 hours, and we stay in constant contact until the wedding day.
We clarify requests and no-gos straight away in the initial conversation, and then I coordinate details with your venue and the other service providers.
Open Format
I combine disco classics, nineties hits, current charts and electronic music, and what plays is decided by the mood of your guests and not by a rigid list.
I arrive in good time before the start, set everything up calmly, check the sound and take everything down myself after the celebration. About 2.5 m of width and 1.5 m of depth are enough for that, and under normal conditions (car close to the setup spot, no stairs or elevators) setup takes around 40 minutes.
Outdoor
For the entrance, ring exchange and exit of your humanist ceremony, my music works without a mains cable; a powerful battery carries the entire ceremony.
If you want a photo station, live music, uplights and an audio guest book together, you get everything from a single source, and I take care of the coordination.
Request a date →Frequently asked questions
These are the questions couples ask me most often, and if yours is missing, just give me a call.
+49 176 700 580 27Bare masonry and high ceilings throw the sound back, and I can handle that. Beforehand I listen to the room and aim the speakers at the dance floor. Usually I take the level down and steer the sound in a targeted way so you can talk comfortably at the table.
Send me the songs that connect you and your guests, including ones in other languages, and I will place them at the right moments. I speak German, unless you would like another language.
No problem: I accompany the entrance, ring exchange and exit with a battery-powered system that needs no power cable. You fix the songs beforehand, and for the courtyard please obtain the venue's approval.
I can see which tables everyone stays seated at, and I play the track that works there. With my own mixes of disco, soul and new hits, I get the parents out of their chairs first, and the younger guests follow. Anything that must not be played, we settle before the party.
Yes, violin, saxophone, vocals or percussion come from my network, matched to my mix. We discuss the best time for the performance in the video call.
Write to me as soon as your date is set, because the most popular summer Saturdays go first. By the next day at the latest you will know whether I still have time on your date; only then do we start planning.
Listen & Watch
Even more options
If you would like live music for the reception or the ceremony, I can arrange saxophone, vocals, percussion or violin for you. When the performance works best, we sort out in good time before the celebration.
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Sparkling wine reception · First dance
A saxophone with the aperitif in the courtyard gives the reception a soft, elegant opening, especially when the evening slowly turns to dusk.
02
Party peak · energy on the dance floor
After dessert, percussion gives the beat more punch, and the dance floor fills almost by itself.
03
Entrance · special moments
With live vocals your wedding gets the glamour of a concert evening, and in the party phase your guests sing along at the microphone.
04
Ceremony · bride's entrance
A violin accompanies your entrance with a solemn sound and gives the meal the feel of a gala evening.
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An evening without a break.
Live music for the reception or dinner, and then a full DJ night anyway? Through my network I can arrange a well-rehearsed band, from a duo to a quartet, with vocals, guitar, piano, percussion or saxophone. Because everything is planned by one person, there is one point of contact, one sound concept and no gap between band and DJ.
Duo to quartet · Available on request
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Have a listen, this is what a wedding with me sounds like: three uncut live recordings from real weddings, but not a template evening, because your set is shaped by your guests.
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 take on your wedding in Potsdam, Falkensee and Bernau and bring my sound system myself. If your town is elsewhere in the Berlin area, a look at the list of towns below will help.
First, you tell me the date, the venue and the rough number of guests. In a video call we talk about music, the schedule and special moments, and shortly before the big day we go through every point together once more.
Map section around Berlin showing Hennigsdorf, Kleinmachnow, Ahrensfelde, Schöneiche bei Berlin, Neuenhagen bei Berlin, Hönow, Eiche, Seeburg, Münchehofe, Klarahöh, Lindenberg, Schildow. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Transparency
Ballermann, après-ski, schlager hits?
A few songs here and there if it suits the mood – no problem.
But build a whole evening on them? That's not my thing.
There are DJs who can and want to do that.
There are specialists for it.
Nothing against them.
But it's not what I do.
I'm a specialist in live mixing at demanding events.
For people who understand that music is a craft.
Precise transitions.
The right track at the right moment.
Not just pressing play.
If that doesn't suit you – then I'm not the right person. And that's okay.
If it does – I'd love to.
Contact
Get in touch if you want to put the music of your wedding in reliable hands, and together we will build an evening that dances until the last minute. I look forward to your date; for a summer Saturday, ask early, otherwise three to six months is usually enough.
How would you like to enquire?
Both are non-binding – you can add more details at any time.
From the blog
Honest answers about weddings, planning and music – from over 650 weddings I've played.
