Wedding DJ Bochum · Events since 2004
Your wedding between winding tower, Westpark and concert hall.
I am Michael Zimmermann, and I make sure your wedding in Bochum sounds the way you imagine it, from the first glass to the dance floor. I have accompanied over 650 weddings and more than 1450 events in 25 years. The day belongs to you and your guests, which is why I stay in the background. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, wedding DJ, available to book in Bochum 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 Bochum
First I want to know whether you are celebrating in a former industrial hall, in a museum or in a concert hall, because each of these spaces carries music differently. I will show you five addresses: a steel hall from 1902, a mining museum with a winding tower, a colliery in Hordel, a concert hall in a former church and an open-air stage with a beer garden. Where you celebrate is your decision; I then plan the set-up and schedule with you.
Bochum did not tear down its industrial buildings but filled them with music, so you celebrate in halls where machines once ran. How much a room echoes depends on its ceiling and walls; once you have chosen your venue, I decide on speakers and placement.
A museum, a concert hall and a banqueting hall each set different conditions for lighting and technology, and I adapt to the room. You enter your theme, requested songs and no-go tracks in the portal beforehand. Forty minutes of setup time is enough for me, after which I listen into the empty room before the guests arrive.
The Bochumer Verein built the hall in 1902 for an exhibition in Düsseldorf, and later it housed a blower for the blast furnaces. Since its revitalisation in 2003, the Westpark has hosted concerts and productions of the Ruhrtriennale. The operator's website lists spaces such as the Turbinenhalle, Dampfgebläsehaus and Pumpenhaus; the operating company can tell you which one is free on your day.
Since 1973 a winding tower from 1944 has stood here, measuring 71.4 metres and formerly located at the Zeche Germania colliery in Dortmund. The rental handout lists an auditorium for up to 300 people and a forum for up to 80, which is only let after opening hours end. The museum clarifies what is possible on your date, and then we talk about power, access routes and delivery.
The colliery began producing coal in 1870, Alfred Krupp acquired it in 1872, and operations ended on 31 March 1973. The engine house and Malakoff tower remain standing and today belong to the museum of the Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe. Whether rooms there are let for private celebrations is something you find out from the museum before we plan the set-up and power.
Opened on 28 October 2016, the concert hall is the home of the Bochumer Symphoniker. The entrance is formed by the former St. Marien church, whose foyer, according to Wikipedia, also hosts dance evenings. Whether the building lets rooms for celebrations is something the operator can answer; after that we clarify how music and acoustics fit together.
The stage in the Stadtgarten has existed since 1936 and today hosts concerts, theatre and an adjoining beer garden. The room overview of the Bochumer Veranstaltungs-GmbH lists the amphitheatre and the beer garden. Under open skies a lot depends on the weather, so for a celebration there we include a fallback plan for the equipment right from the start.
I looked up construction dates, rooms and occasions on Wikipedia and on the websites of the operators mentioned (as of October 2026). Whether your date is free and how many guests fit into the venue can only be answered by the 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
Bochum has produced miners, students and musical audiences, and at a wedding all three groups often share one table. That shapes how I choose tracks: I begin with songs every generation knows and lead from there into your own taste. Over 650 weddings have shown me when a transition carries and when it jars.
Your requested edit, the no-gos and the running order of the day go into our exchange beforehand, so that nothing has to look improvised in the evening. How long the dancing lasts and when dinner is served, we decide together.
How it works
Tell me the date and venue, and you will get an answer within 24 hours. After that come the video call, coordination with the venue and the set-up on the day of the celebration.
Request a dateYou send me the date and venue, and I reply the same day, within 24 hours at the latest. The video call does not commit you to anything: we get to know each other, gather ideas, and afterwards you receive your quote.
With the booking I unlock the wedding portal, a web app for favourite songs, no-gos, special moments and the schedule. About a week before the celebration we talk on the phone and go through the day point by point.
On the day I arrive early enough, set up in about 40 minutes, check the sound in the empty room and coordinate with the speaker, photographer and service staff.
For the entrance, the exchange of rings and the exit, the tracks you chose are played. At the reception the music stays quietly in the background, and without a power socket the battery takes over.
During the meal I keep the music subdued. Speeches go through the wireless microphone, and for games, surprises and the bouquet toss I pick the right track.
The dancing starts with your requested edit. After that I watch who stays on the floor and keep adjusting the set until young and old sing the last track together.
My services
For your wedding in Bochum I bring music and equipment in the size that a steel hall, museum or concert hall requires.
01You collect favourite songs, no-gos and your schedule in the wedding portal long before the day arrives. On the evening I base every decision on the room, not on a list. You deal with me from the first email to the final dance, backed by over 650 weddings. Sound system, lighting and microphones travel with me, no matter which venue you invite people to.
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02Safeguard If I am unable to attend, an equivalent colleague from my network steps in, on the terms we have agreed.
Other occasionsCorporate event in Bochum →Birthday & party in Bochum →View demo portal →
Voices from real events
60 Google reviews. 100% recommendation. Here is a small selection.
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Your service package
Several generations will probably be dancing at your wedding, which is why soul classics sit alongside current chart hits. From the first agreement to the closing song, the music stays with one point of contact.
Which piece plays next is determined by the mood in the room, while the microphone belongs to your speakers and I do not step into the foreground myself.
Add-on
LED uplights colour the room in your colours and, if you wish, pulse to the beat.
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Add-on
The photo station works unattended, saves every photo to a private online gallery and, on request, prints copies for the guests.
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Recommendation
Feierblick, an external service that I recommend and that you book yourselves, gathers your guests' phone photos in one place.
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Two wireless microphones, lighting effects, Pioneer or Denon equipment at the decks and speakers from RCF or Electro-Voice are part of the set-up.
Add-on
Your guests leave their congratulations on the retro telephone, and I later compile them into an audio file for you.
Enquire →I reply to messages within 24 hours, and I am reachable right up to the wedding day.
We discuss requested tracks and no-gos right at the start, and I handle the contact with the venue and service providers myself.
Open Format
I mix disco, soul, pop and chart hits according to the mood of your guests, not according to a rigid plan.
Set-up including sound check takes a good 40 minutes, the system needs only about 2.5 by 1.5 metres, and after the last track I take it down myself. About 2.5 m of width and 1.5 m of depth are enough for that, and under normal conditions (car close to the set-up area, no stairs or lifts) the set-up takes around 40 minutes.
Outdoor
Music for the entrance, the exchange of rings and the exit runs on battery if needed, so you do not need a power cable for it.
A photo station, live music, uplights and an audio guest book can be added, 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 27I take care of that as soon as you tell me the venue. I ask about power connections, access routes and set-up time, and I get back to you if a requirement changes the plan.
I start with calm pieces and classics from soul, pop and disco that your parents know just as well as your friends. Only later do I mix in tracks that only your crowd wants to hear, and you will notice how the family stays on board.
My battery-powered system covers the entrance, the exchange of rings and the exit without a mains connection, so you don't need to have anything laid on. Whether ceremonies are possible on the shore is something you ask the responsible authority.
Guests understand songs with a sing-along chorus even without a shared language, and that is what I rely on first. After that I mix to your taste and make sure every age group gets its moment to get up and dance.
Yes, I then plan a shorter set with tracks that children enjoy too, and I keep the volume low. We agree with you beforehand when the dancing starts and ends.
Yes, send me your date, and by the following day at the latest you will have my answer on whether the date is still free. The venue can follow once you have decided.
Listen & Watch
Even more options
Live music can be added to the reception or ceremony: I put together saxophone, vocals, percussion or violin from my network. We build the performances into your schedule well before the celebration.
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Sparkling wine reception · First dance
When evening falls in front of an old industrial building, a saxophone sounds especially warm and gives the reception a soft, relaxed sound.
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Party peak · energy on the dance floor
Percussion drives the beat after the meal, and the dance floor fills almost by itself.
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Entrance · special moments
A live voice gives your celebration the feel of a concert, and once the party starts she is happy to pass the microphone to your guests.
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Ceremony · bride's entrance
A violin makes the entrance festive and gives the meal an elegant setting that your guests will remember for a long time.
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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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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 play at your wedding in Herne, Witten and Hattingen and bring the sound system with me. If you are celebrating elsewhere in the central Ruhr area, take a look at the list below.
You tell me the date, the venue and the number of guests, then we sit down together in a video call and talk through which tracks carry you and when each part of the programme follows. A few days before the celebration we speak once more by phone.
Map section around Bochum with Dortmund, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Bottrop, Witten, Gladbeck, Castrop-Rauxel, Herten, Hattingen, Sprockhövel, Herdecke. 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
Write to me once your date is fixed. For Saturdays in the summer half-year the enquiry should come early, for other weekends there is often still time, and you will know the same day whether I am free.
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.
