Wedding DJ Hamm · Events since 2004
Your wedding between the Lippe meadows, the colliery park and a brick hall.
My name is Michael Zimmermann, and I shape the music of your wedding in Hamm, from the first glass to the last dance. More than 650 weddings and over 1450 events in 25 years stand behind me. I set up my equipment so that it stays out of your photos. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, wedding DJ, available in Hamm 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 Hamm
Brick hall, garden marquee or ballroom with a parquet floor: which space it is determines how I position the speakers, which is why this question comes first. I will show you five addresses: a glass elephant in the colliery park, two brick halls on the former colliery site, a moated castle in the Lippe meadows and a house in the old Kristall Palast. Which one suits you is your decision, and afterwards I plan the equipment and the schedule.
In Hamm, park, river and colliery site lie close together, and each of these settings sounds different. Before I plan the speakers, I would like to hear from you whether the celebration takes place indoors, outdoors or in both places.
If the hall has high walls, I allow for more reverb; in a marquee I watch out for wind and ground conditions. You enter your song requests and the tracks that must not be played in the portal beforehand, and about 40 minutes before the guests arrive, everything is ready.
The glass elephant, about 40 metres tall, is a walk-in sculpture by Horst Rellecke and was created from the former coal washing plant of the Maximilian colliery. According to the park, the space measures about 250 square metres, and private celebrations are handled through the catering operator. Whether a wedding evening is possible is for the operator to answer; we clarify power and floor space afterwards.
The former washing hall with its brick facade was converted into an event venue in 1984. According to the operator, the main hall has 820 square metres and seats up to 350 guests at round tables. The park expressly lists celebrations among its uses; how your wedding fits in there is something you discuss with the operator.
The operator regards the brick building as the heart of the Maximilian colliery, and it offers 950 square metres upstairs and 520 downstairs. Conferences and celebrations are possible by arrangement, but not in the winter months or during exhibitions. So if you marry in winter, you will plan differently; otherwise I clarify access routes and power with the venue.
A castle is first mentioned here in 1284, the present main building was erected between 1667 and 1692, and the stables were designed by Johann Conrad Schlaun. In 1942 the city of Hamm acquired the estate, which according to Wikipedia serves as a place for education and conferences and for receptions. Whether private celebrations are possible there is for the city to say; I would then adapt speakers and power to the listed building.
According to the operator, the venue sits in the historic setting of the old Kristall Palast and has four rooms, each with its own bar, for up to 600 people in total. The website names weddings, birthdays, company parties and Christmas parties as occasions. For a larger group I clarify with the venue which room works as a dance floor.
Rooms, sizes and occasions come from the operators' websites and from Wikipedia (as of October 2026). Whether your date is free and how many guests fit in can only be answered by the respective venue.
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
Hamm has seven districts, and at your wedding table there will probably be families from Heessen, Bockum-Hövel and the neighbouring town sitting side by side. I start with songs everyone knows and only widen the mix once the dance floor is full. You enter your favourite songs, taboos and the schedule of the day in advance in the wedding portal.
We decide together when the meal is served, when speeches take place and how long the dancing should last. For the meal I plan calm music, and for the evening the tracks that bring young and old along.
How it works
Tell me the date and venue, and I will get back to you within 24 hours at the latest. After that come a video call and a conversation with the venue; the setup takes place on the wedding day itself.
Request a dateYou tell me the date and venue, and I reply the same day, within 24 hours at the latest. In the non-binding video call we get to know each other, collect ideas and then arrive at your quote.
After the booking I open your wedding portal, a web app for favourite songs, no-go tracks, special moments and the schedule of the day. A good week before the celebration we speak by phone and go through everything once more.
On the wedding day I arrive in good time, set up in about 40 minutes, check the sound in the empty room and coordinate with the speaker, the photographer and the service staff.
For the entrance, the exchange of rings and the exit, the pieces you chose play. During the reception the music stays quiet, and outdoors a battery powers the speaker.
During the meal I keep a low profile, speeches go through the wireless microphone, and for games, surprises and the bouquet toss I find a fitting track for each.
With your requested edit you open the dance. After that I watch who stays on the floor and steer the set until young and old sing the last song together.
My services
For your wedding in Hamm I bring music and equipment that suit a park hall, a castle room or a marquee.
01You collect favourite songs, no-go tracks and your schedule in the wedding portal, long before the big day. In the evening I tailor the music to the guests in the room and not to a rigid list. From the first message to the final song you speak with me and nobody else, and over 650 weddings help me with that. I bring the sound system, lighting and microphones completely myself.
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02Safeguard If I fall ill, an equivalent colleague from my network steps in, and the conditions agreed with me remain in place.
Other occasionsCorporate event in Hamm →Birthday & party in Hamm →View demo portal →
Voices from real events
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Your service package
At your wedding, several generations will probably dance, so I mix classics with new hits. From the first conversation to the end, the music stays in the hands of one person.
What plays next depends on the mood in the room; the microphone belongs to your speakers, and I do not push myself into the foreground.
Add-on
LED uplights colour the walls in your chosen colour and, if you wish, flash in time with the music.
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Add-on
The photo station works without supervision: guests step in front of the camera, every picture ends up in a protected online gallery, and printed copies are available on request.
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Recommendation
Feierblick is an external service that you book yourself and that I only recommend; your guests' phone photos all come together in one place there.
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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
At the retro telephone, guests record their congratulations, and later I edit the recordings into an audio file for you.
Enquire →I reply to messages within 24 hours, and I am available to you right up to the wedding day.
We clarify song requests and no-go tracks at the start, and I handle the contact with the venue and suppliers myself.
Open Format
I blend pop, soul, disco and current chart hits as the mood of your guests calls for.
Setup including the soundcheck takes a good 40 minutes, the system needs only about 2.5 by 1.5 metres, and I clear everything away myself after the last track. 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 lifts) setup takes around 40 minutes.
Outdoor
At the open-air ceremony, the music comes from a battery-powered speaker, so you need neither cables nor a power socket.
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
Here is what couples usually ask me before booking, and for anything else you can simply call me.
+49 176 700 580 27We decide in advance which covered spot steps in if needed. On the morning of the celebration I check the weather, and if necessary I move with my desk and speakers into the dry room before your guests arrive.
Yes, send me the tracks from both sides, even if I do not know them yet. I listen to them beforehand, look for places to blend them and place them so that every group gets its moment on the dance floor.
I divide it into reception, dinner, dancing and wind-down, and for each part we choose the mood together. How long I play depends on your wishes and on what is agreed with the venue.
Even with 80 guests I can see on the floor when a song works and when it does not, and a playlist cannot do that. For smaller groups my setup of around 2.5 by 1.5 metres is enough, so you do not need to clear a hall for it.
Yes, you can come to me at any time. I then decide when the track fits, so that it does not work against the mood in the room.
Listen & Watch
Even more options
For the reception or ceremony I arrange saxophone, vocals, percussion or violin from my network. We enter the timing of the performances in your schedule well before the celebration.
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Sparkling wine reception · First dance
A saxophone over quiet music turns the wait for the couple into a relaxed part of the celebration.
02
Party peak · energy on the dance floor
After dessert, percussion lays a rhythm under my mix and gets the guests onto the dance floor faster.
03
Entrance · special moments
A singer turns the entrance into a moment to remember and later starts a song together with the guests.
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Ceremony · bride's entrance
A violin adds splendour to the entrance and accompanies the meal without drowning out the conversations at the table.
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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 play at your wedding in Ahlen, Werne and Bergkamen and bring the equipment with me. You will find the other places around Hamm in the list further down.
We start with the date, the venue and the approximate number of your guests. From that we develop a music plan in a video call, which I go through with you once more in the week before the wedding.
Map section around Hamm with Lünen, Bergkamen, Ahlen, Soest, Kamen, Beckum, Werne, Bönen, Ascheberg, Drensteinfurt, Welver, Lippetal. 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 as soon as the date is fixed. Summer Saturdays go quickly, on weekdays or in spring there is often more room, and you usually know on the same day whether I can take on your celebration.
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.
