Wedding DJ Herne · Events since 2004
Your wedding between the canal bank, the Stadtgarten and the mining heritage.
My name is Michael Zimmermann, and I take care of the music for your wedding in Herne. Over 650 weddings have taught me when a hall wants calm and when it wants to dance. I bring the equipment myself, and you shape the day. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, wedding DJ, available to book in Herne 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 Herne
Whether it is a hall in the park, a building from the mining era or a terrace by the canal: I ask first about venue and space, because speakers, power and layout depend on it. Four venues show how different your wedding in Herne can look: an event centre in the Revierpark, a factory hall from 1908, a moated castle and a people's theatre in the Stadtgarten. Once you have decided, I plan the equipment and schedule.
In Herne, wedding venues range from the park in Sodingen via Wanne on the canal to the castle quarter of Baukau, and the sound changes with the place, for your celebration too. So above all I ask where you are celebrating and how big the group will be.
Before I pack the system, I clarify access, power and floor space with you or the venue. You enter your requests and taboo songs in the portal beforehand, and everything is set up about 40 minutes before the guests arrive.
The venue's website lists weddings, birthdays and company celebrations as occasions. The Große Saal holds 50 to 300 participants and can be divided, the Pfiffikus-Haus holds 70 guests, and outdoor areas in the park are suitable for photos or a sparkling wine reception. You settle the date and room with the venue, and the placement of the speakers afterwards with me.
The halls were built in 1908 for the Flottmann-Werke and opened as a cultural centre in October 1986, and a sculpture park has been part of it since 2010. Whether rooms are let for private celebrations is something the City of Herne can tell you. How a former factory building sounds, we discuss as soon as the room is settled.
The moated castle was first mentioned in 1243, its oldest part is a tower from around 1500, and a gate bears the year 1664. It has belonged to the City of Herne since 1948, and the Emschertal-Museum is housed there. Which rooms are open for celebrations, you can find out from the city; for power and space in the old walls, we agree on that afterwards.
The people's theatre moved into the former Städtischer Saalbau in the Stadtgarten on 28 January 2004 and offers 500 seats. Whether the hall becomes available for a celebration outside performances is something only the venue can answer. For your evening, I then ask about the stage, power and the route for the equipment.
Dates and room details come from Wikipedia and the operators' websites, as of October 2026. Whether your preferred date is free and how many guests fit in is something the venue itself can answer.
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
Herne grew together from two towns, and at your wedding guests from Wanne, Eickel and the centre often sit at one table. That shapes my selection: I start with songs both sides of the family know, and only open up the mix to your own taste as the evening goes on.
You enter your favourite songs, taboos and the daily schedule with me in advance. When to eat, who speaks and where to dance, you decide together with me. I plan room for quiet phases just as much as for the moment when the floor belongs to you.
How it works
After your message with date and venue, I get back to you by the next day at the latest. A video call follows, then coordination with the venue, and on the day itself the set-up.
Request a dateYou send me the date and venue, and I reply the same day, within 24 hours at the latest. The video call commits you to nothing: we get to know each other, collect 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 your schedule. About a week before the celebration, we go through the day point by point on the phone.
On the day I arrive in good time, set up in about 40 minutes, check the sound in the empty room and coordinate with the speaker, photographer and catering staff.
For the entrance, ring exchange and exit, the tracks you have chosen are played. During the reception the music stays quietly in the background, and where there is no socket, the battery powers the system.
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 adjust the set until young and old sing the last track together.
My services
For your wedding in Herne, I bring music and equipment that suit a park hall, a factory hall or a castle setting.
01You enter your favourite tracks, no-gos and the plan for the day in the wedding portal long before the celebration. On the night I tailor the selection to the room and the guests, not to a rigid list. From the first contact to the final song I remain your only contact person, backed by over 650 weddings. Sound system, lighting and microphones are part of my set-up.
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02Safeguard Should I be unable to attend due to illness, an equivalent colleague from my network takes over, and the agreed terms remain in place.
More occasionsCorporate event in Herne →Birthday & party in Herne →View demo portal →
Voices from real events
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Your service package
Several generations are probably celebrating with you, so classics sit alongside current hits. From the first agreement to the last song, the music stays in one pair of hands.
Which track comes next is decided by the mood in the hall; the microphone belongs to your speakers, and I hold back myself.
Add-on
LED uplights colour the hall in your colours and, if you like, can change in time with the music.
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Add-on
The photo station works without supervision, saves every picture in a protected online gallery and, if you wish, prints copies for your guests.
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Recommendation
Feierblick is an external service that I recommend and that you book yourselves; it gathers your guests' phone photos in one place.
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Two wireless microphones, lighting effects, Pioneer or Denon equipment at the booth and speakers from RCF or Electro-Voice are part of my set-up.
Add-on
On the retro telephone your guests leave good wishes, which I later edit together into an audio file for you.
Enquire →I reply to messages within 24 hours and am available to you right up to the wedding day.
We discuss requested tracks and no-gos right at the start, and I handle contact with the venue and service providers myself.
Open Format
I blend pop, disco, soul and current chart hits in the way the guests in your hall are responding to at that moment.
Set-up including the soundcheck takes a good 40 minutes, the system needs only about 2.5 by 1.5 metres, and after the last song I take it down myself. About 2.5 m in width and 1.5 m in depth are enough, and under normal conditions (car close to the set-up spot, no stairs or lifts) the set-up takes around 40 minutes.
Outdoor
If you like, I accompany the entrance, ring exchange and exit with battery-powered equipment, so you do not need a socket nearby.
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 I hear from couples most often, and if yours isn't there, just get in touch with me directly.
+49 176 700 580 27As soon as the date is set, a short message to me is enough, and I will get back to you with a yes or no. Summer weekends are in demand, so every extra week helps; the Kirmes does not change my planning.
In the meantime I play nothing that disturbs conversation, or pause completely if you prefer. For the return I bring in a track you choose beforehand, so everyone arrives back in the hall together.
I switch style after a few tracks without announcing the change, so each side gets its turn. If you tell me beforehand which songs your families sing along to, I build the running order around them.
Yes, I place the song at a moment you choose, for example during the speeches or the toast. After that I let the regular mix carry on, so the moment stands out for you and the evening does not tip into nostalgia.
My system manages with one normal socket near the hall, and I plan for longer cable runs myself. Send me a floor plan or a photo, and I will tell you in advance where the booth and speakers are best placed.
Listen & Watch
Even more options
For the reception or ceremony I put together saxophone, vocals, percussion or violin from my network. When they play, we enter into your schedule well before the celebration.
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Sparkling wine reception · First dance
At an outdoor sparkling wine reception a saxophone sounds soft and gives the guests' arrival a light touch before the meal begins.
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Party peak · energy on the dance floor
After the meal, percussion brings energy and lays the beat under the mix, and the dance floor fills almost by itself.
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Entrance · special moments
A live voice turns the entrance into a moment you keep, and later brings the guests to the microphone when the hall wants to sing along.
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Ceremony · bride's entrance
A violin gives the entrance a festive frame and makes the meal feel more elegant, without disturbing conversation 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
If you celebrate in Bochum, Castrop-Rauxel or Recklinghausen rather than in Herne itself, I bring my system there too; the list below shows the other places in the area.
First you tell me the date, venue and the approximate number of guests. In the video call we talk about your favourite songs and the schedule; about a week before the celebration we speak again by phone and go through the day with you hour by hour.
Map section around Herne showing Dortmund, Essen, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, Bottrop, Recklinghausen, Witten, Lünen, Marl, Gladbeck, Castrop-Rauxel, Herten. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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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
Once your date is set, just write to me. The best summer Saturdays are usually the first to go, but not every weekend is taken; you will hear back from me the same day.
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.
