Wedding DJ Oberhausen · Events since 2004
Your wedding between the canal, the palace and Neue Mitte.
I am Michael Zimmermann, and for your wedding in Oberhausen I shape the music so that grandparents and friends from the office stand on the dance floor together: quiet at the sparkling wine reception, powerful as soon as the first dance has faded. Over 25 years, more than 1450 events have added up with me, over 650 of them weddings. Your story is the centre of attention, and the music works for it. beats per micha: Michael Zimmermann, wedding DJ, available to book in Oberhausen 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 Oberhausen
Whether brick hall, palace hall or boathouse on the canal: to me the sound behaves differently in each of these rooms. That is why I always ask about the room and the number of guests at the first consultation. Palace wing, boathouse and factory grounds: these are the three venues in Oberhausen where you can celebrate. How the technology and the programme fit each of them, we clarify together.
Oberhausen gives you the choice between a palace hall in the Kaisergarten, a terrace on the Rhine-Herne Canal and grounds where zinc was once processed. Each of these places calls for a different setup, so I only plan the booth and speakers once I know your room.
High brick walls throw sound back differently from curtains and carpet, which is why I listen to the empty room before your celebration. What must not be played under any circumstances and which tracks you definitely want to hear, you enter in the portal; add a theme right along with it. Setup takes around 40 minutes, after which I walk through the hall once more and check the sound.
The Schlosserei is the small art hall on the grounds of the former zinc factory and, according to the operator, holds up to 200 people in several seating layouts. The venue rents out its rooms only with its own service. You ask the centre in advance whether we may set up our own DJ equipment there.
In the side wing of the palace, the Graf-Westerholt-Saal holds up to 120 seated guests, and together with the Prinzensaal up to 220. The venue lists weddings as an occasion. You discuss with the venue which part of the room remains for the dance floor and speakers, and then we coordinate the setup.
The boathouse lies on the canal with a view of the Gasometer and has its own landing stage. Inside there is room for up to 160 people, and with the outdoor area and two terraces up to 400. The venue explicitly mentions weddings, including tiny weddings. Since it counts DJs as part of its entertainment, you ask in advance whether your own DJ is possible.
All details about the rooms come from the operators' websites (as of October 2026). Only the venue can tell you whether your date is free and what equipment it permits.
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
Guests come to a wedding in Oberhausen from all over the Ruhr area, and not everyone knows the same songs. That is why I ask you both about the tracks nobody in your families wants to miss, and I combine them into custom edits.
You collect your wishes and no-gos at your leisure in advance, and on the night nobody notices any of it. We settle the menu, speeches and daily schedule early, and if you like, we go through the programme together. I show you step by step how I work in the video call.
How it works
Date and venue are enough to start. After my reply within 24 hours come the video call, the conversation with the venue and, on the day itself, the setup.
Request a dateTell me the date and venue, and I reply the same day, within 24 hours at the latest. The video call does not commit you: we get to know each other and gather ideas, and then you receive your quote.
With the booking, the wedding portal is unlocked, a web app for favourite tracks, no-gos, special moments and the schedule. About a week before the celebration we go through the day by phone, point by point.
On the day itself I am at the venue early, set up in about 40 minutes, listen to 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 play. At the reception, calm lounge music plays, and if there is no power outlet within reach outside, the battery takes over.
During the meal the music steps back; a wireless microphone is ready for speeches, and for games, surprises and the bouquet toss I choose a separate track each.
The dancing starts with your requested edit, after which I watch the dance floor and keep adjusting the set until young and old celebrate the last track together.
My services
For your wedding in Oberhausen I bring music and equipment in the size that the palace hall, boathouse or factory hall demands.
01Months in advance, you collect songs, no-gos and the schedule in the wedding portal. On the day itself I listen to the room and decide anew with every track, instead of reeling off a rigid programme. From the first message to the final dance, I am your only contact, backed by over 650 weddings. I bring the sound system, lighting and microphones myself.
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02Safeguard Should I fall ill, an equally qualified colleague from my network steps in, on the terms we have agreed.
Other occasionsCorporate event in Oberhausen →Birthday & party in Oberhausen →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 meet at your celebration, so I place soul classics next to current charts. From the first conversation to the last track, the music is in one pair of hands.
Which track comes next depends on the mood in the hall; the microphone belongs to your speakers, and I only appear for announcements.
Add-on
LED uplights colour the hall in the shade you want and pulse in time with the music.
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Add-on
The photo station needs no attendant, saves every picture in a private online gallery and, on request, prints copies for your guests.
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Recommendation
Through Feierblick, an external service that you book yourselves, you collect your guests' phone photos in one place.
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The package includes two wireless microphones, lighting effects, Pioneer or Denon equipment at the booth and speakers from RCF or Electro-Voice.
Add-on
At the retro telephone your guests record their congratulations; from these I make an audio file for you.
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We discuss requested tracks and no-gos right at the start, and I handle the coordination with the venue and service providers myself.
Open Format
Whether soul, disco, pop or current charts: the dance floor decides the mix, not a prepared list.
Setup and soundcheck take a good 40 minutes, the system needs 2.5 by 1.5 metres, and after the last track I pack everything away myself. 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
For an outdoor ceremony, a battery powers the system; the entrance, the ring exchange and the exit need no mains connection.
Photo station, live music, uplights and audio guestbook can be added to your booking, 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 27I listen to the empty room before I set up the speakers and aim them so that stone and steel reflect as little as possible. That way your speakers can be understood all the way to the last row.
I pace the evening: classics for the older guests early on, then tracks that bridge several decades, and the faster pieces only late. That is how I spread the energy over many hours.
I give you an arc of tension in advance: calm tracks for the meal, a block for the older guests early in the evening, then the dance floor for everyone. Anyone who only joins the party steps into a mix that already has momentum.
Get in touch as soon as the date and venue are fixed, because I assign dates in the order enquiries arrive. I will let you know within a day whether the Friday is still available.
Even small groups benefit from good music, and my setup of 2.5 by 1.5 metres does not overwhelm the space. I keep my volume low enough that conversation at your tables stays possible.
Send me the recording beforehand; I will listen through its sound and length and level it to match the other tracks. If you wish, I can trim the intro so you have time to walk onto the dance floor.
Listen & Watch
Even more options
If you'd like live music for the reception or ceremony, I arrange saxophone, vocals, percussion or violin from my network. We'll work out in good time which instrument suits which moment.
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Sparkling wine reception · First dance
A saxophone accompanies the outdoor drinks reception and sounds warmer and warmer as the evening light fades, until the guests go inside for dinner.
02
Party peak · energy on the dance floor
Percussion sets the pulse after dessert and fills the dance floor before anyone has to be asked.
03
Entrance · special moments
Live vocals give your celebration the glow of a concert, and at the party the singer is happy to hand the microphone to your guests.
04
Ceremony · bride's entrance
A violin leads you in for the entrance and turns dinner into a festive opening that your guests will remember.
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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
Anyone getting married in Mülheim, Essen or Dinslaken can book me just the same; I bring the system myself. If your town lies elsewhere in the central Ruhr area, the list below will help.
First you tell me the date, venue and number of guests. In a video call we talk about music, schedule and the moments that matter to you; shortly before the celebration I call you once more.
Map section around Oberhausen showing Essen, Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Bottrop, Moers, Gladbeck, Dinslaken, Kamp-Lintfort, Rheinberg, Neukirchen-Vluyn, Grafenwald. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
Transparency
Party classics like Ballermann, après-ski and schlager hits?
I'm happy to play the odd one of those when the mood is right.
Building the whole evening on them, though, isn't for me.
There are other DJs who love doing exactly that, and do it well.
They are the right choice for it.
I have nothing against them.
It's just not my thing.
My field is live mixing at demanding events.
For guests who see music as a craft.
Clean transitions.
The right track for the right moment.
More than just pressing play.
If that doesn't suit you, I'm not the right DJ, and that's perfectly fine.
If it does, I'm looking forward to meeting you.
Contact
Get in touch and I will shape your evening together with you. Summer Saturdays are booked early, so get in touch in good time; for dates in winter there is often more flexibility.
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.
