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Category Archives: Background Music
Katie & Kevin Celebrate at Pazzo’s
I have always had a great time entertaining at Pazzo’s (https://pazzoschicago.com) in Downtown Chicago, and June 6 for Kevin & Katie (Flaherty) Ward’s Reception was no exception. The sound was solid and clear with our four speaker system setup, designed … Continue reading
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Mingle with Music
Again enjoyed providing appropriate background music for Moore Direct’s ( www.moredirect.comwww.moredirect.com ) Healthcare Summit for their venders and sales department on November 11, 2014, at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare. Played fun tunes from the 1960s through current at a conversational … Continue reading
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Surprise Wedding?
You’ve undoubtedly heard of a surprise birthday party, surprise retirement party or a surprise anniversary party but have you ever heard of a surprise wedding? Well, after 25 years in the business we did one on October 4 at Cooper’s … Continue reading
Posted in 1st Dance, Background Music, Ceremony, Reception Venue, Surprise Wedding, Weddings, Windy City Hitman-Chicago Djs
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Dance All Night with Ileana & Teodor
Sometimes when you have a more intimate crowd of 50-60 guests with many guests of different ethnic background on a Sunday Evening, you’re not quite sure what kind of a response you will get on the dance floor. For Teodor … Continue reading
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Enjoying the Oldies
I again enjoyed providing background music and the sound system for More Direct’s (https://www.moredirect.com) sales networking event. This time I played tunes primarily from our Oldies Collection (http://www.windycityhitman.com/780/oldies/) for their sales team who had been in meetings all week. I … Continue reading
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Packed Dance Floor All Night Long
It was wall to wall action on the dance floor throughout the entire night. Cannot remember one song, not one song were at least 50 dancers were out there. For most of the night 100 – 200 plus were dancing. … Continue reading
Posted in 50's Jitterbug, Background Music, Ceremony, How to Keep the Dance Floor Packed, Packed Dance Floor, Reception Venue, Southern Rock, Weddings, Windy City Hitman-Chicago Djs
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Congratulations, Kaitlyn & Mike
Mike & Kaitlyn Anys made it official again and this time before all of their family & friends on July 25 at Atlantis in Arlington Heights. They had officially married on December 14 of last year on their destination wedding. … Continue reading
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Jackie & Aaron Celebrate with Family & Friends
On the top floor of Victoria’s (http://www.victoriabanquets.com/rosemont/ ) in Rosemont was the location for Aaron & Jackie Envolsen’s reception on July 12. This location has a great view from the penthouse and to add to the ambiance we added Blue … Continue reading
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Celebration at Cantigny with Bob & Greta
I had a grand time being with Bob & Greta (Kerns) Biedron and their family and friends on May 25 beautiful Cantigny (www.CantignyGolf.com) in Wheaton for their wedding reception. They asked us to play a combination of Instrumental Jazz and … Continue reading
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Dance All Night With Sara & Jose
We just decided to post on this blog some great dancing from Jose & Sarah Nieve’s Wedding on May 24 at the Holiday Inn Crystal Lake (www.hicrystallake.com). Party animals plus great music are the keys to a successful and memoriable … Continue reading
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