Glynn Tee - Professional DJ

Glynn is a National award winning DJ, TV & radio presenter and Master of Ceremonies based in Southport primarily covering Cheshire, Cumbria, The Fylde Coast, Lancashire, Merseyside, North Wales, Staffordshire, The West Midlands and Yorkshire, incorporating major towns and cities across the North West of England including Blackpool, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Wigan. During his twenty-five years as a DJ he has covered events across the United Kingdom, as a Wedding DJ, mobile DJ and club DJ, hosting many Corporate Events including Le Classique de Danse (UK Ballroom dancing awards), NAHT Annual Dinner & Dance, Aspray National Conference, International Cheerleading Coalition competitions and Europe’s Largest Football Supporters Tournament – WorldNET - combined with working for many established names hosting events and parties including Argos, Budweiser, Everton Football Club, Matalan and Smyth's Toys Superstores and more localised events in the north west for Formby Hockey Club, Smedley Hydro and Farnborough Road School Teachers. Starting in 1997, Glynn spent six years as a Party Bar/Club DJ before going onto a holiday camp where he was Entertainment Manager for three years. In 2005, he returned to working as a club DJ before becoming a full time mobile DJ in 2008. Now in his tenth year as a full time mobile DJ, Glynn is a specialist Wedding DJ and Corporate Event DJ who is equally at home covering Birthdays, Anniversaries and many other special occasions. Glynn has also obtained qualifications in sound engineering, radio and television presenting and event planning. With an established background in the entertainment business and a CV with includes event management, local radio and television work along with his performances as a Wedding and party DJ. His work has featured all types of venues from nightclubs to shopping centres and at all types of events from Weddings and major Corporate Events to School Proms and Race Nights. With his experience, working across the UK, he has the brilliant ability to judge the right style of music and create a great atmosphere by combining all genres of music with an outstanding professional clear microphone technique, which ensures his work is of the finest quality around and I continue receive outstanding reviews and repeat work from previous clients. Through his work and training for radio, television and outside broadcasting, Glynn is a very confident public speaker so you can be assured that you are getting the very best when it comes to any important announcements. Having built a music collection covering all genres, with thousands upon thousands of songs, from the 1940s right up to the current chart and forthcoming releases, Glynn will have something for everyone at your event. He has worked in all types of environments from large scale night clubs and corporate events to holiday camps and children's parties and prides himself on being able to choose music for all different occasions and situations as well as taking on board your tastes in music. Glynn's DJ career started in 1997 working as a trainee at a north Wales night club before establishing himself as a resident within a month. By picking up tips and ideas from leading DJs, his work thrived and with the residency becoming one of the leading night clubs in Wales, Glynn scooped a double Welsh Music Award for best pre-club event and best small club venue in 2000. During this time, Glynn established himself as a lead DJ on community radio station going from overnights to daytime presenting within a two weeks. With his radio and experience, he was very sort after and spent a couple of years with DJ guest spots at nightclubs around the north west and United Kingdom. After spending two years on the road DJ-ing at various locations around the UK as a guest DJ, Glynn was offered a new challenge as an Entertainment Manager at a holiday camp. This opportunity allowed him to gain new experiences in a new environment where he would be able to learn valuable managerial and event planning experience. This change of roles was in sharp contrast to the 90s 'club scene' but allowed him to broaden his scope on the different tastes in music and entertainment people wished to have gaining valuable experience over a three year period. Music knowledge and people skills are key to being able to be a successful Wedding and Corporate DJ and this experience has been crucial for Glynn's career. In 2005, Glynn returned to working within nightclubs to help establish a new venue, a challenge which allowed him to bring the knowledge acquired as an Entertainment Manager and assist with promotional business advertising. After four years at the club, he decided to put my family first as, with the change to licencing on bar and club opening times, working until 4am or 6am did not seem fair on his family. Since 2008, Glynn has worked as a free-lance DJ covering numerous events across the North West covering Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, engagements, race nights, children's parties, school proms and more. Having worked at major nightclubs, as a Wedding and Event DJ, in entertainment management and in the media, Glynn has established himself as a leading mobile DJ in Southport and the North West and ensures that he use top of the range equipment for both sound and light at all events to give your occasion the WOW-factor. From high quality sound to controlled lighting such as spot-lighting for a first dance and colour co-ordinated effects - I offer a service than cannot be rivalled for quality and professionalism. Glynn has hosted Weddings, Corporate Events and special occasions at many established venues including Southport Floral Hall, Blackpool's Grand Theatre, The Vincent Hotel, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Meols Hall, CarPoint Arena (Nottingham), West Tower, The Royal Clifton Hotel and Spa, Ramada Plaza (Southport) and Hurlston Hall (Scarisbrick). He has covered many large scale events including Sportsman's Dinners and Award Ceremonies working alongside star names including the late Bernard Manning and Howard Kendal and Everton FC legends Graeme Sharp and Kevin Radcliffe. These events include World Cheer Coalition (ICC) British National Finals at Nottingham's CarPoint Arena and their Northern Cheer and Dance Championships in Blackpool. Since 2014, Glynn has have covered 'Le Classique de Danse', a prestigious awards ceremony covering all aspects of dance from ballroom to theatre and will cover his fifth award ceremony at Southport's Floral Hall in April 2018. Glynn has worked as a DJ for The National Association of Head Teachers' Annual Dinner and Dance since 2015 at various venues including the Royal Clifton and Ramada Plaza in Southport and MacDonald New Blossoms Hotel in Chester. In 2018, Glynn will be working for the third year for Formby Hockey Club at their annual Easter Hockey Festival. Due to other commitments, Glynn will not be at WorldNET 2018 - Europe's Largest Football Supporters' Tournament. Glynn has previously covered the last four events in Preston and Nottingham providing outdoor PA and will look to return for the 2019. During his career, Glynn has also worked alongside headlining singers and bands including The Informers, Tommy Barron and Pretty Girl Rock along with numerous official tribute acts to artistes such as Bruno Mars, Olly Murs, Take That, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Tom Jones. For charity, Glynn has represented Rock FM as part of their Cash For Kids charity campaign by hosting a 12-hour marathon DJ session in 2013 and, in all, his charity work at events has seen me help to raise in excess of £100,000 for local and national good causes including Clic Sargent, Queenscourt Hospice, Cancer Research, Zoe's Place, MacMillan Cancer and Liverpool Royal Hospital. All of Glynn's DJ equipment is fully PAT Tested and he has Public Liability Insurance of up to £10million.

What is my role as your Master of Ceremonies? As your Master of Ceremonies, I will spend the day working alongside your venue and other suppliers such as your photographer and videographer. During the drinks reception, I will play background music and assist your photographer and ushers as required for group photographs. If required, I will organise a receiving line or invite your guests through for your Wedding Breakfast. I will conduct your grand entrance and play music during your Wedding Breakfast and, if required, circulate the Wedding Guest Book. I am always on hand to answer guests' questions and help with any unexpected issues that my arise. For your toasts and speeches, I will make sure that everyone who will be speaking is ready and prepared. I will introduce the toasts required and each speech. If the venue require the room to be vacated at the end of the meal and speeches to get the room ready for the evening, I will introduce your 'Grand Exit' and ask guests to join you. What can you expect from me as your Evening Wedding DJ? My job is to help to make sure that your Evening Reception runs smoothly and feels perfect. As a former club DJ with experience across all types of venues and events, I understand the importance of playing great music and the songs that you and your guests want to hear and enjoy to get your dance floor full. It is also important for this to be presented in a way that you require with clear key announcements at your Wedding, which are vitally important for your first dance, cutting of the cake and any of the more formal parts to your evening. It is more than just playing music. You are booking an experienced (not old!) DJ with superb presentation skills who will make your evening feel seamless and fun. If a room turnaround has been required, I will ensure that you are happy with everything before we start - this is also usually checked with your venue to make sure that you are happy with the venue. I will then have music playing before working alongside your venue to invite your guests back into your Wedding Reception suite. Depending on how you wish to enter your evening reception, I will check in with you again and confirm the timings for the cutting of the cake and first dance and choices of songs. I will always give your guests a ten minute and five minute notice of your cake cutting and first dance so that they can be in the suite when the important events are taking place! For your cake cutting, I always make sure that there is a knife ready to go and check that your photographer is ready to go before checking to see if you are ready. If you are doing your cake cutting as part of your Grand Entrance, I will have everything ready to go and explain how we are going about your entrance into your cake cutting. Occasionally, venues will place your cake on the dance floor. If this is the case, I will make sure the venue have staff ready to remove the cake table for a smooth transition into your first dance if you are moving straight into it from your cutting of the cake. Should your photographer need time to move flashes between cake cutting and first dance, I will adlib and ask your guests to move forward before inviting you onto the floor. The last thing I want is you hanging around awkwardly whilst things get moved around you! I will introduce you onto the floor and play your first dance inviting family/wedding party and guests on as requested in our meeting unless you wish to spend the full song with the floor to yourselves. Depending on your timings, there is normally upto half an hour between your first dance and buffet. This is a good time for a couple of slower songs or songs that were popular on the hen or stag nights. It can be a nice way to have close friends and family on the floor and most guests will not dance until after a few more drinks and the evening buffet! It's a bit different from turning up at 10 or 11pm in a club - this could be 8-8.30pm and most people won't quite be in full party mode just yet! When ready, I will announce your buffet and normally allow half an hour to 45 minutes depending on type of buffet or number of guests before we get the party started properly. I always stress how important it is for you to be involved on the dance floor. All eyes are on you! If you stand at the bar or outside all night - so will most of your guests! If you have a list of 'Must plays' it is pointless me playing them if you aren't on the dance floor enjoying them. I will take requests from guests but always ensure that they are not genres or songs you have asked me not to play. As the night draws to a close, I confirm the plan for the end of the night with you and introduce the last song(s) of the night with the final song designed to have all of your guests around you celebrating your day. As your DJ, I offer: High Quality Sound and lighting equipment Face to face or telephone meeting to discuss your event requirements No scruffy equipment or untidy wiring No cheesy party dance routines - unless requested! Clear announcements throughout your evening - no waffle! No advertising banners or screens No smoking or drinking of alcohol (I’m a non-smoker anyway!) Online planning and music requests Fully PAT tested equipment and Public Liability Insurance up to £10,000,000

My equipment is always kept clean, tidy and up to date. In this digital age, it can easily be assumed a ‘DJ’ sets up a laptop on a table and just plugs into a speaker! There are those out there who will do that but that’s not what I feel the job is about nor does it suit a special occasion such as your Wedding. I use a digital mixing desk and two CDJs (for CDs) that are set up inside a professional DJ booth. These connect into a high quality sound system which consists of two EV (Electro-Voice) top speakers which run at 500w each (RMS) and a peak of 1000w each and a subwoofer (bass bin) that is 400w with a peak of 1600w. The subwoofer is placed inside the booth (to stop people putting drinks on it!) and the stands for the top end speakers are covered for a softer feel and can be lit in a colour of your choice. This system has been used at venues that can hold over 500 people and gives a clear crisp sound. During your event, sound levels are constantly monitored using a Decibel Meter to ensure that you and your guests are not deafened and that the volume is kept in check. I balance the level of sound at the start of the night to its peak and know that I cannot take the level any higher. This eradicates any problems later in the evening.

In an effort to cut down on my business’ Carbon Footprint, your price includes a face to face meeting in Southport, which can be arranged at a time convenient to yourselves but preferably avoiding Fridays, Saturdays and evenings due to the nature of my business. This meeting will cover the schedule for your day, which suppliers I will be working alongside and go through all of your likes and dislikes of music. It takes around 45 minutes to an hour to cover everything depending on the level of depth of planning for your event. Upon booking, you will be emailed a detailed plan based on your package in Word format for you to start adding details to. You will also receive an online log in username and password that can be used for music requests and planning online. Should you book the Small Package, a telephone meeting to discuss everything is scheduled in the week prior to your event unless you wish to pay an additional fee to add in a face to face meeting.

Q: How long does setup take?

A: Set up can take up to one hour depending on access. I work alongside your venue to ensure that I am able to access the suite at a convenient time. Depending on your schedule for the day, you may require an early set up so that guests aren’t left hanging around for an hour whilst I set up. It is not always feasible to be completely discrete when setting up due to access but I ensure that equipment is moved safely into place to minimise any inconvenience to you and your guests. I will always be openly honest with you about the access to your suite and how this will affect the room turn around. I can discuss this with you in more detail once booked, however, should an early set-up be required there is an additional fee based on waiting time. I always ensure that my equipment is tidy. I keep all of my speakers and lighting in protective carry cases and they are always cleaned before and after events to keep the lenses and mirrors of the lighting clean. My DJ booth white cloth is washed after every event with the black cloth (due to electrics) cleaned with the correct procedure. I cannot stand seeing wires left hanging loosely or left in a scraggy loop on the floor. All of the wiring that I use for speakers and lighting are neatly secured to their relevant poles and wires that run to the mixing desk are taken back and neatly taped along a wall and ran into my DJ booth. All wiring is then out of sight.

Q: What are your space and power requirements?

A: An area of at least 2m by 4m is required to ensure a safe and easy set up to fit in booth, speakers and lighting.

Q: Do you take requests?

A: With a background that has spanned large scale nightclubs, holiday camps, Indie nights, arenas and radio you can be assured that you are booking in confidence. Over my years as a DJ I have covered events from 1920s themed Gatsby parties to Motown, 70s, 80s and 90s nights. As a club DJ, I have covered anything and everything from dance and RnB to Indie and cheesy pop. In short, I have a music collection and music knowledge which covers all genres and decades. Your night is precisely that - yours. It is commonly misjudged by many DJs and a mistake I avoid. Some DJs will only play songs they consider to be dance floor fillers but it could be a case that one song played for relatives that has a special memory for them makes their night too. It is important that the songs that you ask for prior to your event are songs that you definitely will dance to and not songs that you like listening to. A long list of songs that you like isn’t always going to have your guests filling the dance floor and the finger of blame is pointed in one direction! I am happy for you to build a request list and my aim is to play a minimum of ten songs from those you have asked for, however, should I feel that your choices are not working I will use my experience and judgement to ensure your night is a success. Try to also be specific on your tastes. I often hear, “I like 80s music”, but there’s a massive difference between liking The Jam or Bad Manners to liking Kylie Minogue or Rick Astley! Unless requested by yourselves, I avoid cheesy party dances where possible. I know that they are not everyone’s cup of tea but if you are happy with the likes of ‘Macarena’ and ‘Cha Cha Slide’ just let me know. I will always judge a crowd on the night by "reading" the room. It may sound an old cliché but by speaking to your guests, taking requests and watching them early on tap along to certain types of songs allows me to get a feel for the music that will get your guests up as your night progresses. It is also important to let me know any genres and songs you definitely do not want. This can be more important than what you do want! Hearing songs that you hate can be a real dampener on your day. I am always happy to take requests on the night as this often leads to a better party atmosphere. Unlike some parts of your day it is impossible to plan your evening song for song as guests will have different tastes and to ensure a successful evening it is important to be as flexible as possible. Music choices must be received a minimum of seven days prior to your event. I cannot guarantee the inclusion of any deleted, obsolete or difficult to source requests either in writing or on the night of the booking. All of my music is legally sourced. A common problem of recent times is DJs using YouTube or Spotify to stream at events. This is an illegal practice and one I do not use. My music is CD based or digitally downloaded is in WAV or M4A format for the highest quality of sound for your event.