Since the merger of my production website and my professional wedding DJ is still ongoing, I wanted to take this time to talk about some more about radio, specifically a format that was near and dear to my heart. You know my attention these days is constantly divided by my day job and the sole ownership of my professional wedding DJ company. Yes, I am an owner-operated (boutique-style) wedding DJ service whose primary focus is making sure each one of his clients has the best mix of music for their wedding day.  For more information on why you should hire me to be your wedding DJ, you should click over to my website and visit the main section of this blog.  What is it that separates some DJs from the other more typical "average" DJs?  I believe it has EVERYTHING to do with their musical vocabulary, how it was formed, how it's maintained, and how it continues to grow. I know that I won't be the first to tell you that I believe something is missing from music today. Something is missing that I experienced as a kid, and something we may never see again in the world of music. The golden era of adult contemporary music on the radio.

Being a top wedding DJ in one of the most desirable wedding destinations in the country comes with it a lot of perks. I would have to say the biggest perk is meeting all different types of couples coming to the Holy City from areas like Philadelphia.  While the inquiries are down as it pertains to Northeast brides and grooms desiring a destination wedding, I've been truly moved over the years how modern brides and grooms have been able to create some of the most epic celebrations I've seen in my career as a wedding DJ.  With all of the musical artists who have originated from Philadelphia, it should be of no surprise to me that brides and grooms from that area are going to bring with them some of the most eclectic mixes of music you could imagine at any wedding.  So many musicians and bands have had the pleasure of calling Philadelphia over the years. My dear friend Mitch Zatto grew up in the Philadelphia area and it was radio clips like you'll hear on this post that formed his musical tastes, as well as inspired him to become a radio broadcaster. I truly believe that modern brides and grooms who grew up around the Philadelphia area may have formed their diverse musical tastes from the tremendous amount of musical talent originating from the city of Brotherly Love.  1340 WHAT-AM played a pivotal role in Philadelphia radio back in the late 60s and early 70s playing some of the best R&B and soul music on the radio. Enjoy this trip back time over 50 years to some of the best classic and vintage radio of Philadelphia

You know I am asked all the time what the catalyst was that got me into becoming a successful wedding DJ. Well, for one, it was the intrigue and mystery of being behind the microphone and blending songs together while on the air that allowed my interest to peak. The overall catalyst to get me into radio and DJing was Mitch Zatto.  If you clicked over to my About page, you may have read more about this amazing broadcaster, who became a great mentor to me.  I am here to tell you that it can be extremely difficult to predict how your life may actually end up. You may very well meet someone unexpectedly who could alter the course and trajectory of your life.  What you are about to hear is an outstanding piece of production that represents a small, but influential piece of Charleston, SC radio history created by a guy who would forge a path for my life. It would become a path in my life that I could never have imagined or predicted as pre-teen kid.

Long before I made the transition into a being a top wedding DJ, I was enjoying every little bit of time I could behind the microphone on the radio.  Over the course of the next several weeks and months, I will be spending time in my studio editing down some of my favorite moments as an on-air radio talent. After all, if not for my time on the radio, I would never have begun this amazing journey that I've experienced as a wedding DJ over the past 14 years. WRFQ signed on the air back in 1996 in Charleston, SC and has become the top choice for classic rock of the 60s, 70s, 80s through today.

For those of you who are landing on my blog looking for the best wedding DJ for their most special day, you are in for a treat today. It's funny. If you talk to my web designer, he'll tell you that the "About" page might be one of the lesser travelled pages on anyone's website. Imagine this. You are looking for the person who is going to make or break your wedding day and you don't want to know about them? You are getting ready to invest your own hard-earned money into your wedding and still don't want to learn who it is you are going to be working with?  I don't think I've updated my "About" page in several years, but the reason I have decided to talk about my radio experience leading me into becoming a successful wedding DJ is because those experiences shaped a lot of how I see music today. Also, in the coming months, I will be taking down my audio production website and moving some of that portfolio and blog over to my main wedding DJ blog. Since I am a one-man shop, I no longer have time to dedicate to "trying" to maintain a presence and content-creation on two blogs. Since my wedding DJ blog is one of the most travelled by brides and grooms and music lovers, I felt it was a good fit to put some of this content up for you.