wedding djs

Episode Summary :

How many times have you heard people introduce themselves or get introduced as serial entrepreneurs? Serial entrepreneurship is the new cool. People are now owning multiple businesses and flourishing. On today's show, I have a fantastic friend joining me on the show, Eric Lewis. Eric and I have been friends for a couple of years now. He owns multiple companies, and he will be sharing shares his entrepreneurship journey. Also, he gives us some nuggets of wisdom to help us remain disciplined and do better as the millennial generation. Listen to hear more from Eric.

Quote of the Day : "People do not decide their futures. They decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures." -FM Alexander.

Getting to Know More About Our Guest : Eric Devin Lewis is the co-founder and MC of Sole Performance Entertainment and owns a painting company. He is a husband and a father. Eric's first job was at 15 doing phone sales. The person he was working with was kind enough to assign him some tasks out of work, and it got Eric thinking about how good it was to have a side hustle. His desire to become an entrepreneur sparked there.

Key Talking Points of the Episode :

[02:05] Quote of the day

[05:16] Getting to know Eric

[10:25] Eric's motivation to pursue business

[13:42] Eric's first business

[15:34] Eric's partnership with Bishop and how they have made it work for eight years

[19:39] Eric can sing: understanding Eric's music career

[23:30] Eric's most significant obstacle as a business owner

[26:20] A message to people who are afraid of starting a business

[27:36] Why aren't millennials not getting married and having children as much as the boomers?

[33:30] Eric's goals for the next six to twelve months

Quotes : “When you're put in a position to fulfill your passion alongside someone doing their passion, and your passions coincide perfectly, it's like it's a match made in heaven."

"Don't stop till you get enough."

"Everyone wants more from what the neighbor has, but you don't know what the neighbor has."

Additional Notes : Enjoy 10 % off on soleperformanceent.com on any entertainment package you choose by putting "On The Rise" in the notes.

Connect with Eric D Lewis :

Website: https://www.soleperformanceent.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eric.lewis.television/

In this episode we chat with Nick and Lara got hitched at Panama Dining Room on Saturday, 11 February 2023 with around 100 family and friends from Australia, the UK and the USA!

Here’s what they said in their initial enquiry:

"Music is a massive part of each of our lives. For Lara she is a lover of many genres, some of her favourite artists ranging from Simon and Garfunkel to the Beatles to Arctic Monkeys to The Black Keys. 

For me [Nick] I also like to DJ (in my garage) and am a big fan of 80s, 90s, dance, breakbeats, garage, techno and trance. In between it all we have some huge crossover and shared musical love. For us we want to blend it all together and have an eclectic mix. Music is one of the most important elements of our wedding for us!"

Key vendors: 

Precious Celebrations
Elsa Campbell Photography
Pomp and Splendour
One More Song DJs (Eddy Mac)

We chat to Nick and Lara all about their engagement, planning process, their fave moments of the day and they provide some tips to couples planning their own wedding.

We loved chatting to these legends and hope you enjoy listening to our conversation!

In this episode we chat with Nick and Lara got hitched at Panama Dining Room on Saturday, 11 February 2023 with around 100 family and friends from Australia, the UK and the USA!

Here’s what they said in their initial enquiry:

"Music is a massive part of each of our lives. For Lara she is a lover of many genres, some of her favourite artists ranging from Simon and Garfunkel to the Beatles to Arctic Monkeys to The Black Keys. 

For me [Nick] I also like to DJ (in my garage) and am a big fan of 80s, 90s, dance, breakbeats, garage, techno and trance. In between it all we have some huge crossover and shared musical love. For us we want to blend it all together and have an eclectic mix. Music is one of the most important elements of our wedding for us!"

Key vendors: 

Precious Celebrations
Elsa Campbell Photography
Pomp and Splendour
One More Song DJs (Eddy Mac)

We chat to Nick and Lara all about their engagement, planning process, their fave moments of the day and they provide some tips to couples planning their own wedding.

We loved chatting to these legends and hope you enjoy listening to our conversation!

On this episode we chat to another wedding business duo, and we were so excited! It’s also the first time we’re talking about film too!

Caity and Duncan are a couple of wedding photographers and videographers based in Melbourne (who also happen to be a couple!). Aleks had the pleasure of working with them on a really fun North Fitzroy wedding earlier this year. As Aleks was involved in the ceremony they spent all day together and she was struck by how warm and friendly they both are. An absolute joy to be around.

We speak to the duo about how they got into weddings, their process and some of their awesome techniques which make them stand out from the crowd!

Here’s what our mutual client, Elise, had to say about Caity and Duncan on Google:

"Caity & Duncan are exceptional at their craft, and also really fun people to be around. I'm so happy they were our wedding photographers. I generally get uncomfortable in front of a camera, particularly posing. With Caity & Duncan, I was completely at ease and had a great time. They had me laughing while also looking my best - that's skill!

I've just received the sneak peek pictures, and they are gorgeous. They really reflect the emotion and feel of the day. I've had many people say how excellent they look - the colours, composition and beauty of the pics. I'm going to be recommending Caity & Duncan to all my mates."

We didn't speak about this on the poddy, but after it was recorded, also asked Caity and Duncan to tell us a little about their choice of music for their wedding films and this is what they said:

"All of our wedding films are curated to each couple, so no two wedding videos are ever the same. From the music to the colours and editing, everything is unique to the vibe of each couple - and they get to collaborate and make sure it's something that represents them (and doesn't make them cringe). We tend to think of our wedding films more like mini-movies, rather than traditional wedding videos."

We hope you enjoy listening to this poddy as much as we enjoyed recording it!

On this episode we chat to another wedding business duo, and we were so excited! It’s also the first time we’re talking about film too!

Caity and Duncan are a couple of wedding photographers and videographers based in Melbourne (who also happen to be a couple!). Aleks had the pleasure of working with them on a really fun North Fitzroy wedding earlier this year. As Aleks was involved in the ceremony they spent all day together and she was struck by how warm and friendly they both are. An absolute joy to be around.

We speak to the duo about how they got into weddings, their process and some of their awesome techniques which make them stand out from the crowd!

Here’s what our mutual client, Elise, had to say about Caity and Duncan on Google:

"Caity & Duncan are exceptional at their craft, and also really fun people to be around. I'm so happy they were our wedding photographers. I generally get uncomfortable in front of a camera, particularly posing. With Caity & Duncan, I was completely at ease and had a great time. They had me laughing while also looking my best - that's skill!

I've just received the sneak peek pictures, and they are gorgeous. They really reflect the emotion and feel of the day. I've had many people say how excellent they look - the colours, composition and beauty of the pics. I'm going to be recommending Caity & Duncan to all my mates."

We didn't speak about this on the poddy, but after it was recorded, also asked Caity and Duncan to tell us a little about their choice of music for their wedding films and this is what they said:

"All of our wedding films are curated to each couple, so no two wedding videos are ever the same. From the music to the colours and editing, everything is unique to the vibe of each couple - and they get to collaborate and make sure it's something that represents them (and doesn't make them cringe). We tend to think of our wedding films more like mini-movies, rather than traditional wedding videos."

We hope you enjoy listening to this poddy as much as we enjoyed recording it!

On this episode we chat all about Aleks' new celebrancy gig! 

Some of the questions Ed asks her are:

• Why did you decide to become a celebrant?

• How would you describe your celebrant style?

• What are the different packages you offer?

• How does it work practically when you’re marrying a couple and then DJing for them?

• What’s the process in the lead up for a couple who book you as their celebrant?

We also spill the deets on our annual wedding livestream on Mixcloud (scheduled for the 14th of July 2023 at 7.30pm)!

On this episode we chat all about Aleks' new celebrancy gig! 

Some of the questions Ed asks her are:

• Why did you decide to become a celebrant?

• How would you describe your celebrant style?

• What are the different packages you offer?

• How does it work practically when you’re marrying a couple and then DJing for them?

• What’s the process in the lead up for a couple who book you as their celebrant?

We also spill the deets on our annual wedding livestream on Mixcloud (scheduled for the 14th of July 2023 at 7.30pm)!

On this episode of Project Engaged we are talking about a topic that we haven’t yet covered in our three seasons, so we’re really excited to learn more!

For this episode, we are chatting with Brit Stevens, who is behind the State of Reverie brand.

State of Reverie provides designer wedding invitations, stationery and signage. And even wedding websites!

Here’s a review from a happy client: “Brit was an absolute legend and a pleasure to work with creating our custom website. She was patient, thorough and attended to changes quickly and efficiently. We have had so many compliments on the finished product from our guests and can't wait to see the remainder of our wedding stationery in person.”

We love when a couple puts their own stamp on their day and this is exactly what we’ll be chatting to Brit about.

We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

On this episode of Project Engaged we are talking about a topic that we haven’t yet covered in our three seasons, so we’re really excited to learn more!

For this episode, we are chatting with Brit Stevens, who is behind the State of Reverie brand.

State of Reverie provides designer wedding invitations, stationery and signage. And even wedding websites!

Here’s a review from a happy client: “Brit was an absolute legend and a pleasure to work with creating our custom website. She was patient, thorough and attended to changes quickly and efficiently. We have had so many compliments on the finished product from our guests and can't wait to see the remainder of our wedding stationery in person.”

We love when a couple puts their own stamp on their day and this is exactly what we’ll be chatting to Brit about.

We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

Shameless plug podcast episode alert!!

We chat about all the fun extras that you're able to add to our DJ services! If you're thinking of adding something extra to us, you can check out our Services page.

We have extras like sax, percussion, party lights, audio guestbooks and our photobooth (to name a few!).

Venues and peeps that we mentioned on this podcast include:

• Higher Ground
• Craft & Co.
• Rupert on Rupert
• Post Office Hotel
• Our legendary sax players Kenny and Anton and our amazing percussionist Hugo.
• Tim and Emily Gracie, who are superstar DJs who also play the sax!

Did you also know Ed can spin real vinyl at your wedding? Learn more here.

Shameless plug podcast episode alert!!

We chat about all the fun extras that you're able to add to our DJ services! If you're thinking of adding something extra to us, you can check out our Services page.

We have extras like sax, percussion, party lights, audio guestbooks and our photobooth (to name a few!).

Venues and peeps that we mentioned on this podcast include:

• Higher Ground
• Craft & Co.
• Rupert on Rupert
• Post Office Hotel
• Our legendary sax players Kenny and Anton and our amazing percussionist Hugo.
• Tim and Emily Gracie, who are superstar DJs who also play the sax!

Did you also know Ed can spin real vinyl at your wedding? Learn more here.

On this epusode, we chat to a trio of Victorian based celebrants who are leading the way in the wedding community! We were so excited to be joined on the podcast by not one, but THREE industry legends: Megan Watson, Matt Finch and Zena Lythgo.

We chat to Megan, Matt and Zena about changes to the wedding industry over the last few years, how the concept of CoC (Community over competition) started and why couples benefit from positive relationships between wedding vendors. We also share some hot tips and trend predictions for weddings and recount the fun and mayhem that is the annual CoC party!

We absolutely LOVED chatting to these legends! We hope you enjoy listening to our chat!

On this epusode, we chat to a trio of Victorian based celebrants who are leading the way in the wedding community! We were so excited to be joined on the podcast by not one, but THREE industry legends: Megan Watson, Matt Finch and Zena Lythgo.

We chat to Megan, Matt and Zena about changes to the wedding industry over the last few years, how the concept of CoC (Community over competition) started and why couples benefit from positive relationships between wedding vendors. We also share some hot tips and trend predictions for weddings and recount the fun and mayhem that is the annual CoC party!

We absolutely LOVED chatting to these legends! We hope you enjoy listening to our chat!

On this episode we talk all things live music for your wedding with Wendy from Wendybird Music!

We’ve had the pleasure of seeing Wendy live and she has an incredible voice and is clearly very passionate about music. Wendybird Music offers highly customisable live music options where Wendy and her musician buddies can perform as a duo, trio, quartet and five piece. 

Although we are DJs, we absolutely LOVE live acoustic music for pre-ceremony arrival, ceremony key moments and cocktail hour. What a vibe!

On this episode, we chat to Wendy about how she works with couples in the lead up, hot tips for briefing your acoustic artist and choosing ceremony songs, and an insider look into how Wendy and her musicians work (we were fascinated to learn that they “read the crowd” just like us DJs do!).

On this episode we talk all things live music for your wedding with Wendy from Wendybird Music!

We’ve had the pleasure of seeing Wendy live and she has an incredible voice and is clearly very passionate about music. Wendybird Music offers highly customisable live music options where Wendy and her musician buddies can perform as a duo, trio, quartet and five piece. 

Although we are DJs, we absolutely LOVE live acoustic music for pre-ceremony arrival, ceremony key moments and cocktail hour. What a vibe!

On this episode, we chat to Wendy about how she works with couples in the lead up, hot tips for briefing your acoustic artist and choosing ceremony songs, and an insider look into how Wendy and her musicians work (we were fascinated to learn that they “read the crowd” just like us DJs do!).

On this episode of Project Engaged, Aleks and Eddy chat about their favourite all-in-one, inner-city Melbourne venues!

We are so spoiled for choice here in our beautiful city. For those couples that are on the look out for a venue (or perhaps even doing a little research for friends and family) in the inner city, this episode is FOR YOU! :)

Venues mentioned in this ep are:

• Brunswick Mess Hall
• Panama Dining Room
• Rupert on Rupert
• Glasshaus (Inside, Outside and Brucke)
• Studley Grounds
• Noisy Ritual
• Half Acre
• Post Office Hotel

Also, shout out to Champagne Electric, Killer Queen Creative and Caity and Duncan and Weddings by Alex who were mentioned in this podcast.

Enjoy this episode!

On this episode of Project Engaged, Aleks and Eddy chat about their favourite all-in-one, inner-city Melbourne venues!

We are so spoiled for choice here in our beautiful city. For those couples that are on the look out for a venue (or perhaps even doing a little research for friends and family) in the inner city, this episode is FOR YOU! :)

Venues mentioned in this ep are:

• Brunswick Mess Hall
• Panama Dining Room
• Rupert on Rupert
• Glasshaus (Inside, Outside and Brucke)
• Studley Grounds
• Noisy Ritual
• Half Acre
• Post Office Hotel

Also, shout out to Champagne Electric, Killer Queen Creative and Caity and Duncan and Weddings by Alex who were mentioned in this podcast.

Enjoy this episode!

It's our first episode of season 2! And what a cracker!

In this episode, we chat to Laura about her own journey from celebrant side hustler to full timer and now wedding biz coach as well as sharing some tips on how to develop a CEO mindset, which we're so passionate about!

The themes in this episode carry on from Season 1 - it's all about "finding your people", developing solid systems and processes and thinking like a professional business owner!

It's our first episode of season 2! And what a cracker!

In this episode, we chat to Laura about her own journey from celebrant side hustler to full timer and now wedding biz coach as well as sharing some tips on how to develop a CEO mindset, which we're so passionate about!

The themes in this episode carry on from Season 1 - it's all about "finding your people", developing solid systems and processes and thinking like a professional business owner!