Music & entertainment
Find a wedding DJ or live band by region and what they offer. Each one links straight to their own site.
79 acts
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Visit siteAuckland DJ Service (ADJS)
Auckland DJ Service builds each wedding's entertainment plan around music timing, song suggestions and a must-play and do-not-play list, then runs the day as DJ and MC. The Henderson-based team supplies wireless microphones, dry ice, cold sparklers and LED uplighting alongside the sound system.
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Visit siteAuckland DJs
Auckland DJs is a roster of DJs each with their own specialty, from open format and hip hop to Latin and Afro house, plus a saxophonist available to perform solo or alongside a DJ. Equipment is supplied for the DJ table and sound system, and the roster has played corporate events for companies including Google and Spotify alongside private weddings.
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Visit siteJarom Hall
Jarom Hall is an Auckland open format DJ who also holds residencies at several Auckland bars and has played events in Wellington, Queenstown and overseas. Sets are read to the crowd on the night rather than pre-planned, and couples can submit requests ahead of time through an online tool. Performance length is flexible to suit the event.
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Visit siteKiwi DJs
Kiwi DJs runs indoor and outdoor PA systems with a cordless microphone and takes requests throughout the night, letting couples build their own song list rather than a set playlist. The team plays weddings nationwide, with dedicated pages for Auckland, Queenstown, Christchurch, Wellington and Tauranga.
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Visit siteMike Steffens DJ & MC
Mike Steffens works as both DJ and MC, coordinating speeches, cake cutting and the run of the evening while keeping guests informed throughout. Packages include lapel microphones for vows and a music editing service to shorten or lengthen the processional, signing and first dance tracks to fit exactly. Based in Auckland, bookings start with a pre-wedding consultation.
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Visit siteNZDJ
NZDJ plays ceremony background music as guests arrive, then MCs the reception, coordinating moments like the first dance and bouquet toss. Song and genre choices are left to the couple, and lighting is set up to suit the room. Based in Auckland, the DJ also covers Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo and Napier.
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Visit siteRidler DJ
Ridler DJ is run personally by Jono, who takes every booking himself rather than subcontracting to other DJs. The setup uses custom booths with cabling kept out of sight, and couples get an online client portal for building the playlist and timeline ahead of the day. Beyond DJing, the business offers wedding MC work, a photo booth and karaoke.
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Visit siteRockout Band
Rockout Band plays a high-energy set of rock, pop rock and country rock hits at weddings, taking guest song requests ahead of time and building the rest of the set around them. Based in Auckland, they perform throughout the wider region from Whangarei down to Hamilton.
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Visit siteThe Dobros
The Dobros are a sibling duo from Auckland who build a fuller sound than a typical duo using guitars, piano accordion, harmonicas, bass, octopad and cajon alongside foot-controlled percussion pedals. Their style is a rock, folk and acoustic fusion, taking familiar songs and reworking them in their own arrangement rather than playing them straight.
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Visit siteWolves and Ravens
Wolves and Ravens scales from an acoustic duo for the ceremony up to a full band for the reception, moving through contemporary pop and rock, classic hits, country and jazz and soul sets across the day. Members have played major festival stages including Rhythm and Vines. The band brings its own PA, digital mixing and lighting, plus a battery-powered rig for ceremonies without power on site.
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Visit siteAutangi Ensemble
Autangi Ensemble is a classical strings group based in Mount Maunganui, scaling from solo violin or cello up to a full string quartet depending on the occasion. They play ceremonies and receptions from an existing repertoire or a couple's chosen pieces, and cover Rotorua, Taupo, Hamilton, Cambridge, the Coromandel, Whakatane and Tauranga.
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Visit siteCopper Skies
Copper Skies is Sam and James, an acoustic guitar and cajon duo from Mount Maunganui playing a mix of rock, country, pop, blues, folk and Irish songs. They aim for a full-band energy despite the stripped-back lineup, covering everything from ceremony music through to a complete day of wedding coverage across New Zealand.
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Visit siteCue DJs
Cue DJs runs sound systems paired with colour-changing intelligent lighting, and travels between Tauranga, Taupo and Napier at no extra charge. The business also offers photo booth hire alongside its DJ sets, covering weddings and corporate events across the wider Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay.
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Visit siteEpoch Events NZ
Epoch Events NZ is run by Chris Ramage, who DJs and MCs weddings from a Tauranga base and is open to travelling further afield. Rather than working from a fixed genre list, he tailors each playlist to the couple, shifting from relaxed background music through dinner to a full dancefloor later in the night.
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Visit siteGroove DJs
Groove DJs is led by Dutch, who supplies ceremony audio, wireless microphones, reception sound and dancefloor lighting all set up before guests arrive. Beyond the DJ booth, the Tauranga-based business hires out light-up marquee letters, runs laser and cloud-effect lighting, and can livestream the event for guests who cannot attend in person.
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Visit siteHomebrewed DJs
Homebrewed DJs is based in Tauranga and plays weddings across a wide stretch of the North Island, from Northland and Auckland down through Hawke's Bay, Taranaki and Wellington. The business is active on several social platforms, including a dedicated SoundCloud page of past sets.
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Visit siteMidnight Fizz
Midnight Fizz is fronted by Sammie Campbell, Kane Sherwood, Manuel Kahura and Sam Shirley, with an expanded lineup available that adds a saxophone. Their set moves through country, rock, funk, RnB and classic hits, and the band covers the ceremony, canape hour and full reception. Based in Tauranga, they travel throughout the Bay of Plenty and further afield.
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Visit siteThird Space
Third Space is a Tauranga-based band covering ceremony music for the aisle walk, canape-hour sets and the reception, with their own sound gear and engineering handled in-house. The band also learns a couple's chosen song to perform live for the first dance, and travels around the wider Bay of Plenty, Whakatane and Rotorua.
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Visit siteAcoustic Solution
Acoustic Solution is fronted by Bex Down on vocals, Ben Knowles on bass and vocals, and Damien Riddell on guitar and vocals, playing as a trio or scaling down to a duo. Their range runs from disco through to classic rock, and the band will learn a specific song on request for a couple's wedding. Based in Christchurch.
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Visit siteBoogie Beats DJ Entertainment
Brendan runs Boogie Beats from a custom-built wooden DJ booth, with wireless microphones and uplighting for the reception. He also entertains younger guests directly, running games like limbo and musical statues, and can double as an event photographer, covering moments away from the main dancefloor. Based in Christchurch and Canterbury.
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Visit siteDJ Chick
DJ Chick is Therese Mitchell, also known as DJ Azure, running mobile disco sound systems for weddings and receptions from a Christchurch base. She tailors each booking to the event, from full wedding receptions down to smaller home gatherings, with close attention paid to playing the right music at the right volume at the right time.
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Visit siteDangerBaby
DangerBaby scales from an acoustic duo up to a full band lineup, playing pop, rock, retro and Kiwi classics with dual male and female lead vocals. The band also runs a dedicated 80s tribute show alongside its regular wedding sets, and travels throughout New Zealand for events.
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Visit siteEmcee
Matt runs Emcee as both DJ and quizmaster, with a modern web-based format for running quiz nights alongside his wedding DJ work. He also builds themed sets on request, from 80s and 90s throwbacks to superhero and beach-party nights, and MCs the reception from a Christchurch base.
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Visit siteHeadrush
Headrush is a Christchurch covers band fronted by Antony Pickard, Luke Smillie, Stephen McDaid and Andy Genge, moving across country, soul, blues, jazz, rock and pop depending on the room. Each member doubles on multiple instruments, and the band plays corporate events, functions and weddings throughout New Zealand, tailoring the set to suit the crowd.
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Visit siteMainland Big Band
Mainland Big Band is a large dance band led by a Musical Director, playing private weddings, receptions and formal corporate dinner-dances across Christchurch and Canterbury. The band has been part of the Christchurch music scene for decades, with a repertoire that keeps expanding to cover new material alongside its established sets.
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Visit siteMirrors Entertainment
Mirrors Entertainment is a Canterbury-based wedding band with a saxophone add-on available for a bigger sound on the night. Packages are built around each couple's event and budget, including personalised arrangements for the first dance and ceremony music, alongside private and corporate function bookings.
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Visit siteMotiv Entertainment
Motiv Entertainment has couples deal directly with the DJ who will actually play their wedding, rather than booking through a call centre or rep. The Christchurch-based business also offers a saxophonist as an add-on and covers ceremony, speech and reception audio, working with a small network of trusted DJs to cover more than one wedding on the same weekend if needed.
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Visit sitePulse Entertainment
Pulse Entertainment DJs weddings, private parties and corporate events from a Christchurch base, working directly with each couple on their music and timeline ahead of the day.
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Visit siteSam Wedding DJ
Sam left a corporate job to DJ weddings full time, and works alone rather than expanding into a roster of DJs under his name. Alongside standard DJ duties, he plays saxophone live during the reception, and manages the formal side of the day, from entrance songs through to ambient music during dinner, from a Christchurch base.
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Visit siteSoundz Entertainment
Zane Barrett, known as DJZ, splits his time between club residencies and private events, bringing a set that moves from classic hits and Top 40 through EDM, drum and bass, hip hop and disco. Soundz Entertainment provides wireless microphones and uplighting for the ceremony and reception, based in Christchurch and Canterbury.
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Visit siteVelvet Groove
Velvet Groove is the new name for the band formerly known as The Crystal Set, still playing Christchurch weddings under new branding. Their set runs from timeless love songs through to modern dancefloor favourites, shifting from an ambient early-evening sound to high-energy later sets, built around a consultation with each couple beforehand.
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Visit siteAnnabelle & Ash
Annabelle and Ash are a husband-and-wife duo offering live acoustic music, a DJ set, or a combined live-and-DJ booking for the reception. Together they have played weddings, corporate events and conferences around New Zealand and overseas, moving between live performance and DJing within the same event.
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Visit siteLittle Mountain Band
Little Mountain Band plays a rock, folk and country mix aimed at keeping a party going, drawing on well-known favourites with a few surprises worked into the set. Alongside weddings, the band plays corporate functions, private parties and regular pub gigs around New Zealand.
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Visit siteHighKings DJ
James runs HighKings DJ from Hawke's Bay with reach into Auckland and further afield, and has worked as the runway event DJ for Wild Hearts Wedding Fairs. He posts sets on SoundCloud and Spotify alongside his wedding and event bookings.
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Visit siteNaked Gun Band
Naked Gun Band plays a mix of classic Kiwi and Aussie hits, old-school disco, classic rock and roll and reggae, drawing on relationships with venues and wineries across Hawke's Bay. Based between Napier and Hastings, they also cover Gisborne, and separately teach vocals, guitar and bass lessons.
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Visit sitePulse Band
Pulse Band plays a wide range of covers spanning easy listening through to classic rock, scaling from a duo for a quieter dinner set up to a full party band for the dancefloor. Based in Napier and Hastings, they travel throughout New Zealand for weddings, corporate functions and private parties.
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Visit siteDFresh
DFresh runs full-day and reception-only wedding packages, covering ceremony and reception on separate sound systems for the full-day option, built around QSC speakers, a Pioneer DJ controller and Chauvet lighting. The Palmerston North business will cover a ceremony and reception in different locations on the same day.
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Visit siteEntertainment Sorted Ltd
Des Lynch, known as DJ IDL, runs Entertainment Sorted from Palmerston North, building each set around what the couple and their guests actually want to hear rather than a fixed playlist. The business covers weddings across the Manawatu-Whanganui region.
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Visit siteFlip
Flip is Brian and Des, playing danceable pop and rock covers spanning the 1960s through to the 2000s for Palmerston North weddings. Beyond the main set, they will also supply a microphone and speaker just for speeches or a ceremony, and aim to keep covers close to the original recordings rather than reinterpreting them.
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Visit siteSpectrum Discos
Roxy Jones runs Spectrum Discos out of Palmerston North, having started out behind the radio mic and now hosting a regular disco-themed show on MPR. He sources first-dance songs that are not in his standard collection when a couple requests something specific, and covers Manawatu, Rangitikei, Woodville, Bunnythorpe and Ashhurst.
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Visit siteThe Winsome Lost
The Winsome Lost plays covers with a folky, Americana twist across the lower North Island, from the Kapiti Coast to Palmerston North. Alongside the main set, they throw in dance-calling for barn-style group dances, and can scale down to a duo for earlier in the day or a trio for a lower-key booking.
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Visit siteTrio Bella
Trio Bella plays cello, harp and keyboard for weddings across Palmerston North and the lower North Island, or scales down to Duo Bella, a flute and harp pairing, for a quieter ceremony or canape-hour sound.
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Visit siteAudio Entertainment
Roger and Amanda Neame run Audio Entertainment as a family business from Nelson, covering Marlborough, Nelson Lakes, Golden Bay and Murchison. Roger reads the room on the night rather than working from a preset playlist, and the team sets up sound and lighting before guests arrive.
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Visit siteGypsy Pickers
Ron and Lindy Valente perform as Gypsy Pickers, a multi-instrument duo whose repertoire runs from The Beatles and Bob Marley to Chris Stapleton across rock, Celtic, bluegrass, folk, country, Latin, blues and jazz. They tour New Zealand, Australia and the United States, and bring their own full live sound system to every show, including setup and pack-down.
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Visit sitePhil Mair (MusicianNZ)
Phil Mair plays acoustic guitar and vocals solo, moving from gentle ceremony music through to upbeat party songs across the same booking. Based in Nelson, he covers the wider Nelson and Blenheim region, brings his own sound and lighting equipment for evening sets, and takes custom song requests with advance notice.
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Visit siteBay of Islands DJ Hire
Bay of Islands DJ Hire is a small, family-run operation based in Haruru, Paihia, covering weddings alongside quiz nights, karaoke and other event hosting. The team supplies industry-standard speakers, PA systems, lighting, wireless microphones and smoke machines, and equipment can be hired separately from the DJ service.
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Visit siteDJ Now Northland
DJ Now Northland plays weddings across Northland and Auckland from a Whangarei base, alongside corporate and nightclub bookings. The business also runs DJ lessons for anyone wanting to learn the trade, and has built relationships with venues including Basalt and The Butter Factory in Whangarei.
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Visit siteDJ SI
DJ Si covers weddings, school balls and events across Whangarei and the Bay of Islands, building a customised playlist around each couple's taste. PA equipment is also available to hire separately from a full DJ booking.
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Visit siteKurfew
Kurfew is a rock and pop covers band from Whangarei with a long-running reputation on the Northland circuit, including festival slots at the Mangonui Waterfront Festival and Fritter Festival. Alongside weddings, the band plays corporate functions throughout Northland and brings its own sound and lighting to every show.
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Visit site2050 DJ
Theo Wallis runs 2050 DJ as a boutique mobile service from Wanaka, running a Yamaha sound system and sourcing additional lighting and sound gear for bigger celebrations when needed. Music and production are built around each client's specific vision rather than a standard package.
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Visit siteCalico Entertainment
Calico Entertainment plays guitar, keyboards, drums and violin with layered vocal harmonies for the reception, or scales down to an acoustic duo with John and Gemma for the ceremony and canapes. Their set draws on classics, oldies, funk and modern songs, and they will learn a couple's chosen piece for the ceremony. Based in Queenstown, with couples travelling from New Zealand and Australia.
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Visit siteDJ Wanaka (Glen Kernick)
Glen Kernick moved from DJing in Auckland to cover the Wanaka region, reading each crowd and taking requests in real time rather than working from a fixed set. His setup runs on a concealed-cable black DJ booth with dedicated subwoofers and Chauvet lighting, and he covers Wanaka, Lake Hawea, Cromwell and Queenstown.
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Visit siteFreefall Entertainment
Freefall Entertainment scales from a solo set with Pol or Brett, through an acoustic duo, up to a full band or DJ booking. The band plays rock, indie, classic hits, country, funk and soul, and never uses backing tracks, insisting on real instruments played live throughout. Based in Queenstown, covering weddings across the wider Wakatipu region.
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Visit siteHire Audio (DJ Justin)
DJ Justin runs Hire Audio across Dunedin, Mosgiel and Balclutha, DJing weddings, parties and work functions, and also hires out sound equipment separately from a booked DJ set. He takes time before the event to understand what each couple wants from the night.
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Visit siteLA Social
LA Social draws on a large in-house troupe of musicians and singers with backgrounds in stage, theatre and comedy, covering rock, folk, classical and DJ sets within the same booking. Their newer DJ Sax Entrances service layers live saxophone over curated DJ tracks for the ceremony entrance. The band covers Queenstown, Wanaka and Dunedin, focusing exclusively on weddings and corporate events.
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Visit siteMojo Band
Mojo Band brings its own battery-powered PA and lighting to every show, and can stream a couple's requested tracks from Spotify to fill ceremony moments or gaps between sets. A speech microphone is included only when the band is also booked for the ceremony or canapes. Based in Queenstown, they also cover Wanaka.
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Visit siteMountain Beats DJ Co
Mountain Beats DJ Co is a collective of DJs, musicians and MCs led by Joe, covering Queenstown and Wanaka. Beyond standard DJ sets, they offer a live saxophonist to bridge between DJ and full band sound, plus lapel microphones for ceremonies, CO2 cannons and cold spark machines for the reception.
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Visit siteQueenstown DJ
Jay Moore built up a vinyl record collection from a young age and still spins from it for retro-themed sets, alongside standard digital DJ sets for weddings. He covers Queenstown, Cromwell, Wanaka and the wider Central Otago region, adapting between younger and older crowds on the same night.
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Visit siteThe Groove Merchant
The Groove Merchant plays lakefront ceremonies in Wanaka and alpine-backdrop receptions in Queenstown, running a laser-chandelier lighting setup for the reception. The DJ has played events for the Danish Royal Family during a visit to the region and holds a resident DJ slot at Ayrburn, alongside regular wedding bookings across Central Otago.
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Visit siteIn The Pocket
In The Pocket is a covers band based in Invercargill, playing weddings, balls, conferences and corporate parties across the Deep South. Their set draws on well-known favourites rather than original material, aimed at broad crowd appeal.
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Visit siteNightlife DJs
Nightlife DJs is based in Bluff, Southland, and covers Queenstown, Wanaka, Invercargill and Dunedin. The setup includes a truss stage system built for outdoor festival work, plus an LED screen and projector walls that can be added to a wedding reception alongside the usual sound and lighting.
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Visit siteThe Company Band Southland
The Company Band Southland plays a repertoire spanning classic hits through to modern favourites for weddings and corporate events around Invercargill, including first dance songs and full dancefloor sets for the reception.
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Visit siteElite DJs (DJ Teps)
DJ Teps started out on the Gold Coast nightlife circuit before relocating to New Plymouth, where he holds a residency at Ourplace nightclub. He has opened for acts including Nesian Mystik and Savage, and brings a genre range spanning pop, hip hop, RnB, reggae, afrobeats and house. Beyond DJing, he also works as an MC for weddings and events across Taranaki.
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Visit siteSeismic Events
Seismic Events DJs and MCs weddings across Taranaki, and can also bundle in ceremony officiating for couples who want one provider covering the whole day. The business takes on a broad range of event types beyond weddings, from corporate functions through to more sombre occasions.
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Visit siteHamilton DJ Hire
Hamilton DJ Hire performs live rather than playing pre-recorded sets, running sound and lighting that can shift from ambient dinner music to full nightclub effects through the same night. The business also offers photo booth hire with instant prints, and covers Hamilton, Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupo across the Waikato region.
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Visit siteMichael Ivan Conlon (MICMusic.live)
Mike Conlon performs as a solo looping artist, building up live instrumentation and vocals in real time to create a fuller band sound on his own, and also offers a DJ set as part of the same booking. His repertoire draws from covers across genres, and he plays weddings around Hamilton, Waikato and Auckland.
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Visit siteMy Event DJ
My Event DJ bundles ceremony sound, MC duties, reception sound and dancefloor lighting into a single booking, with a photo booth, 360 video booth or audio guestbook available as add-ons. Based in Hamilton with reach across the North Island, the team has played ceremonies at L'Orangerie and receptions at Mills Reef in the Bay of Plenty.
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Visit siteRobinsons Entertainment
Robinsons Entertainment offers weddings a choice of formats: a DJ, a live covers duo, or a combined DJ-and-duo set, alongside standalone lighting hire. The business covers Hamilton and the wider Waikato region, from Tauranga and Raglan through to the Coromandel and Taupo.
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Visit siteSounzgood DJs
Sounzgood DJs supplies LED dance floors and photo booths as hire add-ons alongside its DJ sets, plus a standalone MC hire option. The business has worked events at Napier venues including the Crown Hotel, Brookfields Vineyards and the Napier War Memorial and Conference Centre, and covers Napier, Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Rotorua.
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Visit siteTim Armstrong Band
The Tim Armstrong Band is fronted by Tim Armstrong on guitar, keys and vocals, alongside Don McClumpha on bass and Nigel Sanderson on drums, and also runs dedicated Beatles and Elton John tribute shows. The Hamilton band has toured internationally and shared a stage with a saxophonist who had played with Paul McCartney and Wings, and plays weddings, corporate functions and school balls.
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Visit siteCoverStory
CoverStory plays covers spanning the 1960s to current hits, from Fleetwood Mac through to The Killers, and fills the gaps between sets with background music so couples do not need a separate DJ. Based in Wellington, the band has played events including Toast Martinborough and the Wellington Wine and Food Festival, and will learn a couple's chosen song for the day.
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Visit siteJamie & The Gents
Jamie & The Gents play weddings, balls, bars and private functions, aiming to keep the dancefloor moving all night.
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Visit siteJodie Gummer Music
Jodie Gummer performs solo with an acoustic, intimate sound, or leads her covers band Jodie and the Stowaways for a fuller dancefloor set. She holds a degree in contemporary music performance, and her repertoire runs from the 1960s through to current chart hits, playing weddings around Wellington and the Wairarapa.
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Visit siteMark Hanify
Mark Hanify performs as a one-man band, layering guitar and vocals with looping technology to build a full live sound solo, playing anything from classic rock to modern pop. He can also perform as a duo alongside his wife Janina on request, based in Lower Hutt and available throughout New Zealand.
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Visit siteThe Hustle
The Hustle offers an acoustic duo, Mish and Wade, for the ceremony, then brings the full band up for a high-energy reception set. The Wellington-based band also plays background music through cocktail hour and takes specific song requests ahead of the day.
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Visit siteThe Wedding Crashers
The Wedding Crashers combines DJ entertainment with sound and lighting equipment hire and event planning support in one booking. Based in Wellington, the business has expanded its coverage into the Horowhenua, Manawatu and Rangitikei districts alongside the greater Wellington region.
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Visit siteThem Lovely Rogues
Them Lovely Rogues run a repertoire spanning 1950s rock and roll through to contemporary chart hits, scaling from a full band for the reception down to a solo or acoustic duo for quieter moments earlier in the day. Based in Wellington, they play weddings and corporate events throughout New Zealand.
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Visit siteWellington DJ Hire
Daniel runs Wellington DJ Hire, offering lighting, sound and jukebox hire alongside standard DJ bookings, plus a dedicated karaoke setup with a wide-ranging song list. The business covers Wellington city and the greater Wellington region for weddings, private parties and corporate functions.
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Visit siteZephyr Band
Zephyr Band plays covers spanning the 1960s through to current chart hits, fronted by both male and female lead vocalists rather than a single singer. Based in Wellington, the band is available to travel nationwide for weddings, corporate functions and private celebrations.
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