On Saturday 23rd August 2025, I had the absolute pleasure of DJ’ing for Heather and Matt’s wedding at the Beethoven Suite, Hickstead Showground in West Sussex, and what a night it was! From our very first chat nearly two years ago right through to the big day, I knew this was going to be a wedding full of energy, personality, and one very busy dancefloor. Heather and Matt wanted a celebration where their guests could truly let loose, and wow, did they deliver on that vision.
Setting the Tone in the Daytime
My role at Heather and Matt’s wedding didn’t just start when the dancing began. During the wedding breakfast I provided background music to create a relaxed and happy atmosphere, and one of my favourite moments of the day was their grand entrance. To the tune of 5,6,7,8 by Steps, Heather and Matt entered the Beethoven Suite to huge cheers as their guests stood and waved their napkins in the air. This is such a brilliant way to kick things off! I also supplied the microphones for the speeches, making sure every word, laugh, and tear was heard clearly by everyone in the room.
A Night to Remember
As the evening arrived, we kicked things off with a newlyweds DJ battle. This is always a crowd pleaser which instantly sets the tone. From there, it was a journey through floor filling classics, their personal favourites, and even a late night drum & bass set that blew the roof off the Beethoven Suite.
One of the highlights for me was watching how packed the dancefloor stayed from start to finish. Everywhere I looked, people were singing, dancing, and just completely in the moment whilst I was mixing up a storm.
Heather and Matt summed it up perfectly in their review:
“When we said we wanted a busy dancefloor, we really meant it and Brian absolutely nailed it. So many of our guests have said it was the best wedding, reception, or dancefloor they’ve ever been to, and that’s 100% down to him.”
Going the Extra Mile
It was a joy working with Heather and Matt, from visiting their venue in advance, to extending into the day when they wanted me to provide background music for the meal and mics for the speeches, to shaping the playlist around the music they love. My goal is always to make things as smooth and unforgettable as possible, and with this wedding, everything just clicked.
The Music
Here’s a little peek at the tracks that shaped their day and night:
The wedding breakfast music
- 5,6,7,8 Steps <— Heather and Matt’s grand entrance
- Slip Into Something More Comfortable Kinobe
- At The River Groove Armada
- Love Theme From Spartacus (Zero 7 Mix) Terry Callier
- This World Zero 7
- Universe Unfolding Oversoul Feat. Gram’ma Funk
- Teardrop Massive Attack
- Finer Nightmares On Wax
- Lebanese Blonde [Instrumental] Thievery Corporation
- Traveller (Kid Loco’s Once Upon A Time In The East Mix) Talvin Singh
- Swollen Bent
- Lazy Living [Vocal Mix] Ibizarre
- Terrapin Bonobo
- Synaesthesia (Alaska’s Sunset Mix) The Thrillseekers
- Moments In Love The Art Of Noise
- Café Del Mar (Michael Woods Remix) Energy 52
- Barber’s Adagio For Strings William Orbit
- Kilos The Prodigy
- La Passionara The Blow Monkeys
- Porcelain Moby
- Play Dead Bjork & David Arnold
- Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix) Sofa Surfers
- Gorecki Lamb
- Past Sub Sub
- Cold Water Music Aim
- Floatation (Subsonic Grid Mix) The Grid
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart Saint Etienne
- 6 Underground (Nellee Hooper’s Edit) Sneaker Pimps
- Reach Out Midfield General
- Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix) The Sabres Of Paradise
- Weather Storm Craig Armstrong
The evening party
- The Dream (Extended Mix) Adam Port & Theus Mago
- No Bad Vibes (Extended Mix) Jazzy, KILIMANJARO
- I Adore You (Extended Mix) HUGEL x Topic x Arash feat. Daecolm
- You & Me (Rivo Extended Mix) Disclosure feat. Eliza Doolittle
- Beso (Fruta Fresca) (Extended Mix) Wakyin, Carlos Vives
- Supernature (Conan Liquid Crates Motel Remix) Cerrone
- Keep the Fire Burning (Joey Negro Feed the Flame Mix) Gwen McCrae
- Yellow Coldplay <– Heather and Matt’s first dance
- DJ Beats: Timber Pitbull Feat Kesha
- battle 230825
- No No No (Phibes Remix) Deekline, Ed Solo & Phibes
- I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas
- DJ Beats: September Earth, Wind & Fire
- Dancing Queen (DJ Re-Grid) ABBA
- Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners
- DJ Beats: 9 to 5 Dolly Parton
- DJ Beats: The Best Tina Turner
- Rock DJ Robbie Williams
- DJ Beats: You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate
- I’m In The Mood For Dancing (DJ Re-Grid) Nolans
- Somebody Else’s Guy (DJ Re-Grid) Jocelyn Brown
- Never Too Much (DJ Re-Grid) Luther Vandross
- Native New Yorker (dv 2018 Re-Edit) Odyssey
- Good Times (dv Re-Edit) Chic
- Get Down Tonight (dv Re-Edit) KC & The Sunshine Band
- Aint No Stoppin Us Now (dv Re-Edit) [remaster] Mcfadden & Whitehead
- Best Of My Lil Boo Deadmol3
- We Are Family (12″ mix) Sister Sledge
- DJ Beats: SexyBack Justin Timberlake
- Milkshake Kelis
- Hollaback Girl Gwen Stefani
- Hot In Herre Nelly
- DJ Beats: Yeah! Usher feat. Lil’ Jon & Ludacris
- Riders On the Storm (feat. The Doors) [Fredwreck Remix] Snoop Dogg
- Pon de Replay Rihanna
- Hips Don’t Lie Shakira/Wyclef Jean
- Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Beyoncé
- Crazy In Love Beyonce – Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z
- Mundian To Bach Ke Panjabi MC
- The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (Theme from NBC’s The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air) DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It Will Smith
- DJ Beats: Don’t stop movin S Club 7
- American Boy Estelle Ft Kanye West
- Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Radio Edit) Omi
- Murder On The Dancefloor (PNAU Extended Remix) Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- About Damn Time – Purple Disco Machine Remix Lizzo
- Bad Girls (dv Re-Edit) Donna Summer
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (dv Re-Edit) ABBA
- Copacabana (dv Re-Edit) Barry Manilow
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) (DJ Re-Grid) Whitney Houston
- DJ Beats: Dancing In The Moonlight Toploader
- Grace Kelly Mika
- Show me love Robin S.
- Renegade Master Wildchild
- Losing It FISHER
- Rock This Party [Everybody Dance Now] [Club Mix] Bob Sinclar & Cutee B Feat. Dollarman, Big Ali & Makedah
- DJ Beats: Don’t Stop The Party Pitbull feat. TJR
- DJ Beats: Temperature Sean Paul
- DJ Beats: Low Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
- Anaconda Nicki Minaj
- Voulez-Vous (dv Re-Edit) ABBA
- Rasputin (Extended Mix) Majestic X Boney M.
- BACKBONE Club Edit Chase & Status, Stormzy
- Gunfinger (Salute) (Extended Mix) IRAH ft. Chase & Status
- Forget the Frogs – Extended Mix Ed Solo
- Boombastic – Ed Solo Remix Ed Solo
- Mario Underground DnB DJ Mix Ed Solo
- Gold Dust DJ Fresh
- Shake UR Body Shy FX & T Power Feat. Di
- Incredible (Wicked, junglist massive) M-Beat Feat. General Levy
- Tarantula (Ft. Fresh, $Pyda & Tenor Fly) Pendulum
- Yapa Yapa (Shut It Pls) Shut It Pls Badger, Big Shaq, Dr . Ofori
- Messy In Heaven – Extended Mix (explicit) venbee & goddard.
- Disconnect (Extended Mix) Becky Hill
- It’s Not Unusual (Father Funk Remix) Tom Jones
- Reach S Club 7
- I Want You Back (DJ Re-Grid) Jackson 5
- Unwritten Natasha Bedingfield
- Welcome to the black parade – radio edit My Chemical Romance
- Year 3000 Busted
- Sk8er Boi Avril Lavigne
- Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey
- Wagon Wheel (feat. Lady Antebellum) Darius Rucker
- Take Me Home, Country Roads John Denver
- Freed From Desire Gala
- Mr Brightside – DKYN Mastermix V2 ReGrid Master The Killers
- Angels Robbie Williams
Final Thoughts
Heather and Matt, thank you for trusting me with such an important part of your day. Your wedding was everything a DJ could wish for — amazing people, amazing energy, and memories that will last a lifetime.
If you’re looking for a DJ who can create the kind of atmosphere where no one wants to leave the dancefloor, let’s chat. I’d love to bring that same magic to your wedding.
