La Crosse / Rochester / Minneapolis / Winona / Wausau / Madison / Chicago / Green Bay
Someone recently said, you just like music, and well, so long as it’s good, I’ve come to believe they’re right, and I look forward to getting new music, looking for music that fits my sound and style of DJ nights, not to mention, working with couples on their wedding requests is really one of my favorite things.
I’ve actually come across songs couples want that have made it into my regular sets. From Chicago house, to Step, to punk and metal, country and bluegrass, There’s really not a genre of music I don’t enjoy. Music has always been the driving passion in my life. I honestly cannot remember a time in my life that music hasn’t been the constant. As I sit here writing this out now, I can still remember being maybe 3 or 4 years old, and once a week, waiting for my dad to bring me home the 45’s that were getting taken off of the Juke in his bar, and then spinning them on my lil kids 45 player. The Spinners, Earth wind and Fire, Jah Wobble, Boz Scaggs, yeah, I still love that era of music. My mom gave me my first guitar, and honestly, it was one of the worst playing guitars I ever put my hands on. I kinda wish I still had that guitar, but that’s a whole other story.......
I’m a bass player actually, and played upright or double bass (depending on your musical training) in a bluegrass band out of Chicago for almost 8 pretty killer years before I moved to La Crosse. Was lucky enough to play the Van’s Warped tour and tour with my old punk band, so music has been a lifelong pursuit of some kind for me. A former band mate once said, give me something with strings, and I’ll figure out how to rock it..... as he was there when I bought my first upright bass and my first mandolin..... within about a 2 months, I was bringing the upright bass out to the rock band’s gigs, and when we went in the studio, I had the mandolin just a few months later as well.....and played it for that session too. Hmmmmmm he might have been right. Anyway, I started off as a Record Store Clerk in Chicago, met LeRoy and Wilbur, who got me into DJ'ing when we still used 1200's and wax, or VHS tapes from RockAmerica. Medusa’s video room was my first DJ job, and yeah, I honestly loved it and was well, hooked. I mean, really, what teenager wouldn’t love being the VJ for the biggest all ages dance club in the city of Chicago by the time I was 18? From there, at 21 when Medusa’s left Chicago, I moved on to the main strip - Division Street in down town Chicago in the 90's (POETS, Mothers, The Hang Up and more), Club 950, and a few dates at some of Chicago’s best dance clubs, to DJing in between bands at rock shows, to coming up with the Tap’s playlists, and now I'm a full time DJ, based in La Crosse, but spinning all over the Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. I never thought I would be a full time DJ again, but I cannot complain, as I love it. From clubs to weddings, I love what I do. So does Mirabel my daughter. She actually just likes my mixes and my lights.......and the stickers.... she really only loves the stickers...or when I DJ at the pool, or the Boys and Girls club....
After starting back as a DJ full time in the La Crosse Market, I’ve been blessed to be able to work at some of the coolest places with some super cool folks. From the venues I’ve been at to working with some great organizations, it’s honestly been a dream come true. It’s given me time to hang with Mira, and dive head first into something I’ve fallen in love with doing. I’d like to think it shows. Being Nominated for the top DJ honors in La Crosse every year I’ve been a DJ here leaves me with goose bumps every time I think about it, and feel very fortunate that people do in fact enjoy what I do. For me being a DJ is not a hobby. I spend countless hours working on my craft, booking, promotions, downloading music, as well as behind my decks. Basically, if I’m not DJ’ing, I’m with my daughter, and there are even exceptions to that, as I try to DJ at as many functions that I can bring her with, and my daughter is one incredible roadie. If you would like to catch me live, here are where my current resident gigs are; Animal House - La Crosse, Legends - La Crosse, La Crosse Bierhaus – La Crosse, Driftless Arcade – La Crosse, Stadium View - Green Bay, Icon - Stevens Point, Lucky’s on Third - Winona MN, and more. I also handle all of The Special Needs Dream Team Dances, along with some select events! DJ Brettly
Clubs, Weddings and Select Events
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