The Remixologists meet The Knot Magazine!  We’re honored to be featured next to these fabulous wedding pros on our collective work for Matt & Rupal wedding this past summer at the Lake House Inn in Bucks County, PA.  To read more about their wedding (and see more pictures!), check it out here!

Shout out to the awesome Jeff Wojtaszek who took these pictures along with the great pictures from the wedding!

Congrats again Matt & Rupal!

A wedding we spun earlier this year in Atlantic City was recently featured in Brides Magazine’s New Jersey edition. Mike and I were honored in more than just the awesome feature! We have known Michael (the groom) for well over 10 years and saw him grow from the college kid at our parties back then into the accomplished man that he is today. It was extra special to provide the soundtrack to his wedding from the ceremony in the afternoon to the last dance!

And lastly shout out to one of the most unique and well run venues in Atlantic City, the gorgeous and modern looking One Atlantic!

This comes a few days late as weddings, private events, and the holiday season are all coming together in a perfect storm of sorts (and quite literally in my apartment… it’s a MESS… which wifey can attest to… yikes!)

We are proud to have a wedding featured on Hi-Fi Weddings once again!  When I first met with Matt & Rupal (both music lovers!), they threw everything but the kitchen sink at me!  They wanted a traditional Indian ceremony followed by a cocktail party followed by a Catholic ceremony followed by the reception (all in different spaces no less) and wanted everything from hip hop, indie rock, 80s, 90s, and a little of everything else, including a healthy dose of Indian music.

Well, challenge accepted!  Check out the beautiful pictures shot by Jeff Wojtaszek and the reception playlist courtesy of yours truly!

A Real Hi-Fi Wedding: Matt & Rupal’s Diverse Dance Party

We got more press!  The folks at Brides Magazine contacted us out of the blue (probably heard how awesome we are… or something) to pick our brains for the music feature in their latest Philadelphia issue.   We were asked to pick a few songs that were guaranteed heaters on the dance floor.  Mike and I wanted to present a list that was balanced in eras as well as genres, thus our picks.    So the feature list the hits that we submitted, but it doesn’t tell you WHY we picked them.  Not to worry though, we’ve got the “exclusive” explanations here!

(Added wrinkle: See if you can tell which ones were Mike’s vs my [Simon's] picks)

Taio Cruz – Dynamite

Not much needs to be said here.  Lady Gaga has been dubbed by some as the “next Madonna,” and her tracks never disappoint on the dance floor.  All audience members, young and old, are always drawn to the dance floor by her fun, energetic tracks.

Flo Rida – Low

You can sense the energy in the room as soon as I start playing the intro for this song.  Throughout the first verse, people start rushing to the dancefloor.  By the time the chorus hits, it’s always “interesting” to see just how low audience members can get as Flo Rida sings, “shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low…”

Journey – Don’t Stop Believing

This is one of those songs that not only manages to get everyone the dancefloor, but also gets everyone singing along (or should I say, “shouting”) at the top of their lungs.  It’s definitely a crowd favorite, as older audience members  are transported back to the 80’s and the younger generation recognizes one of their favorite songs from Glee.

Boyz II Men – Motownphilly

If you grew up, went to school, or ever lived in Philadelphia (and even if you didn’t), you got funky with the sounds of Boyz II Men!  So when I play this at a Philadelphia wedding, how can you NOT dance to this certified Philly anthem?

The Clash – Rock The Casbah

Even if people don’t know the name of this song, they recognize the infectious piano and guitar riffs and pack the dance floor.  And with a catchy yet indecipherable chorus, people can’t help but scream along with their own versions… “Rock The Cashbox”, “Rock The Cat’s Box”, “Rock The Asphalt”,etc.

Michael Jackson – Black Or White

MJ had so many hits that it’s easy to overlook some of them, including this one.  Everytime I drop this, I watch people’s faces light up in pleasant surprise.  And who can forget the video with Macaulay Culkin and the crazy face morphing at the end?

The Outfield – Your Love

Not many songs have folks from all generations dancing and yelling out the lyrics in unison, but Your Love is one of them.  And with that festive communal spirit, it’s a great time for guests to rock out (and act silly) with that cute guy/girl they’ve had their eye on all night!

This is CRAZY! We were a part of an AWESOME wedding (Christine & Mike… remember them?) that was recently featured on Style Me Pretty… one of the biggest wedding blogs out there and a wifey favorite!  What an honor!

Thanks again to the awesome folks we worked with:  Whit & Jesse from Our Labor Of Love Photography, Christina from Chill Weddings, and Hotel Palomar!