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DJ & KARAOKE SERVICES VANCOUVER, CANADA
About us
DJ Gary has been in the music business for over 23 years not only as an exciting live show band performer in Las Vegas, Reno, Japan, Hawaii, Korea, Guam, Philippines and through out the U.S. and Canada but also as a professional event DJ for the last 11 years in Vancouver, BC. After working for a number of event DJ companies in Vancouver, DJ Gary formed his own DJ service company, DJ Boogie Shoes & Karaoke Services, in 2007. Due to increasing requests by former and new clients looking for a flexible, fun, interactive, crowd sensitive and knowledgeable DJ who they enjoy working with, DJ Gary has continued to move forward adding extra in demand offerings to his services. With thousands of successful weddings and events completed and literally tens of thousands happy clients and guests DJ Boogie Shoes can provide everything needed to successfully entertain your guests at your event.
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Boogie Shoes DJ & Karaoke Services: Where we listen to you and get it right on your big night!
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DJ Boogie Shoes 571 West 57th Ave Vancouver, BC V6P 1R8
For booking inquiries please contact by
Phone: (604) 816-7727
E-mail: gary@djboogieshoes.com
OUR Services
Whether the lime light beckons, or your guests just love to sing, a Karaoke party will keep them entertained!
Karaoke is a great way to let out those singing star aspirations. No matter if you are a Diva, Rocker, Old Time Crooner, Country Star or anything in between, Boogie Shoes has got your spot light song warmed up and ready to go.
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Delivery and pickup is available between 10 AM & 4 PM. Please call
to arrange drop off and/or pickup as available times may vary. Late
night pickups are subject to an extra charge if it is available. Extra
charge for delivery and/or pickup applies. Charges depend upon location
of drop off and/ or pickup. Set up is an extra charge and is not
included in delivery.
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Our party dj service, dance party dj service is ideal for any special event, birthday party, or just a fun night out! We have a huge database with all your favorite songs and music videos.
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OUR TESTIMONIAL
Awesome! You did a great job for Tamara’s 80s themed birthday party. I’ll recommend you to all my friends.
-Tamara Taggart & David Genn
Everyone at the wedding had an amazing time. Thank you for your professionalism, hard-work, and overall awesome job being our DJ! Thank you so… much and for helping make our wedding day so great!
-Jon and Linda
Angel and I would like to send you our sincere thanks for DJ-ing / KJ-ing our wedding reception. All around it was a fun party! We definitely would recommend you!
-Kayla and Angel
Thanks for DJing our wedding reception last week. I have heard nothing but positive comments on the music you played.
-Alannah & Fredric Aranui
Thank you so much for being a part of our Christmas party. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and thank you for constantly keeping the dance floor occupied.
-Katherine Lau & The Planning Committee, IGN Insurance Company of Canada
Thank you so much! It was a wonderful, amazing, unforgettable evening! You exceeded my expectations.
-Tyler & Amy Moore
The best thing we enjoyed from your service was the independence and care that you provided during the dinner. You were great because we really didn’t need to go through anything else with you and everything you did was very smooth.
-Gary & Kana
We totally got what we asked for, you played all our “do play” songs. I know we we’re a bit picky on the songs and had a large do play list but I think you chose the right order of playing the songs.
-Hans & Shayna
Surely, we would recommend you without a second thought because of your exceptional service on and off the stage, perfect planning, patience and sincerity.
-Jay & Sheeba
We appreciated your upfront, personable style, no hidden costs whatsoever, totally ORGANIZED and the way you always answer emails and/or voicemails.
-Nora & Ryan
We would absolutely refer you to our friends and relatives, or anyone looking for a great DJ. You are personable, very friendly, and your experience with different music genres, cultures, and guest-demographics truly made for an awesome experience.
-Ramon & Claudine
We would absolutely recommend you to friends and have already done so as you are very easy to work with, accommodated our requests readily, have a huge music library and your equipment is ‘top shelf’.
-Scott & Melissa
Although we had some unforeseen circumstances arise, you were quick in helping to solve the challenges. You are very professional and you take pride in your job and your quick thinking showed just how good you really are.
-Stephen Lee
We see now why you feel comfortable offering the money back guarantee and would be proud to recommend your services to anyone.
-Noah & Kina
You did a fantastic job with the music and the English and Chinese karaoke. It made the wedding a wonderfully, memorable event for us and a great experience for all who attended.
-Felisia & Vincent Check
For the quality service that you provide, your price is very reasonable. You met all my expectations, and then some, of what I had in mind for the staff party.
-Greg DuBois, GM, The Keg
I would recommend Gary highly to friends or other businesses. The process was easy and everything went off like clockwork. We simply told Gary what we wanted and he delivered.
-Linda Manzer, EP Canada Film Services Inc.
I was very impressed how you just flowed with the evening, and rolled along conforming to all the last minute changes. You are very versatile.
-Lorraine Crosby, Trail Appliances
Your service was excellent. You showed great professionalism, you possess great equipment, and most importantly you fulfilled everything that we have requested from you.
-Sam & Doris
I would highly recommend you to my friends – you had an extensive list of songs and were willing to add to your collection. You were prompt, your prices were very reasonable.
-Lisa & Jilly
We got everything we wanted. Indeed, right from our first meeting you made me feel like I could get anything I wanted on my wedding day and you delivered with flying colours.
-Babak & Kate
We found that our consultation meeting was great! You explained everything and were very organized which made it much easier for us to choose our music. Your price was fair and at the end of the day, your services were worth every penny!
-Danielle & Devin
Again, for the second year in a row, your karaoke services STOLE the show!… I really liked your enthusiasm and interaction with the crowd.
-Susanne Pengelley, Electronic Arts (Canada) Ltd.
The Holiday Inn at 1110 Howe Street, Vancouver is a very busy hotel venue a little further away, but still relatively close to the downtown core of Vancouver. Accessible by bus or taxi, the hotel offers full services for your wedding or event.
In part two, as a Vancouver DJ / KJ who has seen and done a lot of events, I will give you some practical ideas on things you can do to ensure your regular karaoke night builds into an energetic and profitable night for your venue.
Venues are having a slow night throughout the week and they want to do something to get patrons in the door to liven up the evening and bring in more cash flow on a consistent basis. A karaoke night is a viable way to do that if the management is serious about increasing business by introducing a fun karaoke night for their customers or raising the bar on a karaoke night that is getting stale,
Perhaps some of you have read my previous venue review of The Pacific Yacht. If not and you want to take a look just click on this Venue Review Pacific Yacht. As mentioned before, this is a nice way to see Vancouver harbor and some different routes seem to have been added
Rowena Inn at Harrison Mills is a beautiful venue for any type of occasion and definitely a location to check out if you are having a wedding. About a 2 hour picturesque drive from Vancouver, It is an impressive historical house offset by a pristine setting by the Fraser River and jeweled by the striking turquoise colored water of a magnificent pool.
It is that time of year when we start thinking about our Christmas and celebratory parties. Each year I find it gets more busy and the smart individuals know that venues and entertainment will be a prime commodity in the coming months.
In part one of this blog, I talked about some general ideas about setting up the party for your teen. In part two, I will be giving you some practical ideas and links for game ideas and video examples to help you put the suggestions into action.
As a parent of a young lady, I know sometimes how out of touch we are with the young minds of a teenager. Our precious little boys and girls are growing up and right before our eyes, are becoming young adults with their own minds, culture and music. Even though we all have our challenges with our growing teenagers, they are our children and we love them dearly... so we often want to do special things for them.
I have played the Furry Creek Golf And Country Club a number of times and it is always a pleasant experience. The drive up the sea to sky highway on a nice sunny day is spectacular and the venue itself is nicely decorated with immaculate premises.
Cecil Green Park House is on the Northwest cliffs of UBC campus and boasts wonderful views of Howe sound. It is a mansion style home commissioned in 1912 and has the charm of that era but with some modern amenities.
Cammidge House is a very nice venue for a summer event. Situated in the Boundary Bay Regional Park, it is a picturesque heritage home with a large lawn on which to hold the wedding ceremony and reception thereafter. The venue lends itself very well for a fine weather event of any kind.
The Washington Grill Restaurant is in the upper part of an old character building very close to the beach in White Rock. It is a smaller bar /restaurant venue and works well for a smaller group of say 30 to 50 guests. They have a great view of the beach that adds a great ambiance in the evening.
The Floata Seafood Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant that hosts a lot of different events. Anything from parties, fund raising to weddings events as well as operating as a regular Chinese restaurant. It is a large venue and can easily hold 300 guests and maxing out at about 500. The room can be partitioned for smaller groups as well.
The Austria Club is a medium capacity venue adjacent to the New Westminster Highway in Richmond. It is a fairly good sized venue and I estimate you could fit 200 guests in the room and still have a nicely proportioned dance floor.
The Delbrook Community Center is a nice community venue to hold a family, club, or community event. With its easy access to the community, ample free parking and clean modern facilities, it has everything you need to hold a small or medium-sized event.
Driving into the Northlands golf and country club is a pleasant experience. After turning off the main road you are welcomed into the nicely manicured and green grounds. There were a lot of nice touches to the area. Lots of fresh flowers in the summer and a number of man-made waterfalls are part of the core.
The Vancouver Hyatt Regency is one of the upscale hotels in Vancouver. With large, small and medium sized rooms, the hotel can cater to any sized function.
It is the dream of every bride to have a wonderful, smooth flowing and happy wedding reception. It is a goal that not only the bride & groom, family, friends and guests want to have but is also the mission of those serving them on the wedding day.
The Seymour Golf And Country Club is a smaller venue and is a nice spot for a medium sized event. The venue does decorate attractively and with some nice amenities, it has everything needed for a fun celebration.
I have noticed that as time passes by, the wedding reception is evolving and changing. Garter tosses are not as common at the wedding, and cupcakes seem to be more the norm than an actual cake. Even the joy of dancing has seemed to diminish in the last few years.
Here is a thought. How many of you like to know the lyrics of your favorite songs? I don not necessarily mean karaoke, but knowing or seeing the lyrics so you can sing along.
Acts such as U2, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Guns N’ Roses, Roger Waters, Billy Joel, and Metallica and even Tom Petty, while he was alive, generated $2.64 billion in 2017, up $241 million from the previous year. Gone are the days of big record sales, even for the new acts, but the concert experience is strong and getting stronger.
These are just three examples of some things that may be overlooked when searching for your Vancouver DJ. Give us a call 604 816 7727 or drop us an email gary@djboogieshoes.com for more tips, suggestions and information.
In planning to put music into an event, it is not uncommon to put the meeting, hiring and planning with your Vancouver DJ quite late in the process. Often times, it is one of the last things that clients do. I suppose it depends upon how important you feel the music is to your event but here are a few reasons why I feel you should meet, hire and start planning your music early in the process of putting your event together.
All of us are looking for the best equipment and pricing on items and services that not only make our lives easier, but also those things that bring entertainment and joy to our celebrations. Music services is just one of those services and trying to figure out what size PA you need and a reasonable cost of hiring a Vancouver DJ and / or karaoke service to provide it depends on a number of factors.
The quality of your audio is an important part of your event preparations. A bad sounding PA that is too small can hamper your function just as surely as poor planning. Luckily you have a DJ in Vancouver who can provide you with everything you need to have great audio at your celebration.
As a Vancouver DJ, when you hire a music services company you’re really hiring them to get people engaged, to dance, to sing if you hire karaoke and generally be active within your party. One of the things I’ve found doing a lot of Christmas parties, is that roulette tables and card games do not encourage that.
In doing around 2,300 successful, with hundreds of those being karaoke events, this Vancouver DJ has discovered that karaoke is a little bit like jazz music, you either love it or you hate it. That being said there are a number of ways to run a Karaoke event where it becomes super fun for those who love it and really entertaining for those who are more inclined to sing in the shower than in public.
Often times at events there are a number of things that can happen that clients most often are not aware of. As a Vancouver DJ and owner of Boogie Shoes DJ & Karaoke Services, I always like to be one step ahead of any potential occurrences that can disrupt the smooth execution of the music for a function.
We’re getting into the Christmas party season and the demand for venues is really starting to soar. As a Vancouver DJ, I’ve been to a lot of venues, and revisited a lot of venues, in the last while. I have started looking at them and saying, well if I was having an event, maybe I would like to be aware of a few things that I might like to consider if I want to hire out a particular venue for my function.
Last week we talked about DJ Vancouver karaoke rentals and some of the features of those units. This week I want to delve into the other area of our Vancouver DJ Services, the hosted karaoke services.
If the Thanksgiving weekend was any indication in terms of the amount of karaoke rentals that went out, I think that people are already getting into the party mood. So, we’re going to talk about one of my DJ in Vancouver offerings, karaoke rentals. How easy they are to connect and some other highlights of the units.
With so many events, weddings and musical functions happening all year round, a DJ will get lots of questions on song choices and asked for suggestions from many clients looking to plan their special musical occasion. So, without going into specific song choices, here are some guidelines to help you plan your song choices.
Would you rather have a Vancouver DJ service that has well over 2,300 successful wedding and events of all kinds completed or a cheap, amateur DJ that has only a handful? Something to think about when planning for your Vancouver DJ service.
So the day has finally arrived! After wading through countless websites, testimonials and meetings, you have finally found the one...your Vancouver DJ that is. So now it is time to firm up the deal and commit to the DJ, and vice versa, you feel best represents the DJ in Vancouver for you. What better way to do that than the time honored hand shake? Whoa... best take a step back and look at that.
Vancouver is a great city with a variety of venues, services and options for your events and weddings. But as anyone knows who has lived here, Vancouver is an expensive city. Everything from the cost of living to going out is going to set you back some cold hard cash. So here are a few tips on how you can think about saving on your DJ pricing when looking to book for your function in Vancouver.
Even though the summer season is nearly over, there are still many great parties to be had and more DJs to be hired. As we head out of the wedding season and more into party mode for the upcoming Halloween, Christmas and personal party months ahead, I thought it would be beneficial to have a few great tips on things to think about when hiring your next DJ.
Stanley Park Pavilion is located in the heart of world famous Stanley Park.
The Pacific Yacht is one of the nicer harbor cruise yachts that can be hired out for events in Vancouver.
So, it is going to be the most special day of your life? These days’ karaoke services are extremely popular and if you are also interested in a wedding DJ service in Vancouver then you should definitely check out djboogieshoes.com.
Are you planning a party and are wondering whether to go for a DJ or a Karaoke? Well then let us guide you and take you to the correct solution.
Country Meadows Golf Course is an older venue. Driving along number six road, you have to watch carefully or you miss the sign to the entrance of the golf course.
You must have heard a lot about different DJ and Karaoke Services in Vancouver and you might also be wondering why a Karaoke is a better idea than a simple dance party.
Choosing the professional & engaging DJ service provider for wedding occasion is very essential. Professional engage guest with sweet music and make that night most memorable and enjoyable.
Another plus is the fact that the vendors or any person with mobility issues can pull right up to the curbside and use the very convenient ramp to wheel equipment in. In the case of mobility challenged guests, there is disability parking right in front of the ramp area.
The Sage Bistro is located just steps from the beautiful Chan Center and has a relaxed and dignified ambiance.
There is the very nice venue of Quilchena Golf & Country Club that is a great venue offering for your event.
The Inn At The Quay is a nice medium quality hotel that has all the basics plus a little extra for your event.
I would like to let you know of a very interesting service that I recently came across was that of two artists that specialize in painting your event as it happens
Vancouver harbor cruises have a great reputation when it comes to celebrating events and the Royal Vancouver does not disappoint.
The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver combines old school charm with all the amenities of an affluent hotel. It provides many of the features brides and grooms look for in a venue for their wedding and /or reception and would also work well for any upscale event such as a corporate Christmas party.
I would like to introduce you to the battery powered PA system and Blue Tooth wireless microphone that we have for rent for your ceremony or small cocktail hour.
Of course the great thing about this unit is that you pretty much can take it anywhere. The battery will last for more than eight hours of continuous use and you can stream your music by pairing the speaker with any blue tooth device making it super easy to have music in any location for your event.
This speaker is great for small PA and music applications. It comes with everything you need including speaker stand and a microphone stand for the wireless blue tooth microphone.
Pairing up your blue tooth device couldn’t be easier, just turn on your device with the blue tooth pairing on, press the button on top of the speaker as seen here and the speaker will appear in your list of blue tooth devices on your tablet or on your iPhone.
Mark: Hi, it’s Mark from Top Local Lead Generation. We’re here with Vancouver’s own Gary Waight. He’s the owner of DJ Boogie Shoes in Vancouver, your wedding DJ, a party DJ, event DJ, you name it, he’ll DJ it. How are you doing today Gary?
Gary: I’m doing very well, how’s yourself?
Mark: Good, so you’ve got a new service that allows for a lot more flexibility for where music can be played during a wedding event.
DJ Boogie Shoes offers full time, professional wedding and event dj services in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Call 604-816-7727 to book your next event.
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F.A.Q.
Do your services come with lighting?
Yes, both the budget and regular services have lighting included and more lighting can be added if you require.
Are we able to meet you for a face to face consultation?
The regular services and above include a face to face consultation within 30 minutes of my location. The budget services come with a phone consultation.
Do you require a deposit to secure the bookings for your packages?
Yes, a signed contract and retainer is required to secure your date.
Is karaoke only available as an add on to DJ services? Can we have that service by itself?
Yes, karaoke can be the dominant service. The DJ music is always included in the regular package just in case guests want to dance.
Are we able to choose our songs?
In all wedding packages you are able to choose your cocktail and dinner music ( budget package is limited to two choices to choose from ) entrance, cake cutting, first dances. In the regular and above packages, you may choose those songs as well as songs you do not want to hear, guests arrival, cocktail and dinner music ( not limited ) and your dance music. For other events, the same choices are available where it applies to the event.
Do you have a playlist on your site where we can choose our songs?
No we do not. The reason is that we have 20,000 songs in our database and with the streaming capability of the regular service, we can acquire just about any English North American song you require. We also have a selection of multicultural music and karaoke. If a client has eclectic tastes or requires a particular song, multicultural or otherwise, we will work with the client to obtain the music required.
Do you have screens and projectors?
Yes, we do. We also have extra PA equipment, wireless microphones, lighting, wireless capability for speakers.
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