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FINALIST - Event Entertainment Awards - VOTE FOR ME
FINALIST - Event Entertainment Awards - VOTE FOR ME (No Registration Req’d, 3 Clicks Only)
I am excited to announce, after winning Best London DJ in 2019, I am a finalist for the prestigious 2020 Event Entertainment Awards, this year held online.
I have been chosen as a London finalist for Best DJ (again) and new for this year, Best Live Stream at The 2020 Event Entertainment Awards!
Presented by www.BookEntertainment.co.uk, The Event Entertainment Awards recognises the best in the event entertainment industry across the UK.
The winners will be chosen by a panel of expert judges and community votes. Since 50% of the final score comes from community voting, I need your support to help me win the award!
Please scroll in this box to Section 6, and Section 10, click my name and then done!
Top 20 Songs Used at Awards Ceremonies - (Updated for 2024)
Adam Fabulous, Award Ceremony DJ
For many companies, an awards ceremony is the highlight of the year. It is a time to recognise individual and industry achievements and essentially award people where credit is due. Gone are the days a presenter will walk up to ‘Simply the Best’, although sometimes it does still happen. Sigh. Don’t rely on your AV company’s Sound Engineer with their 2007 iPod unless you want the winners to be walking up to Steely Dan.
There are many great songs that you could choose for your event but we would advise you to avoid any major cliches. Yes, it is a fun idea to link songs to a winner but sometimes the song choice can be so obscure that the pun is unrecognisable. For example, if your winner’s name is Mandy, using Barry Manillow's ‘Oh Mandy’ is a bit of a mood kill to your upbeat and exciting evening not to mention a little bit cringe-worthy. We’ve also seen Heather Small's ‘Proud’ used far too much in media sequence videos. Try to use a song that is unique to your company and reflects the story you are trying to convey.
So without further ado, here are some top picks of the most popular music used at award ceremonies.
For when your audience enters the room:
Pirates of the Caribbean- He’s a Pirate (theme song)
Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling
For your presenter & winner walk-up’s:
Katy Perry- Firework (this one is definitely an old favourite)
Ocean Colour Scene- The Riverboat Song (notoriously known as the TFI Friday theme song)
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars- Uptown Funk
Coldplay- Clocks (yep, pretty much any Coldplay song!)
Dandy Warhols- Bohemian Like You
Fatboy Slim- Right Here, Right Now
For when your audience exits the room:
BLM / Pride Month 2020 | Virgin Pride Flight 50 Years Since the Uprising
One year ago I was very lucky to be invited to work on a huge project for Virgin Atlantic, the worlds first ever “Pride Flight” from London to New York…
Now though as we sit in lockdown, parties and events seem so far away. Particularly this week.
I have made a career as a gay ally, working in gay clubs and at gay events because of my musical theatre background, and I have always considered myself a strong gay ally.
Now I need to become a black ally too. I play A LOT of music by black artists or heavily influenced by black artists and now I’m going to take the time to educate myself more on how I can be a better ally.
Working at New York pride last year I learned so much about the origins of the Stonewall Riots, and I was shocked to learn that it wasn’t always a parade, it was an UPRISING - started by a black trans woman.
Here we are 50 years later. We must do better, together.
Black Lives Matter
Black Trans Lives Matter
Adam x