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ABOUT ME
Chicago Charles is the complete wedding and event package. Combining his extensive experience providing live acoustic music, DJing, audio visual and lighting to a wide variety of weddings, parties and corporate events.
Chicago Charles will tailor an event package to suit your individual needs and budget. This can vary from playing live acoustic music during your ceremony, learning a special song for your walk down the aisle, playing background music during drinks and dinner, to sing-a-longs and dancing music at your reception or DJ’ing your choice of music.
All Charles' wedding and event packages include your choice of room lighting to enhance the atmosphere of your venue. Charles can also provide you with dance floor hire, white ceremony chair hire, festoon lighting and fairy lights. Great lighting can make all the difference by creating the right ambiance or party atmosphere.
SONG LIST
20 Good Reasons Thirsty Merc
3am Matchbox 20
500 Miles Proclaimers
All For You Sister Hazel
All I Want is You U2
All of Me John Legend
Amazed Lonestar
Amazing Alex Lloyd
Angel Jack Johnson
Are u Having Fun Eagle Eye Cherry
At Last Etta James
Baby I Love Your Way Peter Frampton
Babylon Angus & Julia Stone
Better Be Home Soon Crowded House
Better Man Pearl Jam
Better Screaming Jets
Better Together Jack Johnson
Black and Gold Sam Sparro
Blame it on me George Ezra
Blister in the Sun Violent Femmes
Blower’s Daughter Damian Rice
Blue Suede Shoes Elvis Presley
Body is a Wonderland John Mayer
Breakfast at Tiffany’s Deep Blue Something
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Budapest George Ezra
Burn for You John Farnham
Cannonball Damian Rice
Catch my Disease Ben Lee
Closer Neyo
Crash Into Me Dave Mathews
Creep Radio Head
Crying Shame Diesel
Dakota Stereophonics
Daughter Pearl Jam
Dead or Alive Bon Jovi
Dolphins Cry Live
Don't Stop Believing Journey
Dream Catch Me Newton Faulkner
Drive Incubus
Drugs Don't Work Verve
Easy Faith No More
Everlong Foo Fighters
Everybody Backstreet Boys
Everything You Want Vertical Horizon
Faith George Michael
Fall At Your Feet Crowded House
Fast Car Tracy Chapman
Feels Like Home Chantal Kreviazuk
Fire and Rain James Taylor
Fire and the Flood Vance Joy
Flake Jack Johnson
Flame Trees Cold Chisel
Free Falling John Mayer version
Fuc# (forget) You Ceelo Green
Give Me Love Ed Sheeran
Green Eyes Coldplay
Halfway Gone Life House
Hallelujah Jeff Buckley
Heart in Danger Southern Sons
Heart Of The Matter Don Henley
Heaven Brian Adams
Here comes the sun The Beatles
Hey Brother Avicii
Hey Ya Outkast
High and Dry Radiohead
Ho Hey The Lumineers
Holy Grail Hunters & Collectors
Home Edward Sharp
Home to Me Josh Kelley
Hoops The Rubens
Horses Darryl Braithwaite
Hot Chilli Woman Noiseworks
Hurt So Good John Mellancamp
I Will Wait Mumford and Sons
If Tomorrow Never Comes Garth Brooks
If You Could Only See Tonic
I'm Yours Jason Maraz
Jessie's Girl Rick Springfield
Khe Sanh Cold Chisel
King of Wishful Thinking Go West
Land Downunder Men at Work
Learn to Dance Steve Goodman
Learn to Fly Foo Fighters
Let Her Cry Roachford
Life Is A Highway Tom Cochrane
Living on a Prayer Bon Jovi
Long Day Matchbox 20
Love Me Like You Do Ellie Goulding
Lover Lover Sonia Dada
Love Yourself Justin Bieber
Mango Tree Angus & Julia Stone
Marry Me Train
Memories Of Us Keith Urban
Message in a Bottle John Mayer version
More Than Words Extreme
Mountain Chocolate Starfish
Mr Brightside The Killers
Mr Jones Counting Crows
My Baby Ian Moss
My Happiness Powderfinger
My Hero Foo Fighters
Never Tear Us Apart INXS
No Diggity Black Street
No Such Thing John Mayer
Ocean Drive Duke Dumont
On My Mind Powderfinger
One love U2
Only To Be With You Roachford
Open Your Eyes Snow Patrol
Puple Rain Prince
Revelry Kings of Leon
Revolution Tracy Chapman
Rip Tide Vance Joy
Run to Paradise Choir Boys
Sail the Widest Stretch Powderfinger
Santa Monica Everclear
Save Tonight Eagle Eye Cherry
Say you won’t let go James Arthur
Selling the Drama Live
Semi Charmed Life Third Eyed Blind
She Will Be Loved Maroon 5
Shimmer Fuel
Shutup & Dance Walk The Moon
Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder
Sitting Waiting Wishing Jack Johnson
Slide Goo Goo Dolls
So Beautiful Pete Murray
Songbird Bernard Fanning
Stand by me Ben E.King
Stay with me Sam Smith
Steal My Kisses Ben Harper
Story of a Girl Nine Days
Stupid Mouth John Mayer
Summer of 69 Brian Adams
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child of Mine Guns’n Roses
Sweet Home Alabama Lenard Skinard
Take Me Back Noiseworks
Tenerife Sea Ed Sheeran
The Gambler Kenny Rogers
The Outdoor Type Lemonheads
These Days Powderfinger
Thinking out loud Ed Sheeran
This Old Love Lior
This Year’s Love David Grey
Throw Your Arms Hunters & Collectors
Till Kingdom Come Cold Play
Time of Your Life Greenday
Time Warp Rocky Horror Picture Show
Times Like These Foo Fighters
Tip of my Tongue Diesel
To Be With You Mr Big
To Her Door Paul Kelly
Today Joshua Radin
Touch Noiseworks
Tribute Tenacious D
Truly Madly Deeply Savage Garden
Tuckers Daughter Ian Moss
Uptown Funk Mark Ronson
Use Somebody Kings of Leon
Waiting Wishing Jack Johnson
Lightning Crashes Live
Valarie Amy Winehouse
Wake Me Up Avicii
Walking in Memphis Marc Cohan
Warm Love Van Morrison
Watch Over Me Bernard Fanning
What About Me Shannon Knoll
Why Does it Always Rain on Me Travis
Why Georgia John Mayer
Wish You Well Bernard Fanning
Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd
With or Without You U2
Wonderwall Oasis
You make my dreams come true Hall & Oats
You and Me Life House
Your Song Elton John
You’re The Voice John Farnham
You're a God Vertical Horizon
+ many more.
I'm also more than happy to discuss learning a particular song for your special event
ENTERTAINMENT TIPS
Why is the music I choose so important to my wedding?
Before you choose the music for your wedding, it’s important to think about the sort of event you want your friends and family to enjoy. As well as what reflects your style and personality? After the wedding day is over, what will you, your friends and family remember? If they had a great time! This can be greatly influenced by the type of entertainment and music you choose.
So, what sort of music should I choose? A DJ or live music?
Why not choose both! Some great musicians also provide DJ services as part of their wedding package. What would be better than live acoustic music throughout your ceremony, drinks and dinner, followed by your choice of dance music to get people on the dance floor?!
Do I need music for my wedding ceremony?
This is a personal choice, however having a live musician can certainly add to the ambiance of the ceremony. Most good musicians will learn your special song to sing down the aisle. You will also need to select a few other songs for the more formal parts of the ceremony, such as the signing of the register or walking back up the aisle as a newly married couple.
How do I choose my wedding songs and what do I need specific songs for?
You will probably already have some songs that are “your” songs as a couple. Listen to the lyrics and choose a style that suits you as a couple! (You may have very different musical tastes; it’s often fun to choose some less expected wedding songs!) If you don’t have any songs in mind, talk to your musician, they are professionals at this, and can help advise you on songs and genres that suit your style and wedding.
If you are having a more formal wedding, you will need songs for the ceremony (walking down the aisle, signing of the register, etc.), the bridal party entrance to the reception, your first dance, the cutting of the cake, the garter and bouquets toss, your farewell… and many more…. It’s really up to you and your musician to discuss and choose exactly what best suits your wedding style.
What type of wedding am I having?
It’s important to consider what type of wedding you are hoping for… do you want the music to be in the background or do you want a party atmosphere? Or both?!
HOT TIP!
Don’t forget to consider you seating arrangements!! Keep the oldies at a table well away from speaker’s; leave plenty of room for dancing; and where the speeches will take place.
How can I add to the atmosphere during my wedding reception or party?
That’s easy! Don’t forget the importance of great lighting. Lighting will help to create the right atmosphere and ambiance! It will also have a significant impact on the mood of your guests. Lighting can always be coordinated to suit the theme of your wedding…… and it’s a great way to get people up on the dance floor!
What questions should I ask my DJ or musician… to avoid mishaps?!
Communication is the key – if they want to be part of your day – you should become friends… they need to know your music tastes (AND more importantly you musical dislikes – don’t forget to give them a list of your banned list of songs!); your musician should meet your MC, celebrant, venue manager, caterers and anyone else critical to the day. This way they can all work together to ensure your wedding is a seamless event…… So all you have to do on the day is enjoy yourself!
Also consider, will your musician be providing all lighting and sound equipment? Don’t forget to consider the benefits of great sound equipment – no feedback, the right volume, and plenty of bass for dancing! Do you need to hire a dance floor?
Your musician should be a professional!
Your musician or DJ should be the first to arrive (everything set up before your event begins) and the last to leave – once the last guest departs the dance floor. Leading up to your wedding day, they should be available to discuss any details or uncertainties you might have. They do this for a living, so don’t hesitate to ask lots of questions, after all they are there to help in any way!
Chicago Charles has been a professional live music and wedding DJ for over 10 years. Charles and his team have a wide range of knowledge regarding every aspect of your wedding music, lighting and AV requirements.