Curtis Allen - Wedding and Event DJ

22/02/2025

🎶 What a night at Actress and Bishop (official) last Saturday! 🔥 The dance floor was buzzing, the vibes were immaculate, and you lot were absolutely incredible! 💃🕺

From indie anthems to timeless classics, we covered it all, and you kept the energy going strong from start to finish. I had such a great time—here's a peek at the journey we went on together:

🎵 Setlist Highlights:

"No One Knows" – Queens of the Stone Age
"My Favourite Game" – The Cardigans
"Fluorescent Adolescent" – Arctic Monkeys
"An Eye For An Eye" - charM
"Seventeen Going Under" – Sam Fender
"Not Nineteen Forever" – The Courteeners
"Somebody Told Me" – The Killers
"Disco 2000" – Pulp
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" – Nirvana
"Song 2" – Blur
"Banquet" – Bloc Party
"Feel Good Inc" – Gorillaz
"Zombie" – The Cranberries
"Just A Day" – Feeder
"I Had Some Help" - Post Malone
"The Door" - Teddy Swims
"Teenagers" – My Chemical Romance
"Stay Too Long" – Plan B
"Kids" – MGMT
"Valerie" – Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse
"Starman" – David Bowie
And SO many more (full setlist in comments)! 🎧

Massive shout-out to everyone who came and made it unforgettable! Can't wait for the next one! 🚀🍻



👇 Full Setlist in comments! 👇

19/02/2025

I'm off to check out The Violent Hour!

Happening in May and June.

19/02/2025

I got nominated in this challenge, so I am posting 15 albums that heavily influenced me.

Album 4 of 15:
'[Self-Titled]' by

On the same day my friend Paul M played me 's Garage Inc., he also put this on, and I’d never heard anything like it before. If Garage Inc. was my gentle introduction to metal, Slipknot was a full-on explosion.

It was chaotic. It was aggressive. It was a racket—but in the best possible way. He was growling and full-on SCREAMING some of the lyrics! I didn't know they could do that! It blew my mind, and I immediately wanted more. This album was a huge turning point for me, not just in terms of discovering heavier music, but also realising how raw and emotional metal could be.

Even now, that first listen still sticks with me.

Standout Track for Me: 'Surfacing'

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15/02/2025

Planning a Monday-Thursday wedding this year? Here’s a chance to lock in an epic wedding DJ AND save £100! 🎶💍

My weekends are booking up fast... but I still have some availability for mid-week weddings – and I’m offering £100 off! 🎧✨

✅ Customised playlist, discussed with you and tailored to your vibe
✅ Full professional sound & lighting setup
✅ Rock, metal, emo, classics & as much of everything in between as you want
✅ Discreet MC services for key moments

📅 Offer valid on new bookings made before June 30th for weddings taking place Monday-Thursday until the end of 2025.

If you want a killer wedding DJ who gets your vibe, loves your alt sensibilities, AND saves you cash, let’s chat! 💬

📩 Message me here or email [email protected] to check availability!

⚡ First come, first served – let’s make your wedding unforgettable! ⚡

13/02/2025

🔥 Feel the Passion with Rock! 🔥
Valentine’s Day is almost here, and I’ve curated the perfect alternative playlist to set the mood. Whether you’re vibing with a special someone or just rocking out solo, these tracks are guaranteed to ignite your passion. 🎶

🎸 Alt Love – The Ultimate Alternative Valentine’s Day Playlist
Featuring:

"Desire" – Meg Myers
"Lovesong" – Snake River Conspiracy
"Passenger" – Deftones ft. Mike Shinoda
"Discipline" – Nine Inch Nails

🖤 Listen to the full playlist here: https://buff.ly/40ACOxZ

💬 What tunes would you add to this playlist? Drop your suggestions below!

12/02/2025

I got nominated in this challenge, so I am posting 15 albums that heavily influenced me.

Album 3 of 15:
Garage Inc. by

I first heard this album when I was about 14 at my friend Jon's house when he played me some albums he'd got. Before then, I had a completely different idea of what metal sound would sound like, especially Metallica—I thought it was something scary and unapproachable. But then Garage Inc. happened.

I didn’t realise at the time that it was all covers—I just knew I loved what I was hearing. It was intricate, powerful, and had this raw energy that completely drew me in. 'Mercyful Fate' and 'Sabbra Cadabra' just sounded wonderful and overwrought and dramatic in the best possible way. Even after I found out it was a cover album, my love for it didn’t change. It was my gateway into Metallica, and more than that, into metal as a whole.

Without this album, I might never have discovered how much I love heavy music.

Also, without this album, I might never have learnt that certain vulgarities COULD be used in a song! (I'm looking at you, 'So What?', and you Anti Nowhere League ... You, you you!!!)

Standout Track for Me: 'Mercyful Fate'

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11/02/2025

05/02/2025

I got nominated in this challenge, so I am posting 15 albums that heavily influenced me.

Album 2 of 15:
'Dookie' by Day

The first album I ever bought for myself—though not from a shop. I got it from a school friend who was bored with it and needed a couple of quid for bus fare. I had absolutely no idea what Green Day sounded like but was up for giving them a go. His loss, my gain.

To me, this album is the quintessential Green Day sound. It’s raw, punchy, and packed with energy, and it absolutely shaped my love for pop-punk. I was not yet into enough music to have heard anything quite like it. It sounded naughty and rebellious! The fast-paced drumming, the bratty nasal vocals, the catchy-but-grungy riffs—I didn't know albums could sound like that and it was everything I wanted from music at that point in my life. Even the album artwork and the liner notes and photos grabbed me! I didn't know albums could LOOK like that - so irreverent and scruffy and chaotic!

It’s still one of the best pop-punk albums, in my opinion, with no duff tracks. A complete classic that holds up over 30 years (ouch!) later. I got far more into Offspring later - but Green Day's Dookie paved the way (chortle!).

Standout Track for Me: 'Chump'

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05/02/2025

I’m back behind the decks at Subside Bar tonight for our Student Night, bringing you the best in rock, metal, and alternative bangers! 🔥

Last Friday’s Bullet for My Valentine / Trivium Aftershow was absolutely wild! 🤘 The requests came in thick and fast—there were SO many that there was no way to get through them all, but I had an absolute blast spinning as many as I could while keeping the night flowing. You lot were incredible. 🙌

Here's the full setlist. If you loved that, expect more of the same tonight! Bring your requests, bring your energy, and let’s keep that dancefloor moving! See you there! 🖤🔥

Y.M.C.A - The Village People (for Jo Hopkins)
Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks & Dunn & Halestorm
MUD - DOROTHY
I Hope You Hate Me - Dead Poet Society
Spiral City - CARR
My Drummer's Girlfriend - ALT BLK ERA
Granite - Pendulum
The Chemicals Between Us - Bush
Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
Bring The Noise - Anthrax
Let’s Get The Party Started (feat. Bring Me The Horizon) - Tom Morello
Foxglove - Boston Manor
C.L.A.U.D.I.A - VUKOVI
YOUTH IS WASTED - TILLY KINGSTON
Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore
Coming Clean - Green Day
Nice Boys - Rose Tattoo
My Back's Fu***ng Fu**ed - Pizzatramp
My Own Summer (Shove It) - Deftones
SOWHAT1999 - Ocean Grove
Shoulders - Coheed And Cambria
Macarena (Metal Cover) - Leo (for Jessica Marie Powell 🤣)
Boombastic - Forever Never
Sorry You're Not A Winner - Enter Shikari
A Prophecy - Asking Alexandria
MELANCHOLIA - KNIFE BRIDE
This is Our Life - Des Rocs
Blood // Water - Grandson
Ipecac - Cassyette
Sertraline - Artio
Love From The Other Side - Fall Out Boy
Defy You - The Offspring
Justified Black Eye - No Use for a Name
Scavengers - Thrice
Shock the Monkey - Coal Chamber
Blue Monday - O**y
Black 7 - Soil
The Dying Song (Time To Sing) - Slipknot
I Believe - Killswitch Engage
The Heart From Your Hate - Trivium
The Last Fight - Bullet for My Valentine
Cold - Axewound
Map Change - Every Time I Die
Top 10 statues that cried blood - Bring Me The Horizon
Reincarnate - Motionless In White
Perfect Soul - Spiritbox
In Waves - Trivium
Mr. Highway's Thinking About The End - A Day To Remember
BLADED - VUKOVI
Nobody - Skindred
Take It Out On Me - Bullet For My Valentine
Elevator Operator - Electric Callboy
Old School Hollywood - System Of A Down
96 Quite Bitter Beings - CKY
Nookie - Limp Bizkit
Chop Suey! - Nekrogoblikon
Plug in Baby - Muse
Set Me On Fire - Flyleaf
Bite Me - Avril Lavigne
Dear Maria, Count Me In - All Time Low
Piece Of Me - Bullet For My Valentine
Last Resort (The Rework) - Papa Roach & Kayzo
Hypa Hypa - Eskimo Callboy
Drink - Alestorm
Sacred Heart - Sister Shotgun
Love Bites (So Do I) - Halestorm
Metalingus - Alter Bridge
Judas - Fozzy
Cries In Vain - Bullet For My Valentine
Afterlife - Avenged Sevenfold
Self-Made Black Hole - LANDMVRKS
Zombie - The Cranberries
Gay Bar - Electric Six
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Wish You Were Here - Incubus
Alone - Zebrahead
Antivist - Bring Me The Horizon
Mast of the World - Orbit Culture
Nightmare - Polaris
With You - Linkin Park
Y'all Want A Single - Korn
Guerilla Radio - Rage Against The Machine
Bad Seed - Metallica
Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses
Hot Dog - Limp Bizkit
Life To Lifeless - Killswitch Engage
Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance
HOW 2 GET AWAY WITH MURDER - South Arcade
Your Betrayal (Ruben K Metalstep Remix) - Bullet for My Valentine
Dead Memories - Slipknot
Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr - Trivium
L'Enfant Sauvage - Gojira
Tribute - Tenacious D
King For A Day - Pierce The Veil
Barbie & Ken - Scene Queen
Dead Men Don't R**e - Delilah Bon
Red Flag - Billy Talent
Helena - My Chemical Romance
Sk8er Boi - Avril Lavigne
Go F**k Myself - CARR
DiE4u - Bring Me The Horizon
The Void - Parkway Drive
Tears Don't Fall - Bullet For My Valentine
Anti-Social - While She Sleeps
Whiskey In The Jar - Metallica
Hell Yeah - Rev Theory
Can I Play With Madness - Iron Maiden
Dying in Your Arms - Trivium
Rose Of Sharyn - Killswitch Engage
Got The Life - Korn
Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit
Fat Lip - Sum 41
Scotty Doesn't Know - Lustra
Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard
Bad Guy - Falling In Reverse
Tarantula - Pendulum
Tell Me That I Can't - NEFFEX
Paint The Town Blue - Ashnikko & Arcane
Blue Monday - New Order
Girls Girls Girls - Mötley Crüe
Cigaro - System Of A Down
Wait And Bleed - Slipknot
Laid to Rest - Lamb Of God
D.R.I.L.D.O - WARGASM (UK)
Sonne - Rammstein
Decode - Paramore
Popular Monster - Falling In Reverse
Centuries - Fall Out Boy
Dear Goth - Cassyette
Everybody - Don Broco
The Dreamer's Hotel - Enter Shikari
We Live Here - Bob Vylan
Room 409 - Bullet For My Valentine
In Between - Beartooth
Feeling This - Blink 182
Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
So What - Pink
What I Go To School For - Busted
Holiday - Green Day
YOUtopia - Bring Me The Horizon
Hearts Burst Into Fire - Bullet For My Valentine
Everywhere I Go - Hollywood Undead
Toxic Pony - ALTÉGO x Britney Spears x Ginuwine
F**k You - Cee-Lo Green
Roses - OutKast
You've Got The Love - Florence And The Machine
Grace Kelly - MIKA
Who's Loving You - Michael Jackson & Jackson Five

31/01/2025

This is where I'll be DJing tonight.
It should be a lot of fun!

It’s a big night in town tonight as Bullet For My Valentine and our good friends Trivium who like to party at Subside roll into the city to perform at the NIA.

So if you’re heading to the show tonight there really is only one place to warm up and party afterwards till 6am where our resident DJs will keep you entertained and that’s right here at Birmingham’s best rock & alternative bar Subside!

Doors open at 5pm and gig ticket holders get reduced price entry after the show!

31/01/2025

This might be the first time I've played Sea Power out anywhere!

https://open.spotify.com/track/6zhkSsqsAPNGSLJcwEHB5m?si=BvxPZMObRee9MjiDW_dKWw

Sea Power · The Decline of British Sea Power · Song · 2003

30/01/2025

It's Actress and Bishop (official) for me tonight!

Expect some Carr, Dead Poet Society, Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Bowie, Hozier, Des Rocs, Demob Happy, and loads more!

29/01/2025

I got nominated in this challenge so I am posting 15 albums that heavily influenced me.

Album 1 of 15:
Supposed Former Infatuation Ju**ie by Alanis Morissette

Besides compilation albums like the NOW albums, this was the first album I ever owned myself. I asked my parents for it one Christmas when I was about 13 or 14—mainly because the girl I liked at the time was into Alanis Morissette. I had absolutely no idea what sort of music she made. But, luckily it turned out to be an album that stuck with me far beyond that crush. As a first album to listen to by a singer-songwriter, I think this was a good introduction.

I still absolutely love it today, and it's my favourite Alanis album—not 'Jagged Little Pill' like most people seem to expect. The depth, the storytelling, and the rawness, intensity, and moodiness of the lyrics just really got to me and I listened to this album sooooo many times!

Standout Track for Me: 'The Couch'.

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