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DJ Karlton - Helps you to create epic parties for your guests.

When you’ve performed over 5,000 shows, you don’t just play music—you create unforgettable nights. DJ Karlton transforms elite events into once-in-a-lifetime experiences that guests talk about for years. If you want more than just a party, but a signature celebration crafted by one of the UK’s most seasoned DJs, you’ve found your sound.

Rustic Rig 2026 -sm3

DJ Karlton - Rustic DJ Rig

Looking for a DJ with a Rustic Rig? ★ It’s beautiful and perfect for Barn, Tipi/Teepee, Bohemian, Festival Weddings

Superb Sound System – 6 Club Lights, 7pm-Midnight

£750 Mon-Thu (£900 peak)
£850 Fri & Sun (£1000 peak)
£950 Saturdays (£1150 peak)
Peak May/June/July/Aug/Sept/Dec 
*Prices for 2026 – Excludes Travel
DJ Karlton Modern DJ rig

DJ Karlton - Modern Platinum DJ Rig

Quality Sound System
6 Club Lights
7pm-Midnight

£750 Mon-Thu (£900 peak)
£850 Fri & Sun (£1000 peak)
£950 Saturdays (£1150 peak)
Peak May/June/July/Aug/Sept/Dec

*Prices for 2026 – Excludes Travel

DJ Karlton with VW Rig for Elite clubs & Parties in South Manchester area

DJ Karlton - VW Rig

Quality Sound System.
6 Club Lights
7pm-Midnight 

£1100 Mon-Thu (£1300 peak) 
£1300 Fri & Sun (£1600 peak)
£1500 Saturdays (£1900 peak)
Peak May/June/July/Aug/Sept/Dec

*Prices for 2026 – Excludes Travel

Text/WhatsaApp/Call Now on 07973 380494

Brief Outline:

Check out some of the many Weddings, Balls, Birthday Parties, Corporate Events he’s performed at.K

Karlton has over 5000 gigs under his belt at the highest level, inc holding residencies at clubs up and down the country from London to Leeds, Birmingham to Bangor. He has DJ’d as far away as Sydney Harbour on New Years Eve. You will struggle to find a DJ with more experience.

Now his sole focus is on filling dance floors for Weddings, Corporate Events and Birthday Parties like yours.

He expertly reads the crowd and mixes the tracks seamlessly to keep the energy and the people on the dance floor:

A massive range of music with at least 20,000 tracks including:
• Chart Anthems, Party Anthems
• House, Old School House, Funky House, Disco House, Dance Anthems, Electro Swing
• Indie/Rock/Metal Anthems
• RnB/Garage Anthems
• 60’s/70’/80’s Anthems
• Funk, Soul, Northern Soul, Motown, Reggae

He’s not a DJ that uses cheesy chat but very happy to do your Master of Ceremony duties for cake cut and first dance, as he’s confident & well spoken on the mic. Happy to make announcements & gently nudge the crowd where needed.

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Photo Pod sq800

Add a Photo Pod to your booking.

75-100 Props
Host
Unlimited Prints
Guest Book

Mon-Thu £350 (3hrs) or £400 (4hrs)
Fri, Sat, Sun £375 (3hrs) or £425 (4hrs)
 

*Prices for 2025 – Excludes Travel

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EXTRAS

Early Set Up for weddings with option for background music, radio mic for speeches including optional Master of Ceremony Services  • £400 (Up to 5 hrs before standard set up time)

Very Early Set Up – Music for ceremony, drinks reception, with background music for wedding breakfast, and two radio mics for speeches • £600 (Up to 8 hrs before standard set up time)

Short Throw Video Projector with 120 inch screen • £250

Karaoke Option – 2 mics 32inch monitor – £150

Extra Rigs • For alternative locations ie. ceremony • from £250

Impromptu Extra Playing Time at the end of a night (At DJs Discretion) 

Midnight – 1am £200 per hour
1am – 2am £250 per hour
Extra Hours after 2am are charged at £300 per hour 

Extra hours at the start of the evening are charged at £125ph

Upgrade to:

medium Sound System (Events up to 250 indoor/200 marquee – £200

Large Sound System. perfect for events up to 600 guests indoors or 400 in marquees – Add £500

LIGHTING EXTRAS

Platinum Disco Ball Rig 

Full Aluminium Lighting Truss Rigs From £750

6 Mirror Balls, 10 Club Lights 4m x 2m truss or Pyramid truss (Apex)

Set up extra 2hrs.

DJ with large modern rig with lots of lights

More

Extra 8 Uplighters • £250

Extra two T-bars • 2 Club Lights – £120 or 4 Club Lights – £200

Single Motorised Mirror Ball on Stand – £75
Dual Motorised Mirror Balls On Stands – £125
6 Misc sized Mirror Balls – £250

DJ Karlton can take you back to your student days

He DJ’d at student nights across the UK and played at many Student Unions including:

Keele University, Nottingham Trent University, Bangor University, Harper Adams University, London Metropolitan University, Staffordshire University, Middlesex University, University of Central Lancashire, Hertfordshire University, Manchester University, Birmingham University.

Award Winning DJ

He has played alongside such legends as Diana Ross, Blur, Meat Loaf, Mick Hucknall, Tony Blackburn, Trevor Nelson, Bill Wyman, Sophie Ellis Bexter, Edwin Star, Martha Reeves, Jason Donavon, Radio 1’s Dreem Teem, K Klass, Alex P, Brandon Block, Hed Kandi, Coolio amongst many, many others.

Karlton among the many residencies across the UK from Leeds to London including a residency at the legendary Roadhouse in Covent Garden.

Risa/No 6 in Birmingham, Evolution in Leeds, The Academy in Stoke-on-Trent, The Venue in Preston, A range of Walkabouts and Revolution Bars.

Prestigious venues he has played at include: The Savoy, The Landmark, The Dorchester, Park Lane Hilton, Grosvenor House Hotel, Peckforton Castle, Eastnor Castle, Fonmon Castle, The Mill Barns, Crewe Hall, Sandon Hall, Rookery Hall, Harewood Hall, Rushton Hall, Eastbridgeford Hill, Chateau-Impney, Moddershall Oaks, Spode Hall, Furtho Farm, The West Mill Derby, The Ashes, Pendrell Hall, Carriage Hall, Sandhole Oak Barn, London Zoo, Swallows Nest Barn and Ingestre Hall amongst many others.

Karlton has DJ’d at many corporate events including: Next 40th Birthday at the NEC, B&Q 50th Birthday Party at The ACC Arena in Liverpool plus events for Lamborghini, DHL, Hiscox, HSBC, Tesco, Michelin, Carphone Warehouse, Cooper Parry Accountants, Student Accommodation Awards, Mac Cosmetics, IPEX just to name but a few.

Event DJs Hitched Wedding Awards Winners
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DJ Karlton

TERMS

Mileage/Travel charged at 75p per mile from ST15 8RQ, (for bookings more than 90 mins travel there is a charge of £75 for a standard hotel room).

Based on a playing time of up to 5 hrs up until 1am. Extra hrs are charged at £100 or £150p/hr after 1am.

There is a surcharge of £100 for venues where the function room is not on the ground floor and there is no convenient or adequate lift.

A booking is not confirmed until the non refundable deposit of £175 has been received and acknowledged by ourselves in writing (email). (There is a cooling off period of 14 days). 
Price is fixed at point of booking.

Prices above apply to events up till end of 2024
Add £25 to above prices for 2025 Add £50 for 2026 events and £75 for 2027
Special rates apply for dates in December and some other bank holidays please ask for details