Matt Frankel is a creative party producer, event manager, DJ and compere. Having DJ’d since the age of 13 and honing his skills in the clubs and bars of London during the 1990s, he moved into the private party and corporate sector in 2005. After gaining a 1st Class Degree in Management, followed by a career in the luxury brand industry, combining this with his love of DJing, he found the natural progression into producing and managing bespoke events his calling and passion. Based in London but working throughout the UK and abroad, he’s equally happy to be part of your event, whether it be a Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah, wedding, engagement, birthday party, Christmas party or corporate event.
PHOTO CREDITS: James Shaw Photography
EVENT MANAGEMENT
Matt will personally oversee your event starting with the initial planning, venue selection, offering advice and troubleshooting, budget management, room layout, timeline planning, liaising with suppliers, arranging entertainment, production design and build, right through to the event management.
With his patience, passion for event organising and creative eye for detail, Matt will ensure that the stress is taken away from organising your event. Matt wants you to relax and enjoy your function, knowing that he will leave no stone unturned, so that everything will run smoothly and you can take comfort knowing that from his experience he will be able to deal with all possible eventualities.
PRODUCTION
With his creative flair, obsessiveness with being unique, passion for room design and lighting, he will ensure to provide a wow factor when your guests walk in to the venue and to keep this within your budget. All designs are in-house which enables the preservation of quality, style, flexibility and to maintain continuity of design at a fair price.
Matt’s production includes: DJ booths; sound systems; wireless microphones; staging; sets; backdrops and venue draping; computer controlled lighting; uplighting; pin spotting; wash and moving head lighting; lighting projections; branding and graphic signage; special effects; dancefloors; TV screens; video walls; projectors and screens; illuminated letters; event furniture; bar units; themed props; table decor; chair covers and table linens.
ENTERTAINMENT
In addition to DJ entertainment, other musical entertainment provided includes: DJ Live, working with top-class musicians such as percussionists, saxophonists, electric violinists, guitarists and singers. Religious, ethnic or regular function bands can also be arranged.
As well as the musical aspect of your event, your guests can be kept entertained by a multitude of activities and entertainers that can be provide such as: dancers; flashmobs; shot guys and girls; sports freestylers; lookalikes or celebrities; tribute acts; graffiti artists; caricaturists; balloon modelers; magicians; fire acts, stilt walkers, human statues and acrobats. Activities can also be arranged such as: photobooths; silent discos; glitter and tattoo artists; bead, perfume or nail bars; casino tables; video games; inflatable games; video graffiti walls; virtual reality pods; racing games and much more.
Fun food entertainment can also be supplied such as: Candy Floss Machines; Popcorn Carts; Chocolate Fountains; Chocolate Kebabs; Ice Cream Tricycles; Ice Cream Rollers; Doughnut Decorating; Bubble Tea Bars; Milkshake Bars; Pick N' Mix and Waffles to name a few.
TESTIMONIALS
PHOTO CREDIT: Kate Swerdlow
“Matt, words insufficient to express how absolutely blown away we were by your work. Your knowledge and expertise.....your sound advice.....your professionalism.....your superb organisation of the evening...perfect mc-ing....musical genius....reading the room...your excellent staff, your hard work..... making Louis’ evening so special for him and for us all from beginning to end! Just so impressed and so so grateful...
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts”
“Matt. What can I say, thanks just doesn’t seem to cut it. Dealing with you is a pleasure, your amazing ideas ,totally getting the kind of thing we want and then bringing it all to life on the night. The room looked absolutely amazing I couldn’t have asked for anything to have been different and the way you ran the night keeping everything to schedule, making sure all the many suppliers were running to timetable whilst playing fantastic music that kept everyone on the dance floor. You really do so much and I just want to say thank you for helping to make such a fabulous party that we will always remember. I really look forward to partying at some other functions that you are running in the next few months. That’s the Segal’s over and out for the 4 years but what amazing memories you have helped us create. Thank you so much Matt. Best wishes, Emma and James”
“Hi Matt, “Thank you” doesn’t do justice to how grateful Daniel and I are to you for everything you did to make Ben’s Bar Mitzvah party the incredible party we always dreamed of. The help and advice you gave us together with your management on the night made Ben’s party the best night of our lives. The incredible feedback from all our friends and family about our party has blown us away and everyone has included how fantastic you were. You were so lovely to work with and so patient with our millions of emails and questions. So, thank you so much again for everything. Charlotte,Daniel, Ben and Jamie x”
“Hi Matt, we’re just beginning to come back to earth after a truly incredible evening on Sunday. We just wanted to thank you so much for your huge contribution in creating a fabulous atmosphere for the whole night and making it such an amazing evening for us and for all our guests who have been raving about it since. The dance floor was packed ALL evening, even until the very end and that speaks volumes. I also very much appreciated you taking control of the evening and taking any stress out of it for us. Thank you for not allowing me to have even one second of logistics to deal with the whole evening and any time I approached you to discuss anything your reassuring answer was always ‘it’s all in hand, go and enjoy your party’ so for that I thank you too.”
“Matt, I just wanted to say a big thank you for a great party! The DJIng was something we knew you were the best at, and this is why we chose you. And indeed you made everyone jump on the dance floor! But the organisation was flawless! Thank you also for all the tips .... Tips for people like us who did not really know what they got themselves into when they started out and had no experience in bat- mitzvah before ;) We (and Michal) would like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for a perfect party!! Revi, Ron and Michal.”
“Hi Matt, Gosh that all flew by and I really do wish I had a rewind button! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making our barmitzvah party go with a bang. We had such a fabulous time and have had incredible messages from all our friends today. That can only be down to you and the way you ran the event. Matt, you were truly brilliant when I had the stress about the change of venue and I really appreciated the speed in which you responded to it all to turn it around again. You have truly been wonderful and I won’t hesitate to recommend you to anyone. Great working with you and once again thanks for all your support and guidance along the way. All the best, Vicki.”
“Dear Matt, I just want to say a huge thank you for all your hard work preparing for Ben’s party and on the night. We had the most unbelievable time. Everything exceeded our expectations. We knew it would be good, but we did not expect it to be that good!!! The music was amazing and everyone had a ball dancing. My father-in-law said that all his aches and pains have disappeared since he set foot on the dance floor!!! I loved the branding you did, it really looked fabulous and everything fitted in so well with the venue. Thank you so much for everything. It was an unforgettable experience which has given us memories to cherish for ever. Warmest wishes, Juliet.”
“Matt Frankel what can we say - you were truly amazing, phenomenal, spectacular and utterly incredible! You read the crowd unlike anyone I’ve ever seen before. Sorry we danced all the way through the quiet dinner music but we couldn’t resist it! You organised the most incredible dancers for us that really kept the room rocking. The caricaturist and security people were excellent too. Your reputation preceded you and is truly well deserved. We really can’t thank you enough for all your effort in helping to make a really fabulous evening. Lots of love Elliot, Charlotte and Marc xxx
So if you’re looking for best, here he is but book him early or you might miss out!”
“Dear DJ Matt, The house is quiet, flowers are starting to wilt and we are approaching a week since Maya’s big day. I wanted to thank you for making our evening such a great one. It was really an amazing party and we all had a fabulous time! Maya loved every second, and all my friends are commenting on how radiant and happy she looked ALL the time. She wanted a dance party - and you bet, she got it! Your MC-ing of the evening was super (i specifically took my watch off so as not to be aware of when and what!) and it all flowed so well and effortless. Music choices were great too....;) Thank you also for making Noa feel so comfortable before her song; she was so nervous but did great. Hand on heart, I reckon we rocked the night and a big thanks goes to you.”
“Dear Matt, I want to say a massive thank you to you for making Noah’s barmitzvah an incredible night last night and an absolute pleasure. Thank you for knowing exactly which entertainment to organise, what music to play and how to work the crowd. The dancers were fab. The photo booth photos are stunning and hilarious. The evening ran perfectly and you made that happen. Thank you for rocking it Matt!!”
“Hi Matt. What an incredible night. Thank you so so much for all your hard work and fantastic music last night. The atmosphere was amazing and the dance floor was always full. Thanks to your great “schedule” and organisation everything ran so smoothly. I loved all the MAX lighting and the dj booth. So cool. A massive thank again for everything.”
“Hi Matt, Just to say a huge thank you for saturday night. As usual, you absolutely rocked the night and ran it like clockwork. The kids and adults loved it and you made sure that we had nothing to worry about except to enjoy ourselves. Please pass our thanks on to Kinny and her team for their tattoos and sparkles and to the dancers too. Absolutely faultless, thank you so much. I’ll be in touch when I get Louis’ date! Best Wishes Debbie & Dan”
“Dear Matt, Wow, what a weekend, we are still on a high. We can’t thank you enough for the most fabulous party from start to finish. The comments were fantastic from all my friends and family, the way you read the crowd and kept the dance floor full all night. We just wanted to say a huge thank you for helping to make beautiful memories for all of us and especially Zak. Thank you so much.”