WPIC Featured Wedding Planner of the Month:

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mike Coombs from Prodigy Entertainment a couple times in the past few years.  I was so excited when one of my most recent clients told me they have known Mike for years and he was their DJ for their November 6^th wedding in Vaughan.

Mike started in the wedding industry at the young age of seventeen.  He worked for a small DJ company who had brought him on board to cater to their younger clients.

Mike has always collected music and “just wanted to be a DJ” so he did it!

Since 1992 Mike has been known as DJ Prodigy and in 2001 he registered Prodigy Entertainment as a business.  He came up with the name while flipping through the dictionary to get ideas.  When he landed on “P”, Prodigy was the first word he saw and it stuck!

When Mike got tired of his “real job”, he quit to be a full time DJ.  The first time he attempted to make the switch he had no plans and ended up going back to work within the year.  The second time around, he was more successful and was very careful with forecasting his income in order to take care of his family and his business.

He listened to his heart, made the plan and did it and shut out all the people who said he was “nuts”.

Mike decided to take the WPIC Course to get some letters behind his name.  He was already writing the itinerary for the night’s events, and at the time, there weren’t too many wedding planners around.  He was the first DJ in Canada to become a Certified Wedding Coordinator and held the title for about two years until others caught on.  Mike says, “Being a certified wedding coordinator gives DJ’s a real feel for the overall wedding process and how as vendors, we have to come together as a team to make the couples day perfect!”  I couldn’t agree more!

Mike has played in many of Toronto’s hottest clubs, for major celebrities and on the radio.  Mike has set himself apart from other DJ’s by taking voice lessons and improving his public speaking through Toastmasters.  He is one of the only DJ’s that can MC an event and beat-mix exceptionally well.  This combination is almost non-existent in Toronto’s Wedding Industry.

Mike makes each wedding a unique occasion for each couple.  He writes personalized bios for each couple and their bridal party and considers their musical tastes and selections during the planning stage.

Mike gives each couple the personal attention they deserve. 

Mike confessed that the best part of his job is seeing the bride and groom and all their guests having a great time from the moment they enter the room to their last dance.  At the time of his interview with me, his favourite song to play is “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz.  Seeing everyone on the dance floor throwing their hands up in the air is a great feeling, the place goes nuts!