Nico Arden smiling against a warm plaster wall at golden hour

About

Hi, I’m Nico.

I’ve been playing weddings and parties around Chicago for eleven years, and Saturdays at Halloway Cellar for two.

The club keeps my ear sharp: I learn what fills a floor at midnight and bring it to your wedding at nine. The weddings keep me honest: a great night is about your people, not my playlist.

I play soul, disco, house, R&B and the songs everyone knows, mixed live and never from a pre-made list.

How your night runs

From first message to last song.

1

Check the date

Send the date and venue. I reply within a working day.

2

Planning call

Thirty minutes on the room, the timeline and the music.

3

Your music plan

Must-plays, do-not-plays and the moments that matter.

4

The night

I arrive early, run the timeline and read the room.

5

After

Your set list by email, so you can relive it.

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