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We take great pride in our work. We strive to make each performance our best. Whether playing for a large formal gathering or a smaller backyard party, we treat every event with the professional courtesy and attention that it deserves.

Customer Support

We are always available to discuss details of your event by phone, email or text. The week of the event we will check back with you to make those last-minute confirmations

Your event will receive our full attention.

You deserve nothing less.

Personal Entertainment Consultation

You are entitled to receive a Personal Entertainment Consultation carefully covering all the details of your simcha. Whenever possible, the consultation will be held at least one month prior to the event. If you’re too busy to meet, we’ll do a thorough review by phone and/or email. This allows us to organize and personalize your event in advance, and prevents the headaches of having to make last-minute decisions at the reception. To ensure that no details are lost, we will help you fill out one of our simcha planners.

Contract

All conditions of your contract will be fulfilled.

~ Azamra Events is Orthodox-Owned and Completely Shomer Shabbos/Mitzvos, as is 90% of Our Staff

 ~ We Are A Talented, Experienced, Elegant, Respectful, Modestly-Yet-Stylishly Attired, High-Energy, Volume-Conscious Musical Entertainment Company for Your Upcoming Event.

 ~ Azamra is Completely Engaged In Providing You With the Party You Want, Infused With Simcha, Without You Having to Compromise Your Values & Good Taste.

 ~ We Are Not Like Any Band or DJ You’d Find in the Non-Orthodox World. The Only Thing We Might Have In Common Is the Audio Equipment We Use.

 ~ Azamra DJ Is Not Like Any “DJ” in the Orthodox World, either. Did You Know That Many Other DJs at Observant Events are either Secular and Hired By Orchestras to Fill In the Gaps With Popular English Dance Music? Another Concern is That Their Performers May Not Understand the Boundaries of What’s Appropriate or Not, Being That Most Aren’t Familiar With What Is Considered Acceptable in the Observant World.

 ~ We Guarantee To Make Sure You & Your Guests Have The Most Awesome, Leibadik Time Possible. The Kids Will have a Great Time Dancing & Playing Games, and the Adults Will Also Participate, especially in the Beginning Circle First Dance and Follow-Along Simcha Songs

 ~ Azamra is Fully Insured

 ~ We Have Belonged to the National Association of Mobile Entertainers since 2003

The National Association of Mobile Entertainers (NAME) is an organization of professional disc jockey entertainment companies who are concerned with maintaining a high standard of quality in performance and business ethics in order to insure that you, the customer, receive the best possible service for your party. Prospective members must meet certain qualifications in order to be accepted as a member, such as providing business and trade references, and they must make the commitment to learning new and different techniques in servicing their clientele. Education of the membership, the media and the consumer is the association’s primary goal.

Below Is A Sampling of the Music You Can Expect to Hear At Your Next Simcha With Azamra DJ

Feel Free to Pick & Choose What You Wish to Hear, as Well As What You Don't

With Azamra, Rest Assured that We Come With A Complete Selection of Your Favorite Jewish Music as Well As Your Requested American Contemporary Songs and Appropriate Top 40

Most Requested Simcha Songs

Hashem Melech

Yesh Tikvah

Et Rikod

Simcha Song

Am Yisrael

Tel Aviv

Yachad

Jerusalem

Danza Kaduro - Sasson V'Simcha

Ale Katan Sheli

Mizrach

Hooleh

Nigun Neshomele
Odom Doeg

Yehei Shlemah
Adon Olam
Chiribim

Turkish Kiss
Ah Ah Ah Ashrei
Rebbe Nachman (Numa Numa)
Yidden
Yo Ya
Zodiac
Revach
Kol Hamispalel
Ben Bag Bag
V’ahavta (Omar Rabbi Akiva)
Mashiach (Kinderlach)
Modeh Ani (Shalsheles Jr.)
Yaish Zachar
Shehecheyanu
Shir L'Maalot
HaKodesh Boruch Hu
Anachnu
Baruch Hashem
Simon Tov & Mazel Tov
Leshana Haba
Chazak Chazak
Od Avinu Chai
Dovid Melech
Didoh Bei
Lo Yisa Goy
Mitzvah
Modim
Sameach
Yerushalayim
Yesh
Mayim
Miserlu
Od Yeshama
Moshiach
Uvnai Otah
Rikdi Yosis
Dido Bei
Ki Va Moed
Hodu L'Hashem Chasdo

If you would like to request certain popular American Contemporary Top 40 music, please let us know.
We subscribe to "Promo Only" which releases only clean edits of popular radio songs played on Z100, 92.3, KTU and the Disney Station.
We'll only play them if you request them, and feel they are appropriate for your simcha.

Most Requested Neutral Songs
Cotton Eye Joe
Cha Cha Slide
Cupid Shuffle

Footloose

Sid Shuffle

Wobble

Scatman’s World
Hey Baby (I Wanna Know)
Sweet Caroline
Apache (Jump On It)

Hoedown Throwdown
Macarena
Electric Slide
Chicken Dance
Conga Line
Hands Up
Hamster Dance

Azamra Trivia Sheet

Azamra Mitzvah Information Sheet

Please Print and Mail, Or Scan and Email To Azamra.



BAR/BAT MITZVAH GAMES

1. Coke and Pepsi
This is a popular game because everyone old and young can play. Two lines across the dance floor, 1 Coke and 1 Pepsi. When one name is called one side runs to the other and sits on the knee of their partner. Last ones there are out. You can mix this game up by using other names and other things to do, i.e. call out Dr. Pepper and both lines run to the middle and lock arms, say Shakespeare and everyone goes down on their right knee, raises their right hand up and yells "To Be or Not To Be", or you can call out the name of the guest of honor and everyone points at them and yells out "We’re Not Worthy”. Of course, we cannot forget everyone’s favorite, “Seven Up”, which means FREEZE!

2. Scavenger Hunt
You can have as many people as you like play this game. Have the players come to the dance floor with a chair. Everyone must sit. The MC calls something out like a "credit card" or an iPhone". The players run to find one. While they are gone, we remove one chair. The person who comes back and doesn't have a seat is out. This continues with different items until there is one chair left.

3. Hula Hoops
There are many ways to use Hula Hoops, one of the best is to make big circles of people, have them hold hands, put the hoop between them, play a fast son, then, the hoop must be passed around the circle without breaking the hands. When the music stops, whoever has the hoop around them, is out. This continues until there is only one person left.

4. Limbo
We all know how limbo is done. It always seems to be a crowd pleaser and you can have a girl and guy winner. You may also do this as a couple or team event with more than one going under at the same time.

5. Huggy Bear
Everyone is on the dance floor. Play a song and have everyone dance. Yell out a number and the people must get into groups of that number. Anyone not in a group of that number is out. Everyone can play this, young and old!

6. Freeze Dance
Play a fast song and when the music stops, all must freeze. Changing songs and telling people what to do like put your hands in the air will add fun to the contest.

7. Balloon Stuffing Contest

For this game we create four teams. For each team, one person is the “stuffy” and the others are the “stuffers”. The “stuffy” puts on oversized long pajamas, over their clothing. The "stuffers” are given balloons. The object is for the “stuffers” to blow up balloons and stuff them in the pajamas of the “stuffy”. The team with the most balloons under the shirt in a given time wins!

Who and What Exactly is "Azamra"?
Is That the Owner's Last Name?

We exist to provide the Shomer Shabbos client with the absolute best high-energy

and appropriate music & entertainment for your simcha.

We specialize in creating an extremely leibadik atmosphere that is much better than what any other orchestra or DJ can provide. Our emcees, djs, simcha entertainers, musicians & singers are second-to-none. We wish to enhance your simcha by making sure you & your guests have a most amazing time. Once you experience an Azamra Event, you'll understand why hundreds of people like yourself are booking us up to two years in advance for their upcoming events.

For the first dance, we play your favorite high-energy Siman Tov/Mazel Tov/Carlebach/Niggunim songs to keep you circling anywhere from one to three hours nonstop. For the rest of your simcha, when you aren't eating, we will be making sure you and your guests are musically engaged, dancing and having a great time.

Besides during speeches and the montage,there will never be "dead air", or silence during your event.

Azamra DJ is most definitely not your typical Orthodox-owned & operated musical entertainment company. Below is our story....

Azamra DJ was birthed in 2004, as a result of owner Jeff Neckonoff becoming a baal teshuvah through Rabbi Yossi Korngold (formerly of the Jewish Heritage Center), Chabad of the 5 Towns, Gateways, Manhattan Jewish Experience & Isralight. Before that, he ran a Bar/Bat Mitzvah & Wedding DJ Entertainment company that specialized in secular social & Corporate Events throughout the NY tri-state area.

Jeff bought his first Technic 1200 turntables back when he was in Canarsie High School, and started doing parties throughout his high school & college years. While at Baruch College, after studying marketing, sales, accounting & finance by day, he was concurrently teaching himself how to beat mix disco, dance music, freestyle & house music by night. 

In 1987, during his senior year, he landed the much coveted position of resident DJ at one of Long Island's hottest nightclubs, called Jamz (also known as Fokkus and The Dorm), in West Hempstead.

He then began DJ'ing regularly in clubs from NYC to Long Island until 1996 (when his daughter was born), mixing two-three nights a week till 4am classic disco, freestyle, funk, old-skool hip hop and house music. His other main clubs were the L.I. Exchange, the Savoy and Polyesters. He did shorter stints at Coco's, Buttles, Zachary's, Metro 700, Uncle Sam's and Cafe Society.

Also in 1987, he started working for the most successful DJ Company in the United States, EJM Entertainment. EJM did an average of 35 parties a weekend, utilizing 10 DJ crews. Besides doing the majority of all Bar & Bat Mitzvahs from Manhattan to the Hamptons, EJM was consistently sending crews to Hawaii, Puerto Rico, California, Texas, Philly, Boston & Chicago. EJM was simply the biggest & best entertainment company, dealing with everyone from NY middle class to extremely wealthy clients throughout the country.

Check out these CLASSIC DJ pictures from the late 80s and early 90s, when Jeff was first toning his mobile DJ skills.... Please no comments on the hairstyle:-)

It was during this time that Jeff mastered the art of managing an event, running a party and creating the exact atmosphere the clients & their guests desired. "Every party we did was a home run", he says. "With no exaggeration, most of the kids at the Bar/Bat Mitzvahs used to beg us for autographs at every party. It was surreal". Jeff refers to his EJM days as "DJ University", as the training he received there was second to none, and can never be duplicated again.

In 1993, he left EJM to create his own company called Classic Entertainment, which later expanded to include NY Event Connection. Classic was the DJ company. NY Event was a multi-faceted special events planning company, predominantly doing Bar & Bat Mitzvahs, Weddings, Extravagant 40th & 50th birthdays and high-end corporate functions. He organized entire events from soup to nuts, including all their music, extra entertainment, staging & lighting.

In 2001, Jeff became extremely interested in Torah Judaism, and began studying with Rabbi Korngold. He started wrapping tefillin and keeping kosher almost immediately. But his main business was on Saturday afternoons and evenings. However, after studying Perek Alef of Tractate Shabbos, Jeff was learning that what he was doing on Shabbos wasn't too cool, according to Talmud. This continued for many months and he decided to slowly wean himself off of Shabbos parties. First came the Friday night events, in March of 2004. Then in the Fall, he made a commitment to no longer book any more Saturday Shabbos events as well.

But he still had to make parnassah. So he decided to convert Classic Entertainment to Azamra DJ. He became 100% Shomer Shabbos at the end of June, 2005, and hasn't looked back.

Since then, we have done over 1400 Orthodox Jewish events. Every party done has gotten rave reviews. Success in this market has enabled Jeff to be completely Shomer Shabbos, as well as not having to shlep all his own food to catering halls anymore, as these parties are all Glatt KOSHER, just like him and Azamra DJ!

Azamra's mission is to make sure your simcha is exactly what you want it to be: fun, classy, professional, energetic, leibadik, with a crew that is properly attired. The staff is of the highest caliber: clean-cut, presentable, high-energy and extremely personable. Rest assured that we will come to your event just like your friends from shul or child's yeshiva. In fact, almost all of our simcha entertainers were Jewish day-school raised. We won't seem like strangers at your simcha, but like beloved long lost friends or relatives.... who like to dance, jump around and have a great time!

Also, Azamra DJ has available an all-female crew for your simcha.

So Many People Have Asked us... "What Does Azamra Mean?"

Great question! Here's the answer:

When I first started becoming observant, and was contemplating converting my secular DJ company into an Orthodox one, I was literally teaching myself how to daven. In the hallelukahs, I kept seeing the word "Azamra". It really kept jumping out of the page at me for some reason.
Artscroll translates it as "I will make music". Others translate it as "I will sing".
Then when I was in a local Judaica store, I saw a Breslov booklet entitled "Azamra". I bought it and it was about always being happy, having simcha, etc.
Then I came across this site...... www.azamra.org
This is what they say about the word:
AZAMRA is a Hebrew word meaning "I will sing!" The keynote of all Azamra's work is the teaching of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) based on Psalms 146:2:"Azamra! I will sing to my God as long as I live!" "The way to sing the song of joy is by seeking the good in all people, especially in ourselves. Each good point is one more note in the song of life!"

A world in which all people recognize and honor the divine in themselves and in others

will be one of peace, harmony and true community.

That completely resonated within my soul.
Therefore, Azamra DJ was born.