2009 Nominee for
"Club/Mobile DJ of the Year"
&
"Syndicated Radio Show of the Year"
for the
Carolina Sounds Beach Show
Butch Halpin has been "spinning tunes" since 1976 in clubs and for private parties.
He has served as MC or Co-MC for numerous ocassions, including the 1994 "Original Georgia Prophets Reunion", 2007, 2008 & 2009 Charleston Beach Music & Shag Festival, North Tower Band's 30th Reunion in 2009, fundraisers, grand openings, CD Release Parties and numerous CBMA events.
Butch was the host of The Carolina Sounds Beach Show on radio for over six years on WLWL, WLLN & WBZB and in 2002 he was nominated for "AM Radio DJ of the Year" for the CBMA's.
In August of 2008, Butch returned to the air waves hosting The Carolina Sounds Beach Show on WODR-FM COOL 105.3, from Whiteville, NC. In 2009, the show went into syndication, being aired on WEVA-AM 86 in Emporia, Va. The show can also be heard on Southern Soul dot com and Star FM Radio dot net.
He has been nominated fourteen times for "Club/Mobile DJ of the Year" at the Carolina Beach Music Awards (formerly the Cammy Awards) and won in 2001.
Butch has played music and sung all over North Carolina, South Carolina and southern Virginia for various types of events, including weddings, birthdays, class reunions, pool parties, anniversaries, concerts, holiday parties, and even a divorce party.
Even though Beach Music is what Butch is known for in the Carolinas & Virginia, he also plays Country, Top 40/Dance, Oldies & Motown, and Big Band. (But draws the line on music with "explicit lyrics" or "advisory labels")
Not only does he spin tunes, he sings as well in his DJ Shows. In his shows, he pays tribute to artists like Buddy Holly, The Showmen, Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs, The Clovers, Big Joe Turner, The Heartbeats, Chairmen of the Board, Lloyd Price, Louis Prima, The Oak Ridge Boys, George Strait, Ricky Van Shelton, Elvis Presley, Conway Twitty, and others. Butch co-produced and sang back up vocals on Billy Scott's 1995 Cammy Award winning "Don't Let Go." In the Spring of 2000, Butch sang back up vocals as part of the Shama Lama Choir on the Bill Lyerly Band - Griff collaboration, "Banging In The Dunes" on Bill's CD, Motel Room Blues. He has also had the honor and pleasure of "sitting in" on stage with these well known groups:
The Attractions
Sea-Cruz
The Sand Band
The Fantastic Shakers
The Holiday Band
Coco Loco Party Band
Craig Woolard Band
Bill Lyerly Band & Griff
The Fabulous Kays
The Men of Distinction
The Coastline Band
The SugarBees
The Breeze
The Embers
Big Daddy Rhythm & The Heavyweights
Johnny Dollar Band
In December of 2008, he recorded a big band style version of "Jingle Bells" which made it to #39 on Johnny B's Carolina Beach Party Top 40 Christmas Songs on WLON in Lincolnton & WOHS in Shelby. It also received generous airplay on several other radio and Internet shows.
One aspect of being in the music business that Butch really loves, is the opportunity to open shows for, and work with artists and groups he admires so much. In addition to the great groups already listed, these include:
The Band of Oz
The Catalinas
Part Time Party Time Band
SummerDaze Band
Hip Pocket
The Magnificents Band
The Castaways
Clifford Curry
Too Much Sylvia
Mark Roberts & Breeze (MRB)
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
The Tams
Billy Scott & The Prophets
Sammy O'Banion & Mardi Gras
North Tower Band
The Entertainers
Rick Strickland Band
Rickey Godfrey Band
Angel Rissoff
General Johnson & The Chairmen of the Board
The Clovers
The East Coast Rivieras
Tin Pan Alley
The Men of Soul
The East Coast Band
Clarence Carter
Time Piece
The Overtime Band
Jaissun & Risse
Fat Ammons Band
Bill Pinkney & The Original Drifters
The O'Kaysions
Black & Blue
The Legendary Dukes
Street Feet
Joyner Young Band
Main Event Band
High Roller Band
Liquid Pleasure
Terri Gore
From February 2009 til their disbanding in January 2010, Butch was a lead & backup vocalist and front man for the Beach Music/Variety band, The Souls.
For booking information, please call Butch direct at (910) 985-1367 or go to the "Info Request" page and make your request.