DJ Ben Prescott

Ben Prescott

Professional DJ and Owner of Prescott Entertainment

(Written in September 2026)

Music has been a huge part of my life for as long as I can remember. Not just listening to it, but seeing what happens when the right song comes on at exactly the right moment. A room can completely change. People who were sat around talking suddenly end up on the dance floor, different groups start mixing together and someone hears a song they haven’t heard for years and suddenly knows every word. That feeling is what got me into the DJ industry in the first place.

I’m Ben Prescott, owner of Prescott Entertainment, a professional DJ and entertainment company based in West Somerset and working across the South West. But it all started a lot smaller than that.

How it all started

I was 13 when I first got the opportunity to have a go at being a DJ. I’d gone along to a local carnival club fundraiser with my parents and found myself watching the DJ rather than paying much attention to anything else. I was fascinated by how much influence the music had over the room. One song could get everyone up. Another could completely change the mood. I ended up having a chat with the DJ and, somehow, was given the chance to take over for half an hour… So I did.

I managed to keep the dance floor busy, finished my little set and walked away with £10 in my pocket. I was absolutely buzzing. Looking back, I think that was the moment I realised what I actually enjoyed about DJing. It wasn’t standing behind the decks. It was making a room come alive.

From BP Sounds to Prescott Entertainment

Over the next few years, I started doing more and more events while building up my own equipment and experience. In 2016, I started my first proper DJ business, BP Sounds. What began with smaller local events gradually developed into weddings, birthdays, Young Farmers events and celebrations across Somerset and Devon. I also gained experience working in the wider entertainment industry, including a season at a South West holiday park and presenting on local radio. Every event taught me something new. Most importantly, I learnt that being a good DJ isn’t just about having loads of music or knowing every popular song. It’s about understanding people.

Prescott Entertainment

By 2020, BP Sounds had grown to a point where I knew I wanted to take things further. That’s when BP Sounds became Prescott Entertainment. Since then, the business has continued to grow and evolve. We’ve built a team of DJs, developed relationships with some brilliant venues and suppliers and added new entertainment services over the years.

What started as a DJ business has become a much wider entertainment company, with everything from professional wedding DJs and live saxophone to dance floors, photo booths, silent discos and our own wedding entertainment concept, Hitched Bingo®.

I’m genuinely proud of how much we’ve built. Not just the business itself, but the reputation, the relationships and the people behind it. We’ve now worked with hundreds of couples and clients, picked up five UK wedding awards and built hundreds of five star reviews along the way.

No big DJ ego

One thing that has always been important to me is that the DJ shouldn’t be the main character. I don’t do big ego performances or turn up expecting everyone to fit around my style. I want to get on the same level as the people I’m working for:

If the bride and groom are chilled, I’m chilled.

If they’re up for going absolutely wild, I’m right there with them.

If they want a huge party, I’ll bring the energy. If they want something more relaxed, I’ll adapt to that.

I don’t turn up with a predetermined DJ persona.

I fit around them.

Of course, when the moment calls for energy, I’ll give it everything. I’ll get on the microphone when it adds something, interact with the crowd when it feels natural and be right in the middle of it when the dance floor is going off. But there’s a difference between being part of the party and making yourself the party. It’s your wedding, your event and your night. I’m there to make it come alive.

Every event is different

I don’t believe there’s one perfect playlist or one formula that works for every wedding. Every couple is different. Every crowd is different. And every room has its own energy. That’s why we spend time getting to know our couples beforehand, what they love, what they don’t want, the music that’s important to them and the kind of atmosphere they’re hoping to create.

Then, when the night actually starts, we read the room and adapt. Sometimes that means three hours of absolute chaos on the dance floor. Sometimes it’s a slower build. Sometimes it’s playing something completely unexpected because you can feel the room is ready for it. That’s the part you can’t completely plan. You have to read the room.

Something I’m really proud of

When I look back at where Prescott started, it’s pretty surreal. A 13-year-old being given half an hour behind someone else’s decks. BP Sounds starting in 2016. The move to Prescott Entertainment in 2020. Then years of weddings, parties, late nights, new services, new team members, new ideas and thousands of people trusting us to be part of their celebrations.

We’ve grown a lot, but the reason I started doing this hasn’t really changed. I still love music. I still love a packed dance floor. And I still get a buzz from finding that song that completely changes the room. That’s what Prescott is ultimately about. Great music. Great people. Great atmosphere and making sure the experience feels like you, rather than a performance from a DJ with a big ego. I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built so far and there’s plenty more to come.