2012 Inductee into the
Beach Music Radio Hall of Fame
"Club/Mobile DJ of the Year"
Multiple Time Nominee and Past Winner
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 - 2010 Charleston Beach Music & Shag Festival, North Tower Band's 30th Reunion in 2009, various beach music concerts, fundraisers, grand openings, CD Release Parties and numerous CBMA events. He has also been selected to be the opening act and MC for the Americana Tour, featuring Gospel Music's Award Winning Dove Brothers Band and The Carolina Soul Band.
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. In early 2012, WIXE-AM, The Mighty 1190 from Monroe, NC became an affiliate of the show. In early 2013, WLWL Big Wave 77 in Rockingham, NC became an affiliate. COOL, WLWL & WIXE also broadcast online.
He has been nominated numerous 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 artists:
The Blackwater Rhythm & Blues Band
The Craig Woolard Band
Angel Rissoff
The Sand Band
The Attractions
The Fantastic Shakers
The Holiday Band
The Carolina Breakers
Coco Loco Party Band
Bill Lyerly Band & Griff
The Fabulous Kays
The Men of Distinction
The Coastline Band
The SugarBees
The Breeze Band
The Embers
Sea-Cruz
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 North Tower Band
The Entertainers
Hip Pocket
Band of Oz
Catalinas
Part Time Party Time Band
SummerDaze Band
The Dove Brothers Band
The Carolina Soul Band
Magnificents Band
Castaways
Clifford Curry
Too Much Sylvia
Mark Roberts Band
Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
The Tams
Billy Scott & The Party Prophets
Sammy O'Banion & Mardi Gras
Rick Strickland Band
Rickey Godfrey Band
The Fabulous Shades
General Johnson & The Chairmen of the Board
The Clovers
Tin Pan Alley
The Men of Soul
East Coast Band
Clarence Carter
Time Piece
Overtime Band
Jaissun & Risse
Fat Ammons Band
Bill Pinkney & The Original Drifters
O'Kaysions
Black & Blue
The Legendary Dukes
Main Event Band
Liquid Pleasure
East Coast Party Band
Wallstreet
Johnny Rawls
Spare Change
From January 2009 until January 2010, Butch was lead and backup vocalist and front man for a beach music/variety group that toured NC & SC.
For booking information, please call Butch direct at (910) 985-1367 or go to the "Info Request" page and make your request.