About Tomorrows Joy

Tomorrows Joy was established by Chris Bowden in 1970. Chris started out as a DJ at his Dads nightclub "The Owl" in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. He went on to DJ there until its closure in the late 70's (as well as local residencies in Tiffany's and other venues), as well as providing a mobile disco service to the local Young Farmers Associations, community halls, and offering the sound systems for the local fayres, fetes, and public performances. He went on to work with PA Sound & Light (with his long time friend Pete Ashton) where he worked as PA support across festivals, concerts, and well established music venues.

Chris developed a passion for the PA side of things and became the long term sound engineer for Back 2 Miami, a West Midlands based Soul and Motown Band. 

All this time Chris was also raising a family, with all three of his children following in his technical footsteps. His son took on the interest of electronics, IT, and gadgetry, while his daughters shared his passion for music. His youngest daughter dabbled in the sound engineer side for a number of years, but it was Zara who truly shared his passion and joined him on Discos and PAs as often as she could.

From the age of 15 Zara was out on gigs with Chris, learning the ropes, gaining an impressive knowledge of a broad variety of music. At one point Zara could tell Chris which song was on what CD and where it was stored in the crates, back when we ran with vinyl and CDJs.

Roll forward a few years and Zara has a young family, is a fitness instructor, and has a young daughter asking for a Zumba Party. Here we see the inception of Zara's Parties in 2012. Offering specialist dance parties, school discos, and community fun sessions, this part of Zara's journey reawakens her passion for discos. ​

Tomorrows Joy, as it is today, was established in 2020 when Zara made the leap from a simple mobile disco to DJ & Party Specialist, working more often on Weddings and Corporate Events. The re-launch of the Tomorrows Joy name has been welcomed by fans of Chris's from times gone by, as well providing a platform to offer higher end and more formal options for clients to choose from.

In 2020 Zara started working with Steve the Mobile DJ as part of his team of DJs across a selection of venues in Shropshire. This relationship has taught Zara a lot about working more closely with other vendors and entertainment options, which she feels gives her an improved ability to adapt and work across many different situations.

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Tomorrows Joy is now solely run by Zara, following the retirement of Chris in 2022. However, there are two trainees in the wings just itching to join Mum at gigs!