Ken is absolutely amazing at his craft! With being an event coordinator, I've had the opportunity…read moreto work with HUNDREDS of DJs, and musicians throughout the years. But once I got engaged, I didn't hesitate to tell my now Husband that Ken was the person we were hiring no matter the cost. We planned our budget around Ken and our venue because that was how confident I was to have him as our DJ. With 2020 taking a turn for what it did, we were struck with a difficult decision to make whether it be to postpone to keep our wedding. We decided to still have our ceremony and postpone our reception to next year. Ken was extremely accomodating and checked in with us numerous times throughout quarantine to make sure we were okay, and the transition process was seamless. He understood the difficult decision and never gave any push back on what we needed to do. With that being said, fast forward to our ceremony. When discussing our vision, Ken offered the ability to make it more personalized. This meant that he would record my Husband and I talked about how we met and basically tell our love story while the bridal party is walking down the aisle. Ken came over to our home and recorded us separately so I had no idea what my other half was saying until the Day of. Listening to it during the ceremony has me SOBBING even before I stepped out to walk down the aisle. After the ceremony, he sends us the clip allowing us to be able to listen to it over and over again. We already can't wait to work with him for our reception next year! It's going to be a blast and we just know that he'll have everyone on the dance floor! We know we will be! Thank you Ken for bringing our dream ceremony to life and being amazing to work with! If you're looking for a DJ, Amp Event Professionals provides more than just music for your special day, the services that they offer, and most of all the professionalism, and fun time you have working with them is above all else!

Where to begin... Ken was very professional from the very start. You can quickly tell that he knows…read morehis craft and is well-experienced. During our first meeting, Bobby and I were very impressed and immediately decided to book the "Experience Package." Trust me, it is WORTH IT! Then we got to work with him, and, honestly, "well-experienced" is an understatement! His talent blew us away, and he made everything look easy. We were so impressed with every detail he did for our wedding, from the Same-Day Edit, Ceremony Love Story, Dances - Video & Photo Montages, and all the music he played at the wedding. Our dance floor was lit for 2 hours. Even the guests asked if we created the playlist, but it was ALL Ken! Bobby and I are beyond grateful and blessed to have Ken as our DJ! It made a HUGE DIFFERENCE and an absolute WEDDING TO REMEMBER.

Famos! And his team are top notch. I've seen many of these companies in action, but none match the…read moreprofessionalism they bring to the table. They are experts in their field, and know how to structure an entire evening of entertainment that is so much more than "just music". From the MC to the dancers and of course to the amazing music (shout out to DJ Redline, who is nothing short of amazing) -- they bring an entire team of professionals singularly focused on ensuring the guests are engaged and entertained from start to finish. They TRULY make the party. Can't recommend them enough!

Can we give ten stars?!!! Brandon and his team at Famos! made our daughter's bat mitzvah absolutely…read moreunforgettable. From our first meeting, they made her feel comfortable and confident, treating us like we were their most important client. The evening itself was beyond what we imagined. They read the room perfectly, keeping everyone--from young kids to our oldest family members--dancing all night. What stood out most was how Brandon and his team carry themselves--their genuine care, their command of the room, and their ability to make everyone feel special. They didn't just provide entertainment; they created magic. The state-of-the-art technology, the flawless execution, and their presence on the mic kept the energy going from start to finish without a single lull. Thank you, Brandon and Famos!, for making Olivia's bat mitzvah one of the most memorable evenings of our lives. We're forever grateful! Famos and Team are complete pros and cannot recommend them enough.

I am a dj in Southern California, and one of my clients in Lake Forest hired me to do a party. Of…read morecourse I had no equipment out here, so I went to Yelp. Paul immediately answered his phone or called me back within a couple minutes every time I called! I rented the JBL package with Subwoofer and a couple lights--everything sounded and looked great, like it was brand new! The price that he charged me for rental was $100 less than I expected, an his customer service is second to none!!! (He even mailed my fog machine back to me that I couldn't take back on the plane, and didn't even charge me extra to do so) I would recommend Paul to anyone, and I will use him every time in the future! Thanks so much Paul :)

I hired North Shore Productions for my wedding that took place last month. Paul was very…read moreprofessional and easy to work with. We had numerous phone calls and he made sure that he fully understood my needs for the wedding. On wedding day, we experienced a few technical difficulties with the speaker system. I'm not sure if these could have been avoided, but Paul sincerely apologized and offered to refund me what I had paid. It is very apparent that Paul truly cares about his customers and puts them first. I would work with him in the future.

I worked here for 7 years and I loved it! Jeff is amazing! Staff was great and amazing energy from…read morethe employees and clients!

I understand that the owner of this company, Bizar Entertaiment, Wes Owens is a motivational…read morespeaker. I'm not sure what he speaks about, but today it should have been about how road rage is not the way to respond to someone who has to cut you off in order to avoid an accident. Let me share my story with all of you. Thursday, September 15, 2022, at approximately 9:00am, I was driving on route 53 going southbound. Traffic was heavy and as I approached the Palatine road exchange I noticed that the ramp was packed. I was in the right lane and found myself in a situation where the cars coming onto the highway were not yielding the way they should. To avoid being sideswiped, I checked my mirror, saw that there was a truck in the middle lane and had to quickly move over to avoid the car who was not yielding. I was able to move over, felt bad that the truck had to brake but hoped he understood. He did not. The truck moved over to the far left lane, but then chose to hit my car at the back passenger door. The driver pulled to my side and the man behind the wheel either gave me a thumbs up, or the finger and drove off. I was able to pull my camera out and snap a few pictures of the license plate and the logo on the side of the truck. I called the number and spoke to a very nice man who assured me that the owner of the company was a good guy and surely hadn't done this on purpose. Based on his thumbs up, I have to disagree. He swerved his large truck, hit my car, which had my four year old grandson buckled up on the side of the car he chose to hit, and drove off. I asked that he call me back. He has not. Yes, I have filed a police report with the state police, and yes, me having to move into his lane, making him have to brake is absolutely my fault. But Wes Owen's road rage is his fault. He endangered my four year old special needs grandson and left the scene, I'm told to make a motivational speech. I hope it was worth it Wes Owens. You scared a small child and damaged my car because you got mad at the woman who was trying to avoid an accident. If this man comes to your place of business or god forbid your school to motivate your employees or children, please know that he suffers from road rage and a complete lack of grace for others.

the most professional team out there they not only have woman who MC and are professional singers…read morebut they have interactive dancers that actually are professionally trained and love what they do! Out DJs play what you want to hear and keep the night on fire!

This was the second party Lou and his team were our entertainment. Both times they went above and…read morebeyond. Last night they were absolutely amazing!!! Their priority was to make sure everybody was having a great time and they succeeded. We received so many compliments from our friends and family. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a top notch first class DJ.

Expect communication from your DJ? Don't choose Memory Makers Entertainment!…read more We booked Memory Makers fifteen months prior to our wedding and thought we would be able to check one task off the list, but booking Memory Makers led to more headaches than any other aspect of our wedding. We had a minor issue with the check when we paid for the DJ immediately after booking. We began trying to connect with Dave Woll, Memory Maker's owner, in April of 2018 to verify everything had been straightened out with the check. We tried calling, emailing, and sending messages to Memory Maker's Facebook page, but didn't get a response until November of 2018 when we finally sent a message to Dave's personal Facebook account. Dave's four word response to our months-long attempts to get in touch with him left us with little assurance that we'd have a DJ the night of our wedding. Approximately three weeks before our wedding, we provided our DJ (Andres) with our song list and once again got silence in return. After reaching out to Andres and Dave several times, we had to resort to our wedding venue's event coordinator to help us get a response from Memory Makers. Dave emailed us THREE DAYS prior to our wedding that DJ Andres was no longer available. As you can imagine, we were left in a panic not only because of this new but our calls to Dave that night went unanswered. When we finally got a call back, Dave tried to "fix" the situation by having a DJ at our Saturday wedding (our wedding was actually on a Friday). After so many headaches, lack of communication, lack of professionalism we decided to go with another DJ company. Save yourself the stress of having to worry about whether you'll have a DJ on your important occasion. Do NOT book Memory Makers Entertainment for your Chicagoland event.

Love love LOVE!!! We hired DJ Nine One Juan (hope I wrote it right) this past weekend for our…read morewedding at the Concorde in Kildeer. It was a blast! We had an amazing time and so did everyone else. So many compliments from the guests and tons of people on the dance floor all night. The DJ honored my rule of no requests from the guests and had them visit me and my husband (then fiancé) before anything was approved to be played. He also did not play any Justin Bieber or country music (also noted). Juan was very sarcastic (which I love) and fun to be around. He made everything about us and was very attentive to any concerns I had through the whole process. I would definitely recommend memory makers for any future events or to others. So happy!!! Juan made the day. Thank you

Weather a bar/mitzvah, high school event, wedding, corporate party, or birthday party, MONSTER…read moreEntertainment has the best DJ's, MC's, dancers, sound, and lighting around. This one stop shop for private events is the place to be. Look no further, MONSTER is here!

Wedding Review. We…read morerecently used MDM Entertainment for hung bistro lights in our wedding reception space at Walden Chicago. We were extremely impressed with the company's professionalism throughout the entire planning process! From the staff who answered our emails to those that hung up the lights the day of, everyone was extremely helpful and assisted in making our special day run smoothly. We got married on a Friday and had the option to split the cost of the lighting package with the couple getting married on the following day-this was a great alternative that the company offered us! If you are looking to add some extra flare to your event space (especially those brides/grooms getting married in a loft/industrial space!), we would highly recommend looking into MDM Entertainment!

Had a consultation and the beginning of October and was told I would receive the quote via email…read more Waited a week with no quote, emailed Frellsie, Alex, and Patti for an update and was told it would be done by the end of the week, they were just busy. So I wait until October 17th and still receive no quote, so I reach out to them to express the urgency I needed this and that I was frustrated it was taking so long just to get an estimate that I was told would be sent over same day.. And they just didn't respond. Seems unprofessional considering they expect a 5k minimum just to book.

Big Cat handles a lot of the Bingo and other games in bars/restaurants around the Lake County area…read more Always a good time. Give them a try!

Big cat entertainment did my wedding on 10/5/19. It was nothing short of amazing! The announcements…read morewere timely and professional, the music was exactly what we asked for and the lights and equipment were top notch! Could not have asked for a better experience from our DJ. Thank you Scott and Big Cat Entertainment for a wonderful night my wife, myself and our guests will never forget!

As a DJ, Chris is enthusiastic, fun, flexible, creative and just a perfect addition to meaningful…read moreevents. What's more, as an event vendor, Chris is professional, responsive, thorough and above & beyond in ensuring he meets his clients' needs. He would be an incredible addition to any event and I would wholeheartedly recommend him to any local couples planning their wedding day. Fun story - I booked Chris on just a few hours' notice. The original DJ for my brother & sister-in-law's wedding hadn't confirmed any event timing or details with the couple and was completely unresponsive the morning of the wedding. Not so great. As a bridesmaid & an event planner all I saw were red flags. I jumped in for the poor bride, so she could actually you know, prepare for her day. I found Chris via Yelp and placed a call. A super awkward one in which I had to share that, oh yeah, the date of the wedding was today. Miraculously Chris was free that evening, familiar with the venue and willing to jump in. About 90 minutes later he was loading in and setting up. I had literally texted him song titles for key parts while getting ready and he kept very incomplete and messy information organized and in the correct order for the ceremony. What's more, during the cocktail hour, he took the time to get the bridal party's names correct - down to the pronunciation - for the reception introductions. He also spent time getting to know the couple, and even worked with the bartender to be sure guests of honor were never without a beverage. Finally, his DJing during the reception was incredible! So much fun with the perfect mix of classics, new songs and special requests. At one point he even joined in on the dance floor to keep the party going. It was such a great mix of music and once the dancing got started it continued straight through to the end. I appreciated how attentive he was to details and how seamless it was to work with him in a time crunch. Even having just worked with him for one day, it was so clear he takes time to get to know his clients and how he can create a perfect event for them. He's very much the type of wedding vendor who will make the entire planning process smoother and more fun for couples. I cannot say enough good things about working with Chris and think he'd be the perfect addition to any wedding or event!

A list of why my wedding rocked harder than yours:…read more 1. Our guests were sweating profusely 2. The cake we tediously selected, the key lime tart with chocolate crust, AND the after dinner champagne went untouched on the dinner tables 3. My sorority sisters were shaking their good girls at eye-level to anyone who dared to remain seated 4. Our bridal party was practically fornicating on the dance floor 5. No one wore shoes. Not even flip flops 6. No ghastly group dance numbers that even Grandma shudders at the thought of, were played during the reception 7. My bosses were caught on video shaking their tail feathers (who's looking forward to the company Christmas party this year???) 8. No one wanted to clear the dance floor even for the bouquet toss 9. My book club girls were taking their clothes off 10. Our guests were whipping napkins and scarves around their heads... like helicopters All this awesomness is solely due to the talents of one helluva DJ, Chris Colton. Chris kept the party going with killer music from the second those dinner forks went down, and guests from ages 18-75 were all acting kray until the very last call. Chris played dance music, rock music, and everything else we asked of him. Leading up to the wedding of the year (ahem, that'd be mine), Chris had us fill out a form that covered every basis possible. Definite play list, over my dead body playlist, stop the party for this song, etc. He also had us time out the reception to make sure we stayed on track, and worked with my wedding planner to put together the perfect agenda. Chris also took the time to put together a fantastic montage about our alma mater, Marshall University. We Are... Marshall!!! Hell yeah we numerous grads chanted that, and Chris made it happen. And when my sorority wanted to sing off pitch to Livin' On a Prayer and then stomp on the floor, he made sure that happened too. Chris has really comparable prices to other Chicago DJ's, but I don't think their skill set and enthusiasm can match his. Chris made our wedding a party to remember (and for some, one they want to forget, heh). He's also very accessable, which is so important when a song lightbulbs in your head and you JUST HAVE TO HAVE IT PLAYED! Be good brides and grooms and feed your DJ, give him really exact guidelines for what you envision your wedding to be like, and let him do his thing. Because he does it real freakin' well.