We LOVE MaryMonica and the talented DJ Chris! MaryMonica is the very wonderful and understanding…read morepresident of MaryMonica Music & Entertainment, Inc. We were like many couples, being impacted by the pandemic and needing to reschedule... three times. MaryMonica was our point of contact as we ventured through the unknown territory of planning a wedding through COVID. She truly is committed to making sure her clients are able to have the day they envision for entertainment! I can't express my gratitude to how kind and flexible she was as we changed dates quickly and made sure we got our favorite DJ Chris to be part of this big day! We hope one day we can meet in person to truly express our gratitude. Our DJ was Chris! He met in person as well as had a conference call to get to know me and my fiancé as a couple as well as understand what sort of vibe we wanted for the evening. We really appreciated the random texts we would send in the off-work hours, in the evenings or on the weekends, where we never felt like a bother. Rather, you could feel DJ Chris' enthusiasm and excitement to work with us and provide us with his expert feedback! Through the evening, I would often use his DJ booth as a place to catch a breath and regroup :)he is a calming presence in a very whirl-winded day! I would wholeheartedly recommend DJ Chris. You will not regret having him be part of your wedding dream team!

After being recommended DJ Chris for our wedding by a friend, we decided to book him through…read moreMaryMonica Music. He was BEYOND wonderful. He listened to all of our requests, played all the right parts of the songs, and his transitions were excellent. Our number one goal was for everyone to be out on the dance floor all night, and with DJ Chris spinning, our guests never left the dance floor. We recently attended another wedding of a couple who also used DJ Chris. He once again did not disappoint! Transitions were spot on and the dance floor was super fun. We would recommend DJ Chris to anybody who is planning a wedding and wants to make sure the dance floor is packed all night! Thanks Chris for making our day so special and fun!

Bottom line - our dance floor was packed all night long thanks to our DJ, Neil. He took care of all…read moreour special requests, respected our do-not-play list and ensured that some of our song choices for special moments worked well by fading in/out as needed. He brought an assistant to help, which kept things running smoothly. Priority Entertainment's owner, Jim, helped us determine the right package for our day and was very respectful of our budget. DJ Neil handled our wedding day, including an outdoor ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner/dancing reception. Both are true professionals with years of experience and we didn't have to spend hours sorting through song lists as suggested by some other companies we considered. Neil was easy to work with before the wedding and provided advice whenever we asked for it. He made sure to have the specific versions of several acoustic songs for the ceremony and timed other special moments well. We did have a few bumps when a toast-giver was mistakenly introduced to give a blessing and the sound went out once during the ceremony. But the sound quality was perfect otherwise and Neil handled some tricky name pronunciations well. Thanks for making our wedding day fantastic!

Jim was absolutely outstanding in every way! From the very first meeting until the end of the…read morenight, he was everything we could have hoped for. Pre-wedding he was easy to contact, accommodating in when/where to meet, and took copious notes. We had a bit of a last-second bridal party emergency literally the night before the wedding and Jim easily and cheerfully made adjustments to announcements and such on the fly. During the wedding he managed to keep everyone on the dance floor with a great feel for the room. Before the reception got started he even saw me having a heart-to-heart with my 95-year-old grandmother, and noticing that the photographer was still outside, snapped some candid shots for us! The guests loved him, we loved him, and I'm sure you will too! Cannot recommend enough!

When you need an amazing DJ to make your event engaging and memorable, Jason is just the person! He…read moreknows just how to make the party rock and connect with your guests, whether young or old. His music selection is post-on and his challenges to engage everyone on the dance floor are amazing! He was a last-minute, fill-in DJ for a pediatric medical camp and knocked it absolutely out of the park. Our campers and their counselors had a wonderful evening in Jason's hands...and we hope he'll be a part of our annual dinner dance for years to come! Jason is the real deal -- a great DJ, a keep observer of your crowd to pick just what the party needs, a ton of fun, and an amazing and authentic human who wants to make your event unforgettable! His skill, talent, knowledge of the industry, and decades of experience are top notch! We're so thankful that he said, "Yes!" and came to make our party just absolutely rock.

We at Camp Kids Are Kids Chicago are so thankful to Jason DJ JaySpins/Laser Sounds for his talent,…read moreflexibility, understanding and generosity. He stepped in to help us DJ our dance on the last night of camp days before the event when we weren't sure if we could find a DJ last minute. Jason was new to us and was able to understand our needs quickly and adjust on the spot when things came up that night we needed. He went out of his way to add to the fun with special contests and made it easy for campers to request songs, even going out to the cabins to ask them directly to make sure everyone had the opportunity, We're so thankful to have Laser Sounds referred to us and hope to have them back at camp for years to come!!

If you need a DJ and you're in the Chicagoland area, look no further. If there's a better DJ…read morecompany out there, I'd love to know what more they could possibly do than O'Dea did for us on our wedding day. Here's our story. We planned our wedding out to great detail early on. Early on we decided that we didn't want a DJ; we had both been to weddings that had DJ's that turned the wedding into a 4 hour advertisement for their company. I had all of the music on my iSomething and the hall was able to accommodate us just plugging in our music and hitting play. 3 weeks before the wedding my lovely fiance' sprung the change on me; she thought a DJ would be a good idea. After my initial shock and protest, as well as her saying she had a friend of a friend that knew someone that had worked with a guy that knew this DJ company (OK, it wasn't exactly like that but they were referred to us)... I said OK and called them up. After a brief round of phone-tag, Clara and I got in touch. We talked through the date, the times, and what we wanted for the wedding. I was initially apprehensive because I had 50+ songs already picked out that we HAD to have at the wedding and she said that we needed to pick 5 "must have" songs. As leery as I was, we agreed to have her DJ (Ed) meet with us. Two days later (we talked on a Saturday, met Ed on Monday), Ed drove out from the city to our home in the 'burbs to meet with us. From minute one we were comfortable with Ed. Him and his fellow DJ (I think his brother) are the primary guys doing the gigs and they pick who does what based on Clara's phone screening (they tailor the DJ to the type of party/people involved). Ed is a Chicago native with a cool demeanor and he can handle anything you throw at him. We talked through our concerns about advertising, the song list, and what we needed to have played, and at every turn, he was cool with it all. Ed reviewed our song list and made some recommendations that were absolutely spot on; some songs that you and I may THINK are great to dance to... aren't. Some that we might think won't work in a dance... will. I gave Ed some creative license; songs I had planned for the dinner he moved to the dance time. Some that I thought would work for dancing he moved to cocktail hour. It didn't matter. I gave him a list of 50+ songs that we needed to have played. At the end of the night he came to me all excited that he got them all in except one, which was amazing; it was an eclectic mix! More than just playing the songs, there were, as there are with any wedding, changes to the schedule. We pulled dinner forward in time, we extended the dancing, we changed up the order of the special dances and the cake-cutting. Ed rolled with it all. We had a child-meltdown because he missed HIS song. Ed played a 1-minute snipit of it to avoid a very important child to us from focusing on missing his favorite song. After the wedding, everyone that we've talked to has said that everything went well but everyone that really knows the behind the scenes parts has said that the DJ was particularly outstanding. Ed did our wedding proud. His whole DJ booth was set up in the corner, with discrete black scrims shielding the lights from his laptop, the mixing board, and the whole setup was as unobtrusive as I've ever seen. At the same time, the music was loud enough to keep the dance floor going but not so loud that it drowned out conversations off of the dance floor. At the end of the day, could we have saved money with an MP3 player and an audio cable? Yes. Would that have caused MORE stress, probably caused some mis-timed music, some long pauses, and made us unable to change up the order of the songs based on the dynamic nature of events like weddings? Yes. Was O'Dea Entertainment a good choice for our wedding? Yes, Yes, a thousand times Yes. Thank you Ed and Clara for making our wedding sound amazing.

I recently had O'Dea Entertainment DJ my wedding and they did an amazing job! They were so easy to…read morework with leading up to the big day and on the big day they didn't bother me with anything. It was nice being able to count on that. Ed kept the dance floor full all night!

We had a great experience with Todd. After our initial call with him, to the wedding night, Todd…read moreexceeded our expectations. Our wedding was a small, 50-person event with both indoor and outdoor spaces in River North. Todd worked with that perfectly, providing a seamless sound system for both areas, along with a mic/stand for our vows and headset mic for the officiant. On the wedding day, we were running a bit flustered from photos when we arrived to the event space. We had not had a chance to meet Todd before that but once we arrived, he immediately put us at ease. He was already set up, dressed well, and greeted us in a warm, professional manner. He guided us through every moment of the night, from announcements to the first dances and cake cutting. It was a huge relief for the day. One of our biggest fears was that people may not dance much, especially with guests from different backgrounds. But Todd was exceptional at reading the room and getting the party started. He had excellent music selection and judgment. We gave him a small list of songs, including Albanian and Russian songs. He knew exactly when to play them, and our guests were on the dance floor until midnight. We received so many compliments on how much fun the DJ made the night. If you want a DJ who is professional, a great communicator, and an expert at keeping the energy high, Todd is a great choice!

Todd did an amazing job with our wedding! He was prompt with answering any questions and was very…read moreeasy to work with! He provided everything we needed to have a great wedding. We got several compliments at the wedding on such a great music selection! He even was so flexible with making day of changes that were needed! We would highly recommend hiring Todd! -Nick and Paige

Timmy DJ'd my wedding in Indianapolis on 6/28. We had been looking for a DJ but couldn't find…read moreanyone that fit our style. Everyone else was way overpriced and you got some lame guy in a tuxedo playing the chicken dance. He was recommended by a friend of ours and we could not have been happier. Not only was he able to commute for our big day but he was in constant contact about our playlist, must haves, no ways, and what our ideal musical atmosphere would be for the reception. Timmy was able to seamlessly transition from oldies, r&b, indie rock, hip hop, 80's & 90's, and timeless classics pleasing every musical taste and age group. I am actually going to a friend's wedding he is DJ'ing this weekend and can not wait! I would recommend him for any occasion.

Is there any review that hasn't been 5 stars? Tim 'DJWindyTimmy' was our wedding DJ last weekend…read more My wife and I were amazed on how well he read the crowd and how packed the dance floor was the whole time. Tim truly has an ear for music and timing. we were beyond thrilled on how spectacular Tim has been throughout the planning process and the night of. From start to finish Tim has been supportive, easily accessible, and professional. We were referred to him through our wedding planner (30+ years experience) and now we know why she refereed him to us. We HIGHLY recommend Tim for any event and we thank Tim and for making our night truly spectacular!

We had the best experience with Five-O DJ Entertainment! Tom was very responsive and professional…read morethroughout the whole process. We had two meetings before the wedding. One at the start of planning and the other a week before the wedding. He was very organized for both and had great charisma while walking us through the planning. I really appreciated that he has a worksheet you fill out with your music needs and song choices. I could not imagine a better DJ for our wedding and feel very blessed to have worked so smoothly with Tom!

I coordinated a wedding this past weekend which featured Tom as the DJ. I have to say he is…read moreofficially the DJ I will recommend to every couple who asks. I knew from the start it was going to be a great experience based on his interactions with the couple. He was friendly, polite, and thorough and very clearly experienced. The day of the wedding, he showed up with plenty of time to set up and came equipped with some really cool equipment and lights. He had a great personality without being one of those DJs who tries too hard or makes it about himself. He was really great at picking up on the crowd's vibes and adjusting his playlist accordingly. He went above and beyond at every turn to really breathe life into the party. You can tell he loves what he does because of how engaged he is in his work at all times. A great experience overall.

When I think Sounz Deep Entertainment, I think professionals. You get what you want, how you want…read moreit, and if they don't have it, they'll do what they can to make it happen for you. Weddings, birthdays, blocks parties, venues, you name it, they'll do it. Prices for their services are quite reasonable, in comparison to other local party entertainment providers, and their management can be flexible when negotiating their fee. Tips are appreciated, but it's your patronage, they value.

Will is a first class guy and even better DJ. I called him early one Tuesday morning - 4 days…read morebefore our block party! Not only did he take the call (which was far too early in hindsight) - he answered all my questions, gave me some great advice about block parties, etc. I hired him for the block party and everyone loved the music. I even recommended him for several other events that friends are organizing/ hosting. We already signed up with Will for next year's block party. Thanks Will and team!