The D.J. was horrible for my daughters wedding on 5/16/2026. He ignored several requests that people were asking for. There was no interaction with the crowd,he just sat behind his table and seemed to hide, I could have saved money and built a play list on Spotify or Amazon. When meeting with this business at a bridal expo I had asked about their interaction and if they subcontracted their D.J's out, I was assured that they did not, however I feel that that was not the truth and was assured how they interacted with the crowd to get the dance floor going. It should be half down to book and the other half paid after your venue, this would almost ensure that you won't be lied to just to get your business. I recommend looking elsewhere for entertainment you will have better luck. read more

I would like to start this off by saying I emailed this company a month after my wedding with the following feedback and they never answered. I also posted this experience on another wedding website and I believe this company had my review taken down. I have yet to hear from anybody at music by design. we hired music by design for our June 29, 2025 wedding. we first met with our DJ the Thursday before our Sunday wedding. we told him what specific songs we wanted for specified moments. the processional song we chose was supposed to be an instrumental song, and we emphasize that because in their system we couldnt link to the instrumental version. before the ceremony, I was going over timing details with the DJ and again said all ceremony music was instrumental. lo and behold the DJ played the non instrumental version of the song which unfortunately had pretty explicit lyrics, which is why we wanted to instrumental version played. it took him about a minute to turn it off and play something else. then he messed up the timing for the brides processional song because of it. after the ceremony, he approached us and proceeded to laugh in our faces about the mix up. claimed the office sent him that song and he listened to it with his wife and thought it was an odd choice, but I guess not enough to confirm it with us? we had given him a playlist for dinner and specific requests for dancing. We had 3 charli xcx songs on our request list and all three were played back to back. it was like 10 straight mins of charli xcx and some of our friends made comments, so it was noticeable and seemed extremely lazy on the djs behalf. we also provided a do not play list. we had guests coming up to us all night complaining that they were requesting songs and being told no it's on the do not play list. I'm not really sure why the DJ needed to communicate that to our guests because it did get back to us. read more

AMAZING! Our wedding was 5/27/23. We had Jim as our DJ, and he was great! Jim played amazing music-perfect for our crowd. We had a lot of older guests and he played a lot of music catered to them. Then as the night went on he played more 90's, 2000's music for the younger crowd that stayed. We made a couple of adjustments throughout our wedding and he was so flexible and chill about it. My dad wanted to transition to songs during the father daughter dance and Jim did it beautifully. I wanted our exit song for the ceremony to start at a certain verse and he did it so easily. Jim was great and pleasure to work with. Music by design was so easy to work with as well! My husband and I actually were going to book another DJ who was not communicative with us, told us one thing one time and another thing, another time, had hidden fees. When I was booking with music by design, Music by design actually told me what the hidden fee was for (event insurance). Music by design was the complete opposite, they were straightforward and up front about their policies and procedures. Very reasonably priced and I was able to chat them before my wedding to ask a few questions. Also, they have this website that you input all of your musical selection into-it was so easy. read more

Jim (James) was our DJ and he was 5 stars!!! Communicated well in our meeting the week of the wedding and also night of. He had the great energy we were looking for and nailed the song choices! We had so much fun thanks to the music he played. Dj was one of our most important vendors and he delivered! read more

Our wedding DJ, Nicole, was absolutely amazing!! She completely exceeded our expectations. The music was perfect, she followed our must-play and do-not play list perfectly, and kept a great pulse on the mood making adjustments when needed. I got so many compliments from everyone that gave speeches, that Nicole found them well in advance and gave them an overview of what to expect, but without distracting from anything! As great as Nicole was, Dave at Music by Design was pretty unbearable... to the point where I requested that he no longer contact me before the event and requested to be put in touch with my DJ 6 months in advance, so I wouldn't have to deal with him anymore. Please recognize that you do not need to call to follow-up on inquiries every few days and leave voicemails. This almost pushed us to book a different vendor, but once we were in touch with Nicole there were no issues. read more

DJ Andrew was wonderful to work with. We had a lot of long, difficult-to-pronounce names in our bridal party and he did a great job of remembering the pronunciations. In addition, we had a microphone issue before our ceremony and DJ Andrew jumped in to find a solution for the situation. He kept the party going even after a long day (everyone was still on the dancefloor when the night ended) and we got many compliments on the music. Overall, working with MusicByDesign was a good experience. Their website is well organized and it's easy to give detailed information and make song selections. When they did not have songs in their library that we wanted played, we sent them MP3s and DJ Andrew played them. Samantha helped us iron out all of the last minute details. The only reason I am giving a 4 instead of a 5 is because 1. This company sends TOO MANY EMAILS. I couldn't unsubscribe because the newsletters/offers/spam came from the same email address as our contact at the main office. I found this to be very annoying because when a real email came through that we needed to take action on, it was much harder to distinguish because I got at least 1 email a day from them for a year. 2. I found it frustrating that we couldn't speak with our DJ until the week of our wedding. I understand the reasoning behind it, but our wedding week was extremely busy (as everyone's is) and I would have preferred to be able to speak with Andrew at least the week before rather than leaving things down to the last minute. read more

Our DJ Nicole did an awesome job at our wedding! Our dance floor was full all night, and everyone had an awesome time. She coordinated all of our speeches and first dances and always made sure to keep a pulse on the songs to keep people on the dance floor. Great experience with Music by Design. Only downside is they send SO MANY marketing emails! So glad my wedding is over so I can stop getting those - it makes no sense that they send emails to people who already booked their services! read more

We got married a couple weeks ago and we are still getting compliments from our guests about how great the music was and how much fun they had dancing. Our DJ, Nicole, knew how to read the crowd. She kept people of all ages on the dance floor the whole night. I really feel a DJ can make or break a wedding and Nicole really made our wedding awesome! It was also nice that Music By Design had a great planning website to put our "must play" and "do not play" songs as well as fill in our timeline for the night. Nicole did a great job following our requests as well as our timeline by keeping things moving. We couldn't have been happier with our choice! read more

I originally requested a quote from this company in order to get a budget set for my wedding, which is not until 2020. After requesting this quote, I was bombarded with phone calls and voicemails from them. When I finally answered their call, I let them know that I would reach out when I was ready and to please take me off the list because of the excessive phone calls. Unfortunately, this seemed to offend Sam and she so graciously mentioned that, for my information, they only called me three times. Of course, I went back to my phone log to check and saw that within the week I was able to find 8 phone calls from them. It was unnecessary on her part to falsy defend her self when it is not difficult to track phone calls. I would have gone with this company but I am glad I didn't with the issues I am having this early on. read more

We evaluated a number of DJ's for our wedding in the west loop of Chicago. We are BEYOND pleased with our decision to go with Music by Design. The service agreement was straight forward, and they made us feel very comfortable that their goals were our goals. The music selection process was incredibly easy and we received exceptional customer service from Dave leading up to the event. All that being said, our biggest delight was the execution of the day-of festivities. Our DJ (Eric) was amazing. From the ceremony to the cocktail hour and reception, everything went perfect. We have been getting texts, emails and social media posts about how much fun everyone had on the dance floor. Music by Design was a tremendous value and I cannot recommend them enough. read more

This is the one service I never actually received multiple quotes or scheduled multiple meetings for. We saw Music By Design at a bridal show, with three guys in suits being normal, professional and un-cheesy, with competitors being aggressive, cheesy and even a little sleazy. Music By Design was the best even on the first impression. We reached out to Music by Design shortly after. I have no regrets. The sales process was easy, we met our DJ Eric upfront, and then they left us alone unless we needed them. We had almost a year to request songs and their portal was overall easy to use. Eric then scheduled a call with us the week of our wedding. I had a situation that prevented me from making our call, and Eric was just understanding and didn't act the slightest bit annoyed and took my call when I called him back an hour later. Eric was a total professional on the day of the wedding. He showed up early, acquainted himself with my officiant and my caterer, and was organized and kept things properly timed and synced up with the events throughout the night. He and my caterer managed the schedule together, and he was really calm and professional in coming to nudge us about spotlight dances, speeches and the bouquet hand-off. Most importantly, the music was great. I got compliments about both our pre-processional music and the cocktail and dinner playlists. He was good at putting together a cohesive mix of music based on our requests. When the dance floor opened up, it was packed the whole night because Eric read the room well. Our party lasted until midnight, just like we had wanted. read more

I was most nervous about our DJ over all other vendor selections because we are not very knowledgeable about music and had to trust that the DJ we chose would be able to read the crowd and put on a good show. We were blown away at how amazing Jeff (our DJ) was. Beyond his great customer service, his choices for both the ceremony (which we gave no guidance for) and the reception for absolutely perfect. We received several comments about how great it was. In addition, he was on top of all the details and coordinating with the other vendors. In addition, Music By Design throughout the whole process was very organized and responsive. I would highly recommend Music By Design!! read more

I'm not a big dancer at weddings and I really know nothing about music playlists, but I can't say enough about the services of Music By Design. Our entire experience was fantastic. We set up and appointment with the company where we actually met our DJ for our big day. Joe was super professional and very friendly. I immediately felt comfortable with him, which put me at ease. Joe explained how their business worked and how we had as much control as we wanted. He walked us through the online software, which was very easy to use, and where we could put our do-not-play, would-be-nice, and must-play songs. The prices of this company were very reasonable. I'm not going to say they were a 'great deal' or that they were 'cheap', but they were about on-par with all of the other DJ services in the Chicagoland area. So, we basically weren't disappointed or surprised by the cost. Billing was simple and very flexible. We totally forgot to 'settle our tab' online before we got locked out of our webpage, but Joe easily unlocked it. After all of that, we even forgot to pay it and a very nice, understanding gentleman called us on our wedding day and took a credit card payment over the phone to make our lives easier. Their customer service was amazing. At the wedding, we couldn't keep people off of the dance floor. It was so funny to watch people break it down and try to have a conversation b/c they didn't want to leave the dance floor. I really don't dance much, but several times during the night, I had to get pulled off of the dance floor to have a quick chat with some family and friends. If, at any point, a song came on and people began to leave the dance floor, Joe quickly blended and changed the song. People turned RIGHT BACK AROUND and went right on dancing (even our photographer commented that that was a sign of a good DJ). It was so cool, when the night was over and we were saying our goodbyes, I looked over and hotel dance floor had actually began to separate because of the heavy use. I highly highly recommend this company to use at any event you may have. I really appreciated everything that they did to make our day so special. read more

Our wedding DJ was Andrew and he was awesome! I was worried about how good the party would be with transitions of music since we were going to have half American music and half Hispanic music so that all the guest would have fun and feel included, but Andrew did everything flawlessly! Once the party got started there was never a lull and the dance floor was always full. He really did a wonderful job and we could not have been happier!! Everyone complimented us on the music and having an awesome party!... We also used the photo booth services and guests really love that! We used the photo booth guestbook feature they offer and I loved it. It was so fun looking through all of the photo booth pictures of the guests. The pictures really showed people were having a great time! :) read more

We could not be happier with our decision to use Music by Design (Eric) and Photo Booth by Design (Amy), for our wedding. They made everything quick, easy, and painless - from the process of selecting and booking a DJ/Photo Booth, to inputting wedding plan details into the system, selecting music requests from a database and submitting custom song requests, and coordinating with the DJ and photo booth attendant in advance. We received many compliments from our guests on the music selection - the dance floor was not empty all night, even after the lights came back on! And everyone really enjoyed the Photo Booth, especially being able to take home a copy and leave a copy in a keepsake album. Thank you for making our wedding so memorable! read more

Thank you Music by Design and DJ Charlie for doing such a great job with our wedding this summer. Our guests had a great night and we are excited to experience it all again when our video is complete. read more

We hired Music by Design to DJ a private party we had. Our sales representative and DJ was David. We chose Music by Design because we were very impressed by their webinar presentation and we liked that they had an interactive website where we could choose songs. Unfortunately, that was about the only good thing about our experience with Music by Design. After we signed the contract and paid in full that day there was a major lack of communication. We submitted our music to the DJ by the deadline and he was supposed to call us a week before our event. He called on a Monday when we were unable to talk. We asked if he could call back the following Thursday and he said he would. He never called on Thursday. We called him on Thursday and Friday and we could never reach him. He tried to return our call Friday, but we were on our way to the courthouse to get married and couldn't talk. Thankfully he showed up to the party Saturday and he was with another "trainee" DJ. Right about the time our guests started to arrive, David pulled us aside and asked how we would like the night to play out and started asking us about our song selections, etc. This should have been taken care of on the phone call that we never had. Throughout the night we were disappointed with the DJ. He repeated songs , cut must play songs , tried mixing songs that didn't work, and only played some requested songs for 30 seconds to a minute before moving on to another song. At the end of the night he walked out right after the last song without saying goodbye and made his trainee pack up the equipment on his own. The following day we were very upset that Music by Design posted a video of our private party on social media without our consent or prior knowledge. While the webinar was quite impressive and the website was useful, the services provided did not match the sales pitch we were sold. To be fair, this was not your traditional wedding, as it was just a party, but it shouldn't matter what type of event you are having, the services you sell should be the services you provide. read more

Meet with dj koby. Saturday night get well song for dancing queen. Electric light song from many shadow fell fin a..ha . Come on baby try to meet friend again. read more

Holy crap our DJ Eric is amazing, as is the company in general. I saw the hundreds of positive reviews for Music by Design on wedding wire and was skeptical- I thought how could a place get that many perfect reviews? And now I completely understand. I've never seen so many people dance for so long at a wedding until my own and that's completely because of Eric. He played the music for my ceremony, my cocktail "hour" (which was closer to two hours) and my reception all for an intensely reasonable price. I'm very particular about music and have very eclectic taste (I walked down the aisle to "Concerning Hobbits" from the Lord of the Rings and our first dance was to "il Mondo" by Jimmy Fontana) and Eric got everything exactly the way I wanted it. Eric also read through the wedding timeline I sent him and made sure to keep things flowing smoothly- honestly he did a better job than my wedding planners at times. Everything was absolutely perfect. I can't say enough good things about this company and their customer service and our DJ Eric. read more

We used Eric from music by design for our ceremony music and also for our reception. He was amazing! Couldn't have asked for a better dj! Everything went smoothly and music was awesome! The dance floor was packed the entire night! He even played an extra song at the end of the night when everyone chanted "one more song one more song" he went above and beyond! The online planning was so easy to use and they were so helpful during the whole wedding planning process! We got so many compliments about the music and dj! Already 2 other couples we know used them for their weddings also! read more

We used David for our wedding on July 24th and couldn't be happier. David did a wonderful job at getting everyone organized and kept the flow of the reception moving along great. The planning was really easy to do online and he was quick to respond whenever we had a question. We would definitely recommend David to anyone looking for a fun and professional DJ for their wedding! read more

We had Charlie as the dj for our wedding reception and he was great. He had everything planned perfectly and was so relaxed about everything. While I on the other hand was high strung about basically everything, he handled it all in such an amazing, calm demeanor, like don't worry I got this. I am sure I was an absolutely pain but if I was he did not let it show and kept the show going smoothly, even with a few hiccups we had. And he was on it with the music, I mean he kept everyone going all night, everyone from ages 7 to 70 raved about what a great mix of music we had and how they never danced so much. If there was a song the floor wasn't feeling, he would switch it. He just rolled with the punches all night. Besides Charlie, the company itself is pretty great too. They constantly check in, go over everything with you, they even have a little webinar they set you up to watch, and always quickly respond to any questions. Their site is very user friendly and you can pick as many or as little songs as you'd like as well as a do not play list. One of the big reasons we went with Music By Design, besides the fact that they seem very on top of everything was because I have had sooo many past brides tell me they had this playlist they spent all this time making that the dj never even used. Not with Music By design. I believe he got in all our must plays and a good portion of our play if possible while still making sure everyone was dancing. Ohh and if you have some odd choice songs, they will get any version of whatever song you want. My husband and I are very picky about music and also had some different choices for songs like our cake cutting but they got them all and did a great job. read more

Our wedding DJ was Joe and he was amazing! We talked with him over the phone the week before the wedding, and he was so professional, nice and easy to work with. We knew right away that he was going to be great the day of! And he did not disappoint! He was wonderful and we received several compliments from our guests as well! We would not have changed anything about this wonderful day! read more

Sean and I got married on May 19, 2018 and hands down this was the best DJ company we could ask for! Before committing to this DJ, we were able to get a feel for how our music theme for each part of the ceremony and reception would be planned and organized. During the consultation call, I really liked the use of the WebEx Online since I could see in real-time while at home, how to input our specific song requests for each part of the day. The online form was organized. Our DJ Noah was incredible! He was thoughtful, professional, and created a positive and energetic atmosphere. We thought he did a phenomenal job during both our ceremony and reception and we received many compliments from our guests about how much they liked the music. I would highly recommend this DJ!! read more

Jeff Hester and Music by Design were great. Jeff and the other owner/ manager David Savoia were both very helpful and responsive throughout the whole process of creating our playlists and planning the DJ's role in our wedding. Jeff has a fantastic personality and everyone enjoyed working with him (me, my fiance, my parents). Music by Design works to make sure that the DJs aren't a focal point in the wedding/ event (no props, no cheesy interactions with guests), and Jeff was all class and did just that. We had tons of compliments on the music, and when I approached him during the wedding to make minor changes to what we'd originally planned, he was flexible and able to do that. He also checked with us during the dinner to make sure the volume was okay and everything else was satisfactory. I would recommend Music by Design to anyone looking for a trustworthy DJ for his/ her event. On a side note, we did go through their Geneva location, not the South Loop. read more

Thank you so very much to Music By Design and DJ Zack for an absolutely wonderful experience at our daughter and son-in-law's wedding (at Spiaggia)! The music is such an important part of the reception and Zack nailed it! Thank you!! read more

We had David as our DJ for our wedding on 4/14 and I cannot rave enough about him and the Music By Design service! I had MULTIPLE people come up to me the night of the event and say they have never seen the dance floor so packed for so long at a wedding! From the initial call to get information, to the day of our wedding it could not have been a smoother process. David made sure that everything was coordinated the night of the event so that we had nothing to worry about. Thank you so much David and Music By Design for making our day so special! read more

We hired Music By Design for our wedding, and our DJ was Eric. Our wedding was a very nerdy affair with some really obscure music--they found it for us and played it all. I also want to compliment our DJ because we asked him to play a song he was unfamiliar with. It was the Time Warp, and this is a song that is near and dear to our hearts as a couple and to most of our wedding party. However, he grabbed the wrong version, so instead of Tim Curry singing, we had a cover. The look on my face tipped him off immediately, and he came back, apologized, and found the correct version. He then ran it by the matron of honor so I didn't have to take time out of my night to double check and we got to rock out to the correct time warp. So much can be said about a company when everything goes right, but when there's a mistake it's that extra little effort to ensure that everything is made right that really impressed me. If I ever have an event in the future, Music by Design would be my first choice because when they made a mistake, they worked to fix it. read more

Evan and I selected Music By Design after attending a friend's wedding and loving their music! Evan and I met with a DJ at Music By Design for our initial meeting and then searched the website for a DJ who would fit our style. We chose Eric from his website profile, but never met him until the day of our wedding - by our fault, not his! We did speak with Eric on the phone a few days before the wedding to go over name pronunciations, music requests, and the timeline of the evening. Eric listened to everything we wanted and made note of any unique requests. On the day of our wedding, we were so pleased to meet Eric! He was attentive throughout the evening, coming to find us when he knew he was playing songs that we loved, and making sure the evening ran so smoothly. Our dance floor was packed until the very end, and we credit that to Eric for reading the room and knowing what kinds of songs to play and what to skip! We even loved Eric's style for our wedding - we don't know how he did it - but he totally fit in with the theme of the day! Music By Design offers enough options for any couple to find what they are looking for to make their wedding day music perfect! read more

They did a wonderful job for our wedding! Andrew was great and kept everything on schedule, and the dance floor full! The photobooth was awesome and everyone had a blast using the props, and we got a nice book to keep a copy of the pictures. Highly recommend!! read more

We recently used Music By Design as our DJ for our wedding reception. One of the things that set them apart from other DJ services that we were considering was that the person that you meet with at your first appointment is the one who will be your DJ. Kyle was our DJ and he was extremely professional and did an amazing job. Our wedding party arrived 45min late to the reception due to traffic and taking photos around the city, and Kyle rolled with it no problem by keeping things under control for an 'extended' cocktail hour. When we finally arrived, he came by to make sure we all knew what to do and what to expect for the introductions. Everything went great thanks to him. He kept things (toasts, first dances, etc.) moving at a good pace throughout the night, but always checked in with us to make sure we were ready. He knows his stuff and when the dance floor opened up, he did a great job at playing the music we requested while also playing to what the audience wanted, which made it really fun. It was great to have someone in charge of the schedule of events for the not so that we didn't have to worry about and could have fun and mingle with our guests. A few additional comments: They provide a really great website where you can choose what music you want to be played (or NOT played) at the event. And they even provided suggestions of songs to choose from for the First Dance, or Mother/Son, Daughter/Father dances which was VERY helpful. Whenever I had a question I would just submit it through their website and someone would always respond within 24hrs or sooner. Can't recommend them and Kyle enough! read more

Our DJ was Tony, and we were so happy with Music By Design! Our guests were not the dancing type, but Tony was able to get everyone on the dance floor and interacted very well with all of the guests. He communicated very quickly and made great music decisions. Music By Design has a great website where you can submit all of the typical music choices and we didn't have any problems with them not having a track or anything like that. We had one of our friends sing our first dance song, and they were very accommodating with finding the karaoke version and setting her up. Overall, very organized, very professional, and did an awesome job leading the flow of our reception. read more

Joe DJ'ed our wedding and he did a great job. He was personable and easy to work with. He read the crowd well and we received a ton of complements on him. He helped keep my timeline in track. Very Pleased read more

I can't say enough good things about Jeff from Music By Design! We knew from our first meeting that they were the DJ company we were looking for! Nick was professional, but down-to-earth and easy to work with. We were planning a long distance wedding in Chicago from Dublin, Ireland and Jeff could not have been more helpful and accommodating with our questions. Their online music request and planning forms were convenient and so easy to use. He kept the dance floor packed all night and was great at reading the crowd's mood. Our family and friends had great things to say about Jeff the next day and didn't want the party to end ! read more

My wedding is May 2015 at a very sound-challenging venue (Pazzos / 311 South Wacker Atrium). I saw Music by Design was on the vendor list along with 3 other DJs and 1 other venue recommended DJ Despite my sincere concerns about the sound (music/speeches) for my venue (I am a dancer and musician, on top of having about 10 speeches planned), my experience thus far with Music By Design has left me ecstatic and pleasantly care-free. Customer service.. wow. I requested a few quotes (varying times/options) online and the next day I had received a call from David, the manager. He was AWESOME. First, he looked at one of my quotes and added a $100 discount for a current promotion even though I didn't complain about price- my initial thought: impressively honest- so cool. He spoke with me for quite some time regarding the venue and ways they can manage the sound- he was honest and realistic (unlike other companies who told me just what I wanted to hear), but clearly was talented, knew what he was talking about, and knew how to manage the difficult venue. I asked about buying additional speakers to help handle the venue, but he told me that he rightfully couldn't sell me more speakers because I wouldn't notice a difference (wow- honest again- I'm a bit naive when it comes to people in the service industry so David's honestly and lack of upselling immediately sold me). In case that wasn't enough, when I asked "how much control do I have of the music?", his response was along the lines of: *100%.. It's your wedding so if that's what you'd like, you can have 100% control.. if you'd like our input, we're here for that too.* And now I was ready to pay in full that second- happiest bride in the world :). David and the owner Jeff, continued following up with me- enough that I knew I was cared about as a customer but not too much. Finally, I was ready to meet with the 2 DJs my fiance and I had been speaking with (I was already sold on music by design because of my phone experiences and their incredible amount of reviews on various sites- e.g., google at 250 insanely amazing reviews- but my fiance had developed a relationship with another DJ so we agreed we'd give both a chance). We met with Jeff, the owner and the to-be DJ of our wedding, and were sold within 2 seconds. What a PROFESSIONAL & CLASS ACT- (although I referred to myself as a bit naive, I'm also a 2 time Ivy League graduate and spent years with some very professional people, so I don't give that compliment lightly). On top of professional, Jeff was so knowledgable, personable, honest, and did not pressure us whatsoever. We're having a very classy/elegant/formal wedding, and knew his personality/demeanor would be just perfect. He met with us for 50 minutes and answered a long list of questions before I realized we should probably not keep him longer, although he never rushed us at all. I apologized for being so high-maintenance, and he denied me being so and said that we're going to be a lot of fun to DJ for. Hmm.. how nice :). I should also note his pricing was extremely reasonable and he never tried to upsell us- in fact, when I asked about his thoughts of adding lighting packages to our venue, he said that the venue really is beautiful as is and that it may take away. Honesty again- something that is so valuable but rare in the service industry (esp weddings!). My fiance and I walked out the door knowing that Jeff was going to be our DJ and we were so elated to find a company that is so talented yet so ethical & honest. As promised, David followed up with me the next day- I read that some DJ companies have varying levels of speaker quality- so I asked him if I could pay to upgrade the speakers. David told me the speaker brand and that they're the best in the industry- they use those for all weddings so there is no "upgrade speaker." PERFECT.. so I'm getting a top-notch company, a very professional DJ, the highest-end equipment, and insurmountable customer service, all for a very reasonable price? SOLD. I'm so happy with our decision and will be sure to post a follow up review once Jeff rocks our wedding. read more

Zach was amazing! Not only was he super nice and helpful, he was a fantastic DJ. He kept everyone on the dance floor the entire night. We got married at Starved Rock Lodge, which is father from Chicagoland and I was concerned that the set-up would be tricky. Zack rocked it and never had one issue. Music By Design has been amazing to work with and I will certainly recommend them to anyone looking for a DJ. Thanks again Zach! read more

Everything was wonderful until the DJ said that it looked like things were dying down so he was asking if he could pack up. I think asking something like that on someones wedding day when people are clearly still dancing is completely ridiculous! read more

Music by Design is an amazingly priced DJ service with office locations in Chicago, Schaumburg, and Saint Charles. We booked them based off of another couple's recommendation and came to find how wonderful they actually were whilst working with them. We met with our DJ, Nicole, at the Chicago office (set up with other venues in a beautiful home-like studio). She was low pressure, gave us our pricing, showed us their AMAZING online tools, and let us discuss before booking. Nicole was THE best part of Music by Design. She is amazing and I was so grateful to have her as our DJ. She is professional, personable, and I felt that throughout the whole evening, her and I were consistently in-sync. We provided a huge list of "must-plays" and "play if possible" songs via their website (did I mention awesome, online planning tools?) and she accommodated so much of our selections while also keeping the dance floor going. I am a huge music lover and understand the importance of music to a party. Your DJ is the lifeblood of your wedding and we hit the jackpot with Nicole. She did an amazing job and even accommodated last minute requests from me and last minute changes without any issue. I cannot say thank you enough to Music By Design for everything - Nicole and the team were incredible! read more

We chose Music by Design for our wedding at South Branch Chicago on August 15, 2015. From our first meeting with Eric in his office downtown, we were very impressed with his professionalism not only personally, but also in terms of the organization of our wedding in the months leading up to the event. His website made it easy or customize which songs we wanted played at what point during the event, and also made it easy to communication information such as names to be announced, and the order of proceedings. On the actual day, Eric was very easy to work with, had a great attitude and demeanour, and was instrumental in the organization of several key points of the wedding. His announcements were always perfectly timed and professionally made, and he was very accommodating with the few small requests and changes we made over the course of the evening. Additionally, when we made a last-minute decision to extend our event from 11pm to midnight, Eric graciously accommodated that request, as well, which truly helped make the party that night even more unforgettable. We highly recommend Music by Design and DJ Eric for any future events. read more