My husband Chris and I were married December 2025. Geoff from Sounds Abound was our DJ and he was…read morefantastic! The dance floor was constantly packed from the first open dance to the very last. So many of our guests commented how great the music was and how much fun they had...going so far as saying it was the best music ever at a wedding. Geoff listened intently to us during our planning meetings, took notes and was diligent in understanding our style and vibe. We had a diverse genre of music from different decades including Christmas music and he wove it all together seamlessly. Thank you Geoff for helping us make our reception so unforgettable and fun!!!

Sounds abound is an amazing entertainment company! We have worked with them for several years and…read moreare extremely appreciative of the services they provide to our team at Hotel Arista. Tony is a very talented DJ and Emcee who always makes our employee events so fun! We want to sincerely thank them for all of their services that they provide and strongly recommend them to anyone looking to host an event in the area!

Phil was the best DJ we could have asked for. He helped us out throughout the whole process and…read morethanks to him we were able to have a magical evening full of fun and wonderful memories for our wedding reception. Thank you Phil!!! You truly are the Best!!! It was everything we wanted and more

Terrific vendor to work with. He's very friendly, responsive, professional, and accommodating to…read moreyour needs. I really appreciate the effort he puts into details such as getting names correct, verifying play times, and making suggestions based on experience. Phil is also incredibly experienced and someone you can trust to run your event perfectly. He is incredibly perceptive to the crowd and the mood and knows exactly when to make suggestions to improve the experience for the night. Overall, when you are hiring Phil -- you're not just hiring a DJ. You're hiring someone is capable of making your event amazing and looking to make sure it's memorable and perfect.

Dennis was so responsive, helpful, courteous, and enthusiastic to help us set up our music for our…read morewedding reception. We loved using the portal. It was so user friendly and reassuring! James Pretkelis was our DJ, and you could tell he has a passion for music! He was professional, responsive, charismatic, and a true showman! Everything was seamless, even in a backyard tent in heavy rain! He showed guests how to do the moves to songs they may not have known, and he seemed to know just what to play and when! If you want a DJ service that will not only wow your guests but give you peace of mind, this is the DJ 4 You! Thanks so much Dennis and James! We had so much fun! From the UK to Batavia, and all our guests in between, we had a fantastic time!

Excellent! We got married in January and John was our DJ. He did a great job and kept the guests…read moreengaged and entertained. He paid close attention to my playlists as well as using his own expertise inserting genre specific songs when needed. Dennis was fun and a pleasure to work with, explaining the website in detail and how to insert songs and navigate it. I totally recommend DJs for You for your wedding or any special event !

Steve and I just had our engagement party with DJ Thomas Ulrich on May 11, 2024. We could not have…read moreasked for a better experience with him overall! He was recommended by a friend who had him for several of their family weddings and loved him! He was a true professional and was supportive in helping with suggestions when we weren't sure about what song to use for each item, etc. We danced all night and people were so impressed with the music and his professionalism. Our photographer cancelled last minute and he helped take pictures! We highly recommend Thomas! The DJ is one of the most important parts of a party, make sure you get a great one! Thanks Thomas! Yolanda and Steve

Rich and John thank you for all your hard work! You have a great company and I was VERY pleased…read morewith your service!! John was very pleasant, up-lighting and truss system were AMAZING; a total wedding must! They even stayed 30min pass 12 for my guests who still wanted to DANCE!! We packed the floor all night long! I feel that my feedback & comment sections for the company survey really encompasses what others should know about the service rendered and the company as a whole. I added a little here and there to make it more complete and voice some of my personal preferences and explanations for some dislikes. 1) Quality of Customer Service before your wedding? (initial meeting, phone and Internet communication) They were Excellent; they were very attentive to the details of my vision, they met with us at our chosen location, instead of making us drive to downers. Huge plus since we lived in the city and had 4 other wedding vendor appointments that day!! 2) Friendliness/Promptness/Appearance of your DJ? (DJ John) Excellent! My wedding was more formal and my DJ had a tux/suit and his assistant was presentable as well. John was very nice and always had a smile on his face, even when reminding me that we deviating from our timeline. ( we had a few hiccups in our day..) 3) Your DJs overall performance? (Professionalism, Music selection,Cooperation, etc.) Good :D. I would have said excellent, but John did not play some really important songs requested by me for my family/culture :( I strongly believe that this may have been a direct result because the music selection was not All English. However, we did let Rich and John know what genre/styles of music and special cultural dance music we wanted. It just came down to getting the music file itself. Further, we would have liked the DJ to follow up with us before the week of the wedding, when we were occupied everyday with wedding appointments. Had we met sooner we could have potentially avoided the music selection miscommunication ( did not play important songs or confused the meaning of a song e.g. La Vibora de la Mar, El Muerto and no Rancheras..etc.). When everything is top priority, often enough people don't react, remember, or re-prioritize tasks until its made known that you may run out of time.. We were so Stressed that we never felt like we had any time to do anything.. everything was a priority and had to be done right away. My husband and I tried to load the songs onto the website and sometimes we'd make it all the way to the bottom and it turned out that it didn't save! Needless to say ,since we were under a severe time crunch, due to the short engagement (6mo from "yes" to "I do"), we got to as much as we could done on the website and moved on... It would have been nicer had the site been more user-friendly or if the DJ's could get some of the work out of the way based on genre input we had initially given them and only left us to tweak up the details. For example. it would have been nice, if I did not feel like I had to pick every song I wanted played at my wedding. I know they meant well, by trying to assure that they played all of our favorite songs when we were in the room; I just felt that the level of detail they wanted from us was too much ( this is a general statement for some of the industry vendors). I know a lot of the things i just mentioned sound harsh, but since they deal with weddings, they should expect chaos and rushed schedules and should plan to follow up or aid more. Still was very happy with the service, and had I been able to clone myself 4Xs it would have not been a problem, but since that was not the case.. I could have used a little more sanity when planning the wedding and less demand from all the vendors to micromanage the job. 4) Sound and lighting equipment - sound quality, sound system appearance, lighting effects appearance. Excellent! They had great lighting effects. I would have liked a little more, but the effect was great anyways and everyone liked it! There was rain during the lighting setup so it was decided that no out outdoor lighting could be set up - I was really sad to have not been able to complete my vision because the rain stopped just before guests were to arrive and after the setup had left :'( ! 5) Overall performance rating of our services? I still say Excellent, because they were really nice and tried really HARD to make everything wonderful. My guests were very pleased and no one knew about these little details, except me and you now. 6) Is there anything we can improve upon? Communication with the future bride and groom, more flexible hours to plan the event ahead of time. Make every attempt to fully understand bride and groom's requests and deliver on them. Follow-up more frequently, unless requested not to and try to minimize the work a couple has to do to have good music and setup. 7) Would you recommend our service to others? I highly recommend Essence Entertainment :D !!

I was at an event that Audio West was playing at. Being able to throw down a beat in a gymnasium…read moreisn't the easiest thing to do. Gymnasiums aren't known for great acoustics, or even good acoustics. However Audio West did a good job, the music that was played was lit and the DJ made it fun.

From the owner: Audio West Professional Entertainment and Disc Jockey Services specializes in Wedding Receptions…read moreand Corporate Functions as well as having a wealth of experience entertaining for Reunions, Schools, Anniversary Parties, and Church Functions. Our music selection is second to none we play great music for your guest ranging from 8 to 80 across all categories and Ethnic favorites. We Play it All and Play It Well!

Mark has been the DJ for both of my weddings! I wouldn't consider anyone else! He is excellent!read more

JPW productions provided a fantastic service for my wedding, and I couldn't be more satisfied with…read morehow professional and accommodating Jon & CO was. Before the big day, we were able to plan (music-wise) everything that was important to us, and the packet that you fill out ensures no details are missed. My guests enjoyed the photo booth, and we received a memory book of all the photos taken that night, so if it's in your budget I highly recommend it. In short, JPW Productions should be your choice for any/all DJ needs. Thanks again, guys!

Jon Wise was the DJ for our June 2019 wedding, and he did such a great job! We had our reception at…read moreCog Hill Golf & Country Club in Lemont, and the venue recommended him as one of their favorite DJs who plays there often for weddings. A family friend whose daughter got married at Cog Hill a few years ago used Jon Wise, and they strongly recommended him. So, after we booked our venue, JPW Productions was actually the first vendor we hired! We were really busy with last-minute wedding planning, so we were not able to fill out the music preference questionnaire until a few days before the wedding. (Yes, it was honestly insanity.) Jon was SO patient with us despite how last-minute we are. He has a great personality and didn't stress us out at all on the day of the wedding (even though it was totally within his right to do so because we didn't give him the flash drive of a certain version of a song until the day of!). Even though we filled out a list of songs we wanted played, I gave him creative control to play songs that would get people out on the dancefloor. And he did just that! Even though we only had under 140 people at the wedding, the dancefloor was hopping. We got feedback from guests that they loved the variety in the songs the DJ played. Jon did a great job of checking in with us and making sure the speeches were timed how we wanted them to be. We really appreciated it. Thank you for helping make our wedding such a success!

My brothers and I hired Party Mobile DJ to play music for our parent's anniversary party. They…read moresetup and took down in a timely fashion, were courteous and professionally dressed. They played a mix of oldies for my parents, and top songs from the last 20 years for us younger generation. Our experience really couldn't have been any better. Thanks Jimmy and Nicole!

From the owner: Our company specializes in providing all types of music for all types of events. No venue is too…read moresmall or too large for us, we have done it all! Types of events we service: Birthday Parties Sweet 16 Parties Weddings Anniversaries Proms Graduations Religious Events Corporate Events Clubs / Bars Other Special Events

We booked Fred Stadtler to do a karaoke show at our wedding reception. He showed up on time,…read morebrought his own equipment, and was very professional. He had booklets full of song titles for us to choose from, songs from every genre. He got our guests excited and had everyone up there singing by the end of the night. I received nothing but complements about his show from my guests. I HIGHLY recommend Fred Stadtler Productions for a karaoke party.

From the owner: Game Shows, Karaoke, Wedding and Corporate Event DJ. Visits with Santa.....read more