When my fiancée and I decided to have a DJ at our engagement party, we scoured the internet and contacted close to 25 DJs and "production companies" (*yawn*). Though all of them seemed competent and were more or less within the same price point, we were looking for a very specific DJ who could accommodate our unique and specific needs. This was going to be the first time our extended families met and we were looking for lots of US hip-hop/dance as well as Middle Eastern and Hispanic music (middle eastern/Hispanic parties aren't complete without lots of booty-shaking).
We came across DJ Zeke (aka 'the shining star of NY' as his Nicki Minaj shout-out would say) somewhat randomly and decided to give him a call. He was extremely responsive, super friendly, and after having a very thorough conversation, we decided to move forward with him...and man are we glad we did.
On the day of the party we arrived to set up, and he was already there. All set up and ready to go. He double checked with us on what music we wanted more of and that was basically it. We barely spoke to him after that and he just did his thing the whole time.
Now we were obviously expecting a DJ that knew how play the songs we wanted to keep the party fun, but Zeke was way more than that. He created an energy that made the atmosphere fun as hell. I don't know how to explain it, but it just seemed like every song he played was the best possible song that could've been playing at that precise moment. He knew exactly when to turn up the heat, but also when to turn it down (food, etc.). Which is exactly what you need in a DJ, someone who can feel the room and can react appropriately. Usually DJs can amplify the effect and mood in the room--Zeke SET the mood in the room. With people on the dance floor he slowly knew how to escalate to have peak effect and when to slowly deescalate. It created exactly the kind of atmosphere that made people grab others who were sitting down to join in on the fun.
The transitions between songs were seamless--despite being completely different from one another. English to Arabic, Arabic to Spanish, it didn't matter, everything flowed perfectly. One thing I even noticed was that he played Middle-Eastern songs that that were so Middle Eastern, you had to ask yourself, how the hell did he find this song?! It really didn't take long for several people to come up and ask me--where did you find this guy? What's his name? etc. One close couple who is getting married in the near future is even thinking about dumping the DJ they were going to hire to pick up DJ Zeke.
It's not easy to DJ for a party and have everyone come out satisfied: old, young, White, Hispanic, Middle-Eastern, etc...but somehow it was done, and it was executed flawlessly. I don't say this lightly: Zeke is a master of his craft. You'd be out of your mind to not book him. Needless to say, he's going to DJ our wedding.
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