My husband Mike and I were had our wedding reception party 10/14/2017. Dave was fantastic…read morethroughout the entire planning process. His attention to detail ensured that both mine and my husband's wishes were met and that everyone understand the timeline. The music library is endless and the online tool was so easy to use! High Energy Party Productions kept the dance floor packed and everyone had a great time! I would highly recommend High Energy Party Productions for any occasion!

Excellent DJ. Highly professional and personable. Can't go wrong with Dave.read more

Dan is the best! Not only is he super personable, professional, and prepared, he's a voracious…read morelistener with limitless musical knowledge and an unstoppable enthusiasm for what he does. Could not recommend him highly enough! If you're looking, you've found it. Dan is the one.

We have nothing but good things to say. Dan is very easy to work with during the planning process…read more He meets you on your schedule and is great at helping you make a song list. At the wedding, he was a hit! I had people asking me who he was and where I found him, while we were dancing! The venue even asked for his contact info because he was so great. He read the room well and people were dancing all night long! He worked in a variety of genres and styles that kept the mood lively and fun but also matched our personal style. He made a point to get to know us before hand and I think that is what made it feel so personalized. I highly recommend without hesitation.

I'm not going to lie, but I was a bit disappointed with some big deal things on our wedding because…read moreof our DJ. Matt seemed to have some great reviews that looked promising. When I contacted him, he had amazing communication, made great suggestions, and worked with me through planning, so I was hopeful about our big day. On the day of our wedding, he arrived at our venue early and made sure that his equipment worked, and he had a good "stage presence" because he was dressed for the occasion, which made us happy. He also did a great job following my created playlist for our ceremony, and he played everything on time. On the other hand, during our reception, most names in our wedding party were pronounced wrong even though I put the written pronunciations of everyone's last name on our sheet, and I gave him a copy of this well in advance. He never asked to meet us in person or Zoom, nor did he ask us how to pronounce anything. He even said our married last name incorrectly as we walked into the reception, so I am happy we didn't have a videographer because that would have been embarrassing. My husband's brother and sister walked into our reception as the first bridesmaid and groomsman, and Matt called Jackie (my husband's sister), Jessica, so not only did he call me (the bride) Jessica but he also called her by my new married name. During our reception, he was very nice to my husband and I, but he didn't really announce much and didn't say anything or update the playlist to get the crowd moving. As someone who has been to plenty of weddings after having mine, normally DJs will make flexible changes to get the crowd dancing and they will also say things to get everyone on their feet. Sure, there were certain times we had tons of people on the dance floor, but many times, it seemed bare. Many people told me they requested songs, but he never played any unless I personally went up to him and requested them; my mom even told him that she was the mother of the bride and wanted to play a song he never played. I did have a "Do Not Play List" of 2 songs, but I never said I didn't allow people to request songs, so that was very disheartening to hear. He also cut our first dance song and my father/daughter dance a bit too quickly before they were 100% over, which made me sad. I realize many DJs like doing this to save time, but he didn't ask us beforehand if we wanted that, and I didn't know that I was supposed to request the full song to be played. The dances all just seemed extremely rushed, one after another without any breaks in between, and they slowly faded right before he announced the next dance to start. Although there were some things I would definitely change, there were some memorable positives, as well. His company was able to provide us with a photobooth, which was a huge hit, so I am glad we added that into our celebration, and it wasn't too expensive. He played many songs that were on the list of songs we asked him to play, and he was very nice when we actually met him in person. As I stated above, he did a wonderful job at our ceremony, the sound for everything was great, and he was professional with his attire and with how early he arrived. He was even flexible with staying a bit later when some of the timing changed, and his communication when planning our event and booking him was great.

This guy is the coolest DJ I know! Whatever sound you like he got it, trap, rap, house, steppers, R…read moreand B you name it!

We heard so many great things about Brian Cummings at catalyst! Then when we met him, I felt he…read morewas just a lil off, my fiancé said he seemed ok so I just shook it off. Since our budget for music was limited I booked Brian. It ended up being a huge mistake. He was hard to get a hold of and when I finally got a hold of him he rambled & made no sense! I feel like he may have something going on with him. He is scattered, and quick to say oh ya ya but next time I get a hold of him he had no recollection of what I had asked for. He never got me into their online planning system until 2 days before our wedding and it wouldn't even work for us. 5 days before our wedding he wanted to discuss our cocktail music. I carefully outlined exactly what I wanted. Exactly!! The era, genre & a handful of band names. He wanted ME to collect all the music, burn it to a cd & give it to him to play. Isn't that what I'm paying for him to do?!? So we had him for our ceremony... His sound system was horrible!! It crackled and sounded horrible!! I was so upset!! Then he took his sweet time setting up for the cocktail hour. Had I known he didn't have the equipment to handle both & that the transition wouldn't be seamless I wouldn't have let him do it. At the reception he he started out playing all the stuff I asked him to stay away from!! And I had a short list of must plays & they never got played!! Worst dj ever! Did I mention he played air guitar? Barf. I'll never refer him to anyone!!!

We had Brian Cummings, owner and DJ from Catalyst Productions, DJ our wedding. Brian was a great…read moreDJ playing a variety of music to suit the mixed ages at our wedding - the dance floor was filled all night! He followed all of our 'rules' of what to play and what not to play. He was just great. I recommend Catalyst Productions DJ for all events!

This guy's great . . . can I give him more than 5 stars?!?!…read more I used Dominic Wayne for a National Sales Meeting I coordinated this year (150 people held at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago). Dominic is the DJ at Vaughan's Pub on Sheffield and also had a great resume of other company/corporate events & weddings that he has done . . . I knew he would do a great job with the music and when meeting with him I learned that he also did video production. We hired him to do our Kick off opening day module for meeting. We needed something that would get the employees excited and engerized for the next 3 days. Dominic created about a 5 minute video showcasing all of our brands in an extremely creative and upbeat way (all set to great music of course). The video was great and I actually received several requests for copies of it including one from the head of our Board of Directors who was totally impressed and showed it at the next board meeting. We also hired him to DJ our evening events . . . first night was the welcome cocktail reception, the second night was a casino/roaring 20's themed party. The first night was great, played great music and kept everyone mingling way past the end of dinner. The second night was even better than the first (and 7 mths later, people are still talking about him). We had a Roaring 20's themed night & Dominic was the hit of the party. He dressed up like a gangster, started out the first part of the night with appropriately themed music and then graduated into dance music and had the whole party on the dance floor . . . the hotel literally had to kick us out of the ballroom. We originally only hired him for 2 nights, but actually ended asking him to come back for the third night to DJ our award cermony. . . and again he was a hit. Dominic really brought some freshness and energy to what could have easily been another boring sales meeting. I'm looking forward to the next meeting or event or party I can book him for . . . unitl then I'll head to Vaughan's to hear him play.

We used Dominic as a wedding dj. He was great to work with and was very accommodating with music…read morechoices. He had wonderful recommendations and was very intuitive with our genres in music tastes. He kept people on the dance floor all night long. We have received many compliments for having such a great DJ. I would definitely use him again for any future events and I would have no reservations recommending him to anyone else. Cheers to a wonderful DJ!

Just had Victor DJ at our wedding this past weekend and he was fabulous. From the initial meeting…read moreto the very last song. He was easy to work with, got everyone dancing and kept them dancing! I would recommend Mixwell!

Victor Salazar is organized, professional, attentive and responsive. All of my emails were replied…read moreto within 24 hours, for any little thing. We were able to meet with him and go over details. He provided very helpful outlines and checklists for us. He played most of our requested songs, and kept the dancefloor packed! There was also uplighting provided in our reception room and cocktail area - also fantastically done. PLUS - he is much more affordable than any of these big-wig DJ companies in the Chicago area and suburbs. I would recommend him to anyone.

DJ XLNC was a big hit at our wedding! We had Indian and Sri Lankan families coming together and a…read morevariety of generations...DJ XLNC has amazing transitions so that everyone felt like their favorite song was playing the whole time. He also was so helpful to us, MC-ing the reception, helping us create mixes for our dances...just above and beyond. Many people at the wedding asked us for his contact info because they enjoyed him so much. Highly recommend!

Marcus worked our Holiday Party event and was a FANTASTIC DJ! He arrived well in advance to set up,…read morehe was very polite and respectful, he played the music we wanted, and was quick to adjust songs when we wanted something different. My favorite thing about his service was how much he enjoyed himself while working! The guests could certainly feel his energy! Overall, 10/10 would hire again.

We have booked Marcus for multiple school events over the last five years (Homecomings, Proms,…read moreetc...) and he has always done an AWESOME job. He is able to cater to multiple music interests and is extremely profesional. I have also recommended him to several friends for weddings - where again he done an incredible job. I have hired many DJs over the last 25 years and without doubt Marcus is the best!