My son's party was a success!! It was all thanks to Funtastic Parties chicago!!! They made sure the…read morebirthday boy along side the guest/kids had a great time. My son one month later is still talking about how Pikachu came to his party!!! Thank you so much!! I highly recommend!!

My son's party was so much fun! We had a split group, half were excited and ready to get in on…read moresome reptile action, the other half was cautious, but curious and hung out at a distance. Ali made sure both groups had a chance to see a great show! Everyone had a blast, young and old. Ali was both entertaining and informative. It was fun, cool, and educational. I would recommend him to anyone that enjoys cool reptiles and critters, and a down-to-earth human to share them!

They did a fabulous job for my daughter's 5th birthday! The kids loved all the reptiles! The adults…read moreloved it as well! They were great speakers and it was also educational! They were also very reasonably priced. Thank you for making my daughter's party a hit!

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!

Very friendly, professional team. Our daughter had a fantastic grad party. Thank you to Howard…read moreand his team!

Lisa Martin was our main contact person in preparation for our Mom's birthday party on 06/13/2026…read more She was consistently easy to reach, responded quickly to all inquiries, and provided a quote in a very timely manner. Throughout the planning process, she was a positive and pleasant person to work with, which made coordination smooth and stress-free leading up to the event. Our DJ for the evening, DJ Freddy, truly elevated the celebration. He took the time to call us about two weeks before the event to get to know our family and understand our vision for our Mom's birthday, which we greatly appreciated. As a Filipino family, it was especially meaningful that he incorporated Filipino artists into the playlist, which was a thoughtful and personalized surprise. He also went above and beyond in accommodating our special requests--he secured the instrumental version I needed for a song I performed during our parents' first dance, and he prepared all the line-dancing music, artists, and songs we had requested ahead of time. By reviewing our run of show and special requests in advance, he helped make the entire evening seamless. He was friendly, approachable, and highly attentive throughout the event, and we would gladly work with him again in the future. He also checked in with me frequently throughout the night to get a feel for what our guests might enjoy next and to ensure our timeline of events was running smoothly. In addition to that, he served as our emcee for the evening, which helped take away any added stress from us and allowed us to fully enjoy the celebration. We'd highly recommend A-Z Entertainment and DJ Freddy for your next special event!

The actors/actresses are seriously amazing. I booked Anna and Elsa for my daughter's 3rd birthday…read moreparty, and while I questioned myself whether or not this was necessary, I have zero regrets about it. Booking was a breeze...I was nervous at first about potentially not being contacted back after submitting my request online through their website, but they emailed back within the given time quote and expectations and instructions were made very clear. All of that is fine and dandy, but let's get to the real reasons why these guys/gals should get all the props. Once Anna and Elsa promptly arrived at the party, the kids obviously lost their minds. I didn't have to give them any instructions on what to do; they were very experienced and self-sufficient and handled the rest of the party. None of the characters seemed uncomfortable with kids and they were all very engaging and brought enough games to keep them entertained so that I could sip on my mimosa(s). We had a minor hiccup with a mild rain shower, and the actresses just rolled with it and improvised on the spot. The kids even forgot that it was raining outside. Very professional, friendly, and easy to book service. If you can't bring a birthday party to Disney, have these guys come to you. Worth every penny.

Best thing I ever did was use this company for my daughters 1st birthday five princesses came to…read morethe party and all the kids loved them it's the best thing u can do for a kid I want to thank them again they were so Beautiful and nice I recommend this for everyone they really do make the party

We hired Jam With Jamie for my son's 5th birthday. The company was professional and easy to work…read morewith. They were even flexible when we had to reschedule due to a covid exposure. They were up-front about the costs and willing to comply with masks/vaccine requirements. The performers were great! They were super-engaging with the kids and even put in extra effort to learn my son's favorite (rather obscure) songs. The kids had a wonderful time and I would absolutely hire them again!

We hired Jam With Jamie in Chicago for our son's first birthday party. There are not enough…read morecompliments that we could give to the performer, Trevor and how much fun he provided for our birthday boy and friends. He is so wonderful with the kids and they all had such a great time jamming. He was prompt, so kind, and easy to work with. Booking with Vilma was also seamless and she was quick to respond and informative. Our jam session was truly the highlight of the birthday party and we are so glad we booked!

The Energy team was just incredible and absolutely made my daughter's bat mitzvah. Our daughter…read moresaid her celebration was the most fun party she'd ever been to. But our family and our guests had just as much fun. So many of our guests commented on how amazing Nick was, everyone loved the music, and the dancers were so great. Many friends wanted to know which company we used, and one already called Energy about their 4th of July party. Brad was so much warmer and more flexible than other local entertainment companies I spoke with. And each person from Energy we interacted with was excellent at what they do and a pleasure to work with, from start to finish.

Energy did a superb job from start to finish at the recent mitzvah we hosted . They communicated…read morewell throughout the process and really understood what my daughter did and didn't want to occur at the mitzvah. She was so happy with the result . Nick our DJ did an excellent job bringing a high energy and a super fun vibe to our dance floor . The kids danced all night and so did the adults. It was a super fun party and I highly recommend Energy .They are true professionals and know how to make a party great .

Michael was a great DJ for karaoke at my Sweet 16 party! It ran smoothly and was super fun:)read more