Marcus Trollmann was truly one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. From the very beginning, he was incredibly organized, detail oriented, and completely on top of everything. We had multiple phone calls with him leading up to the wedding, and he took the time to really understand our music style, the energy we wanted, and the overall feel we were hoping for. He also walked us through every moment of the day that needed music in such a thoughtful, organized way, which made the entire process feel seamless and easy. On the wedding day, Marcus absolutely nailed it. Every big moment was announced perfectly, everything flowed smoothly, and he brought the exact energy we were hoping for. He was professional, kind, genuine, and so easy to work with from start to finish. The dance floor was one of the biggest highlights of the entire night. We are still getting compliments from friends and family saying it was one of the most fun dance floors they have ever been on. Our group has been to a lot of weddings together, and people are still raving about how much fun Marcus made the night. He knew exactly how to read the room, keep the energy up, and get everyone out there. He was the perfect hype man without ever making it feel forced. We are so grateful for Marcus and truly could not be happier with our experience. He went above and beyond, made everything easy, and helped make our wedding feel unforgettable. There is not a single negative thing we could say about him. If you are looking for a DJ who is organized, talented, thoughtful, and knows how to create an amazing party, Marcus is absolutely the one. We would recommend him again and again without hesitation. read more

I went to a wedding where Ray was the DJ and has SO much fun! When we got engaged he was one of the first vendors we booked! I could not be any more happier! He knew exactly what we wanted and had everyone at my wedding dancing all night long! He played a great variety of music that had everyone out on the dance floor! Not only was Ray so nice understanding and easy work with his whole office and team were so helpful throughout the wedding planning process we truly appreciate everything they did and being such an all-around great team to work with! I told Ray at the end of the night I'm going to book him for our 10 year anniversary party read more

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Fred was the DJ for my wedding. We had an awesome experience. The music was such a huge part of our reception party, and Fred kept the party alive until the end of the night. I highly recommend Fred for your wedding reception, or any event for your DJ needs. Super professional, fun. Fred made our reception party a blast. Thanks Fred! read more

Brenda was wonderfully helpful in organizing which DJ may be best for our wedding. We went with Gustavo and he was incredibly professional and listened to our needs. I wanted instrumental disney sounds playing in the background as guests arrived so he worked with me to make sure he found what I was looking for. We also had to start our processional and recessional songs at a certain time within the song and he had those all queued up per my requests. We had a phone call weeks before the wedding to talk about what energy and vibe we wanted from our music and then we continued to stay in contact up until the big day. He arrived early and set up for the ceremony and reception and got the mics ready for the ceremony. He was great at taking requests and playing music to keep the dance floor full. He even mixed some of the songs as one ended and the next began which was awesome. We highly recommend Ray the DJ company and working with Gustavo. read more

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It's such a shame to write this review; as you can tell from the positive reviews, it seems like we had a singular experience. But it was a terrible experience, and unfortunately, you only get married once, and there are no redos. Ray the DJ was a part of our contracted services with Desert View Wedding in Apache Junction. DJ Fred was assigned to us. I used their online portal and uploaded all of our specialty songs, special requests, and dancefloor music guidelines. I wasn't too concerned with the DJ, as I assumed they had all the tools they needed to deliver since it was all written in stone. Nonetheless, the week of our wedding came, and I thought it was strange DJ Fred still had yet to contact us, so I sent a highly detailed email breaking down the flow of our day, the specialty songs, and when/how to play them. I abbreviated the songs in this email because he had the exact artist/song name in his portal. BIG MISTAKE. When we chatted on the phone with DJ Fred the day after I sent the email, he was a disorganized and chaotic mess. He clearly did not take the time to prepare for our call and look over our email or the portal. I let our wedding planners know that he seemed disorganized and told them to send him our timeline ASAP so he had even more tools at his disposal to piece the day together (it was simple... we didn't do anything beyond normal). He even called my husband the day before our wedding to ask him what our last dance song was since my husband surprised me with the song choice, which, again, was in the portal--the day of, DJ Fred played the wrong song for our bridal party walking down the aisle. I uploaded Everywhere (acoustic) by Fleetwood Mac into the portal, and he played Everywhere by Michelle Branch. This is a HIGHLY personal moment, and the fact that he screwed it up would've been enough to leave this review, but it gets worse. He kept skipping our speeches and told our guests it was time to eat THREE times! He clearly didn't read/utilize the timeline (our DOC was sick, so we got stuck with the owner of Kristi Marie Events, who was absolutely the worst ever; you can see their review on Wedding Wire/The Knot for their nightmare of a performance. But, my only thought is that our original DOC didn't add the parent speeches to our final timeline even though we emailed about it the month of). Moving on.... our Last Dance. Maybe I am the idiot here, but a last dance is when the couple is solo on the dance floor having a private moment. DJ Fred threw it on when my husband and I weren't even together and ruined what was supposed to be a very special moment for us. We ended up having him play an alternative song so we could still share that closing night moment, and DJ Fred threw it on and walked away in a fit. Truly, it was the worst experience from start to finish; I should've called out the red flags after the first phone call, but given their highly-rated reviews and how utterly clear I was with my directions, I trusted DJ Fred to do his very simple job of just playing the right songs at the right time. My advice? If you work with this company, overcommunicate and do not trust that your DJ "gets it." I know it's easy to think, well, they do this for a living, and how hard can it really be? But I was shocked at how poorly he did his job. Proceed with caution. read more

Hiring Ray the DJ was one of our very best decisions when planning our wedding! Jeremy was the very best DJ we could have asked for--he was communicative, helpful, efficient, and he had the absolute BEST music choices throughout our Sunday brunch wedding! We had no idea what type of music to play at a brunch wedding, and he really stepped up and could not have done a better job. He even found great acoustic covers of some songs we'd put on our recommended list! Plus, we were SO appreciative of how he kept the entire ceremony and reception running smoothly without being too talkative or over-the-top. Thank you for making our wedding so fantastic, Jeremy! read more

Used them for our wedding in September 2015 and the DJ was by far the worst vendor we had. Our venue(Villa Siena) recommend this DJ service, so we decided to go with them, biggest mistake we could make. Multiple guests at our wedding said how terrible this service was. As my bride was walking down the aisle with her father, the DJ dropped his sunglasses on the equipment causing the music to stop, no big deal mistakes happen. But then he yelled( through the mic) "Oh $hit!" Unacceptable. There were kids in the crowd. Multiple people came up after the ceremony and said how bad that was. How could you not agree? During the reception, his jokes were unwelcome and not funny whatsoever. No big deal. I'm not one to shy away from inappropriate and offensive jokes, but at a formal event over a mic, nope. The music selection we had picked out was not honored at all. He kept playing boring, tired music and no one was dancing, so I being the groom asked him to change to a more upbeat selection. His response was "I can't do that I only play whole songs". I am the groom and I am paying you to play music, I don't care. Not acceptable again. After the elevator music was over, he played "Truffle butter" by Nicki Minaj (and no one had requested this specific song) but he played the unedited version. Look up the lyrics and imagine toddlers, young children and elderly grandparents faces as this happens. It's a good song to play to get the party started but seriously? iPod shuffle with a cracked screen and a low battery could have done a better job. read more

James Mennes was our DJ, and we were thrilled with how perfectly he performed at our wedding. He drew rave reviews from all of our guests, not just the happy couple. Our primary concern was running the event on schedule so that we could just enjoy the fruits of our preparation. James met us for coffee to discuss the wedding, build a schedule, and confirmed all of the details that we had not even thought about. His preparation was thorough, on point, and enthusiastic. We gave him a list of songs we like, the must-play songs, and the songs related to certain things like first dances. He hit everything, and with his experience, he played great music all night. As far as music goes, not only did he hit our favorites, he knew which requests were important, and played them. He didn't play any poor requests or music we didn't like. The timing on reception events was like clockwork. He entertained our guests during cocktail hour, organized the wedding party for entrance, hit each and every dance with flair, and as we let the event come to us, he was Johnny On The Spot with updates, questions, clarifications, and action to keep it moving so we had nothing to think about but each other and all of our guests. Simply put, hiring Ray The DJ, who assigned James Mennes, was one of the best decisions we made in preparing for our wedding. I will enthusiastically recommend them to anyone looking for DJ services. Finally, compliments to Brenda and the Ray The DJ staff for excellent customer service with billing and questions. read more

We hired Ray the DJ after extensive dj research for our wedding. There are so many bad djs out there that we wanted to be sure. Ray the DJ has very competitive prices and Brenda who is in the main office is terrific. She answered all of our e-mails quickly and was always very professional. We hired Marcus from Ray and he was awesome!! He meet with us before we even hired him so we could find out about his background and experience. We loved Marcus right away. However, at Ray they give you the chance to choose a different DJ in case you don't "click" with your first DJ. Marcus was very professional and played all the songs we requested and provided us with great suggestions. After the wedding we got so many compliments about our DJ. For any brides out there looking for a great DJ I would highly recommend Ray the DJ and Marcus. read more

The decision on the DJ for our wedding was made the moment we met with Jeff from Ray the DJ. He is older for a man of his profession (not a kid in his 20's that you'd expect to be working as a party/event DJ) but it didn't take long for him to win us over. The man is all charm and character. We could tell that he really loved music and what he does. I almost wanted to pull him out from behind the turntables, sit down, and have a few drinks with him. He couldn't have been any better at the reception. He played everything we asked for, flowed perfectly with our timeline (including working with us to finish some schmoozing before moving on to the next part), He could get our guest's attention but never tried to make himself the star of the show, and he knew how to keep the party going. The only negative thing I can say about Jeff was that he took an awful request from my new sister in law (but in all fairness to him, she wanted to dance with her husband to their wedding song, so I can't blame him), but he quickly recovered as soon as the track ended. Probably with the exception of that song, people were on the dance floor until the final song. read more

For our wedding, we were very wary about DJ's because we had been to many wedding where the DJ absolutely sucked.....well not this company! Our DJ was Mike, and he was awesome! We met two or three times prior to the wedding just to go over everything, and Mike made sure that he had all the correct info. My dad STILL says how great he was, and our wedding was over 2 months ago! We constantly heard how great he was from many ages of our guests. I would recommend this company to anyone looking for a good time. Mike also was the MC for the wedding, and he did a great job! No complaints in any way at all! Their website is also very very helpful when it comes to picking songs. We weren't picky about songs, and chose to trust him when it came to the music, and boy are we happy we did that! Like i said before, everyone loved him!!! Great job Ray the DJ! read more

Tony was our wedding DJ last month at the Orange Tree. He killed it! We had a blast and the dance floor was rocking all night long. That's exactly what we asked him to do! Thanks, Tony and Ray! - Dan and Courtney Lehner read more

Ray the DJ was great, our DJ was James and he was just amazing. The wedding was just great, all the songs, the announcements, the interactions were just super. I recommend this company and if you can ask for James for your wedding. it was a super time, all the guests loved it. Thanks, Ray the DJ! read more

Teffanie was the DJ I selected for our corporate holiday party on December 1sr, 2018. From start to finish the experience was wonderful. Professional and efficient office staff (Brenda), easy and straightforward information, pricing and communication every step of the way. Teffanie was easy to communicate with, due to my broken ankle we had several telephone planning sessions, she took great notes and brought my vision for the party to life. Superb work during the event, amazing music and MC skills. I can't wait to work with her for next year's party. I highly recommend both Teffanie and Ray the DJ! read more

As with all of our vendors, we did our own homework opposed to getting a recommendation from someone. Ray the DJ, and more specifically DJ Marcus, were great! Breanna was very quick to respond to my questions and chose Marcus for us based on our preferences. She put us in touch and we immediately received a phone call from Marcus introducing himself and offering to FaceTime so we could put a face with the name. He was excellent with communication and followed up on his own just to see how things were coming along in the months/weeks leading up to our wedding. As far as the actual ceremony and reception, it was flawless! He played exactly what we wanted and kept the energy up on the dance floor all night. His MC skills were also put to the test and he handled some tough last names (mine especially) and made sure everything flowed perfectly. We couldn't recommend him or Ray the DJ more! Thanks again guys. read more

We hired Ray the DJ for our wedding and were so happy we did. We worked with Brenda, in the main office, who was consistently professional. Our DJ, Randall, was responsive to our requests, answered all our questions, and was a great MC/host for the evening. Everyone loved the music and had a great time. We would hire them again and highly recommend them. Fantastic job! read more

Ray made our wedding reception absolutely phenomenal! He timed all of the little special requests perfectly (like me surprising my husband with a groom's cake). He read the group on the dance floor perfectly and because of that, we didn't stop dancing until our time ran out. He even went along with a surprise our friends had for us that called for a certain song. Could not have imagined that night as perfectly as it turned out. Thank you Ray! read more

One of the first things we did when my daughter got engaged was to make sure that Ray the Dj was available for our wedding date! And we are so glad that we booked early! What a great time! Our DJ,Jeremy played just the right combination of Country for our country loving fans and enough pop to keep the party hopping til the last song was played. Always one of the first companies that I refer to my clients who are looking for a DJ, they are still at the top of my list. Easy to work with, affordable and they really take into account what music you like! read more

Great we had the for are wedding . Played everything we asked talked to people . Help with what they could . Can not say nothing but the best. Thank you read more

I thought because I gushed all I've Facebook about our DJ that I had Yelped our great DJ, Teffanie, from RAY the DJ in Tempe...but apparently I didnt! So I'm doing it now! I have always said there were a few things I hated when I went to wedding receptions. One is the long boring wait while photos are taken, and two is sitting at a table trying to pass the time talking to people in ear splitting loud music!! I go home with ringing ears, a sore throat and I still don't know the lady's name that I sat next to!!!! So the DJ we picked was really important to me. Teffanie was on time, did her research for music we requested, looked beautiful...and then she preceded to engage our guests like nothing we had ever seen before. She played fun, new, clean games. She had them applauding and laughing and they didn't even notice the time passing for pictures. During the meal she played fun upbeat music...but our guests actually had the ability to catch up and chat, without screaming at each other! And then the dancing began!! Fun fun fun! Everyone one loved Teffanie, from Ray the DJ!!! We got so many compliments...but the compliments go to her!! Loved her!! read more

Jeremy at Ray the DJ was simply fantastic. I met with at least 6 other DJs before finding Jeremy. Not only were his prices $250 below all the others, he was friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and went above and beyond to ensure I got what I wanted. He offered several add-ons to my package, but never pushed. He communicated with me regularly and gave suggestions, but never tried to steer me away from the music and vision I had for my reception. I loathe the cheesy DJ thing, and he was the epitome of class and professionalism. My guests danced the entire time, and that is the true mark of a great DJ. You will NOT be disappointed with Jeremy at Ray the DJ! read more

Ray was the DJ for our wedding. I can't begin to say enough about how professional and fun Ray was. I got so many comments from our guests about how great our DJ was. He helped our wedding schedule run so smoothly as well as keeping things fun and personable with the guests and wedding party. Thanks Ray for being a HUGE part of our day, I can't recommend your business enough! Thanks again read more

My husband and I had a tough time deciding between a band or DJ for a wedding, but we went with Ray and we're SO glad we did! He was the perfect DJ for the kind of party we wanted. We had our guests make song requests when they sent in their RSVPs and Ray helped us turn that into a playlist to get everyone on the dance floor. We had people dancing from the very start of the night to the end. It was perfect and Ray was great! read more

Jeremy was our DJ and he was amazing! He helped us to incorporate some unique elements into our wedding reception. We had outside performers and he worked directly with the performers to get their music and coordinate their performance. In addition he met every expectation we had from the first dance to the last dance. In addition the company website is great and has several tools to help you plan you event. I highly recommend Ray the D.J. read more

We booked Ray the DJ for our wedding, and they were wonderful! The price was very reasonable, and the service was superb. Andy was our DJ, and he did an excellent job, both in helping us prepare and in making sure the actual day went smoothly. His expertise in planning our reception was especially invaluable. I would highly recommend Ray the DJ! read more

One word.....FANTASTIC!!! We had Jeff as our DJ for our wedding and we could not have asked for a better person. We had asked our venue for someone that liked to joke around, was great with a younger crowd and played a wide range of music. She instantly told us she had the perfect DJ for us and after our first meeting with him, we knew she was right! He completely understood what we wanted and made us feel very comfortable. Jeff played great music throughout the night, walked around to work the crowd and got everyone (literally everyone!) dancing at one point. We had several of our guests tell us how much fun he was and what a great time they had with him. He truly made our reception everything we wanted it to be and will forever have great memories because of it. We would use him in a heartbeat for any future events that we have. Thank you again Jeff! read more