Josh was great to work with! He did our ceremony and reception music and it was seamless. He went…read moreabove and beyond as a DJ - I felt like we could ask questions and get his advice without hesitation. I had 2 zoom calls with him and he was open to having another one if necessary (it wasn't necessary). He has amazing playlists you can pick from if you're hitting a song-wall, which is really helpful. I added several of my own songs, including some songs that are not as well known and controversial (lol politics) and he didn't care, which was super important to us. He also offers lighting services + a cool shoe game template that we took advantage of. Book Love & Light!!!

I hired Josh at Love & Light Entertainment for a 50th Anniversary party. He was fantastic to work…read morewith - so organized and great with communication. He really worked with us to pull a great mix of oldies, East Indian music, contemporary pop, and even K pop, as we had such a diverse group. He did an excellent job as our MC too. At the event I was very happy that the volume level seemed to be set perfectly for the space. The sound was adjusted well for dinner, toasts, and dancing. We also used the screen on the DJ booth to show photo slideshows, which was an added bonus. Highly recommend!

PLEASE READ, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE PLANNING EVENTS INCLUDING YOUTH!…read more Crushing Colonialism, a nonprofit based in DC, used Washington Talent Agency (WTA) for two nights full of major international hybrid in-person and livestream events in May and June 2025. They made promises they couldn't keep and the quality of work was awful. They were horrendous at communication. The worst incident that occurred was p0rn being played by some hateful viewers during our live stream because they didn't follow our instructions to deny mic, camera, and chat access for viewers. The person we originally spoke with, Sam, seemed incredibly friendly and excited to support our organization. He said that they could do the work that we required and they worked with our very limited budget. We were so excited to move forward with WTA. We hired them to do photography, videography, and hybrid/live-streaming during two nights of international events. We had many higher level needs that were clearly expressed to them in numerous meetings, emails, and contracts, which included zooming in a couple or speakers, spotlighting ASL interpreters in the live stream, playing films in the zoom livestream as opposed to a camera fixed on the screen in the theater, and ensuring that viewers were easily able to access our language interpreters. They did almost none of this. They were also supposed to give us a high-quality video copy of the events and they didn't. We had to spend a great deal on an editor who could only correct so much. There were plans to use some of the footage for a documentary and WTA knew that. Their volume settings were incorrect in the zoom so people watching the zoom weren't able to hear things properly at the higher quality the in-person audience experienced. The photographer was pretty good, but there were so many photos that weren't taken during one night of performances. Our organization and the communities we serve have been denied an important part of our archival efforts to preserve our culture. The person assigned to our event wouldn't respond to anyone's emails or phone calls, including our language coordinator, who said that the primary reason we had so many problems with language access during the event was because WTA wouldn't respond to emails. As a result, the required coordination between all parties didn't occur. BUT THE WORST is that they didn't set the zoom link to private for the viewing public, despite being told repeatedly that they had to do this for fear of hate speech or other inappropriate and harmful actions occurring. Well, that happened, including people playing p0rn in the livestream. Our events included youth. No one at WTA had the decency to contact anyone at the organization after this happened. I had to contact Sam and tell him everything that went wrong, including his person making some rude and unprofessional comments about our event, including that he told others at WTA to not accept our event. I asked for a 50% refund, which frankly we should've been given a full refund since they didn't meet their contractual obligation and caused significant harm to online event viewers and our organization's reputation. But Sam refused to even ask his boss. Not only did they rip us off and mistreat us, but we're still heartbroken regarding how much our communities lost because of their incompetence, carelessness, and awful behavior.

"They do not pay their workers" -I was hired as a dancer at their events. First day on the job I…read morewas told I would be in training.The event began at 6pm and was to go on until 10pm. I applied weeks ago and only received one email that I would be hired after a quick phone call interview. I waited for days , never heard from the guy. He goes by MC Tee as seen under the profiles of MCs. I decided to give him a ring since I knew the event was coming up on Saturday the day before Easter even though I was to be out of town for family I was really dedicated to my job and wanted to make a good impression. He picked up and stated that he totally forgot about me and sending me the info to the party. He said call time was at 5pm At this time it was 4:30pm (sheesh) and all the way in Reston Va. I told him I'll do my best and be there at 6pm He said perfect. I arrived at the location 6pm.I texted and called him several times for the room number. Never got it. The hotel staff kindly directed me to the party room. I saw MC Tee on stage and he didn't acknowledge me until almost 7 pm. No training no plan no nothing I just jumped in and started dancing and entertaining. During half-time One of the dancers quit and left home early for reasons unknown to me. They kept that on the low on purpose. I was told by Mc Tee that since he left I would get his tip which was $50 He took it out his wallet handed to Mc Tee and he handed it to me. I was then told I'd be bumped up from trainee at $75 per event to full time which is $150 for that day. So that would mean I would be compensated a total of $200 for the night correct? Wrong. I went all night in high heels all black because I wasn't told what to properly wear at this event. Mc Tee laughed it off while I was in discretionary pain all night. I learned the dance moves on my own and integrated with the kids all night. I was also told by Mc Tee to shut the Vendors down during critical times during the ceremony (which is not my job) He kept yelling at them on the mic. There was so much drama the whole night I stuck it out and completed my services. He did not pay me by end of night So I only went home with a tip. When I woke up next morning I found $$75 in my cashapp wallet. Huh? Wheres my remaining $75. I did this company a solid and all I got was threats insults and name calling from MC Tee refusing to pay me. I will never work for this company again It's rude abusive and they do not pay their workers. I was even told my "tip" was included in compensation lol They are nuts I am highly disappointed after helping them out and will be seeking legal counsel to get my remaining monies.Rude Disgusting and Lazy Do not hire Mc Tee!

DJ Maskell was hands down the best vendor we chose for our wedding by a landslide!!! He was beyond…read moreaccommodating, spent many hours behind the scenes helping us prepare, helped us cover all the songs we wanted and the vibes we wanted (party party party), and executed it brilliantly the night of! There is not enough gratitude I could show him for the kindness, patience, and A game he brought this whole experince!! You rock, Mark!!!!!!

I hired mix master ice for my wedding. We had a very intimate wedding, about 30 guests at my…read moreparents home. He was very professional, punctual and extremely organized. He helped set a schedule for the reception, had an awesome quality sound system with such good lighting. I wish I had photos without flash so you could appreciate the lighting. You can see videos on my IG ebo_123_ He was very personable and funny. He added humor and fun to our special day. He had just the right music for different situations at our wedding. He took all requests and had all of the music our guests asked for, salsa, persian, hip hop, EDM, R&B you name it, it was done. Pricing was well worth it and a great deal too. I highly recommend him for your next party or event

We hired DJ Bryan George very shortly after finding our venue as his reviews were so good and we…read morewere not disappointed. Bryan worked with us up until the wedding, checking-in and answering any questions we had in the year leading up. We chose the DJ package with lighting and then ended up adding on the strings for the ceremony & cocktail a few months later. Bryan provided planning documents that made it easy to share the vision for the vibe of our wedding. The strings were absolutely perfect and had a great modern collection. Our DJ on the day of the wedding was Ramses who was WONDERFUL! Guests raved about the music and his energy was immaculate. He did such a great job MC-ing without being too cheesy and kept everyone on the dance floor. The lighting made our room look even more beautiful! I would 100% recommend them to anyone!

Bryan was super easy to communicate with. Rich did an awesome job with feeling out the crowd and…read morekeeping the party going! I had so many guests say to me after that the dance floor was fire. :) Thanks again - we had SUCH a fun time with the awesome transitions and music at our wedding!

I am writing to extend our deep appreciation and big kudos to you, James, Joy, and the rest of your…read moreNYX team. Everyone was flabbergasted with the event--how beautiful the space was, the command of the room (and fun) that Joy brought to the table, and the DJ's way of reading the room with the best music that got everyone dancing and enjoying that beautiful dance floor. Please extend my greatest appreciation to the entirety of your team. The moment I met you, I knew you came with a top notch team and that was displayed at every juncture of the timeline within which we worked together.

Howie was everything we could've asked for in an emcee, DJ, hype man, and party starter. Not only…read morewere people begging for his playlist by the end of the night, he made sure to play the song you didn't even know you wanted to hear, right when you wanted to hear it. We went through a lot of changes to our wedding due to COVID, and Howie made sure that knowing we'd have the best DJ for our big day was one fewer thing we'd have to stress about, being flexible and understanding through it all. We could not recommend Howie and NYX highly enough. All of our friends immediately want him to DJ their next event!

Rodrigo and Jessica, Thank you so much for coming out and supporting the Junior League of Northern…read moreVirginia Monte Carlo Night on March 6, 2020. We truly appreciate the warmth, fun, and professionalism you brought to our spring fundraiser. Having you all there with the magic mirror was a hit! All of our guest loved your infectious personalities, fun props, and had a great time at the photo booth. I was ecstatic when I walked into the venue and saw the set up and arrangement to match the theme of our event. I personally, cannot recommend you enough. You two are amazing at making everyone feel included and let the guard down to goof off and have fun in front of the camera. Thank you so much for all the wonderful work that you do! Aisha Bigbee- Chair Elect Monte Carlo Night Committee Junior League of Northern Virginia

I got the magic mirror for my wedding two weeks ago and it was a HIT!! The magic mirror was…read moreamazing, the service was great, and the props were so awesome!!! Would definitely recommend them!!!!

Always great very professional and experienced known the owner for over 20 years never disappointsread more

I co-hosted our 20 Year High School Reunion this past weekend and we engaged MAPDJA as our DJ…read moreservice. I've hired and referred MAPDJA countless times over the past 20 years - from our prom to my wedding to friends' weddings/events to each of our reunions since graduating. We held this event at RANGE in the Chevy Chase Pavilion in Washington, DC. We usually have the owner, Kurtis Cross, DJ our events, however he was booked for a wedding, so we were assigned DJ Shawn Parker. Although I know that Kurtis trains exceptional DJs, I was admittedly a little nervous about having a DJ that I'd never met do our event. However, the moment Shawn introduced himself, I felt at ease. Shawn showed up early and set up all of his equipment quickly and seamlessly. He made sure to connect with me and review the details, including what music we wanted to hear and any announcements that needed to be made. He checked in with me during to make sure everything was running smoothly. The music he played was perfect. The crowd was dancing and enjoying reminicing. The restaurant never once complained to us about the music/noise level. At one point, I asked Shawn if I could jot down a few notes - things I wanted to remember to do and/or announce, including organizing a group photo. I assigned times to each task. Shawn took it upon himself to remind me about 10 mins in advance of each activity to make sure that I didn't forget. I also want to note that Sean was dressed very well for the occasion - in a suit, exactly as requested. He has a fantastic announcer voice and great timing. He read the crowd very well and knew what song selections to play when. He entertained requests and handled each guest with exceptional professionalism. I was thrilled with the quality of the service. This is a truly professional and reliable company and I will continue to use and recommend them to anyone looking for a phenomenal DJ service. Frankly, I can't imagine hiring anyone else.