Lead DJ Mike Dixon and assistant DJ Ryan Fuller are the entire reason for this four-star rating. Lock them both in for your next event immediately. We hired the DJ Crew for our December wedding in our hometown of Kent. We don't live in the area anymore but really believe in supporting local businesses. We had seen the DJ Crew over the years at other weddings and knew that how well the company did depended entirely on which DJs the company assigned to weddings. We have known Ryan for years and requested him; but that still left the issue of a lead DJ who would also MC and who would understand that we had very strong views on the music at both our ceremony and our reception.
Most of our interactions from September (when we hired the DJ Crew) through November (just two weeks before our wedding) were with one of the co-owners. The experience -- sporadic engagement, air of superiority and antiquated online "planning system" -- left us very nervous about our decision to hire the DJ Crew. The company doesn't assign a lead DJ to work with clients until a week before the event. That created a significant amount of anxiety for a Type-A person like me and for a music-lover like my husband. We had spent many, many evenings over several months mapping out every piece of the night in music that meant a lot to us, and we had very strong opinions about our DJs not taking over the event but rather complementing it.
It wasn't until Mike reached out to us 10 days before the event to inform us that he was our lead DJ that we breathed a sigh of relief. He was generous with his time and patient as he listened to our vision. He offered suggestions throughout an hourlong conversation, and it was clear that he understood us and was on the same page with us. He was super easy to work with and was easy to get ahold of. He took care of last-minute requests, like the need for two mic stands for the ceremony -- which we didn't realize we needed until the rehearsal the night before the wedding.
Mike and Ryan were nothing short of spectacular on our wedding day. The ceremony music -- 40 minutes of seating music, along with processional and recessional songs -- the cocktail hour music, the dinner music and, most importantly, the dancing music was simply fantastic. The followed our direction to a T for the ceremony, and mixed in our requests for the cocktail hour and dinner music with other popular selections. The dance music rocked; both read the audience very well and scripted the night so the dance floor was always packed. Mike was a fantastic MC. He kept the trains running on time without becoming the center of attention. Many of our wedding guests remarked how great the music was, and we couldn't agree more.
The only area for improvement on the day of was the equipment; at times, the speakers were a bit scratchy, leading us to wonder about the quality of the equipment.
Mike and Ryan are fantastic, and a great team. And we strongly encourage you to hire them for your next event! read more