Stand & Clap Entertainment

How wonderful to have a DJ that «gets it». Don knows how to play to the crowd for the desired result… if you want your guests to mingle with beautiful background music or dance the night away, he plays just the right music. And, it is so convenient that he is able to assist with lighting, makes planning that much easier. He is conscientious and obviously takes pride in his work. Highly recommended.

My new husband and I used Don for our wedding reception. We highly recommend Don. He is very accommodating and helpful. He played our chosen songs, helped us figure out some songs, and made last minute changes when we felt like the music needed to take a different change of pace.

Don made my wife and I have a wedding that we dreamed of. He included all our requests and more, even having a song for our dog in which we didn’t plan. I would recommend him to anyone that needs an outstanding professional DJ for any event especially weddings as that was my expirence. The equipment used was top of the line, sound was amazing! Don as a person is very passionate about his job and takes it seriously, he is an ultimate ninja multitasking machine. Thanks Don you’re awesome!

As a DJ, Don was fine-​he mostly played what we had asked him to play at our wedding. But 4 years later, after several attempts at requesting the slide show he made, he STILL has not provided us with a copy.

Don is a true professional. He has everything nailed down great sound quality, variety of music and dance floor lighting. He felt the energy of the room and moved the music to keep everything going all night. The volume was kept just right from the ceremony to the last song of the night. He is someone who shows experience and puts it to work. Great choice if your looking for a wedding DJ. Our guests would say the same and so will yours.

Don was a pleasure to work with throughout our wedding planning process. He did our uplighting for the event and was professional, punctual, flexible, and knowledgeable. He was very patient with me when I was insanely indecisive about what color lighting I wanted. He met with us a couple of times at the venue to go over shade and placement options and was very personable. Prices are reasonable and he doesn’t try to push you into spending more than you want-he’s very respectful of budgets, which is much appreciated in the wedding planning process. The results turned out lovely and really made our venue look more romantic and still fun. Thanks for everything Don!

Donald was AMAZING!!! We hired him for our wedding and he was a huge part of our day being so perfect. Making our playlist was a breeze — when he says he can get any song you want, he means it. Also, he provides up-​lighting that completely transforms your venue, a definite must! We would highly recommend standandclap to anybody planning a special event. You’re the man, Donald. Thanks again!

I am so glad I hired Don. He is professional. He knows almost everything about weddings, and if you like he can give you awesome recommendations of what makes a great wedding. Months before the wedding starts, Don sat down with us and spent about two hours with us getting down the details of the wedding. After we selected our songs, he sat down with us again and walked us through what we need to be aware of on the day of the wedding. Don has like a gazillion songs in his library, if he doesn’t have your song, he can get it in a jiffy. Don has a lot of class and he dresses appropriately on the day of the wedding. All I can say is Don went above and beyond what he promised us for our wedding. What I love about Don is he is the most responsive staff I have working the wedding. If you ask him a question, it is guaranteed that he gives you a response in a timely manner. I would recommend Don to my friends and relatives for any special occasion.

Who… Has a Bazillion songs for any genre
Who is… Very Personable, Professional and well mannered
Outstanding Communicator even up to 2 am!
Who is Very engaging and interactive… no one else but DJ Don!
If I had a phrase that would describe Don it would be :
Keep Calm and Dance On!!!
Our wedding was amazing! So Amazing to be loved. woo go head Luther!
Don knew exactly the mood we were going for and made it happen. You can go on his site pick out your play lists, listen to snippets, and feel confident that your event will be one to remember. He can find any song you want and will play if for you over the phone to ensure its what you want!
Don will engage your crowd and get them jammin’ on the dance floor. Woo… No parkin’ baby… no parkin’ on the dance floor!
We had a magical night! We jammed to Grover Washington’s Mr Magic, grooved to Take Five and rocked with a little Jill Scott, topped off with some Adele!
Don is PRICELESS!
If you are looking for an outstanding, confident, reliable DJ who will take all your worries ways… look no further.
Don thank you for making our day … Unforgettable.

We just got married in October 2012. Don was the DJ at our reception. He is on the preferred vendor list of The Glen Club. He did an amazing job. He was very responsive to all of our requests. He came out to our house to meet with us to discuss our reception. His website has great features that make it very easy for a busy bride and groom to build a playlist. Don also worked seamlessly with the jazz trio that played during the cocktail hour and dinner. He was very detail oriented and even picked a great instrumental to play during their break. During the reception, the dance floor was occupied the entire time. He not only played our requests but also supplemented with other great music choices (and took requests). I received many compliments on the music which should all be attributed to Don.

Don is a lifesaver! We had issues with Union Station for our wedding with the lighting for the columns. Last minute, union station told us it was not included. We found Don and 3 days before our wedding, we contacted him and he was so nice and willing to help our situation. The next day, he went to check out the site and offered his services. His battery powered LED lights that highlights the contours of the columns were beautiful. We were in desperate need for someone to step up, and Don delivered last minute. I highly recommend Don for your lighting needs.

We used Stand & Clap for our 10÷08÷11 wedding at the Grove in Glenview.
Stand & Clap was a Grove preferred vendor. After meeting with Don we knew he was the right choice. He was super-​responsive (would reply to emails within minutes) enthusiastic, creative — basically he was everything we were looking for in a DJ. He was very open to our ideas (he mixed the Darth Vader theme song into my bridal march =) and had great suggestions. For example, our pre-​ceremony and cocktail music was contemporary songs played by a strings (Metallica, Nirvana, Guns N’ Roses, etc.) We loved the way it turned out! Don did a great job keeping the dance floor going with our music choices and guest requests, and did quite a bit of coordinating with our caterer and the venue!
He also provided uplighting for us. Dinner was held in an outdoor pavilion and lighting was not the best. Don used his amber lights plus lights offered by the venue, and it looked FANTASTIC!
The only glitch (which I consider minor) was at the reception. My husband and I picked out intro songs to play for each bridal party couple, and 4 of 7 were played out of order. However, it was a last minute thing we decided to do — and our intro song was correct!
Thanks Don!