Admit One DJ’s

We booked John G. for our wedding night of 09/​26/​2015. He was awesome & let us dress him up for our renaissance-​themed wedding. He took care of the audio for the ceremony, the ceremony music & the reception of course. Pretty much our entire wedding was untraditional & he made sure it went smoothly. The only «complaint» we have, is that a few of the songs on the «must play list» were not played, but it honestly was not a big deal because he kept the dancefloor packed & probably thought that the songs that were unplayed would cause people to sit down. Even though we had utilized the pager service, we only actually hit the button once, but he checked in with us throughout the night to ensure that everything was to our liking & to see if we needed anything else from him. We are definitely going to keep Admit One in mind for any future events that we may host!!!

Admit One was the perfect vendor for multiple services. We rented a microphone and speaker for our outdoor wedding ceremony, fabric backdrop and up-​lights for our head table, and also had a DJ at the reception. Greg was always very helpful when I would call with questions, and his Meet the DJ night was so much fun! Right away we knew we would LOVE to have Kyle as our DJ, and we were thrilled when we were matched up. Kyle absolutely ROCKED it at our wedding! Our dance floor was almost never empty, Kyle was professional and accommodating, and he was able to balance music requests and playing different music genres to keep everyone happy. We are still so grateful to Kyle for helping to make our wedding the absolute best day of our lives. I would recommend Admit One to anyone!

We book them for our wedding, June 19^th, 2015
From the start, they seemed like a pretty great place. Outside of goofy issues with them dropping a bunch of my calls, and issues getting their emails, they were very professional. We met with the manager, and discussed our event, and what we wanted from a DJ. They showed us around their building, and showed us some of their equipment.
My wife and I talked about it for a bit ourselves, and decided to go with them. During the negotiations, we were impressed with their ability to work with us on our needs/​wants/​budget balancing. We did end up getting a great deal, better than we expected.
A few months later, we attended their Meet the DJ night, which was a blast. beer, food, and DJ’s to meet. The only complaint I can say is that there were WAY too many people in that small of an area for continued comfort. either way, we made our way around, talked with a few DJ’s, and ended up deciding on Erica, who ended up being awesome!
Fast forward to the day of, Erica was at the hall when we arrived, which was about 20 minutes before they opened the door to the room. She was dressed professional in a black dress. Her equipment was all set up, and her laptop was up and playing some quiet music when we arrived. Throughout the night, she was there to make announcements for different things (dessert table open, bouquet toss, etc.), while also keeping the guests of all ages up and dancing, and having a good time. We a had a few interactions during the night about various different things (song request, dedications, etc.), and she was very pleasant. At the end of the night, she had us fill out a review card, which I assume goes back to the company
After booking with them, we were given access to an online site to fill out information with everything from who is being announced, to song must plays. This was very good to see, and very through, but the site was a bit outdated.
They are a SOLID 5 stars. Very professional overall, we couldn’t be happier
Advice to management: Update your site to be a bit easier to navigate, and look a bit newer. Also, a mobile site would be nice too!

Admit One DJs are an amazing DJ company! I just had my wedding on Saturday, and every guest I have talked to said this was the best wedding they have ever been to! I strongly believe that the music played playsa huge part in the vibe of the wedding. I was on the dance floor the ENTIRE night! And so was everyone else! It was a very crowded dance floor and I was a very happy bride. Brian was an awesome DJ and followed my suggestions, and added his own to create an awesome wedding experience. I think the sign of an enjoyable wedding is how many people dance during it, and my dance floor was packed the ENTIRE time, so it was an extremely successful wedding in my book!

In all honestly I was a little concerned at first about some of the negative reviews on Unilocal that are «not recommended», however after speaking with the owner and going through all the way to the event, I’m extremely happy we went with them.
Nick was our DJ for our wedding in in early August and was great. He was extremely professional and was at the top of his game the entire time and was able to get everything coordinated with photographers and family for such things as the introductions, cake cutting, etc… I would highly recommend him for any future event.
I also really liked their online portal that allowed us to upload custom songs and specify all the songs and functions before the actual date. It gave my wife and I time to review everything and honestly caught a lot of things that we hadn’t thought about previously. The fact that it was online meant we could do it at our leisure instead of being put ‘on the spot’ in a meeting or something similar.

Loved working with admit one! The dj that we choose had an emergency at the last minute so Greg, the owner stepped in and worked our wedding reception. I was very happy when I found out Greg was our dj last minute because I had mainly been communicating with him for our consultations. Greg was absolutely amazing. We had some difficult song requests (albanian music) that he was able to find and play for us during our reception. Couldn’t be happier.

I’m disappointed with my overall experience with Admit One. We booked VERY early (over a year before the wedding) because of their high reviews and because their manager was so outgoing and was passionate about the business. My parents paid for the dj & photobooth for the wedding and it was not cheap at all. They were quite expensive but again I was sold by their high reviews and experience. I liked the concept of booking in advance then actually going for the DJ night and meeting with DJ’s and choosing the one you click with. Like I said, I like the concept but I don’t think it really worked out for us in the end. We are a Hispanic couple and the manager guaranteed that they had numerous Spanish dj’s and could provide high quality for the wedding day. I just feel like the communication was really lacking. I was waiting for an email or something for the DJ night since we were pretty much less than 6 months from the big day. I emailed the manager and he said he had a better option for me, he was going to have me talk to their 2 Spanish dj’s and see which one I prefer and go that route. Well, this was not what we had discussed at all and once I was onboard he then told me forget it actually neither one are available for that date. It turns our that one of the DJs from the company was getting married the same day we were so a lot of their dj’s would be attending the wedding. It just felt like I didn’t have as many available dj’s as I was promised. When we met with the dj’s I didn’t really love any of them and the last one that we spoke with was the one we felt the most confident with but we did not get him. Even though we booked over a year in advance someone else apparently secured that dj over us. I find this hard to believe but it is what it is. We got our second choice dj and I think he did a below average job. He was pretty communicative with me and I was pretty thorough with what kind of music I wanted but in the end I don’t think he was comfortable with playing latin music. I’m talking about real Latin music NOT Ricky Martin’s Livin la Vida Loca which was played! I never would have imagined that song being played. I gave him so many examples and specific genres of what I wanted played and I think for the amount of money being charged I don’t think the quality was there.
My experience with the photobooth was unfortunately even worse. I did not hear from anyone about the photobooth until once again I had to send out an email because it was less than a month before the wedding date. I received an email and it was written as if they had reached out to me in the past but I had been unresponsive which was not the case. It was also kind of infuriating that they sent me an email on a Monday and were requested for me to email them back on Tuesday with all of my guest’s email in an excel spreadsheet for the following day. Luckily I had this information but It would be nice to have some sort of notice and more than a day to submit this information especially when it’s 3 weeks before the wedding. I submitted the excel spreadsheet and also asked some follow up questions but never received any sort of response. It was very, very disappointing and once again quite expensive. I’m really upset that my parents spent that much money for the quality we received. I would not recommend Admit One.

I know this review comes a little late, but its very well deserved. I absolutely love this DJ company. My wedding was in June of 2011. The owner Greg had always been wondefully nice and eager to answer all of my questions. Our selected DJ was Nate. He stuck to my «play and do not play list». He called me immediately to go over any questions or concerns that I had. He takes pride in what he does. The pricing was a bit higher than other DJ’s but I see why. I never knew that with other DJ companies, the DJ’s are contracted. Therfore, on the day of the wedding the DJ selected brings his own equiptment. So you never know what type of equiptment they have or the quality of that equiptment. If something was to happen where a speaker gets blown or they have technical difficulties, they always have a spare (unlike others). I was blown away by the way Nate took charge of the playlists when I suddenly left my reception due to illness. Greg (the owner) also made a personal appearance at my wedding to make sure everything was going well and looked good (they also did my lighting). Because he had heard that my father passed away 2 days before the wedding, he wanted to offer his condolences personally as well. That really meant alot to me! Thank you Greg and Nate for making my wedding reception a wonderful success and taking care of me when I needed you most!
There are guests who still say that they have never danced so much in their life, than they did at our wedding!

Awesome!
Fabulous!
Catered to our needs!
That was Damian in a nutshell. What a high-​energy, yet professional DJ we chose for our wedding. We could not be happier that our guests loved Damian as much as we did!
Thank you, Admit One! Your ability to personalize our experience was fabulous. The consultation, Meet the DJ night and every discussion with Damian was collaborative and centered on our special day! Keep, up, the great work!!!

I’ll keep it short and simple. Everything was flawless and went better than we could have imagined. They went out of their way to meet our specific requests. I highly recommend Admit One DJ’s.

I had the great pleasure of accompanying my daughter to a couple bridal fairs as she planned her wedding. We met some representatives of Admit One with their «photo-booth».My daughter was impressed because it wasn’t a booth at all. Her new husband is very techie (sp?) and she knew he’d love it. We drove out to Naperville & sat with Greg for 3 hrs (just like others have done). He was knowledgeable and friendly and excited to show us all of their «fun stuff’. Their price was competitive with others but they had something special. We were invited to a «meet the DJ’s» night to determine which of their 12 DJ’s fit best with our needs. We chose 3 and happily, Duffy, our #1 choice, was available for us.
What a great fit! My daughter wanted someone who would be there, play the music that would make her want to be on the dance floor because then her guests would want to be there too, also not be showy or in everyone’s face. Duffy was all that & more. He was fantastic about playing the wedding march her brother wrote, loved the unusual music she chose for before the ceremony, and was patient when the photographers kept them busy & held up the dancing by 30 min. Not a cross word, only a smile and an eagerness to please. And.. . EVERYONE danced!!!
On top of all that, our guests loved the photo-​booth SO MUCH that the attendant ran out of pages for the inside of the book. He said he’s never had such an influx of visitors. The mother of the groom had to be dragged away from the photo-​booth for the mother-​son dance.
I’d have to say that Admit One was well worth the money. For the memories and the images on the screens the entire evening as well as the delightfully timed music.
Thanks again Duffy!

I have to admit, I was very surprised by the negative reviews that I’ve seen on the way that business is carried at Admit One. The service I received was by far the polar opposite.
I was married only 16 days ago, so all of this is relatively fresh. From the very beginning the presentation they provided to sell us on their business is what sold me. I work with business professionals as I am one myself and I am also very personable. They managed to work both aspects and made me feel comfortable about my choice in using them as my DJ service.
Once we shopped around and finally made our decision we were not pressured to sign a contract. Plus they didn’t push any of the extras on us but told us they were available. There is a big difference between someone telling you the options that you have and being a pusher. I did not get the ladder from Admit One.
Then we did our «Meet the DJ» event. This event blew me away. It was nice to loosen up with a Heinken and talk straight forward with people who are your potential DJ. It’s a lot less stuffy and I’d imagine this helps the DJ as well. We ended up with our 3^rd choice Don.
About a month leading up to our wedding we were sort of lost with some music choices we needed to make such as Mother and Son dance, Ceremony March, and the Recessional. Don took some time out of his schedule to meet us face to face in the office and not just over the phone about a month before the wedding. He provided a TON of insight on the music we should use. We listen to Punk and Metal regularly, so if I had it my way, I would of walked down the aisle to «South of Heaven» by Slayer.
About 2 weeks before our wedding Don called to provide a reminder of finishing our website play list. Let’s face it, we were sort of procrastinating because we are music people. My husband is a musician so this was very crucial to our Ceremony and Reception to have everything right. We picked a few songs we must play, a few songs we refused to play, and we allowed requests as long as they are not the refused songs.
Two days before my wedding. Don calls again and we verify all the names of my bridal party (he even had me repeat the names a few times to insure proper pronunciation). He also played our reception introduction song (Cowboys from Hell by Pantera) over the phone to verify it was the correct version. It just so happened it wasn’t the correct version but I let him know where to find the correct version.
The day of the wedding we arrive about an hour and a half early and guess who was there? Don. He was already set up and good to go. During the ceremony he played all the correct songs, all the correct versions and he even handled the microphone for our ceremony which was perfect volume for all to hear. Then dinner and cocktail hour came. We were not specific on what to play except that he can play the usual but we also requested some 90’s Alternative. Yes, I got to hear Smashing Pumpkins «Thirty Three» during my dinner. He choose all the songs carefully and masterfully. The bouquet toss and garter toss were typical but we didn’t have a preference. The reception started and oh my… he got everyone moving.
He played all the songs we requested and all the songs my guests requested. One song requested was «I’m Broken» by Pantera. I would imagine any other DJ would of ignored this request seeing as it’s a wedding but I think after getting to know us Don knew this would make us happy. You know what? it did. Everything he did made me happy and I would recommend Admit One and Don personally to anyone who needed a DJ.

Awesome! Ran into a man working their booth at a bridal show. originally we had no desire to get a DJ– we had plans to have a band~ The guy mentioned the «remote» that really sparked my interest… my husband would have a tiny little clicker in his pocket throughout the wedding. if he needed anything he would click the button and our DJ would assit him in whatever we needed– Sounded pretty awesome so I went home and we decided we need to learn more about this place. Set up an appointment and went in to check it out–
We were beyond amazed at how awesome it was when we walked in– very cool building — set up is awesome– receptionist was above and beyond great! Super friendly– and beyond sweet throughout our planning :) We met the owner Greg and instantly loved him** They offered so much it was incredibly and really worth the money– The clicker. (which we had to find out more for) was for Brian to press if he needed a drink. to be saved from that one «family member who talks your ear off.» Lol! (Which we LOVED!) if you needed the wedding coordinator– had any questions. lights– temperature. the DJ was going to be there to help– super super impressed! We instantly knew we didn’t want a live band. we were getting a DJ and we were using THIS company**
They also offer a «Meet the DJ» night. where you come in– cocktails & food — and go around to different stations (very cool set up in the building so you could walk around to all these high top tables and get to meet the different DJ’s that they have– All very nice– very good and it was hard to pick our top 3 to see if they are available for your date– Even better. that really awesome receptionist is already on top of it. so when you walk in– you know exactly who is NOT available for your day– so you don’t waste time with one who isn’t availaible** BONUS! lol! Only 2 weren’t available for our day so we still had 18 others to choose from– Got to mingle with other couples as well=- all in all was a good night– something they made extra fun and very classy way to meet the DJ of your pick :)
We got super super lucky and had Greg the owner DJ for our wedding– (He was our first pick. lol!) The process of picking your songs — first dance. etc. as well as songs that are «must plays» vs songs that are «don’t ever play!» lol! was all available on your online personal website ** which you could add to or change up until a week before your wedding (We had a lot of fun with this too!) Make payments online– make your list of Bridal party for introductions. the whole 9 yards is thought of on this site ~
Our wedding was Beyond perfect in everyway– Greg went over the top and always made sure one of us had a drink (I even requested water a few times. lol!) But he made sure before our wedding what our «drink of choice» was so that he was prepared– Was such an amazing extra perk and we were so incredibly happy he was there for us on our day– :) Our music was perfect– everything that we wanted– we wanted Jack Johnson & Dave Matthews and some other similiar music for our dinner– we didn’t want the typical classical or elevator style music– what a hit that was to our friends many of them mentioned «you could really tell by the music they were celebrating our day with our favorites» Very cool extra touch :)
All in All I can’t Rave enough about this place* 110% service — above and beyond with all the details– truly do an amazing Job! and the customer service is awesome :)
We were married in June and I have been meaning to write an awesome review for a long time– Thank you again Admit One– !! I am so glad we were able to have you at our wedding*** :)

Orginally we were going with two seperate companies for our sound and DJ, since we wanted a company that really knew sound. Our wedding was at the union station in the great hall, and if you did not know, the ceilings are VERY TALL and echoing is a major problem. Sound needs to be engineered correctly and the quality of sound was on top of our list to be perfect. We decided to go a different route from the two separate companies because of shear cost.
We did some research on theknot and Unilocal,and found Admitonedj and scheduled a visit. First, they were very accommodating with us as we went on a Sat at 4−5pm because we had an afternoon wedding and were super late. We felt so bad, but they stayed well past their hours to work with us and show us around. We really wanted to check out the company because of their best of the knot awards but they big selling point was that Greg was very honest about our choices of using a line array system (cost much more) or speakers on stands. We already talked to 3 companies and they recommended us to get line array speaker system because of the HUGE space and echoing. But line array is almost twice the cost and the companies noted even with line array, sound was not going to be perfect. Greg gave us two options, and to our surprise, he recommended cheaper option, the speakers on stands. Our thought was this, if he wanted to make money off of us, he would have choose the more expensive option, but he cared about our budget and explained VERY thoroughly (we asked tons of questions and questioned what he knew) our pros/​cons of both. We signed our contract with them a month before our wedding. I am not going to lie, I was a bit hesitant especially with the reviews on Unilocal,but our feeling from Greg and theknot somewhat put me on ease.
On the wedding day, Greg was awesome. He was very attentive to us throughout the night and even got us drinks (that surprised us). We could not be more happier with his professionalism and sincere care for our wedding. He called us multiple times the week prior to ensure he knew our schedule and had everything correct. His playlist selection was top notch and my new wife who really enjoys music was very happy with the song selections. I have no reserve in recommending Greg for your wedding. He delivered on quality sound at a reasonable price in a very difficult venue. There was still echoing, but we expected that.

My wife and I got married back in October 9^th and Duffy was our DJ.
One of the primary reasons why I chose Duffy on our «Meet the DJ» night was because Duffy made you feel that you were his primary focus. He made you feel that he was committed to making your event a wonderful memory.
A unique request my wife and I made to Duffy was that we wanted EACH Bridesmaid and Groomsman to have their OWN song. To make a long story short, Duffy did a fantastic job making sure every track ran smoothly in the introduction process. The correct song played to the correct person.
Duffy was also easily accessible. He was always open to communication and was very very easy to talk to. If you have a particular style you want your wedding reception to have as far as music is concerned, make sure you fill out the playlist! Duffy did a wonderful job keeping focused onto our playlist and respectfully declined anybody else’s music request if it deviated away from our playlist. Lastly, Duffy did a good job pronouncing everyone’s last names, which we coordinated approximately 24 – 48 hours before the wedding. For half the wedding to be half Filipinos, Duff didn’t do too bad. Not bad at all.
This was just a cliff-​notes version of the good job Duffy did on my wedding. We had some odd requests which certainly made Duffy’s job a little more difficult but with the effort and time he put into it, he certainly made my wedding night one of the most memorable in my life.

Very very happy with my overall experience with Admit One Djs.
Yes they are on the pricey side — I’m sure you can find a better price out there for a dj that does this «on the side» or as a hobby.
Our DJ was Duffy. He was very professional and very very knowledgeable. He is very funny by the way. He always had me laughing on the phone the few times that I talked to him to discuss the details of our reception.
Our wedding celebration consisted on pleasing a Mexican crowd and American crowd — and he was very helpful in giving me advice as to what I should play for certain things since I had no idea what goes on in an American wedding — and he was also fast in learning our Mexican traditions such as La vivora de la Mar. He is also very good with pronunciations in Spanish names — that was a plus for me.
He really impressed us. Duffy took things in control when needed and was very good at his job. WIsh we had more time to dance — our day went by so fast! :)
Overall I give Admit One DJs 5 stars because of Duffy. W/​out him — Admit One would loose a great asset to the company. Greg the owner is very nice and professional too.

My husband and I were referred to Admit One DJs by an old classmate. I went on their website and asked for more information, requesting to receive info. by email only. They wouldn’t let the form go through without a phone number, so I entered it in! Admit One DJs called me several times until one day they left a voice mail about a promotion where if you hurry in by a certain date you can save on Wedding DJ services. So, we made an appointment and drove the 45 minutes out to see them. We left almost 3 hours later!
The place is designed very fancy — I assume to sell their clients on their services. In the beginning the guy we sat down with seemed really great and helpful, so did the next guy that showed us how to upload our songs to their website. They give you a demo of their sound equipment and then finally after they think your sold they show you the price, which was OUTRAGEOUS! The discounts that they told me about over the phone did not apply to most things. Everything was a separate fee. Not a nice package deal. Had we known that we wouldn’t have bothered coming out to see them. The guy was being really pushy and trying to make us give a deposit and sign right then and there. When my husband told him we had to think about it, the sales guy went from Mr. Nice Guy to major Jerk. He then proceeded to call and leave several messages until he finally took the hint we weren’t going with them. We ended up finding another DJ that was more affordable and much easier to work with — local too!

This guy is a lunatic! He is bad business! I believe him to be bi-​polar! I spoke with what turned out to be a former customer and former employee when I was out 1 night. Thank goodness we went with another dj, but my friend did not. I think this guy owes him money back. Do not trust!

Brides and Grooms– RUN AWAY!
Granted I got married in 2007 and their service may have changed, I still shake with anger everytime I think of the absolute horrible service I got with them during my wedding.
They sold us with a great presentation at their offices, totally played up their dj’s as experienced and professional. They were the most expensive dj’s that i interviewed but went with them anyway thinking i could relax knowing that one aspect of our wedding would be great.
um… NOT!
In the final weeks before our wedding, I called them wanting to know who our dj was so i could discuss the music even though everything had already been filled out online. I was reassured that my dj would call me within the next few days but i didn’t receive a call until 2 days before my wedding. conversation went ok, but i was so annoyed that i didn’t talk to him until 2 days before the wedding!
Wedding day: the music that was played during dinner sounded so soft and muffled that our guests didn’t even know there was music playing. we told our dj several times that the music sounded horrible but the problem persisted throughout the night. during the night we were supposed to have a game every time guests clinked their glasses for a kiss and they totally messed it up. pretty much the game never happened even though it was something i went over with the dj several times during our phone conversation.
Everytime i looked over at the dj booth, the two dj’s were looking around at different papers, scrambling around lookes as though they had no idea what they were doing. to further exemplify how horrible our experience was– i requested a specific song for when i threw my bouquet but it didn’t even start playing until i finished throwing my bouquet!
I was so embarassed to have Admit One as the dj at my wedding. neither my husband nor myself was able to fully enjoy our big night.
we also had friends who used them and also had bad experiences as well. I wrote to them complaining and never heard any responses back.
horrible service. please do yourself a favor and go with a non-​corporate dj. my friends and i have found that dj’s on their own do a better job– most likely because they have their reputation on the line.

Great DJ company! They have a great pricing structure, allow you to meet your DJ before you use them, and they have great service benefits, like the pager system we just used at our wedding that allows you to beep the DJ instead of walking over to his table to tell him something.
We just had Brad at our wedding and we couldn’t have been happier! Great variety, great songs, and everyone stayed on the dance floor all night!