Academy DJs

Richard Barker of Academy DJs was the DJ at our reception. He was awesome! When he didn't have the father-daughter dance song I had picked, he simply said "I just have to purchase it. No problem!" Every other song we requested was available. He was very professional and made sure that all of our guests had fun. He kept the party going even when most of our guests had left. We also paid for LED uplighting and a name-in-lights display. He set up the gorgeous uplighting behind the cake, head table, bars, and along the walls. It was prefect! The name-in-lights was on the floor during dinner and our first dances. Later, he displayed it on the wall behind the head table. We loved it! The design plate for the name-in-lights is now ours to keep. We also got a photo booth w/ scrapbook (rented out by Academy DJs through Photo Booth Florida). It was so much fun! And it was all for a great price!

We read some amazing reviews on Richard, then read over his website adn loved how he expressed that even though your wedding is all about the bride adn groom you want to make sure the part is dancing all night. Which it was, his music selection was perfect, we did put a few songs on our must play list adn belive it or not those were the songs less people danced to but with everything else everyone was up and out of their seats having a good time. Its obvious he loves what he does adn really understands how to get the party going, he as great to work with and super fun! Highly recommended.

Academy DJs was great. They were affordable and have tons and tons of music to choose from. You just have to tell them what you want and they will play it. Richard was very friendly and professional. The only problem I had was when he would into playing a different song, sometimes it didn't mix well. You can hear parts of a song then it would go back to the right song he wanted to play. That only happened a few times. Other than that he was great. I would definitely recommend him to others. Thanks again!

Academy DJ's provided us with DJ Steadman. DJ Steadman was very prompt with his response time and constantly called to make sure that I was doing okay with the online platform and to answer any questions I might have had. Even though he was out of my area, he offered to drive down to meet my husband and I prior to the wedding if it made us more comfortable than talking on the phone and emailing. At the wedding he arrived in plenty of time and dressed in a professional manner. He spoke very clearly and managed to pronounce everyone's names correctly. He played music that we agreed on, managed to play everything on my play list, and complied with the do not play list. I had a wedding coordinator that was working with him on my timeline and he was able to work on the fly with no problems at all. Several guests at the wedding told me that he did an excellent job and asked for his info for upcoming events. Thank you DJ Steadman and Academy DJ's.... you were awesome!

What can say? Except that this company is the best of the best! But don't get discouraged, this company can and will work with your needs. Talk about professionalism all of the way! There wasn't one feeling of regret with this company! Richard you totally rock!

Richard at Academy DJ was one of the best decisions I made about my wedding day! He was so nice and worked with us in every way possible. He listened to what we wanted for our perfect day and totally delivered! He was so professional and a great DJ to have. Thankyou so much!

I used this online DJ service and had a great experience. Great prices and they sent me the perfect DJ, Jim Eshleman. He was funny and a great MC. Assisted me with my play list and promptly answered all of my questions. The website has an awesome play list selector and day-of timeline which makes planning easy.

The online planning tools are phenomenal! Richard was really easy to work with and we had a blast dancing the night away.

I would definetly recommend this DJ company to anyone who is looking for a dedicated and dependable DJ for their special day. Our DJ kept everything moving and was extremely organized. He carried out everything that we wanted him to and he did everything that he promised he would do.

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Richard,

I just finished filling out the online survey that your company sent, however, I wanted to send you a personal e-mail expressing my complete delight with our DJ, Steve Alvin. He was single-handedly the thing that made our Valentine's Dance a huge success. Everyone loved him! He interacted with the crowd a lot and had a great sense of what to play when. He really fed off the energy of the crowd and played the perfect music to enhance any given moment. Thank you so much for recommending such a professional, accomodating, OUTSTANDING DJ!

Richard was great! He was very patient with our last minute (only a week before!) requests and the mishaps that took place. He was very kind and genuinely a nice person. He also was very flexible with our unique wedding requests. Thank you Richard!

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Everything was great! The dance floor was full all night; Don knew how to keep things going, we did not pick very many songs that had to be played- we left it all up to Don and he was great, I had so many compliments on everything including the excellent DJ Service that we had, Thanks!

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Richard was excellent. Everyone had a great time at the wedding. We trusted him to pick all the music and everything he selected was dead on.

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The next event we need a DJ, we will definitely be calling Richard and his team.

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I have never been so happy with a service. Adam was a great Dj and he even went above and beyond by recording our ceremony and giving it to our photographers so the could put it in the slide slow. We had no idea till we watched it, and I was soo happy. I can't thank you enough. We will recommend Adam to everyone!

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I just filled out the online survey but wanted to send you a personal thank you for assigning Steve as our DJ. He was amazing. As I noted on the survey my 17 year old sister was even impressed in him, and 17 year olds are NOT easily impressed.
When I first met with Steve blues/Cajun weren’t his specialty in way of music styles but he was very enthusiastic in working with my husband to delve into the project. (I think those two may be life long friends after this…J). He was at all times professional, but was also fun loving and able to role with the punches. It was truly a blessing to have him there for our special day.
Any time we need a DJ we will be giving you a call and will certainly spread the word about Academy DJ’s. Thank you so much!!!