About this vendor
Breaking the Norm Entertainment & Lighting is a wedding DJ and entertainment company based in Baltimore, MD, that has been serving events since 2014. Owner DJ Hank is incredibly passionate about music and performing, and promises to provide impeccable service. Breaking the Norm will strive to ensure your special day is memorable, and that you and your guests will be dancing your hearts out.
Breaking the Norm Entertainment & Lighting began serving weddings in 2015 after DJ Hank honed his skills and found joy in DJing. He is known for being talented, personable, and reliable, and will provide a dedicated service at your wedding celebration. Breaking the Norm Entertainment & Lighting will work with flexibility and can help you bring your vision to life.
Breaking the Norm Entertainment & Lighting offers a variety of packages to choose from so you can find the right service for your important event. They will happily travel to your venue, provide the setup and breakdown of equipment, and can perform at your ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. Amongst music and DJing, Breaking the Norm also provides lighting, laser light shows, MC services, fog machines, and more. You can book a consultation with DJ Hank to flesh out every detail of your special day.
Details
Equipment
- Audio/Visual Equipment
- Sound Equipment
Music Genres
- Bollywood
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
- EDM
Music Services
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2023.
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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5
out of 5.027 reviews
Hank is the absolute best DJ ever!!! His app to add all the music we wanted was so easy to do, he was super helpful with his experience and music choices. The party vibes are immac...
ulate and all of our guests complemented Hank all night! I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend him to everyone!!! Great guy, great DJ and we are so grateful to him for creating such an awesome experience for us🥳
Working with Hank during our wedding was an absolute pleasure. Prior to the wedding he was available and attentive. The planning portion was relatively painless, song and wedding i...
nformation was able to be filled out online and on the go. Hank took all of our special requests seriously and our personalized ceremony music was timed perfectly. During the reception he was a blast, kept the party energy high and seemed to be having just as much fun as our guests. He played the songs on our initial list, as well as making sure to prioritize my wife’s requests in between. All and all Hank went above and beyond to ensure our day was truly special! 10 out of 10 would hire again!
Hank was an excellent person to work with and he exceeded all of our expectations as well as our guest expectations. We had an amazing time because of Hank!!
hank was the best! he really set the tone to the wedding and read the room perfectly to what songs to play! he went above and beyond and words can barely describe how amazing he di...
d!
Hank was awesome to work with. He’s around my age so he knew how to draw a crowd onto the dance floor, but it wasn’t just us in our mid to late 20s dancing! My grandma was, husband...
s grandpa was, and everyone was enjoying our reception! He was very responsive and extremely flexible with last minute changes and add-ons. We had a conversation a few days before the wedding to make sure everything was sent and would go how I envisioned it. The flow of everything went great and the music was focused around all ages. The lights were perfect for under our outdoor tent too even in the nasty rain we dealt with. A nice soft white during dinner and then multiple colored lights shining in the tent for the reception. Highly recommend!
Hank was so easy to work and we got lots of compliments on him from our guests! He made it super easy to pick out all of our songs and lay out our plan for the big day. By the time...
our open dancing had started, it took some work to get people going - but Hank managed to get everyone hyped and got the party going! Best part too was how affordable he was. Would definitely hire again.
Hank was wonderful to work with and added lights to our package when requested at no extra charge. He was flexible and responsive during the planning process. His prices are very c...
ompetitive and every penny is worth it. Our day went off without a hitch! All announcements were made correctly, ceremony music cued perfectly with the proper cuts made, and the dancing portion of our night was so fun with awesome song selections. I would highly recommend Breaking the Norm Entertainment and Lighting to any couple!
Best DJ in the area. Hank is extremely accommodating and will make the event perfect
Hank was super nice and so easy to work with! The portal that he uses made it easy to select songs for each event and include the time that it would start. Everyone loved the music...
and several people told me later how surprised they were that so many people were on the dance floor all night, especially for a Sunday wedding! I had a former coworker even reach out to get my playlist (that was 75% Hank!) since she heard such great things about it from one of our mutual friends. My husband was impressed by how great Hank was at adjusting on the fly and seamlessly transitioning a song to the version he wanted! Hank was also great about doing enough talking to keep guests hyped, but not overdoing it. Overall, we would highly recommend Hank!!
Where do I start…. Hank was an absolute pleasure to work with and gave us everything we wanted and something’s we did not even know we wanted. He made the day/night a perfect event...
for all ages. The day after everyone was very impressed with the music and the way he helped facilitate the days activities! Everything went smooth and exactly how Hank said it would go! Hank did an excellent job telling us what he needed prior to the day.
Simply amazing! And fun! Would 100% recommend.
This was our first time hiring a DJ for any event, much less our wedding, and Hank was great all the way from prep to wedding day. Walked us through the process and let us pick as ...
much or as little of the music list ourselves as we wanted for each part of the wedding. The venue was a bit of an unusual layout, but Hank made it work perfectly! He had sound running outside with mics/speakers for the ceremony, indoors for the dancefloor, mics for speeches, the works. Thanks for helping our special day run that much smoother!!
Hank was incredible! His communication is timely and clear. He ability to read the crowd is great - for both songs and his involvement! Our guests were raving about his all night a...
nd the rest of the weekend!
Hank was such pleasure to work with leading up to the wedding and we were blown away with how good he was at the wedding! He nailed the vibe we wanted as far as music goes and ever...
yone has raved about what a fun party we had. He also worked with me to customize a father daughter mashup dance with my dad and it was so great! A bunch of our friends have already asked for his contact information to use for their events! Thank you again, Hank!!
Such a great DJ who was able to keep everyone on the dance floor even at a Sunday wedding! Weeks after our wedding, our friends and family are still saying how great the music was...
at our wedding and how their feet and legs hurt from dancing so much. Hank was amazing to work with from the start. He is very responsive and clearly knows what he is doing. His packages are reasonably priced and he has a great voice for announcements. The tool that he uses for planning out the songs for each section of the wedding day was very easy to use and very helpful to make sure we had all songs we wanted and had the chance to block songs from being played. Hank's experience helped us find common songs played at different parts of the night when we didn't know or have a preference of song. Such an amazing experience working with him and he definitely knew how to keep the party alive!
Hank really helped get the party started for our wedding. He was super responsive leading up to the wedding in terms of answering any questions...and I always have a lot! He was pa...
tient, kind and understanding. He understood the assignment, that's for sure! He made our emo, pop punk wedding dreams come true! We loved every minute. Our guests also complimented on how great Hank was! 10/10 would recommend him to everyone!! He'll make your musical vision come to life!
Hank was a true professional throughout the entire process. He was very responsive, easy to communicate to, and did a fantastic job with music for both our ceremony and reception. ...
I would 100% recommend.
We are soo happy we went with Hank for our DJ services at our wedding! Our whole ceremony went perfectly and people are still talking about the dance party at our reception! I thre...
w a couple last minute requests at him the day before and he was able to accommodate everything we asked for. It was such an amazing day and he was definitely one of the reasons why!
Hank was amazing for our wedding! He was so helpful with music selections and with providing the perfect atmosphere for all aspects, from the ceremony, to the cocktail hour, to the...
reception. Whether it was providing his own music selections for the pre ceremony, or using our music requests for the reception, he was so receptive and had great ideas. The reception was an absolute blast, he kept the dance floor lively and had great transitions. He also provided music and speakers for the patio area, which was great for providing a separate vibe. If you want a professional, helpful, and experienced DJ, I absolutely recommend hiring Hank for your event.
I am so happy I found Hank! I have been to many weddings where the DJ doesn't do a great job so when looking for mine I knew what I wanted. Hank checked all my boxes during our fir...
st call and exceeded my expectations during the wedding. His music playlist was perfect for what I was looking for and he did amazing with all the announcements and all my song request notes. He was attentive and asked lots of questions which helped him to understand the vision for the wedding day! Definitely recommend.
Hank was great throughout the whole process, and everyone's still talking about the dance floor a month later! He was super flexible and communicative, very great in hopping onto Z...
oom to talk to everyone who wanted to be a part of the process. He provided a form where we were able to share what needed to be played when and for what and for the most part, it went without a hitch! He was great at checking in with us when we started to fall a little behind, and read the room great to keep everyone partying til the lights came on. Thanks for everything!
Hank was such a fun and awesome part of our wedding! From the several planning meetings, making sure the logistics were set, and walking us through the process, we were confident i...
n Hank’s ability to help make our wedding perfect! Hank perfectly coordinated the ceremony music, dinner music, cake cutting song, toasts, first dances, intros, made announcements, etc. He read the crowd, engaged with our guests, and made sure everything ran smoothly! You could tell he knew what he was doing and we had so so much fun! I cannot recommend Hank enough!
Hank did a wonderful job at our wedding! Our guests had an absolute blast on the dance floor and we definitely recommend his service!
I had a great wedding experience having Hank as my DJ. He was super responsive to my questions and never made any question seem dumb. He was very flexible and accommodating to how ...
we wanted our day to run. When it came to our timeline, he helped us create one that allowed for a smooth flow. For our FOB and MOG dances, we were able to look to Hank and signal when we were done and for him to cut the song. He was very attentive to details and he had a good sense of the feel of the room. Overall, I would recommend him for any type of wedding as he is able to adapt to your style and desires!
He was so accommodating and professional! A few things changed last minute with the weather as it was an outside wedding, so we were worried to change the itinerary up, but all of ...
that was put to ease immediately by Breaking the Norm’s owner. He made sure everything went smoothly and beautifully, and we couldn’t be more thankful. And when I couldn’t be up to make sure everyone was having fun, he swapped the music to really pull the fun out onto the dance floor. Absolutely recommend!
When I first reached out to Hank, Hank responded very quickly. He was very helpful and straightforward to work with. We had several calls with him beforehand and he was able to acc...
ommodate all of our needs for our big day. The music he played made everybody jump onto the dance floor and made the whole night fun for everybody. After the event, all of our guests told us how much they loved the music that was played and how much fun it was. We can thank Hank for making it that fun! We highly recommend him for any weddings and appreciate the effort he put in to make our day special.
DJ Hank from the start really showed that he genuinely cared about what we were looking for. The process was very smooth and made planning a lot less stressful for us. On top of th...
at, he kept the dance floor packed ALL NIGHT. Would recommend Breaking The Norm to anyone looking for a DJ for their Wedding.
Contact
DC, Maryland, Virginia, PA
Breaking the Norm Entertainment & Lighting