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I am a wedding DJ from Sacramento, California who absolutely loves music! I use my turntables and vinyl records, as well as my MacBook Pro and DJ controller to make sure every song requested or desired is ready to go!
I also use professional wireless microphones for the ceremony through speeches, and some awesome dance floor lights for the dance party.
I live in Sacramento, but love traveling to lots of great places in Northern California such as Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Auburn, Newcastle, Nevada City, Amador County, and even the Bay Area.
I would love to have a chat with you about your big day, just holler at me!
Thanks!
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- Bluegrass
- Bollywood
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
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- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
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- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
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Eli is the absolute best DJ around, plus he's a super chill and nice guy you'll feel comfortable having at your wedding or event. He took the time to meet with us in person to go over everything and tell us what we needed to do, like pick processional and recessional songs. He then took our input for musical tastes and songs we liked and combined that with his own uncanny DJ abilities and vast musical knowledge to create what many have said was the most fun dance floor they've ever been on at a wedding. He kept the older crowd dancing right along with all the young folks all night. And he spins actual vinyl which is a rarity these days! I couldn't imagine our wedding with anyone but him DJing. Hire him now!
My husband and I got married in Sonoma on 04/28/2024, and we had the pleasure of working with DJ Eli. Eli is seriously one of the BEST wedding DJs you will ever find. Not only is he just such a joy to be around, but he knows how to get the party bumping. He took our vision of a fun and exciting reception and turned it into one of the funnest dance parties i've ever been a part of. We had every guest, young and old, on the dance floor partying and having the time of their lives. With Eli there was no stress, worries, or over explaining...he had amazing communication, knew what to do and how to do it, and made every detail work effortlessly. No matter what was going on, Eli was on top of it and was ready to roll with the punches. All of our guests are still commenting on how amazing our ceremony music was, and how much fun our reception was. Not only was his work just phenomenal, but Eli himself is just an amazing human and such a loving and caring person. If you want a fun reception that you and your guests will never forget....then you have to go with Mr.Eli FreshMode. If I could give him 100 stars, I would in a heart beat!
Where to begin? Eli was the most professional, thorough DJ. He researched my Spotify in advance to get a pulse on our musical tastes, had numerous consultations calls to ensure every detail was accounted for and made it the most fun party of our lives. He truly went the extra mile. When my father in law made fun of my love for Notre Dame in his speech, Eli rounded it out by playing the fight song. When my cousin sent fireball shots to the dancefloor, Eli was ready with Pitbull’s Fireball queued up. He navigated emotional moments like my husband dancing with his mom in a wheelchair and honoring my father who passed away with music. My friends keep texting me telling me how bomb the DJ was! Thanks for everything, DJ Eli Freshmode
My husband and I hired DJ Eli Freshmode for our wedding that took place on October 1, 2023. From our initial phone consult to the day of the wedding, Eli was incredibly easy to work with and get a hold of. He was friendly, laid back and gave great suggestion. The day of our wedding, he did an outstanding job and even with a smaller guest count, had lots of people out on the dance floor all night long! I had many guests say what a fun DJ he was and what a great job he did. We would highly recommend Eli to be your wedding DJ!
DJ Eli provided the right music throughout my daughter's wedding day! He brought the best energy and kept all the guests updated throughout the festivities. The music was perfect and he had songs for all the age groups in attendance. Great to work with! Highly recommend!
DJ Eli Freshmode was everything we ever hoped for in our wedding. He was at our wedding at Black Oak Mountain Vineyards on September 16, 2023. He was absolutely amazing!! You could tell he loves what he does and definitely knows his stuff and can read the crowd. He kept our guests dancing all night! It was so much fun! From the start, his communication was outstanding and he was so easy to work with. If you're looking for the perfect DJ for your wedding look no further DJ Eli Freshmode is ALL you need. I promise you won't regret it. HIGHLY recommend him!!
I knew from the start Eli would be the best DJ for our wedding, and I was so right! I could just tell our vibes were similar. My husband and I have eclectic but specific music taste, and my husband is a musician, so the sound of our wedding was extra important to us! We didn’t want a generic wedding soundtrack, and we didn’t want super clubby vibes for the dancing portion of the night. Everything Eli picked was so perfect. I had multiple guests tell me how much they enjoyed the music! One of my favorite musical moments of the night was when Eli played one of my dad’s vinyl records. Even though my dad has passed, it was so beautiful to bring a part of him into the night. Thank you Eli for everything!!
Eli Freshmode was everything we had hoped for in a wedding DJ. He made everything go very smoothly for our event and was able to accommodate a long list of requests and tailored his playlists to our style. He added meaningful input during our meetings and took what we had in mind and made everything better. Thank you Eli!
From the moment we had our first meeting with Eli we knew we had found the right DJ for our wedding! From being the MC and timing the ceremony perfectly to playing the perfect songs at the right times, he nailed every aspect in keeping the flow of the entire day. He was an absolute pleasure to work with and will recommend him to all!
Do yourself and your wedding a favor and hire this man. He kept us dancing non-stop, was unbelievably accommodating with some special requests and music cuts, and was an absolute pleasure to work with - kind, warm, and totally in tune with what the mood called for at all parts of the night. Eli is simply the best!
If you're looking for a DJ, stop your search here and just hire Eli.
It takes a really special and talented DJ to respond "This is such an awesome email to receive!" to "Hi, we don't want a dance floor, we have insanely differing music tastes, and just want to play really chill music at our wedding. Also, we are trying to avoid the whole 'club dj' thing".
Most importantly, Eli is an absolutely amazing DJ. He was able to perfectly mix our music tastes (even sneaking in two absolutely horrendous songs my husband requested that I hate at the absolute perfect time so no one noticed them) and give us the relaxed hangout vibe we were looking for. He then perfectly ramped it up while still staying within our music tastes when an impromptu dance party broke out. His knowledge and love of music are amazing and he was such a perfect choice for our wedding.
Secondary to all that, Eli is just a good person. One of our favorite parts of the entire wedding planning process was meeting with Eli to go over what we were looking for. He is just so warm, kind, and really funny. He is just such a solid human and so many of our guests mentioned how much they enjoyed chatting with him and how nice he was to all the kids (he's a dad) in attendance.
Eli was the BEST DJ we could've asked for. We immediately felt comfortable with him and knew we could trust him for our special day. The dance floor was poppin' the entire time, which was super important to me! He knows how to read a dance floor full of people that are different ages and have different music preferences. My husband and I highly recommend Eli to DJ your next big event!
We hired Eli to DJ our wedding and he is AMAZING! Not only does he play great tunes, he brings epic energy and great vibes to the whole event. We had an incredible dance party and he even agreed to add two more hours of music to the night when my friends wouldn't let the dancing end. We also had to change our venue at the last minute due to fires and he rolled with the punches (even though our new venue was farther away). He was communicative leading up to our wedding and accommodated every request, including a special mix for the father/daughter dance. Honestly, we couldn't have asked for anything more.
Eli was recommended to us by Park Winters for our wedding and we're so glad that we chose him as our DJ! He's communicative, friendly, fun, and obviously loves music. My husband said it best - Eli is someone that you would want to hang out with.
Eli made the planning process and song compilation really easy for us while nailing our music style all night. Since we didn't have a coordinator for our wedding, we relied on him to be the MC of our night and he did such a great job - he helped keep the night flowing seamlessly from one aspect to the next. He even made an awesome suggestion about how to fit in the sparklers we wanted before our photographers left!
I can't express enough how happy I am that we chose Eli - he did an absolutely great job with a smile on his face all night!
We hired Eli for our wedding and I am so glad we did!!
Our guests had so much fun on the dance floor - they still talk about it up to this day lol. Transitioning is so smooth and he KNOWS how to read the crowd.
I also had special requests like my bestfriend FaceTiming in for her speech, and I had friends who did live music for us and he made all these happen without me stressing about it.
We had so much fun throughout the whole process as well. Can’t wait to hire him again for our next events!
Eli was the perfect choice for our wedding DJ! Everyone had a blast and Eli listened to everything my husband and I wanted for the ceremony, cocktail hour, and dancing portion. I could not imagine it being more perfect. He is great at reading the crowd and knowing when to turn it up or slow it down. He also went above and beyond for us and was able to move all of his equipment inside and restart the dancing party portion of our wedding after it unexpectedly started pouring rain outside. It only took him a few minutes to move all of this equipment into the barn at our venue to continue the party and he had a smile on his face the whole time! Eli was extremely easy to work with, responsive to emails, and made my wedding a literal dream. He is also a great MC, kept everything very professional and simple when it needed to be. Everything I had imagined for my wedding day and more! I 120% recommend Eli for any DJ needs.
DJ Eli Freshmode is THE BEST! We had the most epic dance floor at our wedding thanks to him. As soon as we learned that he plays vinyl records, we knew he was our DJ. He is so down-to-earth and easy to work with. He helped make awesome recommendations for ceremony songs. He has a vast knowledge of music that made the evening so much fun for all of our guests! Everyone from our flower girl to our grandparents were on the dance floor. He started off our reception with great energy by introducing the wedding party and their chosen intro songs. He is awesome and secretly worked with my sisters who incorporated music into their MOH speech. One of the highlights of our wedding was a flash mob to Blanco Brown’s Git Up coordinated by our wedding party and DJ Eli Freshmode. We were so surprised and still can’t believe it. We stayed on the dance floor the whole night because every song was perfect and so much fun. He read the vibe of the crowd and kept our dance floor bumpin’! We had requested Aerosmith “I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” as our final song and the night ended with all our friends and family in a big circle together around us singing the words. We still have our guests reaching out to us to compliment DJ Eli Freshmode. Even our photographer and videographer were expressing how much fun our dance floor was to us afterwards. We cannot over-enthuse how incredible DJ Eli Freshmode is and thank him enough for truly making our wedding so memorable and epic.
As an event manager, I’ve worked with a lot of average DJs. Eli is NOT a one of those. He went above and beyond to make sure my wedding went off without a hitch and kept the guests dancing all night. He listened to my vision for the day and was happy to play all my requests. He worked well with all my other vendors and make sure there were seamless transitions between the live musician and himself. Music was one of the most important aspects of our ceremony and reception and after chatting with Eli I knew I had nothing to worry about!
Thank you so much Eli!
We loved having Eli at our wedding! He read the crowd and played the right song every time! We formulated a spotify playlist that we shared with him and he used those songs and similar songs for our wedding. It was a perfect evening! We were hesitant about having a DJ but after having Eli- we wouldn't have wanted it any other way!!
Not only is he an amazing, wonderful human being, he's the best DJ I've ever experienced. We hired him because we heard him at a friend's wedding and it was the ultimate call on our part. Our wedding night was amazing, perfect even. He runs the show with the music. I think I heard his voice three times in the whole night, but he kept control of the ENTIRE EVENT in the best possible way. Everyone complimented him all night. That dance floor was UNREAL. He does a really amazing job of reading the room, reading the couple, and reading the crowd. We made him a playlist to show him our style, but aside from that really didn't give him much direction, and he still managed to nail it. Hire him. do it. hire him. On a day where every detail is on your mind, he'll take care of his business, for real. You don't have to worry about him, he'll take care of YOU. do it.
For me choosing a DJ was the most difficult vendor to decide upon! I spoke to several, but it wasn't until my husband and I spoke to Eli that we instantly knew he was what we had been searching for! Eli is a blast to work with! He is professional, entertaining and he is truly there for the bride and groom. We could not be happier that Eli was our DJ he did an incredible job. All we wanted was for an epic dance party and Eli delivered. Our guests loved him! I highly recommend using Eli as your wedding DJ or any other DJ needs. He is truly passionate about what he does! I would hire Eli over and over again and will forever recommend him! Thanks Eli a memorable wedding!
Brace yourself for a well deserved long review:
This review is LONG OVERDUE, apologies Eli. What can I say... Eli nailed it on all fronts. IMHO, our wedding celebration on November 4th, 2017 at Park Winters was a magical and spectacular day. In college I planned a lot of events and worked with many DJs. Planning a wedding is definitely on another level. Locking down Park Winters and then shortly after our key vendors such as our DJ (Eli) was huge. We had less than 6 months to plan everything and managed to do it all without a coordinator (thank God lol). Eli made it easy. He is extremely personable. He asked us about the two of us first. We chatted like we've known him for years, before we got into any business. Everything can look great on paper, and we talked to many great DJs with awesome stuff, but Eli stood above the rest because we felt we could trust him. Additionally, we felt like he would be someone that we would want to know whether he DJ'd or not. He was straightforward about what he could do and what he could not. Eli doesn't have all the new flashy tech bells and whistles, but he has more than enough. Honestly, DJs with big production capabilities sell things that you don't necessarily need. Eli allowed Melissa's brother (who also DJs) to bring a few additional things which was super cool. He is very humble. First and foremost, you want someone that is going to make things easier for you and that can create the atmosphere you are looking for. Eli does that exceptionally.
What Eli has that many other DJs don't is a broad knowledge of music. He doesn't just have a huge database of wedding music. Eli has a legit background and knowledge of many genres and decades of music. If you look at his social media, you'll see how much he loves music. For example, I told him that I grew up playing classical music and listening to Jazz. He was excited to tell us that he was able to get his hands on some awesome Jazz records that he wanted to play during cocktail hour. The best thing about Eli is you can tell him what you are looking for, and give him the creative space to deliver. My wife and I really made an effort to not micromanage our vendors. We knew we'd have enough to deal with with our daily lives and the other aspects of the wedding. We had to find people we could trust to get the job done. Trust me, if you are looking for a DJ with fair pricing, great taste, character and a wealth of musical knowledge, Eli is your guy! Thanks Eli for being a huge part of our wedding celebration. From beginning to end, you had a smile on and treated us like friends. We were honored to have you!
Some of our wedding highlights:
- Sparkler first dance under the starry sky. Eli delivered.
- Combined father/daughter and mother/son dance on the clouds with Melissa's cousins singing a special edit of Hamilton's "Dear Theodosia". Eli made sure everything went smoothly. Eli delivered.
- Eli's transitions were all smooth from dinner to speeches to cake cutting to dancing (etc). The dancefloor was live and all ages were getting down. It was packed! Many of our guests stayed until the end.
- Lastly, the highlight of all highlights was having Melissa's 97 year old grandpa in his wheelchair and my 92 year old grandma dancing in the center of the dancefloor late in the evening. It was spontaneous, and again, Eli delivered.
Btw, we didn't meet Eli in person until our wedding day. Do I need to convince you anymore that Eli is your guy?
I would highly recommend DJ Eli FreshMode to anyone! From the initial first meeting to the end of the wedding, everything was great. He really kept the party going all night long at our wedding.
The wedding was one week ago and guests are still raving about our DJ...I mean, how often does that happen?! The dance floor was literally poppin' the whole time. That just shows how great he was.
Not only did he keep the party going all night, but he also helped a ton with making sure the overall wedding went smoothly (announcing bridal party, speeches, cake cutting and so much more).
Thank you Eli for contributing in making our wedding day perfect and unforgettable! :)
Elliot was amazing at our wedding! Everyone loved the variety of music he played and he even dealt with some intoxicated family members who got a hold of the spare microphone. He was very thorough and thoughtful throughout the planning and really did a fantastic job. We would definitely hire him again for an event!
We have MAD LOVE for Eli!!! I cannot recommend him enough. I procrastinated on getting a DJ for the wedding until the last few months. I kept reading that choosing a good DJ is really important and I realized that first hand after going to a wedding where the DJ basically ruined the wedding. Unfortunately, its really hard to determine who is going to be great without actually hearing them. I did a lot of research on Wedding Wire and The Knot and Yelp. I almost went with a few people but I was just like, "okay, they sound good and have great reviews." But when I emailed Eli I said to myself, "Holy crap this guy GETS it! This is my dj!" He was the only dj who actually congratulated us on our marriage and seemed genuinely excited to get to know us and our musical taste. His pricing was fair (and now that I know how good he is, he def could be charging more) He has a passion and understanding for music and I trusted his taste even though I'm very picky about music. I went a little crazy and gave him a TON of must have songs and announcement and timing requests. He did not sweat one bit and made me feel so calm and sure that he had it down. He was extremely professional and FAST at responding to me. Super fast. At the wedding, Eli NAILED IT!!!!! Everything was perfectly on cue, his voice is awesome and cool (not cheesy at all). He knew exactly what to play and when and got everyone dancing. The music and sound quality was perfection and all my guests kept telling us how much they loved the music. My directions on where he should setup were kind of unclear because I kept having to change it with the weather but he did not even blink; he just made it happen! He had an umbrella, awesome light, 2 setups, turntables, records, extra extension cords and power supply stuff. Plus his own table and table cloth. Its true, a DJ can make or break your wedding and he made it!! Hes so sweet, cool, professional, a little edgy, and TALENTED AS HECK.
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3811 53rd St, Sacramento, CA | Northern California
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