Les The DJ

We could not have made a better choice than going with Les as our wedding dj. Not only was she communicative and kind throughout the process—we had a lot of specific requests and questions—but she also guided us and gave us the confidence we needed to be able to relinquish control (ha!) and enjoy our reception fully. Our guests absolutely lost their minds. They couldn't believe that we had such a cool dj who managed to keep everyone (of all ages) dancing nonstop. Thank you for everything, Les!!

Les DJ'ed an event for our national conference and we couldn't have been more grateful! Les supported the vibe of our audience, was extremely communicative in setting up a request list in advance and designing an evening specific for our community. We can't recommend Les highly enough!

Choosing Les for our wedding was one of the best decisions we made. Her impeccable taste in music truly set the atmosphere for our special day. The way she effortlessly balanced our requests with unexpected delights kept the energy high and the dance floor packed. The crowd couldn't get enough, and neither could we. Thank you, Les, for making our wedding unforgettable!

We are so glad we booked Les to DJ our wedding! She has a great taste in music and a fantastic sense for how to keep a party rocking. Working with her leading up to the wedding was easy, stress free, and fun. She brought a great vibe & energy to the wedding reception, and we received A LOT of complements from all types of guests about how awesome the music was. After the wedding, the venue coordinator commented that she had “never seen the room packed with dancing for that long”. Booking Les was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding!!

My partner and I hired Les as our DJ for our wedding in Washington, DC this past fall. Les absolutely slayed the entire evening and we would hands down recommend Les to any couple planning a wedding. Les is an accomplished DJ and we found her to be infinitely knowledgeable in terms of creating the vibe we envisioned, while also totally flexible in terms of creating an inclusive intergenerational experience that got everyone on the dance floor. Throughout the process of planning our wedding, Les was a delight to work with and get to know – she sourced specific recommendations from us and enhanced and elevated our vision beyond what we could have ever imagined. Knowing that Les was at the helm of music experience – from the ceremony to cocktail hour to dancing - was both calming and a source of joy. 10/10 would recommend!

Les was terrific! Dedicated, attentive, fun to talk to -- and she could not have done a better job DJ-ing. She kept the dance floor packed all night and struck a perfect balance between crowd-pleasers, fun surprises, and songs that really mattered to us. We were achy from dancing after!

Les was amazing and was a big part in making our wedding such a special day! She did a superb job playing the right music at the right times to get the party started and keep it going all while making sure to play what we like. She and Oscar are lovely to deal with on all of the planning, preparations, setup, and last minute changes.

Les opened and closed our wedding with unique and energetic DJ sets this past weekend and it was spectacular. We had hired Les alongside a band, and kind of waited until the last minute to figure out the flow but this did not phase Les at all. She was gracious, flexible, and full of ideas for how to pull off the perfect night and incorporated all of our favorite tunes with a lounge-y vibe during cocktail hour and then a true party vibe from 10:30 until midnight. Yes, she kept people on the dance floor until midnight...! She announced the last song and then when it ended everyone started chanting "one more song!" and she obliged. It was such a fun night and she worked in a really complementary way with the folky-rock band we had play during dinner and early night dancing. One of my favorite memories is when she let me (the bride) get behind the booth, put the headset on, and "DJ" for a song or two. It was exhilarating and we got a lot of fun photos. I am hoping to work with Les for any future event and I highly recommend her to other cool brides in the DC area :)

Les is an outstanding DJ and human being. Working with her is honestly delightful and so low-stress. She talked to us about the vibes we wanted at our wedding, but also our general music tastes! She took our requests (even silly ones) seriously and created the perfect playlists for each part of our wedding day -- lots of our favorites, but she also has incredible taste and you can trust her to step in when you're not sure where to go. Plus she was able to navigate a tricky venue with multiple indoor and outdoor sites, and finding high-quality audio to improve on one of our requests. I would hire her again in a heartbeat!!

Les is amazing. We loved working with her. We danced the entire night!

TLDR; Les was the best possible DJ for our wedding We actually found Les when looking for a woman-owned DJ company. Before that, we had three preliminary calls with booking agents from some of DC's big and highly rated DJ companies. Representatives from those other agencies were condescending and didn't take our requests seriously. Talking to Les was a breath of fresh air! She's comfortable working with so many styles of music, is knowledgeable and kind, and doesn't try to up-sell you on a bigger package than you need. The music was perfect for our ceremony, dinner and dancing. She was even a fan of the somewhat obscure music we requested for the ceremony. It was amazing. You should hire Les!!

DJ Les was awesome! Responsive, professional, and made our reception so fun. Great job!

Les has great taste and cool ideas--we especially loved the recommendation and inclusion of Japanese pop! We loved working with her to help create the vibe of our wedding and reception. She ensured the order of events flowed smoothly, got the party going when it needed some energy, and was great at being flexible and reading the room as the night winded down. We cannot recommend Les the DJ enough and greatly enjoyed working with her in the lead up and on the night of the wedding.

Everyone from their 20s to 80s absolutely loved the music. Les is very good about understanding a room and absolutely prioritizes the Bride and Groom's requests. Would recommend to anyone as she was one of our favorite vendors of the wedding!

A guest told us that we ruined all other weddings for him, because of Les. If that doesn't speak to her prowess and talent, I don't know what else can! She really works with you to get the vibe you're going for and delivers.

Les was amazing on the day of our wedding, as well as in the planning stage leading up to it, and I can’t recommend her enough! My husband and I interviewed a lot of DJs before finding Les, but we were so relieved when we finally spoke with her because she clearly knows her music and understands how to get a crowd dancing (without resorting to cheesy DJ things that we wanted to avoid). We also really appreciated how professional she was in advance of the wedding and I didn’t have to worry about any details with her – she did a walk through of our venue ahead of the wedding to prepare and on the day she did a great job of placing speakers in the correct positions around our tricky venue space to ensure sound was balanced throughout. She made our dance floor perfect. Les also played music in the lead up to our wedding ceremony and at our cocktail hour, which worked out perfectly too. We had musician friends playing music during the ceremony procession itself, so Les put microphones on the instruments and our officiant, so that everyone could hear the ceremony well!

Working with Les was a blast! She was super responsive, helpful, and responsible. Not to mention our guests--and us--kept raving about her throughout the night. We all danced our feet off and we wouldn't have had it any other way. We HIGHLY recommend working with Les. She is open to playing (most songs) and happy to veto the ones your guests keep begging for, but that you aren't into. Les also felt like she was a part of our party--she was unobtrusive, but danced behind her DJ booth so you could tell she was having a good time, too. Just do it. Hire DJ Les right now!

Les was a pleasure to work with. She was professional, organized, and moreover, a great DJ. Guests loved her musical suggestions and her talent in reading the crowd was obvious. In fact, several guests came up to us well after the event to let us know how awesome our DJ was. We felt the same. We interviewed a number of candidates and Les was the best choice for us out of the many options out there. Highly recommended.

Les is so cool, hip, calm, and made our wedding unforgettable! If you want a real party, with none of the cheesiness, Les is the way to go. We gave her a lot of leeway with song selection, just gave her a few songs we like and told her we wanted tunes that would get all generations of the family on the dancefloor. My 87-year-old grandma danced for a full hour and a half! And many of our friends came up to us to specifically tell us our DJ was awesome. She even handles crazy family members, like when my Uncle got a hold of the microphone. Leading up to the wedding Les was organized and on top of everything that after hiring her, I was worry-free.

Les did a phenomenal job DJ-ing our wedding. She was friendly, professional, communicative, and flexible throughout the planning process and during the wedding itself. My husband and I wanted a packed dance floor and Les certainly delivered. She played the music we and our friends loved and did an amazing job reading the dance floor. Because of a recurring joke throughout the speeches, my husband ended up with his shirt off on the dance floor and right on cue, Les started playing Pony. Everyone loved it. We hadn't picked the last song ahead of time, but Les came and found me towards the end of the night and showed me which songs she hadn't played yet, and we quickly chose one. She got everyone on the dance floor for the last song, and that ended up being one of my favorite memories from the entire wedding. If you're looking for someone who isn't the typical cheesy wedding DJ, is obviously experienced and will keep your day running smoothly, and can handle an eclectic musical taste, go with Les!

Les and her partner provided exactly the sort of wedding DJ and dance experience we wanted. She mixed and transitioned songs beautifully, and totally understood (and expanded upon) our musical taste after we sent her some examples for both dinner and dancing. She was also extremely flexible with a last minute change-up -- we decided to kick off the dancing with a song that we hadn't discussed in advance, but she had multiple versions of it on hand, and chose one that matched the mood and our style. Les also handled the logistics of our unconventional venue with ease. Speakers were placed nicely for each room, and the sound quality and volume were perfect for different spaces and moments. Overall, we couldn't be happier with how things turned out -- and we loved her energy and passion for music.

Les was hands-down one of the best parts of our wedding. She was professional and easy-going throughout the booking/scheduling process and was very amenable to the song lists and music files we sent her for the set planning. On the wedding day, she was on time and ready to go. People were bopping around during cocktail hour and when dinner rolled around, someone jokingly told us that she needed to play worse music because they were trying to eat and wanted to dance to what they were hearing! When the reception came along, she had primed the pump so hard that people rushed the floor on the first song and danced for the rest of the night. It was such a great party and we got so many compliments on the music and the DJ. Les is a seasoned pro who will turn the party out and we would not hesitate to book her again for any event that needed music.

We saw Les DJ a friend’s wedding and knew we wanted her to DJ ours. She is all about the music, which is exactly what we wanted. A great mix of old standards, 80s R&B/funk, 90s hip-hop, and 2000s pop. She honored our preferences but also was happy to give recommendations and build on our preferences to spin a great set. We got lots of compliments after the fact for good reason. She was easy to work with. Les also helped us with sound for the ceremony and cocktail hour. Her pricing depends on how many events you need sound for. Highly recommended.

Les was wonderful to work with. She's low fuss, understanding, and flexible. We met with her once when we were choosing our DJ and then spoke with her a couple times before the wedding. In between, she sent us a document to fill out with all the wedding details and songs we wanted. She made sure to ask about the version for each of the important songs (processional, recessional, etc.) and was flexible about how we communicated that to her: name of song, Spotify list, etc. Several people asked who picked the songs and complimented us on the music. She played a nice progression through the ages once the dancing started and had even our older family members grooving on the dance floor. Importantly, she didn't play any of the songs we didn't want! She also said that she watches the floor and will cut a song short if people aren't responding to it. She also didn't overplay any particular artist. We only wish we had more time for dancing!

If you are reading this review then you have found your DJ! Seriously though, Les was an amazing DJ. She was really easy to work with and she gave us the dance party that we wanted. I had a very specific list of songs that I wanted for the ceremony, cocktails and dinner and Les played them all with no issues. And then for dancing, she created an awesome atmosphere full of exactly the genres that we wanted. The dance floor was always packed. At the end of the night, after learning we were big Dawson's Creek fans, she surprised us with the theme song and it was a huge hit! We couldn't be happier. Thanks Les!

Les is fantastic. It's easy to find any old DJ to play the typical wedding songs (Journey, Village People, Top 40, blah, blah, etc.) but if you want a more unique and personalized experience, go with Les. This is especially true if you're any bit of a music geek. Les honestly has everything and she actually does the mixing work live. No lazy fade-ins and outs or recorded sets. She is doing work up there, which was a surprise to a few of the venue staff ("wow, your DJ is really mixing! Sounds really good!") who have seen more than their fair share of wedding DJs. Our wedding soundtrack had a little bit of everything -- from Motown to obscure artsy hip-hop (Anticon, anyone?), from indie rock to classic local music (Kalapana! Aura!). She even had a relatively obscure acoustic Yeah Yeah Yeahs remix for the bride's walk down the aisle. Really couldn't ask for more. Les has a massive library, and absolutely knows how to throw a party when the formalities are all said and done. She worked seamlessly with our coordinator and venue staff, and even got some of the staff dancing by the end of the night. No joke. Les got plenty of props from guests, as well as two of the venue staff, catering staff, and our flower coordinator. Finally, I'll say that Les is all about you on your big day. She met with us a few days beforehand to go over the playlist and vibe we wanted. She also won't take weird random requests from (drunk) guests...unless you specifically say to. All in all, we had a crazy good time and would recommend Les to anyone.

Les was THE BEST. We seriously couldn't have been happier with our choice of DJ. Les was super easy to work with both during the planning phase and on the day of our wedding. It was obvious to us that she knows what she is doing and it put us at ease knowing that music wasn't something we had to worry about. We wanted a wedding that felt like a dance party and Les definitely delivered. Her music choices had all generations of friends and family on the dance floor all night. She even accommodated (and encouraged) our request for a karaoke singalong. Six months later, we are still getting compliments on how much fun people had on the dance floor at our wedding. We highly recommend hiring Les - you'll be glad you did!

Les did an amazing job DJing our wedding! She is very friendly, very easy to work with, and super responsive with communication. We met in person so she could get a sense of our musical taste, and she also gave great suggestions, not only from a music perspective but also the flow for the evening. After meeting her in person we knew she was the perfect fit for us. During our ceremony our officiant was running a bit late and she was able to improvise and add in a couple of extra songs that fit in perfectly with our selection to stall, and the guests were none the wiser. During the reception there wasn't a moment when people weren't dancing, she played all our favorites as well as some great songs we hadn't even thought of. Everyone kept talking about how awesome she was. Maybe we are being biased because it was our wedding, but of all the weddings we've been to she was by far the most talented DJ. Les also seemed to be having just as much fun DJing as our guests had dancing. Our only regret is that we wish the wedding was longer so we could've danced more! If you want to have the best time at your wedding we highly recommend Les!

Working with Les and Sound Of Everything was a true success. As someone who works professionally in music and live audio, I can tell those who really know their craft from those who don’t. Not only does Les have great taste in music, but she is incredibly organized, cooperates well with other vendors, has great technical knowledge, and provides fantastic audio equipment. Our dinner speeches were crystal clear and perfectly loud enough for the entire room to hear. Anyone who has been to several weddings knows how rare this can be! In addition to flawless audio execution aside, Les also nailed the dance party at our wedding--she did a great job reading the room and keeping the dancing going, while hitting all the songs we wanted to hear and then some. We couldn’t have asked for more, and WISH we could re-live our wedding dance party!

It was important to us to have a real DJ at our wedding, and not a clown with a keyboard tie making bad jokes. Les was exactly what we were looking for! We hired her for our ceremony music, cocktail hour, and our reception dance. Throughout planning, Les was incredibly responsive, always professional, and super organized (very important to me)! We used Google Docs and Spotify to create "must play" and "do not play" lists. Les had great suggestions for pre-ceremony music. She knows how weddings work and offered great advice on the timeline and how to minimize announcements. At the wedding, she seamlessly transitioned music between the floors throughout the evening, all while moving her equipment. When the caterers put us 30+ min behind, Les consulted with us on the timeline and had a plan to make everything still work. She was flexible, put us back on schedule, and we still got everything we wanted. Les was willing to do anything to make sure our day was perfect, including moving large trees that the venue staff forgot about! Our caterers bombed, which left me feeling disappointed/stressed out. At that point, my husband turned to me and said "It's up to Les now." And she turned the night around! She threw the best party I’ve ever been to! Les is a real DJ. She knows music, she spins vinyl, she knows how to transition between songs, and she watches the guests to make sure everyone is having a good time. She played the right amount of each song and kept the party moving. Our guests, young and old, were on the dance floor the entire night. Our friends kept saying how awesome our DJ was, and they joked about crashing her future weddings! A month later, guests are still telling us it was the dance party they’ve ever been to. We could go on and on about how wonderful and talented Les is. We have high standards, but Les exceeded every expectation we had. I wish we could give her a hundred stars! We fully, completely, totally recommend her!

We had seen Les DJ our friend's wedding about 2 years ago, so it was no surprise that she was a total professional and did a fantastic job. She was totally flexible and easy to work with in person and over email. And even when my now-husband had a last minute question on the day of the wedding, she called him right back to discuss his concern (that we would have a microphone available for the speeches). The dancing part of our wedding was crazy fun, and Les has a long list of songs that are perfect for wedding crowds. Les is a total pro, and there's nothing cooler than having a DJ that actually plays vinyl!

We had great communication with Les from SOE through our whole wedding planning process. She kept a Google Document where we got to fill in all our must-haves and do-not-plays, and our processional and recessional etc etc. On our wedding day, she did a perfect job of queuing up the processional and my bridal song. When it came time to dance, she made sure there were plenty of family-appropriate dance songs followed by newer pop music later in the night for young people dancing time. She's a total pro and did a great job, and we'd recommend her DJ services for all DC area local weddings. She's worth every penny! (I should mention this is the bride writing from the groom's account in case he reviews anything else on here!)

Les had all of our wedding guests dancing the entire night. My parents commented on how many of their (older) friends stayed long past cake cutting to continue dancing! We had a wide variety of guests from young frat boys to my husband's 87 year-old Persian grandfather and they all danced. Les really was amazing and I would highly recommend her. She is great to work with too and really listened to our requests. Everything was high quality and sounded great. She knows how to keep a party going with a wide diversity of people.

Les Talusan from Sound of Everything was a fantastic wedding DJ. She did a really great job of figuring out what kind of music we liked and she kept everyone dancing all night long. My guests repeatedly commented that the music was awesome -- and it felt like us. Two thumbs up!