Priority Entertainment

We were so lucky to have Jim as our dj for our wedding. He came highly recommended by several friends. Jim was very professional, extremely friendly, helpful, and flexible. He made the whole process stress free for us! He played all our «must play» songs and stuck with our «do not play» list. It was so nice to meet with him a few days before our wedding and then not have to worry about anything after. We gave him a list of songs to play and left room for him to add some of his own selections (which were great). Jim was at our reception hall on time and set up and ready to go. From the moment dinner ended to the end of the reception, the dance floor was packed. We received many compliments on the music that was played. It was the perfect mix of oldies, new music, and fast and slow songs. At the end of the night we ended up adding on an hour to the reception at the hall since everyone was still dancing and having such an awesome time. Jim was totally fine with that and stayed and played music the extra hour. I am so happy that we were able to book him for our big day. All of our guests are still talking about how much fun they had and how they loved the music. But most importantly, we had an amazing time at our wedding too! We highly recommend priority dj for any event!

Hey Jim,
Just wanted to thank you, and Priority Entertainment, for making our Daddy/​Daughter dance such a success. I am no party planner so it was rather stressful when it came time to hiring a DJ for our event. You made the process extremely easy. This was our second dance with Kevin as our DJ. We had a gym full of 300 dads and daughters and Kevin kept the dance floor active. Kevin interacted with the girls, met all their requests AND allowed them to dance on the front of the stage. That may not mean much, but to see their faces was priceless. The music selection and lighting was exactly what we were looking for. Once the date is set for our next dance, you will be the next call to make sure we book Priority Entertainment. I can’t thank you enough… But, THANK YOU!

We hired Priority Entertainment for our holiday party in December and they were awesome! Great playlists and songs! The dance floor was packed all night. I received a ton of good reviews about the dj! We will definitely use them every year going forward!

We used PE for our wedding in August. Jim did a really great job. It was a non-​stop party which was exactly what we were looking for! Would definitely recommend to friends and relatives and use again for other events.

Jim Buttkus (of Priority Entertainment) DJed our wedding at the Newberry Library on October 20, 2012, and everything went perfectly. Most of our guests weren’t the dancing type, but almost everyone was out on the floor. A number of people commented that the playlist was superb. We owe that to Jim, of course, who found the right balance and made the right choices from our own playlist we asked him to consider taking into account. His emcee style is very natural – energetic without being annoying. His timing was perfect on everything. Even meeting with him before the wedding and making the arrangements was fun.

One of my major responsibilities for the wedding planning was the DJ, and I was extremely lucky to book Jim and Priority Entertainment. Jim was the epitome of professionalism from the first consultation up through the night of the wedding.
There were a few things that really stuck out to me:
1. We didn’t have a wedding coordinator, and with Jim as the DJ, we luckily didn’t need one. He controlled the pace of the night and kept everything right no schedule. I’ve been to many weddings where the DJ struggled to control the schedule of events, and the result was too little party and dance time at the end of the night. Timing is everything, and Jim made the reception flow extremely smooth.
2. We had an extremely varied demographic with over 250 people ranging in age from 6 to 86, with extremely varied tastes in music. Jim was able to appeal to them all hitting traditional Irish waltzes, Motown, slow dances, to top 40 with extremely smooth transitions.
Every guest excitedly hit the dance floor at some point of the night, and for most of the night the «dance floor» extended 5 feet onto the carpet on all sides because it was so crowded. Countless guests complimented me on the music and said it was one of the best parties they’d ever been to. Big thanks to Priority Entertainment!

Jim made our wedding reception amazing! From the uplighting to the music, everyone had an excellent time! We got multiple compliments on the music at our reception and the dance floor was packed all night! Jim even accommodated our first dance performed by my brother-​in-​law and usher! The entire night went flawlessly and most of that is a credit to Jim. The planning process was so easy and stress free and Jim was a pleasure to work with. My wife and I really can’t recommend him enough!

Jim and his DJ’s have brought a new feel to the Friday night TGIF public skate sessions at Centennial in Wilmette. One Friday a month we have between 150 – 200 screaming teeny-​boppers and they absolutely loved the music selection and light shows. The music was age appropriate, and kept them involved and entertained.
Last year, this event was struggling. We have seen an increase in interest for this event again, and I directly attribute this to the professionalism of the Priority Entertainment DJ’s. Thanks for all of your hard work!

In January I co-​chaired a charity event at River East Art Center. Eric was courteous, prompt in response during the planning and booking process and clearly knew what he was doing and how to engage with clients. At the event he arrived early to make sure everything was set up and read the crowd well to play the right music. He worked flawlessly with the band we had in rotating throughout the evening. He was an absolute joy to work with on this event and I highly recommend Priority Entertainment and Eric Javor — you can’t get better service!

I recently had my wedding reception in Chicago and was very impressed with Jim’s ability to put on a great dance party all night. He kept the crowd entertained the whole time, we had a blast! I let him know the kind of party I wanted and the type of music i liked and he did an amazing job of giving me exactly what I wanted. I would definitely recommend Jim to my friends.

Priority Entertainment was the first call we made after getting engaged! Jim knows how to throw an amazing party, the dance floor was full the whole night! He helped us with the important song selections and was extremely focused on the minor details! We look back at our wedding and wonder if we spent TOO much time on the dance floor. Priority Entertainment was a key piece to our wedding! We recommend him to everyone we know!

They say to book your hall then the church, well for me it was book Priority Entertainment (mostly Jim), then everything will fall into place. I have been to a couple of weddings in my lifetime and the ones that have always stood out to me had Priority Entertainment. And once we booked them I knew I was going the throw the BEST party of my life.
Jim had made it so easy for us, that all we really had to do was show up. He had given me a playlist to choose from as well as a time line to work off of, what more could I ask for. But I did have to ask for more, see my sister sang our fist dance, but she couldn’t fine the background music anywhere, Jim did and our first dance was perfect.
Finally, once all the formalities ended, and the dancing began all I can say there wasn’t a time someone wasn’t dancing. I don’t think I sat down once that whole night. People who have been to our wedding still tell me what a wonderful time they had and that it was all because of the music.
I am so grateful to Priority Entertainment and Jim for all they have done for our special day, we really did throw the best party of our lives.

We honestly could not have asked for better service from Jim and his team. At our wedding, there wasn’t a moment when the dance floor wasn’t packed. So many people came up to me that night or the following weeks telling me how great our DJ was. From start to finish, Jim was professional yet flexible. He never tried to force his feelings into what we wanted for our day, and was happy to take all of our play and (more importantly) do not play requests to heart. People always say there are 2 things you never forget about a wedding, the food and the music. I can say without any doubt our guests will remember what a fun time they had dancing at our wedding!