Astounding Sounds & Lighting

We have partnered with Colby Logan and Astounding Sounds for a large corporate event for 3 years now. In the previous 2 years, we used this team for our awards banquet which required awesome lighting effects, voice-​overs and a complicated production timeline. After doing a great job each time, this year we decided to give Colby and Team the entire 4-​day corporate conference. And the results were the same. If you are looking for a great partner to handle all your a/​v and lighting needs for a corporate event, you should consider these guys.

The first time we heard Colby Logan host an event was two years ago at our son and daughter-in-law’s wedding reception. When it came time to hire a DJ for our daughter’s wedding, this was the easiest decision we had to make — no one but Colby would do. He gets to know the families personally and makes everyone feel like they’re attending a concert designed specifically for the crowd in attendance. I have never seen a dance floor more crowded than when Colby is DJ-​ing the event. His planning and attention to detail prior to the reception pay off with a full house and a full night of fun — no one leaves early when Astounding Sounds & Lighting is running the show. At Colby’s recommendation, we added some up-​lighting to our venue, and what had been a beautiful ballroom became a stunning movie set. It’s so rewarding to be on this side of our event, with nothing but sweet memories of a beautiful evening, orchestrated perfectly by Astounding Sounds & Lighting.

If you are wondering if hiring Astounding Sounds is worth the investment, I can only exclaim, «YES»!!! Ryan kept the flow of our reception fun, but also was very adaptable with our changing timeline. The lighting he chose made every picture look even better. He took every single song suggestion we had and incorporated them into our party at just the right time. The memories I have dancing with my friends and family are some that I will never forget. Ryan MADE my reception. Thank you so much, Ryan!

We had apprehensions about using Astounding Sounds for the lights/​DJ at our wedding: would it really be worth the cost?
YES, IT WAS. totally worth it. My now-​husband couldn’t stop talking about how great the lighting was and how awesome a job Colby did with the DJing. Hiring Colby to DJ was probably the best decision we made when planning our wedding (well, besides hiring After Yes as our wedding planners, since they’re the ones that recommended Astounding Sounds). I think our wedding might have been a little tricky because about ¹⁄₃ of our guests were Persian and wanted Persian music: I gave Colby a list of about 30 songs and he blended them perfectly into the more mainstream playlist (which was pretty much all picked by him, since the only direction we gave him was about three specific songs we wanted to hear).
Music was perfect, lights were perfect, pipe and drape was perfect (which I previously didn’t even realize was a thing and would make such a difference). Honestly my only regret was not listening to Colby’s other recommendations for lighting related things.
Hire Astounding Sounds and you will so not be disappointed.

Austin was great to work with and did an amazing job at our wedding. The evening flowed and Austin was a true professional. Great job!

It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of Unilocal.After all, it has led me to countless hidden gems and amazing local businesses in Dallas, North America and beyond! Still it’s pretty safe to say that my most recent encounter with Astounding Sounds & Lighting single-​handedly made me fall in love with the site all over again. These guys are THE absolute best at what they do— professional, reliable, personable, creative, honest, resourceful, innovative, and fair. Not to mention they can handle any last minute event crisis in a matter of minutes with the calmest game face I’ve ever seen! Last minute DJ cancellation? Colby had another re-​booked in an hour. One of your performers an hour late? You probably didn’t even notice because Rachel kept the program moving right along.
I recently hired them for Unilocal’s Wanderlust, an internationally-​themed Unilocaler party… the largest Unilocal event Dallas has ever seen. I had finally locked down a venue with enough space to hold all of our 1,500 guests, but I was uninspired by the ambiance. These guys came to the rescue. I found them on a simple Unilocal search. I reached out and immediately heard back. That week, we met to check out the venue and formulate a plan. The confidence that Colby and Rachel displayed reassured me. It was apparent from day 1 that they do everything BIG… or don’t do it at all.
I am in awe of the flawlessly phenomenal job they did turning a somewhat dated space into a magical, dreamy, classy party atmosphere. During the entire planning process, they responded to countless (and probably super annoying) emails promptly, provided lots of suggestions on all aspects of the event, and took the lead in situations without being overbearing or losing sight of my vision.
Colby and Rachel are passionate about what they do and it’s apparent in the quality of their work. Their years of expertise and involvement with some of the most important events in Dallas speak volumes. On a personal level, they are just as awesome… which in my eyes is equally as important. I enjoyed Colby’s and Rachel’s humor and fun attitude so much that when my wedding comes around, I could imagine no two other people to trust to handle something of such significance. (Stay tuned! Haha!)
Lastly, Rachel worked with me on the event program— including the timing of performers and other aspects that would ensure the night would run smoothly. It was a huge help to get her feedback. Between her managing the stage and Colby going out of his way to beautifully emcee the event to perfection, it’s safe to say that no other event planning, sound, lighting company will go the extra mile like AS will! My pick for personal and professional events in the future.

Austin was our DJ and he was awesome! He took my requests to heart, and planned the rest himself since I trusted him-​it was a great party! Everyone was dancing for hours!

It was such a pleasure working with Colby and his team at Astounding Sounds & Lighting. He was the DJ and emcee for an event where our band played. As a fellow event vendor, he is cooperative and eager to meet the needs of the client. HIs music selection is effortlessly right for the time and he garners attention as an emcee through his comfortable conversation. All of that topped with the ability to offer sound and lights makes his company a tried and true resource for special events.

Yes, I was the groom. I doubt there’s a lot of grooms here that would sit down and write a review on wedding stuff. That should be your first sign on how good Colby is.
I also posted this on The Knot and I wanted to share this here as well.
About a year ago, I had a lousy experience with iEntertainment (where they treated me in an extremely unprofessional manner while trying to book them), and we ended up talking with Colby instead. At the time, we were very upset by losing our «first choice» due to them booking another wedding while talking with us. However, it turned out to be one of the best things that happened with us in our wedding.
I made it a point to meet with Colby when we started talking to him, and I immediately had a good feeling. Colby did a great job in getting to know and understand us and really made our wedding special.
Frankly, I couldn’t imagine our wedding without having him. His work during the wedding was no less than astounding (100% living up to their name). In fact, he was almost too good. He engaged our guests so much that I think fewer of them even SAW our photobooth (though he did explicitly announce it!).
(As a general piece of wedding advice – if your DJ is awesome, you may see less photobooth images. Looking back at things, I wonder if I would have even booked the photobooth because of how great Colby was.)
I don’t think the dance floor was EVER empty. And that’s pretty impressive, as Colby was thrown into a very difficult situation for a DJ to be in. My family doesn’t dance at ALL, and my music tastes are a POLAR OPPOSITE from my wife’s music tastes. (I like classic rock, alternative rock, and more indie rock and I’m extremely picky, and she likes top 40.) Colby PERFECTLY found the happy median and made it work great.
Colby also did the lighting in our reception hall. This was also remarkable. Consider including this in your package.
Overall, let me summarize by saying this. If he’s available, you’d be foolish NOT to book Colby. I have had multiple people come up to me after our reception and tell me that it was the best wedding that they had ever been to, and they weren’t «just saying that.» They would then proceed to tell me how amazing «the newlywed game» that Colby did with us was and how much better the whole experience was than other weddings they had attended. I thank Colby for all of this.