Midwest Sound & Light Shows

I had Midwest Sound DJ my reception, we booked them through our vendor since they were preferred by the vendor. I will keep it short and sweet, I loved my DJ. Andy was a great fit for my event. The music selection however was bad. There was nothing current that could be played. My guest would make requests and unfortunately the DJ did not have any songs they requested. I am still pretty bummed, it did put a damper on the evening or my evening at least as my guests kept coming up to me telling me to have him play something more current.

I was referred to Midwest Sound through our caterer (Zilli) and read mixed reviews before hiring them on. I’m so glad I went with them, because they were awesome! Edward called me the week of to go over questions, make sure I felt comfortable with the flow of the night, etc. He was very responsive and reassuring, as he had done a wedding at our venue several times before. He was very good at making sure everything was in place, we stuck to a schedule and even when things changed a bit throughout the night, just went with the flow. Everyone LOVED the music and he read the crowd really well. I would totally recommend Midwest Sound if you are looking for a DJ for your wedding!

EXCEEDED expectations. they were amazing and simple to work with. detail oriented, kind to guests and party, they did an amazing job. would recommend them again to all other couples looking for a dj for their wedding.

HORRIBLE DJ COMPANY.
— DJ was late
— DJ appeared sloppy
— WRONG SONG was played during procession.
— MICROPHONE DID NOT WORK for ceremony
— Did not play songs planned
— Equipment old and outdated
— IMPOSSIBLE to work with.
Avoid, we will always remember the one flaw in our perfect day. This company is absolutely terrible. Our DJ was Matt.

I was completely blown away, when I came on here & read all the negative reviews for Midwest Sound. I have been recommending their services, since our wedding day 3 years ago!
Our DJ’s name was Tom. He played every song on our must play list, played every request made, & was friendly from the first time talking with him.
He was scheduled to start at 8 (dinner music beforehand), but our dinner ended earlier than planned. Around 7:30 & he asked us if we wanted him to start early. We said we didn’t think we paid for him to start till 8, & he said well I’m here, so if you want we can start whenever you’d like. & so, we got the party started.
Any time I (the bride) or my groom made a request. he played that song, the very next song.
We had an odd, quite unheard of song request on on must play list. We didn’t even have the right name of the sone. However, company called about a week before the wedding to discuss & confirm the correct song that we were looking for. they really seemed to do their research & want to give us exactly what we wanted.
Honestly, I am not they type of person to recommend people to certain things/​places/​etc. Reason being, because I feel people are so different, when it comes to things that they like & I would feel so horrible if they didn’t like what I recommend. However, like I initially said. I have been recommending Midwest Sound for the last 3 years… even to people 3 hours away from Waukesha, because we actually had our reception in Green Bay! And everything went perfect without a hitch.

I have heard a fair number of negative things about Midwest Sound so I was a bit nervous when I booked them for our wedding. Luckily we were assigned the music director Jason as our DJ and could not have been more impressed. He is very experienced with working weddings and it showed throughout the entire process. He showed up about 2 hrs before the ceremony to start setting up and was extremely professional and helpful all night. Every detail was executed exactly as we had discussed with him and he kept the guests dancing all night. We even had several guests asking for his information afterward since they were so impressed. Thanks Jason!

We booked midwest sound over a year before our wedding our first sit down with them was very impressive so much that we did not look at any others.
We then met with them again two weeks prior to the wedding sat down again and went over some of the final details my husband had some strange requests but they assure us that it would go off with out any problems.
We were told that the dj would call the week before he did not i had to call to see if he would call. He talked to my husband and he said that went fine.
Day of the wedding everything looked good. Then the problems started little by little first of all the dj ate four yes four plates of food. Now i understand that we need to feed them and thats fine but i pay for every plate so needless to say i did not tip him because he ate 100 dollars of food. Then the first dance he called my husband by the wrong name. This was a very important day for us and he couldnt even call us by the correct name. next my husband had asked for Andrew Dice Clay nursery rhymes every half hour or any other 80s comedian little skit like things under a min. We heard two threw the night over 5 hours of time one was close to five min long. He did not clear the floor for the bridal party dance which we planned something fun. He also did not have the couple that caught the bouquet and garter dance. The music was what we asked for but the other things just kind of set it off.
I sent an email the monday after the wedding and was assured that the owner would contact me. I heard nothing. Sent another email the next week and still nothing. So to me it appears that as long as they get there money they are happy!
I wouldnt not suggest booking this company for any event!

I also worked with Chad and had a horrible experience.
The week before the wedding, the DJ called to confirm songs and playlists and make sure everything was right, which it was.
The night of the wedding however, they played the wrong mother/​groom song, wrong first dance song, forgot the dollar dance song, and played the bridal party song so fast after it was announced, only 3 couples actually got to dance to it. Had we not followed up with him, the bouquet toss would not have been done. But, I am not even upset with the DJ, he was nice and polite and I understand mistakes happen.
However, I was very upset with how Chad Handled this. He offered a $ 50 concession for the troubles, but I did not think it was fair for the mistakes and embarrassment. Instead of apologizing, he told me that I was in breach of contract for my payment not being made in advance, and also told my wife that I was a liar. He said «that is contract law». So I promptly made the payment with the small concession, but that’s not the point.
The point is this: I understand mistakes happen. But good companies know how to handle them professionally. Thanks a lot Midwest DJ.

Don’t use them for weddings, please. Just don’t.
We worked with Chad and were very excited up until we «met» our DJ. He didn’t call us until a week before and left a voicemail, but he was impossible to get on the phone. My wedding coordinator at the venue ended up talking to him because we just couldn’t get ahold of him.
The one thing the DJ wanted to be absolutely sure of, though? That he was getting dinner. Which we didn’t give him because he was only going to work for 4 hours.
As we sat down for dinner, the DJ came up to our head table (again — as we were about to eat) and «reminded» us that our final payment and tip were due by the end of the night.
Oh, and my favorite part? He started eating our cake and drinking coffee before my husband and I cut the cake.
My second favorite part? He had to ask my husband what our first dance was. We took the time to fill out this insane couple’s survey, and he didn’t even have our first dance ready?
He played music, which is what we wanted. But, if no one was on the dance floor, he kept on playing it. It was sort of amusing after a point of continuous awkwardness.
And don’t you worry, about three hours in, he started following me (THE BRIDE) around, hovering to see if he’d get paid.
If you’re curious — yes we paid. No, we did not tip him.
Just save yourself the trouble, please.

Amazing.
Seriously. Working with Chad from Midwest Sound was a breeze. And he was so super-​nice, to boot!
I recently had them do uplighting for a large event in a raw space, and working with them was an absolute joy. Professional, knowledgable, and so so friendly in the best way possible. A custom gobo. Sound-​activated uplighting behind my DJs. Seriously… they did such a great job.
What a joy it would be to work with folks like the ones at Midwest Sound always. Five big stars from this gal!

My Update on Midwest Dj and Sound — — -
So finally getting in touch with the owner of Midwest Sound. I was given a FULL refund. There was some communication issues between the first time we talked.
The owner cared enough about his company to say, «Have a refund. The company may have 99 perfect wedding receptions, but there is just that one that we didn’t get perfect, so here is a full refund to say sorry.»
He was very sorry for what happened. Let me know the DJ felt bad about what happened and there was a communication issue that happened with the DJ’s info and the person that gave the DJ the info.
He listened to how mad I was about the situation and put forth effort to make me feel better about it.
So…Good job Midwest Dj and Sound for saying sorry and doing what was right!