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Island Sound
Your Music, Your Memories, Our Passion!
3708 Benson Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609 (map)
Genres: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Acoustic, Big Band, Classic...
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Carole
Wedding:
12/30/2011
5 Reviews
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Island Sound is great! They provided my music for the reception and they were amazing. Jason was my DJ and he did a great job at motivating the crowd and getting them dancing. His music choices were great too though sometimes a little interesting. They are willing to work with you and your schedule to meet with you also. They did a wonderful job!
 
Kristin
Wedding:
12/17/2011
5 Reviews
4.8
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Frankie was our DJ. He was great. Island Sound met with us multiple times and helped us choose songs and the wedding/reception timeline.
 
Constance
Wedding:
11/11/2011
9 Reviews
5.0
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Island Sound donated their services for my wedding through Operation Marry Me Military. Jason was a terrific DJ and a lot of fun. Somehow he got every single person out on the dance floor at one point. Our guests of all ages had a blast. Island Sound was a perfect fit for our wedding!
 
CrystalGenesPhotography
Wedding:
10/16/2011
5 Reviews
5.0
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We are wedding photographers and have been to tons and tons of weddings and have heard tons and tons of DJs. We know that the DJ makes or breaks the party. For all the DJs we've heard over the years, one stuck out the most... Jason from Island Sound. We heard him play at a wedding we photographed at Haywood Hall in Raleigh and as soon as we had the date set for our own wedding, he was one of the first vendors we contacted. We had him drive all the way to the coast of NC for our wedding and it was worth every cent! We even had him stay an extra 2 hours (5 hours total!) because everyone was having such a great time and he kept the party going. Jason did a great job working in our requests, helping suggest ways to make our ideas work, and did a fantastic job reading what our guests were most responsive to. We really appreciated the fact that he would STOP a song if he noticed it cleared the dance floor. Why try to make it work if it's not going to work? He knew how to keep the floor packed ALL NIGHT. He also suggested a lot of great ideas for our wedding in general that we actually used... like having a raffle. It's the little things :) I don't think you can't go wrong with these guys!
 
Lauren
Wedding:
09/24/2011
7 Reviews
5.0
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Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
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Frankie did an awesome job at our wedding this past weekend. He took requests, played great music and simply helped make our dance floor a great time! I highly recommend using Island Sound if you want your wedding day to be flawless!
 
FutureMrsHyatt
Wedding:
09/18/2011
5 Reviews
4.9
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Quality of Service:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:4.5 out of 5.0(4.5/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
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Jason at Island Sound did our wedding last month and did an awesome job! We didn't really know what to do or what we wanted for our wedding music, but we met with him twice before our wedding and gave us a lot of help. He really made our day run smoothly- even when we changed up things in our reception last minute- 15 minutes before our 1st dance we asked to change our song, Jason went into the house downloaded the new song and it was ready to go! He was great & we would highly recommend Island Sound :)
 
SherryAndrew
Wedding:
07/23/2011
7 Reviews
5.0
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Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
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These guys are incredible. Jason was our DJ and was not only a great MC, but he knew how to read the crowd so that the dance floor was always full (not an easy thing to do) They even gave us a military discount. I would recommend Island Sound to anyone searching for a good time at their wedding reception!
 
outoftheblue612
Wedding:
05/27/2011
2 Reviews
4.9
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We used Jason fro Island Sound for our wedding. He completely understood the vibe we were going for. He did an excellent job of playing the songs we requested and coming up with his own songs that fit wonderfully. He was also incredibly flexible the day off. The groom changed his mother/son dance song at the last minute. We had a table of friends singing Disney songs to themselves so he played a few Disney songs for them. He had a great stage presence and made a great MC. The only complaint we got was that some of our older guests thought that the music got a bit too loud near the end of the evening. However, our friends preferred it that way. So it all worked out. I would definitely recommend Jason from Island Sound.
 
Mara
Wedding:
04/17/2011
6 Reviews
5.0
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Jason from Island Sound was our wedding DJ and I cannot say enough good things about him. We were wary of the traditional wedding DJ and had a very particular vision of the kind of music we wanted and how we wanted our event to flow. Jason executed this vision flawlessly and completely exceeded our expectations. That our friends, who are not big dancers, were on the dance floor for most of the evening is a testament to Jason's ability to read the crowd and set the mood. He was also great with our nieces and nephews and let them play with his turntables. I would hire him again in a second!
 
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Island Sound was fantastic. Jason was our DJ and we really couldn't have asked for a better match. Going to talk to him was so easy, he was very friendly, would joke around and I could tell he was really looking to make us happy.

He asked a lot of questions, what style of music I wanted him to play during certain events (symphonic vs quartet style classical, familiar songs done by a string quartet or more stereotypical classical music during dinner), as well as when I wanted him to play certain songs that may be a little more inappropriate for little kids to hear.

The best part, right after the rehearsal my maid of honor started messing with her phone and she had the Ghostbusters theme song on it. As this is my husband's favorite movie EVER, this eventually led to the idea of the theme song being the recessional song. I was fine with this, but I knew somebody else would have to ask the DJ the next day, as there would be no chance I'd get to talk to him prior to the ceremony. I also realized that anybody else asking him would probably get a "no" because he wouldn't know whether or not I was ok with the switch. I wrote a permission slip and signed it, and the bridesmaid who got to ask for the change gave it to him and because of that, he made the change. It made my husband so happy, and his entire family cracked up over it, because they knew it was his favorite movie.
 
ejudd2446
Wedding:
10/16/2010
5 Reviews
5.0
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Quality of Service:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Responsiveness:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Professionalism:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Value:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
Flexibility:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
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Jason with Island Sound DJs was a great choice for my event. He was personable and flexible and had worked with the HIghgrove before (which makes everything a lot easier). He provided us with head boppin' music that we had a chance to pick out ahead of time. No complaints with Jason or any of the professionals working with the Island Sound DJs. The only problem- there wasn't enough time to dance in our contract with our reception vendor :(
 
hahopkins
Wedding:
10/08/2010
5 Reviews
5.0
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Quality of Service:5.0 out of 5.0(5.0/5.0)
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Jason was fabulous!!! He was able to get on the guests involved and I loved that everyone was dancing and having a wonderful time. Jason is professional and friendly!!! We loved our music and the reception.
 
thingsarejejune
Wedding:
10/02/2010
5 Reviews
5.0
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i'll be honest - we were really nervous about hiring a dj. we had considered just putting play lists on our ipod but realized that it probably wouldn't be the best idea. we picked jason because his favorite music was the closest to our tastes. we were VERY controlling when it came to the music and jason was so accommodating. we gave him all of our cocktail hour music and dinner music, then some of the reception music. we were really adamant about keeping the cheese to a minimum and he did an awesome job of keeping the crowd going without resorting to the usual corny dj antics and songs. he even through in a few songs that he knew we'd like and we were thrilled with them! had a few "why didn't we put this on our must play list?" moments. the website also has some really cool tools to help plan your ceremony and reception. it's good to know that the dj has all of the information there. overall, we couldn't have been happier.
 
Lauren and Ben
Wedding:
09/18/2010
5 Reviews
5.0
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Allen was our DJ and he was awesome! He really knew how to get everyone out on the dance floor and played great songs!
 
dcn0918
Wedding:
09/18/2010
5 Reviews
5.0
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The thing that I really loved was that I could add so many crazy songs to my hearts content. The DJ was awesome and actually helped us make the hodgepodge of freaky songs that I had compiled make sense. During dinner we had Richard Cheese playing and he had helped find some interesting tracks. He was well versed in music and had found some really obscures tracks that I had requested including our "first dance" which we didn't even have a copy of. Our party wasn't really big and rocking but we really had a great time and our DJ really supported everything.
 
rgeddy
Wedding:
06/13/2010
9 Reviews
4.4
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Quality of Service:4.5 out of 5.0(4.5/5.0)
Responsiveness:4.5 out of 5.0(4.5/5.0)
Professionalism:4.5 out of 5.0(4.5/5.0)
Value:4.0 out of 5.0(4.0/5.0)
Flexibility:4.5 out of 5.0(4.5/5.0)
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We weren't super keen on DJs based on those we have seen at other events. That said, we met with several area DJs and kept coming back to Island Sound. We met with them to discuss our wedding and were impressed with their online forms to assist with planning the event, selecting the music, and do/don't playlists. The value was also very good compared with some other DJs we looked at, and while not the cheapest one we saw, they offered services that some of the smaller (by smaller we mean one-person) DJs couldn't offer, such as a backup DJ just in case something came up like traffic or weather. Peter, the DJ at our wedding was very professional & even matched his tie to our wedding colors. We were very pleased with their services, they did a great job with tailoring the music to our tastes & would defiiately recommend them to others.
 
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