If you are looking to hire a DJ, look no further! Derek is amazing. He really goes above and beyond in every aspect.

Derek is super friendly and professional. The one thing that really stood out on our initial call was how knowledgeable he was. I got the sense that he definitely knew how to throw a good party by getting guests involved and dancing. That was definitely the right assumption; the dance floor was packed and people were having fun till the end!

Derek is very organized and open to meeting. We had gone up to Tahoe for a visit and met up with him to go over some additional details. We had a great time getting some work done while also just getting to know him more. Before the wedding we had sent over the details of the general timeline for the day and on the day of the wedding Derek knew that schedule like the back of his hand. In addition to a DJ, he did a lot of coordination throughout the night making sure everything went smoothly, was on time, and was transitioning well throughout the entire night; he was amazing! Many of the guests had even asked my parents who he was and had assumed he was the wedding coordinator as well! Everyone commented on how phenomenal he was. Derek is a very thoughtful person and even brought Matt and I of glass of champagne during cocktail hour while we were taking photos to make sure we didn’t miss out.

Derek, it was really a pleasure to work with you. Everything went so smoothly and was so much fun; it is a day we will remember forever. Matt and I will be forever grateful that you were a part of our day.

We hired Derek for our wedding this summer and wow what an amazing choice! He was so responsive and kept me on track with planning the music. He even made a custom music mix for us at no extra charge. He was so nice and communicative. He even brought light sticks for our reception. Thanks Derek!

Derek of Lake DJ was AMAZING! We cannot express how happy we are that we chose Derek as our DJ for our special day. Not only is he a great DJ, who kept our guests dancing the entire time, but his Master of Ceremonies services were more than we could have asked for!! There was no need for our day-of coordinator to stay much longer after the ceremony because from there, Derek had it all handled! He moved us through the event timeline from cocktail hour, to dinner, through speeches, caking cutting, first dances, the bouquet toss, and exit so flawlessly. Our guests all had wonderful things to say about him! Also, my husband and I aren't big dancers and are kind of awkward when it comes to dancing, so we wanted our first dance song and parents dance song to be cut shorter. Derek made these song edits beforehand and sent them our way for approval. Also, toward the end of the night I realized that guests hadn't been taking our wedding favors that we set out. I asked Derek if he could make an announcement and he was so great and made several announcements, which made guests end up grabbing almost all our favors. He was a joy to work with and we could not recommend him more!

Derek, Lake DJ was an awesome DJ and MC for my daughter's wedding. He didn't miss a beat with getting the right songs on at the right times, which made the atmosphere and setting so perfect for the ceremony and after that the many transitions during the evening. He communicated with me (as wedding planner) to keep the timeline on track throughout. We were so impressed with his gift for interacting with the crowd and individuals and many guests expressed their enjoyment of him. He was even able to arrange for our special song to be played through his system, which included a singer, guitar player performance. We highly recommend him for any event as DJ and MC.

We hired Derek and his team for our wedding and boy, did we get it right! From start to finish, Derek was clear, responsive, and such a delight. He spent more than an hour with us at our pre-wedding meeting about 5 months ahead of time, and worked with us over email on a couple requests (including a surprise for my husband that we successfully pulled off!) He was an excellent MC who kept the night fun and flowing, and he also kept the dance floor full, which was really important to us. The Photo Booth and book that we got to take home THAT NIGHT were the icing on the cake :)

The other thing I'll say about Derek is how prepared and flexible he is. We experienced some totally crazy weather on our wedding day (it snowed!) and we were changing plans a few hours beforehand. Derek was ready for indoor, outdoor, whatever we needed, and he had backups of all of our Ceremony songs in case our Acoustic Duo couldn't use their equipment. We were in such good hands with him and didn't have to worry about a thing!

We love Derek and the Lake DJ team, and recommend them hands down!

Lake DJ is great. Derek kept the flow of my wedding going and he communicated with us. He was quick with emails. He was able to keep all of my guests on the dance floor until the end. His wife did the photo booth which was also a big hit.

Best DJ in the Lake Tahoe area hands down. He is so accommodating and makes the process extremely easy. He did a great job knowing the crowd and he kept the party on-time. He had every song I requested and played them all. He went above and beyond by bringing my husband and me a drink while we were finishing up with photos. Everyone was giving my compliments on how great he was. Just a really awesome guy. Hire him!

Derek has an amazing photo booth. Book him and the booth to have a fun wedding! He was the best and his colleagues were also great! He is a must have at a wedding. He made my wedding amazing!

We hired Derek to be the DJ at my daughter and son in laws wedding in Lake Tahoe, June of 2017.

Derek was absolutely fabulous in every aspect of being our DJ, from doing the pre ceremony songs, to the wedding and post wedding walk, the entrance songs which were different for every person coming in to the reception and most importantly the reception and all that goes with being an awesome DJ. He has the best personality and was so easy to work with, which was key considering we weren't right in the area.

He was the best at keeping everything rolling, making sure the bride and the groom were always satisfied with the music that he was playing, did every song that they requested and had all of our guests out on the dance floor the entire night. We not only had him at the wedding and the reception but he came to our afterparty and played for another 3 hours for our guests. Since it was a destination wedding for 90% of our guests, we wanted to make sure they had a great time after traveling from many different locations and they did just that. We received so many compliments on what a great DJ Derek was and everything we asked for he accommodated us without any problems. I would highly recommend have Derek and Lake DJ at your function or your wedding/reception if you are in that area.

He is absolutely amazing and we couldn't have asked for a better DJ to be at the wedding.

Derek wa the best DJ from the ceremony and reception we couldn't have asked for a better DJ! He was so accommodating and every moment of the way he was asking us what we needed or if we wanted to change anything he was super flexible and made recommendations! If you have a wedding in the Lake Tahoe area hire Derek he is the best!! Our friends and families kept raving about how wonderful he was several days after the wedding!!!