Sounds Elevated is a boutique DJ company based in Berkeley, California. We provide one of a kind musical experiences for our clients and pride ourselves on going the extra mile every time. We always make sure everything sounds great and looks amazing. If music is important to you and you want your guests to have an absolute blast then look no further! Sounds Elevated is able to provide touring festival and club DJs who mix live in the moment. We are also well connected to the live music community and oftef DJ/Live combos where live players join your DJ for a unique performance experience. Imagine drums, horns, percussion and keys remixing your favorite songs live in the moment with your DJ!
We also provide lighting design, custom event uplighting and adanced dance floor lighting along with premium quality open air photo booths from our sister company So Good Photobooth.
Book with us and relax knowing you've taken care of the entertainment for your wedding! We are not a cheesy DJ Service. We are professional, classyy touring DJs & musicians focused on integrity, aesthetic, quality, customer service and client experience from the initial conversation until we give you a high five at the end of an amazing night! We only work with the best musicians and only use the best equipment, upgraded constantly, so you can trust you're in good hands with Sounds Elevated!
Services Offered Sounds Elevated provides everything needed from ceremony, to cocktail hour, dinner to reception. Services include:
Ceremony Services
Custom Edits & Remixes for Dance Songs & Ceremony
Personal Music Planning App for all Clients
DJ x Live Combos ft. Live Horns, Guitar, Drums & Percussion
Live Recording of Your DJ Set after the event
Wireless Lapel & Handheld Mics
Additional Sound Systems With Wireless Transmission
Battery Powered Generator for Off-The-Grid Ceremonies
Handcrafted Playlists
Curated Cocktail Hour DJ Sets
Curated Dinner DJ Sets
Instrumental Acoustic Guitar w/ Ability to Learn New Music for Each Client
Grammy Award Winning Strings Section
Live Jazz Bands
Rehearsal Dinner Services
Live Music For Any Portion of Your Event
Travel to Destination Events
Bilingual MC
24/7 Consultation & Wedding Advice
Must Play / Do-not-play list
Liability insurance
Professional Emcee Service
Lighting Design including Up Lights
Premium Dance Floor Lighting
AV Services an Equipment Rental
Other Services Sounds Elevated also provides world class photo booth services from So Good Photobooth including:
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Yes we provide wireless mics for toasts Dance Party!!!! #YosemiteWedding #soundselevatedPhoto by Jenn EmerlingBridal Party intro at this Yosemite Wedding. Photo by Jenn EmerlingAaron & LeAnne Yosemite Wedding Ceremony. Photo by Jenn EmerlingHaving fun in the photo booth! So Good Photobooth serving The Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, Napa, Yosemite...Having fun in the photo booth! So Good Photobooth serving The Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, Napa, Yosemite...Having fun in the photo booth! So Good Photobooth serving The Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, Napa, Yosemite...Zeb backing up this couple as they sing a duet at their wedding in Arizona. Photo by Dawn HeumannZeb singing "Don't Worry Be Happy" for this 70's themed wedding in Arizona. Photo by Dawn HeumannZeb with Sounds Elevated DJ'ing cocktail hour at Arcosanti, AZ. Photo by Dawn HeumannSounds Elevated DJing this 70's themed wedding Cocktail Hour. Photo by Dawn HeumannGood times at this Yosemite Wedding. 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Ok, Zeb and Lindsey KILLED IT! I came across their profile on an instagram hashtag and SO grateful I found them. My husband loves music and we decided that we did want to make sure our DJ and vibes fit us as a couple. I love to dance and Jared loves the art of music, so we were so happy that we found a DJ-Live Music Combo. Zeb as a DJ by himself is seriously amazing, and then when you get to add live drums or a saxophone, it is GAME OVER! Our guests had such an amazing time dancing and I loved his emceeing, it wasn't the cheesy wedding style but just totally read the vibes of the dance floor, us as a couple and mixed in what we requested and what we were all feeling. What we appreciated the most is that he also was able to play live acoustic for our ceremony. Jared loves playing the guitar so having live music for our ceremony was perfection. He was able to play Harvest Moon and Here Comes the Sun, then transitioned perfectly for cocktail hour with our hipster cocktail vibes then to getting down on the dance floor! The Photo Booth was also so much fun, Lindsey did a great job asking what I wanted my photo strip to look like and manned the booth for us. Our pictures were delivered to us immediately. Both of them were so easy to work with! If you don't just want a DJ and want to level up with options of live instrumentals, plus a Photo Booth, this is your packaged deal! OH and Zeb took some awesome sunset photos for us. Couldn't have asked for a better music choice. Thank you so much for making our big day so memorable!
Sent on 10/18/2020
Elizabeth Mettler
· Getting married on 05/07/2021
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Zeb will make your wedding!
I own and operate a wedding venue in the Tahoe area and have worked with Zeb from Sounds Elevated multiple times in recent years. Zeb is among the most professional vendors I have had the pleasure of working with and surpass my clients' expectation every single time. What's unique about Zeb, unlike the many other DJs we've worked with, is that Zeb is an accomplished musician and original DJ. He not only can play live music for the ceremony and cocktail hour, but can also mix and create one-of-a-kind songs and beats during the dancing hours. No song is every the same and he gets guests dancing more than any other DJ I've worked with. He's exceptional. Simply put. You'd make a mistake not to hire him.
Sent on 11/02/2020
Cj T
· Married on 01/08/2021
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Incredible DJ/Live Combo
Zeb and Sounds Elevated was the best possible DJ for our wedding. He played guitar during the ceremony and then for the reception he had the dance floor going crazy from start to finish. We also hired Teddy on the saxophone who was incredible. This was a great solution if you want some live aspect but can't have an entire band for whatever reason. Zeb and Teddy worked so well together to make the songs feel like live performances and Teddy was able to walk throughout the dance floor getting everyone involved. Felt like a concert!
Zeb was easy to communicate throughout the process and he customized the music to be exactly what we wanted. He provided example playlists to get us started so we could tell him the vibe we were going for and then he absolutely delivered. I also saw a couple of his shows in San Francisco which are worth checking out even if you don't hire him for your wedding! I can guarantee you won't be disappointed with Zeb. I'm confident he would be great in a variety of different settings. It is obvious he knows his music. He is as involved or not as you want. Whether you want a specific set of songs or if you want him to run with it, he will 100% deliver.
Sent on 03/24/2020
Sounds Elevated's reply:
Thanks so much CJ! We had an absolute blast at your wedding and loved getting to know you and Aly. It's so cool to stay in touch with you and see you commenting on our live streams. Wishing you all the best and can't wait to see you out at a show soon!
Zeb is awesome! Worked with him at a wedding in Tahoe. Not only is a fantastic DJ but he is an uber talented musician as well. Played the guitar while the wedding party walked down the aisle it was beautiful!!
I had the opportunity to work with Zeb on the wedding of a lifetime in May, and he KILLED it! There were multiple days and parts to this celebration and he read the crowd perfectly. He created an atmosphere that everyone wanted to be part of. On the first night, we were supposed to end at 12am and he kept the party going well past 1:00am. No one wanted to leave the dance floor! On the night of the wedding, the dance floor was wall to wall people. Everyone was having the time of their lives. Zeb is a true professional, and he has mastered his role in events. I hope to be on the same team with him in the near future!
Zeb of Sounds Elevated is the best wedding DJ we've heard out of over 100 of them. He was the DJ / "sound guy" for the ceremony and reception at a wedding we photographed in Elk, CA in fall 2016, and here's what we observed:
He really knows what people want to dance to. He didn't just crank out the top 40. He knew what was current and good to dance to while also mixing in a lot of the classics, without getting too cheesy or making you feel like you were at a late 90s Bar Mitzvah. And he actually mixed all of the music, seamlessly blending from one song to the next; there was never an awkward pause. You know he was playing all the right music because the age on the dance floor ranged from grandma and grandpa to crawling babies. Again, super current, danceable music without getting awkward or raunchy (which is awkward at a wedding).
Besides the dance floor in the barn, Zeb also ran the sound for the 125 person ceremony, which was on top of a foggy California coastal hillside. His set up was clean and professional and sounded great! There were no mic errors / loud screechy cover your ears type of moments... and we've heard plenty of those right in the middle of a ceremony!
His over all presence was friendly and professional and really just spot on. We ended up photographing later than we were scheduled for partly because the music was that good (and everyone was still dancing because of that)!
We now only recommend Sounds Elevated to our clients (:
