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Talent City Artists

Talent City Artists

Chicago, IL
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    Jessica J. Sent on 05/15/2024
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    Amazing Experience!!

    We hired Corey with Talent City to DJ our wedding and provide a photo booth. Corey was absolutely amazing to work with, he read the dancefloor to keep it full all night and was extremely accommodating when it came to all our special requests. Our guests received digital copies of the photo booth pictures as well as prints and online gallery. I highly recommend Corey and Talent City.

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    Thank you for the review Jessica. We're so yo pleased that you and your guests had a wonderful time.
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    Duke M. Sent on 04/24/2024
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    Thank you so much Talent City Artists

    Words can’t express how happy I am that Talent City Artists were a part of our special day. Not only are they extremely talented musicians but they were constantly making sure that everyone was engaged and enjoying themselves. I had quite a few special requests and they granted them without hesitation. People are still telling me a week after our wedding how amazing the music was and how they never wanted to stop dancing! We had a DJ, a trumpet player, percussionist, and drummer. Fusion is the way to go! Thank you so much!
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    Alek M. Sent on 04/24/2024
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    A truly memorable experience!

    It was such a pleasure working with Corey and the Talent City Artists team! We feel so lucky to have had them as an integral part of our special weekend. The artists truly made our ceremony and cocktail hour so stunning and memorable, and our guests spoke so highly of the artists on strings. We look forward to working with Corey again soon!
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    Amanda N. Sent on 04/24/2024
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    Dj corey rocked it!

    If I could give 1000 stars I would. Talent City Artists did an amazing job handling my wedding. The were very professional and accommodating. They have an extensive online planning area that allowed us to share every detail of our vision. They nailed it and knocked it out of the park just like they said they would.
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    Lisa S. Sent on 04/24/2024
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    I would highly recommend Corey and JT for your wedding..

    We hired Talent City Artists for our wedding this April and they provided us with an amazing DJ, Photo Booth and LED dance floor. I would highly recommend Corey and JT for your wedding.
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    Mikayla Sent on 04/24/2024
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    Fantastic experience!!

    It was such a pleasure to work with Corey and Talent City Artists!! Corey guided us through the end-to-end process for lighting and music and was so easy to communicate with and very patient and accommodating. We had live musicians play for our ceremony (we were able to select which songs we wanted) and they were incredible! The DJ was fantastic at MC'ing the reception and working up the crowd on the dance floor. Thank you again for an incredible experience!
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    Brian C. Sent on 04/24/2024
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    Would highly recommend them for weddings

    Talent City Entertainment is amazing!! Especially DJ Corey and our MC Brian!! They made sure they got everyone on the dance floor and that we were having a good time the entire night!! The booking process was very easy, and I loved the client site where I could add my own playlists for them and just add the song names and artists. They did both our ceremony and reception music. I loved that they bring could hear the whole ceremony no matter where they sat. Would highly recommend them for weddings
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    Katie Sent on 04/18/2024
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    Corey is amazing!

    Working with Talent City and Corey Sanford was a great experience. We booked for $2200 and he offered us a $500 Uplighting package for free and kept our dance floor packed all night. We give Corey 100 stars
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    Katie Sent on 04/18/2024
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    Corey is the BEST!!!

    Working with Talent City and Corey Sanford was a great experience. We booked for $2200 and he offered us a $500 Uplighting package for free and kept our dance floor packed all night. We give Corey 100 stars
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    Sam B. Sent on 04/18/2024
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    Friendly, Affordable, Flexible

    We hired Corey to be a DJ for our August wedding and he was so wonderful to work with! He was extremely flexible when it came to creating music playlists and we could just tell that he was 100% committed to making our day go perfectly. Katie his wife ran the photo booth and was a lot of fun to work with as well. Very professional and affordable. Thank you so much for being part of our special day!
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    Jason P. Sent on 04/18/2024
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    Amazing dj's!



    Corey & Chris DJs were more than we could ever ask for! Their music selection was exactly what we were looking for. The lights were tasteful but still created the right atmosphere we wanted. While the music was incredibly important, Corey & Chris's personalities were what made them the perfect choice. They were more than just the DJs, they became guests at the wedding. They bonded with our guests, they bonded with us, and we currently have a picture of the bride, groom, Corey, and DJ framed in our house! The only thing we noticed that could have been improved was the microphone volume in the beginning. Our guests had a hard time hearing what was going on during the first few dances. However, once we mentioned that to Corey, they raised the volume and everything else ran perfectly. We seriously couldn't have gotten a better DJ!
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    Karina Sent on 08/02/2023
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    Highly recommend this vendor!

    Corey was WONDERFUL! He has a vast musical library and there was music for everyone. He excelled at watching which music got the guests up and dancing. He also acted as an excellent emcee as we requested. He is lively and full of fun. We had three separate areas… cocktail hour, dinner and then dancing. He was asked to play music in each of the three rooms and he did, playing appropriate music for each. He motivated the crowd to party. I have to say it was an excellent time!
    Corey was super easy to work with and listened to us. His pricing was excellent…..Big Bang for the buck! He was set up and ready to roll when we got there. He was extremely knowledgable and he delivered beyond our expectations. Highly recommend!
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    Crystal Sent on 07/28/2023
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    Amazing from Beginning to End!

    We recently hired Talent City Artists for my son and daughter-in-law’s wedding. They were absolutely amazing from beginning to end. The classical trio played before and during the ceremony. They played all rock songs before the ceremony and everyone commented how great the rock songs sounded. During the cocktail hour, we had the Memento trio. Everyone was dancing around as they waited at the different food stations. We all felt like we were in the Caribbean! For the reception, we had the entire band and all the singers, including an extra singer, Myles Hayes, who sang all our Italian favorites. He was incredible!
    The band was amazing and everyone danced all night. We had lots of amazing compliments. The song I wanted to dance to with my son was very new by Bon Jovi, but Myles learned it, sounded just like Bon Jovi, and was amazing. It was so very special to me and I will never forget it. If you want your event to be a success, the music has to be great and Talent City Artists is the way to go. Call Paola and she will be the most kind, courteous, and informative person you will find to help you with your special event planning. Corey was a wonderful DJ.
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    Samantha Sent on 07/28/2023
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    Corey was the BEST DJ

    Talent City Artists are FIRE! They hit it out of the park, more than I could have hoped for. Corey was wonderful to work with. We had him as our DJ and Chris as our photographer and Paola as our photo booth assistant. Corey was able to hit on everything that we wanted during our ceremony and cocktail hour. It was beautiful, elegant and the mix of songs he brought was fantastic. Corey was a perfect DJ, music selection was wonderful as they played off the crowd, wasn't too loud and hit the few songs we wanted. He was incredibly helpful ensuring everything was going to plan. Chris and Paola were wonderful as well. We would recommend the team to anyone that ever needs music, photography and photo booth at their wedding!
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    Paulina R. Sent on 06/12/2023
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    Excellent DJ and Customer Service

    Talent City Artists provided excellent services and made our wedding day one to remember. Couldn't ask for anything better. They did more and beyond imaginable. Corey provided perfect DJ services, uplighting, decor, limo, speaking skills and more. HIGHLY SUGGEST!!
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    Jedi Sent on 06/23/2023
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    Hire these guys now!

    A 10/10 does not even suffice to the rating I want to give these guys! Lets do 100/10! The BEST team in Chicago hands down. They made the process easy and to the point. I was able to get all of my request in, with CO2 guns, a modern LED DJ booth that just gave our wedding that extra touch of luxury. DJ Corey even helped with the coordination of everything. When we told our wedding planner that DJ Corey was our DJ she said "He is the best DJ in Chicago, and you are in great hands". That alone spoke volumes to us a couple. Out of 200 guests only 5 people were sitting the whole night and that was the grandparents for obvious reasons, but even from their chairs they were having a great time! We extended our wedding an extra hour and even after 5 hours of non-stop dancing our guest did not want to leave the dance floor. DJ Corey, I know that you love what you do and it shows. A master of your craft can never be out done and that is the Team of Talent City Artists!
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    Jack Sent on 06/23/2023
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    A True Professional

    Corey was our DJ and he did an amazing job!!! He is very easy to talk to and a true professional. We completed our music list only days before our event (which I don't recommend) and he was able to match and blend other songs perfectly for each timeframe of the big day. His announcements were very clear and he really knows how to read the room. I highly recommend him for any event!
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    Praveen K. Sent on 04/04/2022
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    Photography & Video at The Ritz Carlton

    Kamil is such a great person to work with! Very professional! He captured amazing photos of us! Exellent at directing us while shooting! Very prompt at answering emails and/or text messages. We also rented her photo booth and everyone loved that as well! Pictures go directly to the number typed in right after a photo and you also get all the photos emailed to you plus a link on Facebook to share with your friends and family! Definitely recommend His services!
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    Ina S. Sent on 06/09/2023
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    Excellence

    Corey and Paula were absolutely GREAT! They helped put me at ease and made sure my day was excellent and easy. Corey was an amazing DJ and provided great services and support. My guests LOVED the photo booth that Paula was in charge of! Highly suggest both!!
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    Allison T. Sent on 11/26/2022
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    Wonderful!!!

    My husband and I booked DJ Chris Hodson with Talent City Artists and I cannot recommend him enough! We booked him for our ceremony, reception, and a photo booth! We had an online portal that helped us to plan timelines and give song requests. DJ Chris was incredibly responsive with emails and we set up a phone call a week before the wedding and he gave suggestions and support for us. On the day of the wedding, he had everything set up for us and we did not have to worry about a thing! We had printed photos and they even gave us a photo book of all of the pictures that people took! Such a great company and DJ to work with!
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    Miranda S. Sent on 11/21/2022
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    Best DJ Ever!!!!

    Stop whatever you’re doing and hire Highland Preferred!!!! We had DJ Chris for our wedding and Paola for our photo booth and they are an incredible team!!!

    From the moment we had our discovery call we knew they were the perfect fit for us. Chris’s enthusiasm is contagious and his excitement over our Star Wars theme had us even more excited for the big day! Chris had so many ideas on how to enhance our big day, discussing our ideas with him really helped us visualize the event and figure out the order of events.

    The music was INCREDIBLE!!!! Chris made seamless transitions between songs and we had multiple guests come up to us complementing the playlist and expressing anticipation over what song was coming on next. He even free styled a remix of the Imperial March to Yeah! And it was a pretty epic moment that had everyone stunned on the dance floor. At one point, Chris even sang a song for all of the couples and his voice is amazing. Chris is beyond kind, professional, and genuine. The passion he has for his work oozes off of him. Besides being busy with DJing, Chris did some videography as well, he showed us a brief clip at the end of the night and we cannot wait to see the rest of it! This was an unexpected surprise for us and we are so excited!!!

    Paola was very communicative and responded to all of my (many) questions over the months right away! She was very professional and kind and I truly felt like she cared about our event. At the end of the day she gifted us a photo album with prints from the photo booth, there were some custom made Star Wars signs for guests to hold and a specially made personalized Star Wars backdrop for the pictures. She was so sweet and bubbly and made it easy for guests to use the photo booth.

    Leading up to the event I felt like we all became friends along the journey and it was so exciting to finally meet them both in person! We cannot thank you both enough for everything you did for us. The night was a complete success and the dance floor was filled all night long!!!

    Thank you x1,000,000 and May the Force be with you!!!!
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    David O. Sent on 11/11/2022
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    Party Professionals!!

    Booked DJ Chris Hodson for our November 4th wedding and had Paula help with communications and details. Both my husband and I worked with them, but they specifically helped me direct a surprise gift for my husband during the wedding, which was executed perfectly! These people are kind, easy to work with, and extremely professional and knowledgeable in how to work a wedding. DJ Chris allowed us to personalize many of our music choices for the entire wedding, no matter how untraditional our selections were. He also entertained our guests not only with well selected music choices, but his singing and scooter riding as well! We had a lot of people compliment us on our choice of DJ. He didn't take over our night, but he certainly enhanced it!

    Props to a DJ who went far beyond our expectations!

    Rebekah & David
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    Zhanna J. Sent on 11/04/2022
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    Simply Amazing

    Our DJ went above and beyond at our wedding. Chris and Paola are amazing. They interacted with our guests, took control when it was needed, and of course made us very happy. The music they played had a great flow. Chris suprised us by singing some songs (amazing voice) and Paola is an amazing dancer. She took it to the next level by sancing with us on the dance floor.
    The only thing that we missed was our complimentary photo booth that we didn't even realized was missing until the next day. Hehe
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    Deepa D. Sent on 03/17/2022
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    A night to remember!

    They delivered exactly what they said. A night filled with fun memories! We got one of the biggest packages that they offer. We had them provide us with a quartet for our ceremony & the super talented Blake Alexander sang cocktail & dinner. Corey nailed every detail from start to finish. We had some very difficult names beings my wife's side is Indian and he said them perfect. Once the dance floor opened it was like I was back in college with my friends again. The music was beyond perfect. You can tell Corey has really put time into his craft. The mans transitions are seamless and I swear every time I came up to request a song he would start playing it before I even reached the booth. My wife said we are only doing this once... but the party was so good I kind of want to do it again :) Thank you for everything!
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