Denise & Robert Waddell-July 10, 2004
"Everyone enjoyed the variety of music played. We more
of less let John play whatever he wanted to keep things going.
John was a great guy and helped keep the events moving. He even
called us a day or so before the wedding to make sure nothing
(songs, events, times) had changed in the week since we spoke
originally. John C. is a GREAT asset to Sounds Abound."
Shelly & Scott Simon-July 31, 2004
"I will refer you guys to anyone that I know is engaged
or getting married. John was awesome. Everone danced all night.
Everyone had a GREAT time. Thanks again for such a memorable
wedding!"
Krystin & Dan O'Dowd-October 16, 2004
"Everyone danced all night. My parents never left the
floor. The music was perfect for the people who attended the
wedding and John was a wonderful DJ."
Dawn & David Norris - December 31, 2004
"Your services more than met our expectations. We were
extremely happy with the entire process from help in the office
to John's work the day of our wedding. He met with us to get
a feeling of what we wanted from our reception annd did a fantastic
job. He was very helpful and knew exactly what music to play
to keep people out on the dance floor and having a great time.
Many of our guests have commented on what a great DJ he was.
Dave and I are very pleased with your services and thankful
John was able to DJ our wedding. Thanks."
Regina & Jason Lappin - June 17, 2005
"Everything that we discussed with John before the wedding
played out perfectly the evening of the event. the dance floor
was packed all night. We couldn't have been happier with John.
Thanks for helping to make our wedding a success! We would feel
completely comfortable recommending John & Sounds Abound
to others!"
Keila & Peter Brazis - July 23, 2005
"John came early as promised. He acted as a complete gentleman
and was dressed and groomed very well. He tried to be as helpful
and accommodating as possible and made good recommendations
prior to the event. He was perfect for our needs."
Amanda & Dennis Anastasopoulos - July 30, 2005
"People just keep telling us that our wedding reception
was the best party they have ever been to! John was fantastic.
Our guests were all dancing up until the lights came on!! Thanks
so much for making our wedding so memorable. Keep up the great
work!"
Talene & Mark Martell - August 14, 2005
"John was amazing. He was very kind and attentive to our
needs. He never rushed us along and really let the night move
very smoothly. He was a pleasure to have."
Melissa & Chris Larson - September 2, 2005
"John was amazing! We are still receiving compliments
on the reception! Especially the dancing. John got everyone
on their feet, even the non-dancers. We have already recommended
John to 3 other couples who are getting married! John exceeded
all of our expectations for a wedding DJ. He made me feel relaxed
and informed me my only job was to enjoy myself, which I did!
I was so sad when he told us it was the last song! John, thank
you for a wonderful wedding!"
Elizabeth & Reid Swanson - October 15, 2005
"John did an outstanding job! Everyone had a great time
and the music kept everyone dancing throughout the WHOLE night.
Our wedding coordinator at the Country Club where we had our
reception said, "We haven't had a wedding like this with
everyone daning and participating this much in like 15 years."
It was a great success. John is a great asset to the Sounds
Abound Team. Thank you John for making it such a perfect day
for us."
Angie & Michael Traktman - January 14, 2006
"John was a wonderful DJ. He did everything he could to
make sure that Dan and I, as well as our guests, had a great
time. He was on time, well dressed, interacted with our guests,
and took our requests. Several of our guests asked for contact
information for their own weddings, and I have already referred
him to several more. The dance floor was packed all night and
eveyone had a great time. Sounds Abound and John far exceeded
our expectations for our DJ. Thank You!
Renee & Rick Kohler - June 3, 2006
"Everything was absolutely wonderful! From ordering wedding
favors, to the photo montage, to John's outstanding work at
the reception, we loved it! We received many compliments on
the montage. Ken, thank you for the beautiful work! Also, the
dance floor was packed from song one! It's not often that come
the end of the night, 200 of your 250 gusts are still on the
dance floor! John was wonderful, our gratitude and thanks!"
Tara & Ed Piecko - October 20, 2006
"John was absolutely fantastic. He was such a professional
at all times - yet we felt like it was one of our old pals MCing
the reception. John went above and beyond when he took control
of the lighting at the reception, kept the catering staff moving
along and even eased our minds when we had a slight "scare"
during the evening. Our goal was to actually enjoy our reception
and for our guests to have a great time. John made it happen!
Thanks for making our night so special."
Sarah & Joseph Merryweather - November 25, 2006
"John was a fantastic DJ. He kept the music going all
night long! Joe and I were so pleased that the dance floor never
cleared all night long! John made our wedding reception so much
fun, and calmed our nerves by running us through everything
we needed to know. Thank you so much for all your help!"
Vicki & Gary Ramshaw - December 30, 2006
"John our DJ was fantastic, we had such an amazing night,
he really made our evening party go off with a bang. He was
checking that I was OK with the music etc and just knew exactly
what to play to get people up dancing. He had a hard one - with
us being stiff upper-lipped BRITS!!! But he managed the audience
superbly. Thanks."
Debbie & Thomas Dedwith - December 31, 2006
"John Ciccone was incredible!!!!!! He kept most of the
guests on the dance floor past 1:30am!!! He was perfect, all
the way through."
Julie & John Beyer- May 26, 2007
"We chose Sounds Abound through word of mouth and took
a chance, blind...and we couldn't be more pleased! A lot of
our guests commented on how flawless our wedding was and how
good the music was. Only thing that was requested with music
to John was...we want everyone out on the dance floor dancing,
and they were, and so were we!!! My "husband" and
I said we had a blast at our own wedding, we didn't want to
stop dancing!!! Thanks John! We would highly recommend John
at Sounds Abound!!!"
Kristen & Douglas Fischer- June 2, 2007
"I booked with Sounds Abound for our wedding because my
two cousins both chose Sounds Abound and it seemed like the
simplest thing to do - they both had fun weddings, and I trusted
the company. Everything seemed to go very smoothly as we got
started, and I began nosing around your website more to find
a DJ and choose songs. After reading the testimonials on your
website, I began to wonder if you were "planting"
some of those comments - I thought...how could EVERY customer
love their DJ so musch?! Well... I can honestly say, as someone
who expected good service, but wanted STELLAR service...my expectations
were FAR EXCEEDED by the performance of our DJ, John. What a
professional, attentive, thorough - PRO. He listened to every
word we said, taking into consideration the look and feel of
the wedding of our dreams. His quite, non-demanding way of handling
the crowd was JUST our style. He got everyone up and dancing
and kept it that way all night - using the songs we requested
and knowing just when to switch things up a bit. Everything,
from his care and concern of our getting the best value out
of our evening, to the last minute phone call, confirming the
selection of a hard-to-find song - John was on our side, crafting
what might quite possibly go down in history as the most fantastic
wedding in the history of the world (I'm biased, of course).
I wish we could've expressed to him our gratitude in person,
but hopefully, the tired yet exuberant guests at the end of
the night were proof enough to him that he did an outstanding
job. I would recommend John to ANYONE without reservation...what
a professional - what a great guy. Feel free to add me to your
list of "plants" :-) I'm happy to serve as a reference."
Katie & Matt Anderson - July 28, 2007
"John was amazing. Everyone danced the whole night which
is exactly what we wanted. We got so many comments from guests
on how they couldn't believe the dance floor was still packed
when the reception ended. John's music choices were great and
he was a lot of fun. He really appealed to all the different
age groups that were at the wedding. He made our rception a
wonderful time for all."
Kristie & Justin Solsvig - September 22, 2007
"Our experience with Sounds Abound was absolutely outstanding.
Your company went above and beyond to make everything work out
for us. John always acted with our best interest, and went out
of his way to make sure everything was exactly what we wanted.
The day of the wedding, everything went perfect. We greatly
appreciated how kind your staff was, as well as how polite and
discreet they were throughout the receptiion. John read the
crowd extremely well and checked in with us all night to make
sure everything was going smoothly. I would highly recommend
him and your company to anyone geting married in the Chicagoland
area."
Sarah & Chris Hallack - October 14, 2007
"I was very pleased with everything. Everybody was very
nice and very helpful during everything. You guys were fantastic."
Kristin & Brad Newmann - October 19, 2007
"John had a great selection of songs, we really enjoyed
it all!!"
Brooke & Tim Van Vliet - October 27, 2007
"I just wanted to write about my experience with DJ John
and Sounds Abound. John and the whole company were such a pleasure
to work with from the very beginning. John did such a great
job with the music and my photo montage was wonderful. You guys
truly made my day. I have never seen my family have such a great
time. John really listened to what we wanted as far as music
and I was able to just have a great time at my own wedding without
having to stress that other people were having fun. Thank you
so much for being honest, nice, and fun people to work with.
I would certainly recommend you guys in the future!!!! My wedding
was a BLAST!!"
Andrea & Sudeb Chatt - April 26, 2008
"John. Thank you for the great service you provided for our wedding. Thank you for going out of your way to make sure me and my new wife were comfortable. And by the way, thanks for noticing that I did not have a drink and getting me one. We had a great time and my guests commented on the fact that you kept the party going with appropriate music. Thanks again to both of you."
Bridget & Scott Vollmer - June 6, 2008
"John was an excellent DJ and very easy to work with. Everyone loved him and he really got the crowd dancing. We are so happy that we went with Sounds Abound."
Kim & Chris Sernel - June 20, 2008
"We're still in Hawaii lovin life but just wanted to say thanks again so much for helping the day to run so smoothly! The music was great! Your control over the evening was fantastic! We also really appreciate your wisdom on how to plan and move the night along! We certainly wouldn't hesitate to recommend you to anyone we know looking for a DJ for their wedding!! Thanks again John!!"
Rohini & Stephen Wurth - July 5, 2008
"John Ciccone was our DJ and he did a phenomenal job handling our crowd and our music. John worked with music that was likely pretty new to him as of about 48 hours before the event, and did such a great job selecting songs that our guests were requesting the playlist so they could use it themselves? I was very impressed, and am grateful for his efforts. Please continue to have your DJs work amicably with your clients. We never felt pressured or uneasy, and John did a great job staying in control."
