Steve Drews
Sounds Abound DJ and Master of Ceremonies
Steve's Bio
Music has been a central part of my life since I was very young, being my family’s DJ every morning when I was growing up. I officially started DJing and MCing events when I was 12, building a DJ company in eastern Wisconsin that played school events, car shows, and weddings. After graduating high school, I continued to DJ and MC while attending college, working for Ashland, WI’s WJJH 96.7 FM as their morning radio personality and station meteorologist as well as DJ for WJJH’s Music Machine DJ Service. After graduating college and moving to Kansas, I joined one of the state’s most-respected and largest DJ companies, Advanced DJ Service. I was given the opportunity to combine my love of music and weather on a daily basis, becoming known throughout Kansas on the radio air waves and at weddings, school dances, and corporate events as “Stormin’ Steve”. My weather career brought me to Chicago 5 years later, and my DJ passion brought me to the Sounds Abound family.
My philosophy has remained the same since I was a young DJ and MC – to make your event uniquely yours, completely stress-free, and lots of fun! My full dedication to your special event combined with my vast musical knowledge and experience with audio and lighting equipment, event coordination, public speaking, and on-the-fly flexibility will make for an event that you and your guests will be talking about for years to come!
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What Clients Say About Steve
Energetic VOICE!
We hired Steve from Sounds Abound from our wedding off of a recommendation and it was the best decision! Steve kept the dance floor alive! There was never a dull moment. His fun and energetic voice really kept the guests engaged at the reception. He made sure we heard all our favorite songs! I highly recommend Steve and the rest of the Sounds Abound staff for your wedding.
October 22, 2022
Sounds Abound and especially our DJ, Steve Drews, were a joy to work with for our wedding reception! They were professional and flexible when our plans changed. Their pricing was super reasonable, and there were no surprises or hidden fees. Steve kept all of our guests on the dance floor and made sure everyone had a great time. We would definitely recommend them without hesitation for anyone in need of a DJ. Thanks again, Sounds Abound!
September 25, 2021
We absolutely loved having Steve DJ our wedding. He was so wonderful to work with and kept our dance floor going all night!! Sound was perfect and he did great uplighting as well! He was very professional and was just helpful with coordinating anything and everything we needed. We would 100% recommend him!
July 17, 2021
Steve Drews did a simply fabulous job for us at our wedding reception on 5/7!! I cannot say enough wonderful things about his upbeat personality, style, communication skills and professionalism throughout the evening! I would recommend Sounds Abound to anyone who wants to have a simply rocking reception for their wedding. Steve's suggestions, organization and contagious fun personality were a gift and my guests and family couldn't be happier with the outcome!!
May 7, 2021
Steve Drews was our DJ and he was absolutely amazing! He met with us in person prior to the wedding to get to know Jeff and I and learned more about what we were looking for. The entire evening he was on point! He kept the crowd on the dance floor from start to finish! It was so amazing to see how music really made people come alive! His personality lit up the space. We will for sure use him in the future! XOXO
September 28, 2019
Steve and team from Sounds Abound Created an amazing atmosphere for us for my daughter's event - they got everyone dancing, playing games and having fun - they were perfect!
August 3, 2019
Our wedding ended up being AMAZING – Steve did such a fantastic job; our dance floor was completely packed the entire night. To the point where the last hour or so people were dancing around the dance floor because it was so full. We got so many compliments on how great the music was. We cannot thank him enough for making himself available to us!!
January 26, 2019
“Eveything was great from helping us pick out songs and Steve was wonderful! Everyone had a blast and commented on how nice our DJ was and the great selection of songs. Kept the guests dancing! We had a few requests for songs not normally played at weddings, but Steve fit them into the night perfectly! People are still talking about how much fun they had at our wedding. I will definitely recommend Sounds Abound and Steve! Thanks again for making our wedding a wonderful event!” – Colleen & Mike
“Steve not only provided his DJing services but he was also available for anything I needed the night of my wedding. If I needed something or someone all I had to do was let him know and he got the job done.” – Kim & Jeff
“We had an amazing time at the wedding- Steve was awesome and really got the party started! He was well-planned and made the entire evening care-free for myself and my husband. It was a night we will never forget and we are so grateful!” – Ashley & Corey