About this vendor
Having shown an affinity for music from a very young age, Stadium Sounds has been fine-tuning their DJ skills with a unique repertoire of professional service. Guests at any event want to hear tracks that are familiar and we've based our culture from this. Our company took off in 2000, propelled by a loyal following that loved the flexibility of Stadium Sounds. With influences ranging from 80's pop to hip hop to oldies, this is one DJ service who isn’t afraid to innovate and try something new. Stadium Sounds will go the extra mile to ensure our clients get exactly what they want. We provide services in Findlay, Bowling Green, Toledo, Lima, Tiffin, Fremont, Fostoria, Sandusky, Columbus, Dayton, Cleveland, and all over the state of Ohio.
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Equipment
- Audio/Visual Equipment
- Sound Equipment
Music Genres
- Country
- Dance
- EDM
- Hip-Hop
- Jazz
- Pop
Music Services
- MC Services
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
- Ceremony
- Reception
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out of 5.05 reviews
I never imagined writing a review like this after my wedding, but I feel responsible for sharing our experience to help other couples avoid going through what we did.
We connected...
with Grant Davis through a DJ company at a vendor fair and met with him over Zoom before our wedding. We completed his paperwork outlining our timeline and music selections, and I personally gathered YouTube links for the instrumental songs we wanted played during our outdoor ceremony.
On our wedding day, I spoke with Grant around 1:30 p.m. about shortening our procession songs after realizing at rehearsal they were too long. Rather than listening to my concerns, he was dismissive and emphasized his experience. I wasn’t questioning his experience; I was simply communicating a change we needed.
Our ceremony was scheduled for 4:00 p.m., with guests arriving at 3:15. By 3:30, no music was playing. At 3:45, our wedding party was lined up, yet there was still silence. Our day-of coordinator came into the bridal cottage to tell me and my dad there were technical difficulties. As time passed with no music or clear resolution, I began to panic.
Our ceremony didn’t begin until 4:30. By then, I was crying, and my dad and coordinator were fanning my face to help preserve my makeup before I walked down the aisle. Instead of feeling excited and present, I was overwhelmed with anger, shock, confusion, and sadness. To make matters worse, Grant didn’t play the correct songs. The music I’d carefully selected and the moment of being revealed to our guests and walking down the aisle meant so much to me. We can never get that moment back.
Despite everything, our ceremony was still beautiful thanks to our wonderful pastor and the stunning weather. However, that doesn’t erase the heartbreak of how the experience unfolded. My husband and I invested so much time, effort, and hard-earned money into our wedding. We deserved to be fully present for those once-in-a-lifetime moments instead of overwhelmed by stress and tears.
Unfortunately, things got worse after the ceremony. Grant reportedly said he was having a panic attack. When our day-of coordinator and the DJ company asked him to leave his equipment so they could get music playing while finding a replacement, he refused, packed up, and left. We were left without a DJ during cocktail hour until one of our groomsmen used a speaker from his car to play music. Our brother-in-law then stepped in as emcee so the reception could move forward. We were grateful our loved ones stepped up, but they should never have had to fill the role of a vendor we’d hired. We were also told Grant refused offers of help, including from our photographer, who had DJ experience and offered to get our ceremony music started.
Technical difficulties happen. What matters is how a professional communicates, responds, accepts help, and takes responsibility. Based on our experience, those responsibilities were not handled appropriately. As of writing this review, neither my husband nor I have received an apology or acknowledgment from Grant.
To future couples: please do your research before hiring Grant Davis. Your wedding day cannot be recreated, and you’re trusting vendors with moments you’ll remember for the rest of your life. I would never hire him again and cannot recommend him based on our experience. I sincerely hope no other bride has to spend part of her wedding day in tears because of a vendor she trusted to help make it special.
We met this DJ through our wedding venue and met with him via zoom before the wedding, “he said that he has been doing this for 25 years and we are in good hands”, I spoke to him b...
efore the ceremony and everything seemed fine and cordial. I was waiting to go down the aisle for the ceremony and he had technical difficulties that delayed the ceremony about 30 minutes. When the ceremony started he played the wrong music. After the ceremony one of our guests told me that our DJ was having a panic attack and was leaving before the reception. He did not come and talk to either my wife or I to explain what was going on, nor did he try to find a replacement or leave his equipment for another person to use (and come get it later). We never received even an apology for leaving us stranded without a DJ for our wedding. I would be extremely cautious use this service and would NEVER recommend him.
This DJ was recommended to us by our venue since he had worked there before. We had a zoom call prior to hiring and felt very comfortable with him as well as everything he offered ...
to us. Come the wedding day, there were a few mishaps. To start, the ceremony music was slightly mixed up but only by order and was quickly corrected. Then, it came to our attention that the cocktail music was subpar and he specifically told our photographer that even though we sent an entire playlist for cocktail hour, he would not be following it. To preface, we picked ALL of our music and that included processional, ceremony, cocktail, entrances, dinner, and reception. I am very OCD but I knew from past experiences sometimes DJs can make or break weddings and I wanted to make sure I supplied fun music that I know my guests would love. Then came time for entrances and both my mom and photographer felt that the DJ seemed flustered and caused some delay. When it came time to enter to our song, again there was a delay but eventually he transitioned to our song. We had a specific time that the music was to stop and end, which he did not do. He let the song play in it's entirety and we were made to stand on the dance floor awkwardly after we gave him the thumbs up we were ready for our first dance, he thumbs up back but continued the song and just stood there. Eventually it finished and he played our first dance song. Dinner time comes and he begins playing songs that weren't on our list. This upset both my husband and I because we chose specific songs that WE wanted to listen to during dinner that we thought our guest would enjoy as well. The DJ was also in charge of dismissing tables and my mom requested a certain table be dismissed toward the top and he completely ignored it. She asked him multiple times and he acknowledged multiple times but the last time she had to ask he responded, "I've been asked to dismiss multiple tables first and I'm doing my best." The only people who he was supposed to listen to was me, the bride, my husband, and my mom and the only table we requested he dismiss early was the one table. He was also asked by the bartenders, my mom, and some members of my family to turn the music down some due to guests not being able to hear the person right next to him and he did not. Reception time, AGAIN, did not play from our setlist. Multiple songs were played that we didn't have on there and he missed SEVERAL of our must plays. He played one song that he was told not to play as well. When he was told to play from our setlist, he clapped back with, "I have 25 years of experience so I am going to play the crowd." My mom argued for us and stated once again to play our music or to leave. He came up to us and "attempted" to apologize and asked if he had done anything we didn't like. I told him he needed to play the songs we gave him and that was that. The very next song, he played a song from our dinner set and called me out saying "this song was a specific request from the brides playlist," and nobody was dancing to it and it made me look like a fool. The song was meant to vibe during dinner, not dance. He was rude to my cousin who tried to request a song FROM the playlist and he told her no, followed her to her table and told her he already got in trouble from deviating from the list. I had to request songs all night that I wanted played and it was frustrating. This DJ is probably good for school dances, not for OCD brides such as myself.
Do not hire this company! My sons wedding was last night. At 4:15pm, roughly an hour and a half before the wedding the DJ called to tell them he wasn’t coming due to a panic attac...
k. Did not offer up a replacement, just wasn’t coming. Luckily we were able to find a local DJ that came on a moments notice and saved the night. Horrible experience and this company should be reimbursing us for the DJ we had to hire due to the unprofessional manner in which this happened. My only review is BUYER BEWARE!
Amazing experience! Was very patient with any requests I had! Very nice and respectful of the space and guests! 10/10 recommend!
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