4.8
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Marshall Yancey could not have been a better DJ !!! We had people at our wedding at Whitehall from California to Florida who came up to me and said “that DJ is great ! “ People hit the dance floor and danced all night long. He works closely with the bride and groom to find out exactly the type of music they want and reads the room well to keep the environment wonderful.
He MCed so that the speeches and introductions flowed seamlessly.
Lisa T.
5.0
Say yes to YES ( Yancey Entertainment Services).
I don’t know how to do with my wedding reception but Mr. Yancey just made everything so easy! We had 2 meet ups, first was to prepare, and some questions and answers on how we wanted our wedding and the second is finalizing the details! Very detail oriented and professional! On the reception itself, we just really had fun! Like magical fun ( I am not a dancer but his songs made me and my husband go to the dance floor) So much to tell but I do know one of the reasons I had a wonderful wedding was because I booked the right DJ.
Paul C.
5.0
AWARD WINNER (2X)
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
Yancey Entertainment Service is a wedding DJ company operating out of Louisville, KY. Keeping newlyweds entertained throughout the Bluegrass State, this accomplished DJ outfit is well versed in the art of keeping a crowd moving. Having spent years in the trade, DJ Marshall C. Yancey and his cadre of disc spinners have developed a performative style that couples are sure to enjoy. Eager to give your reception an unforgettable soundtrack, they are determined to craft a timeless show that defines you.
This seasoned DJ troupe has become a recognized name on the Kentucky and South Indiana entertainment circuits. As the owner and lead DP, Marshall established the company in 1978. With a background in Industrial Engineering, Marshall discovered his fervor for sound when indulging in his hobby for music programming. Realizing his passion for entertaining people, he began the business as a solo, part-time pursuit, before trusting abilities enough to become fully professional in 1990. Since then, he has assembled a gifted team of deck-spinners and has earned a stellar reputation among wedded couples and industry professionals alike.
Marshall and his cadre of DJs are renowned for their versatile styles and consummate professionalism. Whatever vibe of wedding entertainment you seek, from laid-back play-pusher to animated MC, they will work with you to make it so. With a limitless roster of tunes and the latest equipment at their disposal, they have the means to make it happen. They consider inclusivity and client-input to be paramount and are eager to play a part in your once-in-a-lifetime celebration.
Yancey Entertainment Service offers an array of DJ services designed to get you dancing. They will work with you via a series of pre-event consultations to get to know your preferences and provide you with a simple planner form. They will ask you for your all-time favorite songs, and their handy online ‘Music Database’ tool can inform you about the songs they have. Other features of their service include additional hours, floor lighting, and special effects. Determined to get you on your dancing shoes, these veteran disc jockeys are ready to push play on your love story’s next track.
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Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2011.
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Meet the team
Marshall C. Yancey
Owner, President, Master MC/DJ
Native of Oxford, NC; graduate of NCA&T State University (Industrial Engr.); Founded Y.E.S.,LLC 1978; full-time since 1990; reputation for excellence, attention to details, smooth style, strategic music programming, high quality services.
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4.8
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An outstanding DJ who met with the couple to plan details and expertly MCed the day so speeches and introductions flowed. He read the room, blended musical styles, kept guests dancing all night, and handled a last-minute venue change seamlessly. Professional, communicative, flexible on timing and pricing, and highly recommended.Lisa T
5.0
Marshall Yancey could not have been a better DJ !!! We had people at our wedding at Whitehall from California to Florida who came up to me and said “that DJ is great ! “ People hi...
t the dance floor and danced all night long. He works closely with the bride and groom to find out exactly the type of music they want and reads the room well to keep the environment wonderful.
He MCed so that the speeches and introductions flowed seamlessly.
Paul C
5.0
Say yes to YES ( Yancey Entertainment Services).
I don’t know how to do with my wedding reception but Mr. Yancey just made everything so easy! We had 2 meet ups, first was to pre...
pare, and some questions and answers on how we wanted our wedding and the second is finalizing the details! Very detail oriented and professional! On the reception itself, we just really had fun! Like magical fun ( I am not a dancer but his songs made me and my husband go to the dance floor) So much to tell but I do know one of the reasons I had a wonderful wedding was because I booked the right DJ.
Any questions?
Diana H
5.0
If you need a sign to hire Mr. Yancey, let this be your sign. He worked incredibly hard to change our ceremony from inside to outside at the last minute (the rain cleared up 10 min...
before the ceremony). He was the perfect MC. He created the perfect atmosphere to get dancing started and switched seamlessly between different cultural influences throughout the night. We received many compliments from our guests about how great he was. His attention to detail is unlike any other and he came well prepared for the ceremony and reception. We 100% recommend his services. It was well worth the money we spent!!
Abbi C
5.0
I would recommend Marshall Yancey to anyone. He played an essential role in our wedding, as DJs do. They set the tone for the evening, and he did that. Yancey has been doing this f...
or a long time, and it shows. His musical expertise and knowledge is unmatched. Not to mention, he’s personable. Yancey was communicative and timely, in addressing all questions and concerns.
Stephanie F
5.0
Marshall Yancey is definitely the best in the entertainment business— he is the DJ you want at your wedding! It was an easy Y.E.S. for my husband and me.
Marshall Yancey sat down...
with us twice to plan out every detail of our reception. He’s also an incredibly nice human being and puts his heart into what he does. Moreover, his pricing is very fair and he was even totally flexible with adding on another hour of DJ services the day of our wedding. Amazing! Our guests LOVED the songs and didn’t want to leave the dance floor! 10/10 for Marshall Yancey. Thanks for everything!
Katelyn N
5.0
Yancey Entertainment is the DJ you want for your wedding! Not only did they sit down with us twice to plan out every detail of our ceremony and reception, but they truly helped our...
wedding day flow smoothly despite many last minute changes due to weather. Scott was our DJ and I have never seen a dance floor more lit up! The songs flowed from one to the next flawlessly, keeping everyone dancing until they couldn’t anymore! Yancey Entertainment knows what they are doing when it comes to the flow of a reception and making sure everyone has the best time. Scott was wonderful about sticking to our genre requests while also throwing in many crowd pleasers to keep the dance floor popping all night. You will not regret hiring Yancey Entertainment. They truly made my wedding the best / most fun night of my life!!
Mary Anne C
5.0
Marshall Yancey is the best in the entertainment business! I used him 19 years ago for my other daughters wedding. When I needed him again I was so thrilled that he was available! ...
So professional! I wish I could give Marshall Yancey 10 stars! He is that great!
Kelsey E
5.0
Mr. Yancey did a great job meeting our sound needs in various spaces at the venue. He also met with us prior to the wedding to get a clear picture of our wants and needs for the re...
ception and music.
Rachel M
5.0
Marshall was such a pleasure to work with! We loved doing our consultations with him and he took so much time to make sure he had a great playlist for the prelude, reception, and c...
ocktail hour. We used him for our ceremony too and he did a great job with the flow of music and mics. Our dance floor was packed and we had a ton of compliments! I even added on an extra hour because I had so much fun. He has a variety of packages and allows you to add on extras so he cab work with many budgets!
Amber S
5.0
Marshall was the only DJ that contacted me when I was looking for someone and I knew from our 1st phone call he was the one for us. He has worked with us from beginning to the end ...
and did an amazing job for our ceremony and also reception. He is personable respectful and knows what he is doing. He provided us with detailed paperwork so he could make our wedding exactly how we wanted it to be he took time to meet with us to finalize everything and make sure he pronounced names correctly he is one of a kind!
Christine M
5.0
Marshall was so wonderful to work with and a genuinely nice and friendly guy. He is incredibly professional, pleasant, and thorough which we appreciated as we were preparing for ou...
r wedding. He went out of his way to make sure he found a great solution when I gave him some unusual song choices. He was also so understanding when we had to reschedule our wedding and helped gracefully communicate any guidance needed for guests during the ceremony and reception related to covid restrictions. He was very skilled to help get our tentative guests out on the dance floor but (although I know it broke his heart) kept the party tame enough to help prevent any one from getting too close or relaxed on the dance floor. We were so pleased with the results and would highly recommend him!
Miranda S
5.0
Marshall Yancey did a wonderful job at our wedding. We looked at several different vendors before booking him and we are so glad we went with him. He drove from Louisville to Lexin...
gton to meet with us, gave an extensive list of music options and was more affordable than several other options and he did a perfect job! Our wedding was a blast with lots of dancing and he kept the guests moving until the very last second of the night. I would highly recommend his services!
Eleanor M
5.0
I'm so happy that we chose Yancey Entertainment Service to DJ our wedding in September 2019. Marshall kept the dance floor crowded the whole reception, played many of our requests,...
and was really kind and professional in all of our interactions with him! Yancey Entertainment also provided ceremony sound reinforcement (music and mics for our officiant and reader) and it was flawless!
Julie S
5.0
Marshall was amazing! He impressed us from our very first meeting. He is truly a professional and it is clear that he is seasoned in this field. He truly knows how to keep the rece...
ption flowing and how to keep the dance floor moving! Multiple people told us how awesome he was and how much fun they had! He incorporated our song requests flawlessly. I couldn’t have been happier!
Brittney C
2.0
I was not that impressed with Yancey Entertainment for the price they charge. I understand the acoustics in the venue I chose weren't the easiest to work with, but when the DJ spok...
e we couldn't understand him, however whenever someone was giving a speech, they were easily understood. Also, the DJ didn't play most of what we had on our "must play" list and when I asked him to play a song he had a major attitude about it (and I was the Bride!). Not a great experience overall.
Response from Yancey Entertainment Service, Inc.
It is quite apparent that less than a stellar review is unusual as our objective is always...
to please our clients. The MC/DJ's voice and oratorical skills is his signature trait as noted by other reviews. It is apparent that the room acoustics and layout negatively affected speech intelligibility. Music selection and strategic programming is often not understood by some clients and their guests. An extremely experienced and skillful DJ generally will analyze (read) the varying elements presented and apply years of practical application and professional judgement to maximize the potentials of any dance party. This practice is often interpreted as not playing "our requests". Many of the "must play" songs were played at this event as marked on our list and dance participation was vigorous. It is frustrating that the DJ profession is not respected as many other traditional professions when applying skills. Although a complaint is unpleasant to receive, it is examined and may be used for opportunities to improve. Nevertheless, the long standing superb reputation of Yancey Entertainment remains steadfast.
Calli S
5.0
Marshall Yancey did an amazing job as the DJ for our wedding and was all around a great guy to work with. He had a very in depth consult with us before the wedding and was very tho...
rough. He made sure to make everything we wanted happen, as well as gave us some really great recommendations. We were planning our wedding from out of town, which was difficult, but he was very accommodating and was able to work with us from a distance. He made the atmosphere at our wedding very fun and played great music that kept our guests dancing. We would absolutely recommend him as a DJ!
Allison N
5.0
Marshall Yancey is an amazing DJ, and creates the most enjoyable atmosphere! Our guests were talking non stop about his amazing voice and smooth style! There was not one moment whe...
re our dance floor was empty- we are so so SO glad we were able to share our special day with him and his crew!!
Jessica M
5.0
Could not have been better! Mr. Yancey was helpful and his coworkers were excellent djs. Everyone danced the night away!
Rachel L
5.0
Yancey did a wonderful job at our ceremony and reception. He is professional and prepared for all situations. Our guests danced and such a great time!
Allison R
5.0
Mr. Marshall knows how to get a party going!!! Cannot recommend him enough for DJ and entertainment services at your wedding. He is a man of the utmost character ad morale. Throug...
hout our planning process, he was very personable and got to really know and understand us as a couple. He is very knowledgeable about music and how to tailor your event precisely. He displayed professionalism in our meetings before the wedding and during and after the event. We had a daytime wedding reception and he still got everyone on the dance floor! Cannot recommend him enough as a DJ for your wedding. Not only is he the best entertainer around, but he is a great and respectable man.
Kara M
5.0
Marshall was amazing! This being my first and only wedding I had no idea how to advise a DJ on my musical taste and plan the ceremony music and reception. I was so glad to be abl...
e to let Marshall do his job and own the music part of the wedding! he completely took care of us! he never let dead air come across the dance floor and guided us through our dances and other special moments. I would highly recommend him. He is affordable and has the experience to make your reception a great party! Hire him!
Maddie W
5.0
I am SO glad we hired Yancey Entertainment Services for our wedding! I was a super type-A bride, and my number one priority was that our guests had fun during the reception. Marsha...
ll Yancey was incredibly professional and easy to work with during our planning process and at our wedding. He met with us on the weekend since we were planning from our of town and was very thorough. We honestly had no idea how the flow of the wedding would go until we met with Marshall. He worked with our other vendors to make sure things were running smoothly during the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception, and kept things moving the whole night. Our guests danced until the lights came on and were so impressed with the music. Guests of all ages were on the dance floor and one guest said to me, "If you are going to throw a party like this, you need to get married every weekend!" I never had to worry about things running smoothly because Marshall was on it! If you are looking for a professional DJ who will keep your friends and family on the dance floor, hire Yancey Entertainment Service. You will not regret it!
Savanna S
5.0
We were suggested to use Marshall Yancey after a friend of ours used him in their wedding. I have nothing but good things to say about Mr. Yancey!
#1: EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL: My h...
usband's number one priority for a DJ was they needed to be classy, not trashy. We have all been to weddings where the DJ single-handedly kills the vibe. Yancey has been providing Disc Jockey services since 1978, he knows every mistake to avoid!
- Upon consultation, Yancey provides his clients with a very descriptive survey which allowed us to choose his attire (casual, suit and tie, tuxedo, etc.), his personality (quiet (just play music), normal (make necessary announcements), moderate (some audience interaction), outgoing (tastefully involved)), and the overall environment we were going for.
-SIDE NOTE: Due to his professionalism, Yancey refuses to play explicit music that poorly represents his company (he does provided edited options). Kudos to him! This was obviously not a problem for us, but if it is a problem for you, you may want to seek other services.
#2: Options/Packages- Yancey has a variety of options, but everything is adjustable based upon what YOU want. It's YOUR day and he makes sure he is compliant with that. However, he still offers his professional opinion on overall schedule for the day! This is extremely helpful since for most of us, this is our only wedding as bride/groom and he's been doing this for years. These options also included very specific lists of songs TO NEVER PLAY (for example, we DID NOT want the Chicken Dance), songs that were "must play", and songs that we would like to be played if time allows.
#3: Affordability- To be fair, we paid more to Yancey than I originally wanted, but it was important to my husband (and worth every penny). We paid $1,195 for Yancey's services which included the ceremony and reception. Well worth it! Every guest, old and young, enjoyed the music and atmosphere that Marshall Yancey created.
Kara S
5.0
Marshall Yancey knows how to throw a party. He really does have it down to a science. Our dance floor was packed all night long and we got so many compliments on the music.
Anonymous
5.0
Mr. Yancey really got our party dancing! He met with us beforehand to discuss all our preferences thoroughly, and then provided a wonderfully tailored experience, from dinner music...
, to dancing into the night.
Stephanie
5.0
Yancey was recommended by a friend who had recently got married. I hadn't remembered much about her DJ but she gave Yancey rave reviews and he absolutely lived up to them. He was e...
asy to work with, stayed in my budget, and offered suggestions when we were stumped on what to choose for entrance songs. I did not want a DJ who talked much and had seen other wedding DJs talk over the music and between every song. Yancey said as much as he needed to and then played music to keep everyone out on the dance floor. We wanted some older music at the beginning so we could have some ballroom dancing and he made a seamless transition into pop music. I have never been to a wedding where I wanted to dance to every single song but my husband and I could barely stay off the dance floor!
Jiangyu M
5.0
We got married on June 26, 2015 and we were SO pleased with Marshall Yancey as our DJ in the wedding. He is BEST OF THE BEST! He is so easy to work with from Day 1 and he was the l...
ast thing for us to worry about in our wedding. I’m not exaggerating; he is so perfect that we did not have to direct him to do anything on the wedding day. He just did it, perfectly!
He kindly met us on site and checked out the location months ahead of time and left us a binder of popular song selections to work with, FOR EVERY PART of the wedding ceremony you can think of (and he helped us to set our wedding timeline!) I requested a special Chinese song to dance with my mom. It’s not even on YouTube and Marshall somehow found it!!! He was the first vendor who contacted us and reminded us of the day, and we had a conference call for 2 hours (on Fathers’ Day weekend!) to finalize the music details!
We planned to have an outdoor ceremony but then it rained and stormed so we had to move everything indoor. Marshall had it set up both ways professionally and directed the whole wedding smoothly. The whole city of Frankfort, KY blacked out for a few minutes RIGHT BEFORE I walked down the aisle and Marshall picked up what we’d left off and recovered everything as soon as the electricity went back on! He played so many great songs during the reception that our guests were amazed by what a fun-filled wedding we had!
Marshall Yancey is a true friend, and the best DJ you can ever ask for on your special days. He offers the DJ service you can rely on; he is experienced, professional, patient, well-equipped, thorough, punctual … Our family and friends can’t thank him enough for being a big part of our wedding day, and he is and will be our only DJ for any of our events to come!
Amy G
5.0
Marshall Yancey was a fantastic DJ. He said what needed to be said and played some rockin' music that kept the dance floor hopping! He took the time to help us pick some feature ...
songs (entrance music, mother/son dance) that we were having trouble deciding on. I would not hesitate calling him again if DJ services were needed. He also provided up-lights for our reception. The lights really added to the room. He is so far from that stereotypical corny DJ. You should check him out!
Heidi H
5.0
Marshall Yancey took care of the sound for my ceremony and it was FLAWLESS! He was very professional and did an outstanding job. He even told me how beautiful my wedding was :) ...
Highly recommend!
Kaity G
1.0
The Dj did not play the 2 songs that I had asked to be dedicated. I asked him to play the Cupid Shuffle 3 times, but he said that he wouldn't because it would make "all the old pe...
ople leave." He did not listen to the Bride's requests at all! He only played about 4 songs on my MUST PLAY LIST. I would not use him.
Cassie R
5.0
AMAZING. Really, that best describes. To Marshall, this is not just a job, it's a science and something he takes very seriously. The combo of songs and the timing of everything dur...
ing the reception was so perfect, people only left the dance floor because they were exhausted! Afterward, several of my friends who are planning their wedding asked me to give them his contact information, they were simply amazed. If you decide to go with Marshall, LISTEN TO HIS SUGGESTIONS. The man knows what he is doing and he will make your reception all you hope for!!
Dala N
5.0
Marshall Yancey did a fabulous job at our wedding. He met with us twice before our big day to ensure he was providing us with exactly what we wanted for our party. IT WAS PERFECT! ...
Our dance floor was never empty and our guests can't stop talking about how much fun our DJ was.
Christa J
4.0
If you hire this service, hire Marshall Yancey.
Erin G
5.0
Yancey Entertainment was the right touch of class to our wedding. His team was professional, and the music that they played was perfect for our group. People kept coming up to us...
and sharing how awesome our DJ Scott was for the group! We also had a very unique venue at the Seelbach's Rathskeller so a DJ that had never played the room might have made the music too loud, but not Yancy Entertainment - everything was perfectly timed and he watched the crowd. Yancey himself did our introductions and that gave us the exact right mood to start it out right. Impressive service.
Joy M
4.0
Yancey is very kind, helpful and really works hard to make your reception a success. I did not want the party to end.
On another note, another DJ DJ'ed at our wedding instead a...
nd he was great, although not all of our requests that we asked for before the wedding were played. Nonetheless, Yancey and all his associates were very professional and very classy. During the wedding the transiton between songs kept the mood of the evening and the emotion of the party going! I did not want it to end!
Gwen R
5.0
Great energy, very professional, and easy to work with. Has good ideas and good at playing music that fits the mood of the room.
Emily G
5.0
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