About Jeff, our CEO  direct email: Jeff@Elan-DJ.com

First I would like to thank you for taking the time to research your choice of a DJ for your event and I'd like to introduce myself, I'm half of the ownership of Elan-DJ.com [Cheryl is the other half]. I feel it would be wise to let you know about my background in this business. My father and mother owned a photography studio and by age eight, I was accompanying them to all of their weddings as their "go-for" (go get this-go get that, etc.) By age fifteen I was a working musician performing in bands for weddings and high-end convention parties in the Palm Springs area of So. Cal. On weekends when I did not have a music performance gig for a wedding or event, I was usually helping do the photography for an event. After college, I worked on cruise ships for a year as musician and a DJ. Since moving to the Metro Baltimore/DC area, I've been the DJ for over a thousand weddings and events. "I've been around weddings and events most of my life. I know what works and most importantly what doesn't. Because of this, I've established a clear-cut approach to making your event a success."

Education & other supportive experience:

I have a Bachelor's Degree in Commercial Music, which required large portions of time proving proficiency behind the mixing console in the recording studio and at live concerts. Also required was a thorough understanding of acoustics. This translates to the fact that no matter where you are having your reception, I will achieve the best possible sound for that space.

I also have my Master's Degree in Music Education and was a high school band/choir director for a number of years in So. Cal. before winning the audition for the job mentioned in the next paragraph.

I am currently a member of the US Army's Top Jazz Band, the Jazz Ambassadors, stationed at Fort Meade. For those of you familiar with the military, this is a permanent duty station, meaning I will complete my entire military career in the Metro DC region.  I hit the 20-year mark in 2018.