Manna Music DJ

Phil is a great DJ to work with. We just had our wedding yesterday and he made sure that the reception went smoothly and the dance floor was filled with people dancing their socks off. He is very personable and willing to go above and beyond to help us when he can. We had the ceremony at the same place but need help with sound and Phil was willing to lend is his speakers work with our sound man. Things like this made us very grateful to have him as our DJ.

Phil the DJ from Manna Music did an excellent job for both our ceremony and reception. He listened to our requests throughout the entire planning process, and provided excellent and honest feedback for a most memorable day. The music was spot on, and our guests were dancing all night long. We received many compliments on our fantastic and fun DJ!

We hired Phil as our DJ for our October 10^th wedding and we couldn’t have been happier! Phil was incredibly responsive, willing to work with us on any and all requests we had, and even helped my (now husband) perform a song at the reception that he wrote for me just a few days prior to the wedding. Phil was incredibly accommodating and helped keep it a secret from me! :) I’ve had multiple people comment on how we had the best music they have ever heard at a wedding. Anyone looking for a genuine, professional, and friendly DJ should hire Phil!

Manna music is an excellent company and I highly recommend them! Phil was very easy to communicate with before my wedding and he clearly cares about his job. We got tons of feedback from our guests about how much they liked the music, and we had the time of our lives. Thanks Manna Music! Everything was perfect!

We were fortunate to have Phil at Manna Music DJ our 7÷27÷14 wedding. We met him at an open house at The Grove in Glenview and were impressed with his professionalism, openness, and evident passion for his work. Subsequently, we met at his home where we discussed details about our ceremony and reception. He was very hospitable and provided us with the perfect suggestions for our wedding. Phil genuinely wanted to know how to make our big day special, going over his services and how he could tailor them for us. He was also very honest in excluding services that, while available, wouldn’t work and would just increase the price (ex. Using lighting equipment in the middle of the day when it wouldn’t be seen).
Phil uses an online system that allows you to manage your playlist relatively effortlessly. You can select from a wide array of music for specific moments (ex. Cake cutting, introductions) and also make requests outside of the available music. We had a few special requests and Phil was able to find them all. Even with this easy-​to-​use system, Phil maintained communication with us to let us know how things were going.
On the day of the wedding, Phil arrived early and set up very quickly. Our venue had a few set ups (ex. Outdoor ceremony, cocktail hour outside of a house, reception in an outdoor pavilion) but he was flexible, bringing along back up equipment if needed or if our plans changed (due to weather, humidity, etc.).
Everyone loved the music. Phil incorporated our requests and played music that made sense with our selections. He was also open to guest requests to keep the party moving along while respecting our wishes.
Overall, Phil was a valuable member of «our team» (his words which was great to hear and, more importantly, see in action) and we are grateful he was our wedding DJ.

Phil is a great guy and a great DJ.
We used him for our wedding on 3÷22÷14.
He was always available to talk and give great suggestions. I found him really easy to work with and he had good knowledge of our venue so he knew the best way to set up.
When it came time for our wedding night, he played what we wanted, threw in some stuff to keep the crowd happy and the dance floor filled.
I would recommend him to everyone.

Phil was AMAZING! Our guests are still telling us about how fantastic he was. He was able to get our whole wedding out on the dance floor! The choices of music were perfect for all our age groups. I have never met anyone so passionate about his work and he goes the extra mile for you on your big day. Phil is prompt at returning phone calls, setting up meetings, and fulfilling the Bride & Groom’s wants and music choices. I couldn’t have asked for a better DJ!!! Phil, you are the best, and I know we will be seeing you soon at future weddings, everyone was asking who you were!

Phil was awesome! My husband and I just got married on 6÷3÷11. We could tell that Phil was very passionate about what he does by our lengthy conversations with him. I jokingly referred to him as the ‘Tom Skilling’ of DJs. He is one of the most conscientious individuals I’ve ever met. The only thing we struggled with slightly was his website’s limitations of not being able to select more songs. Our reception lasted 6 hours and we both love music and spent a lot of time selecting the playlist. So we ended up just sending him a word document with our playlist. This worked out just fine. We were very confident in him by his high reviews, so we didn’t feel the need to meet him in advance. However, Phil is such a perfectionist and worrier that he insisted that we meet him. We went to his house the night before our wedding and there we understood how serious and passionate he is. He had many books on different genres of music all over his coffee table. He then ‘did his homework’ and had some questions for us. It was so impressive to experience his passion and dedication to his calling. He explained that he listened to the different beats to create different playlists.
We loved the music so much, that we asked Phil if we could have a copy of the songs we selected. My husband is in IT, so he had Phil port the songs over to us via dropbox. My husband put them on our iPhones and it is awesome!
We had an awesome time on the dance floor the WHOLE evening thanks to Phil. We highly recommend him.