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Complete Music is the leader in disc jockey entertainment, providing dance music for over 1 million people each year. The uniqueness of this business allows owners, who need not be entertainers, to use their skills in management to hire and book their own musically trained DJ's for all types of special events.
Complete Music has grown to become the nation's largest mobile DJ service because of our focus on customer service. A good DJ focuses on a client's concerns and wishes. The bulk of our business is weddings. We also play quite a few school dances, reunions, and company parties. DJing these events is nothing like DJing at a club or radio station. It involves not only a good mix of music, but the interaction of the DJ actually getting on the dance floor and getting the guests involved in having fun through the use of "Icebreakers".
Bands used to be the only option for wedding entertainment. That began changing in the mid-1970s, about the time Gerald Maas founded Complete Music in Omaha, Nebraska. From his first performance at his sister's wedding reception, Maas has seen his company expand into a nationwide operation.
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