DJ Leanskee
Straight talk on events, DJing, and the culture behind the decks.
It is usually the first question people ask me, so let us get into it straight. The number itself matters less than what is behind it — here is what drives the price and how to compare quotes without getting burned.
A corporate party is the hardest room a DJ can play. There is no single playlist that solves it — there is only a DJ who knows how to work it. Here is how I do it.
Most people book a DJ off a website and a vibe. Then they find out on the night what they actually paid for. Ask these ten questions first and you will know exactly who you are hiring.
One of America's oldest active breaking crews celebrates 45 years with three days of battles, legends, and community, September 11–13, 2026.
Before there was a Pro Breaking Tour, before breaking had a governing body, before the culture had any organized infrastructure at all — a group of us built it from scratch. I was one of the co-founders of UDEF, the United Dance Events Federation, the first organized event organization in breaking history. UDEF is the Pro Breaking Tour. That is where it started.
Before you hire a DJ to run your event, you want to know they have actually done it before. Not once. Not a handful of times. I have been producing and DJing events for over two decades.
In 1981, a crew came together in Boston that would help shape the culture of Hip Hop and breaking in America. That crew was the Floorlords. I am a founding member, and 45 years later we are still here.
The Floorlords are one of the oldest active breaking crews in the country, founded in Boston in 1981. This September we celebrate 45 years.
People use the word DJ like it means one thing. It does not. A club DJ and an event DJ are two different jobs, and booking the wrong one is how good parties go flat.
You only get one shot at the night. Picking the right DJ is not about who has the flashiest setup. It is about who can run your event without you having to babysit it.
People ask how I ended up DJing weddings and corporate events in Hawaii. The short answer is that I never left the culture. I just kept finding new ways to move a room.