Dawson Entertainment Production, LLC

Category: DJ

Type: Group of DJs

Size of act: 3

Genres: Disco/Funk

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About Dawson Entertainment Production, LLC

Jason Dawson

DJ

Dawson Entertainment is a DJ, lighting and photo booth company founded by Jason Dawson (DJ JD) in 2007. With his background in nightlife event production as Music Director and resident DJ at Shrine Nightclub inside Foxwoods, Jason combines the high energy, smooth transition mixing style of a nightclub DJ with the refined experience and fun playlist of a wedding DJ to keep the dance floor rocking! All of our DJ's come from this background of skilled mixing. Combine that with fun additions like Mirror Photo Booth, Uplighting and Marquee Letters and you are guaranteed to have an unforgettable event!

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Services

Services

  • Ceremony microphones and sound
  • Dancefloor lighting
  • Event planning
  • Master of ceremonies
  • Multimedia displays
  • Photobooth
  • Projector equipment
  • Sound system capability audience <300
  • Uplighting

Musical genres

  • Disco/Funk
  • EDM/House
  • Motown/Soul
  • Pop/Top 40s
  • Rap/Hip Hop
  • Rock

Event types

  • After party
  • Cocktail hour
  • Wedding ceremony
  • Wedding reception

Reviews

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Rating: 5.0

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56 reviews

  • BP

    Breana P.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Oct 12

    Best Day !

    We couldn’t have asked for a better DJ for our wedding! He did an amazing job keeping everyone on the dance floor and making sure everything ran smoothly. The music was perfect, and our guests had an incredible time! We highly recommend him to anyone looking for a DJ for their special day. Thank you for helping make our wedding unforgettable!

  • JE

    Jamie E.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Oct 8

    Party Don't Stop

    Dawson Entertainment Production, LLC made our entire wedding unforgettable. Jason had every single person on the dance floor—which is no small feat with my family—and his seamless transitions from song to song kept the party going nonstop. From our first conversation through the big day, he was quick to respond, laid-back, and super professional. He read the room perfectly and played exactly what we needed to hear at each moment. We couldn't have asked for a better DJ, and we'd recommend him to any couple looking to get their guests dancing.

  • JH

    Jessica H.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Oct 2, 2026

    Amazing to work with!

    Our DJ Jake and the whole Dawson Entertainment crew were beyond amazing for our wedding day and throughout the whole planning process! They were so open to our ideas and collaborated so easily! When our wedding needed to be brought inside and relocated due to weather they made it happen! Highly recommend working with them for any event!

  • AP

    Amy P.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Sep 15, 2026

    Amazing DJ!

    We cannot recommend Dawson Entertainment enough! Jason was absolutely amazing and played a huge role in making our wedding such a fun and unforgettable celebration. From the very beginning, Jason was communicative, responsive, and easy to work with. We shared songs and music preferences with him before the wedding, and he did a fantastic job pulling everything together into a playlist that perfectly matched our style and kept the energy going all night long. He read the crowd so well, and the dance floor was packed for the entire reception. We had multiple guests came up to us after the wedding asking for his contact information because they wanted to use him for their own weddings and events in the future. We couldn't have been happier with our experience!

  • SP

    Steph and P.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Sep 13, 2026

    Amazing DJ for our wedding!

    We hired Dawson to be the DJ for our July 2026 wedding at Glen Manor. We knew we wanted a dance party, where we never had a dull moment and we REALLY wanted a DJ who could feel if people were starting to leave the dance floor and pull them back in! Jason delivered this beyond our wildest expectations. Working with him prior to our wedding was equally incredible. He made a song from pieces of other songs we sent him, just for one of our special moments and it was incredibly impactful on the wedding party, and especially our family. We could not have hoped for a better experience. Dawson was beyond professional, really got the beats and DJ'ed us the best wedding we could have imagined!

Preferred vendors of Dawson Entertainment Production, LLC

Beauty professional
Beauty By Mineko
Norwich, CT
We wear a classic black suit and tie with a white or grey button-up shirt.
It's never a bad thing to listen to guest request, but we do use our best judgment to decide if we actually play a request or not, based on our past experience playing the song and our conversations with you, the couple hosting the event. Even if a song request will not quite fit the vibe of the event, it may guide us to play something similar that would work for the dance floor.
Yes!
Yes. We are happy to provide proof of insurance if you or your venue request it.
We arrive 1.5-2 hours before our start time for set up. We like to give plenty of time so we don't have to rush.
Yes, we can provide full Uplighting, Pin Spots, Monograms, Marquee Letters and Mirror Photo Booth!
All taxes are included in the price.
We do not charge for setup or break down. We only charge from the time we start playing music at the beginning of the event until we stop playing music at the end of the event. Our travel radius is 2 hours from Griswold, CT. Anything beyond that would require a travel fee and/or hotel accommodations.
First and foremost, we’re lovers of music and we started DJing to share that love with the world. We come from a nightclub background with a focus on playing music that makes people dance! We use our smooth nightclub mixing and blending techniques to make every transition between songs smooth, seamless and interesting to keep the energy up so there is always a fun vibe on the dance floor.

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