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Kitchener-Waterloo Area
Female owned & operated DJ company Olympic Sound wins brides with personality, professionalism and skills
Reviewing Jasmyn Lancinger, Owner & Disc Jockey, Olympic Sound
Review is written by Staff @ The Ring and is based on • Interviews with this vendor • Interviews with past brides
From providing music as you walk down the aisle, to serenading guests at dinner, and playing the perfect song for that perfect first dance, a DJ plays a huge part in the wedding day. So when it came time to interview Jasmyn Lancinger, Owner and Disc Jockey at Kitchener-based Olympic Sound, it was easy to see why brides were raving over her. Jasmyn is a professional female disc jockey, a mom of three and a self-proclaimed organizational-freak (a trait that any bride will respect when it comes to planning!). Jasmyn not only acknowledges the importance of the role she plays on the wedding day, but she knows how to direct a great stag & doe too. She’s never afraid to dig in and help if you ask her to. So, armed with a great personality, hands-on experience, and high tech equipment, Jasmyn is certainly one of our brides' new favourite DJs to check out in The Ring. Let us explain...
Olympic Sound provides service to Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas, and they are always up for a road trip.
Jasmyn’s love of entertaining, combined with her ambitious personality, ensures that your event is made memorable. She notes that she "enjoys every minute of every day of my 'job'." She especially enjoys the variety in the events, venues and the people. It’s just herself and her music, which she "blends and moulds to suit the event."
The company is small, which enables Jasmyn to work closely with each and every client, and the size has not deterred from its success. In 2009, Olympic Sound was awarded the 2009 Reader's Choice Top DJ Service Diamond Award.
Since Jasmyn has continually gotten busier over the past couple of years, she has added some new members to the Olympic Sound team, including her sister, Lauren. Jasmyn told us that Lauren is just as skilled as she is and has recently become a big part of the business, going out to work at events almost every weekend. "She has been quite a hit!" Jasmyn told us. Lauren worked for many years as a social host on cruise ships and Jasmyn says that she is tons of fun, "very helpful and friendly and has a great ear for music and reading her crowd... she also maintains a high level of professionalism." Jasmyn adds that she’s very excited to have Lauren join the Olympic Sound team and has received fantastic feedback on all of her work.
Dayna Renaud says that when she met with Jasmyn to discuss being the DJ at her March 2010 wedding, she immediately knew that Jasmyn wanted her party to be everything she and her husband dreamed of. "She was so easy to talk to and had great ideas and organization right from our first email," Dayna told us. She adds that Jasmyn's style was "trendy, hip, organized, accountable, and appropriate to the guests and atmosphere of the wedding."
While Olympic Sound’s main focus is weddings, Jasmyn also offers DJ services for the community at corporate events and functions, Christmas parties, fundraisers and charity events for some notable clients such as Manulife Financial and Wilfrid Laurier University, among others. She even does school dances for grades ranging from kindergarten to university because she, "loves the young crowd and the energy they bring to the dance floor." Whatever the event may be, Jasmyn says she enjoys it thoroughly, "I love being able to participate and make a contribution to the events that are so important and personal to clients and friends."
She also told us that she runs a dance-a-thon fundraising service for local schools. "I'm very excited about this service because it helps the school raise funds while encouraging kids to be healthy and active while having a ton of fun."
Plus, Jasmyn volunteers for numerous youth groups and annually takes part in the local Spring Sprint for the Brain Tumour Foundation by donating a sound system for music and a PA system for speeches and announcements. She does the same thing for the RE/MAX fundraising for breast cancer campaign and auction and the Rotary Club of Kitchener-Waterloo.
There is never a dull moment at a wedding with Jasmyn as the DJ, and Miranda Bilotta, who had Olympic Sound provide the music for her January 2010 wedding ceremony, dinner and dance, could not agree more. "Jasmyn really made the day come together and was very organized," says Miranda. "She played exactly what we wanted and came up with suggestions to make each part of the day flow perfectly." Miranda described Jasmyn as "professional, yet really fun and outgoing. Olympic Sound has a great variety of music that would suit every style you could imagine, and they really know how to keep a crowd going."
In her role as a DJ, Jasmyn loves to go over and above. She has no problem stepping in as a wedding planner, emcee, and more if need be. She loves to be involved in the couple’s planning, which was a personal touch that Miranda loved. "Jasmyn would email out of the blue to ask how the wedding planning was going and to see if there was anything she could do to help," Miranda told us. "She genuinely seemed excited for us and really wanted our day to be perfect."
Jasmyn is very accessible for contact, and she promptly returns messages, which is important in the wedding industry. How interactive she is at your wedding is up to the bride and groom – she can make her presence known, or be virtually invisible. Throughout the whole planning, Miranda says that Jasmyn was extremely professional and organized. "She made us feel really comfortable, like hanging out with a friend who happens to 'know her stuff' about music and the whole wedding industry. She is really outgoing and fun... She was available up until the day of the wedding through phone and email... And met with us to make sure she had everything just right for the big day."
Miranda was looking for a fun and outgoing DJ who wasn't 'cheesy' and who would fit in with her whole wedding atmosphere. After the first meeting, she says it was clear that Jasmyn would be the perfect choice. "She wasn't overpowering, trying to tell us what we wanted. She really took the time to listen and offer suggestions to ensure our day was exactly what we wanted," says Miranda.
Three months prior to the date, Jasmyn will email you a consult workbook consisting of all the 'Need to Know' information like 'no-play' songs, 'must-play' songs, an agenda, and more. Dayna loved that Jasmyn let her do anything from choosing each and every song if she wanted to having guests fill out requests, or having Jasmyn take complete control and do it all. "We decided on a little of each and had our favourites with Jasmyn's creativity and ability to 'feel' the crowd and get them moving, while also allowing for on the spot requests that night."
About two to four weeks prior to the wedding, Jasmyn meets with the couple, or talks with them over email and the phone to go over the workbook. This allows her to get to know the couple and their expectations of her, and find any music that she may not have on file. Jasmyn is always in touch with the couples and makes sure that they are excited and happy with her and the upcoming wedding day. Eric and Sarah had Jasmyn DJ at their wedding reception and say that she was very friendly and thorough throughout the whole process. "She provided us with a questionnaire prior to the event and left no stone unturned. There were no surprises. We had a long list of song requests and gave them to her prior to the event and she was able to honour our requests."
Even after her job is done, Jasmyn wants to make sure her couples were completely satisfied, that the music was good, the volume and quantity was adequate, and that she pleased everyone, young, old, and especially the bride and groom – whom she loves to hear feedback from.
Even when Jasmyn isn't personally playing your wedding, her priorities don't change. She wants to make sure you have the best experience possible with Olympic Sound. "I currently have two DJ partners/employees that work with me. So, if I am personally already booked, then I can still accept the booking, meet with the couple, support them over the period of time prior to the reception, reviewing and helping with details - and then one of my trained DJ partners who have worked alongside me would be at the wedding."
"Jasmyn was well worth the price," Miranda told us. "We found her prices very reasonable." She adds that she would absolutely recommend Olympic Sound to other couples looking for a DJ. "You want to make sure you go with someone you can trust. Jasmyn has excellent reviews, brides love her, she is organized and professional, but is super fun and can really get the party started. She is well worth the price and you will be happy you chose her... we certainly are!"
• $200 is your deposit - paid in cash or cheque - and holds your wedding date with Olympic.
• Your balance is due either in the 2 weeks prior to the reception, or at the reception. If you choose to pay Jasmyn at the reception, she requests certified cheque, cash or money order.
• HST is in addition to quoted prices.
From the beginning...
In college, Jasmyn helped out a neighbour and did some part-time DJ work for about two years. In 2002 she started Olympic Sound after coming to the realization that the customer deserves "both personality and service". But her love of entertaining starts much earlier; as a child, Jasmyn had a passion for music, dance and drama, all based around a guiding principle: 'Pride in Performance', a motto that she continues to live by.Olympic Sound provides service to Kitchener-Waterloo and surrounding areas, and they are always up for a road trip.
Jasmyn’s love of entertaining, combined with her ambitious personality, ensures that your event is made memorable. She notes that she "enjoys every minute of every day of my 'job'." She especially enjoys the variety in the events, venues and the people. It’s just herself and her music, which she "blends and moulds to suit the event."
The company is small, which enables Jasmyn to work closely with each and every client, and the size has not deterred from its success. In 2009, Olympic Sound was awarded the 2009 Reader's Choice Top DJ Service Diamond Award.
Since Jasmyn has continually gotten busier over the past couple of years, she has added some new members to the Olympic Sound team, including her sister, Lauren. Jasmyn told us that Lauren is just as skilled as she is and has recently become a big part of the business, going out to work at events almost every weekend. "She has been quite a hit!" Jasmyn told us. Lauren worked for many years as a social host on cruise ships and Jasmyn says that she is tons of fun, "very helpful and friendly and has a great ear for music and reading her crowd... she also maintains a high level of professionalism." Jasmyn adds that she’s very excited to have Lauren join the Olympic Sound team and has received fantastic feedback on all of her work.
The lady behind the scenes
With so many tasks to take care of at an event, it is important for a DJ to be prepared, or as Jasmyn calls herself, "an organizational freak", which she has clearly perfected between running her own company, being a wife, and a mother of three children – a feat that the team here at The Ring finds very cool and impressive. Jasmyn’s motivation and ambition for what she does prove the company’s tagline: "Professional DJ's with Personality". She describes part of that personality as, "Fun, hip and trendy, but also classy, professional and confident."Dayna Renaud says that when she met with Jasmyn to discuss being the DJ at her March 2010 wedding, she immediately knew that Jasmyn wanted her party to be everything she and her husband dreamed of. "She was so easy to talk to and had great ideas and organization right from our first email," Dayna told us. She adds that Jasmyn's style was "trendy, hip, organized, accountable, and appropriate to the guests and atmosphere of the wedding."
While Olympic Sound’s main focus is weddings, Jasmyn also offers DJ services for the community at corporate events and functions, Christmas parties, fundraisers and charity events for some notable clients such as Manulife Financial and Wilfrid Laurier University, among others. She even does school dances for grades ranging from kindergarten to university because she, "loves the young crowd and the energy they bring to the dance floor." Whatever the event may be, Jasmyn says she enjoys it thoroughly, "I love being able to participate and make a contribution to the events that are so important and personal to clients and friends."
She also told us that she runs a dance-a-thon fundraising service for local schools. "I'm very excited about this service because it helps the school raise funds while encouraging kids to be healthy and active while having a ton of fun."
Plus, Jasmyn volunteers for numerous youth groups and annually takes part in the local Spring Sprint for the Brain Tumour Foundation by donating a sound system for music and a PA system for speeches and announcements. She does the same thing for the RE/MAX fundraising for breast cancer campaign and auction and the Rotary Club of Kitchener-Waterloo.
Weddings with Olympic Sound...
No need to worry about inadequate sound or the wrong music being played; Olympic Sound boasts of playing a "blend of continuous music by your favourite artists on our professional and reliable sound system." Jasmyn adds that she has a music library that spans generations and various styles so as to please all guests. Many DJs run their music from a computer, but Jasmyn says she prefers the 'old school way' of running off of CDs and mixers.There is never a dull moment at a wedding with Jasmyn as the DJ, and Miranda Bilotta, who had Olympic Sound provide the music for her January 2010 wedding ceremony, dinner and dance, could not agree more. "Jasmyn really made the day come together and was very organized," says Miranda. "She played exactly what we wanted and came up with suggestions to make each part of the day flow perfectly." Miranda described Jasmyn as "professional, yet really fun and outgoing. Olympic Sound has a great variety of music that would suit every style you could imagine, and they really know how to keep a crowd going."
In her role as a DJ, Jasmyn loves to go over and above. She has no problem stepping in as a wedding planner, emcee, and more if need be. She loves to be involved in the couple’s planning, which was a personal touch that Miranda loved. "Jasmyn would email out of the blue to ask how the wedding planning was going and to see if there was anything she could do to help," Miranda told us. "She genuinely seemed excited for us and really wanted our day to be perfect."
Jasmyn is very accessible for contact, and she promptly returns messages, which is important in the wedding industry. How interactive she is at your wedding is up to the bride and groom – she can make her presence known, or be virtually invisible. Throughout the whole planning, Miranda says that Jasmyn was extremely professional and organized. "She made us feel really comfortable, like hanging out with a friend who happens to 'know her stuff' about music and the whole wedding industry. She is really outgoing and fun... She was available up until the day of the wedding through phone and email... And met with us to make sure she had everything just right for the big day."
Walking you through it...
When you book Olympic Sound for your event, a $200 deposit, payable by cheque or cash, is required in order to hold the date. Since Jasmyn continues to grow and become more popular in the local community, she recommends to call her early – as soon as you know your wedding date. While she will accommodate last minute bookings if she’s available, the year ahead is already booking fast and she hates to turn brides away.Miranda was looking for a fun and outgoing DJ who wasn't 'cheesy' and who would fit in with her whole wedding atmosphere. After the first meeting, she says it was clear that Jasmyn would be the perfect choice. "She wasn't overpowering, trying to tell us what we wanted. She really took the time to listen and offer suggestions to ensure our day was exactly what we wanted," says Miranda.
Three months prior to the date, Jasmyn will email you a consult workbook consisting of all the 'Need to Know' information like 'no-play' songs, 'must-play' songs, an agenda, and more. Dayna loved that Jasmyn let her do anything from choosing each and every song if she wanted to having guests fill out requests, or having Jasmyn take complete control and do it all. "We decided on a little of each and had our favourites with Jasmyn's creativity and ability to 'feel' the crowd and get them moving, while also allowing for on the spot requests that night."
About two to four weeks prior to the wedding, Jasmyn meets with the couple, or talks with them over email and the phone to go over the workbook. This allows her to get to know the couple and their expectations of her, and find any music that she may not have on file. Jasmyn is always in touch with the couples and makes sure that they are excited and happy with her and the upcoming wedding day. Eric and Sarah had Jasmyn DJ at their wedding reception and say that she was very friendly and thorough throughout the whole process. "She provided us with a questionnaire prior to the event and left no stone unturned. There were no surprises. We had a long list of song requests and gave them to her prior to the event and she was able to honour our requests."
Even after her job is done, Jasmyn wants to make sure her couples were completely satisfied, that the music was good, the volume and quantity was adequate, and that she pleased everyone, young, old, and especially the bride and groom – whom she loves to hear feedback from.
Even when Jasmyn isn't personally playing your wedding, her priorities don't change. She wants to make sure you have the best experience possible with Olympic Sound. "I currently have two DJ partners/employees that work with me. So, if I am personally already booked, then I can still accept the booking, meet with the couple, support them over the period of time prior to the reception, reviewing and helping with details - and then one of my trained DJ partners who have worked alongside me would be at the wedding."
Stag & does with an Olympic touch
Olympic Sound also offers DJ services for stag & does at a discounted price, and much like the wedding, Jasmyn’s involvement can be minute or monumental depending on what the couple wants. She takes requests, and can host interactive games such as crown and anchor and the toonie toss, while keeping in mind the goal to have fun and raise money. Jasmyn says she loves to create a fun party so that the guests will stay and the bride and groom will turn a profit. She also likes to get to know the crowd, and loves seeing them again at the wedding.Pricing it out
Pricing to have Jasmyn put the soundtrack to your wedding starts at $545. The average Olympic Sound bride spends $845, which would include music for cocktails, dinner, and the dance. Jasmyn is flexible with her packages and timeframes so work out any details or specific requests with her."Jasmyn was well worth the price," Miranda told us. "We found her prices very reasonable." She adds that she would absolutely recommend Olympic Sound to other couples looking for a DJ. "You want to make sure you go with someone you can trust. Jasmyn has excellent reviews, brides love her, she is organized and professional, but is super fun and can really get the party started. She is well worth the price and you will be happy you chose her... we certainly are!"
Details, details, details
• Jasmyn recommends booking with Olympic Sound approximately 8 to 12 months ahead of your wedding - or as soon as you know your date. Jasmyn is happy to take last minute bookings, upon availability.• $200 is your deposit - paid in cash or cheque - and holds your wedding date with Olympic.
• Your balance is due either in the 2 weeks prior to the reception, or at the reception. If you choose to pay Jasmyn at the reception, she requests certified cheque, cash or money order.
• HST is in addition to quoted prices.
Reaching Olympic Sound...
For all your DJ questions and needs, you can contact Jasmyn Lancinger of Olympic Sound at 519-577-7847 or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . More information can also be found on her website at www.olympicsound.com.Good to know: Prices are all approximate and are subject to change and verification by authorized staff and management of Olympic Sound. Second and tenth photos courtesy of barebonephoto. Third, sixth and eighth review photo courtesy of Captured Soul Photography. Please contact at 519-577-7847 with any questions or concerns regarding the photos seen above.