Pronouns: she/her

Music is DJ Alli's life. When she isn't rocking the dance floor at weddings, she works as the production coordinator for Chicago's only vinyl pressing plant Smashed Plastic. Her love of music instilled by her Dad's vinyl collection and uncle's live blues band performances, led her to a background in radio: she majored in Radio Broadcasting at Columbia College Chicago, interned at WLUP 97.9fm when it was still a classic rock station, worked in programming for CBS Radio for years, and has been volunteering on-air and behind the scenes at CHIRP Radio for over 16 years. When this party queen needs to trade rock & roll for real R&R, she enjoys spending time snuggling with her red & white Irish Setter named Owen, and backpacking and hiking with her husband Will (a few trips of note: the Costa Rican rain forest, the Ligurian coast of Italy, the Haleakala National Park in Maui Hawaii, The Ozarks, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (a 42 mile section of the North Country Trail), The Smoky Mountains, and more!)

“We LOVED working with Toast & Jam, and especially loved working with DJ Alli! She brought the party the entire night and kept our guests on the dance floor until our venue shut down. We had the best time and multiple guests deemed the playlist as one of the best they've experienced at a wedding. One of our guests even jokingly complained that the playlist was so good that she never got a chance to sit down and rest because she didn't want to miss any good songs. Alli really made our wedding…”

Joe & Audrey, The Arbory

“Alli with Toast & Jam was wonderful! The dance floor was bumping throughout the evening and every song was better than the last. We really felt she knew us and had a great sense of who we were, what we liked, what our vibe was, what was important to us, and what would make our friends & family enjoy the evening - and that was only after 2 meetings! She did a wonderful job making sure we were well informed, had the resources we and she needed to set us up for success, and worked…”

Haley & John, The Wellsley

“DJ Alli was the BEST! She was so fun and easy to work with from day one. From talking through all of our music decisions with us, finding cuts of songs when I needed suggestions, and keeping the dance floor PACKED all night long. Our guests raved about the music from ceremony, cocktail hour, and, especially, reception and how Alli knew exactly what song needed to come next. We cannot recommend DJ Alli enough - she is a huge part of the reason our special day was so successful! THANK YOU!!!”

George and Sam Tolbert, Ruth Lake Country Club

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