Ceremonies & Receptions

Whether your special event is held in a forty story skyscraper in downtown Detroit or outside by the lake in Northern Michigan, or anywhere in between, ILES ENTERTAINMENT, LLC works with you to bring your celebration to life.
Contact Josh to start building your magical day! 

Performance Roots:
As a trumpet player and drummer I have played in various music groups. I have performed on stage in bands for weddings, festivals, private and corporate parties, and nightclubs. I have played in blues, funk and rock bands. I have played in orchestras and concert bands. I have played in elegant brass quintets for wedding ceremonies and in 20 person percussion ensembles delivering thunderous performances. I bring my experience as a performer and ability to connect with an audience to every wedding. One of the most special ways I continue to perform is playing Taps on my trumpet for funerals of military service personnel. 

Event Production:
In addition to being a musician, I started DJ'ing in college when I was a Resident Advisor. While most people would expect the RA to be the one busting up a party. My floor was different. I would clear the furniture out of my dorm room, set up my DJ equipment, and host my own dance parties to room capacity crowds. In between band gigs, I began DJ’ing for various events around my community and have continued for the last 25 years, DJ’ing many weddings and other various events around the state of Michigan. 

Prior to becoming a middle school special education teacher as my current day job, I spent 12 years as a performing arts center manager for school districts around Michigan that have seating capacity for audiences as little as 600 to as large as 1,000. In this position, I coordinated all aspects of the performing arts center for over 200 school district and community events a year, including concerts, plays & musicals, dance recitals & talent shows, awards ceremonies & graduations, and celebrations of life & memorials. I've even had the honor of coordinating three surprise marriage proposals on the stage. I handled everything from the calendar & scheduling, to lighting, sound & scenery design to collaboration with everyone involved in putting on multi-faceted standing ovation productions. I bring this collaboration experience to the planning process leading up to and during the day of your wedding! 

Collaboration & Communication
In order to put on a spectacular event, smooth professional collaboration and communication is key! Throughout my lifetime of performing, planning, and delivering high caliber professional events, I foster smooth collaboration with brides, grooms, photographers, videographers, caterers, florists, venue personnel leading up to and on the day of your wedding!