by robert@flxwebdesign.com | May 14, 2025 | 2024 MEX Hall Of Fame
Chuck “The DJ” Lehnhard has been a Mobile DJ pretty much his whole life starting in Jr. High. He made the leap to being a full-time, single system DJ in 1985. In the early years of the internet the DJ world opened for Chuck. First on AOL with the chat room “DJ Chat” and then early websites for DJs such as ProDJ.Com & DJZone.
School dances were the mainstay of Chuck’s company and soon he was the moderator on both sites for their school dance pages. This led to Chuck attending DJ conventions, DJ Times Expo and Mobile Beat Convention. Both magazines started featuring articles written about school dance performances by Chuck and that led to Chuck moderating school dance panels at both conventions for the next few years. This is where Chuck became known.
In the years that followed, he and his wife Kajira moved to Maui and his DJ gig reports, pictures and overview on life on the islands made a mark on a number of DJs and Chuck showing up to conventions in his “aloha wear” set him apart in look and style while at the convention and on the golf courses where he would always set up a golf day for those would want to join him play and network.
After moving back to California, he kept DJing and never slowed down because of his contacts in the DJ world that he made and the networking with other DJs that was always his passion. Chuck and his DJ friend Phil Trau for years organized a local event called “Post Holiday Blow-Out” where DJs would gather in January to have dinner, talk, network, compete and share ideas. They also arranged “DJ Day At The Diamond” another networking event to bring together local DJs as friends and colleges, not as competitors.
These days Chuck runs a FaceBook page for DJs called “DJ Playlist Workgroup” where Mobile DJs share ideas on music, what to play, when to play it and of course, they network.
The year 2025 marks Chuck’s 40th year in business as a full-time single system Mobile DJ and while his new focus is on weddings, corporate and game show events, not schools, and 95% of his events are booked through an entertainment company, he shows no sign of slowing down.
by robert@flxwebdesign.com | May 14, 2025 | 2024 MEX Hall Of Fame
Bill is a highly sought after international Wedding Entertainer and Master of Ceremonies and the owner of “Bill Hermann Entertainment”, www.BillHermann.com and “The Entertainment Experience”, www.Entertainment-Experience.com , an international performance training company that trains and coaches DJ’s, MC’s and performers in “Experience Design” while delivering an authentic performance.
Bill is an industry leader who has been featured on Television and Radio, He has a video podcast called “Creative License”, was a weekly contributor on DJA Radio, Disc Jockey News and DJNTV and has been published in and featured in many industry publications such as DJ Times, Mobile Beat, Pro Mobile and has served on and consulted on many industry association advisory boards around the world.
Currently Bill Hermann lives in Minnesota with his wonderful wife Maureen and his beautiful daughters Ella and Lettie and has the good fortune to work on his craft as an actor, improvisational comic, a singer, a character print model, a voice actor, a radio personality, a mobile DJ, a teacher, coach and trainer and a professional speaker at conferences such as, MEX, Mobile Beat, Midwest DJs Live, The Disc Jockey News Conferences, The CDJ Conference in Toronto, the DJAA Conference in Sydney, Australia and the Pro Mobile Conference in the United Kingdom.
by robert@flxwebdesign.com | May 14, 2025 | 2024 MEX Hall Of Fame
Known as The Perfect Host, Jim Cerone entertains as a DJ and MC for weddings and events throughout Indiana and the Midwest. As an international educator, Jim presents seminars around the US, UK and Australia. After earning a Communication degree from DePauw University, Jim was Music Director for WZPL, WENS and B105.7. Jim’s mobile DJ business is full time since 2006. He lives in the Indianapolis area with his wife and sons.
by robert@flxwebdesign.com | May 14, 2025 | 2024 MEX Hall Of Fame
Scott Faver is the creative talent for The Party Favers, The Game Master, the DJ Manager, and the Event Ensemble. Scott and his creative organizations are renowned throughout Arizona, California, the Southwest, and beyond as the consummate event DJ and host.
His innovative approach sets the perfect tone for any occasion – Weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Retirement Parties, Corporate Celebrations, and more. Scott’s philosophy is simple: allow the audience to laugh, cry, sigh, ooh, and aw, with entertainment that becomes a source of lifelong memories.
To ensure the success of each event, he spends time beforehand to learn their tastes, styles, culture, language, and the purpose of his clients to their party. Every nuance and detail is discussed to create a one-of-a-kind experience for his client and their guests.
Then, he creates a unique flow for the event that begins with greeting guests, acting as the Maître d, MC, DJ, and Host. There is also entertainment on the big screen with pictures of the guests from that day and night, video tributes from attendees and those unable to attend, guests’ text dedications and selfies (live), and engaging personalized games and dance routines.
Corporate events feature Scott’s philosophy of the 3 Rs: Returns, Rewards, and Results.
Understanding the client and their guests, he seamlessly weaves the organization’s culture, event goals, and objectives into the activities. Corporate clients include All Pro Plumbing, The Forum, Revelations Real Estate, Felix Construction, and Living Well Homes.
Over the years, the demand grew for Scott to share his talents with other DJs. Through his platform, The Game Master, he has trained thousands of DJs across the US and Canada. He has been a featured presenter at industry conferences, including Wedding MBA, Marquee Chicago, and Photo Booth Expo.
The Game Master
As a leader in the event industry, Scott also developed a network in which over 1,200 event vendors come together to learn and grow. As a result, his clients have easy access to an expansive range of proven providers, such as florists, cake designers, and photographers.
Event Ensemble
Indeed, Scott is a natural entertainer. However, the spotlight is always on his clients’ once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create experiences that live on as everyone’s favorite memories.
by robert@flxwebdesign.com | May 14, 2025 | 2024 MEX Hall Of Fame
Joe Bunn started his DJ career at the age of 14 in Eastern North Carolina. In the late ’90s, he started Bunn DJ Company in Raleigh, NC. The company grew from a couple of DJs to 25 of the area’s best private event DJs. Over the past few years, Bunn DJ Company has expanded to Charleston, SC; Charlotte, NC; Richmond, VA; San Diego, CA; and Bozeman, MT. The company performs at thousands of weddings, private, corporate and charity events yearly.
Bunn still DJs almost every weekend, but has spent the past decade helping other entrepreneurs across the country grow their DJ businesses via his online membership site The DJ’s Vault. He is also a co-founder of Crate Hackers, which is an app to help get your music library organized and find songs faster. In addition he builds DJ furniture called the Bunn Gear Command Center which has been shipped to DJs all over the world. To put it simply, he is a hustler for the private DJ industry.
