Green Line Talent

The GLT Philosophy: No Cheese: We are a 100 percent cheese-free zone, and we believe that no matter how varied the crowd, you don't need to resort to line dances or inflatable props to pack a dance floor. Chemistry Is Everything: Before we pair you with a DJ or musician, we'll meet with you one-on-one to get to know your unique style and vision, and to ensure that we're pairing you with someone who will get what you're after. Work Hard/Play Hard: While we like to think we know how to throw a fantastic party, we still know how to cross our Ts and dot our Is in the office. Sister-owned: Six years ago, I was working in HR sales in Chicago, and my sister Elissa was pursuing a career as a private event DJ in New York City. This came as no surprise to our parents, who have seen us play complementary roles throughout our lives: me, the business-minded taskmaster who has always managed to turn family vacations into a laminated itinerary of adventures, and Elissa, the creative rule-breaker who once persuaded her high school statistic professor to let her submit an original ukulele performance instead of taking the final exam. Despite our divergent life paths, we have always been close and have managed to contact many times a day, despite the fact that we live in different places. When a close family friend of ours got engaged and asked Elissa to stand up in her wedding (thus excluding Elissa from DJing the major event), we started looking for a DJ who could provide the same top-notch entertainment experience that my sister was becoming known for on the east coast. It didn't take long for us to understand what a difficult challenge this would be, as the most of the mobile DJs were, to put it mildly, lacking in taste and style. My business instincts kicked in, and I had an epiphany: Chicago needed a fresh new talent booking channel, one that provided five-star service and good taste to the private event market. Green Line Talent was born as a result of this! We opened our second location after my husband and I moved to Austin, Texas. Everything else is history! - GLT Co-Founder Erica Pociask