DJ Reese is a corporate event DJ and emcee based in Marlton, New Jersey, who has worked across Delaware. His work there includes LIDL US grand openings in Dover and Bear, the Delaware Hospice benefit at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover on September 23, 2023, and an internal 40th-anniversary event for American Cedar & Millwork in Lewes on October 5, 2024.
Need a host for the program? See our corporate event emcee page for hosting details, or the LIDL US case study for the full grand opening program.
LIDL US grand opening, Dover, Delaware
Dover is one stop in a seven-year, 72-store LIDL US grand opening program. Same format as every other opening in the program: emcee and DJ driving doors-open energy, community welcome moments and myLidl app sign-ups from the parking lot through the first hours the store was open. Read the full LIDL US case study. Delaware Business Times covered the grand opening, reporting the Feb. 5 ribbon cutting and weekend of giveaways. Read the Delaware Business Times coverage. Lidl US posted its own recap video of the Dover, DE grand opening on Facebook, dated February 5, 2020, featuring Store Manager Ryan Garcia. See the Lidl US Dover grand opening video.
LIDL US grand opening, Bear, Delaware
Bear is another stop in the same 72-store LIDL US grand opening program — a long-vacant location that finally opened its doors on Friday, July 11, 2025. Same format as Dover: emcee and DJ driving doors-open energy through the first hours the store was open. Delaware Business Now covered the opening, reporting hundreds of shoppers on hand and a line stretching to the end of the property. Read the Delaware Business Now coverage.
Delaware Hospice, Delaware Agricultural Museum
We emceed and DJed a Delaware Hospice benefit at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover on September 23, 2023. A nonprofit benefit at a museum venue runs on a different rhythm than a retail grand opening — a program to guide, a room to read, and a tone that matches the organization’s mission rather than a retail brand’s energy curve.
American Cedar & Millwork, Lewes, Delaware
We DJed an internal 40th-anniversary event for American Cedar & Millwork in Lewes on October 5, 2024. An internal company celebration runs differently than a public grand opening or benefit — the crowd is staff and leadership, and the job is setting a tone that fits a milestone anniversary rather than driving retail foot traffic.
Not a local market, but built to travel
Dover isn’t home base — that’s Marlton, New Jersey, with regular work across New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington DC. But 72 Lidl US grand openings over seven years mean this operation is built to hold the same standard in a market it doesn’t live in full-time, whether the room is a retail parking lot or a nonprofit benefit.
What it costs
Single day corporate and nonprofit bookings run $2,500 to $10,000 depending on hours, scope and equipment, plus travel for markets outside the NY/NJ/Philadelphia/DC corridor. Use the pricing calculator for a closer estimate.
Questions we get asked
Are you based in Delaware?
No. We’re based in Marlton, New Jersey, and travel to Delaware for specific bookings, including LIDL US grand openings in Dover and Bear, the Delaware Hospice benefit at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover, and an internal event for American Cedar & Millwork in Lewes.
Have you worked in Delaware before?
Yes. LIDL US grand openings in Dover and Bear as part of our 72-store national program, the Delaware Hospice benefit at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover on September 23, 2023, and an internal 40th-anniversary event for American Cedar & Millwork in Lewes on October 5, 2024.
Do you work with nonprofits as well as corporate and retail clients?
Yes. The Delaware Hospice benefit is one example — same standard of preparation and execution as a corporate booking, adjusted for the organization’s tone and mission.
Have you worked at the Bear, Delaware Lidl?
Yes. We were emcee and DJ for the Lidl US grand opening in Bear, Delaware on Friday, July 11, 2025, part of our national 72-store grand opening program.
Have you worked with American Cedar & Millwork in Lewes?
Yes. We DJed an internal 40th-anniversary event for American Cedar & Millwork in Lewes, Delaware on October 5, 2024.
How far ahead should we book a Delaware event?
Sixty to ninety days is standard for travel bookings outside the core NY/NJ/Philadelphia/DC region, to lock in logistics ahead of the date.
Book a corporate event DJ or emcee for a Delaware event
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