Marquis.Bee Book Marquis Bee

Chicago, Illinois · Working since 2005

MarquisBee

Open-format DJ and producer. Twenty years of Chicago rooms, from River North clubs to the room I play every Friday now. I also shoot the nights I play — so you can book the music and the recap from one person.

Current residency
Fridays, Fitz’s Pub
Based
Chicago & West Suburbs
Formats
Audio & Video DJ
Booking
Open for 2026–27
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Every flyer above is a night actually played — Wicker Park, River North and the western suburbs, 2013 to now. Browse the archive.

What you’re booking

The room
doesn’t fill
itself

I started on the other side of this business, promoting nightclub events before I ever touched a deck. That taught me the part most DJs never learn: a full floor and an empty one are two different jobs, and the music is only half of either.

  • Read

    Reading, not a playlist

    No set prepared in advance. Open format means I can’t hide behind one genre — I watch what the floor is doing and go where it wants to go.

  • Range

    Three generations, one floor

    EDM, hip-hop, house, Top 40, throwbacks, Latin, Jersey club. Twenty years of catalogue means a room of mixed ages doesn’t lose anybody.

  • Mic

    MC when it’s needed, quiet when it isn’t

    Introductions, timeline calls, announcements. Clear and brief. Your event is not my set.

  • Screen

    Video DJ setup available

    Classic videos and throwback visuals mixed live. On the right room it changes the whole night.

Rooms played

Twenty years
of Chicago floors

Also: On The Rocks (Berwyn), Happy Tapper (Northlake), Vain, Wet, Martini Ranch.

What I’m booked for

Services

Weddings

Weddings

Ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. DJ and MC. Timeline built with you beforehand so nothing on the night is a surprise.

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Corporate

Corporate

Holiday parties, galas, conferences, brand activations. Clean edits, clear communication, early load-in.

Corporate booking →
Private

Private events

Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, backyard parties. The rooms where a DJ has to actually read people, not just play records.

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Nightlife

Clubs & bars

Open-format residencies and guest sets. Twenty years of Chicago rooms behind the request.

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Festivals

Festivals & large events

Street festivals, block parties, large-format programming. Rider and technical requirements on the talent buyer page.

Technical info →
Media

Photo & video add-on

Coverage of the event I’m playing, shot by me. One vendor instead of two, and the recap lands in days rather than weeks.

How it works →

Every Friday

Beats
At The Bar

Fitz’s Pub, 172 N. Addison Ave, Elmhurst. Doors from 9:30, no cover. Hosted with Astro Coleman Entertainment. If you want to hear me before you book me, this is the room.

Residency details
Marquis Bee playing to a full floor from the booth at Fitz’s Pub, Elmhurst
Beats At The Bar · Fitz’s Pub, Elmhurst
Marquis Bee photographed at St. James Farm
Marquis Bee · St. James Farm

The difference

I shoot the
rooms I play

I’ve been shooting photo and video as long as I’ve been DJing. Most DJs need somebody else to make them look good. I don’t — and neither do the people who book me.

Your photographer usually leaves before the floor gets going. I’m there until close, and I know what the night is supposed to look like because I’m the one building it. Coverage can be added to any booking.

The full story

Original music

I don’t just
play it

I studied audio production before deciding the work mattered more than the degree, and I’ve been releasing since. As half of 2D Electro: The Movement EP on Dance More Records, a single on Moon Records, and compilation placements on Pinnacle and LW Recordings.

Listen Spotify

Available for 2026–27

Book
Marquis Bee

Tell me the date, the room and roughly what you’re working with. You’ll get a real answer and a real number, usually same day.

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