Emo & Throwback Night
The set that named him. 2000s emo, pop-punk, and sad-boy anthems back to back until the whole bar is one big choir. Bring your voice — you're losing it.
DJ · Vermilion County, Illinois
SADDUEZ
Sad songs. Loud speakers.
Dalton Duez spins heartbreak you can dance to — weddings, bar nights, and parties across Vermilion County and east-central Illinois.
even the speakers are crying
The DJ
Dalton Duez has been the guy with the aux cord since high school.
Now he's got real decks, real speakers, and a name that tells you exactly what you're getting: SadDuez — the DJ who found out the hard way that the songs everybody screams the loudest are the sad ones.
He reads the room instead of running a preset playlist. Slow build for dinner, throwbacks when the aunts and uncles are still out there, and the heartbreak anthems when it's midnight and everybody means it. From first dance to last call, the floor stays full.
Born and based in Vermilion County — he shows up early, sets up clean, and doesn't disappear when the night gets weird.
- Name
- Dalton Duez
- A.K.A.
- SadDuez
- Home base
- Vermilion County, IL
- Range
- Anywhere within a tank of gas
- Specialty
- Heartbreak you can dance to
- Gear
- His own decks, PA & lights
Sets
Pick your kind of night.
Weddings & Receptions
Ceremony sound, toasts mic'd right, and a dance floor that actually gets used. He'll take requests from grandma and still land the last song of the night.
Bar & Club Nights
High-energy open-format sets — hip-hop, country, house, and whatever your crowd is buying rounds to. Built to keep people in the building past midnight.
Parties & Everything Else
Birthdays, graduations, school dances, backyard blowouts, holiday parties. If it has an outlet and a crowd, he can DJ it.
Booking
Give the people something to cry-dance to.
Tell him the date, the place, and the vibe. He'll get back to you with a straight answer and a fair price — no packages, no upsells, no DJ-in-a-tux nonsense unless you want the tux.
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