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Cage + Aquarium

Category: DJ

Type: Group of DJs

Size of act: 15-30

Genres: Arabic or Persian

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About Cage + Aquarium

Cage + Aquarium

dj + live music + photography + films

At Cage + Aquarium, we exist to tell your story. With 18 years and 5,000+ happy clients, we blend music, photography, and film to turn life’s biggest events into unforgettable stories.  We are a modern media brand of storytellers—creating your epic dance floors, stunning images frozen-in-time and cinematic memories that live forever.

Cage + Aquarium is the only all-turntable DJ crew at the top of their craft. We create your 
vibe, plus, our talented live musicians bring the energy, and our documentary-style photographers and filmmakers 
preserve every raw, beautiful detail. 

Services

Services

  • Dancefloor lighting
  • Sound system capability audience <300 -
  • Uplighting

Musical genres

  • Arabic or Persian
  • Blues
  • Bollywood or Bhangra
  • Classical
  • Country/Folk
  • Disco/Funk
  • EDM/House
  • Jazz
  • Latin
  • Motown/Soul
  • Pop/Top 40s
  • R&B
  • Rap/Hip Hop
  • Reggae
  • Rock

Event types

  • After party
  • Cocktail hour
  • Wedding ceremony
  • Wedding reception

Reviews

Write a review
Rating: 4.7

4.7 out of 5

15 reviews

  • JJ

    Justin J.

    Rating: 5
    •Apr 21

    Nathan and Cage are great!

    Nathan, our DJ with Cage and Aquarium did a fantastic job with our recent wedding reception. Music is extremely important to us, and the music for our reception was the thing we wanted to get just right to fit our very specific tastes. We had very specific asks as far as our cocktail hour, entrance music and dance vibes. Nathan was able to accommodate our requests, and make some great artistic calls/suggestions. He kept the dance floor engaged literally the entire night, which is something that we do not see at any weddings we go to. We were truly blown away and he did a great job at making our night special.

  • M

    Muna

    Rating: 5
    •Jan 26, 2026

    DJ Ligo was incredible!

    Working with Cage was easy and great! We had listened to their Chicago-based DJs and decided that DJ Ligo aka Nathan was our guy. He’s a popular DJs for weddings so we were nervous he might already be booked but lucky for us he was available! Everyone from Cage were really nice to work with and they were very accommodating. Nathan (DJ Ligo) did an amazing job at reading our dance floor, being an emcee, and keeping the vibes high all night. We didn’t think we’d be on the dance floor all night and figured we’d need breaks and would mingle with our guests more but, honestly, Nathan kept the dance floor so alive and we just never left it! We had a great experience and would recommend them to anyone. Thank you, Nathan and the rest of the team!

  • JW

    Julia W.

    Rating: 5
    •Nov 18, 2025

    Fantastic!

    We loved the team we worked with and couldn't recommend them more! Cage Aquarium was responsive, communicative, and engaged with us throughout the process. They kept the party going for our entire reception!

  • IM

    Ian M.

    Rating: 5
    •Oct 29, 2025

    Wonderful DJ's!

    We hired Cage and Aquarium for DJ/sound services and for some cosmetics like additional up-lighting. We were paired with Rhasheeda/DJ Rhated R as our DJ and she did a phenomenal job as an emcee at our reception and worked with us in the planning leading up to the big day. She and the C&A team helped us stay on top of things and feel more relaxed and confident going into our wedding day. We're glad to have worked with them and would definitely recommend them.

  • KW

    Kaitlin W.

    Rating: 5
    •Oct 20, 2025

    Live DJ Sax!

    C&A was very easy to work with throughout the planning process. They took care to heed our wants and curate the vibe we were aiming for. Our DJ was GREAT day-of, but the real star of the show was the live saxophonist! He played alongside live songs and everyone absolutely loved it. Cannot recommend enough.

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