DJ Rian Souleles
DJ Rian Souleles is the founder of Traveling Discotheque. He has been a wedding DJ/emcee since he was in high school in 2002 and considers it his soul craft. Rian received a bachelors degree in Music Production and Engineering from Berklee College of Music. He has had past DJ residencies at multiple bars and clubs in Seattle, and currently travels up and down the coast and across the country to DJ weddings. When not DJing, Rian likes performing on guitar and bouzouki with his wife, Traveling Discotheque’s live music director, Kaley Lane Eaton. He is known for his eclectic mixes, vintage suits, and legendary Joe Cocker impression. DJ Rian is Traveling Discotheque’s resident California DJ performing weddings in the Bay Area, Southern California, along with Western Washington.
Favorite Artists: Talking Heads, Radiohead, Portishead, Prince, Al Green, LCD Soundsystem
DJ Sam Strawbridge
DJ Sam has been with Traveling Discotheque since 2022. He was trusted as the DJ for Kaley and Rian’s wedding because he has soul and impeccable eclectic taste in music, and he slayed it. He is a music graduate of Cornish College of the Arts. When not DJing weddings, Sam is a working music producer, composer, and musician.
Favorite Artists: Daft Punk, Caroline Polachek, Caribou, Justice, Oneohtrix Point Never, James Blake, Fleetwood Mac
DJ Jewel
Jewel Loree is a musician and DJ/host of KEXP’s Astral Plane, where she weaves together psychedelic music from across decades, continents, and genre. When branching out of psychedelia she has seeker’s ear for the unexpected, with love for global funk, nu-disco, northern soul, and ’90s house. For cocktail hours, Jewel brings a sophisticated touch informed by a deep knowledge of jazz, bossa nova, and ’60s and ’70s library music. She loves discovering new sounds and working with clients to fold their favorite music into a program that feels effortless, celebratory, and uniquely theirs.
Favorite Artists: Hot Chip, Fujiya & Miyagi, Sly Stone, Fela Kuti, Astrud Gilberto, Toro Y Moi, Stereolab, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard