Clear vows. Full floor.
Wedding and event DJ, bilingual MC and the lights to match. Based in Portland, Oregon, serving Vancouver, WA and all of Oregon and Washington.
Hector usually replies within the hour.
- Bilingual MCEnglish y español
- ServingWA + OR
- One rig400 guests
- Usually repliesWithin the hour
- Your full dayOne price no costly add-ons
Ceremony to last dance.
Wireless mics for your officiant and vows. An MC who keeps the timeline moving, in English or Spanish. And a dance floor that fills up once dinner is done.
Real footage
Illustration: how a well-run day usually builds.
Ceremony
Clear sound for the officiant, the vows and your processional song.
Grand entrance
Your names and your song, announced the way you want them.
Toasts
Mics ready and levels set, so every speech is heard.
First dance
Cued on time, with no awkward gap before it starts.
Open floor
Hip hop to cumbia to country, built around the crowd in front of me.
Last song
Your pick, played exactly when you want it.
Company and holiday parties.
Office parties, holiday parties, team nights. Clean sound for the speeches and awards, then music people actually get up for.
Bring the playlist you love or let me read the room. Country night, Latin night, throwbacks: I keep it at the volume your venue wants and the energy your crowd wants.
One price for your whole event, no costly add-ons. Get a quote
Also booking
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Live sound covers bands, speakers and worship. Speeches, presentations and outdoor events get the same clean sound, run by me.
Fitness events, heat after heat.
I started on the gym floor. For CrossFit and HYROX-style competitions I run the music and the mic all day, so athletes get the energy and the crowd always knows what is happening.
Half day or full day Quoted up front, no costly add-ons. Get a quote
- Warm-up area sound
- Athlete intros and walk-outs
- Music blocks per heat
- Heat and lane announcing
- Countdown and timer cues
- Sponsor shout-outs
- Awards ceremony
- Full-day MC
Hi, I’m Hector.
I’m a full-on extrovert who loves a hard workout. Valor Sound started at a CrossFit competition, where I DJ’d to give the athletes the energy they needed.
Then at a wedding, the DJ was dying and just pressing play. I jumped in.
That is still the job: read the room, keep the floor full, stick to what you asked for, with your vows and toasts coming through clean. My wife Sarah is often right there behind the scenes, helping with the bustle and catching what I can’t see from the booth.
HectorValor Sound, Portland, Oregon
What I play
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Throwbacks run 80s, 90s and 2000s. Latin covers reggaeton, cumbia, bachata and banda. Jazz for the cocktail hour, high BPM sets for the workout crowd. Your must-plays and your do-not-plays always come first.
- Base
- Portland, OR
- Coverage
- WA + OR
- MC
- English y español
- First event
- 2022
- Biggest crowd
- 400
- Where it started
- CrossFit
- Behind the scenes
- Sarah
Lights that move with the music.
Uplighting, dance floor lights, your monogram and a little haze, set for the room and the moment. Lighting comes with the experience, not as a costly add-on.
Wash the walls in your colors.
A real barn reception. The chips tint the walls in this preview; on the night, pick a color to match your palette or let it move with the music.
Moving light once the party starts.
Dance floor lights come on when the party does, and stay off during dinner and speeches.
Your initials, projected.
A gobo projects your initials or names onto the dance floor or a wall.
So every beam shows up.
A light haze makes the beams visible without clouding the room, with fog for the big moments. Venue rules come first.
Black or white, to suit the room.
Drag across the photo. White for black-tie ballrooms and bright venues, black when the booth should disappear into the room.
More than music. An experience.
Your DJ should be more than someone who plays music. I create an experience that keeps you and your guests in it, from the first song to the last.
No nickel-and-dimingOne price.
Full day.
No hidden surprises. No unnecessary upgrades. Just great service, professional equipment and a night your guests remember.
- Professional soundClean sound for the vows, the toasts and the dance floor.
- LightingDance floor lights and uplighting, set for the room.
- MC servicesIntros, announcements and a timeline that stays on track. English y español.
- Wireless microphonesFor the officiant, the vows and every toast.
- Setup and breakdownI bring it in, set it up and take it all home.
- Your full dayAll the hours your day needs, one price.
Personalized quote
Send your date and venue and I reply, usually within the hour, to talk through your day and send a personalized quote. A $100 deposit holds your date.
Get your quoteBooking takes three steps.
Tell me your date.
Use the form below or send a text. Your date, your venue and what you have in mind.
I usually reply within the hour.
Always from me. You get a straight answer on your date, then your personalized quote.
A $100 deposit locks it.
Sign a short contract, and your date is held once the deposit is in. Then we plan the music together.
In their words.
Couples and organizers in their own words, in the Reviews highlight on my Instagram.
Real events. Real floors.
Questions couples ask.
Not here? Text Hector and ask.
Have you received all our requested songs for special moments?
Yes, and I confirm it with you before the day. We do a planning call, you send your song list (entrance, first dance, parent dances, cake, last dance, plus anything I should never play) and I go through every special moment with you, so nothing is left to chance.
Is my date still open?
Send your date through the form or by text and I will tell you, usually within the hour. A date is only held once the $100 deposit is in, so it is first come, first served.
What is included?
Professional sound, lighting, MC services, wireless microphones, setup and breakdown, and all the hours your day needs. One price for your full day, no hidden surprises and no long list of add-ons. Send your date for a personalized quote.
Can you MC in Spanish?
Sí. Hablo español.
I MC fully in English and Spanish, and I can switch between the two all night for bilingual families.
Can we pick the music?
It is your night and your requests. Send must-plays and do-not-plays, and I fill the rest by reading the room. The music I play:
- Hip hop and R&B
- Top 40 and pop
- Throwbacks 80s, 90s, 2000s
- Country
- Latin reggaeton, cumbia, bachata, banda
- EDM and house
- Jazz / cocktail hour
- High BPM workout sets for the 🍑🤪
How do I pay?
A $100 deposit holds your date. The payment options come with your contract.
Check your date.
Tell me your date and where. I usually reply within the hour.
Step 1 of 2: your event