About Jay Maxwell

Personal History: Jay began his career as a Disc Jockey (DJ) during High School in his hometown of Blakely, Georgia on the town’s local radio station in 1976. During his six year stint in the U.S. Navy, as a nuclear trained submariner, he began to DJ at local churches and other functions during his off time.

In the 1980s, while working on his Mathematics-Economics degree from the College of Charleston and later on his Masters degree from the Citadel in Mathematics Education, he was a DJ for several local radio stations and was the music director and weekend special programmer for one of the largest stations in Charleston. Also, for five years, he was the regular "nightly" DJ for the Charleston Marriott Hotel. Along with his "on-air" time as a DJ and his club work at the Marriott, he also became one of the most skilled and requested Mobile Disc Jockeys in the area.

By 1990, he had transformed Jay Maxwell’s Music by Request, LLC to a multi-unit, multi-talent entertainment company by hand-selecting DJs who possessed both an outstanding personality and a sense of professionalism. Jay is also an active member of the Lowcountry Wedding Professionals (LWP). He is serving his sixth year on the LWP Executive Board and was president from 2000 - 2002.

Dual Passion: Since 1993, Jay has enjoyed great success with two distinct careers. His other career is teaching as a full-time professor of Business and Mathematics at a local University. Why two careers? He has a passion for both. With a Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A.) and a Masters in Mathematics Education, he teaches primarily courses that combine both Mathematics and Business (Finance, Business Calculus and Economics). He also teaches Management, History of Mathematics, Statistics, and Mathematics for the Liberal Arts. Three times he has been honored to be listed in the Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers and he has also received the prestigious Excellence in Teaching Award (1999) and the Professor of the Year Award (1998).


Nationally Recognized Musicologist:

Mobile Beat Magazine: Jay’s passion for detail and continuous research of client’s requests, led to the opportunity to begin writing for the premier DJ magazine "Mobile Beat" in 1992. Since his first article appeared in issue # 11, he has had an article published in every issue. He recently was given the honor of creating the National Top 200 Music List for the celebrated 100th issue of the magazine. For his expertise, the editor’s of the magazine refer to him as "THE Musicologist".

Play Something We Can Dance To Book: For nearly ten years, disc jockeys across the United States have bought the book "Play Something We Can Dance To". Jay first authored the book in 1997 and updates it annually. This book explains in detail what songs DJs should carry with them and what songs are currently being requested. It also offers expert advice on the most popular songs to play at different events. He also offer advice to other DJs (both locally and nationally) in most any area of the Mobile DJ business.