Steve Saltzman
Steve founded Steve's Mobile Music in July 2000. After helping organize school dances at his small southwest Iowa high school, he saw an opportunity to provide a vastly superior service--and have a lot of fun in the process. From humble beginnings buying a sound system on his mom's credit card, Steve's Mobile Music has grown to what it is today.
Steve has spoken about his company at the 2004-2006 Collegiate Entrepreneur's Iowa Conferences, ISU Entrepreneur Club events, and the Iowa Association of Business and Industry's "Business Horizons" camp. Steve has great interest in entrepreneurship of all types, and enjoys learning from successful business owners as well as sharing his story and experiences with others. He was president of the ISU Entrepreneur Club for the 2004-05 year, and in April 2005 was selected as the third place Global Student Entrepreneur Award winner in the Northern US Region.
Originally hailing from Lenox, Iowa, Steve is a 2005 graduate of Iowa State University with a BS in Electrical Engineering and minor in Entreprenurial Studies. Following graduation Steve worked full time in the engineering field for about two years--doing electronics R&D, techinical sales, and embedded systems programming. From 2007 to 2016 he pursued Steve's Mobile Music on a full-time basis, though he continued doing some contract engineering work during slower seasons and helped out on his family's farm in southwest Iowa. In 2016, Steve took over primary responsibility for farming operations from his parents, and is currently splitting his time between farming and overseeing DJ operations at Steve's Mobile Music. In his free time Steve enjoys traveling and all sorts of outdoor activities. He is an avid bicyclist, typically putting on 1000-2000 miles annually, and also does quite a bit of hiking, camping, and canoeing/kayaking in conjunction with travels.
Mike Weldon
Mike Weldon was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa and is a 2011 graduate of Iowa State, majoring in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management. Mike's favorite cuisine is Italian or Chinese and he likes his movies swift and violent - Saving Private Ryan, Resident Evil and Batman Begins-the exceptions being anything with Michael Chiklis or Jessica Alba in it. His car is normally stocked with plenty of rock, but he's open to other styles. On top of DJing, Mike is part owner of an import garage and works in a hotel. When he saw our ad seeking DJ trainees he wondered if it was a fake, but the next thing he knew he was doing something he'd always been interested in.
His favorite event is the college dance party because, "No offense, but a little beer makes everyone dance." Even without the beer, Mike can get the crowd going. "I've never had an event where we didn't have a good time." Mike's ability to get the crowd going can lead to unexpected results - "The groom mooned his best man in front of everyone. That was a crazy wedding" (note to grooms: do not try this at home). Any spare time left in Mike's life goes to his girlfriend, but he says a brand-new Harley Davidson is higher on his list of priorities than any sort of ring. When he can get away from work and school for a weekend, he tries to work on his car and motorcycle and cuddle - he didn't specify if he meant with the car or the motorcycle.
Joshua Phipps
Joshua Phipps is the most ballin' gangsta guy from Larchwood, Iowa, and a 2012 Mechanical Engineering graduate from Iowa State University.
Joshua is a man with many interests and loves, chief amongst them being FREE FOOD! He is an avid classic and alternative rock fan, with an affinity for classical music as well. While Josh is not eating or head banging to his favorite artists (especially Beethoven) he can be found watching his favorite movies Zombieland and Dark Knight, mightily hurling his disc golf discs, or being the king of the karaoke stage.
Josh wanted to become a DJ because he wanted to up his chances with the ladies - and it apparently worked as he is now off the market after married himself (with Steve DJing, of course). He has many skills that make him an incredible entertainer. His years of stage and voice acting, speech coaching, and performing make him a fantastic DJ for any event.