BELLE FOURCHE—The duo that once filled dance floors with music now fills TV screens with content, operating under the name 605 Media and Entertainment. Their roots can be traced back to 2011, when the pair first started out spinning records at weddings under the name Party On Productions.
The company is co-owned by Destyn Humann and Eric Skavang. “The company has been around since 2011. Destyn started with me as a DJ; we were just straight DJs—formerly Party On Productions was the name—and then we rebranded to 605 Media and Entertainment, just a bit more localized, and added the media aspect to that,” explained Skavang. “Destyn’s passion was really in film and storytelling, so we added that aspect of the company and renamed it.”
It seemed to be a natural transition, utilizing the wedding connections that the business had made while working as wedding DJs to adding in wedding videos and what came next. Skavang shared, “Destyn really started doing wedding film, and then that kind of transitioned into more business film and commercials that we’re seeing on TV, doing ad campaigns for people on TV as well.”
Today, their company is a full-scale media production company. “So that’s anything from short films to branding commercials—what we call talking ad commercials as well as—we do documentaries and those sorts of video aspects. Some of the projects on the reel would be Deadwood Mountain Grand—our commercial actually played locally during the Super Bowl—so it’s kind of cool,” said Skavang. “Rapid City Rush—we do all their video production, all their intro videos and branding. And then we have a few different clients throughout the Black Hills. We do live stream and conference production—we’ll do video along with audio. On the entertainment side, we book DJs for weddings or conferences or special events and MC work, and photo booth—kind of all the fun stuff!”
Their business takes care of everything! All you have to do is ask them. “Typically, we bring everything we need, whether it’s ours or rented, and we’ll line up all the equipment needed,” said Skavang. “We’ll give you a full-scale, picture-by-picture plan—this is what we’ll do: load in, load out, and then they can have the option of picking how involved they want us to be.”
Both of the co-owners are from the Northern Hills area. Eric was born and raised in Spearfish, while Destyn grew up between Belle Fourche and Spearfish. Eric is the father of three kids and has been married for almost 20 years.
If you are looking for their storefront, you will not find it! Both co-owners work out of their homes. The tech-savvy pair utilize their home bases to work on video projects and travel for on-site work. “We both have home base offices, so we don’t have an actual physical location. We have what I would call a web-based storefront, if you will,” explained Skavang.
Co-owners Destyn and Eric have worked hard to build their company from the ground up. They have transformed their small DJ business into a passion-driven company built on storytelling media that blends creativity with community. If you are interested in learning more about their company, you can find them at 605me.com.
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