"DC's Premier VIP Event Host and Record Label"
Powered by El Jefe Productions™
HKE LLC
Founded by Zach Meneses in Washington, DC
Our mission at High Key Events™ and it's affiliate brands is to provide our elite clientele with the highest caliber of luxury night life available in Washington, DC. The DC Metro area has developed a “Work Hard Play Hard” philosophy that has turned our polite political city into a night life Mecca every single weekend. Exclusivity and class is what we at High Key Events promote. So, whether you’re an A-list celebrity or a prominent young professional, allow our company to seamlessly escort you through a pure VIP Experience. After all, What happens in DC stays High Key. Our operation has recently expanded it's horizons and merged company with a DC based Record Label by the name of Drop Dead Records™. The Independent Label is privately owned and founded by DC natives, DJ's, and musicians alike who generate an abundance of expertise and experience. The company is known for it's cutting edge technology, state-of-the-art recording studio, and signature release parties. These infamous parties are not promoted and intended exclusively for VIP Guest List members. Bumping arms with DC royalty is purely the nature of our premier VIP Guest List. These Exclusive Events give our Executive members a chance to hear the top unreleased music in the city! There's certainly no lack of authenticity following the two companies recent merger during the fall of 2024. Staying true to it's original identity, established in 2019, as DC's Premier VIP Promotion Company. After years of DC residency the founders naturally adapted to the Socialite Lifestyle of DC's affluent society and incorporated it as a staple of the brands culture. The brand is known for regularly showcasing they're extensive resources frequently sporting imported luxury cars, VIP Bottle Service, and of course DC's most prominent influencers & models. The Label is honored to represent multiple DC based
producers as well as World Touring DJ's in the heart of the nations capital.
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At High Key Events we pride our brand in creating truly timeless memories that will last a lifetime. We are currently accepting reservations for private events including Birthdays, Corporate Events, & Fraternity & Sorority Functions. If you're interested
in reserving one of our private event spaces please schedule
a complimentary Video Meeting with one of our Event
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SIGNED ARTISTS
DJ TWEAK - MIAMI
DJ ZAYNE SIMPSON - VEGAS
HIGH KEY EVENTS - WASHINGTON, DC
Meet the Founder
Zach Meneses
Zach, also known as El Jefe , is an Arlington, Virginia native, founder of
High Key Events™, and majority shareholder of Drop Dead Records™. Since the beginning
of his promoting career, during the Fall of 2019, it seems his passion & true respect for the DC
night life resulted in pure momentum. He quickly became one of DC's Top Promoters while working underK-Mystery Productions. Booking VIP Tables for Celebrities, NBA Players, & DC's Elite soon became the "norm". However, his longtime love affair with music, began much earlier, originating with private piano lessons furnished by his mother's babysitting at the age of four. Throughout those lessons he learned to read & write Classical Piano sheet music and shortly after began composing his own. He soon grew to to be very fond of the piano, after realizing the cute girls in his class enjoyed his playing. In addition to the piano he studied Drums & Percussion at the private college prep school College Heights Christian School . There, he had ranking seniority over his fellow bandmates & seniors while he was only a freshman. Here is where he truly fell in love with music, jazz, to be more specific. A lot of his appreciation for jazz grew from his band director Mr. Todd Johnson. After receiving multiple 1+ scores in an array of state competitions he decided to enhance his repertoire by adding the full drum kit to his resume. Fortunately both of his parents had a passion for music and were open to financing his private music lessons. He studied alongside local prodigy "Nate Kinast". After having multiple private teachers Zach thoroughly learned the dynamics of drums and the Music
Theory of every possible Genre. He even studied the works of Neil Peart, who is indisputably considered the best drummer of all time. While still in school Zach also had private on one Music TheoryCourses taught bye a private professor Kara, who was a graduate of The Juilliard School
of Music in New York City. It was there where he perfected his understanding of music theory
as a whole and gained appreciation for the mathematical side of the art. Present-day Zach
has pursued his most current endeavor to compose, produce, and record his
debut EP which\will be exclusively released by Drop Dead
Records this upcoming Fall of 2026.
