Such a wonderful experience working with her for our baby boy's newborn and 100-day sessions. She…read moreis incredibly talented, yet so humble, warm, patient, and genuinely caring. Every time we enter her studio, she is always so open to welcoming our ideas and has this beautiful ability to give life to exactly what we have envisioned with her creative touch as a surprise. She never rushes the session and makes our little one and our entire family feel completely comfortable and welcomed . Even with our additional editing requests, she has always been so kind and accommodating. Truly a lovely person and a gifted photographer--we'll cherish these memories for a lifetime.

Sandy is creative, professional, and truly knows how to make each session special. We have had the…read morepleasure of working with her for both maternity and newborn photoshoots, and every experience has been wonderful. She is so gentle and careful when posing newborns, which made us feel completely comfortable and confident. We look forward to work with her again.

Sam is an excellent and talented music teacher. He is kind and caring for every kid. Our kids have…read moremusic classes at Zavaleta Music Studios. It's amazing how Sam changes his approach base of each one needs. My older one is a drummer and likes to be challenged. Sam started Royal Conservatory of Music development program and he loves it. My little one plays ukelele but quits easily under stress, Sam uses humor, kindness and a positive approach to bring the best of him. Thank you Sam!

Sam Zavaleta is just awesome. He is a great music educator using percussion instruments. He really…read moreunderstands how to work with children and meet their needs while teaching them music naturally. He is constantly aware of the child's current needs and innovates a specific strategy to keep them excited and moving forward. I highly recommend Zavaleta Studios. He has been teaching my two daughters for just one month (4 classes). They are so excited to go to his class every week, which is a good indicator. He has even included me in the classes, and this is a wonderful strategy as I can help reinforce important points at home (when they are in the mood to make music). This is the first formal music class for my 4 and 7 year old daughters, and they are doing amazing because of Sam. They can already play a simple song on the glockenspiel and marimba without any or little guidance. They have also been introduced to the drums, Djembe, and conga. We look forward to working with Sam to advance our musical development.

I debated whether I wanted a videographer for our wedding for quite a while. I didn't want to drop…read morea ton of money on a short music video as a lot of other companies advertise because I preferred something less "cinematic"/was looking for more of a "documentary/authentic style" of the highlights and ceremony. Graham (Final Frame) was the perfect fit! He is very professional and readily available for any questions, etc. He has a quicker turnaround for the video which is a bonus, and I really liked that his presence was very subtle (doesn't feel like you're on a movie set with a ton of bulky equipment). He edited a wonderful video (documentary edit), and I feel like I really get to relive the wedding day, and I love that I get to re-watch all the speeches/special moments of us with our friends and family. One of my favorite parts is that he will interview the guests (optional) and you get to hear and see family/friends video messages. It was awesome and really special. I'd highly recommend Graham! He is excellent!

We hired Graham for our videography in late 2019 for our June 2020 wedding, but then the pandemic…read morehit and we had to postpone. Graham was incredibly supportive and flexible. Graham is very responsive and easy to work with. The day of our June 2021 wedding, Graham showed up on time and got right to work. You hardly even know he's there, which is exactly what we wanted from a videographer. He films "documentary style" and gets all the parts of the day that are such a blur to the bride and groom. My favorite thing about his style is the interviews he does with the bride and groom separately and the interviews he does with guests. It's such a nice touch that makes watching the video even more special. Graham is so affordable given the INCREDIBLE work that he does. I can't believe some people don't get a videographer for their wedding as it was such a special experience to rewatch our day through the eyes of our guests. My sister used Graham a few years ago, and I will be recommending Graham to every future bride and groom. His work is stunning, he doesn't interfere or get in the way, and he adds special touches that make the video even more fun to watch. Thank you so much Graham!!

FMB is THEE place I go to for my production needs! I'm a music artist and I've worked w the owner…read morePheap since June 2010, from recording performance events to shooting and directing my EPK (Electronic Press Kit), FMB provides top quality service! Pheap was very open to what it was that I wanted, but also had a creative and keen eye for the direction of each project. I DEFINITELY will continue to use them for my future projects!

From the owner: Funky Monkey Bananas, Inc. (FMB) specializes in professional video production. We produce anything…read morefrom music videos to short bios and films, and even choose a couple of weddings to work throughout the year.

Jason and his team shot our wedding in August 2021. From initially reaching out in 2019 to the day…read moreof the wedding, Jason was very responsive, accommodating, and professional. We appreciated how level-headed and calm Jason and his 2nd shooter, Jeremy, were on our wedding day despite us falling behind schedule and so many things going wrong. They were so professional and made sure we got the shots we wanted. There were two specific shots we wanted and discussed with Jason and he made sure to capture them beautifully. The end result of our highlight video was beautiful and we can't wait to make it a yearly tradition to watch it on every anniversary. I also want to mention that we reached out to Jason to postpone our wedding twice. We only ended up postponing once (from 2020 to 2021), but Jason was so kind and understanding both times. He's just a real nice guy who's in this business for the right reasons - to capture a once-in-a-lifetime event that the couple will cherish for the rest of their lives. It's so refreshing to work with a wedding vendor that cares about delivering great service and a great product to their client instead of just seeing them as money bags. He was one of our favorite wedding vendors! Thank you Jason for capturing our special day and being so patient, kind, and accommodating throughout the whole process!

Jason and his team captured our Wedding Day this past February. When my husband and I met with…read moreJason for the first time, he was so easy to talk to and got our initial view of what we wanted. Very down to earth dude! Jason was easy to work with, very patient and absolutely knew what he was doing from start to finish. His sense of direction made our wedding day run so smoothly and it came out beautifully in the video. We finally got the highlight video and OMG, they did an AMAZING job with the music selection we chose. We watched the video so many times as soon as we received it and immediately shared with loved ones the final product. Thank you Jason for capturing our Wedding day. We praise you guys highly!!! To everyone! Don't hesitate and just hit them up already! You will not be disappointed. =)

Working with Above and Beyond Productions is always the best experience…read more Maria Cooper definitely goes above and beyond with all her work. She is always flexible and easy to work with throughout the whole process. Her listening abilities are top notch and the quality of work is always fantastic. I highly recommend Above and Beyond Productions because they will always give you special memories for a lifetime!

Maria Cooper is my go-to Videographer for all of my video needs. Maria has helped me with business…read morevideos, while simultaneously providing me with best practices to use Zoom. She created several short videos for my website, and most recently created a 5-minute video clip for me to get information out about useful tips that needed to be disseminated immediately. I am looking forward to Maria producing upcoming webinars for my office, and helping me brainstorm on other marketing ideas. Maria is empathetic about the shelter-in-place regulations and the financial constraints that we are under because of it. She is willing to work with you, knowing that covid19 has placed economic limitations on all of us. If you need a Videographer, you cannot go wrong with Above and Beyond Productions. Maria Cooper is the best!

This recording studio is Hidden Gem on the East Bay! However, what sets this place apart from other…read morestudios is the Artist/ Owner (Michael)! He was completely professional, upbeat, and a master of sound! He totally took his time to understand my music project and asked me questions and made recommendations to help polish my initial first time recording of a specific song. Even, my vocal coach who flew in from Canada for my recording; agreed on Michael's work ethic and vast knowledge. She is a Juno Award winning artist and has recorded at some of the most well known studios in the world and mentioned that sometimes, ppl may have the the best technology, but they may not know what they are doing and produce crappy results. She mentioned I was in Great Hands and when it was time to complete my project that I should work with Michael! Trust me this was an amazing experience! Thanks Michael!

Fantastic set up. Michael is a pleasure to work with, and very thourough and passionate about his…read morework. Our band wanted some demo tapes and Michael had some great ideas and guidance, yet never tried to take over the band's vision for what we wanted. He mentors a nice lad named Phoenix whom, I suspect, will go far in recording. The Studio had all the we required, and communication and studio rates were quite favorable. A no brainer as far as any future projects we may have.

Finding the perfect videographer was one of the toughest vendors for us to nail down. I must have…read morewatched over a hundred different wedding videos before finally asking my friend who she used. That's when she introduced me to Eisen from Lumitone. He was great to work and communicate with, made booking and paying easy, and was very reasonably priced. On the day of our wedding, Eisen and his buddy showed up on time and worked hard all day to capture every moment. When we got our video, we were absolutely speechless. It was edited so well - from the music to the speeches with seamless transitions - it perfectly summarized our wedding day in under 8 minutes. I love it so much and every time I watch it I'm so touched and floored by how amazing our video turned out. Of all our wedding vendors, Lumitone is one I have zero regrets booking and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a videographer. Thank you Eisen and Lumitone for giving us the best wedding video we could ask for and letting us relive our big day over and over again!

Full disclosure, I'm OBSESSED with our videos. I've watched them all multiple times lol! They did…read moresuch an amazing job, makes me feel like I'm reliving the day almost almost a year ago. I felt comfortable with them during the getting ready process, I did opt out of them coming to my parents home for the hair and makeup since we had the photographers there but they were able to get amazing footage at the venue of my mom and maid of honor buttoning up my dress etc. so I don't feel like we missed out on anything. Thank you so much for the amazing videos that will help us relive the most amazing day whenever we want.

I hired Sarah to film a class I was teaching at my healing center in Berkeley. She was fantastic! I…read morechose the two-camera shoot at Sarah's suggestion and am so glad I did because the finished product is very smooth and nicer to view. I felt completely comfortable with both Sarah and her assistant. Sarah was able to edit all the places I wasn't happy with and was also very agreeable to add extra templates with different dates etc. so I can use this product more than once! Her fees are very reasonable and her products completely professional! I highly recommend Blue Lotus Films and Sarah!

Do not hire Blue Lotus Films for your filming needs!!…read more I hired Blue Lotus Films to make a professionally edited film of a live performance I created. The quality of the film they created was beyond unprofessional. Sarah, the lead of this company, even admitted to me in emails that some of the footage from the videographers she subcontracted was below professional standards. To name a few issues with the video: -whole parts of songs are cut off -bows and speech at the end are missing -there is shaky footage throughout whole video where it jumps off the stage and into audience, audience's heads cutting off what's happening on stage (one of the videographers was videoing "hand-held" instead of on a steady tripod) -there are misaligned end credits with incorrect titles (e.g. "production" instead of "cast) -there are black spots in the video where it goes blank -the sound file was misaligned with video in certain parts -different color/lighting from the 2 cameras that were being used (one is dull and one is bright) -there are missing key parts of the show that I requested ahead of time to capture (both on the phone and in writing) - because of this lack of following direction, there was only 1 camera shooting for about a third of the show. -corrupted files which meant that end of show was completely cut off. After all this, I requested a refund, as the footage was completely unusable, and Sarah refused. Terrible business ethics. If you want a professional video and to work with someone ethical, find another company.

I could not be more pleased with ModernTone Studios, and would strongly recommend them to anyone…read moreconsidering making a professional music recording. I recorded an EP of 5 songs there last spring. I had never made a studio recording before, never even been inside a music studio, and didn't know what to expect. What they helped me create went way beyond what I had hoped for. Briget Boyle, the lead producer on my recording, has an incredible musical ear and instinct for what makes for a great sounding recording. She not only guided me through the recording process, making suggestions as needed, but arranged for a drummer and bassist (per my request) on some songs, and provided invaluable direction in shaping the sound. She also added keyboards herself, again per my request and in collaboration with me, which significantly enhanced the songs by adding dimension and texture. With masterful recording and engineering, as well as mixing and mastering, the end result was nothing short of magical to my ears when compared to what I was starting from. My songs went from simple guitar-and-voice bedroom recordings to fully fleshed out, professional and dynamic tracks that could be played on the radio, streaming services, etc. in terms of the quality of the sound. My vision for the songs, how I heard them in my head, was realized to my complete satisfaction- indeed way beyond what I had hoped for as a novice in the recording world. At ModernTone, you are truly in expert hands. They also provide a warm, welcoming, non-intimidating environment. Briget and the team were always friendly, kind, and patient. It is obvious you are working with people who are experts at what they do, and above all passionate about music. I've learned that a good ear and sensibility are priceless when it comes to studio recording, and you get that in spades at ModernTone. Thank you!

What an absolutely delightful little studio! Spotlessly clean and modern, and all the teachers seem…read morewarm and top notch. We started voice lessons with Diana Alvarez who is a joy to work with and my daughter looks forward to her lessons every week. This is the definition of a hidden gem.