DJ Goyo is SO great and made my wife's 60th birthday a dance party. He kept the energy going and he is just a very nice and talented guy.

DJ Goyo was super friendly and relaxed every time we were in contact for our indoor and outdoor wedding. He helped provide mics for both the ceremony and reception, as well as lively music to keep our crowd of 100 dancing and happy. He ALSO served as an A+ MC, with a professional and deep voice that got everyone to listen. Goyo kept our happy our chill, relaxed but happy -- with great loungey vibes. Just want we wanted. What made Goyo stand apart from others really was his passion for music. Goyo brought instruments like drums and trumpets, in addition to hundreds of records that he mixed/spun - this really made the day more special than a traditional DJ. Can't rave enough about his services! read more

I hired DJ Goyo for our local non-profits's NYE party, but sadly we had to cancel the week of the event due to COVID. Although I never got the opportunity to see him in action, he sent me a lot of great samples of his work whenever he had an event. For our event we wanted Arabic, English, and Lebanese Debke music, and dj goyo was more than accommodating with our requests. When we cancelled he was understanding of the situation and offered me a full refund on my deposit. Very class of him and I highly recommend that you hire DJ Goyo for your future events. read more

This review is a bit overdue. I hired DJ Goyo for my wedding in 2018. The music was awesome. He was very friendly with the guests and took requests. There were two issues that are leading me to give a less than great review. I had emailed him an edited version of our first dance, it was shortened and sped up by our choreographer. We practiced this dance for weeks. He ended up playing the original. It wasn't a huge deal, but we had to "wing it" for an extra minute or so. We ended up repeating many dance moves to fill the time. The second issue really left a sour taste in my mouth. We signed a contract for a specified amount of money, as you do. At the veryyyy end of the wedding, guests are leaving, lights are on, and tables are being packed up, he decides to ask for more money. He says it was because he played for longer than contracted. I don't believe he did but I told him okay, feel free to pack up then. He proceeds to ask my wedding coordinator, which I find incredibly unprofessional. He then asked my husband, who was rightfully drunk (it was a fun night!). He claimed that it was for playing ceremony music, which he did not. We had a wonderful guitarist who covered that. My husband ended up giving him the extra money because he didn't know better and didn't want to deal with it. We had a wonderful night but I couldn't help but feel like we were getting the shakedown for more money. read more

If you're planning a wedding and want a great DJ who knows how to get a mixed crowd dancing, hire DJ Goyo! Why he's awesome: 1) Professional: communicative, on-time, no drama. Planning a wedding is stressful enough, you want to hire someone who knows how to run a business as well as provide the tunes. DJ Goyo (Greg) knows how to do this. 2) Knows how to mix both "background" music for cocktail hour as well as fun music for the dance floor. Lots of DJs are good at one or the other, but DJ Goyo is great at both. 3) Gets your guests dancing! Many weddings are a mix of people: grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends from various parts of your life. He knows how to play music that gets everybody dancing without being cheesy. Seriously. We had to *extend* our reception by an hour because nobody wanted to stop dancing! That is the highest compliment possible. He's also very friendly. Lots of guests were fascinated to see that he was playing with real vinyl records and went up to have a chat with him. He would pull out other records and put on tunes by special request - everything from Dirty Dancing soundtrack to Brazilian beats. Awesome. Thank you for making our wedding such a fun and festive celebration. HIghly recommended! read more

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DJ Goyo is simply the coolest! Recommended by our event coordinator, we were thrilled to have easily discovered a wedding DJ who has a true love of music, for vinyl, and is a consummate professional. His passion for his work clearly shows. After learning our musical tastes, he excitedly shared the records he pulled just for us. Throughout our wedding day and night, he provided ambient music during the cocktail reception and seated dinner, microphones for speeches, and created a lively disco dance experience we will never forget. Without needing any extra handholding or direction, he expertly moved the party along with announcements and perfectly timed music cues. I think one of our favorite moments was our last dance, with only our immediate family still on the premises, dancing privately to "Perfect Day" by Lou Reed. We were so happy and full of love. And we thank DJ Goyo for providing the musical backdrop to our perfect day. read more

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What can I say - the man is terrific. I have had the pleasure of working with Goyo two times. At the most recent event, he helped coordinate the live music, filled in all the gaps, and even did the lighting. He has a superb music collection and is very receptive to advance-music choices. The music is essential to a great party and it is not something you need to worry about when the party takes off. Goyo is a pro you can depend on to help you make our party/event a killer. read more

Such a great guy! It was a blast to work with DJ Goyo for our wedding. He knows his stuff, and throws an epic dance party. Thanks for everything! read more

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Amazing Wedding DJ! We hired DJ Goyo to play at our wedding and wow did we make the right choice. He had everyone, even my reluctant relatives, up on the dance floor busting a move. The music was expertly timed and made sure to hit a little something for everyone. My husband and I gave DJ Goyo some direction, but he really put a solid playlist together. He also help us brainstorm for the father/daughter and mother/son dance. Highly recommend!! read more

Hired DJ Goyo for our wedding reception two weeks ago and bottom line, would I hire him again? Yes, absolutely. It was very unnerving choosing a DJ based on Yelp reviews, and I talked to several, both from the big companies and self-employed DJ's, but I really got a good feeling about this one and went with him. He was very responsive with emails, and everything was just so easy and smooth, he proved to be as reliable, kind, genuine and overall awesome as he appears. You can tell he really enjoys what he does and gets in on the excitement. The sound system was great and yes, the vinyl was really cool. This was a same-sex wedding and he really catered to the audience, but not in an obnoxious stereotypical way (except for the few specific requests from us!), and everyone, both straight and gay, had a blast on the dance floor. We got so many comments from people on how much fun they had dancing - success!! We had some requests that were probably a bit unusual and he was very accommodating. I think I became a little demanding during the dancing (sorry!), but he was so nice and chill and just went with it. He was a pleasure to work with. One piece of advice after reading the other reviews: help him to help you. You both have the same goal, to have an amazing event. You can just let him do his thing and he'll be fine, but if you have specific requests, like if you are having him announce wedding party names, give phonetic spellings and just be very specific about how you want things done, don't assume he can read your mind. If you have specific songs, either verify he has them in advance or bring them on an ipod or CD that he can throw into his mix easily. Thanks DJ, hope to see you at some of our friends events in the future, I know a lot of them are interested! read more

I still haven't hired DJ Goyo for any gigs yet myself, but I've been to several parties that he's played and I wanted to let everyone know what a bad-ass DJ he is. I hear he does weddings and huge parties in clubs, but I've always heard him at friend's houses or at one-time warehouse parties. The last time I heard DJ Goyo play was at my buddy's mid-summer housewarming party. During the BBQing, DJ Goyo had the stereo set on auto with some ambient and chill music while people were talking and playing games - and drinking beer. ;-) But once the sun set, he got behind the turntables and really started to tear it up. The dance floor was in a garage (kinda cramped) but we were all like Mexican Jumping beans, constantly bumping into each other because the music was so tight, we just couldn't help ourselves. I thought he did a great job responding to the crowd and keeping our energy high. As I drove home that night, still covered in sweat, I could hear Goyo's beats bumping in my head. read more

DJ Goyo is the man. He DJd our wedding last week in Mill Valley and did a fantastic job. One of our guests even commented that so many people were dancing that she could feel the floor bouncing in the next room. He's got great taste in music but also listens to what the bride and groom would like to hear. I would recommend him without any reservations. read more

Wow! He rocked our Holidays office party could not have made a better choice! He was able to make all if us dancing from Bollywood music to Chinese music to Xmas songs we cover them all! Thank you again! read more

We wanted a cool dance-party vibe for our wedding and that is exactly what DJ Goyo provided. We didn't really have to tell him much. My (now) husband spoke with him back in December about the style of the wedding and the music that we generally like and that we wanted people to have a good time and really didn't have much contact since (we were very busy) and it went off beautifully. He had a good feel for the crowd. He played a mix of music that was all danceable and not at all cheesy. My parents danced! I've never seen them fast dance before. Ever! Basically, he was just really chill. A cool dude to have as your DJ. read more

We had a great experience for our Wedding in the Brazilian room! DJ Goyo was the type of DJ who knows when to be a presence and when to let people enjoy! He definitely is not your cheesy wedding DJ! We had him play during cocktail hour as well and it was great - live music with the Harpist was just perfect! I think the only tip I have for others it to make sure that they direct the placement a little bit closer to where people may gather after the ceremony, since the live music is not as loud as you may think! But for our small wedding it was great! The music he spun during dinner was awesome, jazz music and tons of real records which is definitely a plus for anyone who is into music will enjoy coming up to his table and checking out the records. I also had an iPod Touch with a playlist for First Dance, Special Dance music, etc, so that really helped to ensure we got every song we wanted played to be played! The price for everything was great and really hard to beat considering he and the Harpist Eah play live music! read more

Phenomenal would not adequately describe the talents of DJ Goyo. He just DJ'd our wedding along the sonoma coast and was perfect. He's got all of the high quality equipment you need and more plus he spins VINYL!! So cool. The PA /wireless mic for our ceremony all seemless...he had a colleague whom we hired (Christopher Kilday) whom was a fantastic spanish guitarist for the precession/recession and cocktail hour playing whom was equally talented and terrific). Where DJ Goyo really shined however was the dance factory he created after our cake cutting. Perfect mixes of new and old-school had everyone hopping all night long. Very responsive throughout the whole process... I cannot be more thankful for having such a great professional on what was easily the most fun I have ever had at a wedding. (Granted it was MY wedding but still...other guests raved about his skills as well). THANK YOU DJ GOYO!! read more

DJ Goyo was great! He read the crowd and was able to play music that was cohesive with the mood. Definitely an upbeat DJ who can work a crowd into dancing or mingling. Thank you! read more

We just got married in August 2011. We were looking for a great wedding DJ. We got an AMAZING DJ. We had a feeling we found someone great when we first met with DJ Goyo at his studio space, which was jam-packed with vinyl -- nothing but vinyl. We knew he was serious when he was spinning $800 first-pressing Blue Note Jazz records, and all he said, in a matter-of-fact manner, was "hey, they were meant to be played." He listened to our requests and no plays list (i.e., nothing featuring Pitbull or Neyo), and got EVERYONE on the dance floor. He was so professional and so competent. All our guests loved the music and loved the fact that he was spinning vinyl, and only vinyl, with the exception of one mash-up we had personally requested. We would recommend DJ Goyo in a heartbeat, and wish we could have another dance party just to have him work his magic. read more

This review is long overdue. We got married in September 2011 and being a guy I thought finding an awesome DJ would be the least of our worries, but it wasn't. We met with quite a few lame DJs that had a "wedding mix" that was "guaranteed" to keep the party going. Since our first meeting with Goyo we felt at ease. He spun some vinyl for us at his studio. He has an extensive selection, picking up stuff from his travels as well as locally. He also listened to what we were interested in. On the big day he showed up on time, set up without a hitch, and even brought an assistant to help handle the records. He was a great MC, talking just enough, and kept the party going all night long. 4 months later everyone still says it was the most fun wedding they attended in 2011 and DJ Goyo made it happen. If you're looking for an an awesome DJ at a reasonable rate, you can't go wrong with Goyo. read more

DJ Goyo DJ'd my wife's birthday party and really got the dance floor moving. His encyclopedic knowledge of music from all over the world gives him the ability to feel into the crowd and give them exactly what they want. He is fun, friendly, and efficient: he brings the speakers, the tables, the turntables, and he plays real vinyl! He swept in and out and left me free to enjoy the party. It's easy to tell he can be the life of the party, and he certainly brought our party to life. read more

Greg DJ'd my wedding down in San Diego. It worked out well considering he had to lug his equipment from the Bay Area all the way down there. He didn't charge me for mileage since he was in the LA area on personal business. He did a great job of setting up the venue, and solved a facility issue we had with the space at the last minute. He took charge and made sure my wife was nice and calm by fixing a potentially big problem with his creativity. We reviewed the list of music we wanted him to play at his studio, and he did a great job of sticking to it, and adding his own flavor which is what we wanted him to do. He MC'd our day for us in a relaxed, flexible, and well-prepared manner. We we're told up front by him to come prepared with questions for our interview so their wouldn't be any surprises. I've had bad experiences in the past when I didn't set the right expectations and take responsibility for our important day. Greg gave us some good suggestions on how to structure the music into our day, and completely took charge with the resort personnel for his setup needs. We basically just showed up to our day, the music was spot on, he did a great job of MC'ing with zero cheese factor. I highly recommend him. I will use him again hands down. read more

DJ Goyo was my DJ and musician at my wedding last August - and from start to finish was exactly what we wanted. He and his partner Eah played stand up bass, drums and harp during the ceremony. It was beautiful and unique. They both sat down with us prior to the wedding to consult about what we wanted before, during and after the ceremony. I was very specific with my requests, giving him a list of names to announce and going over the program and timeline - which is important so that everyone involved in the wedding is on the same page. And he knew my obscure venue really well (San Francisco Theological Seminary) and was very helpful as a consultant about setup, lighting etc. He and Eah pulled everything off perfectly. Goyo kept the program running on time and also made the day fun and and unique. He did a great job of playing the Armenian music we had given him for traditional dancing; he played specific requests like Thievery Corporation and the Beastie Boys; and he was really outstanding at playing cool, interesting music that set an ambient vibe during cocktail hour or got the party started on the dance floor. Most of all, I knew I had scored when my relatives were happy with the Armenian dancing and when my hipper-than-thou LA-scene friend said "This guy is really good. Where did you find him?" If you want a top-40, stuffy DJ, he's probably not your guy. If you want laid back, fun and unique, DJ Goyo is it. read more

DJ Goyo rocked our wedding! He played bass and drum, along with Eah on the harp and Nicole on clarinet & saxophone for the jazz wedding procession (which they learned for our wedding) and it was gorgeous and spot-on. During the cocktail party they performed a range of music including Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Gershwin, as well as funky latin tunes such as Blue Bossa and Latin Rhythm. Goyo then started spinning his vinyl and got everyone moving on the dancefloor - EVERYONE! It was great. Many of us entirely missed dessert because we didn't leave the dancefloor until the music was at it's end. My husband and I were so happy with the music that we commissioned DJ Goyo to make us a soundtrack from the music he played during the day. I would highly recommend DJ Goyo for any event and am scheming when we might have him to our next celebration. Couldn't be happier! read more

I would highly recommend DJ Goyo! I had him DJ my wedding last night and he was very attentive to my wants and needs. I'm a pretty laid back person, and I was definitely a laid back bride. Because of this, I only had an outline of what I wanted and only a few song requests. DJ Goyo filled in the rest with great music and he kept the evening moving along smoothly. I'm grateful to him for getting the party started and keeping it going. The fact that he spins vinyl is also the coolest! If you're looking for a great DJ, DJ Goyo is your man! read more

I hate to bash a musician doing it on his own but my experience was way below expectations. DJ Goyo, or Greg, appeared to be quite a nice guy when we interviewed him for our wedding. We went to his small studio in Emeryville and discussed music and what he could bring to the entertainment table. I had such high hopes... We decided that Greg would play the stand up base and bring in a harpist to play along during the ceremony and cocktail hour (jazz it up), this was the main reason why we hired Greg. The harpist was great and did a nice job during the ceremony. During the cocktail hour Greg and the harpist set themselves up near the back bar. It was OK but the majority of the guests couldn't hear him... I would have liked to have him set up in the main room (we had our wedding at the Presidio Officer's Club) and use microphones to amplify the sound but this didn't happen. I believe that as a professional musician charging over a $1000 for the night you should be aware of the facility layout and prepared to accommodate acoustics. Here comes the bad: the f-ing guy said my name and many of our wedding party's names wrong when introducing us to the reception. HE SAID MY NAME WRONG!! Not only were we the ones to write the check but it was our wedding. Give me a break, if you're not sure there were hundreds of people to ask, how do you say his name? I asked Greg to play some ballroom music b/c a lot of the the older generations in my family really enjoy ballroom dancing. I think the majority of the time Greg played salsa and merengue without regard for the other requests of Mo-town, MJ, hip-hop, etc. If you go on Greg's website he has a lot of latin influenced music you can listen to. I respect your right to love a certain type of music but you need to respect our requests. One of my groomsmen's date asked Greg what kind of other music he had and Greg replied rudely, "You wouldn't recognize anything I have!" What a dick! Oh, and BTW if you're looking for a DJ that can scratch and really mix it up, Greg is not that DJ. On a positive note Greg didn't play the role of a cheesy wedding DJ that won't shut up. He did a good job of keeping quiet for the most part. To say the least I could have hired my friend's 14 year old brother and he probably would have done a better job. 1 star for Greg's performance I'd give his harpist 5 stars for her work and professionalism. Let's sum it up: 1. Was not aware of the facility and did not work well with the layout. 2. Did a terrible job of introducing key people and got multiple names wrong. 3. Ignored requests to play other music, seemingly played music that he wanted to play. 4. Was rude to guests. I'd feel bad for writing this review but oh yeah, we payed good money for sub-par services. read more

Hired DJ GOYO for our outdoor wedding ceremony & reception. He was prompt, professional and has the most amazing record collections! We were so pleased with his mixes and worked with us to include our special selections when we wanted them. Great equipment and did I mention the vinyls? Also has CDs and can use mp3 or Apple products to play special requests. Good times, Man!!! Thank you!! read more

DJ Goyo was recommended by our caterer. He dj'd our wedding and did an awesome job. Super hip with the vinyls and accommodating with guest requests. He kept our party going throughout the evening anticipating the crowd and also provided the live music at our ceremony and cocktail hour with Eah the harp player. He's low key and really fun. I highly recommend him!! read more

Great DJ with a super fun attitude and almost unlimited vinyl collection. Got everyone up and dancing during a DAYTIME wedding, which is not easy. Highly recommend. read more

We had DJ Goyo run the music for out wedding and it was a great success! My wife and I planned the whole wedding ourselves without a wedding coordinator, leaving us little time to meet vendors. We were able to coordinate everything via email with DJ Goyo and had a few phone calls to iron out all the details. He was very self sufficient as he brought all of his own equipment and was able to coordinate with the caterer in regards to timing of announcements. He also brought vinyl records, which is harder to find these days but sounds much better than any other form of music (in my opinion). All in all a great experience with an experienced dj. read more

A real DJ with real vinyl. but still has all the current hits. Great feel for the crowd and the music. People at our party loved dancing to his stuff. Works with you before the event as much as you want to build a possible play list of tunes you like. Highly recommended. read more

I can't say enough about how wonderful this guy was at our event last night. We had a double birthday with my 89 yr old grandma and my 41 yr old husband. It was definitely a challenge to play music for everyone but Goyo made sure to pick hits to get everyone dancing. My daughter and niece loved giving him requests and he was so well mannered and accommodating. And so cool that he has such a huge collection of vinyl. I would definitely recommend him to anyone needing a great DJ. read more

DJ Goyo was the DJ for my SF wedding. We choose him initially because what he offered was very unique - a lot of vinyl, original records, and an option to add on a harpist he knows with him playing a stand-up base - all at a reasonable price. So, the harpist Eah and DJ Goyo did live music for our ceremony. Eah was great to work with, meeting with us beforehand and playing different options for the ceremony music, and even offered songs she had written herself. After the ceremony, we were supposed to have live music also for the happy hour, but because the room was pretty loud with conversation, DJ Goyo consulted with my husband and decided to play recorded music for the happy hour, and instead the harpist stayed on late so they could play live music for dinner instead. After dinner, DJ Goyo did a great job selecting fun dance music - getting both parents and young kids out on the dance floor for the whole night! read more

DJ Goyo played our Alice and Wonderland themed wedding in Vallejo and he picked the perfect selection to add to our original requests of psychedelic rock/summer of love choices. He also got everyone dancing and gracefully accommodated our 'open mic' performers between songs. He really created a great vibe for our event and integrated all of our music choices. I highly recommend DJ Goyo! read more

I have been meaning to write this review forever. Our wedding was in August and it could not have been more fun in part due to DJ Goyo. He played what we wanted and added so much that we didn't think of. He felt the crowd perfectly. The only think I would suggest is going over how to pronounce everyone's name if you are having a wedding and he's introducing people. If you want someone who really knows and loves music and can read the crowd he is well worth the reasonable price- probably more! read more

Let me begin by saying that my husband and I were completely disorganized planning our wedding and really needed vendors we could trust and put all our faith into. DJ Goyo and Eah were awesome! We ended up giving him our first dance song and requests about an hour before the wedding. He wasn't breaking a sweat at all. Everyone loved both the live music and the dance music he played and he did a great job of adding a lot of special touches to the event. Everyone loved that he set the record case of what he was playing on the stand for everyone to see. He created a perfect moment on the dance floor when he asked everyone to gather around my husband and I while we all danced and sang. It was hilarious to see my father (who doesn't dance) in the middle of a dance circle jamming out. It was a the perfect night and I definitely think a big part of it was due to our choice of DJ. I highly recommend him! read more

DJ goyo was awesome at our law school event in Berkeley. Will be hitting up for future events as well.

We used DJ Goyo for our wedding and he was the best! He knows how to cater to the young and older crowds so that everyone has a great time. Super happy with our choice! read more

DJ GOYO rocked my birthday on 11-11-11...Great job...very professional, couldn't have found a better DJ!

DJ Goyo had my Halloween Party hoppin' as soon as the needle dropped. He took the time to get to get to know the crowd and put his own spin on it. DJ Goyo has great taste and intuition. I'd hire him again in a heartbeat. read more

This man knows his stuff. He's a music lover and a collector of rare vinyls. He spins records, yes, RECORDS, like nobody's business and orchestrated an amazing wedding party for our daughter. Everybody dug his vibe. Thanks for a great night. Wish we could do it again. read more