Catalina is absolutely amazing! She played acoustic guitar at our small courthouse wedding (about…read more14 people total), and her music made the whole day feel so much more intimate and warm. She arrived early and played a beautiful medley before the ceremony, performed our aisle song perfectly, and then continued playing through photos in front of the meadow. Her voice is gorgeous, her guitar playing is flawless, and she tied the entire experience together in the most special way. The music created such a welcoming, heartfelt atmosphere, and it truly ended up being one of my favorite parts of the day. If you're looking for someone incredibly talented who can bring beauty and warmth to your event, I can't recommend Catalina enough!

Catalina regularly plays aboard our 50' sailing catamaran, the Double Dolphin. She emanates a…read morefantastic vibe that guests cannot get enough of. Catalina's talent has to be experienced to be believed, if you are looking for an excellent and professional musician for your next event, look no further than Catalina Esteves. You will not be disappointed. Interested in hearing her play aboard the Double Dolphin? Book Music on the Water Cruise tickets online at sbsail.com now!

Conner did a phenomenal job of reading the crowd and performing at our wedding! We gave him a few…read moresongs that we liked for inspiration and trusted him to choose the rest. He's Professional, kind, and incredibly talented. Highly recommend!

I don't have enough words to express my gratitude to Conner! We hired Conner to play for our…read morewedding ceremony and cocktail hour, and he exceeded our expectations. Not only is he professional, prompt, kind, and all around awesome- he is so so so talented. He is so thoughtful and planning with him was so easy. 10/10 recommend Conner for any event!!!

Vincent & Vedant are outstanding musicians. I got the chance to see them perform at the restaurant…read moreZaytoon in Santa Barbara where they play every Friday evening. Just beautiful and heartfelt original music, and if they play a cover, they'll sure make it their own. Highly recommended for wedding ceremonies or any type of event. I cant wait to see them perform again!!

From the owner: Vincent Zorn & Vedant Koppera are a Santa Barbara, California based Gypsy Guitar and Violin duo…read more Blending percussive Rumba Flamenco guitar with haunting, driving violin, these two guys have been wowing audiences with their original gypsy sound. Available to perform for corporate & private events, wedding ceremonies, cocktail hours, receptions, anniversaries, fund raisers, wine tastings, or any special occasion in Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Montecito, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, & Los Angeles counties.

The Aurora Ensemble provided the most delightful classical accompaniment to our wedding ceremony…read moreand poolside cocktail reception. From our first contact, they were professional and thorough. They assisted me in choosing the perfect processionals, recessional, featured compositions and executed each of them beautifully with flute, viola and cello. I highly recommend Bach's Jesu Joy, Clark's Trumpet Voluntary and Vivaldi's Spring. They also played a lovely assortment of pop and jazz and some special requests for our guests while they waited for our photos to be taken. The Prayer and Wonderful World were especially beautiful. Thanks to their attention to detail, I had confidence when the day arrived that it would be everything that I had dreamed of and it was.

The Aurora Ensemble made our dream wedding music come to life! They were great to work with-…read moreknowledgeable, flexible, responsive, and very professional. We highly recommend them!

Have enjoyed hearing Dewey play at various venues and have hired him to play at our events…read more Versatile & always a treat ! Thanks Dewey !

I've heard Dewey Roberts play beautiful sweet music at a wedding, background music at a restaurant,…read moreand fun music at a bar, where he had the patrons singing along as well as dancing. He has a good sense of when to play what type of music, and sounds great! I just love his voice! He's a very kind soul who always does his best to please his audience. I highly recommend him.

Laurie was absolutely magical and set a romantic atmosphere for our wedding ceremony at the Santa…read moreBarbara Courthouse Mural Room. From the moment guests arrived, her music drew everyone in and made the experience feel special. She coordinated seamlessly with our officiant to time the music with the wedding party walking down the aisle. She played our favorite songs (Married Life from Up and La Vie en Rose) while we walked down the aisle. What impressed us most was her professionalism and kindness even with a last minute booking. She made the whole process easy and stress free. I highly recommend Laurie!

We worked with Laurie for our pre-ceremony and ceremony music, and it was such a lovely, romantic,…read moreand timeless addition to our day! So many of our guests noted how beautiful it was! Laurie was also so flexible in incorporating some more modern, non-conventional wedding songs into our processional and she did so beautiful!!! Great value and even more amazing to work with!

These wonderful fellows did our conference last year and I'm hiring them again right now! They did…read moretheir own set up and came early and on time and were really great. People still talk about how wonderful their music was.

Enrique Thank you !…read more We had the pleasure of hiring Mariachi Real de Oxnard for our wedding on December 7, 2024, and it was one of the highlights of our special day! From the very beginning, Enrique was prompt in responding to all of our inquiries and was incredibly helpful in planning the musical details for our event. On the day of the wedding, the mariachi arrived on time and was ready to perform, adding a beautiful and lively atmosphere to our celebration. The musicians were talented and engaged with our guests, making everyone feel included and bringing smiles to their faces. The mariachi music created such a memorable experience, and it was truly one of our favorite aspects of the wedding. We received so many compliments from our guests about how wonderful the performance was. Thank you, Mariachi Real de Oxnard, for making our wedding day unforgettable! We highly recommend them to anyone looking to add a special touch to their event. You truly made our celebration extraordinary!

Natalie is a remarkable talent…read more We have seen her perform many times. Self made singing style. Huge playlist. Check her website. You won't be sorry.

Edit: wow, despite five photos showing her at my party DJing, my review was labeled by Yelp as a…read morefake, oh well, if you are seeing this, you went to the hidden reviews. I did hire Natalie. Read on. I used Natalie on June 22nd 2013 for my wedding. Natalie met with my (to-be) wife and I and she had helpful checklists that rapidly took us through every aspect of the day. She was very interested in our suggestions and asked a lot of questions to hone in on exactly what mood, tone and atmosphere we wanted created at every point. She was able to come up with music for the entire day and evening that can only be described as "the perfect everything for Mike and Holly's wedding". Natalie never said "no" or "we can't really do that" or "I don't have that music". That was reassuring to us! When you are trying to put together a wedding on a tight budget and tight time line, having someone like Natalie on our team really made what could have been a fricking nightmare a lot calmer. She used the phrase "no worries" a lot, meant it, and ultimately she backed that shit up. She also played a live song with me (at my request) and this was very moving to everyone there, to say the least. She sounds like a cross between Cher, Janice Joplin, Linda Perry, Robert Plant and Annie Lennox. She fricking rocks! Part of the whole thing, I wanted a violinist to play for guests arriving and to play with me during the live song. Natalie found a violinist who was not only amazing (someone who played violin live with the biggest names in music), but at a very reasonable price. She even dressed like a pirate, as it was a pirate themed wedding. Playing live with her was a real treat. The last thing I remember that night was my wife and I dancing the night away to block rockin' beats and every corny disco and funk song we ever loved growing up, and lots of other music picked to entertain our extremely diverse party of guests. "A good time was had by all" and this pirate themed wedding literally went down in history and became the discussion de rigueur on Facebook for the next fricking month lol.

About six months ago as we were planning for our wedding, my fiance (now my wife) mentioned that…read moreshe wanted to have a guitarist play music for our ceremony. I was very open to the idea, but didn't really know where to start in terms of finding the right person who was experienced and could play the songs we wanted. Thankfully, she already had someone in mind in Xander as he was also hired to play for my wife's sister's wedding a few years before. Boy oh boy, was he the PERFECT man to hire for our special day! We liked Xander (or Alex as we called him) from the day we first met with him at his studio. His broad range of music knowledge was mind-blowing and there was literally not one song that he didn't know how to play on our list! I requested a pretty tricky Beatles song (which I eventually walked down the aisle to) and literally teared up as he was playing it for us. Interestingly enough, that was his first time EVER playing the song on guitar, which just speaks for how good this guy is! Our wedding day came and we received countless compliments from guests about Alex's playing. He showed up dressed sharp, was VERY professional, and had a smile on his face the whole time. Best part about this guy is that you can tell he genuinely loves what he does. It definitely shows in his music! We seriously could not have asked for anything more from our musician on our wedding day and we WILL be requesting Alex's services in the future!

Just a few days before our wedding on November 17,2017, I reached out to Xander with the hopes that…read morehe would be able to play at our wedding. To my surprise not only did he say "Yes", he was extremely accommodating and was able to play our selected songs. Xander is the man. The music was great. He's a true talent and made our day all the more special. He was the last minute gem added to our ceremony. Like the others have mentioned, he was very easy to work with and this was greatly appreciated as we made it a goal to plan a stress free wedding in Santa Barbara. Like I said, Xan is the Man--- A precious jewel with a musical gift to meet the needs of all. Oh I should mention he's fairly priced also. I am so grateful that we were able to have Xander bless our day with his talent and professionalism.

If I could give more than 5 stars, I would! Radio Prophets was hands-down one of the best decisions…read moremade for our wedding. They kept the dance floor packed all night, brought incredible energy, and made the experience so interactive, especially when Gerry joined the dance floor with his saxophone! What truly set them apart was their willingness to learn 10 new songs specifically for our wedding to match our musical taste. Not only that but my dad wanted to sing a Beatles song for me, and the band learned the song and were his background vocals. That level of dedication and personalization is rare and meant so much to us. Our guests are still talking about the band weeks later and telling us how much fun they had. The music was phenomenal, the energy was contagious, and they helped create memories we'll cherish forever. I cannot recommend these guys enough. You will not regret booking them. They are worth their weight in gold and were one of the very best investments we made for our wedding!! Love love love them!

Radio Prophets played our wedding. Gerry was great to work with and got our vibe and the type of…read moremusic we wanted exactly. They also did all of the sound for the ceremony and speeches during dinner. They had a jazz quartet for cocktail hour and then a 6 piece band for the reception. The band was amazing! They played everything from oldies, Motown to top 40 hits. All of the musicians were incredibly talented and so nice too. The vocalist was especially incredible! Overall, they brought an incredible energy and made the reception a blast! I'd highly recommend Radio Prophets for any event and especially for a wedding