Susan Leach of Premier Music Academy in Round Rock, TX must be the most professional and quality…read moreoriented private music academy instructor have ever worked with in my 35+ years of being a fellow musician. Susan Leach has been providing flute lessons to my son over the past 2 years with the first year being virtual due to the pandemic. My son as a beginning flutist entered into his second year of middle school already propelled to the highest of 3 bands at school. Furthermore, he earned top tier position in performance by winning district level and competed at regionals within his first 3 months of playing flute with other musicians in a live non-virtual setting. Susan's capabilities as an outstanding musician are well established given her tenure as a professional flutist in orchestra of which she performs, but not just anyone can also take that level of talent and teach another person. She is flexible on schedule and always has been accommodating. Premier Music Academy as a business is fantastic at communication and every one of my engagements involved working directly for the owner and manager of the school. All that being said, Premier Music Academy is my ONLY recommended school for private instruction in the area and they offer a wide spectrum of top tier instructors across an array of wind, brass, string (including all styles of guitar), and percussion instrumentation (yes including Piano and Keyboard) along with vocal instruction as well.

Premiere is not a customer-oriented business. The owner, Elliot, is unfriendly and unkind towards…read morethe customers. I worked with two instructors there. Neither followed any sort of guided instruction. There was no lesson plan or plan on what to focus on after the lesson. In general, I'd look anywhere else for music instruction. Please avoid.

Omg. They made the party. They played their instruments beautifully and sang like angels!! They…read moreeven learned some songs that we requested. My husband had the time of his life!!! It's now a need for every party

Very polished musicians. As well as being proficient singers and instrumentalists, they really…read morethrow themselves into the performance. They played at one of the UT graduation ceremonies and were so good that it made up for the sheer tedium of listening to pontificating speeches and self-promoting administrators. I did not know that we had such a professional-grade mariachi in Austin,

We love this place! The teachers are amazing, specially Leo! He is so patient and friendly with our…read morechild it makes him want to come back to play and learn! We look forward to learning with them and continuing his music skills!

We tried the toddler class and it was absolutely chaotic. The teacher let the kids run wild, there…read morewas no direction. One second we are going in a dinosaur hunt the next second she was taking about tempo to toddlers. The instructor was nice but needs to go into classes with a plan.

Roman is a great guy. Knows his business and makes it easy for his clients to work with him. A real…read moreAce.

Roman is a great engineer! Very professional and I am very please and blessed to have cut my first…read morerecord with Echo Block. It is everything you would expect from a recording studio. Everything from a live room to a controlled isolated room to professional software and equipment. If you are thinking about recording, check Roman out at Echo Block. Trust me, you will NOT be disappointed. I personally plan to record with Echo Block for a long time due to their level of professionalism and the quality that Echo Block delivers.

There are many vendors in the bay area where I would say, "they're great," but only a few where I…read morewould say, "they're one of the best." Garcia Flamenco Guitar is definitely one of the best. I found Ryan via Yelp when searching for musicians to play during an annual fundraiser gala. I wanted something new for this year's event and immediately messaged Ryan after reading all of his reviews. It was the first time using a flamenco guitarist for an event and we received compliments all night on his music. His music set a very cool and unique vibe throughout the whole event! Ryan provides beautiful and dramatic music through his guitar. You can really tell he is passionate about his craft, he studied with the best in Spain and it shows! Also a plus, Ryan is extremely easy to work with - very responsive, considerate and he brings all his equipment. I wished I had booked him for my wedding 3 years ago!

Ryan played beautiful flamenco guitar at a small, outdoor family gathering. Not only was his…read moreplaying beautiful, but his stories were fascinating. We all really loved Ryan's music and his presence. Highly recommended!

Depending on the staff you get. While the people may change year to year, the round rock guitar…read morecenter remains one of the best. You just have to be willing to talk to the sales guys there. They are super nice and will help you get the best price possible if you just have a good attitude and a calm demeanor.

I purchased a Fender Uke from this location. I brought it to my local guitar store in town to have…read morethem show me how to use an electric instrument, this is my first one. Imagine my surprise when I found out that the installed Fender tuner didn't work. I called this Guitar Center and they told me to return my uke. Meanwhile, the owner of the store I was in called the Fender company, and was told this uke's installed tuner (and maybe all Fenders, IDK) is designed to only work when it's plugged into an amp. WHAT???? I called my store, they didn't know this very basic fact about FENDERS? Shouldn't they know that? How can someone who works in a guitar store not know the installed tuners don't work on something they sell (unless plugged into an amp)? Additionally, when I purchased this uke, they just handed it to me and went back to their computers, they didn't ask if I needed to know anything about what I just spent hundreds of dollars on. They could have asked me "do you need any help understanding this instrument?" Nope. They just went back to their business. There was no personal service in this store at all. But they sure did want me to positively review them.

Chris Stone is a wonderful teacher. He is cheerful, kind and patient, and most importantly, has…read morewhat it takes to teach a child how to play classical guitar. He has taught my daughter for about two years now. She started from scratch, using a 3/4 sized guitar and has now graduated to a full-sized one. She plays so well that she can probably busk for pocket money. Chris is now also teaching my son, who while still a beginner, is making very good progress. We rented a guitar when my daughter first started. Rental of a 3/4-sized guitar (from Rock 'n Roll Rentals) was very affordable at only $6/month. We ended up purchasing it as it was more cost effective in the end, with two children using it one year after another. A nice bonus at Childbloom is that siblings are only charged half the price for lessons.

We've had our daughter here for a couple of months now and her progress starting from scratch…read morereally shows. Adam is a talented player and great teacher who is very patient. We have been thoroughly impressed since our daughter has struggled to commit to other activities in the past. she really seems to enjoy her time at the school and playing guitar in general. highly recommend this school for anybody looking!

I was planning my wedding from a distance and so I never got the chance to meet Mark in person…read moreuntil the day of the wedding. No problem at all! He knows how to have a good time and how to make other people have a good time. I really think (and I may be bias) our wedding was one of the most fun I've been to. I feel like I was running around so much near the end of the planning stage I was being very vague with details but Mark nailed everything so perfectly. His prices are so affordable, and he brings all kinds of fun equipment! I feel like you can literally request any song in the world and he will find it and play it, and he even mashed up a song for me. I strongly recommend Mark for any DJing needs. He seems to really know his stuff and can read the crowd. Thanks, Mark! Glad you got your jacket back ;)

I wasn't sure at first if I needed a DJ for my wedding on 2/22/14, but after several conversations…read morewith friends and family I decided to look for one who might fit our needs. When I went shopping for information I found Mark Miller. I felt an immediate connection to him because during our first conversation he asked all the right questions. He really wanted to know about my husband and me, our musical tastes, and how we wanted our ceremony and reception to feel. I was quick to hire him before someone else could! Mark was immeasurably kind and patient with my frequent emails and bridal panic moments. To calm my worries, he met with me at the venue and took a walk around and discussed with me exactly what he was planning for each phase of the evening. It was easy at that point to surrender control of the music to him. In addition, we completed an online DJ portal questionnaire with our specific requests (along with anything we didn't want--which we didn't have) and a general information page, which made me feel like he knew exactly what we wanted. I may be biased, but I truly feel like my wedding was a perfect day. My day-of coordinator took control of all the vendors a week before the wedding to make sure they all understood our timeline, and Mark worked seamlessly with her. He arrived early and set up each area where he would be working. The ceremony music was beautiful and worked exactly with our processional and recessionals with his editing. Once the cocktail hour started, he played a variety of music from all different genres that nonetheless fit in with our tastes. The reception was unbelievable--I really didn't have any intention of dancing beyond the first dances with my husband and father, but Mark kept the room so energized I couldn't help myself. He did a wonderful job helping our guests know exactly where they were supposed to be and what was going to happen next. In addition to his truly EXCELLENT performance on my wedding day, I have to add that Mark edited the songs we were using for our first dances, and he did a wonderful job. I also didn't have specific picks for some of the things we were doing (the bouquet and garter toss, the exit, the last dance) and I told Mark to use his discretion, and his picks were absolutely spot on. Mark was an incredible professional and I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for an experienced DJ and MC. Mark has my contact information and I am happy to provide a personal reference to anyone who may want to ask additional questions.

Memphis Train Revue was SO MUCH FUN! I didn't sit down once and I don't think anyone else did…read moreeither. Mark was great to work with with and really went above and beyond to make sure the event ran smoothly. Couldn't have asked for a better group to help us celebrate our wedding :)

The Memphis Train Band covered all the bases for our daughter's wedding. Their intro was a great…read moreprecursor of what to look forward to the rest of the evening. They will modify dress and music to your needs, we asked for black tie/formal and they looked great! There must be ten in the band with all the brass you need to perform a wide variety of music. We chose some Motown and Classic Rock for the adults and the bride selected music for their guests. Their manager, Mark was very easy and professional to work with. He was attentive to our needs and prepared us for with all of the details needed. It was a pleasure to work with him. The band was perfect in so many ways, the female singers put their heart and soul into the lyrics and the sax, trumpets, trombones just topped off the group. The entire band is a great ensemble of professionals. You can't go wrong with Memphis Train.