We used Brian Oddo Entertainment for our wedding and we can't say enough about how great they were…read moreto work with. Brian is excellent to communicate with leading up to the wedding. We had one of his other DJs, Jeff, do our actual wedding and he did a phenomenal job from ceremony to reception. Our venue's power went out and the only reason we were able to continue the event was due to them being prepared and having a backup battery speaker/lights. They legitimately saved the day. Jeff constantly checked in to make sure everything was going the way we wanted. Brian and Jeff are fantastic people and I would highly recommend them!

Brian is absolutely amazing. Not only is he so good at what he does, he is such a great person. He…read morewas so outgoing making all of our guests feel so welcomed. Brian is also so caring he wanted to make sure everyone was having an incredible night, he even would go out of his way to make sure myself, the bride, and groom had drinks and food. Honestly I can't say enough good things about him. He was one of the best decisions we made and he is the reason our wedding went so well. He interacted so well with all the guests and really took his time to get to know everyone. We will be using him in the future and I HIGHLY recommend

Out of all the vendors we worked with for our wedding, Peter was by far the most professional. We…read moreloved working with him and having him as our wedding DJ! We found a number of our vendors simply by asking family and friends. This was also the case with Peter; Rachel's uncle used to work with him many years ago and recommended Peter's DJ services to us. We were so glad to make that connection! Prior to the wedding, we met Peter in person once - the day we signed the contract - and otherwise communicated over email and Skype. It was perfect for us since we held the wedding in Central NY but planned it from San Francisco. Peter was always quick to respond to emails any time we had questions and always incredibly helpful. It took us a long time to settle on songs to use throughout the ceremony and reception but Peter was helpful, flexible and adaptable when working with us on a late schedule. He comes prepared with a list of song suggestions from previous clients that he can give to help with your choices for first dances, cake cutting, ceremony, etc. As we got to the week before the wedding we changed our mind on what we wanted for music playing during dinner. We told Peter to play songs from the 1950s to today over the course of dinner - essentially walking us through the decades. That was all the direction he needed to run with it and make it a hit. We trusted Peter to pick songs when we couldn't; we decided a day or two before the wedding that we wanted to do the "shoe game" during the reception and delegated the song selection to him without a second thought. He nailed it - with game show music! We had a surprise firework showing in the evening. Peter didn't know about this until we told him 10 minutes prior. We asked him to "make an announcement" for people to stay just a bit longer - without giving away the surprise - because many were starting to leave. He did a great job with the announcement and gave the attendees a hint of what was coming by playing Katy Perry's "Firework" song. Our event was outside and the dinner and reception were held primarily inside a large tent. We used Peter's wireless uplights to help illuminate the tent. This was HUGE for us. One of our biggest worries going into this event was powering everything on generators. Knowing that Peter had *wireless* lights he could bring for us - that ran on batteries and wouldn't need the generator was a huge win for us. He let us customize the colors we used for the uplights to match the wedding colors. Peter is extremely detailed in his planning and preparation prior to the event which we saw reflected as a seamlessly run event - with him leading the way. We'd hire him again in a heartbeat and highly recommend him to anyone who may want DJ services in the future.

Peter was great! I chose him as our wedding dj largely for his organizational skills (based off of…read moreother reviews). He put together a day-of schedule that he distributed to us as well as all of our other vendors (photographer, officiant, etc) so everyone knew what was happening and when. He also was a great help for music selections and played exactly what we wanted-- we requested a couple of Hindi songs which was no problem for him to incorporate into our reception setlist. He also provided music during and before our ceremony. We had music playing as guests arrived and two microphones for the ceremony for an officiant and a vocalist. If you're in the central NY area, you can't go wrong with Peter!

Always responsive and helpful. Love the equipment and the music. Really solid option. Thanks for…read morebringing awesome to the party.

Elephant sound was really helpful and went above and beyond to make the experience with my event go…read morewell. Bob was flexible in that he donated his DJing for the event, as it was a fundraiser for a nonprofit. He was also willing to let other DJ's spin if they wanted to, as long as they got in touch with him. Bob clearly cares a lot about his customers and does everything in his power to make the events successful and fun. Not only is Bob one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, but he has a passion for DJing and making the atmosphere of the party great from the start to the finish of the party. Even after the crowd predictably died down at my event, due to the time of the night, some partygoers did not want to leave Bob's tunes. Throughout the whole venue, which was quite big, the sound travelled well thanks to Bob's careful consideration. He lugged all the equipment himself with the assistance of one other helper, which I also appreciated. He was quick to produce any document I needed, such as insurance, when we were going through the process of setting up the event, which made things a lot easier on my part. It was a pleasure to work with Bob and rest assured, he carries my highest recommendation for any DJ/sound work that you may request. I worked with Bob due to the fact that he was suggested to me by another, and I will continue to encourage my organization to use his business and also recommend him to others as well.

Chris and his team were absolutely incredible to work with throughout our entire wedding planning…read moreprocess in Ithaca! I'm a detail-oriented person myself so deeply appreciated Chris' professional, highly organized, and fun presence throughout our wedding process. Chris handled so many components of our wedding - from the amplification for our ceremony, to cocktail hour music, to being our MC for the night, to the lighting, to the reception with live musicians. Everything ran so well and the dance floor was packed the entire night with guests from all walks of life and ages - family, friends, aunts and uncles alike. Before planning a wedding, I didn't realize just how critical a DJ is to making a wedding run smoothly. That person ends up being the key coordinator for the night - handling introductions, announcing and facilitating key components like first dances and speeches, and making sure the flow of the music engages all guests. Thanks to Chris, my husband and I were confident that each aspect of our wedding would be covered seamlessly. Chris also went above and beyond to make our wedding special. When we asked if he could help us find live musicians to perform alongside him, he sourced a drummer and several saxophonists for us. It made our wedding so unique, and afterwards, many guests specifically said how amazing they thought Washburn Entertainments was. Thanks SO much Chris for everything you did to make our wedding possible, you're the best! (The photos included with this review are by Chris Szulwach at The Story Photography)

Settle in for a long one, although the other previous 23 5-star ratings speak for themselves, I…read moremust add. Chris and his staff went utterly above and beyond for my wedding. Not only at the wedding itself but from the moment I inquired about him almost two years ago. During that long process, he always knew who I was, knew exactly when my wedding was and what we had talked about, and never forgot any detail at all. When I told him I wanted to make a slideshow for my mother and grandfather instead of a dance he said, "you've got a lot on your plate, would you like for me to make it instead?" OF COURSE I jumped all over it - all I had to do was give him the song and it was absolutely perfect and all three of us - my mother, grandfather, and myself were crying on the dance floor watching it. I changed first dance songs on him last minute - no problem. Needed our new song cut down and processional edited - he was on it! Then sent them to me on the agreed upon date to listen and review and, they were exactly what I had asked him to do! In fact, I wanted a fade out instead of a cut off and he was on it and on the day of we got our perfect fade out! He was perfect and spot on with our music tastes - an eclectic, strange range - playing disney instrumental before the ceremony, bluegrass and blues, elvis and michael buble and then almost entirely Rupaul for our reception (at least from what I remember!) there was enough for everyone! He was incredible at reading the crowd, spoke when necessary, and mostly just hung in the background making sure people stayed engaged and present. The highlight, BY FAR, is his use of TVs. He had taken footage of us leaving our ceremony, posing for pictures alone and with our party, and a little during our first dance which was so essential for me to have some concrete memories of the day. It all goes by so quickly, and I had a bit of wedding amnesia, and his video and pictures were essential to commit the day to memory. But OF COURSE we got all the raw footage he took in a Dropbox for us to review and use as we'd like. His staff were friendly, professional, Tori was just the right amount of professional and fun - I dare say she upstaged me at my own wedding with her sweet, sweet dance moves and I loved every second of it! THANK YOU CHRIS & TEAM! I just wish we had more family events that we could hire you for more often!!

Cindy and Roger of Ormond Entertainment are, quite simply, FABULOUS at what they do!…read more We hired them for our wedding (September 2011) after a few phone conversations. We were so impressed by their in-depth knowledge of what is involved to run a wedding reception - beyond just the music. They talked about the pacing of a reception and what goes into making a reception fun and memorable for all the guests (and the wedding couple). In addition, we loved how personalized an approach they took and we knew that they would customize our reception just how we wanted (and, of course, no cookie cutter music sets, no "required" parts of the reception and certainly no cheesy songs or games). Once we met both of them in person last Spring, we sat down and talked in more detail about the music for the reception. We had LOTS of unique and ecclectic music requests, but Roger and Cindy had no problems with this - they worked our music together in an amazing way. (We still - four months later - have guests talking about our cocktail hour music!) Also, they personalized the reception how we wanted and kept everything flowing seemlessly throughout. Our guests were up dancing, having fun and we had a blast through the whole time! Cindy and Roger are a wonderful team who put together great music, have guests up dancing and coordinate all the details of a wedding reception. They were super easy to work with, had no problems with our somewhat unusual music selections and are - very importantly - nice, friendly, fun people! Thanks again Cindy and Roger!

We loved working with Mike this past weekend! When I reached out, he was thoughtful and responsive…read moreand helped work with me to find a package that fit within my budget. He kept communication open in the months prior to the wedding, helping us plan the reception and timing of each event, working with our reception to coordinate, and providing recommendations that fit our style as needed. He was organized, prepared, and had excellent communication throughout the planning process and wedding night. He helped us stay on time throughout the reception (and as the bride, that was SO helpful because I had no idea what time it was all night). I couldn't have imagined a more perfect evening, and that was in huge part because of DJ Mike. I received many compliments from wedding guests on Mike - we would highly recommend him!!

Mike was the exact person/professional/DJ we needed for our 6/17/17 wedding. If we could give him…read more10 out of 5 stars, we would! From the first contact, Mike was always professional, prompt, and it was clear he knew his stuff. Not only is he great at what he does, but he is also always trying to re-innovate and stay on top of the newest trends without getting distracted from making your event the best possible. Mike is a maven of his skill, and it would be easy to see his business expanding into a full service wedding company. He kept everyone engaged, tailored the music to our exact taste, and fit seamlessly into our wedding incorporating culturally traditional pieces, and fun engaging games. He also coordinated the music in a super complicated set up without a single hiccup (3 floors plus outdoor ceremony space). Mike collaborated well with the other vendors, and even gave us some great recommendations for other vendors we had not booked yet. He was available if needed before and day of, and was honestly, the reason the bride didn't stress the day of. Certainly worth every penny and more and we could not imagine having anyone else in his place!!! Thank you so much for going above and beyond, making our day absolutely perfect!

Kurt was an AMAZING DJ. He truly created the perfect, most stress free evening for us! Kurt was…read morecommunicative and made sure our night flowed without being interruptive. He read the crowd very well and played music that flowed seamlessly to keep everyone on the dance floor. Multiple people commented to both of us that he was the best wedding DJ they've ever seen. We love music, dancing, and our event demonstrated how meaningful it is to us through his expert DJ skills. Throughout the process, we worked with Kirk to communicate the vibe we were looking for and to customize our event. He created a perfect mash-up for our first dance and helped to make our event run smoothly!

From the owner: Syracuse Wedding DJ Services, and special event DJs focused in the Syracuse area, CNY Select DJs…read moreprovides professional Disc Jockey & MC services for Wedding Receptions, Corporate Events, Banquets, Class Reunions, Private Parties & more. We love to create Unforgettably Fun Syracuse area Wedding Receptions, treating every client as an individual, and shaping your big day around your vision.

Bob was the DJ for my daughter's wedding. From the moment of interview through the end of the…read morereception he was fantastic. He is professional, talented and flexible. He was able to capture the vibe my daughter and her husband were looking for and throughout the ceremony, cocktail hour and the 4 hour reception he kept things on point. He can truly read the room, expand on the energy and keep everyone entertained and moving. His costs are the most reasonable around. You will not be disappointed if you choose him!

Bob dj'd our wedding reception and did a wonderful job! He was easy to work with, professional,…read moreaffordable and most importantly the guests had a great time!

Had Paul for our DJ at our wedding couldn't ask for anything better entertainment wise. For the…read moreceremony he had two microphones so people could hear everything. During dinner the music was at the perfect level so people could enjoy the music, but it wasn't to loud so you had to yell across the table to talk to someone. He was also very good at incorporating the music we wanted played along with music he knew would work for getting everyone up and dancing on the floor. We also decided to use the photo booth from them and everyone loved it we quickly learned that if we couldn't find someone dancing they were using the photo booth. This is what he does for a living and is very good at making sure you feel comfortable about what is going to happen the day of your wedding music wise. I highly recommend him, but also suggest to book him as soon as you know your date he books fast. We got lucky with our date. Photo Credit - Nicole Gatto Photography Buffalo, NY

From the owner: Envision Entertainment & Events Co. is a unique boutique quality wedding service put together by…read moreit's owner Paul Manzari and his team. Envision offers a one stop shop concept of high energy dance floors, elegant lighting decor and a fun interactive photo booth experience. Paul is a DJ and Event Coordinator located in Central NY. Paul's love for music started at an early age. Over the years it evolved into never ending efforts to mastering the skill of DJing live events and hosting parties. Paul's favorite part of his journey has become watching events come together on the day of and planning with clients to stage once in a lifetime moments that will last forever.