I was so excited to see a balloon artist at the Yelp event I just attended. I would highly…read morerecommend Leland and Whiskers for his creativity, I just told him I like pink and he created my favorite animal! He was very friendly and professional. 10/10 recommend for your next event!

Leland and Whiskers is the best! I booked Leland for my…read moreson's 3rd Birthday party and he was amazing! When I first called him to book the party, he told me about Sarah a face painter. She was so nice and very talented! They arrived on time and were so nice to all the kids. They were an huge hit and all the kids and adults had so much fun! They even brought a present for my son that was a coloring book of his theme Transformers Rescue Bots! I could go on and on about how amazing they were!! It was definitely the best money ever spent! If you're looking for a balloon twister and face painter, call Leland and Whiskers!!! You will not be disappointed!!

I had a 90's sitcom birthday party for the Mrs and hired MirrorMeSTL. The custom overlay for the…read moreimages was like no other. Completely original and first in the world of its kind. Every event, party, reception, wedding, reunion, etc will have to include MirrorMeSTL.

Jeremy and the staff are AMAZING. They were a pleasure to work with, although I was planning…read moreeverything from a completely different state. We had to reschedule our wedding, thus needing to reschedule our services from Jeremy and Mirror Me STL, THREE times. Jeremy was SO understanding and accommodating, which made the process less stressful. I am SO grateful and blessed to have chosen this company! Furthermore, the actual photo booth, selfie station (that started as an addition for cocktail hour and transitioned into a traveling photo booth during the actual reception), the props, the red carpet, and the entire experience was amazing. Our guests raved about it all. Guests were happy and so entertained and Jeremy/staff were so friendly! After the wedding and reception, Jeremy greeted us, gave us a card and a USB with every single photo taken, which was really above and beyond. Thank you SO much Jeremy.

Applause Productions was awesome to work with for our Labadie, MO wedding. We were planning to just…read moreuse an iPod to self DJ our DIY wedding, but in the end we broke down and began looking for a DJ a few months before our date. Applause Productions provided ceremony, cocktail/dinner and dancing DJ services (5 hours total and set up two hours before) at a great price. They have an online PayPal payment system which made it easy pay our deposit and then final total. They arrived on time (two hours before our ceremony start time) to set up with sound, lights and a disco ball. Cole, our DJ, was nicely dressed, professional and very friendly to work with. I was able to chat with him about what I wanted and he accommodated our request to play straight from our pre-provided song list, which isn't their norm as they usually go off of a genre/style of your choosing and pick the songs themselves. If you are doing DIY and choosing between iPod playlists versus a DJ, one thing I will say is that the DJ almost acts as a wedding coordinator to make sure the ceremony songs go smoothly and play at the right time and that announcements are made like dinner, last call for food, first dances, cutting the cake, etc. For us this was a huge plus. At the end of the night Cole and his helper even helped us move a few things as we were cleaning up and made sure to ask if we needed anything else, how the day was for us, etc. I would highly recommend Cole and Applause Productions.

Applause was incredible to work with. They are very reasonably priced for the EXCELLENT quality…read morethey provide!! We utilized their DJ, videography, photobooth, and uplighting/monogram services, and each one delivered! The photobooth was a HOOT for everyone (half the Christmas cards we received were photos from the fisheye booth!), the DJ was on point, and the videos we got back quickly after were incredible. We shed a tear every time we watch the highlight reel! Applause was respectful, flexible, responsive, and on top of every detail. I can't thank them enough for what that wonderful team did for us. Thanks again!!

I love going out to sing karaoke, or even listen. It's way more fun when you have someone managing…read morewhat is going on. For years Shaggy was at Cotters, which was our dive of choice, not under new managment.. well lets just say it sucks, due to new managment and new karaoke company. I'm excited that Shaggy will now be at Melvin's Brewing in Eureka MO every Wednesday from 6-9pm.. those are hours I can get behind!! Shaggy is also available to hire for private events.

**Main location - Cotter's Sports Bar & Karaoke Lounge**…read more There are several factors involved in good public-forum karaoke: 1) Large and diverse music selection 2) Great sound system 3) Logical order of singers (no random cuts, no skipping, no forgetting) 4) Focus on karaoke (low downtime between singers, low filler songs) 5) Solid stage set-up 6) Energetic crowd and singers 7) X-Factors (day of the week, event type, etc.) Of these factors, the Karaoke DJ (aka KJ) has a direct control over numbers 1-4. The others are frankly the product of location, marketing, and hype. The best part about Shaggy Sounds is that no matter what location (my favorite is Cotter's), no matter what type of crowd, no matter how energetic or mellow of a night it is, you are guaranteed a fantastic experience with those things directly in the KJ's control: Massive library of music? CHECK. The biggest books of anyone and that's literally LESS THAN HALF of the songs. Don't see a song you want to sing in the book? Just go up and ask and there is a good chance it's in the computer system. Shaggy is very accommodating and willing to search through his library. Don't be shy! Great sound system? CHECK. Depending on the bar's vibe, the karaoke can be front-and-center (which is the case with all the locations Shaggy hosts at) or background filler (*cough* Double D's *cough*). If you like bars where karaoke is background noise, maybe Shaggy-hosted events aren't for you. But if you like to actually sing and listen to others sing, you'll love it! High-quality speakers, high-quality mics, solid sound checks to balance volumes and make adjustments from singer to singer if needed... you get the picture. Logical order of singers? CHECK. The most annoying thing (at least for me) that can happen at karaoke is watching an unorganized KJ forget the order, lose song selections, and randomly let people skip in the order because of connections/friendship. This is not an issue with Shaggy KJs as their song-selection set-up is done on computer. They enter in your name with a song title within the order, and that's your placement in the rotation for the rest of the night. No shuffling of little pieces of paper, no losing them to the floor, no priority passing (unless you tip, which of course make sense and I would never fault a KJ for letting someone jump in line in those situations...you gotta make that money). Focus on karaoke? CHECK CHECK CHECK. Shaggy events are all about having fun singing. Songs are literally back-to-back as they are totally focused and not dilly-dallying. The only time you hear filler songs is if there aren't that many singers and sign-ups, and it's usually only at the beginning of the night. If there are a lot of sign-ups, there won't even be filler songs at the end of the rotation. It will be straight into the next round. True end-to-end karaoke! There are a lot of options for karaoke in St. Louis. You'd be remiss if you didn't try one of Shaggy's weekly nights. Go and have fun!