TL;DR you're not going to find a better entertainment option for your wedding than The Moon Units! I always wanted a band for my wedding, but wasn't sure it would work out with our budget. Thankfully, Dylan and his team were able to deliver an incredible product at a comfortable price point. They offer different packages and even with the most affordable one with the fewest band members we didn't feel like we missed anything! They are such talented musicians and the catalog that they offer is unparalleled. Perhaps the greatest perk is that most weddings end up adding three songs to their repertoire. This is because the standard package includes them learning three songs of your choice to make your evening bespoke. So just in the time between booking them and your big day, there's a good chance one of your favorite songs will be added to their catalog! This thankfully happened for us. We really wanted a Vampire Weekend song and someone added one of our favorite bangers: Unbelievers! And we only had 6 months between signing our deal and our December nuptials.  If you're a control freak/music nut like me, then you'll also appreciate how they allow you tweak their set list to your liking. My only regret is that they had to cut a few of my favorite tracks because speeches and other parts of our evening ran long. I'm grateful they played one of the cut songs during sound check and I got to appreciate it just before first look.  There were only a tiny number of decisions in wedding planning that were as simple and straightforward as hiring The Moon Units. I think you'll find the same experience. I can't imagine having anyone else provide the soundtrack to our special day. And the icing on the wedding cake: we have a board recording and can relive every note from their marvelous three hours set. What a gift.  They make me want to become a professional wedding crasher so I can hear them perform on the regular! read more

The Moon Units were an amazing choice for our wedding in Los Angeles. The venue was the Adamson House which is somewhat challenging logistically for vendors, but the Moon Units were really flexible and able to navigate the demands of the venue flawlessly. Their communications and planning with us (primarily through Dylan) were prompt, organized, and professional. On the day of the wedding, their performance at the ceremony and the reception were fantastic and added such a special atmosphere to the event. We're so glad we went with the Moon Units! read more

Wonderful experience with The Moon Units, I would have them at every party if I could. They were awesome from start to finish even during the booking stages, Dylan made sure communication was consistent and thorough as we managed how the event logistics would work out. They had a large range of songs which everyone was able to find something they liked. On top of playing for our karaoke singers they also do covers of popular songs to start to get the party started. Overall I can say they made our event 10x better than it would be! read more

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The Moon Units provided the best musical entertainment we could have hoped for, at our recent wedding in Orange County. Dylan worked with us to create a perfect song list and was very accommodating and patient in the process. Our guests loved the band, their style and the music selections and had a lot of fun on the dance floor. Several people really wanted to dance during dinner service because they enjoyed the music so much (we chose 40's-60's during dinner). Even our photographer had fun. I would definitely choose The Moon Units again for a special occasion and they made our wedding day perfect. read more

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What can we say about The Moon Units that would adequately describe our experience of working with them? Next to deciding to propose to my bride, selecting The Moon Units was our next best decision! It might seem cliché, but it feels clandestine that they were to be the band that my bride and I would hire to perform at our wedding. Music is very important us. We believe that music can set the tone for an event, so it was of the utmost importance to my bride and I that we find the perfect band for our wedding. After weeks of searching for the right band, and seeing footage of many competent but corporately concocted "bands" my bride discovered The Moon Units. The name alone had me sold! (My bride and I have had many cosmic coincidences and blessing in our relationship, so the celestial name alone was enough to pique my interest!) That said, once I saw their superb musicianship and that they are an actual working band, my interest was even stronger. After a quick call with Dylan, we were struck by his kind, personable demeanor, his easy, yet very professional manner and inquisitive interest in us as a couple and our musical tastes, we were sold! It was a refreshing experience after weeks of calls and zoom meetings with some impersonal and caustic corporate event organizations. By being extremely flexible with accommodating and collaborative with our special requests, The Moon Units took time and special care to provide a comprehensive approach to ensure that the sound for our wedding was perfect. My bride and I knew that were in such good hands, The Moon Units not only provided the entertainment for our reception, an acoustic quintet made up of members of the band provided music for our ceremony, and Dylan personally handled coordinating the string quartet that played our cocktail reception. Sophie has the voice of an angel yet such incredible range and versatility, Jamey has a superb voice and charisma. Just when you think Mikey is just an excellent keyboardist, here he comes out-front to bring down the house by singing a tune with his rich deep voice. Not since Earth, Wind & Fire's bassist Verdine White, has there been as great a bassists who can smile, sing and dance all while playing an infectious groove on bass! The Moon Unit's Brian does that and so much more! Of course, as the legendary James Brown said, "you've got to give the drummer some," The Moon Unit's excellent drummer Taylor holds it all together giving the show a heartbeat to it all and expertly handing all of the different time signatures. The Moon Unit's Saxophonist, Ross absolutely nails each solo and the accompanying horn players gave such warmth and depth to the arrangements. Their sound rivals any current Chicago and/or Steely Dan performance. My bride and I are not what would be classified as dancers of any sort. Many of our hand selected songs were not typical dance music. However, with a band this good, you cannot help but get up and move! Special kudos and praise for their superb rendition of Earth, Wind, & Fire's 'September', one of our favorite songs. Throughout what was a magical evening, the common denominator was the music of The Moon Units. From a stirring rendition of Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer'; to Anita Baker's 'Same Ol' Love' (365 Days a Year); to Paul Simon's, 'You Can Call Me Al" (complete with superb bass solo, trumpet and music video choreography; to Duran Duran's "Rio"; to the New Radicals' anthem, 'You Get What You Give' it all was an incredible evening because of the music, and because that music was played and sang by gifted and talented musicians and singers. All of this is held together by the superb leadership of Dylan, who is a great band leader and a master a putting together a great setlist, understanding and working an audience, and on top of those skills, throw in his excellent playing both lead and rhythm guitar and executing perfect guitar solos. I could go on and on about our superb and magical experience working with The Moon Units; however, I will just make the friendly suggestion that you see, hear and experience them for yourself! You will not be disappointed. And you will be looking for any excuse to book them again, just like my bride and I! read more

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Such a great band! We booked them for my birthday party in Camarillo, and they were fantastic! The karaoke was so much fun. Every one of my guests raved about them. I just recommended them to a friend for her sister's birthday. read more

We had the Moon Units as our wedding band and would highly recommend them- whether you are looking for a wedding band as well or a band for a different type of event you and your guests will have a wonderful time with the Moon Units as your band! They are able to skew the size of the band based on your needs and offer other services such as DJ'ing and emcee. I found the band on The Knot and was initially very impressed by the range of services available as well as their list of songs. The Moon Units had the largest song selection I had seen offered as compared with other event bands with a wide range of music styles. As part of their service, they can also learn songs for your event that may not be on their song list. They sounded great and are all very talented musicians. We selected our songs from their list but they did a fantastic job of picking the right moments to play everything and matching the energy of the event, as well as getting the energy up and getting our guests dancing. We had guests on the dance floor all night! 3 weeks later our friends and family are still talking about how much they enjoyed the Moon Units, asking where we found them, and giving compliments on their performance. They were super polished playing, super professional- and so much fun! They were also very reasonable price wise for the services offered and very easy to work with. We worked with Dylan who books them and does the planning (and also plays in the band)- it was very easy to discuss the services we needed as well as plan that with him and plan out the details of what else was needed for the day. They truly made our wedding so much fun and I am so grateful. We had guests attending from all over, and throughout the night we had so many guests compliment the band and share what a wonderful time they had. The Moon Units made our big day everything we had been hoping for. Truly talented, professional, fun, and a pleasure to work with. read more

Outstanding vendor for live band karaoke and live music. Dylan is awesome to work with and easy to work with.

If you're reading this review, save yourself some time and hire The Moon Units. They are amazing. If they were doing a show, I'd buy tickets. The Moon Units were easy to work with while we were planning our wedding, they're professional, they brought incredible energy to our event, and were a lot of fun. Hire them! read more

The Moon Units were one of the best vendors we worked with in planning our wedding. They're communicative, kind, and super easy to work with. On top of all that, they're incredibly talented. We've been joking that not a lot of alcohol was drank because no one wanted to leave the dancefloor, but I think it's true! They kept the party going and really outdid themselves. They even learned two new songs that were a huge hit. I would hire them again in a heartbeat! read more

Moon Units was the highlight of our event!!! We hired the band for our Intergenerational Thanksgiving Dinner for our youth & senior clients. They were very professional, timely, respectful, accommodating & willing to slightly pivot (the rain had us relocate the band) but above all they are all so TALENTED! The list of music to pick from was endless - which helped to cater to both our youth & senior clients . We look forward to working with them again! Thank you all again so much ! read more

We reached out to The Moon Units to see if they could play our wedding and reception. Let. Me. Tell. You. This. We had no idea what a gem we were getting. From start to finish this group was amazing. In the very beginning, Dylan reached out to ask questions and get a feel for what we wanted. We talked through the timeline and "vibe" and with every question he had multiple ideas and options of how to make it work. Our wedding was very DIY. So to have someone on the other end that was calm, kind and super professional made all the world of difference to us. When it came to the music... They crushed it. Crushed it. We had SO many of our guests tell us they were one of the highlights of the evening. You want to have a calm musical presence that doesn't add stress to your crazy day? The moon Units You want your guests to dance all night long?? The. Moon. Units. I should also say this. I am a professional musician myself, so this is not coming TOTALLY from a gushing groom that's obsessed with his own wedding. These guys gave everything we hoped for and more. Please make it easy on yourself and let your guests dance and have an absolute party. My husband and I truly couldn't have hoped for a better experience. read more

The Moon Units are a fantastic wedding and event band. As an event producer myself, I always love working with talented professionals that bring their genuine personalities to the gig. The wide variety in the catalog of music they can perform was worth more than the very reasonable price to have a live band entertain the guests. The added bonus of the live band karaoke set, gave my friends the chance to shine with amazing musicians supporting them. At the end of the day, they felt like part of the family. read more

We hired the Moon Units for our daughter's wedding in Camarillo in early September 2023. We could not have been happier with our choice! Dylan was great to work with, both in the planning stages and at the final event. And the band totally rocked their sets, especially the two lead singers who blew away our guests. And although they're great performers, we never got the vibe that they were showing off or trying to steal the spotlight; they beautifully made the audience's dancing and enjoyment the most important aspect. Bottom line: they hit the perfect note for this kind of party. I'm a professional classical musician, so I had a pretty good understanding of what might be involved with working with a wedding band. Dylan was really helpful and accommodating in the pre-planning to all of our needs and requests. I was pretty amazed at the list of repertoire that they had available: over 500 tunes! And the band learned three tunes specifically by request of the bride and groom, including a tricky and obscure anime soundtrack piece. At the actual event, the whole group was the epitome of helpfulness and professionalism. We had a pretty complicated setup for the sound tech, including providing live sound for the ceremony area, playback for the cocktail hour area, and a live performance set of family musicians at the reception area. Dave was great to work with, quickly setting levels and mixing the different inputs for the open mic set. And the volume levels for the band's sets (first, a jazz trio at dinner and later the dance-party set with the whole band) were at the perfect volume to allow for conversation while still being present. I can't recommend the Moon Units any higher for a wedding; they were great to work with before, during and after the party, and their price-point was very competitive. All of the musicians were top-level, and the groove of the band showed how much time and experience they have playing together. The singers, especially the lovely woman in the group, were exceptional, both in intonation and style. My advice: book 'em! read more

What a talented band! They can cover a wide range of genre and appeal to a wide age range. Super easy to work with and very accommodating. Even at the last minute, they came through with an option that totally fit within our budget. What more could you ask for? Would definitely recommend to family and friends! read more

The Moon Units are the absolute best!!! We hired them for our wedding and they were a huge hit. Reasons why live karaoke is better than standard pre-recorded karaoke: It doubles as a dance band, people WILL dance and cheer! It's extremely fun, full of energy, plus they sound and look great. If you screw up, they make you look good. If you're ready for a song to end, you can stop where you need to, and they make it come to a natural end, because they are PROS! They sing backup, play solos, and MC the whole process. Also? They're just a lovely bunch. Just do it, it's absolutely worth it. read more

Wow. The Moon Units really brought it for our wedding reception at Castle Green! With their extensive song list, it gave us plenty of amazing song choices to have at our reception. Being that it's an actual band and not an agency gave a unique energy during their performance, which, as a musician myself, is important and helps bring out the best in the band! They have affordable packages for any budget and each package has a lot included with it! Add ons for any package are an option as well to perfect what you're looking for. Dylan was so easy to work with, very communicative, and was flexible with our requests. They make great MCs and they really played everything we wanted to hear! Once the dance floor opened, it was always packed with our guests dancing the night away! I can't recommend The Moon Units enough! read more

The Moon Units played a birthday party at a professional concert venue. It really couldn't have gone better. They accommodated a number of specific musical requests and were super responsive leading up to the event. They showed up on time (early) and every member of the band was fun and friendly and ready to go. I had seen them quickly at a party before and they were very good, but when they started their first dance set it was clear how good they really are. The energy was fantastic from the band and the crowd. Great personality and everyone was having so much fun. Then live karaoke and jam sessions happened after and the crowd was totally engaged and performers were well supported and aided through tactfully as needed. They gave me the chance to sit in on a few songs along with some other guests and that went great as well. As a musician myself, I noticed the quality playing and execution of a broad range of music. But as a party goer, all that mattered was how much fun everyone had. The compliments keep coming. read more