All Ears DJ

Richard, Martin, I'm not sure where to start except with thank you. Planning a wedding leaves you in a position of having a lot of problems to solve, a lot of new relationships to build, and a lot of putting your faith in strangers hoping that they'll deliver on what they promised. You both, but mostly you Martin :), exceeded my hopes and expectations beyond what I could have imagined.In my opinion, music can claim responsibility for at least 80% of any successful wedding. We've all been to the weddings that are beautiful. The ceremony is short. The booze is flowing freely, even the bride's long-winded father has managed to pull off an entertaining speech, and then the music starts. Sure hearing "Celebrate good time come on" blare from the speaker seems like a bad start, but you have faith. This wedding has been too good. The couple thought of every little detail. Surely this wedding will get better. And then it doesn't. People abandon the dance floor with the same level of disinterest that the DJ employed when he downloaded "Best Wedding Playlists of 2016," hit play on his MacBook, and started swiping right on the phone he conveniently placed on the unplugged turntables he brought for show...or at least that's how it seems.Martin, I can confidently say that you were the MVP of John's and my wedding. When I say this I mean, it would have been a worse wedding had you not been there. Your actions, professionalism, attention to detail, and willingness to do whatever it took to deliver on your promise, made our wedding incredible. It's not JUST that you played amazing music that kept people on the dance floor all night long and offered to play the bad guy when our no play list songs were requested, that's the work of a good DJ. You are a super DJ. You single-handedly managed the evening, moving us from one event to the next because as you correctly assumed, we needed the help. But what makes what you did so important, is that you did it all behind the scenes. The night moved seamlessly because of you, people danced until they were breathless because of you, you are responsible for the environment of fun that led friends of mine (mostly in their thirties, who have attended no less than 15 weddings each) to proclaim, "This was LITERALLY, the most fun wedding I've ever been to."If I've taken anything away from my experience as a bride on a budget planning her wedding it's that if you know your priorities (mine: music, photography, food, in that order) and you find experts who know the game, you're in for an amazing wedding experience.Thank you thank you thank you from what I imagine must be some of your most satisfied customers. Richard, you're lucky to have this guy. Martin, thanks for going above the call for us. I hope my elaborate email response/review did your work justice.

We went with DJ Stevie Cruz and could not be more satisfied. He took the time to sit down with us and talk music then crafted a personalized set based upon our tastes and his own experience working a dancefloor. True professional and artist!! If you want someone who can read the crowd and spin bangers all night, then Stevie is % your guy

We danced non-stop all night. I am so happy that I made the decision to have Colin DJ our wedding. We hired him to DJ the reception. The only reason we did not have him perform the ceremony music is because we have a family friend who is a pianist. When searching for a DJ, we were looking for someone who understood weddings and had plenty of wedding experience, but who was a real DJ, in an artistic sense. I wanted to feel like I was out on the town with all my best friends and I did not want to be stuck doing the Cha Cha slide and the YMCA all night. I also didn't want the cheese that some wedding DJs have. Facilitate the reception events, read the crowd, and play awesome dance music. We found this in Colin of All Ears DJ.Colin arrived early to the venue and got to work right away. He went above and beyond the call of duty and helped ensure that the pianist could amplify his sound and that the officiant had sound as well. Once the ceremony started, he held the sheet music down for pianist since he was worried it would fly away. When the ceremony started and the officiant couldn't be heard, he reached over and turned the volume up. These are all things that I had not prepared for and am so grateful that Colin came with a problem-solving, let's-make-this-a-great-day-even-if-it's-not-my-job attitude. I feel like that is a rare quality. Once the reception started, I heard nothing but compliments about the music. Colin had my husband and I complete a well-crafted reception planner via Google Docs after meeting with him, which helped us communicate clearly with each other. I got to choose all the key songs to be played at the important moments in the reception. I provided a list of dinner songs just to give Colin an idea of the vibe I was going for. I didn't have the expectation that he would play all of them. When I walked in, I immediately recognized the songs I had listed. This made me happy. As soon as dinner was over, Colin got the toasts rolling. He always checked with me or my husband before moving into the next piece, which was nice because we were always prepared. Once the dance floor opened for everyone, it stayed full literally the whole night. I never wanted to leave it because every song was so good. It seemed like every time I would step off to get a drink, go to the restroom, or go to the photo booth, I would have to run back onto the dance floor because "my favorite" song would come on! All of our guests had such a blast. I can't thank Colin enough for playing such a key role in the best day ever. I highly recommend hiring him.