John was amazing during our wedding! He was very interactive with our guests and took all my requests for the vibes I was looking for in terms of music ambiance. Our guests loved him and he took care of us! Also, Cyndi is great and attentive. read more

John was our DJ for our wedding at the LA County Arboretum on 7/9/23. We had booked live music for the ceremony and the cocktail hour and Carlos at the Arboretum recommended Dance Syndicate for the dancefloor. We're so happy he did! We had a lunch meeting with John and his wife Cindy and immediately clicked. They were incredibly personable, had all sorts of templates to help with planning, and were quick to give recommendations when we were walking through the music we liked. Our playlist was pretty eclectic and John did a great job making it flow and getting the crowd going. John and Cindy were very on top of all communication and super helpful in figuring out tiny details. They jumped in to help us plan a mother-son polka that was a big hit. They even took special care to play certain songs in honor of my parents, who have passed away, at specific points in the night. They also get MASSIVE points for playing the Dropkick Murphys and Sweet Caroline without being asked - my big Boston family loved it! John was even kind enough to help our friends playing the ceremony and cocktail hour with their equipment, and act as an MC throughout the night. We couldn't recommend Dance Syndicate more! read more

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Thanks to John for making our wedding so much fun! John made the room look great with the uplights and dance lights, and he rolled with the punches when the schedule got off track. Everyone enjoyed dancing the night away! read more

John is fantastic! Throughout the process of designing the music for our son's wedding, he was incredibly thoughtful, kind, and helpful! He made the party warm, and pretty much wonderful in every way. I recommend Dance Syndicate highly! read more

John and Cyndi are really amazing. They're not just a DJ who you'll see the day of your event when they come with their equipment, they really take the time to get to know you and what you want for your event. We hired John and Cyndi for our wedding in July and had a great time getting to know them over dinner during our consultation and then for our final checklist meeting. They really took care to choose music that would work best for the vibe we were going with and even worked on creating custom cues for some of the songs we chose so the timing would work to the best dramatic effect. Thanks again John for making our wedding an amazing party! read more

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What can I say.... John is the BEST!!! Not only is he the best M/C keeping everything thing on track and moving, has the best equipment to make your event special! You know everyone is having a gREAT time when our dance floor was NEVER empty!!! He played to the crowd and fulfilling everyone's taste in music and pulling in all the Latin favorites . Making my daughters wedding unforgettable! We can't say enough about him as person or a professional! Will definitely use him for all our future needs read more

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John was the DJ for my daughter's quinceañera and he was absolutely fabulous! From our first meeting to discuss her preferences and the order of the events to the meeting the week before, he asked questions I hadn't even considered. He kept the event moving like a well-oiled machine. He made sure we knew how everything was flowing and kept to our schedule perfectly. I always knew what was happening, but didn't need to worry, because he was on top of it. When it was finally time to move into party mode from dinner, he hyped up the event so well and the dance floor was absolutely packed for the entire party. We look forward to the opportunity to work with him again when we throw our next party. I cannot recommend him highly enough. read more

If I could give John & Cyndi 10 STARS I would! My husband and I were so lucky to have found John and Cyndi of Dance Syndicate! We booked them long before anyone else to help with our wedding. Due to the pandemic, we lost other vendors along the way but John was always there to help us plan our day. John is experienced, warm and has a great DJing style. he kept the dancefloor hot all night! Thank you John and Cyndi for everything! read more

DJ John and his wife Cyndi are the best! They drove over an hour for our first meeting and really made wedding planning fun. John went above and beyond figuring out what kind of music we liked, listening to lengthy Spotify playlists that we had made and including all of it during the reception. He's excellent at knowing what to play to get your guests onto the dance floor, people were dancing all night! read more

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We cannot overstate how much we loved working with John and Cyndi for our wedding in Arcadia. From the first meeting we could tell they are very experienced and love what they do. They genuinely cared about making our wedding great and wow John came through! We've been to many weddings and never had a MC/DJ as great as John, the music created the right ambiance at all times and John had so many tricks up his sleeves to rally up a great mood for our guests, he had us cracking up all day! John made a world of difference for our wedding, we were so lucky to have found him and you would be too! read more

John, Cyndi, and their team provided the best DJ services we could ask for! They took time to get to know us and our music tastes, as well as helped us better understand how to create the best possible timeline for our special day. Their team is always available for questions and knows our venue (Castle Green) inside and out! The day of, we did not have a care in the world as John kept the timeline on track and the party going all night. His seamless transitions between parts of the ceremony and reception made the day flow perfectly! We are so grateful for their team and cannot recommend Dance Syndicates highly enough! read more

John and Cyndi are truly amazing! We had the privilege of having John as our DJ for our wedding, and he was totally awesome. Prior to our wedding, John and Cyndi met with us well prepared with their own timeline for us to review and we felt comfortable with them from the beginning. Although our wedding was postponed 2 times due to COVID, they made sure to adjust their schedules to fit our new date. John came highly recommended and is a preferred vendor at the venue we got married at. If you are looking for a DJ for your special event, look no further. They are true professional, but most importantly very sweet and caring people. Would highly highly recommend! read more

We've used John from Dance Syndicate Entertainment for countless company events over the years (holiday parties, retirement parties, employee appreciation events, etc). Not only is he on time, organized, and punctual, he really knows how to get a crowd dancing. It really makes it more fun your DJ/MC actually gets on the dance floor to do the electric slide!! My only regret is not using his services for when I got married last year. My husband and I decided on price over quality, and we kind of paid the price at our wedding reception (the vendor we went with was all promises, but did not follow through). Please know that when you book with Dance Syndicate, you are getting the best quality for the price you pay. There are a lot of "value" companies that can get you a steep cheap price, but what you sacrifice is quality. Again, I still use Dance Syndicate for company events and I would recommend John for your company events or your own wedding. Please PM if you have additional questions. read more

Our first meeting was with John and our last goodbye on the big night was as well. He went above and beyond for us and we could not be more pleased. His music kept people on the dance floor, his MCing kept our schedule timely, and his positivity reassured me as we all prepared to go down the aisle. I cannot recommend Dance Syndicate more highly! read more

I wish I could give 10 stars! John Villa was by far the best DJ I could have ever imagined to have at my wedding. He was professional, fun, and very accommodating to our needs and wants. He is also great at helping to create wonderful photo opportunities. He got everyone dancing and helped ensure that all the transitions went smoothly. John was great with communication, and understood our musical vision for the wedding. I could honestly say that I would recommend him to anyone looking for a DJ. Thank you Johnny! We truly appreciate everything you did to help make our special day so memorable. -Arlene Apodaca read more

I'm a wedding coordinator and planner and I had a last minute wedding to put together because of COVID venue cancellations. With only 2 weeks before the wedding John and Cyndi rose to the occasion provided superb service! John goes with the flow which is perfect for a DJ because when things went wrong or did go as scheduled on the timeline he didn't miss a beat! I didn't have to go over constantly to tell him what to do he did it all on his own! He was looking up songs on the fly and keeping the energy high! They are such a pleasure to work with before and during the wedding! read more

Extremely professional and detail oriented! Installation and clean up handled so well. Will definitely have them DJ again at our venue. So friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend them!! read more

John donated his time to our non-profit's event for our dinner and trivia game evening. Although not his usual type of gig, he did a fantastic job! Perfect dinner music while we were eating. And during trivia he ad libbed some great songs -- the theme to Match Game, the Jeopardy! "thinking" theme, and even a song that was the subject of one of the trivia questions. He lowered the volume when the moderator was talking and raised it when we were all trying to think. He was gracious and fun and it really added a lot to our event. Thanks so much, John! read more

I can't recommend John enough. John was the DJ at our wedding in May and helped everyone have a great time. People are still talking about how fun our wedding was and John made that happen. John is easy to work with, was very accommodating to our requests and thoughtful about how to best maneuver family dynamics. He also did an excellent job with the sound for our backyard wedding and reception. Definitely recommend him!! read more

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We contracted with John for my son and new daughter in law's wedding and I just can't say enough about John's DJ'g talents. He is professional, respectful and accommodating. He did all we needed and more. He was great at keeping the pace of events moving flawlessly and played great music as well as getting out there with us to teach us a few moves! We loved it and had a great time! Highly recommended. read more

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John from Dance Syndicate was recommended to us through our wedding planner. We met with him and another DJ but ultimately went with John because of his upbeat vibe - figured it would be important in a wedding scenario. Met with him twice. He is a nice guy but be prepared cause he talks A LOT. As far as timeline, he didn't seem super organized but our planner worked on it with him. We simply provided the list of songs that we wanted for each point of the wedding. Since we are major micromanager, husband and I sat down one evening going through our entire music libraries and listed on a word doc what we wanted played during ceremony and reception. Every single song. And you know what? On the day of, John was great! He played all our music, he had a wonderful upbeat vibe and we received several compliments from friends & family on how great he was. No complaints here! Naturally, things got crunched in the timeline cause there's no way you can plan things down to the minute, which is what the timeline is, but he worked well with it and made suggestions to move things around impromptu in order to accommodate our guests. I had no problems with that and everything got done, even if it wasn't in the planned order. Gotta roll with it! Would definitely recommend him to friends. He gave us a good price for both ceremony & reception. Was extremely happy. read more

John Villa was recommended by our wedding planner to be the DJ for our backyard wedding. He was spectacular! He brought all the equipment and kept the levels perfect throughout the party. His set list is good. He is very easy to work with and will tailor the music to your tastes. At one point in the party I wanted the mood elevated and I motioned to John and he switched up the music seamlessly and everybody started having even more fun. His prices are reasonable and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him for any of your events. read more

Absolutely the BEST dj team ever!!! Cindy and John made the entire process so easy and enjoyable! On the day of, they took care of everything and made our wedding an amazing party! I would recommend them to anyone getting married! They were professional, kind and are part of the family! read more

Absolutely fantastic! Gets the crowd going, makes sure your guests are having fun. Very interactive with the group, plays amazing music and takes requests. Everybody told me how great he was and that he was the best DJ. Had the absolute best time. Thanks so much!! You won't be disappointed. read more

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John Villa is the best at what he does! We booked him for our wedding last month, and from start to finish, he provided us with an awesome experience. I was recommended to Dance Syndicate Entertainment from our wedding venue. I reviewed other Dj's ratings and was not as impressed as I was with John's. On several forums, you can see that John is well respected. After initially speaking with John, he suggested having a meeting to go over our wedding and vision for the day. We live very far from where he is located, and he actually drove out to our home on more than one occasion to go over music choices, timeline details and questions we had. He was also willing to work with our budget which I was so thankful for. The level of service and amount of planning and coordinating John did for us was well worth double what we could afford. John is personable, professional, courteous and thoughtful. He is an absolute pleasure to work with! On our wedding day, John arrived very early to set up lighting and equipment. He did the music for our wedding ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. He even found time to bring us a drink and appetizer plate while we were taking pictures - how many Dj'S do you know that are that nice?! Not to mention, how happy we were with the music he played! His Dj and emcee skills went so far above our expectations. He played every song we asked for plus more and all of our guests loved him! Everybody danced and joined in on the evening's festivities. John made both of our families feel comfortable, and everyone had fun. Even our photographers asked for his info! They said out of all the weddings they had done, ours was the best because John made them want to join in on the fun. Simply put, my wedding would not have been even half as great if it wasn't for John and the amazing job he did on my Wedding day. John, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! I am so thankful for all your help and hard work! read more

John was referred to us by one of our close friends and he did an amazing Job at our wedding. He kept the party going and engaged with all my guests, played amazing music and kept everything to schedule. Everyone had such an amazing time and loved our DJ John. He is the best DJ ever and a pleasure to work with. Thank you John for making our wedding so much fun! read more

If you are in the market for a deejay look no further because john villa is your man. Without him our wedding day would have been a rocky day. From his vast knowledge and experience in weddings to his awesome music taste he is absolutely perfect for whatever event you are having!! As far as a deejay for a wedding day, he goes above and beyond to make your day perfect, we actually were able to taste our food because of this man! I could go on for hours explaining to you why he is the best. But to say it simple, he is the best, and will make your day better than you could ever imagine. read more

John and Dance Syndicate provided music for our Taste of Pasadena at the Rose Bowl. He was GREAT! Music was a perfect mix for the audience, which ranged from 17 to 70 year-olds. He kept it fun and lively and everyone enjoyed the evening. John adds so much to the atmosphere and fun of our event. John brings terrific ideas and is always amazingly helpful and professional. Absolutely recommend him for events of all kinds! Thanks, read more

John at Dance Syndicate was exceptional. We held an eighth grade graduation dinner dance for a small Christian School. We week prior to the event John asked for a list of must have songs. We polled the kids and John took the time to edit the music to be sure it was more age appropriate. He got the kids involved by running games and contests. He gave away prizes. He had them laughing. In all the years at the school, I've never seen anyone get the shy kids out of their shell and participating like he did. They ALL had a blast. The music was great. The lighting was great. He had props and fun stuff to make the dance interesting. I highly recommend this company for any age. read more

We were extremely luck to get John Villa as our wedding DJ! We clicked instantly with him and Cyndi, and the whole experience was wonderful. Our event was not your traditional wedding, so we had concerns - but John and Cyndi did not try to push us into their standard wedding reception "template" - they were easy-going and went with the flow, and John provided expert guidance and excellent music throughout the entire event itself. I would recommend them very highly! read more

We are so grateful that our wedding coordinator recommended Dance Syndicate Entertainment! Cyndi and John were so helpful and attentive and our DJ Steve was fantastic! We made the rookie mistake of hiring an acquaintance for our wedding DJ and she backed out a few days before. Stranded and thinking we would be playing Spotify at our wedding the team at Dance Syndicate swooped in and saved the day! Seriously you guys are amazing and we are so grateful we found you. Steve was extraordinary and took all the requests including my brother-in-law's for Immigrant song by Led Zeppelin. Don't think twice call them, you won't regret it. read more

John is an absolutely amazing DJ and Emcee! He was the primary reason that my wedding was so much fun and so memorable. He was amazingly communicative, very organized, knew every aspect of our reception needs and was able to find music to accommodate our multi cultural wedding. So many guests commented about how fun and lively the reception was. Do not hesitate to hire John for your wedding or party needs! You will be glad you did! Thank you John! read more

What can I say? We have used Dance Syndicate Entertainment for the last fours years, for our company holiday party. John always gets the party started and everyone thoroughly enjoys themselves. John is always very professional, prepared and accommodating with our last minute changes. Our party would not be the same without him. I would highly recommend him for any event and we will be using him again this year. Can't wait! read more

Thank you John, you really did a beautiful job at my daughter's wedding. Again you got the party going. If you are looking for the best, John is IT! Not only does John provide music, he helped us left footed people look good. He's pace for the wedding was spot on. With three more daughters to plan weddings for, I do not have to worry about who our DJ will be. read more

When I somehow got tricked into running our high school's 40-year reunion party, I needed to make it easy on myself and went with professionals I could count on who wouldn't need much direction. John Villa had been DJ at our 25th wedding anniversary in 2009 and I knew he'd do a great job again. He and Mark did just that. I only offered a few song suggestions and then left it up to him to program it. On event day, the music was the one thing I didn't need to worry about: they arrived before I did and were already setting up, they helped with some of our equipment issues and offered a couple of ideas for announcements and games. It is tough to organize a big party and it is really nice when you know one part of it will go smoothly without needing constant attention and direction. Many people commented on the great choice of music and their readiness to answer virtually every song requested that night. I couldn't be more satisfied and know I'll use them for the next party I have to plan. read more

Such an amazing dj full of fun came on the floor to and did the Cupid shuffle with us fun fun I definitely recommend him... he made our softball banquet a success .. we will definitely use him again I. The near future read more

My wife and I got married on October 1, 2016 at Castle Green in Pasadena, CA and needed a DJ for our event. We interviewed several vendors but never fit what we need because they were either: too expensive, not responsive and late, or their styles seem fake (throwing in a fake English accent when they lived in America since they were born). We ended up interviewing John Villa, a friend's friend for the gig. Not only did he offer DJing our event, he also was able to offer us lighting, and be our officiant as well (he was ordained in California)! So he was a one stop shop to take care of 3 things at once! So when we did the interview, we realized he was just as sarcastic and had a sick sense of humor like my wife and myself. It made conversation much easier and comfortable that we could talk about cupping each other balls (I have no idea how that got in the conversation). That being put aside, he is also a perfectionist like myself and wants to know detail by detail, line by line, about everything. He also acted similar to a wedding coordinator and has great ideas on how to make everything flow seamless. For example, we ended up doing a grand entrance for the bridal party as well as the bride and groom. Rather than going back to our seats, he had us stay there, do a group photo (as he mentioned that most of the time you don't get good pictures after the ceremony cause everyone is doing their own thing), and then shoot to the first dance as all the gusts have already been seated and facing the dance floor. This is just ONE example of the tricks of his sleeve to make things seamless. He went along with everything we had to say. He had great opinions on certain things but we didn't use all of them. But since we had a Vietnamese wedding with Vietnamese names, he learned the names with us (btw, he's not Vietnamese) and did a great job of learning them. We wanted to roast our bridal party and he helped us put together jokes that caught everyone off guard and was hilarious when the bridal party did their grand entrance. He took charge when he needed to and regulated the crowd as sometimes, they would not listen to our coordinators. The songs he played were fun and everyone went on dancing the rest of the night without skipping a beat. Besides the DJing part, the lighting he did was spectacular. It gave our ballroom a unique glow and was gorgeous. He set our gobo on the dance floor perfectly. Speaking of which, we had a very detailed GOBO design which he took care of and paid for and didn't want to bother us until after all of our wedding was over. Same with the mic rentals for our 4 singers/MCs. He initially wasn't even going to charge us but I couldn't let him do that. We had a blast and so did our guests. John was very professional, communicated with us in a timely manner, and is fun to work with. Although you may be swayed away because of his rape van, I'm sure that's just to store his equipment and not little children. We plan on hiring him for any anniversaries or events and actually we all became friends. read more

Boy I can't say enough good things about John. I found him to be very tentative to our needs. He always responded to our e-mails. Had great answers for all our questions. Had great advice when we weren't sure what to do. He gave us a worksheet to fill out so he knew what to play all thru the evening. He worked very hard setting up and breaking down his equipment, but would always stop what he was doing to talk to me when I had questions. I found him very easy to talk to. He arrived 7 hours before the ceremony to set up two systems. One for ceremony and one for reception. And install uplighting all around the room. He always played great songs and the dance floor was full all night. In fact we had people dancing before the wedding party entered the room. But it was done very professionally and did not disrupt the grand entrance. He kept everything running smoothly and on time. I thank you very much John and highly recommend you. You made our special day perfect. Dan T read more

We were referred to Dance Syndicate by our wedding coordinator and she was right on target with her recommendation! John and Cindy were an absolute pleasure to work with. We were on a super tight budget and were blown away by the quality and service along with them being able to work with our budget. My husband and I had great initial meetings with John about the type of music we wanted and he had great suggestions for special moments for music that we didn't even think about. Our DJ for our event was Mark and he was fantastic! Easy to communicate with, friendly, energetic, and we loved having him at our wedding. Thanks Dance Syndicate! read more

It's unfortunate to be the one giving the first negative review but there's no way to sugar coat this, I regret hiring John for our wedding. He was our worst vendor decision and it will be a long time before I can get over this. My wedding was the most boring, lamest party I've ever been to and I've cried every single day for a week after. He was on my coordinator's list of recommended vendors and after this event he is definitely off that list. From the beginning he was extremely unresponsive to emails, we should have dropped him from the start when that happened but the fact that our coordinator spoke highly of him and his package came with a Spanish speaking MC made us stick with him because the Spanish speaking part was very important to us. We also got our lighting through him and it turned out great however that was about the only positive thing. He messed up nearly everything else. - On the day of, he texted me for my parents' dance song. Really?! That was the third time I told him. - For the grand entrance he was supposed to play our first dance song as soon as we were announced and were walking out, we discussed this at our final meeting. Instead, we received a long and loud verbal grand entrance intro with applause and by the time we got to the middle of the dance floor we were panicked and sweating bullets because the song had not started and we should have already been dancing by then. We had to wing it and improvise and fortunately it went well but that was so stressful. Then in the middle of the song, I'm supposed to be handed off to my father and this was supposed to go along with a lyric in the song but instead we had John blaring an announcement that we are now doing a father and daughter dance. What was supposed to be elegant and sweet ended up being a big cheese fest. - He brought that additional MC that spoke Spanish but I kept forgetting he was there because he barely spoke and when he did, it was mumbled English. Completely useless. - From the start we emphasized table games because our guests were so diverse and our families don't know one another but none of that happened. Perhaps it was later in the timeline I don't know, but you know what? As a DJ, you're supposed to sense the vibe and adjust accordingly so when people are fleeing the wedding do something!! - He announced the clinking of glasses thing that would signal for us to kiss. I SPECIFICALLY sent an email to him telling him NOT to do that. I even asked him to reply to confirm which of course he did not. - He kept playing a lot of swing and I remember saying to someone, "Why does he keep playing swing??" My husband and I love funk, soul and early 90s hiphop, in fact we had met through street dance. We had a short playlist but he knew our background and made us feel like he knew what we're about and that he's got it covered so I gave him the freedom to do what he wants with the playlist but that didn't mean to mostly ignore it and play swing and oldies music. I completely felt it was our parents' wedding, they absolutely loved it all. - During cake cutting we were encouraged to smash cake in each other's faces. We think cake smashing is incredibly rude and a very dumb tradition. We stood there for a long time refusing to do it while the crowd stood around us chanting and waiting for us to smash cake. It was extremely uncomfortable and awkward and I was raging inside. I had no idea this was going to happen and I wish he should've discussed this with us prior! It took me two days process everything because I wasn't able to verbalize it yet. By mid week I finally admitted I hated my wedding and bawled every day. I am so embarrassed, ashamed, and mortified. My cousin who took great pains to bring his entire family from NYC admitted to me later that "yeah the DJ sucked" so he just drank more instead. I'm horrified, that's something you never want to hear from your wedding guest, especially from a family member that you haven't seen in years who spent money he didn't have just to be there for your wedding. A lot of little things went wrong with this wedding as happens with all weddings and they were minor and forgetful, but this was on a whole other level of wrong. We regret the extra tip we gave him. We handed our tip envelopes to our coordinator at the beginning and John was the only one we gave extra because of the additional MC plus we had expected an epic party but it was a complete letdown. It was hard for me to act like a happy bride all night because it would make my mom sad/angry if I did not but I played the part and kept smiling throughout the night although I was angry and supremely bored with the music. He got his money and we got painful memories. read more