Dave's music is tantalizing, inspiring, special, moving. It truly makes any and every event magical. He is the absolute best & he is so kind, gracious, comes on time! He is inexpensive for the amazing tunes you get. You absolutely need to book him for your event & any event you have. Your constituents will love his music. He is well prepared, brings all his equipment, a smile & ready to go. I have seen him on several occasions and he only gets better & better! One of a kind! read more

Dave is the best! He performs all over the world and has a completely unique approach to music. I have seen him teach a group of people, as well as heard testimonies of the countless sessions he has tutored. On top of that, he's an amazing person! If you need someone to play at your wedding or party you can't go wrong! He has magical talent. He has his own sound system setup and can play to any type of crowd. read more

I've fought off writing Yelp reviews for over 5 years but decided to break that and write reviews for my wedding vendors who all did an amazing job at my wedding in April 2014. How and why Dave did the perfect job: 1) I contacted him 31 days before my wedding. Yep. Something suddenly came up (as they always do) and I was referred to him by my wedding venue. I called him in a panic and explained how my wedding was in one month and desperately needed an awesome DJ - I mean, who really wants to dance to lame music? He sacrificed his Coachella weekend for my wedding instead. 2) Despite my extremely late notice for my wedding, he still let me negotiate prices with him. We met middle ground. 3) He made the process of prepping for the wedding extremely easy by simply filling out 3 surveys online about my wedding day. 4) He showed up and blew everyone's socks off. I didn't need to worry about him setting up or anything. He just did his thing. My in-laws were extremely impressed with his violin playing and my friends loved his music choices for the dancing. Overall, he impressed the younger and older, the dancer and non-dancer, and everyone in between. 5) I got more compliments about him and his music selection than I got about my dress. Yea. Thanks Dave. You're class A baller. read more

Dave managed my recent wedding like a pro. He was perfect: not cheesy, able to talk to the guests, and super organized. He has a website where you can select songs, blacklist songs, create schedules, etc. He struck the perfect balance for our mixed crowd: older family members and younger friends and family, and got nearly everyone on the dance floor. Excellent job. read more

Dave Kim is a SuperStar and deserves every one of the 5 Stars I gave him! Why because he is an amazingly creative and inspirational, musician and when I saw him play for the first time in the summer of 2007 he open my eyes and ears to a whole new genre of live musical collaboration. I believe that Dave plays many instruments, however I have only had the pleasure of seeing him play his Ted Brewer 5 string translucent electric violin which lights up with a white light while he plays! Dave frequently plays with House Dj, Donovan, Dj Soloman, and Singer, Electric Guitarist & Electro House Dj, Chris Clouse at social events all of San Francisco Bay Area. Their sound when playing together is truly remarkable and worth listening to. read more

I have been lucky enough to have Dave play my wedding as well as hear his music on multiple occasions ( weddings, private events, various SF nightclubs, etc). To say he is dynamic is an understatement. He moves seamlessly from his electric violin to guitar to piano to his turn tables and the result is absolute perfection. He was able to customize music for our wedding and had the entire room dancing all night. He has an ability to read the crowd and had everyone from my 95 year old grandfather to my 5 year old niece happy. He played the most perfect, non-cliche wedding music, was easy to work with, professional and timely with our requests. We were married in Tahoe in winter and he braved the cold on a Pier on the lake for us! I would recommend him without a doubt you will not be disappointed and it will be the easiest decision you make. read more

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I've Seen Dave perform years ago with a band and he was simply amazing. He's extremely talented and gifted. He has a love of music and sharing his gift with the world. It's really wonderful to see. You would never be disappointed seeing him perform. You'd just be in awe. read more

I've seen DK perform on several stages; New Year's Eve, Ocean Gala, private birthday parties and concert. Loved each experience, whether dancing or listening. He's an electric violin maestro. read more

I played music with Dave several times when i lived in San Francisco bay area. I found him a great musician, very professional and a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him. read more

I hired Dave Kim last year for my wedding. My husband and I are music and DJ connaiseurs and extremely picky when it comes to sound system. Dave Kim was phenomenal and the best pet which I never imagined is him playing his violin. Wow it made everything so special. He plays the best version of Canon in D. If you are looking for someone that understands music, can play violin and can make your party special. Look no further. read more

Dave Kim is incredibly talented and a complete pleasure to work with! He did the music for the Bark and Whine ball supporting the SPCA and everyone RAVED about his selection of music for the entire night. He not only is an phenomenal DJ but also one of the most talented violinist and guitar players that I have met. He made our event a huge success and we feel so lucky to have had him work with us. We look forward to many more great events together!!! read more

Dave was our secret ingredient to our amazing wedding!! We was our only surprise to our parents and our HUGE surprise to all our guests. He works in the most professional manner and always made us feel confident he had everything taken care of perfectly. Not only is Dave great at keeping the flow, he is one of the most talented musicians I have ever heard or seen and THE most talented violinist ever. During the ceremony he started it off by playing acapela, then at the reception during dinner he walked around doing acapela on his violin all our favorites from killers, coldplay and phantom of the opera. AMAZING!! it blew away all our guests. Then during the DJ part it was insane. He stood on the speakers and played in the air with the music from hip hop, alternative, rap, classical, to PERSIAN music. I will travel far just to watch him play again and I will recommend him to everyone I know forever. He was our special touch to the wedding. Thanks Dave for making it the very best night of our lives. read more

We wanted to recreate a Shanghai 1930s atmosphere for our wedding at Foreign Cinema, which spanned multiple spaces including an outdoor courtyard, art gallery and main dining room. Single-handedly, Dave delivered on a pivotal element of creating the mood - the music! From making sure exactly the right music played for each phase of the wedding, to playing his electric violin for the bride's entrance, and getting the dancing started, Dave will ensure your event goes smoothly and your vision is realized! Extremely talented creative types are not always the most organized, but Dave proves this stereotype wrong ;) read more

Seeing dave kim perform at some of the largest coolest venues around the country, I felt so lucky to have him perform at our wedding. He played violin on top of my wife's favorite song and it was amazing and emotional. Highly recommended!! read more

My husband and I recently had our wedding in Napa and had the PRIVILEGE to work with Dave. His professionalism, love of music, and pure talent really shined through and he really was the highlight of the wedding. He kept the evening moving along so smooth with great tunes and mixing and even left all of our guests in awe when he got up on the speaker to play the violin. It was a moment that I will never forget. We feel so lucky that we had the opportunity to Dave and HIGHLY recommend him to anyone that is looking for the BEST DJ/ LIVE PERFORMER. read more

I've seen Dave Kim perform the electric violin at a few different venues. He's amazing!! The music is always memorable.

Dave Kim is simply amazing! He performed at my wedding in July 2015 in Sedona AZ and he was the highlight of our wedding. I received many emails after the wedding saying how much they loved his performances. He was so easy and professional to work with from start to finish. He had all the guests dancing like maniacs all night on the dance floor. The party was so fun and crazy all night long. He did a fantastic job from the ceremony, to cocktail and dinner to the DJ dance party at the end. Highly, highly recommend him. read more

Dave performed at my wedding 21 years ago and I've continued to follow his music on youtube ever since. He is a true professional and has exceptional musical talent. Beyond that, he's an amazing person. He made my wedding special and personal. He travels around the world bringing this joy to every event that he books. He is worth every penny! read more

Dave played for my husband's 40th birthday bash for 110 people and was amazing. Our crowd loves music, so it was very important we had that element of the evening "just right," and Dave was perfect. The guests loved all the music he played and marveled at his musical talents on the light up violin he plays, as well as guitar. I think the music at a party or event can make or break the evening and Dave definitely MADE the evening for us! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone and everyone. Thanks, Dave!! read more

Having a destination wedding is wonderful but can leave you blind when picking the best vendor for flowers, cake, photos and even music. With my venue's recommendation I reached out to Dave for music. We hit it off right away talking about my venue and the type of music I had in mind. He listened to what I wanted and provided great feedback and suggestions without being overbearing or having his own agenda. He was great to work with and very professional. Sorry to say but some DJs can be 'cheezy'. Dave is a cool cat and very classy. His music at the ceremony (electric violin rocked!) to the cocktail hour, dinner and dancing was phenomenal. Everyone loved the music and couldn't get off the dance floor. Dave is a quality person and amazing musician. For our final song he was playing a killer dance song and began to jam in with his clear plastic electric violin. The violin would light up with each note. It was jaw dropping and the whole party stopped to watch. Just amazing! You will only be so lucky to have Dave play at your wedding. The wedding was great and even better that Dave was there for us. read more

Dave played music for our wedding and reception and he was amazing! He is unbelievably talented and easy to work with. He played the violin during our wedding ceremony, for the pre-ceremony, processional and post-ceremony. He is able to loop the music so it appears that a full orchestra is playing- incredible. The guests were blown away by the music. He did a combination of live music and DJing for the reception and played perfect music for each phase of the reception. He kept the party going long into the night, which is what we hoped for- the sign of a great reception. Thank you, Dave, for making our special day quite amazing! read more

Dave Kim is AMAZING in every way. My husband and I live in the Boston area, and we were looking for a violinist to play at our recent wedding ceremony in Tiburon at Old St Hilary's Chapel. We came across David Kim on You Tube, and instantly became enamored with his music and talent. After finding him, we reached out to him immediately and booked him for our wedding ceremony on 11.11.11. Not only is he one of the most talented musicians we have heard, he was fantastic to work with as well. He is extremely professional, and he truly cares about delivering music that suits you (the couple) for your special day, but he also adds his personal touch of perfection and uniqueness. Dave Kim was an integral part of making our ceremony just perfect. His musicality touched everyone that attended our wedding, and the sound will be a lasting memory for the rest of our lives. If he is available for your wedding date - or event - definitely BOOK HIM. Dave - thank you very much for being part of our special day, we hope to see and work with you again. - Katie and Wallace read more

Dave created an unbeleivable mood and ambiance with his music at my wedding. He is a true professional and great to work with. I highly recommend him for any event that requires live music! read more

Dave Kim played our wedding in October of 2014. He was absolutely spectacular. He played acoustic guitar during the cocktail hour, electric violin during dinner, and DJed our dancing. Every single part was phenomenal. He's an astounding musician. During dinner, he played the electric violin to an Alicia Keys song and didn't even mind that everyone at the head table sang/yelled along to it. (We'd had a couple cocktails at that point.) His violin playing is amazing. What also really impressed me is how well he can gauge your musical tastes. Every single song he played had the dance floor bumpin. He got compliments from everyone- from kids to seniors. He kept all of us on the dance floor until through the end of the wedding. The dancing never slowed down. Dave was also easy to work with throughout the process. His website is super easy to use, and he was very responsive. Dave was able to adapt to last minute requests and was extremely flexible. All in all, I don't think we could have hired a better DJ. read more

I am a winemaker and musician. My Persian wife and I are huge music fans, and we like music from all over the world, so we wanted to work with a DJ who would be open to our eclectic suggestions and whom had a wide spectrum of music in his library. Dave Kim was perfect for the job! My wife and I were married at the Carneros Inn, Napa Valley in Sept 2008. Dave took excellent care of all aspects of music and sound during the multi-location wedding. Seamless work. The ceremony was outdoors on the orchard lawn. We had about 60 guests. We had arranged for a talented young relative of ours to play solo Bach cello music during the wedding party processional. Dave placed outdoor speakers off to the side of the seating area and discreetly miked the cello. Sounded great! Some of our guests also spoke during the ceremony and Dave miked them perfectly. The officiant was also miked. The net result, every word was clearly heard by everyone in our group. Also, I had selected several songs for the pre-processional and the recessional, all to be played on cue to certain moments in the wedding ceremony. Dave played the music exactly as planned. The guests loved it and so did we. Later, on the hotel's patio and dining room Dave took care of spinning all the music for cocktails, dinner, the wedding toasts and finally all out dancing, Dave did a GREAT job playing selections we had given him on burned CDs and mixing it up with his own well chosen cuts. Part of DJing is handling the spontaneous music requests of excited, happy wedding guests. And at our wedding during the dancing a few of the wedding guests had CDs which they brought along for us to dance to - potentially sidetracking all pre-planned selections Dave and my wife & I had planned. It's important to plan for this and to let your friends and family know the music is planned out, but you've also got to be spontaneous and keep the good energy moving. In our case, no worries, Dave skillfully worked a few of the Persian dance songs into the mix and kept all our uncles, aunts and friends happy and partying. This takes some serious diplomacy as we had limited time to play everyone's music. Dave handled it like a diplomat. We ended the evening with the Talking Heads song "Burning Down the House" with everyone shaking it on the floor and doing a "train" dance around the room. We all wanted to keep dancing and Dave was ready to deliver but the hotel had a curfew, so we ended the evening at 10. I would highly recommend Dave Kim's complete musical services for your event. He applied a 5 star standard of service, sound quality and great, well-chosen music. - Peter & Afsoon read more

Everyone here has done such a great job reviewing Dave and all the great things he brings to the table. We were honored to have Dave play our wedding. He is truly an amazing musician and person. He handled every aspect of our wedding in exemplary fashion. I highly recommend him to anyone searching for an incredible musician for their wedding. You will want to be friends with him after it's all said and done! read more

Dave really made our wedding. He is a brilliant musician but was understated and knew exactly what mood/tone to set for our small, intimate wedding. We would highly recommend him for any wedding or party. read more

Ok, its time I write this review. What can I say, Dave is a talent beyond talents and made our wedding day a true dream. Music was SO important to us for our big day and it was a debate from the start with DJ versus band. Lots of relatives had strong opinions and we wanted to make sure we hired the right guy. We did a TON of research on Dave--we met him at his house to hear some samples, and emailed and called a ton of references. Dave knew we wanted some live music so he suggested a collaboration with Chris Clouse and Ryan Lucero--who played drums, and guitar and sang for us. Seriously, they were SO GOOD!!! Dave's electric violin was one of the coolest things EVER--he did our ceremony on his own and then collaborated for the reception. I am SURE, that even just him, would be the BEST decision you could make for your wedding music. Dave is so professional, a true musical genius, and a dream to work with. Message me if you are contemplating Dave--I would be happy to talk to you. read more

In October of 2008, my sister was married at the Biltmore Resport in AZ. What was suppose to be Dave Kim playing for 2 hrs before the reception turned into an all out ridiculous showing on his part. This guy is amazing. Not only did the cocktail party before the reception go into overtime of which he did not charge us for but he turned it into its own reception so to speak. It wasnt long before people from the crowd were up on stage with him jamming alongside on the guitar and 3/4 of the guests were dancing right along with them including me. Dave really made a ordinary event extraordinary. After the Reception Dave added yet another element to the reception part of the wedding. We had hired a 12 person all brass band to play during and after the dinner in a lovely room seperate from where the cocktail party was. What he did, blew away everyone at the wedding. Dave brought out his electric guitar and added such an amazing element to the already fantastic reception. If u were to look at the wedding video after the fact, u would see the change in the crowd when Dave started playing (by himself) mind u. As a matter a fact he was so good and the crowd loved it so much we were asking him to come up on stage in between each break the band took. It actually made the band step it up a notch as they did not want to be outdone by a one person man on a violin to their 12 person show. Two thumbs up and I will personally vouch for this guy if anyone wants to call me on my cell 415/377-4133, Dave thank u so much for making my sisters wedding the best wedding i have been to. One more thing. Dave did an amazing violin set while my sister was walking down the aisle and beforehand when guests were being seated. THANKS DAVE read more