SUMMARY I recently hosted a birthday celebration for my wife at the Red Devil, and engaged Jay Siegan to plan it. From the very first discussion, Jay used a consultative approach to explore and define my interests for the party, recommend options to increase energy level and attendee enthusiasm, and create/execute a plan that met the goals. The results exceeded my high expectations. LOUNGE & STAFF First, his Red Devil Lounge was the perfect venue to capture the acoustics of a great band (Notorious), and his extended team at the Lounge provided top-level service with a warm, friendly atmosphere throughout the night. THE BAND - NOTORIOUS Notorious - made it extra special. The band is amazing in every way - musically (across multiple musical genres, spanning from Prince to Ah Ha to Guns 'N Roses) with a great engaging ability to truly energize the crowd, and logistically, they executed everything according to my custom-requested (song/transition/special request) plan. My wife & I had extremely high expectations for them after viewing their posted videos on their Web site, but, they somehow exceeded our highest expectations. MEASURES OF A GREAT NIGHT (1) Nearly 100% of the attendees stayed for the later-night 2nd 'live' set by Notorious, even though it represented the biggest risk for my party (given that most are parents of young kids). Through carefully selected timing of the night's events, high-energy, interactive play-sets by the band, and 2nd set teasers announced at the end-of-the 1st set, everyone stayed (and somehow, weren't feeling tired, as they would on most nights). (2) Our friends are still reminiscing about the night a couple of days afterward - a true measure of party success, with many saying "it was the most fun that I've had in years". read more

Talk to Jay Siegan Presents about your event! Jay and his team (Jordan worked closely with Jay on our event, and they were both awesome!) are a pleasure to work with, and do a fantastic job of understanding exactly what you want for your event, and helping you achieve it. Oh - and they represent some excellent bands too! We worked with Jay and Jordan to have Pop Rocks play at Los Gatos Music in the Park (they played on 7/17/16 - see video: https://www.facebook.com/losgatosmusicinthepark/videos/1155670134500374/). Jay & Jordan: - Ask great questions to fully understand your event, your priorities and your budget - Are great at working through the details and brainstorming - Communicate extremely well with their bands! This is critically important - and something that doesn't exist between many agents and bands (which often results in negative surprises)!! It's very clear that Jay and Pop Rocks have a excellent relationship, based on mutual trust and deep respect. If you're planning an important event, this is what you want to see. It's a strong indication that you are dealing with an agent (and band) with great integrity and who care. So how'd it go? (Thanks for asking! ) Pop Rocks drew an audience of 4300 people and made it an afternoon they won't forget! From jumping out onto the dance floor to take the 500 (or so) people who were dancing (at that moment) to the next level, to high-fiving kids near the stage, to being total pros and really great human beings onstage and off - Pop Rocks were awesome! Trust me on this - if you have an event that's important to you, talk to/work with Jay Siegan Presents - and Pop Rocks! read more

Notorious (Jay Siegan Presents) played our New Year's Eve wedding at the Fairmont and we are still getting calls from guests about the band. I knew that Notorious would rock the house - they played my sister's wedding in 2014 and were unbelievable - but they totally brought it to the next level on NYE. Jay Siegan and his team are professional, responsive, and courteous, and treated us like friends and family. The band is very high energy, flexible, and willing to learn songs (we had them learn a fun one for our reception); they have a song list that is extensive and will suit nearly any preference/taste. Sarah (from Jay Siegan's team) was easy to work with. I interacted with her a handful of times and our wedding planner also raved about her. I loved how the band started out the night in black tie (for our black tie wedding) and after their short intermission, hopped back onstage in sparkly, fun outfits that kicked the evening up a notch. They even let a surprise guest - the groom! - jam with them on his saxophone, but I will let him share more about that in his Yelp review :) The only word that I can use to describe our evening is WOW, thanks to Notorious. read more

We are so very grateful to have worked with Jay Siegan, his Senior Event Producer Sarah Aldinger, and their staff. They were fantastic to work with - in arranging for and coordinating an OUTSTANDING performance by POPROCKS. The band put on a fantastic performance at the wedding of our daughter at the Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club. I cannot overstate what a wonderful performance they delivered. They are so very talented! I know that their road crew showed up at 9:00 a.m. to set up their drum set and various other pieces of the puzzle. The group members were helpful even before the beginning of their show - with the microphones for the officiants and the acoustic guitarist for the wedding ceremony itself. But the three sets that the band played were fantastic! The crowd loved them - we received so very many compliments on how awesome, wonderful and phenomenal the band was! THANK YOU JAY - you knew that this was a very important event for us, your clients, and you delivered! Please thank your staff and all the group members once again. We had an AMAZING CELEBRATION thanks to POPROCKS and JAY SIEGAN PRESENTS! read more

Notorious played at our daughter's wedding at the Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe Mother's Day weekend 2017. They were absolutely awesome! They sounded fantastic with a mix of old and new songs and had the dance floor completely full the entire evening. Several guests are already asking us who the band was that played that evening. We had watched the band a couple of times at Hopmonk in Novato the last year and got to know some of the band members. They're all super nice and down to earth people who really work hard to make sure their clients and guests are 110% satisfied. NOTORIOUS DEFINITELY ROCKED OUR DAUGHTER'S WEDDING. Thanks to Jay Siegan and his team who set this all up. Jay, Sarah and Jordan were wonderful to work with. The experience was delivered as promised by Jay Siegan Presents. Will definitely work with them again if the need arises in the future! I miss partying with this band already. We will be stopping by Hopmonk next time they're there! Thanks again and our daughter's wedding day was an AWESOME slice in time! read more

Pop-Rocks is THE BEST!!!! Don't hesitate! Don't question! They played at our sons wedding last month. From beginning to end, they were professional, accommodating, amazingly talented, FUN and gracious. They were our Masters of Ceremony and were masterful at the presentation. They were engaging with the guests, even got down on the dance floor and complimented my 86 year old aunt who was cutting a rug as they say! It made her day and the other guests erupted in excitement and agreement! They gave our kids the opportunity to give them song choices prior to the wedding and said; We will learn them if we don't already know the song. How great is that!?! It isn't often that 80% of your guests don't want to get off the dance floor or leave the wedding!! The venue finally had to kick us out. I would ABSOLUTELY recommend Pop Rocks for ANY occassion! You will never be disappointed! Thank you for changing our kids minds about having a band instead of a DJ!! They were delighted!! You are a Class Act!!!! read more

I was the coordinator for the Sock Hop party event for the 2011 WSCA Conference, held in Monterey, CA. I was told that having a great live band could really make the event successful and that turned out to be very true. PopRocks was referred by a student that had heard really great things about them. We viewed some clips on YouTube and knew that they were the band for us. They were extremely easy to work with and accommodating for our specific needs and circumstances. This was made possible by JSP and their professionalism coupled with friendliness. Attendees of the event are saying that it was the best WSCA Sock Hop that they had ever been to and I know that it was due to PopRocks and JSP. Their play list is very diverse and will make a great fit for a variety of crowds. VERY ENTERTAINING, TALENTED, AND ENERGETIC!!! Not only am I very pleased with them for his event, but would welcome the opportunity to work with them in the future. Thanks again guys, you made me look good too! read more

Even though our Holiday Party/ 20 Year Anniversary fell on "The Storm of the Century", our party was a huge success, all in part to Notorius Rocks! I have never had so many great compliments from my guests about a vendor until the band played on. They were that good! They played all the fun music, were great preformers, got the crowd going...they even wore some of the Photo Booth props for giggles. Let's just say, we were all signing and dancing to their jams the next day in the break room. Our party was supposed to be a one time gig, since we were celebrating a milestone. However, the band/party was such a hit, my boss is having me repeat it again next year. We want Notorious back and mandatory dancing by all next year. I can't wait! The staff and crew were all so wonderful to work with as well. You run a classy act Jay, hats off. "Sweet Caroline", Ba, Ba, Ba................ Jennifer Childs Marketing Director Integrated Archive Systems read more

Notorious just absolutely killed it at our wedding this weekend and I couldn't have hoped for anything better. It was a real joy for me to see all my friends dancing and genuinely having a blast, and an even greater joy to see my parents, grandparents, and a whole span of generations cutting up a rug. The band was professional, high energy, and fun. The agents at Jay Siegan Presents organized the performance with the venue in a fluid and stress free way, leaving more time for me to do other wedding tasks. Many people told us it was the best wedding they had been to and best live wedding band they had seen. The set-list was hit after hit, energy and excitement through and through. Having such a perfect experience on the most important night of your life... well words cannot describe. Thank you read more

Jay and his team were great to work with for the Guardsmen's 38th annual Wine Auction, a black tie event at the Fairmont. Not only were they accommodating in arrangements for the band, but they worked with us in potentially merging our sound systems to save some money for the kids (something they didn't have to do). Oh, and obviously, Pop Rocks was awesome. I don't think I've seen a major event like this, with an average age of probably early 40s, where the dance floor was LITERALLY ENTIRELY COVERED, from song 2 for 1.5 hours straight. It was a 30'x30' dance floor, too. Not one of those tiny ones. Get these guys if you can, but you'll have to book in advance because they are one of the hottest bands in the Bay Area. John Pettus Guardsmen 2014 Wine Auction Co-Chairman read more

IF YOU EVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WONDERBREAD 5, TAKE IT! YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! Wonderbread 5 played for the annual Forestville Youth Park BBQ for the second time last weekend. We want them back every year! They really WOW the crowd and get everyone dancing, singing and laughing out loud. Their music and entertaining show thrill ages 2 to 99. Their costumes are fabulous and their music is outstanding. with the help of their strong fan-base, the youth park BBQ brings enough revenue to run the non-profit park for a year. This is the only privately-owned park that serves Little League, Soccer and family fun in Sonoma County. We can't thank Wonderbread 5 and the great ladies at JSP enough for their help and support - thanks Kalie you are awesome! Cristy read more

Our employees are still talking about the Pop Rocks' performance at our holiday party last December! This was one of those events where anything that could have gone wrong did...except for anything having to do with the band! Their team was so helpful and organized before our event. We had several calls with Sarah (from Jay Siegan Presents) to review details, and she was always thorough and detail-oriented. The band was nothing short of awesome and completely exceeded our expectations. They were friendly, professional and had everyone dancing...even the engineers! We loved the mix of genres, the great performances, and mostly the sparkly suits. Thank you to the Pop Rocks and Jay Siegan Presents for making our holiday party such a huge success! read more

I worked with Jay Siegan Presents, booking the Notorious All Stars for Zynga's 2009 holiday event. Yes, they rocked! Yes, they got everyone dancing non-stop! Yes, they are consummate performers! Yes, they collaborate with other performers on a stellar level! But in addition to their onsite live performance and production wizardry, from an event planner's view, they were top-notch professionals from beginning to end. It's was a sheer pleasure to work with the entire staff, and their assistance in helping to create an amazing event in the end made the experience so easy to manage. They know how to run business from the front of the stage lights, to the back administration details. Can't wait for the next opportunity to book them! read more

The Pop Rocks played for our annual auction again this year and were absolutely fabulous! They were so easy to work with, very professional and went out of their way to ensure the night progressed as we had planned. Each member of the band could not have been friendlier! Given our Vegas theme they were dressed in their sparkly colorful suits, engaged the audience in every song and kept the energy level incredibly high throughout the entire evening. In addition, working with Kalie from Jay Siegen Presents was a pleasure. Her responsiveness to every question, no matter how small was timely and incredibly helpful. Thank you Pop Rocks for making our event spectacular!! read more

I worked with Kalie Andres and Sarah Aldinger of JSP to secure Wonderbread 5 for my fund raising event. Both Kalie and Sarah were quick to respond, extremely helpful and well organized. Wonderbread 5 was off the charts FUN! Their music is fantastic and our dance floor was packed for hours! Everyone loved their costumes and their friendly down to earth approach. Jeff came out on the floor, handed out flowers and shared his mic with the crowd. Their engineer, Brian, made the setup and take-down look like a piece of cake. I truly can't say enough about JSP and Wonderbread 5. They will make your event a huge success, just like they did for mine. Susan W.P. read more

My husband and I recently collaborated with Jay and his team to have Pop Rocks perform at our wedding. I discovered Pop Rocks over ten years ago at the Red Devil Lounge in San Francisco and have had my eye on them ever since. The band has always far exceeded expectations with their dress, dancing, and play lists!! Our wedding was no different. Jay and the team had every detailed covered, the band members were gracious and their energy kept us dancing all night. We are so pleased with the overall experience and would highly recommend Pop Rocks and Jay Siegan Presents for any event that warrants great entertainment! read more

Jay Siegan Presents makes the Bay Area the place to be for an avid concert goer like me. During the '80s and '90s, I lived too far from where my favorite bands were playing and missed out on their live shows. Then I moved to the Bay Area in 1997 and started going to concerts regularly in 2000. I first became aware of the name Jay Siegan on a flyer for an Information Society show at DNA Lounge in 2008. Since then, JSP has consistently booked and promoted many of my favorite bands that still have a large following such as OMD, Duran Duran, Howard Jones, The Psychedelic Furs, Book of Love, and many more! read more

As a wedding/event planner I have worked with Sarah at JSP a couple of times, and she has been fantastic! Very knowledgeable, helpful and easy to work with. She has worked with me to find the perfect band for a client, where she shared lots of details and options. She has also worked with me to book Pop Rocks and was great about mapping out details and information about the band in a timely manor. Both Pop Rocks and Sarah were great to work with and the band kept the wedding guests on the floor all night! Thank you, I look forward to working with you again soon! read more

Sarah, We had the best party EVER! The food was great. The guests had a blast. The Courtyard was little up like a fairly tail dream. The band "Wonderbread 5" is the talk of the town. A bunch of guests danced in the water fountain along with one of the guys from the band. It was the most amazing party. I can't believe it was all for us. Please thank the band for us. We are forever die hard groupie fans from here on out. They even let my daughter Veronica have her 5 minutes of fame. We are looking for new excuses to hire them again. Love those guys!! Bob & Dawn read more