Bialek's Music did an excellent job providing me and my husband with a great guitarist, Tyler, for…read moreour wedding reception. Tyler was communicative and professional from the start, and played a great set! One of our guests specifically told us how talented he thought Tyler was as a musician! Robin at Bialek's Music was also really helpful to work with. When our original guitarist had to drop out due to a health issue, she very quickly found us Tyler, for which we were so grateful!

We cannot say enough good things about Capital Effect, they were one of the absolute best parts of…read moreour wedding! From the very start, they set the perfect tone with beautiful acoustic music for our ceremony, seamlessly carried the energy through cocktail hour, and then completely brought the house down during our reception. The dance floor was packed all night, and our friends and family were blown away, we kept getting asked throughout the night (and even days afterward) how we found such an incredible band. They're talented, professional, and just so much fun. Truly unforgettable, we'd recommend Capital Effect to anyone looking to take their wedding to the next level!

We loved having Dave as our wedding DJ! It was very easy to work with him. Dave helped us design a…read moretimeline for the evening and accommodated some of our more unique requests -- for example, we wrote the entire cocktail hour/dinner playlist ourselves, and Dave went with the flow on that with no problem. He kept spirits up during the reception and helped keep things on schedule with a few last-minute tweaks here and there. Could not recommend Dave more highly. Additionally, Hesson was flexible when we needed to reschedule our wedding (twice) due to COVID. The client portal they use is a little unwieldy, but easy enough once you get the hang of it. Overall, highly recommend!

We used Hesson entertainment for our wedding and they did a fantastic job. Michael was extremely…read moreresponsive in the lead up to our event, and Tony did an incredible job day of - we were able to input songs we wanted on their software and then he expertly riffed off of those to make a great party. I would definitely recommend and use again!

We just had a wedding at Meadowlark Garden and Chris was our DJ. Chris is as professional as it…read moregets. I appreciated his effort in making sure the schedule of the wedding day was clear as well as the pronunciations (we are Hispanic so we had some challenging names and made a great effort with the names). He was very reassuring to us and gave us a sense that everything was under control. He was very open to song choices for the entire day - we dance quite a bit (salsa) so we had quite a bit of of song choices in our minds that we wanted played. I gave him a thumb drive with desired songs and asked him to mix in those songs with whatever songs he saw that flowed well. To my delight, he played just about every song on our request list throughout the day! I didn't even have to give him a "do not play" list. He did not disappoint. His setup is also top notch. He brings along free standing mics, lapel mics and ensures that the sound in the ceremony is good as well as afterwards. We had a special salsa instructional class after dinner and Chris was very willing to work with the instructor to start/stop songs during the instruction. Overall, I found Chris to be excellent. Very professional and ensured that communication with the celebrant, caterers, etc., was effective.

Good reliable DJ, showed up to everything on time, found the music we wanted, and understood that…read moreour Sunday afternoon wedding wasn't going to be a rager. Was fun to work with and knew many of the other vendors, which was a nice help in terms of coordination. I'd recommend him in a heartbeat.

PLEASE READ, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE PLANNING EVENTS INCLUDING YOUTH!…read more Crushing Colonialism, a nonprofit based in DC, used Washington Talent Agency (WTA) for two nights full of major international hybrid in-person and livestream events in May and June 2025. They made promises they couldn't keep and the quality of work was awful. They were horrendous at communication. The worst incident that occurred was p0rn being played by some hateful viewers during our live stream because they didn't follow our instructions to deny mic, camera, and chat access for viewers. The person we originally spoke with, Sam, seemed incredibly friendly and excited to support our organization. He said that they could do the work that we required and they worked with our very limited budget. We were so excited to move forward with WTA. We hired them to do photography, videography, and hybrid/live-streaming during two nights of international events. We had many higher level needs that were clearly expressed to them in numerous meetings, emails, and contracts, which included zooming in a couple or speakers, spotlighting ASL interpreters in the live stream, playing films in the zoom livestream as opposed to a camera fixed on the screen in the theater, and ensuring that viewers were easily able to access our language interpreters. They did almost none of this. They were also supposed to give us a high-quality video copy of the events and they didn't. We had to spend a great deal on an editor who could only correct so much. There were plans to use some of the footage for a documentary and WTA knew that. Their volume settings were incorrect in the zoom so people watching the zoom weren't able to hear things properly at the higher quality the in-person audience experienced. The photographer was pretty good, but there were so many photos that weren't taken during one night of performances. Our organization and the communities we serve have been denied an important part of our archival efforts to preserve our culture. The person assigned to our event wouldn't respond to anyone's emails or phone calls, including our language coordinator, who said that the primary reason we had so many problems with language access during the event was because WTA wouldn't respond to emails. As a result, the required coordination between all parties didn't occur. BUT THE WORST is that they didn't set the zoom link to private for the viewing public, despite being told repeatedly that they had to do this for fear of hate speech or other inappropriate and harmful actions occurring. Well, that happened, including people playing p0rn in the livestream. Our events included youth. No one at WTA had the decency to contact anyone at the organization after this happened. I had to contact Sam and tell him everything that went wrong, including his person making some rude and unprofessional comments about our event, including that he told others at WTA to not accept our event. I asked for a 50% refund, which frankly we should've been given a full refund since they didn't meet their contractual obligation and caused significant harm to online event viewers and our organization's reputation. But Sam refused to even ask his boss. Not only did they rip us off and mistreat us, but we're still heartbroken regarding how much our communities lost because of their incompetence, carelessness, and awful behavior.

"They do not pay their workers" -I was hired as a dancer at their events. First day on the job I…read morewas told I would be in training.The event began at 6pm and was to go on until 10pm. I applied weeks ago and only received one email that I would be hired after a quick phone call interview. I waited for days , never heard from the guy. He goes by MC Tee as seen under the profiles of MCs. I decided to give him a ring since I knew the event was coming up on Saturday the day before Easter even though I was to be out of town for family I was really dedicated to my job and wanted to make a good impression. He picked up and stated that he totally forgot about me and sending me the info to the party. He said call time was at 5pm At this time it was 4:30pm (sheesh) and all the way in Reston Va. I told him I'll do my best and be there at 6pm He said perfect. I arrived at the location 6pm.I texted and called him several times for the room number. Never got it. The hotel staff kindly directed me to the party room. I saw MC Tee on stage and he didn't acknowledge me until almost 7 pm. No training no plan no nothing I just jumped in and started dancing and entertaining. During half-time One of the dancers quit and left home early for reasons unknown to me. They kept that on the low on purpose. I was told by Mc Tee that since he left I would get his tip which was $50 He took it out his wallet handed to Mc Tee and he handed it to me. I was then told I'd be bumped up from trainee at $75 per event to full time which is $150 for that day. So that would mean I would be compensated a total of $200 for the night correct? Wrong. I went all night in high heels all black because I wasn't told what to properly wear at this event. Mc Tee laughed it off while I was in discretionary pain all night. I learned the dance moves on my own and integrated with the kids all night. I was also told by Mc Tee to shut the Vendors down during critical times during the ceremony (which is not my job) He kept yelling at them on the mic. There was so much drama the whole night I stuck it out and completed my services. He did not pay me by end of night So I only went home with a tip. When I woke up next morning I found $$75 in my cashapp wallet. Huh? Wheres my remaining $75. I did this company a solid and all I got was threats insults and name calling from MC Tee refusing to pay me. I will never work for this company again It's rude abusive and they do not pay their workers. I was even told my "tip" was included in compensation lol They are nuts I am highly disappointed after helping them out and will be seeking legal counsel to get my remaining monies.Rude Disgusting and Lazy Do not hire Mc Tee!

Larry did a great job for our event. He was professional, timely and he delivered what we were…read morehoping for. We would use him again.

We had Knightrin DJ for our Back-to-School community carnival with over 1,500 guests, and he was…read morefantastic! He was friendly, fun, and punctual--setting the perfect energy for such a big event and keeping the crowd engaged all day. Highly recommend Knightrin DJ for anyone looking for a professional who brings both great music and a great vibe!

We had an awesome experience with Integral DJs!! We hired Integral DJs and were set up with DJ Amen…read moreRa to DJ our almost 200 person wedding reception. He played the types of music we wanted to hear and avoided what we asked him not to play. Everything was on point and we got many compliments from friends and family who enjoyed partying all night long. It was truly the blowout party we had been looking forward to, thanks to the awesome music that DJ Amen Ra played! The owner of Integral DJs, Marc, is extremely easy to work with, very responsive (which surprisingly, I didn't find from many of our other wedding vendors), very thorough, and absolutely on top of every detail, even things we probably would never think of (ie. name pronunciations, etc.). Never was I at all worried that we made a bad choice; Integral DJs was awesome from start to finish. My new husband and I would highly recommend using Integral DJs! We had an excellent experience and the price was definitely reasonable in comparison to some other companies we looked at.

Daniel Biltmore is the man. Every song was a gem, the dance floor stayed packed, and you couldn't…read moreask for a nicer guy at the helm. He met and far exceeded expectations.

Can't tell you how pleased we were with MyDeejay. Van was easy to collaborate with, knows how to…read morefit your music to the vibe of the event, and is also a very nice guy. Our guests had many compliments about his work at our wedding, and we absolutely felt the same. Thank you, Van!

We highly recommend MyDeejay for all of your DJ needs! Van Petty worked patiently with us through…read moreall of our - developing and ever-changing ideas to create a special playlist for our reception. From the jazzy, laidback feel of the cocktail hour, to the special Bridgerton soundtrack for dinner to the dance mix that kept our guests moving from beginning to end, everything was spot-on! By avoiding tired boomer hits in favor of modern dance pop mixed with some good ol' classic hip hop, he engaged not only the millennial guests of the bride and groom, but the aunts and uncles and other older friends and relatives. Van also served as a perfect MC to keep the party moving and was able to accommodate on the fly a salsa request by my brother (his wife is a salsa dance champ). All in all a 10/10!

DJ Maskell was hands down the best vendor we chose for our wedding by a landslide!!! He was beyond…read moreaccommodating, spent many hours behind the scenes helping us prepare, helped us cover all the songs we wanted and the vibes we wanted (party party party), and executed it brilliantly the night of! There is not enough gratitude I could show him for the kindness, patience, and A game he brought this whole experince!! You rock, Mark!!!!!!