DJ Matt Phipps

We loved Matt!! Music was #1 for us on our wedding day. Choosing the right DJ/MC for the wedding sets the entire tone, flow, and vibe for the whole event. Matt was absolutely incredible to work with. His experience and professionalism made him such a dream to work with. The sound on our wedding day was amazing and we got so many complements from our guests on the music. He helped us so much with our day of timeline and flow, we would have been lost without him. During our final DJ chat before the wedding, we really felt like Matt took the time to get to know us and our style and it really showed on the day. We loved working with Matt and cannot recommend him though as a DJ/MC for your wedding.

I was very impressed with DJ Matt's talent at a wedding I photographed in McCall during the summer. I'm a wedding photographer and I meet and hear a lot of DJs at the weddings I work at. Matt stands out amongst the best and is very talented and great at his job. He played acoustic guitar for the ceremony and it was so touching and beautiful. I'm also a musician and I can tell quality when I hear it. His fingerpicking and ability to cover folk and popular songs (ie Iron and Wine) is amazing! I think he also played during cocktail hour too. He is able to switch to DJ seamlessly and was able to bring the jams to the dance floor and get people dancing. If you are looking for live ambient acoustic music and a DJ or either-- Matt is the guy! I recommend Matt to my clients and strongly recommend him to anyone!

DJ Matt was awesome at our wedding! From our first conversation, I could tell he was really passionate and knowledgable about music - he basically is a walking music history book. A couple weeks before the the big day, we had a call where we went through the timeline and Matt asked us how we felt about various genres. He had a lot of great recommendations and helped us as we finished our song selections. The day of the wedding could not have gone better.. the dance floor was active all night long and Matt was incredibly friendly. He even went up to us several times and offered to get us drinks! I can't recommend Matt enough. 10/10

DJ Matt was incredible! From the first interview we had with him, until the moment he played our last dance, we felt as if he truly cared about us and understood that he was contributing to one of the most important days of our lives. We are low key, reserved people, and at first were hesitant about hiring a DJ that would make it too much of a clubby scene. Before we had a chance to tell him so, he started introducing himself, and his vision for weddings matched closely to what we had in mind. We told him our vision, and not only did he not judge us, but he also totally understood and was happy to help us make our vision come true.After our interview with Matt, we looked at each other and both knew we wanted to hire him. There were other great candidates for sure, but we knew it in our gut after one call with Matt.

Another great benefit of hiring Matt, is that he also provides the option to play live music. Although we were taking pictures during the cocktail hour, when he was playing live, we were able to listen in the background and he sounded great. He even learned a song we asked him about two weeks before the wedding and played it. He built the playlist around what genres we like and filled in songs to fit the vibe and the crowd. The night was so much fun. The music vibe made everyone feel happy and comfortable to dance. It was such a special moment when all of our family and friends dancing together. Throughout the entire night, we had so many guests come to tell us how amazing the DJ was. A guest who himself is a DJ told me “your DJ is great”. We would frequently hear “oh I love this song!” from the crowd. We even had a guest come to tell us she was so impressed with the choice of prelude music. We will always cherish that Matt was part of our wedding. Last thing to say is, on the day of the wedding, he had such a friendly and comfortable vibe, and we could tell that he was genuinely happy to be there and celebrate with us. DJ Matt is a great DJ and more importantly, a special person. Thank you, Matt! – T&J

We had a great experience with Matt who worked with us to play the music we loved, with great suggestions and responsiveness. He was friendly, easy to work with, and was a fantastic MC/DJ on the night of. Keep in mind that this was through 3 Covid postponements with date changes. We would absolutely recommend Choice Entertainment for any event!

If you're a music snob throwing a wedding in San Diego or Boise, and you don't want your reception dance mix to sound like every other wedding you've been to, hire DJ Matt Phipps. He has a great ear for what gets people dancing while also being responsive to your tastes. Full disclosure: we gave him the longest "do not play" list I think anyone has ever given a wedding DJ, and he managed to give us a great party that guests were raving about after. Thank you, Matt!

Matt was an incredible DJ, was so easy to work with and our guests had an incredible time dancing the night away with Matt's music! The equipment was very impressive and the sound was of the highest quality. Matt was incredibly flexible over the last 2+ years when we had to adjust our dates 3 times, and we can't thank him enough for that!

Matt was so wonderful to work with to plan our wedding day music and emcee-ing. We wanted a DJ who would do an exceptional job of getting people to dance and setting the mood. We gave him songs and genres we liked and he asked us some questions on what general styles were a hard no for us and which we loved. From that he created an amazing wedding sound that people were complimenting all night and after the wedding. He had literally everybody on the dance floor until the end. He does a cool thing where you pick a last song that everybody knows and can sing to- it was such a great way to end the night (or get the momentum going for the after party). His knowledge and experience working with our wedding venue, Darlington House, was also a plus, as he brought along lighting for the rose garden that worked perfectly. We can't recommend him enough to anybody searching. Ps- he can also play guitar if you want one person who can do live music for ceremony or cocktail hour and a DJ for the reception. Exceptional guy and exceptional value.

DJ Matt was one of the best decisions we made with wedding planning! We live in Washington DC, but the wedding was in La Jolla. No problem, he met us in a Panera when we visted the summer before the wedding, calmly explaining all the little details, and asking all the questions to get to know us better as a couple and what our musical tastes are. Gay wedding, with pop diva music as a theme? NO PROBLEM, he was so excited about it and had some many great ideas. On the big day, so many little details I was anxious about, I had no reason to be. He mic'd the officiant, had mics for the readers, played music before the ceremony and as our recessional in coordination with live artists. Unlike some wedding DJ's, he did NOT make the reception about him, constantly giving needless commentary and cracking bad jokes, he was very low-key and stuck to the introductions and major announcements and such. People were dancing all night long, to the best music. Such a talented great guy, we're thrilled with our choice to hire him.

We hired Matt for our wedding at The Thursday Club and could not have asked for a better DJ. From the start, he was super nice and accommodated our music requests while giving us suggestions on what songs would pair well and even helping us plan out our day-of timeline so our reception flowed better. We had about 3 hours of dancing at our wedding and it made me so happy to see that Matt had our guests on the dance floor for the majority of the night! He even worked with us to create a cohesive mix that would incorporate salsa and reggaeton for my Puerto Rican family, while still playing the classics and more modern music for our other guests. It was the perfect night and we could not recommend Matt enough for helping to make our wedding one we'll never forget!