We hired Jumpstart to perform at our Freedom Fiesta. This is a large one day festival held each Fourth of July weekend in downtown Seguin. We are always looking for a band that can deliver a great show with a big professional sound. Boy did they deliver. People were blown away by the 11-piece band and its expansive playlist. The hits just kept coming all night long. I highly encourage you to consider them for future events.

We hired Jumpstart for a family reunion and my mom’s 80th birthday and they blew us away. 11 piece band with 3 amazing vocalists. Mike was great to communicate with and setting up and coordination was flawless. I would highly recommend jumpstart for any wedding or party if you want to get people dancing. They also did a great relaxing jazz set during cocktails!

Although this band most often performs for wedding receptions, my nephew & I hired them for a joint 60th & 40th birthday party with approximately 300 guests in March 2020. From the beginning, Mike was incredibly easy with which to work & also worked with us as far as certain song requests we had for that night. The entire band was phenomenal & played a great variety of music! They did a fine job of keeping everyone engaged & on the dance floor! We received several compliments about the band over the course of the evening & even after the party. I would highly recommend them for your upcoming event!

From our first dance, to a surprise song as part of the welcome by my mom, to the music that got people on the dance floor all night long - everything was perfect. Mike, the band contact is so responsive and incredibly accommodating. And the singers and band members, WOW! We had three semi-obscure songs we wanted for some of our "special" dances and they absolutely did them perfectly (honestly maybe even better than the original artists! :)) A lot of reviews have said it, but they truly know how to read the crowd and get people on the dance floor. We had a mix of family and friends from 2 - 92 years old and had plenty of them dancing. And, we're still hearing from them how much fun they all had! You will not be disappointed with Jumpstart!

Jumpstart is a MUST HIRE if you want great dancing at your reception, they're available, and they're within budget. If you read nothing else from this review, then please walk away with that one thing.

My wife and I initially planned on hiring a DJ for the reception but after learning that Jumpstart was available, we became absolutely torn between us spending less on our wedding and having a band that she had seen play live before and loved. We eventually decided to take a leap of faith and booked the band.

One would think that paying for your wedding would mean fewer cooks in the kitchen for an already stressful process, but hiring a band surfaced all kinds of reactions and opinions from our friends and family. We were told things like: a DJ would have been just as good and way cheaper; If the band is even just okay, you're wasting a lot of money; didn't ___ and __ have a band at their wedding? I don't remember anything about them; I wouldn't have hired a band.

We had plenty of self-doubt ourselves from the time we put in our deposit until the wedding. Nevertheless, we stuck with our guns.
Mike, the band leader, was super responsive and accommodating throughout the whole process. You fill out a questionnaire about what time everything is happening, what the special songs are, etc. They'll even learn a few songs for you to make your night extra special. The best part of the process itself though was how accommodating Mike was to us and the chaos of the final couple of months before the big day:
* We picked two songs for the band to learn for the first dance and the father-daughter dance.
* A couple of weeks later, we asked about a mashup of two songs and Mike ended up mixing it for us.
* Mike realized that we didn't pick a grand entrance song and made a great suggestion for us to walk in to.

Then came the big day itself and Jumpstart sounded AMAZING. The dance floor was PACKED with people of all ages. And the most shocking thing to me: MY FAMILY DANCED. Including parents that normally sit throughout wedding receptions.

Friends and family have said the following:
* "This is the best reception I've ever been to."
* "Everything was great so I'm only going to call out three decisions that were great: the venue, the food, and the band."
* "The band was worth every penny." (A family member who previously thought we were spending too much on the music)
* "The band was very good!" (The first thing one of my uncles said to me when we saw family the next day)
* "Venue: 10; Wedding: 10; Band: 10; Food: 10; A top notch classy wedding"

After we came back from the honeymoon, my wife's parents were still glowing over the memory of the wedding. They even asked when Jumpstart was playing next so they could drive down all the way from Fort Worth to Austin just to see them!

Our experience with Jump Start was incredible! We loved them so much at our wedding and working with them before-hand was a breeze!

We began working with Mike (main contact) nearly 10 months out form the wedding date. He is very good with communication, and their wedding questionnaire covers just about anything you can think of. Mike made sure to check in at various points after the initial conversation and as we neared the wedding. About a month out, he was pro-active in reaching out to us for final conversations and details. Our venue didn’t have their exact power requirements, but they made it work with no added stress to us.

Their actual performance was so great. They did an instrumental “cocktail set” between the ceremony and reception, which was nice to have for the guests. Their man set was incredible! All our guests couldn’t stop talking about how great the band was. They were fun, played a good mix of songs based on our requests, and had just the right amount of crowd interaction. The bride and bridesmaids were all pulled on stage for a rendition of “Rolling on the River”, which was awesome. We had a friend of ours go on stage with them to sing “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” which was also a hit. If you’re debating between a DJ and a live band and have room in your budget, you HAVE to go with the live band – it takes it to a completely different level.

They were also willing to help us out last minute regarding the sound/PA for our ceremony. They handled the start/stop of the ceremony music and did so without a hitch.

Highly highly recommend!!

Booking Jumpstart was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. They kept our dance floor packed from their first song to their last song. They were energetic, and they played a huge mix of music, pleasing every age group at our wedding. They are so, so talented, and I would definitely book them again for any party going forward. Their music put a smile on EVERY guest's face, even on those who were unable to dance. They really, really completed our night. They went above and beyond accommodating our special requests-- they learned the exact version of our first dance song that we wanted, they let us make a playlist of music to be played during the band breaks, and they led us out in our exit in a New Orleans second line played by their horn section. We really, really, really loved them, and booking them will be the BEST decision of your wedding. They are so talented and are so kind!!!!!!!!!

Jumpstart was awesome! We had several comments about how great the band was, and I know that personally I couldn't stay off the dance floor. :) They were so accommodating about what songs to play at what time and made sure to check in with me the week leading up the the wedding, which was very appreciated. I would definitely recommend them!!

Mike was super easy to work with. The band was great. The dance floor was hopping the entire time. Mike made a special playlist for our wedding. They even tweaked the father/daughter dance song for us. It was very special. We were also able to offer up suggestions and if they didn't know them they learned them. The band is such an important part of the wedding and it is scary going into it because we were not able to hear them in person before our wedding. Mike assured us that they do a lot of weddings and their ratings are very good. Well, he did not disappoint or over sell himself or the band. They were awesome. If I had it to do over, they would still be my band.

FIVE stars all the way. Jumpstart was incredible! Super high energy, got everyone dancing, and kept the party going all night! Do not hesitate to hire these guys! They were professional from the word go, easy to work with and put on a great show. I would hire them again in a minute!