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If you need tasteful and flexible musicians for any part of your wedding, look no further than Jesse Stacken and Justin Keller from Skylark Music in Beacon, New York. They've performed and/or recorded with Sufjan Stevens, The Loan Bellow, Donna Lewis, Grave Vanderwaal, The Gregory Brothers, Chris Staples, Tony Malaby, and Tyshawn Sorey. With a wealth of experience, you can be assured that they will treat you and your loved ones to a good time.

Services Offered

They boast of a broad repertoire of styles from classical, to pop, to folk, to jazz. Between the two of them, they play piano, guitar, banjo, sax, clarinet, flute, and ukulele. Justin also sings and they can add nearly any kind of instrumentalists to expand their duo to a trio or quartet. And if you need dance music for your reception, they have that covered, as Justin is a DJ. They're a musical one-stop shop.

Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for wedding ceremony music?

$300

What is the price of your most popular wedding package?

$950

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Learn New Songs
Microphones
Sound/PA System
Travel Expenses

What ceremony music arrangements can you provide?

Instrumental - Solo
Instrumental - Duo
Instrumental - Trio
Soloist / Vocalist

How many musicians are in your band(s)?

1 - 3

What instruments does your group play?

Flute
Guitar
Piano
Saxophone

What services do you provide?

Ceremony Music
Cocktail Hour Music
Instrumentals
Learn New Songs
Liability Insurance
Microphones
Music During Breaks
Reception Music
Rehearsal Dinner Music
Sound/PA System
Vocals
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Reviews of Skylark Music

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
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Skylark Music, with Justin and Jesse, provided a magical soundtrack for a September Catskills wedding with live music and DJ services, impressing guests and creating a joyous atmosphere despite weather challenges. The duo's professionalism, talent, flexibility, and ability to read the crowd were highly praised by review writers, who described their experience as seamless, accommodating, and enjoyable. From personalized playlists to smooth transitions between live music and DJing, Skylark Music received enthusiastic recommendations for creating a perfect wedding day ambiance with excellent communication and attention to detail.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Skylark Music, with Justin and Jesse, provided a magical soundtrack for a September Catskills wedding with live music and DJ services, impressing guests and creating a joyous atmosphere despite weather challenges. The duo's professionalism, talent, flexibility, and ability to read the crowd were highly praised by review writers, who described their experience as seamless, accommodating, and enjoyable. From personalized playlists to smooth transitions between live music and DJing, Skylark Music received enthusiastic recommendations for creating a perfect wedding day ambiance with excellent communication and attention to detail.

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Lauren N. Sent on 07/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Great Musicians!

Skylark played live music for our ceremony, cocktail hour, and we also used them as our reception DJ.

Planning a wedding, even a small one like ours, can be stressful, but Skylark made the process so easy.Leading up to our wedding they were super helpful, communicative and responsive, making sure that we were prepared.

They played our ceremony and recession songs beautifully, and even helped us figure out the best point in the song to start walking down the aisle.

The live cocktail hour music was also great: it was tasteful, classy, fun and incorporated our song requests.

After cocktail hour Justin stuck around and Dj’ed the wedding, he did a great job of matching the vibe of the crowd - even though we had a small intimate wedding with no dance floor, many people got out and started dancing!

Would highly recommend working with Skylark - they make the process fun and easy and their love and knowledge of music truly shows!
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Katie K. Sent on 09/26/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic duo! The sprinkles on top to our wedding day

We initially didn’t plan on having any live music/DJ during our wedding day as we were having more of a smaller and casual wedding (~50 guests) but I am beyond happy that we found Skylark Music as they were the perfect addition to make our day magical!

It was so easy working with Justin from Skylark Music and they were exactly what we were looking for; live music for our ceremony and cocktail hour, and a DJ for our reception.

We requested a specific song to be played for our ceremony and it was executed so beautifully! I lowkey wish I could have been a guest at my wedding to have fully experienced it. We also missed out on hearing the live saxophone and piano for our cocktail hour as we were busy taking photos but our guests were raving about the live music!

Skylark Music made our day so magical and it seriously flew by.
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Stephanie R. Sent on 11/21/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect ensemble/DJ combo!

Justin and Jesse made absolute magic at our Catskills wedding in September 2024. We hired them to do instrumentals for our ceremony and cocktail hour as well as DJ services for the reception. We searched far and wide and didn’t find many vendors that were as reliable in both arenas, so if you’d had similar plans for your event entertainment, I highly recommend them! Justin is intuitive, helpful, and worked with us on our ‘play’ and ‘do not play’ lists.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
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