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1st Choice DJ Service

1st Choice DJ Service

Watsontown, PA
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73% Recommended by couples

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    Bill J. Sent on 04/20/2021
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    The best DJ. Period

    Awesome experience. Would recommend to anyone!!!
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    Alyssa F. Sent on 11/25/2019
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    Amazing vendor

    What a awesome person to deal with when it comes to having a DJ and a photo booth
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    Peter H. Sent on 08/07/2019
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    Our Sons Wedding

    Scott does a amazing job , recommend him to any one who needs a DJ for an event , Peter & Lori Hathaway
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    Rita Sent on 06/10/2019
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    Scott was wonderful.

    Scott made my daughter’s wedding reception a memorable event. He played great music and interacted with the guests. He did exactly what we wanted. I would absolutely recommend Scott for your event.
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    Tasia M. Sent on 06/10/2019
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    Entertaining

    Scott did a great job! He was very entertaining!
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    Brooke S. Sent on 06/10/2019
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    Great experience!!

    Scott was very easy to work with! I didn’t know how to go about all the events and he was very helpful! The photo booth was a big hit also! Very thankful for Scott and the great experience he brought to my wedding!
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    Kasi Sent on 01/25/2019
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    Made the Night!

    My family always emphasized how your DJ can make or break your wedding. Well Scott definitely made it! From the first moment we met him at a bridal expo he was confident and sure that we would be DJing our wedding. We met a few times beforehand and he was so outgoing and easy to work with! The wedding day was perfect. The events (games, garter, bouquet, etc) were so fun and engaging. The songs were great and he really kept the party going! I don't know that a single person had a bad time!
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    Sierra Sent on 10/24/2018
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    Zaborowski Wedding

    Scott was very easy to work with and very understanding with last minute changes because of weather. There was music from start to finish a total of 7 hours . Everyone had a great time and the mix of music was awesome. He kept the evening fun and flowing. He made the reception about Nick and Sierra as well as the guests.
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    Donald Sent on 08/10/2018
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    If you want a fabulous DJ, Scott is the one, he is willing to work with you and even bailed us out for a extra need. Don't look any further trust me. We are even planning to have him back on our 5th anniversary.
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    Cathy Sent on 07/02/2018
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    Awesome experience!! Scott loves his job, and it shows!!
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    David Sent on 06/13/2018
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    He was there to do anything and everything! He reach out to us to get a feeling for what we would like music wise, and he was very flexible and understanding about moving during a rain storm! He was awesome!
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    Wil K. Sent on 06/07/2018
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    Scott was excellent!! I would highly recommend using him! He made our wedding so special and was very personable. He helped make our wedding a night we will always remember and cherish forever. Great person, awesome personality and really good entertainment!
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    Helen Sent on 10/23/2017
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    Scott made our wedding perfect. He had the whole place dancing just the way we wanted. He read the crowd and played what worked. Everyone had so much fun in the photo booth, highly recommend. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!
    Mike and Helen 9/30/17
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    Erika Sent on 09/14/2017
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    Scott did both my ceremony and reception. The songs he picked out for my ceremony were absolutely beautiful. Scott did an awesome job interacting with the guests and keeping everything running smooth. We also got our photo booth through him. Which he offers a discount if you do both. Our guest had a great time at the reception and still talk about how much fun they had.
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    Jen Sent on 09/14/2017
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    Scott was very professional, but fun, too. You will not regret using Scott for any special occasion!!
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    Tyler Sent on 09/15/2017
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    We had a great experience with Scott, and 1st Choice DJ Service! We live out of the area and Scott was flexible and willing to come meet us before we even signed a contract. He was enthusiastic about helping us plan a great reception. We received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from our guests about how much fun they had thanks to 1st Choice DJ Service. We would highly recommend you give Scott a call!
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    Nicole Sent on 06/06/2018
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    My only comment to help would be the priority songs that were chosen and put on the website by the couple should be played before requests or make sure that all priority songs are played before all the requests, other than that, it was all wonderful.
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    Colleen Sent on 10/05/2008
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    Scott was friendly, professional, and eager to make our wedding great. He did our ceremony music for a low additional fee, and was able to accommodate to the outside setting easily. Although he didn't play the dinner music that we had exactly envisioned, that was probably a communication failure on our part, and the reception went wonderfully. Scott involved our guests and had some fun ideas that injected life into the reception. An unbeatable price for a great service.
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    Marge Sent on 07/27/2018
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    Scott Powell did a good job when he was there. He was pd for 6 hrs ($600) was there 2hrs said family emergency, agreed 2 return $400 for 4 hrs he wasn't there & I'm now taking him 2 court for breech of contract!
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    Debra R. Sent on 03/08/2023
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    Cancelled at last Minute and ahs not giving our Deposit back

    1st Choice Dj was booked at Eagles Mere Country Club on New Years Eve and They cancelled at the last minute, leaving us struggling to find new DJ. We gave him a deposit and to this date 3/8/2023 he has not returned our deposit. This is not professional. So Be Aware
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    Jamie L. Sent on 09/15/2021
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    Canceled the day of my wedding

    Everything seemed to be working out perfectly until the day of our wedding. I reached out to Scott while I was setting up and he said he couldn't come that there was a death in the family and he would be in touch next week. No replacement was sent or even a suggestion. We had to scramble the day of, hours before to get a last-minute DJ. I gave him two weeks, then after not hearing from him, I reached out via text and email about the refund. Scott proceeded to give me an attitude about the money and told me he would be making payments. Essentially he was paying me every 2 weeks a portion of the refund that he owed me. I filed a claim w. the BBB because he was giving me a hard time and he told me he wouldn't give me the rest of the refund unless I canceled my claim, he also said he didn't have to refund me at all, but he chose to do that. Wedding Wire shouldn't be endorsing this man, and I see that there are several other 1 star reviews that have similar experiences, so how does his business have over 4 stars? I am so disappointed, having good music at our event was really important to me and I handpicked every song from the beginning till the end of the day and none of those songs were played because I had to hire someone just a few hours beforehand and had zero prep time to communicate with the new DJ, even though I am grateful for him, he did a great job on short notice. If you are looking for a DJ in the area, go with Rockin Ray Hinkle.

    1st Choice DJ Service's reply:

    Yes, I didn't show up. My Uncle died that morning and I couldn't go. I apologized and was in the process of returning all of Jamie's money. She contacted me before the 2nd payment was being made and accused me of having a attitude. Then I get a letter from the BBB. I made the second payment, but she wasn't happy.
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    Diane R. Sent on 09/05/2020
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    Con Artist

    My daughter and son-in-law were provided Scott's name by their venue. My daughter called and made the arrangements for their wedding, then COVID hit. After changing the date and the venue several times, they finally had to cancel their date.
    When writing to Scott via email informing him of their unfortunate decision they had no control over, they requested their money be refunded. Scott told them that he was essentially out of business due to COVID, he paid for leads, and a new event planner and offered them $400 for literally doing nothing. He never even met them in person. He was charging them for his choice to be in business.
    My daughter offered him $200 for holding the date and for trying to be understanding of the situation, but he would not even respond. When her husband called and tried to speak with Scott, Scott got rude with him and hung up on him when he requested that Scott refund their money.
    They will now be taking him to court for breach of contract after speaking to an attorney. He cannot use COVID to bilk couples out of their money for doing nothing. After reading some of the other reviews, I see this seems to be a pattern of Scotts. He spends the money before the event and then when it falls apart, he has no money to make things right. Great business plan! Definitely not a first choice..
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    Ryan Sent on 07/10/2020
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    Too many mistakes that he couldn't fix.

    Groom of a wedding scott was hired for. First, as the bride was ready to walk down the aisle and everyone is waiting and anticipating it, this guy has to ask what song he's supposed to play even after we had submitted the entire playlist for every occasion as he requested. Then, he couldn't get his equipment to work and had to play the song she walked down the aisle to from his phone, and we got to enjoy some nice commercials before finally being able to proceed with the ceremony. Then, for the first dance of the bride and groom, he called us up and we're waiting there ten minutes and finally our caterer had to step in and play the song through her phone. He didn't fix it, the caterer did. Then it took him another 10-15 minutes trying to compose himself to get the father of the bride dance going. Fortunately our photographer helped the awkward time pass for everyone on the stage by getting a lot of pictures which helped. After this debacle, one of the owners of the venue, who had a degree in IT, stepped in and fixed the equipment issues for the DJ. There's a theme with this guy where he needs other people to fix his problems, and they weren't his staff. Finally, he approached me and the bride asking about the bouquet and garter toss, and I said maybe even just the bouquet toss, maybe hoping he was competent enough to do that. Guy has the nerve to look around and say "I don't think there are enough single ladies here." One, there were plenty, and two, that's not your call to make, we hired you, but forget it if you clearly can't do your job and need some lame excuse to cop out. If you hire this DJ, you better hope your caterer and venue owners are good enough and there to fix his mistakes, because he's not competent enough to fix his own. We had a concern about a bad review that we had asked him about beforehand, but he reassured us that everything will be okay. Don't make the mistake we did, Scott will just take your money and run. All in all, just know he's overcompensating when he named his company 1st choice DJ service.

    1st Choice DJ Service's reply:

    This is the mother of the bride spouting off on things she does not know anything about. I have 30 years of experience in DJing weddings. Also, it was a very hot day. Temperatures were in the 90’s and high humidity on this day.
    The bride put 4 songs in for the ceremony music, and I found out when they lined up for the ceremony, she only needed 3 songs. The song for her to walk in was Michael Marc Canon in D which was played. That is the song she had requested.
    She gave me the complete list of bridal party introductions on that day. Also, the songs were not completed until the day before, when they are due a week before. Which means I didn’t have adequate time to prepare all the music. I did play every song that she had on the list for dinner time. When it came time for the first dance, yes, my system froze because of the heat. Yes, it did take a while for me to reboot my complete system. I did thank Janet our caterer for helping do the father/bride dance and the mother/groom dance. From that point on my system worked fine and had the dance floor moving. Even the bride, and the mother of the bride danced. So I didn’t ruin the whole day. I always run my DJ program and I tunes. Because of the heat, the DJ program froze. I only learned that on Monday after talking to the manufacturer of the software.
    The only thing I moved was the photographers light, which was right in front of me. I was not rude to anyone. Oh by the way, they spent $3,800 on a air conditioner. It only provided comfort if you were directly in front of it.
    As for a apologize, I did that right after the cutting of the cake. As for a refund, I discounted this wedding. They got a $200 discount off my DJ rates, and a $200 discount for the photo booth service. Which was a hit with all the guests. That was outside in the breeze.
    I will stand on 30 years of providing Good Music, Great Times, and lasting Memories.
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    Sattie Sent on 06/21/2019
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    Do not hire!!!

    We rented the photo booth from Scott (contract signed & deposit paid) for our big day.
    I reached out to him the day prior to our wedding, & was told he cannot make it. Note that his site states that, there are multiple employees.
    We purchased frames for every guests & props as well in preparation for the booth.
    He had no intentions of showing up or even reaching out to us.
    He refused to refund our deposit.
    It took over a month of texting & contacting a lawyer to get our refund back.
    He intends to scam hard working people out of their money & had no remorse of his actions.
    Thankfully we did not book him as a DJ, then we would have been really screwed.
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