DNA Entertainment Reviews
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Ambika Sent on 06/04/2024The absolute best!
Anthony and his team handled all of the A/V for our multi day, music festival, multi cultural wedding at The Holly Farm in Carmel, CA.
From the start, Anthony was extremely professional, easy to communicate with, and has great attention to detail. We knew going into the weekend that we had hired the right team.
His techs, Chris & John, did an incredible job with every aspect of the A/V, including our silent disco, the ceremony, reception speeches, and after parties.
We felt so lucky to have them as part of our vendor team! Our wedding was such a success thanks to DNA entertainment! -
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Nick Sent on 06/24/2023DNA knows what they are doing - highly recommend!
We could not have asked for a better DJ experience. We had Chris from DNA, and from start to finish, had a perfect experience. The team at DNA helped us with pre-wedding details, were available to answer any questions, and on the day-of, Chris helped us execute the perfect wedding. We are so grateful!
DNA is experienced at many venues in the Monterey County area and truly know what they're doing. There is a reason they are on so many preferred vendor lists - they are highly professional and know how to have a great time!
We also included the photo booth, and would highly recommend!
10/10, thanks Chris G and the team at DNA!! -
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Bernardo Sent on 06/14/2023Highly recommended!!!
We hired DJ services from DNA Entertainment for our June wedding in Monterey, and we can’t recommend them enough! Payment, booking, and planning was easy and straightforward; they even accepted credit cards! Most importantly, our DJ Andrei was an absolute star. Besides expertly cueing all our “official” songs, she had us dancing all night long with bop after bop that perfectly fit our music preferences. She’s also a great human being and hella stylish. As the kids say, she understood the assignment. Thank you, Andrei and DNA Entertainment, for helping make our wedding day perfect. -
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Jannette Sent on 11/14/2022The most fun I’ve had in awhile!
My (now) husband and I booked DNA to DJ our wedding. We had the pleasure of having Colin & Chris join on us on our wedding day. Colin was our DJ and Chris was our photobooth attendant. First off, kudos to Chris for manning the heck out of the photo booth. It takes a special person to be happy and enthusiastic while people, who are getting progressively more drunk, come in and out all night wanting crazy photos, but he did it with a smile on his face all night. Colin was nothing short of amazing and I don’t say that lightly. We had guests of all ages tell us how they enjoyed the music he played. Not only did he play amazing music, he took the time to help with out first dance song which was custom done by friends of ours who are musicians. Colin made the song sound better and worked hard to ensure that all our music was in order and that everything we had hoped for came to reality. Not only were Colin & Chris extremely professional and knowledgable, they knew how to bring the party and fun to the reception. I don’t think our wedding would have been half as fun without them there and we are extremely grateful for their services and the experience they provided to our guests. I would highly recommend hiring DNA Entertainment. -
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Ayoung Sent on 09/26/2022Professional and Incredible Service!
Our venue came with several options for music, including having our own Spotify playlist played through speakers, to eliminate the need for a DJ or a live band. We decided to go with a DJ from DNA Entertainment, which was a superb decision on our part (if I do say so myself)!
First, why a DJ over a live band? - we have a really wide, eclectic taste of music that ranges from Japanese hip hop to punk rock emo. We wanted all aspects of our music tastes represented, which would have been tricky with a live band. Then, why a DJ over using our own playlist? - simply put, our DJ was invaluable in keeping us on schedule, making announcements to corral our guests for events like cake cutting and first dances. Don't underestimate the value of having someone with a schedule that can check in with photographers, your venue and caterers, and the bride and groom to make sure things go as planned!
Working with DNA Entertainment was seamless from the start. Anthony responded extremely promptly to our initial inquiry - even going as above and beyond to give us a call when we missed their email as it got sent to our spam inbox instead. The initial phone call went over basics, and we were encouraged that they were open to having a lot of input from us on music selections for cocktail hour/dinner instead of insisting we stick to their premade playlists or genres. We were given a very thorough worksheet/template to fill out with our wedding ceremony timeline, song choices for processional/recessional/first dance/etc, as well as the all important DO NOT PLAY list. They even have a list of common/top wedding songs to help those of you who aren't as particular about your music as we were.
Then about a month and a half before our wedding, we reached out. Again the response was prompt, and our DJ was CC'd on the email. They let us know that they'd be in touch about a week before the wedding, which is more than enough time to touch base with your DJ prior to the wedding. We submitted our completed worksheets and sent our Spotify playlists over to our DJ, who reviewed it thoroughly with us via phone call in the week prior to the wedding.
Now, a word on our DJ. DJ Christopher was fantastic! He introduced himself to us at the venue and checked in with us through the night. His help during the ceremony with microphones and speeches was truly seamless - no awkward skips or volume issues. He was flexible and accommodating, letting us finish up saying hello to our guests before keeping us on track with the schedule with speeches. He played every song we requested and none of the ones we asked him not to. As a fellow Pitbull enjoyer I was really happy with his song choices all night. He even got my shy mother-in-law on the dance floor for a song, which is not an easy feat!
I can't thank DJ Christopher and DNA Entertainment enough for all their help. If you have an event, I highly, 100% endorse the whole team. Thank you for everything! -
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Rad S. Sent on 04/03/2022Amazing! Everything we wanted and more!
These guys were amazing. From planning to performance I cannot recommend them enough. Photographers may capture how you feel but the DJ is the one that gets those feels going. Anthony was amazing and his surprise guest Lavelle Durpee threw down. They did an amazing job balancing the needs of the older folks in attendance while dropping the slappers I wanted. Anthony kept the party moving and things on time and was open to any and all feed back like volume at a moments notice. I would highly recommend them for your next event and you get what you pay for and more; Quality and expertise! -
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Darlene Sent on 10/23/2021Music Entertainment Choice
DNA Entertainment was our choice for music on our wedding day.
I was especially pleased with the level of professionalism from Anthony, the owner, to our D J John on our wedding day. They were so accommodating from our first phone call to our very last email days before our wedding.
John was an extraordinary DJ who met with us personally, all the while taking notes on the type of music we liked and wished played. John was most helpful in finding just the right violinist to play a 1000 Years for my wedding processional. Our wedding was a small and intimate gathering of sixty guests. John was extremely familiar with our wedding venue as he has played at Pebble Beach on many occasions. To our delight, our guests were up dancing all evening! All of our guests spoke about how wonderful our music was and asked for their (DNA) contact information. DNA is also listed at Pebble Beach Resort as an Entertainment suggestion.
As with any fine company and their staff, we were completely at ease with our decision right from the beginning to the very end. Choosing DNA Entertainment will be one of the easiest decisions you make. You will not be disappointed!
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Leah Sent on 05/13/2021Awesome DJ Services for Wedding!
DNA Entertainment was great to work with! Anthony was super helpful and responsive, especially during all the uncertainty during covid times! Our DJ, Chris, was great and provided excellent music recommendations for the ceremony and reception. Our guests gave us many compliments on the music! We are so grateful we were able to have dancing at our wedding and that the music was on point with what we had in mind!
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Katie Sent on 11/09/2019The Best of the Best in Entertainment!
Wow! Anthony and the DNA Entertainment team went above and beyond to make our wedding amazing. We are so lucky to have had Anthony DJ and MC our wedding at Bernardus Lodge in Carmel this summer. Anthony incorporated everything we wanted - great music and MCing that our guests loved.
Anthony was a pleasure to work with: professional, creative, and reassuring. He worked seamlessly with our band to make sure entertainment continued throughout the night. You cannot go wrong with DNA Entertainment! Thanks for everything! -
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Garrett Sent on 09/29/2019The best in the Bay, hands down!
Don’t even think of going anywhere else - DNA is the best in the Bay Area hands down.
Anthony and team were a dream to work with. Seriously, with very little direction, Anthony curated the perfect music for every part of our wedding ending with one hell of a dance party for all ages!
I can’t thank him and his team enough for making our day so special! -
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Sarah Sent on 07/03/2019Awesome music & danced the night away!
We hired DNA entertainment for our wedding in June 2019 and was fortunate to have Chris as our DJ and Jason as the photo booth attending.
From the beginning, DNA was very prompt and professional with any questions you had via email. Our meeting with Chris went great a few days before the wedding- he was very accommodating to certain songs or the scheduling of events. On the wedding day, he was the best MC with timing on point and with announcements and getting the crowd moving. He was even better as a DJ and had the whole group dancing and me being the bride- I danced all night!! The song choices were the best and he was very enthusiastic with great energy throughout the whole night. Highly recommend Chris as a DJ!!
Jason was awesome at the photo booth station! He made everybody feel comfortable and had all the props ready. Was great at giving out the photos and we also got a dropbox file at the end so we could see everyone's. I would definitely rent the photo booth bc you can choose form different backgrounds and customize the names on them. The picture quality turned out great and was just so much fun!!
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Mia Sent on 04/21/2019Hands down would recommend
Anthony was our DJ for our wedding and Scott Rainer was in charge of our Photo Booth. They both were amazing! From our initial meeting with Anthony, he was extremely professional and full of energy. He answered all our questions promptly and was accommodating with any of the requests we made for both the ceremony and reception! Since we did not have a wedding planner the scheduling packet he provided us helped organize our day and he made sure that it was followed keeping everything moving smoothly. Our reception was a blast and all of our guest loved it!! He even played a song for my grandma which meant a lot to me and made our day even more special!
As for the photo booth side of things Scott was busy the whole night! The photo booth was a hit. He helped all they guest make sure they did not miss a photo and even helped stick extra copies of the images in to our guest book which was perfect. He was super sweet!
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Katie Sent on 10/28/2018Awesome DJ
Colin was our DJ for our wedding in Monterey and he was amazing! He was a flawless MC and was great at reading the vibe of the wedding and playing stuff that kept everyone energized and dancing. The whole booking process with DNA was very simple and efficient, which is so appreciated when you're juggling so many wedding planning tasks. We also booked an open air photobooth through DNA which kept guests entertained all night long. Highly recommend their DJ/photobooth services to anyone planning an event! -
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Julie Sent on 10/16/2015Evan Parker was the DJ for our wedding at Nicklaus Club and he was fantastic! Evan took the time to connect with us 3 weeks in advance of our special day and then again meet with us in person the week before our event to discuss our timeline, expectations and music preferences. He was very professional throughout and the day of our event worked seamlessly with our wedding coordinator and photographer to make sure that we were in the right place at the right time. He kept the party hype the entire night and played exactly the music we had asked him too. We couldn't imagine our event without him and would recommend Evan and DNA Entertainment to anyone planning their special day! -
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Jackie Sent on 06/13/2015We were lucky enough to work with DJ Evan Parker for our Aptos wedding, and could not be happier! Evan was energetic, and kept people dancing ALL night. He worked in songs that we asked for, took requests, and fed off of what was working to keep people dancing. We could not have asked for a better DJ. Thank you so much Evan!! -
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Nicole Sent on 09/03/2014We had the pleasure of having Jason as our DJ! He was excellent! He played exactly what we were looking for, kept the evening moving along, and made sure to ask permission when some guests wanted to "borrow the microphone" at inappropriate times! He listened to what I was looking for and was perfect for both the ceremony and reception! -
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Rona Sent on 07/31/2013Evan Parker from DNA entertainment was an awesome DJ and MC for my wedding at the Perry House. He took the time out of his schedule to chat with me prior to the wedding to go over the little details for our big day. He pretty much nailed it, from the ceremony, reception, and dancing. He was very professional with email responses, phone conversations, to the day of the wedding. I actually allowed him to choose several songs for parts of the reception and they were excellent! Not only was he professional, he was extremely fun, played all of our "must play" songs, and kept the party going until the very end.
DNA entertainment as a company was also great. It's extremely convenient that they also have a rental company, Chic Event rentals. It made the wedding planning process more convenient. They pretty much responded to my DJ service inquiry within hours of me sending it. I'd recommend DNA entertainment to any of my friends and family who wants to have a DJ who knows how to make weddings a fun, memorable experience. -
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Jacque Sent on 01/02/2013We used Evan Parker with DNA Entertainment! He was great to work with and helped our wedding run smoothly!
He was very experienced and professional and we couldn't have been happier with him! He got people up on the dance floor, which is exactly what we wanted! and he also cooperated with our friends so that they could do a surprise dance!
We would definitely recommend Evan to anyone! -
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Jackie Sent on 09/20/2011we were a little leary because the DJ we originally met with did not end up doing our reception, which we found out just a week before. but, i think it was for the best because colin did a great job. as requested, there was no cheesiness, minimal talking over the music and GREAT selections. he played to the crowd which was really enjoying hip-hop but that's not what we prefer. the groom asked him change it up a bit and he promptly turned things just enough towards electronica/dance music to keep us happy but still keep the masses dancing. it turned into one of the best dance parties i've been too! i got so many compliments from guests about the music and how much fun they had. -
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David Sent on 02/12/2011DNA’s professionalism and experience made sure everything ran smoothly. DNA was one of the first vendors we contacted. We wanted to make sure we had this vendor in place and that they could handle the cultural requests we had and because our wedding was on a holiday. We were assigned Jon as our DJ and he was very responsive in answering phone calls and emails whenever we had questions. We had a venue change 2 weeks before the ceremony and DNA helped us put together a beach wedding. We told them how many people and the location. Everything was set up on the beach when the wedding party got there. Jon played all the requested songs at the right moments (even with us delivering the wedding music 2 hours before the ceremony). Jon took the time to find out which songs to play at certain times during the reception even though the songs were in Russian. His questions helped us get organized and deliver what he needed to DJ our wedding/reception. DNA also edited our wedding dance song down to manageable time so we could use while learning our dance. -
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Andrea Sent on 09/05/2010I was extremely satisfied with the job that Darion and all the folks at DNA for both emceeing and djing my wedding. Everything was handled flawlessly and quickly. DNA took care of the PA system for our ceremony at berwick park, then the reception at the old whlaing station. Darion was flexible and made a great playlist out of my bipolar requests and even helped gather the family and friends and put together a great horrah! Would definitely recommend, a bit pricey compared to some out there, but if you want your wedding to go off smoothly and professionally, its worth the investment. -
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Jennifer Sent on 08/03/2010We had the owner, Anthony Karabetyan, as our DJ, and we couldn't have asked for a better DJ! Seriously, he was ridiculously fast at responding via email (which I loved, since I was planning from another state), paid attention to detail, and was just one of the most charming, charismatic guys I've ever met! And he is AWESOME at his job. My guest list didn't look to be much of a dancing group, but the dance floor was packed all night! He could read the crowd and play what they wanted!
We also had a couple of songs he didn't have in his database, but he got the right ones without any problems. He's great on the mic and knows what he's doing -- for SURE. It was so important to us to have a good DJ who kept the party going and keep people entertained, and he was perfect!!
I HIGHLY recommend Anthony and his DJs at DNA Entertainment!
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