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George James Entertains

Escondido, CA

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Renee Sent on 12/15/2010

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My husband and I are so thankful that we hired George James as our DJ for our wedding this past July. We met with four other DJ's but thought that George seemed the most professional and fun. He also had the best referrals. I liked how organized George was. George had a booklet for us with our names on it that was super helpful. It was like an outline for the wedding. He had a timeline, song suggestions, but he was also very open to whatever ideas we had in mind. We had two meetings with George before the wedding which was really great. George asked us questions about our relationship, and our proposal. He really wanted to get to know us. George was easy to get a hold of by phone and e-mail. I never had to wait more than a day to hear back from him.

The day before the wedding George met me at our venue with the caterer and we did a walk through of the wedding day. We discussed where the lights would go, where he would set up his equipment, etc. George is very easy going and during such a stressful time it was nice to work with someone so calm and on top of things. The day of the wedding George was not only our DJ, but he also acted like a coordinator. He kept me on track saying, "In about 30 minutes do you want to cut the cake?" Or, "I'll play two more songs and then we'll do the garter toss." I loved how he kept on top of things so I didn't have to.

There are some people who are trying to save money these days and use an ipod instead of hiring a DJ. From what I've seen this never seems to work. George is not just a DJ he's also an excellent MC and entertainer. We got so many compliments after the wedding on our DJ. After the ceremony during our grand entrance at the reception George had little speeches prepared about my husband and I and about our bridal party. He got the information from us from a questionnaire sheet that was in our wedding booklet. Our guests cracked up as George told funny stories about our bidesmaids and groomsmen. Another fun thing that George did was called the "Kissing Couples" sheet. I've never seen it done at another wedding.

I really cannot say enough good things about my experience working with George James Entertains. They were everything we wanted in a DJ and more.
Kaylee Sent on 04/25/2014

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George is such a great DJ and his price is awesome. When I initially read his reviews(before I met him), I was worried that maybe he just had his friends all make up nice reviews (I think I am paranoid). But now I know that all these reviews are true!
George was quick to respond. Before my wedding day, he met with me at the location. He was super flexible (I kept changing the time on him because I had a limited amount of time in San Diego). He is so nice and kept our wedding day flowing along perfectly!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM.
Gabriel Sent on 06/07/2018

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George was fantastic and very communicative- especially as we were organizing our wedding from half way around the world, George was quick to response and complete. He is an expert in his field, was organized, adaptable (e.g. impromptu karaoke, video screening), and knew the venue and how to keep an audience engaged and dancing. It was easy to work with George, and we were confident during the planning stages that this was the right choice. The day of the wedding he also was a brilliant DJ, keeping the flow of music constant and setting the atmosphere for the event. Highly recommend.

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Jeff Sent on 02/12/2016

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I know putting together a wedding can be stressful, for my wife and I we did it in only 3 months. Finding a DJ that didn't break the bank was clutch, and George James is just what we needed. Our wedding wasn't anything over the top, it was simple... just a big party to celebrate us. I just needed someone to play music and announce things at the right time, and not mess things up or be over bearing on the crowd. George showed up well dressed, way ahead of the ceremony time and was professional at all times. The website he offers makes it simple to put your music in order and he is very responsive when you have questions or need to clarify items on your timeline. Also. He is willing to travel! he came down to our wedding location(or where ever you want) multiple times to meet and go over the event items. Overall I give George a A+. Price, service and quality are on point.
Anita Sent on 04/01/2015

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George James was the DJ and MC at my daughters wedding (Thompsen/Ellis 3/28/15). The reception was held at Moniker Warehouse in San Diego and could not have been any more fun! From our first meeting George was professional and very helpful. This being my first time planning a wedding, he gave me numerous tips, suggestions, and options on almost anything wedding related, and keeping things moving smoothly and on schedule. He was a joy to work with and kept the entire evening lively and fun. I don't think the dance floor was ever empty.
He will definitely be my DJ of choice for my upcoming annual dance party!
All my thanks and appreciation to George James!
Anita Thompsen
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George did a great job at our wedding. He was very knowledgeable and professional. The ages of our guests ranged from 2-90 and I felt like everyone enjoyed the music equally. I didn't have to worry about a thing (what a relief for a bride)! He would respond back to emails and text messages right away which took away any stress related to music. He was very fairly priced and the value of service we got was fantastic. We highly recommend him, if you want a great music experience he's your guy.
Alyssa Sent on 03/20/2017

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George was easy to work with. He has a great website where pick and choose all your songs for every detail of the wedding. That was my favorite part. I could work on it whenever I wanted. I highly recommend him!
Heather Sent on 11/06/2013

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Was absolutely amazing!! Everything was PERFECT!!!
Andrea Sent on 03/05/2022

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George James is THE BEST!

For all your wedding requests and more George made our wedding so special!!! I’m thankful George took the time to get to know us and personalize everything we could have hoped for on our special day. I am so thankful for him, he is one in a million!!!! If you are looking for a DJ & or MC this is your pick! He is professional, and very detail oriented. My husband and I enjoyed working with him to create our memories that will last a lifetime!
David Sent on 06/12/2015

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George is an extremely talented and pleasant person to work with. We weren't sure what songs to pick, sine we had guests from multiple backgrounds and music tastes. So, we gave him general idea of what we would like to hear, and he delivered! We will definitely be recommending him to our friends.
Javier Sent on 02/25/2015

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george james provided dj and karaoke host services for my first anniversary party - a hosted-bar, catered event with a hundred guests. he was a responsive, prompt, and polite professional who brought along great, sleek, clean gear, worked diligently and gave us not just great musical accompaniment for the event, but was also a wonderful karaoke host with a vast musical library. i would work with george again and would recommend to my friends in the area.
Steve Sent on 04/18/2016

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George was perfect in everything he did. He met with us (and was on time) a couple of months before our wedding date. He was very organized, and it didn't take us long to realize we were going to be in good hands. On the day of the wedding, George arrived early and was already set up before we even arrived. He set up one sounds system inside the wedding hall and one outside for the reception. The acoustics and sound was perfect. He orchestrated the timing of everything that happened, and gave us gentle reminders on things we needed to do as the day progressed. He played all of the music we requested, and then some. He was very thorough, and we could tell it was important to him to get all of the details right, including how to pronounce all of the names of the bride and groom's entourage. He was professional, kind, and just a really likeable guy. My wife and I can't say enough "good" about George. I will recommend George to anyone I meet that has the need for a DJ.
Katrina Sent on 08/02/2011

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Having George as my DJ was one of the best decisions I made when planning my wedding. I can't say enough about what a valuable resource he was to me and my husband in our pre-wedding stages, but I'll try.

First, here's a quick summary.
- George was amazing!
- He was on time(early)to all meetings and the wedding.
- He brought a lot of wedding knowledge/experience to the table and had great suggestions for the reception.
- He was very personable, flexible, and made sure he was clear on everything we planned.
- He put together a great playlist (we received a lot of compliments on the music selection!)
- He was very organized.
- He was very responsive.

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I wasn't able to hire a planner and was a little lost when figuring out what to do during the reception. George started off our first meeting asking me questions about the wedding that I hadn't even thought of, which was great because it ensured that nothing was forgotten. He was able to provide suggestions for activies during the wedding, gave us a copy of "The Best Wedding Reception Ever!" and provided us a workbook of the type of information he would need to run the reception.

From the first meeting, we got our "homework" and a much better understanding of all we needed to plan our entire wedding. George was available for questions whenever we had them and also provided some great planning software where we were able to select our music for each event during the reception, general must play/do not play music, and organize the schedule of events - I found the software very helpful.

The second meeting allowed us to review all of the "homework" we had completed, George walked us through the entire day from his setup time to the end of the reception- the scheudle was planned down to the 15-minute mark. We were able to ask questions, make changes and clarify as we went through the schedule and then reviewed everything again to be sure it was how we wanted.

At the wedding, George was great! He had everything set up early, got everyone (mostly our officiant and my husband) organized for the ceremony, was flexible with the reception schedule as we requested more time for some segmants and less time in others and was very personable on the mic. The reception went very smoothly and I couldn't have asked for anything more.
Kat Sent on 08/31/2014

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George was easygoing and was able to read our music style from our conversations. We didn't want to pick each and every song so we gave him our likes and dislikes and he was able to portray that at the wedding. There were a few songs that weren't my favorite, but people were dancing which is all that mattered to us. We had the chicken dance on the do not play list, but my sister jokingly got him to play it; not our favorite, but we got some funny pictures out of it.

In the middle of the dancing, I noticed there were a lot of songs playing that were requested by guests that were inside jokes to us, but didn't get people dancing. I asked George to play more dance music and ignore the rest of the requests, which he did.

The biography sheets for the bridal party were a hit and everyone raves about them. He took the information I gave him and did a little intro for each bridal party member that had people laughing. I even had another friend of mine who is getting married soon ask me for a copy of the questionnaire so she can incorporate that into her wedding.

Thanks George!!
Daniel Sent on 11/20/2019

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Couldn't Be Happier

George was very accommodating and easy to work with on everything we wanted. We were working with him from out of town and he made it easy to communicate and met us when we were in the area in locations that were convenient for us. He allowed us to fully customize our musical choices and went the extra mile of scouting out the venue beforehand since it was something of a tricky set up. He also respected our wishes about song requests from guests. A consummate professional with none of the cheesy wedding DJ antics others might provide. Thanks again, George!
Rebecca Sent on 07/15/2017

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We got married July 8, 2017 and George James was fantastic! His website was awesome to use and user friendly when we set up our day and chose songs. His professional and friendly demeanor was great! We loved every song played at the ceremony, cocktail hour, reception until the end of the evening. Thank you George James for a memorable Wedding day! You rocked!!!
User925089 Sent on 09/06/2012

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I really enjoyed working with George as the DJ for our wedding. He was one of our best vendors and really went above and beyond to make everything perfect for our special day. We were having a destination wedding in San Diego and George helped us plan from afar. We really appreciated his willingness to communicate with us via Skype. On our big day, he arrive early, was professional, played music that we requested and our wedding guests enjoyed and generally made our day stress-free. I would highly recommend George for anyone getting married in the San Diego area. He made our day special and I don't think there was a single thing that he could have done better.
Jeff Sent on 05/08/2014

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Very professional, filled all song request, and also came to the event site a couple of days before event to properly prepare.
Maria Sent on 06/12/2019

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What a great experience!

Our wedding reception was amazing thanks to George James! I was so particular about the flow of music and he read my mind on how to build the night with all the tunes! We never left the dance floor!

We would recommend him hands down!
Roberta Sent on 05/05/2014

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My husband and I used George James as our DJ on our special Wedding Day, May 3rd. He was awesome! He was all set up and ready to go with great sounds and lighting. I couldn't of asked for any better. He was friendly with all and kept us dancing :-)
I would recommend him for any occasion! Thank you George for making our day special and fun!
Keep up the good work!
Rick and Roberta
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George, was such a great help in planning our wedding!! He had timeline templates that were a major help along with other templates that gave some background info on the wedding party and who they were. Georges format for planning the music and the events that go along with the night made everything flow very smoothly. George was very professional and flexible. I highly recommend George James for entertaining any event not just a wedding.
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If you are reading this, take a deep breath, YOU HAVE FOUND THE MOST AMAZING DJ!!! George is perfection!!!

HE made my wedding unique in all the right ways!!! He is talented at what he does and that is so evident from the moment you meet him. He is organized and gives you the tools to make this portion of your wedding planning incredibly easy!! Listen to all his great ideas and the tools he gives you to make your wedding be unforgettable will make your wedding the best that any of your guests have ever been too. Don't let your wedding be ordinary like every other wedding, add some flair that will leave everyone with enjoyable moments. All age groups will be entertained.

We left the music selection mostly up to George and it was a very intelligent choice, he knows his stuff. My dance floor was full, even of Aunties that I would never have imagined staying throughout the wedding and furthermore being a joyful reveler!!

My wedding was a true success because of George, I can never say that enough. My father/daughter dance was so incredibly special for my father because of the attention to detail and creativity that George put into that moment for us.

There are so many things that can be stressful about wedding planning but selecting your DJ doesn't have to be. If I can possibly answer any specific questions for you about George James Entertains, I would be over-joyed to do so. My email is loveamore567@yahoo.com.
Mark Sent on 12/25/2013

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George communicates well and listens. Makes everyone feel comfortable. Professional. Kind and helpful. Phenomenal knowledge of music and what is best and appropriate for the situation. Flexible and adaptable. Great entertainer. Fun. Great sound system.
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George James was very professional and respectful with our wishes. He made everything flow very smoothly. They say weddings are never perfect, but I have a hard time saying mine wasn't perfect and a large part of that is due to George James. He even took the time to call my catering manager to work their time lines together for it to be perfect for me and my new husband. I highly suggest George James to any bride and groom for that perfect wedding.
Mackenzie Sent on 10/01/2015

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George James did a fantastic job at our Wedding! We would totally hire George again for a future party or celebration. George was very professional and easy to work with. He met up with my husband and I before and we felt very comfortable with George. His website was easy to use and great for downloading songs and adding comments. The quality of the music was perfect and volume was right on! Thank you George for making our night so perfect!!!

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