Al & the team at Okyne Media Labs was the absolute right choice for our wedding day!! If you're looking for a professional and fun team, look no further. DJ Alejandro was an awesome MC and kept the dance floor packed all night. Even our grandparents couldn't help but join in :) I'll treasure those videos forever.
Leading up to the big day, we were able to use an online dashboard to put in songs for cocktail hour, dancing, and special moments as we made those decisions. Al spent time with us on Zoom calls to make sure he understood the vibe we were going for as well as what the technical hurdles of the venue might be. We were pretty particular about everything, and he nailed the brief -- even making us a custom dinner playlist when we couldn't find exactly what we had envisioned. The wedding was everything we wanted and more, and the customer service was top notch.
Drewb Married on 10/21/2023
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Had a great experience with Okyne at our wedding. They are professionals throughout the process and leave no stone unturned while delivering an awesome event.
We also felt that their services were very reasonably priced which can be an unfamiliar feeling during wedding planning.
Overall, the Okyne team is great to work with and we would recommend them to anyone looking to host an event.
Rachael N. Married on 09/23/2023
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Excellent!
The Okyne Medialab team ensured a smooth, easy and stress-free experience every step of the way.
Each member of their team, Bekah, DJ Andrés and Al were phenomenal. Bekah was so helpful in the beginning as she introduced us to the services they provided and helped us set up our portal. She answered all our questions in a timely manner, jumped on 2 calls with us and provided excellent customer service. As soon as we began working with her we immediately knew we made the right decision.
Additionally, Al jumped in to finalized all the details with us for our wedding day making us feel very confident that the day would be everything we imagined and more. You can tell that he truly cares about all of his clients and matched us with a DJ that aligned with our preferences and style.
Lastly, DJ Andrés killed it. We had so many people coming to us complimenting our DJ and saying how amazing he did. He played so many amazing songs and read the vibe of the crowd perfectly. When I say our dance floor was packed all night - I mean it. There was never a dull moment and I can’t even express how much that means to us. Our dream was to have a packed dance floor and a wedding where everyone had a blast and DJ Andrés and the Okyne Medialab team made that happen.
Thank you so much Okyne Medialab! We would definitely recommend their services to anyone looking to book a DJ for their wedding or just want to have a killer party.
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Nicole H. Married on 09/23/2023
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Only book if you want the BEST RECEPTION EVER
Gordon seriously killed the game at our reception!!! He kept the dance floor packed the entire night and kept the energy going. He definitely was able to read the room and played banger after banger! Okyne Media Lab was awesome to work with, was timely with responses and so helpful!! Their online platform was great for us to communicate the styles of music we like - and they absolutely nailed it. I will recommend these guys to every engaged couple I know!!!
Wonho R. Married on 09/16/2023
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Very nice jazz group
Okyne is very professional and communicative. Their jazz team set the perfect ambiance for our cocktail hour and dinner for our wedding! Would highly recommend.
Jenna W. Married on 09/16/2023
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Could not recommend Okyne more!
We booked Okyne Media for our wedding at Artifact Events and we could not be happier! Al was amazing to work with in the weeks leading up. He was thorough, helpful, and informed and we organized an awesome night. Emily, Rob, and DJ Kristian kept the party lively and upbeat all night long -- thanks, Okyne team!
Michelle F. Married on 07/08/2023
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Dance floor packed the entire night!
We used Okyne Media lab for our July 2023 wedding. We did the ultimate wedding package plus 2 live musicians (Trumpeter and Saxaphonist). Working with Bekah throughout the sales and planning process was very smooth and she was very responsive and accommodating. Al was similarly very responsive and accommodating in the weeks leading up to the wedding, not to mention FUN to work with! He made us feel comfortable with our decision to add the saxophonist and trumpeter and allowed us to add extra 'must plays' and submit our own playlists.
Brad was our DJ for the wedding itself and he was absolutely incredible! He brought amazing vibes and from the beginning got us pumped up for the wedding party introductions. He was the perfect emcee, announcing things like "one hour left" and "last slow song" which people mentioned to me they really appreciated. He also pronounced all names correctly and checked in with each person giving a speech ahead of time. My sister, new brothers-in-law and father all mentioned their appreciation for these thoughtful details. He was able to blend our playlist in seamlessly, ensuring the dancefloor was PACKED for literally every minute. He also checked in with us toward the end of the night to make sure there were no other songs we wanted to hear.
We loved how the trumpeter and saxophonist came into the crowd to play and they sounded great playing on top of every song. We're so glad we had them there!
Hayley T. Married on 06/25/2023
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Amazing Wedding DJ!
We are so happy to have worked with Okyne Medialab! From the beginning Al and his team were very communicative. We were matched with a DJ closer to our wedding date and Jose was so amazing, fun and friendly! When we met with him, he immediately knew the kind of music and vibe we wanted and he made it happen! We were so happy with all the music choices before and after the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner music, and dancing. We received SO many compliments on how amazing the music was. He really saw what the dance floor was loving and accommodated it to what we liked as well! We could not be happier with our choice to hire Okyne Medialab and we highly recommend!
Nicholas T. Married on 06/19/2023
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Alex was a great DJ for our special wedding day. He was great with time and an even better MC. We had an awesome time and beautiful wedding day. Alex used top of the line equipment and made sure everyone enjoyed themselves!
Audrey G. Married on 06/10/2023
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A "must have"!
AL OKYNE has an amazing sense of timing, works cohesively with vendors, and listened actively; AL is "professionalism personified" After my 30-plus years as a planner, AL gets my 5-star rating...
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Emma B. Married on 06/03/2023
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Couldn’t have asked for a better DJ!!
We are so happy we chose Okyne for our DJ!
From our initial phone call with Bekah and prompt emails with Al, we felt comfortable and confident that they would pair us with the perfect DJ.
Our DJ was José and we had a great conversation on the phone the week of the wedding to go over our dance songs and made sure everything lined up with our coordinator's timeline. We also used their violinist and pianist due for our outdoor garden cocktail hour which added the perfect vibe. The whole reception went smooth from start to finish and he had us all on the dance floor until closing time! I provided a song list for dinner and he was able to play that for us too. I'm so glad we went with them and I 100% recommend!
Melissa N. Married on 05/06/2023
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10/10!!! Best Entertainment Group Ever!
HIRE OKYNE MEDIALAB! No hesitations. We are absolutely amazed with how things turned out. We had Nicole as our harpist for our cocktail hour and our guests could not stop complimenting what a cool idea and what remarkable talent she had. Then, our reception, Al was our DJ and he really turned up the party. He took our "must play" songs and had them all in the there while transitioning and reading the crowd so well throughout the entire night. It was SO MUCH FUN thanks to this incredible team! They are trustworthy and very energetic in the whole process. Highly recommend! 10/10.
Anna A. Married on 01/15/2023
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Party wouldn't have been the same without Okyne!
We used Okyne for 3 services during our January 15, 2023 wedding - live electric violinist for the ceremony and cocktail hour, DJ for the wedding, and Karaoke DJ for the afterparty. All our expectations were exceeded and wildest dreams come true!!!! Bekah was in touch right away to help us hone in on what we were looking for - what services, vibes, overall music taste, etc. Closer to the wedding, the Okyne portal and our meeting with Al and DJ Mayhem were so helpful and all together made us feel prepared and excited for the big day! All 3 musicians we worked with were incredible and the dance floor was packed all night. Highly recommend Okyne for the quality of service, as well as communication and organization!
Shannon Married on 11/12/2022
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Okyne deserves awards - kind, thoughtful, affordable and well-executed services
My new husband and I can’t say enough great things about Okyne MediaLabs - the team is responsible, reasonable, asks the right questions, is acutely aware of clients’ time and great at steering clients in the direction needed to not boil the oceans for a fabulous musical experience. I would recommend them to ANY future bride and groom or for corporate events; I’m going to recommend them to my own clients throwing Austin events in the future. Thank you so so much Al, Bekah, and your amazing musicians ♥️✨
Brett R. Married on 11/05/2022
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Stop searching. You want Okyne as your DJ.
You’re searching for wedding DJ’s and reading reviews to help you make that decision. You can stop here. You want Okyne Medialab as your DJ. Okyne Medialab is all the benefits of a wedding DJ and literally not one single negative. They have refined the DJ process into what it should be: a customer centered experience run by absolute professionals. You sign the contract and you’re taken to the online web portal client tool where YOU tell THEM what you want at your wedding. There are lists with everything you may or may not want. Bouquet toss? Check yes. Garter toss? Check no. Then you fill in the songs you want for moments or special dances. The “like it, love it, hate it” feature is amazing. One of the biggest selling points of Okyne is they work for you, not themselves and not anyone else. I loathe line dances and put as many of them as I could think of on the hate it list. I was told very clearly that meant they weren’t getting played no matter who tried to bribe the DJ to play cha-cha slide. A week and a half before my wedding, we had a zoom call with the owner Al, who took a half hour to go through every single choice with us, recording pronunciations, finding our special request songs, answering questions we had about what certain things were. Then a few days before the wedding we get a call from our DJ for the event, Jose. Same thing. He’s going over every song, asking us our preferences, making sure that the specialty songs were the correct versions, asking us our preferences for downtime music, etc. But here’s the big take home. I told Jose (and this was the reason I chose Okyne to begin with) that I was going to have 200 guests at my wedding. 100 of them are in their 20s. 100 of them are over 50. I wanted as many people on that dancefloor as much as possible. That meant the 20 something and the 50 something. I don’t know how Jose pulled this off but my dancefloor was PACKED the entire night. Everyone, youngest to oldest, was having a great time, because Jose was reading the room to fit our vibe, and did an excellent job of spacing out our special requests.. And that’s what mattered to me most. So, if you’re still reading this review, just pull the trigger on Okyne. You can either spend your wedding prep being told by a DJ what he’s going to play at your wedding, taking tips from guests to play songs you hate, and standing at his DJ booth with a sticker on his laptop that says “I’m not a jukebox” (all of which I’ve seen before), or you can choose Okyne, tell them your special requests and general vibe, and let them do all the work for you.
Tom F. Married on 10/15/2022
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Amazing Night!
Okyne provides top tier service. We had a video call with Al the week prior to the wedding to go over every detail and organize the forms on their website. The week of the wedding Jose (our DJ for the night) gave us a call, hyped us up and again confirmed all the details. The service they provide is extremely professional, and the music was on point the entire night. We were very generic with our music request - essentially, get people on the dance floor and keep them there, and Jose did not disappoint! 100 percent recommend Okyne for your big day!
Gonzalo Married on 10/08/2022
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Best in Chicago
My wedding day was 10-8-2022 and my DJ was through Okyne. In late August, the original DJ I had planned for my day canceled and I struggled for days trying to find a DJ. I emailed so many firms and my experiences were horrible (I will not name the firms out of respect to my experience due of my previous DJ backing out).
After so many emails and calls, I found Okyne. Instead of emailing, I called and Al picked up the phone. I told him my situation and he immediately checked his schedule and said he’d be happy to book my day. This took a huge weight out of my shoulders because of my situation and we interviewed the following week.
I wrote up my own itinerary and presented it to Al on our zoom call and he paired me with DJ Vestus. Vestus also gave me a call to go over the itinerary and I answered any questions he had and went over each page from the type music played during cocktail hour, dinner, dance floor, etc.
The day finally came and I met DJ Vestus after the church at the venue. This was my first time seeing him in person and the confidence I felt through his voice and the energy he showed made me feel that this will be an amazing night. Vestus went over everything again with me while we setup the venue for guest. He got to know everyone and pronounce the names correctly for introductions.
Each event in the venue had different genres of music. Vestus was able to follow my playlists with everything that was requested. We all know that the main part of the venue is when dinner, first dances and money dance is over with and the dancing begins. I created a reggaeton playlist for DJ Vestus that was over 12 hours long. Vestus managed to turn those 12 hours of songs to 3-4 hours with the touch of his creative side. My guest loves the music and lights provided, there wasn’t a moment that no one was on the dance floor. There wasn’t a time where my guest came to me and asked me where I found this DJ because he kept the energy up to the end of the party.
The DJ is the life of the party and must be able to read the crowd and know what to play next. Vestus exceeded expectations and I was so happy to meet him through Okyne.
Lindsey D. Married on 10/08/2022
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Positive Experience with Okyne Medialab
My entire experience was positive from the start of the planning process. They made it easy to select songs we wanted and understood the vibe we were looking for.
Natalie W. Married on 09/24/2022
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Okyne Media Lab was amazing and DJ Alejandro exceeded any expectations we had. The dance floor was packed all night and the song choice was perfectly tailored to our interests. We were so happy with the DJ and Alejandro truly helped make our wedding what we wanted it to be.
Sabrina V. Married on 08/13/2022
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Wanted to Dance All Night!
DJ Kris was our DJ at our 8-13-22 wedding and he did a phenomenal job. He called us two days before our wedding to go over details and ask any last-minute questions, and the day went off without a hitch! He pronounced everyone’s names correctly, timed the beginning of each song for first dances perfectly, and played some awesome remixes toward the end of the night. A bunch of our college friends complimented us on the music!! People were dancing nonstop right up until the end of our reception - no one wanted to leave the dance floor when the night was over. He brought great energy with him and was super fun to work with!
Additionally, we had two string musicians booked through Okyne play at our cocktail hour, and everything I heard them play (I was tucked away in the bridal suite for much of cocktail hour) was lovely. I heard many compliments from guests about them, as well, and it was super convenient to book everything through one company. I highly recommend booking Okyne for your wedding music!!
Tess C. Married on 06/25/2022
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Excellent!
Okyne is a must for your wedding. My fiance and I were lucky to become familiar with the Okyne team through my brothers' weddings several years ago. Each of them had big weddings with super fun dance floors, and they started the trend that as each family member gets engaged (including our many cousins), Okyne is our first phone call. So we had experience across 5 or so weddings working with Okyne and knew we were in good hands.
We worked directly with Al and Bekah and they were incredible throughout the entire process. I was pretty specific about what I wanted the vibe to be throughout each part of the wedding reception (cocktail, dinner, and dancing), and Al absolutely delivered seamlessly. Not only was the dance floor packed all night, he stuck to the helpful portal / playlists we had worked on together while mixing in some of his own recommendations. I felt I could totally trust him, which was a big relief as we have over 12 different vendors to coordinate with on top of also trying to enjoy the day ourselves. Al even attended our walk-thru and in our Zoom meeting pre-wedding had very helpful suggestions to make our entrances unique and non-cliche.
In addition to the music, Al did an amazing job with the flow of the reception. He helped us stay on our timeline and kept the night moving, which was very important for a large wedding like ours. He knows how to read the room and is truly brilliant at his craft. We also hired the saxophone for 3 hours - and wow, he is EPIC. So many people came up to me on both sides of the wedding to comment on how talented Al and the sax player are. It was truly a magical night, all thanks to Okyne!
Kyra S. Married on 05/28/2022
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Professional, Responsive and Fun!
We had a great experience with Okyne for our wedding DJ. The upfront process was very organized and responsive, and the web-based tools made it easy to communicate our vision. They were accommodating with our requests to get an audio recording of the ceremony, and even recorded the speeches and some dance footage from the reception without us asking. Our DJ Kristian brought authentic energy to the event and was an effective master of ceremonies during the reception. After the event, they reworked some of the recordings based on our request. Overall, it was a very positive and professional experience throughout, and I would recommend them to others!
Cathy K. Married on 05/14/2022
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Wonderful Night of Great Music
Our DJ was terrific-professional, personable and patient with some very exuberant requests. Kept a wide range of ages up and dancing. Very experienced at reading a wedding crowd. I highly recommend Okyne DJs.
Jordan S. Married on 03/12/2022
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Flexible and Fantastic
We decided to use Okyne at the recommendation of our wedding planner. Our DJ night-of (Chris) was fantastic, playing almost entirely songs off our suggested playlist but making good decisions in the moment to keep everyone dancing. We had a full dance floor throughout the event, but the volume and was also such that when we (and guests) needed a break, we could sit and chat without overpowering music. It was fantastic to dance to all our favorite 80s rock classics, and everyone has a great time.
We also has great sound and lovely music throughout the ceremony, dinner (everyone could hear the toasts), and the DJ did a great job announcing families called over for pictures. Every part of the event ran smoothly, thanks in part to our MC. We also chose to include a looping slideshow of fun photos for the guests, and the projector/screen setup from Okyne was the perfect size (big but not overwhelming for the space) and we got compliments throughout the night.
Most importantly I should highlight their fantastic flexibility and customer service. We were complicated customers, and they rolled with everything. They gave us a gender-inclusive form to fill out (we're two brides and our wedding party was all-gender), allowed us to send Spotify Playlists for "Must Plays" and "Suggested," completely understood our vague "don't play" descriptions (we're very picky about music), and accommodated our need for specific audio files (I cut our first dance song down to 2 minutes, changed the tempo of our aisle song, etc.).
Most importantly, they were incredibly flexible with our multiple reschedulings. We signed a contract in late 2019, pushed a Jan 2021 wedding back to Jan 2022, and then with Omicron had to push back to March 2022 with a week's notice. Through it all Okyne was one of the easiest vendors to deal with, and made the stressful process easier.
The DJ was fantastic, the sound, light, and projection equipment were top notch, and their customer service is a well-oiled machine. Would highly recommend to any Chicago-area couples.
Gregory S. Married on 12/31/2021
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Great Experience with Okyne Medialab!
We hired Okyne Medialab to provide a jazz trio and DJ at our wedding. Both exceeded our expectations. We received very positive feedback from attendees about the jazz trio. Additionally, it seemed like the dance floor was packed the entire night. Our DJ did a fantastic job mixing our diverse song requests and reading the energy of the crowd. We will be recommending Okyne to friends and family looking for wedding entertainment!
