We worked with Michael and Ovation for our wedding in San Diego and utilized his services for the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. As people who really care about sound and music, after searching for various wedding DJs and not really finding anyone who stood out, Michael came to us recommended by a friend and wedding planner who spoke highly of not only of his great MC skills, but also of his professionalism and organization, which at the time, we thought was an interesting comment to make about a DJ. Her comments soon proved to be absolutely accurate as Michael was efficient and organized from the moment we met him via email, with timely email responses, and prompt scheduling of Zoom meetings prior to our wedding. He also came prepared with his own wedding schedule/timeline on a Google doc which we were able to edit up until the week of the wedding as our ideas/songs/processional order changed. He reviewed several Spotify playlists we provided as inspiration for the ceremony and reception. We absolutely appreciated his professionalism throughout the process, as well as his expert feedback regarding our song choices. He is professional and adaptable, and clearly well-versed in all genres of music. I am confident that no matter what your music preferences are (oldies, country, pop, electronic, rock, a random mix of the above?!), as long as you convey your interests, Michael can throw any genre dance party, and he WILL throw you YOUR best dance party. He surprised the guests with small favors when dancing, and both the kids and grandparents loved his light up toys. Lighting was provided as part of his DJ service as well, which was executed perfectly. I've been to many weddings as a guest, and almost always have a few issues with sound or music, but our entire day ran so smoothly, from ceremony sound to song choices to dancing music transitions, that that only disappointing thing I have to report is that I was so busy as the bride that I did not get to hang out with Michael who felt like a friend after those Zoom meetings! Michael traveled to San Diego from LA for us, and we are so glad that we found him, and we would absolutely work with him again if we ever had the opportunity to throw another party.

My wife and I highly recommend Ovation Entertainment if you are considering them to be your DJ & MC for your wedding/next event. Since our first conversation with Michael, we felt very comfortable and reassured by his professionalism and experience. We had a large wedding and we were both nervous about how the day would go and whether we would be able to keep everyone entertained and happy. Michael was always happy to help and provided great advice to us. On the day of our wedding, he did an amazing job as a DJ to keep the party going and as an MC to keep everyone entertained throughout the night. Our guests had a lot of compliments for him and even told him directly that his set list was lit at the end of the night! If that isn’t proof enough of his skill, we don’t know what is!

Michael is INCREDIBLE!! I cannot emphasize enough how amazing he is at what he does. From starting with our ceremony to bringing the party throughout the night, he really set the tone and had everyone engaged and dancing throughout the night. He helped us with tons of recommendations for songs starting from the songs for walking down the aisle to the cake cutting song and the send off song. From our first meeting with him, he really helped us through the wedding planning process by creating a timeline for us with the various songs included that we would have throughout the night. He knew how to transition the songs perfectly like during our first dance and set the tone for the party with the bridal party entrance song. He knew how to hype everyone up and was an AMAZING mc!! Our venue unfortunately had an early curfew and a lot of restraints for noise, but despite that he was able to get everyone on the dance floor and keep the party going all the way until the end of the night! We got so many compliments from our guest for how smoothly our wedding flowed and we have Michael to thank for that. There were no awkward moments or moments where the guests were wondering what was going to happen next. He really kept everyone engaged the whole night long. We cannot thank Michael enough for helping make our wedding a dream come true!!!!