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    Jeannie R. Sent on 12/28/2023
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    So much fun!!

    Cagen music was the perfect band for our November wedding. Having a fun live band was a top priority for us and the band exceeded our expectations! We had almost 200 people at the reception and everyone was out on the dancefloor and raving about the band! Highly recommend!
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    Kayla P. Sent on 12/05/2023
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    Best of the best!

    We cannot recommend the Don Cagen Orchestra enough!!! They were absolutely fantastic! Becky & Don are lovely people and really got to know us as a couple. They listened to what was important to us, played a perfect setlist, provided a seamless timeline, and performed all of our first dance and parent dance songs wonderfully. We had so much fun dancing the night away and I know our guests did too - so many of them have commented about the stellar band!! The dance floor was packed until the very last song, thanks to this incredibly talented band!!
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    Ta Sent on 12/31/2023
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    The BEST wedding band

    Don Cagen is the only band I would hire for future events after our wedding.
    Everyone's incredible talent and energy added an unforgettable element to our special day. Their rendition of our first dance song was absolutely beautiful and made that moment even more special for us. We can't thank them enough from the bottom of our hearts.
    Their playlist throughout the night was a perfect blend of our favorite songs, and your ability to gauge the crowd's mood and keep everyone dancing was truly remarkable.

    Our guests haven't stopped raving about how fantastic our band was-- seriously, every person we have spoken to about the wedding, brings up our incredible band!!! They are all truly unworldly and we are so lucky to have had all of you play at such a special event in our lives. We look forward to sharing future events with them.
    Thank you again to the Don Cagen band for sharing your incredible talent with us and for making our wedding day a musical masterpiece. You guys are the BEST!!!
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    Stephanie Sent on 10/22/2022
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    Big Beat - Amazing!

    Big Beat is an extremely talented and professional band who helped make our wedding a success. From our first phone call to the event, Becky Cagen was a pleasure to work with and helped bring confidence and ease. From the vocalists to the drummer, we were utterly impressed how talented the musicians in Big Beat are. We were floored by the quality of the set list and we danced truly all night. After the wedding, numerous people told us it was the best band that they had ever heard at a wedding and we could not agree more! Thank you Big Beat!
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    Anna B. Sent on 12/27/2022
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    This band will get the whole party started!

    Cagen Music is fantastic! Becky called us prior to the wedding and went through the entire day from ceremony to reception and really listened to what we wanted. We had a few unusual requests and she helped coordinate everything. The music was so fun and our dance floor was full the entire night. The string orchestra was amazing and the band really helped make our day one to never forget.
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    Yonatan M. Sent on 12/24/2022
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    Fantastic Band!

    We had a great experience with them, their playlist is extensive and has lots of choices for all tastes (lot's of great dinner and cocktail hour music in addition to dancing). Before the wedding Becky really helped us out by sitting down and planning out our processional and recessional songs and pointed out some other good options they had that weren't listed out on the playlist. Since we had a Jewish wedding, we really liked their large Israeli and Jewish music lists, our guests really liked the horah medley they helped us put together. Overall it was a great time, they were able to get our guests dancing for the whole reception and closed off the night with a full dance floor.
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    Lisa P. Sent on 12/27/2022
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    The absolute best!

    The Cagen band makes the party! Many of our guests are still saying we have the best wedding band they’ve ever heard. Everyone was on the dance floor! They have done three weddings in our family over the past ten years and have always far exceeded our expectations every time. Don and Becky are a pleasure to work with. The Cagen orchestra is truly the best of the best.
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    Laura Sent on 12/29/2022
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    Outstanding! All around and in every way outstanding experience with Becky and her musicians.

    In every way was this the perfect choice for our daughter’s wedding. Becky and her band made the night super awesome and so much fun! The music, the vocalists, outstanding. The kind of night that you never want to end.
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    Rebecca R. Sent on 12/26/2022
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    Best Wedding Band!!!

    Working with Don and Becky made out dreams come true. They understood what we wanted and their performances exceeded our expectations. We had some special requests and made it all happen. I'm still watching our video and loving every song. In our family, it isn't a party unless they are playing.
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    Sara S. Sent on 12/19/2021
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    Amazing Wedding Band!!!

    We had such a great experience with Cagen for our wedding!!! Don and Becky were helpful throughout our planning (including through 3 wedding reschedules due to COVID-19)! They helped us establish the timeline for the evening and helped our event run smoothly. Most importantly, they were AMAZING on our wedding day!!! We had multiple guests comment on how incredible the band was! They played during our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception, and made the atmosphere fun and joyous throughout! I highly recommend Cagen if you are planning a wedding, they really brought our celebration to the next level!!!
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    Holly J. Sent on 12/20/2021
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    Amazing band!

    Cagen Music was absolutely amazing to work with! We had the Don Cagen Orchestra perform at our wedding in November and ALL of our guests are still raving that this was the best wedding band they have ever heard! Working with Don and Becky was also a seamless process. We moved our wedding once due to COVID and they were so flexible and easy to work with on this. The dance floor was packed all night and everyone truly had a blast thanks to Don and his incredibly talented band! We are so grateful we decided to work with them and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for an excellent band with awesome people!
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    Anne S. Sent on 10/09/2021
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    Absolutely epic

    The Cagens put their clients first, period. We experienced this from start to finish when working with them for our wedding. They truly listened to us in all of our conversations about a year in advance of the big day and implemented the most special touches that really stood out to us and made our day even more memorable. Not only are they incredibly talented in their own knowledge and expertise of music, but they also hire and contract equally as talented musicians to ensure your music selection sounds the very best it can. To take it an even bigger step further, Becky went out of her way for me to help me surprise my husband with a bagpipe precessional at our ceremony and ensured the surprise went off without a glitch. She worked with out church and planner behind the scenes and left me with 0 worry day of that this was going to be an epic moment. Oh, and it was! Also, trust me when I say this… get the violins, absolutely worth it. Hearing Hotel California on a trio of violins during dinner at our wedding had me shook. Lastly, who doesn’t love people gushing to them about their wedding after the big event? Your guests are guaranteed to have the best time at the wedding with the Cagens there to entertain, and they will without a doubt be raving to you for months and years to follow about your amazing band (it’s currently happening to me right now). Obviously, the Cagens are the best band you could hire for your wedding, but they are also some of the best people you could get to know through your wedding planning process. We love the Cagens and know you will, too!
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    Megan Sent on 12/07/2021
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    Absolutely Magical!

    Don’t even think twice about booking Cagen Music. From the very first call with Becky, I knew that my wedding was not only in the hand’s of a professional but someone who truly takes great pride in their craft. For the following year, Becky and I would touch base to ensure songs that needed to be learned were on their radar and that our playlist for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing were tailored to our taste. Conversations with Becky turned into brainstorming sessions to really make sure my wedding stood out as its own event vs a run of the mill wedding. We ended up having a surprise “All You Need Is Love” pop-up at the end of our ceremony based on the one in Love Actually. Our guests are STILL raving about the pop-up months after the wedding.

    Our first dance was a meaningful buy obscure folk song that was performed in a manner that rivaled the original. Every single genre/artist that Cagen performed made it seem like we were at that artist’s concert! Our venue ended up getting so much positive feedback and buzz following the wedding that they booked Cagen for their upcoming Holiday Ball.

    Simply put, I can’t say enough about Cagen Music; however, I’ll leave you with this (if you’ve read this far), my wedding day simply wouldn’t have been the spectacularly perfect day of my dreams (and my husband’s, and our parents’) if it weren’t for Cagen Music. They’ll take your dreams and make them into reality and push them one step further than you could’ve imagined.
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    Joseph F. Sent on 12/12/2021
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    Superb! Truly wonderful.

    We hired a number of musicians from Cagen and they were fantastic. They worked with our church’s music director without fuss and the result was the most beautiful music I have ever heard at a wedding. (Though I’m partial.) We really enjoyed Becky’s insight and guidance and it resulted in a ceremony and cocktail hour that none of our guests will ever forget. I wish I could have recorded it all! I would encourage couples to instruct your videographer to record some if not all of the music played. I really do wish we had said something to them.
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    Liz A. Sent on 10/08/2019
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    The Cagens Were a Wedding Highlight!

    The Cagen Orchestra was one of the highlights of our wedding! The dance floor was always packed, and guests commented that it was the best band that they had ever heard. Don and Becky were great to work with from our initial email outreach through the wedding night. Thanks Becky and Don for making our night so special!
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    Maura D. Sent on 06/10/2019
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    Best Orchestra Ever

    Becky and Don are like family to us! We Durkin's LOVE the Cagen's. We had the pleasure of having Don and Becky's amazing orchestra play my sister's wedding 5 years ago. So when I got engaged, it was no question I was calling Becky to ask if she could play my wedding. The stars aligned and Don, Becky, and the entire orchestra were in! The Cagen's do not disappoint. Becky has pipes of an angel and I feel like every moment I turned around at my wedding, Don was playing another instrument. What a truly talented musician! Just like at my sister's wedding, guests were coming up to Shane and me at mine begging to know where we found the orchestra. I explained the beauty that they played my sister's wedding many moons ago, and they became family to us over the years. That just shows how genuine and caring the Cagens are they CARE! And they want your wedding to be spectral and the way YOU want it. They know exactly how to make a party go from being simply a celebration to a night that will go down in history forever. They did that for Shane and I! Friends and family are still talking about how they wished we do the party all over again just to see the Don Cagen Orchestra play once again. (Don't worry-they will be at the next Durkin wedding for sure!)

    Lastly, this is one thing I want to note. I surprised my husband by getting on stage and playing the drums with the band. The drummer, John, kindly let me jump on his kit and play my heart out. I played "Uptown Funk" and I have to say, the band and I took the room by storm. It was the first time I ever played with a band and I felt as if I was on cloud nine. They made my dreams come true and my husband realized how badass of chick he was marrying. Best surprise ever! Thank you Becky and Don

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    The Durkin's and now the O'Mara's :)
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    Jeana Sent on 09/17/2019
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    Perfect from the get-go!

    The Don Cagen Orchestra is beyond talented! They were so easy to work and communicate with from the start. Our wedding day would 100% not have been the same (or as fun) without them. We have received so many compliments from guests raving about the band. It’s been over a month since the day, and guests STILL mention how great they were! We are so grateful that they were willing and able to help us pull off a fabulous party. I know decades from now when I think back on the day, some details will most likely be fuzzy, but I will certainly remember how perfect the band was!
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    Katie Sent on 07/01/2019
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    Best wedding music ever!

    If you envision a band for your wedding, I highly recommend working with Cagen. The music at our wedding was amazing from the guitar/violin during the ceremony and cocktails through the nonstop music late into the night.
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    Scott E. Sent on 11/19/2018
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    Don Cagen Orchestra ROCKS! (no pun intended!)

    Our daughter's wedding was this past weekend and we couldn't have been happier with Don Cagen and his band. They were phenomenal, the music was amazing but even better than that they really made it a party! The flow of the night is generally dictated by the band and to say they "killed it" would be a gross understatement. I can't tell you how many people came up to us to tell us how much fun they had and how when the night came to end, they were shocked because they had so much fun and never even looked at their watches and couldn't believe what time it was. Guests of ours that said they rarely dance at weddings told us they were up dancing the entire night and barely even ate! It was an incredible party and far exceeded my wildest dreams. Thank you, Don & Becky!!!
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    Corey K. Sent on 02/17/2019
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    Incredible!

    Don and Becky were INCREDIBLE! Our wedding was truly perfect because of them. The read the crowd and everyone was dancing the entire night. Throughout the whole year of working with them, they truly got to know us and wanted to make sure that the night was perfect for us. They were flexible and accommodating whenever we needed something, and we loved working with them. Thank you for making our wedding day amazing and perfect!

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    Jon G. Sent on 12/16/2018
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    Terrific Band!

    They did a phenomenal job. Don and Becky captured the essence of what we wanted while also making sure every guest was dancing all night long. Highly recommend!
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    Amy H. Sent on 11/26/2018
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    The best of the best!

    The Don Cagen Orchestra is the most professional, patient,and customer orientated music group. They will work closely with you to make all the magical dreams come to life. Your only contact is Don Cagen personally. No in-between sales person that you will never see again! You talk, meet and coordinate with Don and then Don performs at you event...as it should be.
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    Gina U. Sent on 11/19/2018
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    Best Wedding Band!

    The Don Cagen Orchestra played at our wedding at the end of August in 2018 and were fantastic! The band was one of my favorite parts of the wedding and we received a ton of compliments from our guests! All guests (young and old) packed the dance floor all night! My husband and I are University of Michigan grads and they surprised us by playing the fight song. I also used them for the instrumentation for the ceremony and cocktail hour. They were super helpful in making song suggestions for our ceremony and enhanced the instrumentation for our first dance - making them extra memorable!
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    Book for your wedding/event!!

    As wedding & event planners, we just love working with the Cagen's because of their professionalism and pure talent. We have done countless weddings & non-wedding events with them, and they always deliver to go above & beyond, making the most seamless experience from the moment our clients book until the very last song and beyond! They are a true class act, and you can absolutely trust that they will deliver a FABULOUS party that will have your guests talking for years to come!
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