5.0
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Unique party atmosphere
Music selection
DJ quality
Joe Molinaro, Violinist/ DJ
Music for once in a lifetime
PA, NY, OH, WV
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Joe was absolutely fantastic and really helped make our wedding as fun and memorable as it was in September 2025. We began coordinating with Joe in Q1 of 2025, and he did a great job easily clarifying with us on what was needed from a contractual standpoint to get all of the initial admin work squared away efficiently. Joe was incredibly professional, organized, and collaborative as we finalized this admin work. It was also really fun and enjoyable to plan things out with Joe as we began mapping out the details of the music for the wedding. Joe also did an amazing job of balancing giving us the space to make the music and wedding what we wanted to make it, while also utilizing his experience and expertise to make great suggestions for the flow and cadence of the reception. Our guests were on the dance floor all night and everyone had a blast, especially us. Joe was incredibly helpful and accommodating throughout the wedding as well. He also really helped the structure of the wedding announcing the wedding party and helping us move throughout the speeches during dinner. On top of all of that, Joe brought a really cool and unique touch to the wedding with his electric violin that he played during the cocktail hour and dinner. It really enhanced the ambience of those parts of the reception and made them even better than they already were. We greatly appreciated working with Joe and thank him for playing such a big role in helping make our wedding such a memorable blast. We highly recommend working with Joe for any wedding or event musical needs - thank you Joe!
Joe was incredible. He was so pleasant to work with in the days leading up to our wedding. He really put me at ease. He made everything work exactly how we were hoping to, even my special requests. I was delightfully surprised to hear my favorite songs transpose to violin pre-ceremony. The guestd loved him so much during cocktail hour. As our DJ, he made the evening so much fun, even the hiccups. He kept the energy fun and everything was so personalized to who we are. I cannot say enough nice things about him.
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Joe Molinaro
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Joe Molinaro is an experienced wedding violinist and DJ based in Pittsburgh, PA. Joe offers a range of services, including music and audio engagement and, of course, energetic renditions of your favorite songs on the violin. Joe is the perfect choice for couples looking to add something unique and special to their wedding.
Imagine your guests arriving to the ceremony while listening to classically-styled violin music. You and the wedding party enter to your favorite music played live. During cocktails guests are regaled by pop and rock hits played on violin over the original beats. Then the violinist gets on the mic, gathers the guests' attention with wit and grace, and breezes the wedding party through grand entrances, first dances, and toasts (wow, that was so much easier than we thought it would be).
Then he plays some pop ballads, showtunes, and jazz standards through dinner. Now dinner is over and he opens the dance floor, first with some familiar favorites but then moves through decades and styles as he feels out the room and keeps the beat thumping, weaving client and guest requests into expected and unexpected tracks.
Exceptionally talented, Joe Molinaro grew up in a family of wedding planners and musicians. Having earned a violin degree from the prestigious IU Jacobs School of Music, his talent and experience have only grown. He has directed school orchestras, taught music in private schools, and toured internationally with his original songs. Over the years, Joe has performed at a range of weddings, from classical traditional weddings to eclectic off-grid elopements. Joe will do it all.
Joe Molinaro offers violin performances, DJ services and will MC to move the party along from beginning to end. He is experienced and knows exactly how to keep guests engaged, happy, and dancing all night. Creating an atmosphere of celebration is his main goal for all weddings. His violin performances of your favorite songs will thrill and excite guests—an unforgettable performer for your unforgettable wedding.
Here is a partial list of wedding venues he has played:
Fairmont Pittsburgh, Phipps Conservatory, Wintergarden at PPG, LeMont, Hotel Monaco, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Bella Sera, The Chadwick, Hilton Garden Inn, Southpointe Golf Club, Armstrong Farms, Hidden Acres, Lingrow Farm, Linden Hall, Seven Springs, Iron Mills Farmstead, Bramblewood, Pinehall, J. Verno Studios, Sheraton Pittsburgh, The Westin Pittsburgh, Grand Hall at the Priory, Renaissance Pittsburgh, Edgewood Country Club, Omni William Penn, Veltre's Wedding Centre, Stratigos Banquet Center, Succop Conservancy, Treesdale, Hartwood Acres, Butler Country Club, Williams Country Club, The Lamplighter, Beaver Station, The Monarch Veil, Seven Oaks, Greensburg Country Club, Overton Village, Pete Dye Country Club, Carnegie Museum of Art, White Barn, Oak Lodge, Nemacolin and many, many more
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Joe Molinaro
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Joe is a veteran wedding violinist and DJ for your event, running the event and energizing the mood while transitioning from violinist to MC to DJ. He has played hundreds of venues around Western PA.
He grew up in a family of wedding musicians and planners, earned a violin degree at the prestigious IU Jacobs School of Music, directed public school orchestras and taught music in private schools, and became an international touring musician.
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