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4.3
out of 5.011 reviews
Do yourself a favor and keep looking for a professional DJ. KEEP LOOKING!
I got married again in 2024 after being widowed in 2007. Like all weddings, this was a once in a life ti...
me celebration and I hired Powell Entertainment on a strong recommendation from a very well known local business owner of a large entertainment complex in Pensacola's historic "quarter." I paid in full for Powell's services in March for a mid September wedding and was promised extras "gratis" for the early payment. It was the only reason I did so. Due to my strong connection with his colleague, Matt promised me HE would do our wedding himself. Not only did he not come for the wedding, the person he sent arrived 2 hours late! The party was saved by the wedding planner's quick solution and my son's phone in his pocket, from which he played the music he and I compiled for the after party Playlist over the venue's speaker system via bluetooth. Save yourself a lot of money and have friends play what you want from their phones! The working DJ didn't even play the songs I said i had to have!
When we discussed this with Matt, he first agreed to refund part of the payment, having missed 30% of the party. Then he lied to my new husband about what he had agreed to. When the check arrived, it wasn't even half of the amount he originally agreed to, and contained a letter stating we could only cash it if we didn't write a review anywhere or tell my friend who recommended him or he would take legal action. That's called blackmail. (On top of all this, we were charged for the "extras' that were supposed to be included because I paid in full up front. No amount of money is worth my silence and not warning consumers. As I said before,.... keep looking for a PROFESSIONAL DJ. Save yourself a lot of trouble.
Overall, the DJ did a good job reading the room and following the vibe we were going for. They sent over a survey beforehand, which helped with planning and song selection, and mos...
t of the night went smoothly.
However, there were a couple of missteps worth noting. The wrong song was played for the mother-son dance, which was disappointing, and despite us ordering a larger dance floor, they initially brought the wrong size. Our coordinator had to step in and call them back to fix it.
We appreciated the energy and effort during the event, but these details were important to us, so we hope they’ll be more attentive in the future.
Matt was amazing to work with! He quickly responded to our emails and had so many great options to customize our experience. We really appreciated him providing sound for our cerem...
ony that was on the beach. He kept the party going when it came down to dancing and everyone raved about the music! He was awesome!!
Killed it!
Al was AMAZING at my wedding! One of the main things I wanted at my wedding was for no one to be just sitting around and I wanted everyone to be dancing and having the best time. A...
l was the biggest part in making that happen and he killed it! He knew what music to play throughout the night and kept everything going so well. I had around 200 people at my wedding and EVERYONE besides about 5-10 people total were on the dance floor after dinner. He was so nice and flexible with the day of changes and it was truly everything I had in mind. Highly recommend them!!!
Matt and Powell Entertainment did a great job of coordinating all of the music for our destination wedding ceremony and reception in Orange Beach, AL.
Throughout the planning proc...
ess there was clear communication which made the big day run smoothly. The online planning tool was very helpful and simple to use. On our big day, everything was perfect! I would definitely recommend Matt and Powell Entertainment when in the Orange Beach / Gulf Shores area.
Matt was amazing! I booked them around a year before my wedding, I never actually met him until the day of but I never had any doubt in my mind that he would not be great! Great wi...
th communication and responds quickly to everything. Super easy to work with and we had a BLAST at our wedding! I highly recommend using Matt Powell and his company!!
Matt was absolutely amazing. He KILLED it with the music the entire night! If you want everyone to be dancing the whole time then please book him for your wedding. He had such a gr...
eat attitude and seemed to have just as much fun as our guests did. He did our wedding at the landshark landing in Pensacola beach. I give 5 stars and totally recommend him!
Matt did a fantastic job for our wedding ceremony and reception! He is very kind, professional, and easy to work with! We filled out a questionnaire which allowed us to give him as...
much or as little detail as we wanted. We told Matt a few genres we liked but told him to just read the crowd. He absolutely nailed it and had just about everyone out on the dance floor! Thank you so much Matt!!
Matt was wonderful! We had a very large wedding in Orange Beach AL. It was at a venue he had not yet worked with. He handle that with ease and opportunity. It was hard for us to...
find a DJ that was professional enough to earn our trust. I trusted Matt immediately. His knowledge with the equipment/technology as well as getting on board with us for what we wanted. He appreciated our problems with 90's music and played it to our hearts content. He read the crowd and kept us on that dance floor literally all night that I forgot to eat! Overall, he is a very eclectic DJ willing to fit your style with professionalism.
Pros:
- Let us customize our entire playlist. This may not seem like a big deal but we met with a lot of DJs who were insistent upon adding songs to the mix that we did not want. ...
We got a lot of compliments on our playlist because we picked songs that we, and our guests, would like.
- Lighting options. The basic package that we got involves a lighting option. I was worried that since it was included it would be very basic or not that impressive but our venue looked AMAZING and the lighting made all of the difference. PE offers a huge selection of options in that area which is also cool.
Cons:
- Sometimes we had trouble understanding him. I was glad that Matt didn't have an annoying DJ voice but sometimes when he made announcements they were not entirely clear. I'm not sure if this was him personally or his equipment but it is definitely a concern if you are really relying on those cues.
- Sort of expensive. We decided that the price was worth it for us because the lighting was included but PE definitely does not have the cheapest packages.
I would recommend Powell Entertainment to anyone who could afford their services. They were easy to work with and made us feel comfortable and happy with what we were getting.
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