Saxman Slim

ng meeting he went over everything so thoroughly it gave me confidence in our music choices. The day of he arrived early, made sure to practice our names one last time before the entrance, and was flexible when little things changed on the fly. Guests complimented us on our music all night and I highly recommend!

on the saxophone playing. We recommend him to everyone!

ough dinner. He had all of our song selections ready to go for dancing after. He kept everyone moving all night and even joined us for a few dances.

eze to transfer the date. I don't live in NY anymore, so we had a pre-wedding celebration event meeting via FaceTIme, and all of our questions were asked. The day of, Matt absolutely nailed it. Our guests loved the sax music before/during the ceremony, and during cocktail hour. We gave a general guideline for music genres and a few "must play" songs. A couple times during open dancing, Matt expertly read the crowd and changed songs. Our guests raved about him all night long and in the days after our event. What we also loved is Matt got out there on the dance floor and had a good time, too. We would absolutely recommend him! 10/10!!

ngs when our bridal party and ourselves were introduced. Or should I start with how he introduced us BY THE WRONG NAME? He called us “Mr. and Mrs. DiNoto” which is my maiden name. As we came out, confused as to why we were being introduced by the wrong name, we also realized he was playing the wrong song. We were supposed to be introduced to “Let’s get married” by jagged edge and then go right into our first dance. Nope. He skipped the introduction song and went right into the first dance song. We had discussed these details over zoom a couple of weeks before the wedding and even then he seemed confused about the bridal party coming out to different songs. I’m sorry but that right there should have been our red flag as that is a very common and modern thing to take place at a wedding. Those things ALONE might not make us so upset, but that’s just scratching the service. For the ceremony, he was supposed to play the saxophone while I walked down the isle, along to the tune “marry me” by train. Instead he just played the song. Additionally, he was supposed to play the saxophone during dinner, which he did not. Which meant that I did not get to hear him play at all since I wasn’t in the chapel while guests were being seated and then was busy taking photographs while he played for cocktail hour. Almost ALL the reviews for Saxman slim say they play during dinner. I was under that impression when we booked, but nope. No saxophone during dinner. As if ANY of these things alone aren’t enough, he played some really slow songs and old school music that caused the dance floor to constantly empty. I had to tell him EACH song we wanted him to play. The only reason he gets two stars is because he played some older songs that we didn’t have on our list, and the older guests loved it. We did give him two lists of songs to play, and told him to read the room and do his thing as a DJ. However, the slow songs he was playing were not what he had in mind. I wish we would have requested one of the DJs mentioned by name in these reviews that did a wonderful job. Unfortunately we trusted the luck of the draw and were monumentally disappointed with what we received.

t the mood for the evening. When it came time for dancing he did an amazing job reading the floor and keeping people on all night. We had so many compliments throughout the night and after about how wonderful the music was.

l hour was amazing and we got so many compliments from our guests. He read the room and knew which songs to play next to keep everyone dancing!

and our guests loved the cocktail hour/dinner music. We would highly recommend him to anyone!

for a great party. He also took the time to communicate with my parents to pull off a surprise flash mob (bride and groom had no idea). Thank you Saxman Slim for the amazing music provided!

the wedding checking to make sure we were happy. Have a song in mind? He will find it and make sure it is the exact version you want. The saxophone during the ceremony and the cocktail hour was just what we wanted. The sax adds such a great touch to the evening. When it came to the reception, he kept people on the dance floor all night! Can't say enough good things about Steve as Saxman Slim.

g to go over our music styles and interests. This meeting was a blast in of itself as he entertained us with his musical abilities both as a saxophone player and as a DJ. That helped us to be at ease knowing we truly had a talented musician. Using the information he gathered during our meeting, he created an atmosphere that our guests appreciated and his music selection helped the whole thing be fun and enjoyable for both us and our guests. It was great how he went out of your way to ensure that we had fun. Thank you so much! Steve's professionalism and expertise was wonderfully displayed throughout the whole process and we highly recommend Steve and the Saxman Slim team for any type of event. Again, thank you!

or your guests and is an amazing sax player. We couldn't have chose a better dj for our special day. Thank you Matt!

ktail hour, and during dinner. Afterwards, he transitioned into a DJ and played our requested hits all night long. He made the planning process incredibly easy. He provided us with a planning sheet, which we filled out with all our ceremony song preferences, first dance songs, and other song requests. We met with him about two weeks before the event to go over the details. A great experience!

couldn't believe how affordable and comprehensive his services were. Matt was friendly and attentive in all of our communication prior to the wedding. Because we live out of town, he spent an hour with us on Skype a few weeks before the wedding, going over every detail of the reception timeline and confirming that all the music was correct. He asked for a detailed schedule of the evening, but we gave him free rein to choose all of the dance music for the reception. He was great at reading the crowd and kept our guests dancing all night long - he even danced with us for some of the songs! We got so many compliments on the music choices and the DJ's energy - we would gladly use Saxman Slim again!

oved all of it, especially the sax playing!!

s but also skipped a lot of the must plays. We also requested a music change later in the evening to make it more younger adult friendly and that didn't really happen either. It seems that Saxman has a good routine but it seems like a routine...the songs we picked to be different were not played so it had an overall appeal for people...the songs played weren't bad or anything just not what we really wanted. It was decent for mainstream though

vening. We went to see him live playing the sax at a local restaurant and agreed he was great. At the wedding, I did think he did a great job playing the saxophone. Good selection, not too loud or overbearing so everyone could still talk and enjoy themselves. However, when the DJing started, I was not as impressed. I think it is partially due to his age, he is a little older and probably not "hip" to the newer music and styles of a younger generation. He also gave me a look like I shot his dog when I gave him the "no play list" with things like YMCA and Celebrate on it. We just thought those things are played out and not our style. I asked him to please just nod and smile if someone asked for one of those songs and "not get to it." I also told him if there was some barrage of requests for one song, he could come discuss it with me and perhaps we would play it if that's what our guests wanted. This was not followed. Instead, he directed guests to me to beg me to let him play things, detracting from my evening and experience. I had also given him a list of songs we must hear, and a list we would like to hear if he can work them in. Several of the musts werent played, a couple of the songs that share titles with other songs in another genre were played instead of the correct song (even though I gave him artist and title information on everything). He started playing Montell Jordan's "this is how we do it" to which i had to turn around and give a thumbs down and cutthroat to get him to stop! Was it on my "no play list?" No? Is it from this decade? No. Its almost 20 years old and not cool enough to call a "classic." I felt a little like that themed the night, and he was stuck in the 90s. He was good value for the money though, I suppose, and he is very good on the Saxophone. If you like the cheesy, played out wedding DJ songs, you will probably feel like you hit the trifecta, but if you want a more modern feel, you might want to look around and pay a bit more.

he played most of the "must play" songs that we had sent him ahead of time!

ed. This is nothing personal against Steve, he is a very nice person but we were not happy with him as our DJ. To start we had given him a very detailed list of music suggestions to play as we found out we were on different pages for music taste. At our ceremony, while our guests were being seated I could hear him playing inspector gadget - that is not appropriate for a wedding. Additionally his timing was off. After the wedding party had walked up and was waiting, I was standing at the end of the aisle waiting for him to transition to bride's song for at least 30 seconds. After being announced at the end of the ceremony, he was delayed in playing our recessional song and we had to stand there awkwardly waiting to leave the ceremony. Next our introductions into the reception when we walked out and were ready to do our first dance, he wasn't paying attention as we were all standing there waiting for the song to end and he played the song for another 1-2 minutes. During the reception is my biggest complaint...To start he only had prepared enough music to play til 9:30 when our reception goes until midnight. We had to ask all of our guests to go request music in order to have enough to cover the reception. That is not our job. Second, multiple times (at least 6) during the dancing, the music stopped abruptly and we were all left standing in silence on the dance floor. And we personally had to go over to him and his computer to see what the problem was and help him. To continue, towards the end of the reception when it is mostly dancing, he kept throwing in slow songs and everyone would stop dancing and leave the dance floor. He kept ruining the flow. We had told him several times to stop playing slow songs but he did not listen. Overall it was a lot of added stress for us at the wedding.

as great with some of our choices not being in his library of songs and added them to accomadate. we will use their service again!

cocktail hour lasted longer. The best part they were able to accommodate us last minute and were very professional , organized and FUN! I HIGHLY recommend them to any and EVERYONE!

ing the crowd and playing songs that they were getting into. He played a great mix of current songs, as well as Big Band stuff that the older crowd really enjoyed. Having the sax during our cocktail hour and dinner made our wedding stand out, since it was a little "out-of-the-ordinary", which really helped make our day memorable. We were really happy we went with Steve!

awesome on the sax. And for anyone who might think, ick I don't want to hear a bunch of jazz stuff for an hour, he plays current hits and what not, just on the sax instead. It sounds awesome and it made our wedding so fun and unique! His music selections for the reception were great, we had a pretty full dance floor most of the night and it seemed like everyone had fun. He kept things on schedule too... I have been to weddings where they forgot to cut the cake; I have also been to weddings where the wedding party's names are mispronounced. He did neither and was quite thorough when we met with him to discuss the wedding beforehand. I also thought his pricing was quite reasonable.