Encore Entertainment

One of the best vendors we chose for our wedding! Very responsive, very organized, and very professional. We did not have a wedding planner so he was a huge help with planning the flow of our reception. He provided us with a website to put in song requests and a site for our guests to provide requests ahead of time. Very cool! We were so thankful after the wedding that we had him. Everyone had a great time! I recommend him to everyone I can.

Fred was such an awesome DJ for our wedding! Right away when I met him, I felt at ease because he seemed so professional and knowledgeable about weddings. He helped with timeline feedback, worked so well with our coordinator, and kept people dancing the entire evening! I got a lot of compliments about how fun the music was, and he kept the events flowing well. He was funny, articulate, and we are just so happy we chose him for our big day. His online system of creating your playlists is super easy to use, and he had all our songs already in his library (our music was a lot of pop/​top 40/​country). We booked him for ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception music, and it was perfect. He is very reasonably priced, and gets back to you so so fast via email or text. His set up is very sleek, and he uses the BOSE speakers, which were awesome. Can’t say enough great things; thank you Fred for a fantastic day!

I found Fred via Unilocal reviews, so I’m paying it forward. DJs in Austin are expensive. My husband and I were so dejected that we were planning on using an iPod at the reception, but didn’t want to struggle with managing it. Luckily we found Fred. A great DJ, he is very communicative and very reasonable prices. He met with us several times and was in constant communication. He definitely understood what we wanted and it really reflected on the day of. He ran the show on our wedding day and really dedicated himself to our beautiful day — seriously he was there early, worked through the wedding and we could really sense that he enjoys his job. Thanks again Fred!

My husband and I are so grateful to Fred for all of his wonderful work at our wedding this past weekend. He made sure that absolutely everything was perfect and we felt taken care of from the first moment. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION!!!

We had such a positive experience with Fred from Encore Entertainment! Fred ran the show and brought the party on our wedding day! He even let my siblings slip him a CD of me singing when I was little, which he played during their speeches!
In the beginnings of our wedding planning, we threw around the idea of doing our own music via iPod. As we got deeper into things, we realized that a DJ runs your whole reception! The order, the flow, the introductions… it all comes down to them and Fred did such an awesome job!
Fred at Encore had the most lightning-​speed communication skills! He was always so quick to respond, professional, and asked the right questions.
Fred went above and beyond to make sure that everything was ironed out before the big day. My guy and I met with him beforehand to make sure that the tiniest of details were taken care of.
Fred arrived on time and ran the mics and music for our outdoor ceremony. For the reception, he played exactly what we asked for– family-​friendly and upbeat tunes for all ages! Everyone had such an awesome time dancing.
I personally didn’t get a chance to interact with Fred the day of the wedding (due to a late arrival on my part-​our shuttle company messed up and made everyone late…)
and he was too busy doing his job! I cannot thank him enough for making our day so picture perfect! We wouldn’t have had it any other way and we recognize how absolutely vital he was to making the day flawless! Highly recommended!

Fred was the DJ for our daughter’s wedding back in May. He MADE the reception! Not only did he stick to our requests, but he made the traditional bouquet toss and garter throw so much more interesting (won’t tell what he did — will spoil the surprise)! I highly recommend Fred if you are looking for a truly professional DJ for your event. I plan to enlist his services for my son’s upcoming wedding next summer — would not THINK of hiring a different DJ!!!

Fred was a the most awesome DJ. He made our subdivision Christmas in the Park special. He did all the announcing. Love this guy. Will use him again. You can’t go wrong using him.

Fred with Encore entertainment was amazing… we decided at the last minute to hire a dj (ipod wedding idea scared us too much!) and my daughter found Fred through these reviews. He did everything we asked and added a nice touch to the wedding of my daughter’s dreams! Thank you Fred!

Fred was extremely helpful! We decided three days before our wedding that we needed a DJ instead of just an iPod. He was full of great ideas for the reception. I met with him two days before the wedding and he made sure he had ALL the information he needed, from a (flexible) timeline of the reception to the names (and their pronunciations) of the entire wedding party. He played music we liked and requested, but mixed it in a way that kept the crowd moving. He was THE best last minute decision I’ve ever made! Our reception was an absolute hit, much thanks to Fred!

Fred DJ’ed our wedding at Green Pastures restaurant and he did a great job. He helped us plan the flow of the evening and even gave us some ideas for the reception that we hadn’t thought of.
We are very happy with Fred’s service and would recommend him to anyone!

The best dang DJ service around!!! Definately beats those franchise DJ services (you know the ones)
Professional, fun, has all the music selections you could ever want. Fred kept the party going with his exceptional emcee skills as well as played all the genres that we wanted. He had great party games and the crowd loved him. Worth every penny!!! But call him now, don’t wait, he books fast!

Fred Bishop (the man behind Encore Entertainment) was kind enough to donate his services to the wedding package we won from Zach Theatre.
He turned out to be one of the best vendors involved in the event. He got in all our requests, he stuck to his promise to not include any of the cheeseball tunes you always hear at cheeseball weddings, and he spiced things up with danceable tunes when things started to lag.
We had requested a 1960s soul/r&b and 1950s doo-​wop reception, and he delivered. Some of our guests asked for CDs of the music after the event, so apparently the bride and I weren’t the only ones pleased.
Thanks Fred!