Elite Beat Deejays

Brandon was our DJ for both our wedding ceremony and reception back in September, and we also had help from his partner, Mike, during our cocktail hour. Our guests had a phenomenal time and everyone commented on how awesome our DJ was! Our crowd had the potential to be a difficult one — with a huge age range, cultural /​language barriers, diverse tastes in dancing styles and music — but Brandon made everyone feel at ease. We definitely saw everyone out on the dance floor at some point during the evening! Not only is Brandon professional and trustworthy, but he also mixes really well among guests and serves as an excellent MC. Beyond that, we also felt that he is genuinely a very caring and kindhearted person. We would recommend Brandon and Elite Beat in a heartbeat!

This is a review for Brandon. He was very professional at all times throughout the ceremony and reception. At the last minute we asked him to come early to set up extra mics for the ceremony and he was very accommodating. He did a great job of not being too intrusive but interacted well with the guests when needed. This kept the wedding flowing throughout the different events so that the guests were aware of each dance, cake cutting, etc. He did not post any banners or attempt to advertise himself as a previous review reported. He was very aware of the wedding timeline and checked in with us to make sure we were ready before he announced any event. He is very reasonably priced also.

Best deejay ever. I still can’t even believe how great Brandon was. Everyone had a great time and commented on how fun they thought he was. Some deejays are too talkative or get too involved but this was just the right mix. And he was a cool guy, not like some of the creepy ones I’ve seen. People loved getting buttons for being the best dancers. He made our wedding so much fun!

I met Brandon at a bridal show in Pleasanton last year. After looking at his website and a complimentary video of their work, my then fiancée’ and I decided to hire Brandon as the DJ for our wedding in May of this year. With every vendor you hire, you never really know if they’ll do a good job or not until the day of the event. I just prayed everything would go well. He made me feel at ease when I emailed or called because he responded in a timely manner and was always helpful and ready to listen. We went over the details before the wedding and he asked questions when unsure of something. I thought this was great since it showed he cared to truly understand how we wanted our wedding to go. To help him, I gave him a timeline/​detail on the ceremony and reception. On the day of our wedding, Brandon arrived early to set up his equipment. He worked with my wedding day coordinators to ensure that the ceremony went smoothly. I had several songs to play during the processional and he worked with my wdg coordinators to queue the right song for each walk. He did a great job! During the reception, he stuck to the timeline and adjusted accordingly when some things ran over. He was never over the top when he had the microphone. He allowed us to shine and never took over the stage. As a matter of fact, he would only say a few comments here and there before moving on to the next thing we needed to do at the reception. However, those little comments he made would make us and our guests laugh. He was witty and had a great sense of humor. It was truly entertaining. Our guests got a kick out of the prizes given out during the dancing part of the reception. A lot of our guests competed for those buttons. It was a huge hit! Also, Brandon took the time to also show his Michael Jackson moves which everyone loved. It was great to have a DJ not be so uptight and willing to let loose a bit on the dance floor. It was again, really entertaining. Everything he did was not overly done. He was still very professional and catered to the type of crowd we had. The dance floor was packed the entire night and he played a lot of the songs we suggested on our music list. A lot of our guests were coming up to us throughout the evening of the reception and after the wedding to compliment Brandon on being a great DJ. We felt great to have chosen Brandon to DJ our wedding. My husband and I and our guests had a fabulous time! This was truly a celebration and he made it happen.
As for the bad review Equitas gave, I can only say that her guests seem to be the shy type. If you have a dance floor and there’s good music and the DJ encourages you to dance, people normally do so if they like to have fun.
If you’re the type to have a wedding like ours that is sentimental, touching but at night pure fun, hire Brandon as your DJ and he’ll make it happen. Not only that but the price you pay for their services is one of the best we’ve seen and believe me, I’ve shopped around. We highly recommend him as a DJ!

I met Michael at the Pleasanton Bridal show last year, and was excited to hear that I had won $ 100 off the booking of my wedding! Score — decision made! I was reasonably displeased to hear that he would be unavailable for my wedding day, but was happy to hear that Brandon would be able to make it.
I procrastinated and took a long time to get Brandon song requests and copies of obscure music for him. (Sorry!) I gave him a short list of general requests, i.e. no classical music during cocktails, intersperse «crowd-​pleasers» with hip-​hop party music, etc., and he really came through for me. The music was PERFECT throughout the whole evening. We had the exact feel for cocktails that we wanted, and the dance party was really fun. My husband said that people were coming up to him during the reception and saying, «Who is this DJ? He’s awesome!!», and «Oh my God, WHO plays this song?!?» when their absolute favorites came on.
The Newlywed game we played was a lot of fun (made even better by a drunk co-​worker who kept trying to play) and Brandon’s personality and charm made everything shine. He seemed really comfortable with the crowd and looked like he was having a great time along with the guests!
Overall, I am so pleased with Elite Beat and would hire them again in a heartbeat! Thanks, guys!

We hired Elite Beat Deejays for our wedding reception DJ and that was the worst decision we have ever made. Brandon was our DJ. I cannot comment on his partner Michael. But every time I think about my wedding reception, I am always regretting our choice.
Try not to be deceived by their website because they sound like the perfect deejay at a great price. As I recall, they’ve only been in business for about a year and Brandon had about 5 years experience prior with his high school teacher/​boss who also was a wedding DJ. Their promotional video is impressive and funny, but this does not showcase their ability to emcee an event.
So now on to my experience: I didn’t like the fact that our DJ was advertising himself with a big banner, and fliers. And also kept introducing himself as being from Elite Beat Deejays throughout the evening. I understand he’s trying to promote his own company but he should do that during bridal shows. We paid him to be our DJ and the voice of us (the newlyweds), we didn’t pay him to advertise himself. I also didn’t like that he kept coming onto the dance floor to announce certain things when he really should be at his station so that the music can come on immediately after his announcement. At times there were long pauses of silence before any music came on because, the DJ had to walk back to his station to play the music. It was as if he needed everyone to see him in order to make small announcements. I didn’t like that he gave buttons away as prizes — kind of corny — also the fact that he advertised he was the only DJ that does this. And to top it off, I didn’t like that he asked if anyone could be a party starter if the party died — that move was really tacky because it made it sound like he was really expecting no one to be on the dance floor. I was mortified when he did that and the room fell completely silent when he asked my guests. No one likes to be picked on during a wedding and we had told him not to do this during our initial meetings. The other minor things are the playlist for the dancing part of the reception. We asked for a specific genre of music and he played only a couple of songs from that genre. Brandon also touted that he is also the coordinator during the evening but I felt like we kept coming up to him to ask him what was next on the timeline, whereas he should’ve been one step ahead and telling us what was next. I have not received 1 single compliment about our DJ. In fact, I’ve received 1 criticism and that was when he was asking for a party starter.
I probably sound harsh but I’m sure to take some blame for not explicitly and specifically stating what my DJ should and should not do. But who knew he was going to do these things? I thought he was going to be like all the other wedding DJs I’ve seen at all of my other friends’ weddings.
The only good thing I can say is that Brandon is great with kids. That’s about it.