Jesenia and Ilya gave BOK Music 5 stars on Wedding Wire:
Wonderful DJ, played exactly the type of music that we were looking for and had everyone dancing. Would certainly recommend.
Just wanted to say thanks for all your help with the wedding, the music was really perfect. Thank you again!
Coney Island was the perfect place for a Russian and Latino wedding.
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Dear Brendan,
It was great working with you.
It was pleasure working with you from the beginning. You made things easy and simple for us with your spreadsheet keeping us organized.
Our guests enjoyed your music very much.
Our parents loved that they were able to enjoy [themselves] on the dance floor.
Our friends liked that your music included genres for both young and old.
Although it was Sunday wedding, everyone stayed until the late hours and many were still on the dance floor.
We appreciate all that you did. We will make sure to recommend you to any other friends looking for a DJ!Happy Holidays!
Juliana and Ray
Juliana and Ray hired an amazing choreographer to design their first dance and sheer excitement for all followed with DJs Dave and Brendan spinning.
Brendan did a really spectacular job DJ’ing our wedding. You should use him for yours!
Right from the beginning, he knew exactly what to do. He is super organized, and does a great job helping you pick what songs should happen when. He is also very flexible and can do whatever you want. We had a set of religious music that we wanted him to play, and sent him the mp3’s and he took care of the rest!
He played piano for us during the ceremony (he is a trained musician), and then switched to DJ mode during the reception. He even tuned my guitar for me, before I played a song at the wedding.
He didn’t need any supervision, and we never needed to make sure he was where he needed to be. He has been to enough weddings, that he knew exactly what he needed to do, and we didn’t need to worry about it.
When it comes to the actual DJ’ing, he also did a great job. From him, I learned this neat trick of playing the old school music to get all the older people on the dance floor, then switching it to contemporary, and everyone just keeps dancing.
I highly recommend you go with Brendan, you will not be disappointed.
Sol and Kelly’s wedding reception started out as a traditional Orthodox Jewish wedding with the mechitza separating the women from the men. Eventually, the music and dancing evolved to a more contemporary mix.
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Thanks, and you did spectacular! Kelly and I are still coming down from the post-wedding craziness, but we were just talking about needing to get in touch with you. We want to thank you so much for doing such an amazing job at our wedding. Additionally, we want to write a great yelp review / testimonial for you, and would be happy to serve as a reference for any of your potential clients in the future.
Thanks,
Kelly and Sol
Wedding Wire 5 STAR REVIEW:
BOK Music was a fantastic part of our wedding evening! Before the wedding, Brendan was extremely organized: he asked us to fill out a very complete spreadsheet that covered all aspects of the event. He was very accommodating of the changes we had, and was careful to track all the changes.During the wedding, BOK performed spectacularly. They got every cue right, had the correct volume levels, and mixed songs very well. MOST IMPORTANTLY, my husband and I didn’t need to think about BOK once during the event: they just did their thing and allowed us to enjoy the evening. I am so grateful for that 😉
In short: I highly, highly recommend BOK.
The dramatic setting at Studio 450 and Saffron 59’s wonderful food and service set the tone for Charles and Holning’s amazing day and nonstop dancing!
Hi Brendan, Thank you for the wonderful music and logistics for our wedding on Saturday. We were so pleased with how smoothly the entire event ran, especially the microphone and music you provided. We really appreciate how you were able to set up and do your thing, without us having to worry about a thing! It helped make the wedding a major success!
We would be happy to serve as a reference for you and provide a glowing recommendation! Again, thank you for being part of the wedding … We are happy that we were able to work with you! Charles and Holning
Wedding Wire 5 star review:
I would highly recommend Brendan and the rest of the BOK team to anybody looking for a professional and accommodating DJ/band. We used BOK musicians for the ceremony, cocktail hour and the reception of our wedding.
From the very beginning, Brendan was so easy to work with. He was quick to respond to all our questions (we had A LOT of questions). He made sure everyone was on the same page in terms of what was going to happen the day of. He was willing and eager to try and meet all of our musical demands. I wanted a specific hymn to be played while I walked out and another specific instrumental to be played during the recessional and he worked with us to find the right musician who could play those songs.
Before the wedding, we were kind of nervous about what songs were going to be played during the reception because although we drafted a song list, it was nowhere near enough to last the night. However, once we met Brendan on the day of, we knew we were in good hands. From our previous conversations, he understand exactly what types of music we did and did not want. The wedding turned out beautifully and BOK Music had a large part to do with that.
Groom’s comments:
Hey Brendan,
Now that we’ve had a couple days to decompress from all of it, I wanted to take this chance to say a quick thank you to you and your team. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! A more formal “Thank You” will be coming shortly but I had to get this email out first.
To be honest, out of all the different moving parts on Sunday, the music was the one area that I felt the least prepared for. However, all my worries went away the moment you introduced yourself to us. I felt like I was in good hands and I’m glad I was right.
Everything from the ceremony to the reception just went so smoothly (and quickly) and you guys had a large part to do with that. I know there was one little glitch during the ceremony when the Edith Piaf song started playing during when our dog walked out but I don’t think anybody noticed and Janice looked too beautiful anyway for anybody to care.
I know Janice and I weren’t too helpful with the song list but it turned out we didn’t need to be. Everybody was dancing!
I really can’t say enough about how smoothly the night went by. At this point, I’m just blabbering but really, thank you for being so easy to work with and so accommodating.
Please let us know where we can write reviews for you. We would love to help spread the word of BOK anyway we can. Thank you again Brendan!
More amazing pro photos by Mademoiselle Fiona
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Wedding Wire 5 stars
BOK was awesome! We highly recommend them!
Brendan and Ais, You did a fabulous job! Thank you very much. Please feel free to use us as a reference for any future jobs.
Nina and Jason’s wedding and the Kittle House’s cozy Tap Room were a perfect match!
Classical guitar for the prelude, ceremony and cocktails set the perfect tone for the merengues and cumbias to follow in the legendary Tap Room.
Hi Brendan!
You were amazing to work with. You just GOT IT, without even us working hard to coordinate with you.
I will definitely recommend you to my friends and family!
My father-in-law was also very impressed.Best Regards,
D
Along with a parade of ambassadors, dignitaries and consuls general, no one could match the stunning Ms. Lee & Mr. Kim! NYC’s lavish Metropolitan Club and its impeccable staff rose to the occasion!
Hi Brendan,
Sunday was such a great and easy day for us all around. Your attentiveness was very appreciated. I did think there would be more funk and soul at the start of the reception (it went really quickly into modern music with not much 60s 70s and 80s). With that said the dance floor was kept pretty full, I was on it most of the night and all of the feedback from others was great – so all good here!
Thanks again,
Bea
Dear Beatrice,
Thanks for the feedback. We got hit with many requests and as much as I would have loved to keep up the soul and funk, your guests were on us all night. I took a look at the log and see that we were able to play about 14 funk/r&b/soul tunes from the 60s-70s, but it would have been nice to have had more time 🙂Have a wonderful life together!
Brendan
Beatrice & Paul’s global village crisscrossing the dance floor with great song requests
Song List:
Bridal March: In The Garden, Bob James (for bridal party, and bride)
Recessional: Praise You, Fat Boy Slim
Bridal Party Music: “Signed Sealed Delivered, Stevie Wonder
First Dance Song: “Old Fashioned – Cee Lo Green
Second Song: “First, Last, My Everything – Barry White
Dinner Music: Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra & any jazzy fun – Elvis is also a great choice. Upbeat along with mellow songs.
Cake Cutting Music: “Always on my Mind – Tiki Taane
Parent Dance, Beatrice, Paul & their moms: “Sunshine of my life Stevie Wonder ”
Grandpa Dance “Beatrice & Grandpa: “Sentimental Journey – Frank Sinatra”
Last Song: I Will Survive – Cake
General Song List
A PROGRESSION THROUGH ERAS START WITH SOME CLASSIC 50s, MOVE ON TO NON-DISCO DANCE HITS OF THE 60/70s, HIT A HIGH NOTE WITH SOME 80s CHEESE AND MAYBE END WITH SOME 90s FOR US YOUNGSTERS.WE LOVE TO DANCE AND SO DO OUR FAMILIES. WE HAVE THOUGHT OF MAYBE HAVING BUT REALLY, ANYTHING WITH A BEAT.
All genres are fine, focus on 70s soul/funk,
early Michael Jackson (Off the Wall),
transition into 80s, 90s and today, i.e
Dont worry ’bout a thing – Stevie
I’ll melt with you, modern english
Let’s Go Crazy – Prince
Mo Money Mo Problems by Notorious BIG
We No Speak Americano – Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP –
Everything – P Money
Tightrope, Janelle Monae”
Do Not Play List: no over played tunes, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears & similar.
Brown Eyed Girl
I Just Called – Stevie
Faithfully / Open Arms – Journey
What a wonderful world – Israel K
Celebration, Kool & The Gang
Cha Cha Slide, DJ Casper
We Are Family, Sister Sledge
Hot in Herre, Nelly
I Gotta Feeling, The Black Eyed Peas
YMCA, Village People
Chicken Dance
Every Breath You Take, The Police
Macarena, Los Del Rio
Stayin’ Alive, Bee Gees
Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler
My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now), C+C Music Factory
Love Shack, the B-52s
Mony Mony, Billy Idol
I will survive, Gloria Gaynor”
Brendan,
Thank you very much. The music was wonderful, Have a “Merry Christmas” and hopefully we will see you again.
Regards,
Mike
Hi Brendan,
Thank you for your work on Saturday. I personally thought Myles was delightful.Best, Jessica – Spark Group
DJ Myles fashions the beats at the Westchester Mall
Hi Brendan, I just wanted to thank you for all your work on our ceremony and reception at the Kittle House on 12/3. It was a great party and it was great to work with you!!!! Sincerely, AnnMarie 🙂
Thanks again for making the party lots of fun!!!! Kids had a great time !!!
Stacy
World class skaters slicing up the dance floor at their annual pep rally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHFVgEn_3M
Jiyoun and James hit a hole in one on a peaceful day at the Salem Golf Club. The weather and the dancers couldn’t have been more cooperative!
Hi Brendan
Thank you so much for being such a great dj for us. We had a classic wedding ceremony and super fun wedding reception through old and young generation because of your music choice. Our family, their friends, relatives enjoyed 50’s 60’s music a lot specially Elvis. Our 20’s 30’s friends LOVED our dance music and it was such a ball to do group dance. We definitely recommend BOK music for any special ceremony. You have a wonderful sense of music to make harmony for all generation. Thank you and regards Jiyoun and James
Pam & Doug and their guests were treated to a Baroque violin, flute and harpsichord wedding ceremony and an amazing October day. Later, in the grand ballroom, everyone got the feeling.
Thank you for a wonderful night of music and entertainment! My guests loved you and so did we. The musicians added such a classy touch to cocktail hour. And the music throughout the reception was just perfect. Thank you for being so flexible with our music selections, it made it so personal. It was a great day! Thank you for all you and your crew did! I will definitely keep you in mind for future events and I will be happy to recommend you to family and friends. Fondly, Pamela : )
The prelude and ceremony:
The dancing:
String Trio for the ceremony and DJ for the reception, all in the Great Hall
DJ Dave
Keri and Jonathan chose not to have DJ lighting. As you can see, the hora and the party still rocked!
It could not have been more perfect. Everything went vey well.Our wedding would not have been so great without your help.Thanks,Barry
Brendan, We wanted to thank you again for making our wedding day special, memorable and a fantastic time. The musicians sounded beautiful and you definitely got our party going!! We had the best night ever. We are happy to have had the chance to work with you, and happy you made our wedding rock! All the best! Noelle and Mordy
Thanks Brendan, We thought everything went great at the wedding; thanks so much forhelping everything go smoothly. In particular, we appreciated that youplayed Dawn at the ceremony, your suggestion to do the Hora early on,how smoothly you transitioned from one toast to the next, and themusic selection overall. We’ll definitely recommend you to anyone weknow in the area in need of a DJ. thanks again and all the best, Mark and Diana
The Hora
Lots of kids dancing to Oldies and no DJ lights
Hi Brendan, Though we did not get to see you after our last dance, we wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed your work. Everyone (young and old) came up to us at some point and expressed how much they enjoyed the music. And it was obvious that everyone had a good time with all the dancing that was going on, well done. You are a true professional and we can see why you came so highly recommended. We cannot wait for someone to ask us if we know of a good DJ because your name will come out before they can finish their sentence. Thanks again for sharing in our special day and helping to make it so memorable. Joe & Kristin
You don’t need hundreds of guests for an awesome dance party!
