Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on November 19, 2013•From Rock Island, IL
Fantastic! Dana's performance really helped to create a lovely atmosphere for our garden wedding ceremony. He is very knowledgable, friendly and professional which made planning the ceremony music a breeze. Thanks Dana!
Review by Raine H.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on November 12, 2013•From Iowa City, IA
We made a lot of requests and last minute changes due to the weather and Dana adjusted well. He did a great job and made everything stress free. He was very professional. All our guests said it was enjoyable to listen to his music while waiting for the ceremony to start.
Review by Janice R.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on September 30, 2013•From Cedar Rapids, IA
Dana,
Thank you for sharing your talent with us on our wedding day! Your performance and the atmosphere you created was exactly what Glenn and I were looking for. We received many compliments regarding your music and want to make sure that you know you were appreciated.
Glenn and Janice Wiltgen
Review by Matthew R.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on October 3, 2013•From Dubuque, IA
Dana played for our wedding ceremony on 9/7/13. It was a very small outdoor wedding. Dana was very professional and very accommodating. We did not give him a lot of information and we were very late and poor in our planning with him but he played beautifully and took care of everything for us. Overall it was a wonderful experience and we would not hesitate to book Dana again if the need arose!
Matthew & Carli Recker
Review by Michael T.
Wedding Cocktail Hour•Reviewed on September 28, 2013•From Poynette, WI
Dana was great to work with! Very professional and very accommodating. He was involved early in the process, put together a music plan for the day of the wedding, and helped us work through some of the questions we had regarding the music. On the day of the wedding he was at the venue well before he needed to be to make sure everything was perfect. Oh yeah, he's an awesome guitar player as well. Highly recommend him! Thanks Dana!!
Review by Michael T.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on September 28, 2013•From Poynette, WI
Dana was great to work with! Very professional and very accommodating. He was involved early in the process, put together a music plan for the day of the wedding, and helped us work through some of the questions we had regarding the music. On the day of the wedding he was at the venue well before he needed to be to make sure everything was perfect. Oh yeah, he's an awesome guitar player as well. Highly recommend him! Thanks Dana!!
Review by Tim M.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on September 12, 2013•From Omaha, NE
Dana was by far the best vendor we worked with. Time and time again my wife and I would comment on how easy it was to work with him. One day right before our wedding my wife was having a really stressful day with our other venders, but after a meeting with Dana she said that talking with Dana about the wedding helped relieve some of the stress. Dana was also a great help when it came to picking out music. He allowed us to pick whatever we wanted for our ceremony, and if he thought something wasn't going to work so well, he would help steer us in the right direction. Wonderful classical guitarist that I would recommend to anyone.
Thanks,
Tim and Erin
Review by Russ W.
Grand Opening•Reviewed on December 11, 2014•From Moline, IL
Dana did a wonderful job at our event, playing classical guitar in the background while people mingled and ate finger food. He is an extremely talented individual with a large repertoire of songs. He was a wonderful addition to our evening, and added a pleasing, warm atmosphere.
He was very enjoyable to work with. He brought his own equipment, set up quickly, was very professional as well as very personable. I would recommend him to anyone seeking a professional, talented musician.
Review by Kristine B.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on October 19, 2014•From Iowa City, IA
Dana Starkell is a true professional in every sense of the word. He is friendly, creative, timely, has a great attitude and really goes the extra mile to work with you to make sure you have the very best experience possible. He took the time to learn songs and special arrangements to make our wedding day special. Very highly recommended!!! Brent
Review by Melissa M.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on October 25, 2014•From Silvis, IL
Dana was amazing. Not only is he extremely talented, but he was super helpful and patient with me when picking out music for our ceremony. He had lots of great ideas and you can tell he has a ton of experience doing weddings. He made great suggestions and helped me finalize the ceremony. The day of, everything was perfect. The music he provided for our ceremony was exceptional, I felt like I was in a movie. On top of his talent and professionalism, Dana is just a great person period. He was a joy to work with, I would not hire anyone else if I had to plan our wedding all over again!
Review by Anna B.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on October 28, 2014•From Davenport, IA
Dana was so professional and accommodating! He was easy to work with and played beautifully! It was exactly what I wanted. I would recommend him to anyone!
Review by Lilly E.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on August 12, 2014•From Iowa City, IA
Dana provided wonderful guitar music for our ceremony. He was extremely pleasant to work with. I knew immediately after talking with him that he ran a very professional business. He kept me up to date by sending me planning e-mails, and even met with me over Skype to play samples of our music selections. He went above and beyond by working with my vocalist on a special piece and bring us extra equipment to use free of charge. I would highly recommend him!
Review by David F.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on December 9, 2014•From Fontana, WI
Dana was very easy to work with and added a great atmosphere to our wedding. He played beautifully and I received many compliments from our wedding guests about the music.
Review by Pegah S.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on December 14, 2014•From Wilmette, IL
We loved having you and thank you again for being there with us!
Review by Cindy C.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on December 12, 2014•From Bettendorf, IA
Mr. Starkell is a consummate performer professional in every way. I would highly recommend you consider him for any important event.
Review by Sarah M.
Wedding Cocktail Hour•Reviewed on June 30, 2014•From Iowa City, IA
My husband and I worked with Dana to provide the ceremony music as well as play at our cocktail hour. We had a wonderful experience working with Dana! He helped us choose songs for parts of the ceremony we were unsure of and what songs would blend together well. He also went above and beyond our expectations by finding and ordering music from France so we could have "Gotta Get You Into My Life" by The Beatles played as we walked down the aisle as husband and wife. The music was beautiful and set the tone for the entire ceremony. He is professional and very friendly. We would highly recommend Dana to anyone looking for a ceremony musician.
Review by Sarah M.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on June 30, 2014•From Iowa City, IA
My husband and I worked with Dana to provide the ceremony music as well as play at our cocktail hour. We had a wonderful experience working with Dana! He helped us choose songs for parts of the ceremony we were unsure of and what songs would blend together well. He also went above and beyond our expectations by finding and ordering music from France so we could have "Gotta Get You Into My Life" by The Beatles played as we walked down the aisle as husband and wife. The music was beautiful and set the tone for the entire ceremony. He is professional and very friendly. We would highly recommend Dana to anyone looking for a ceremony musician.
Review by Tammy M.
Retirement Party•Reviewed on August 25, 2014•From Saint Louis, MO
We have used Dana for several of our work functions and each time that he is here, our people has enjoyed everything that Dana plays. His personality is also remarkable, he reall engages with the group quite well. We would most deffinently recommend Dana to other copies. We will also use him for any of our future engagements that we may have coming up.
Review by Emily W.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on August 9, 2014•From Galena, IL
Dana was great to work with! He had very detailed information about playing weddings on his website, which we found very helpful. We picked out our ceremony music with him over Skype, and he had several helpful recommendations. He was responsive, organized, courteous, and easy to work with. Also a great musician!
Review by Jalesa C.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on July 1, 2014•From Dubuque, IA
Dana was so easy to work with! He is simply wonderful at what he does! He showed up when he said he would and played beautiful music! He also worked so well with our officiant. We got many compliments from our guests! I truly recommend Dana for any event that you need live music! Stunning job! - Kreg & Jalesa
Review by Cindy C.
Event•Reviewed on December 12, 2014•From Davenport, IA
Mr. Starkell entertained a rather large group of almost 300 for dining and conversing at a local art museum. The guest reviews as well as those from the entire staff were beyond any expectation. Mr. Starkell is a consummate performer professional in every way. I would highly recommend you consider him for any important event. Kirk
Review by Trinity O.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on June 29, 2014•From Dubuque, IA
Thank you so much. We heard wonderful things about you and Jenni's performance, and especially your arrangement of Everlong. I am so hopeful that the sound quality is good from our videographer, because I desperately want to hear that song!
Thank you again for your professionalism and hard work in making our ceremony music extra special.
Trinity
Review by Jodi M.
Wedding•Reviewed on May 19, 2014•From Dubuque, IA
We recently hired Dana to play at our wedding and he was absolutely wonderful!! From the very first email, Dana was professional, friendly, and easy going. He was very prompt in returning any emails or phone calls and followed through on what he said he was going to do. Dana showed up before his schedule time and played though the scheduled time.
I couldn't of asked for better service from Dana and I would absolutely hire him again. If you don't want to stress about the music for your wedding ceremony or any other event, then hire Dana, you won't regret it!
Review by Tammy M.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on March 11, 2014•From Saint Louis, MO
Dana thank you again for being available for us for this event. I heard nothing but good things about the party and about the music that you played that evening. You do have a wonderful talent that we all enjoy.
Review by Cindy C.
Restaurant Event•Reviewed on December 12, 2014•From Bettendorf, IA
Mr. Starkell was the solo performer at a very high end gourmet restaurant where diners required and expected only the very best in tasteful and appropriate entertainment in a very close setting. No one other than Mr. Starkell could have done so. The reviews were OUTSTANDING. Kirk
