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DJ Buddy Holly Reviews

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  • Avg 5.0 | 153 Reviews
  • DJ from San Francisco, CA
  • 343 Verified Bookings
  • Starting at $425 per event

153 Reviews for DJ Buddy Holly

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Review by Sarah W.

Wedding Reception•Reviewed on May 26, 2014•From Windsor, CA

He was very friendly and played a large variety of music from country, to today's hits, even bay area which many djs would/could not do. He was great and I would definitely hire him again if I needed a dj in that area again, thank you Dj Buddy Holly...

Review by Kim B.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on March 17, 2014•From Aptos, CA

Having been at two events with DJ Buddy Holly, I can safely say he is a great DJ for ADULTS. He was on time, professional, and accommodated requests. I would not recommend him for youth or teenager parties as he did not do a great job engaging the kids.

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The kids were engaged in freaking, grinding, and requesting twerk music all night. I recommended a chaperone but the client said parents were banned from the room. The client, who is a very nice lady, asked me how the kids were at the end of the night. I said, "Uh good, I just tried to keep my eye on the turntables." I didn't know what else to say. Also I had all their requests and even purchased music in real time to please the crowd.

Review by Linda C.

Wedding•Reviewed on June 27, 2014•From San Francisco, CA

DJ Buddy Holly was great to work with. He is professional and GIGmasters makes it easy as well. I provided David with a list of songs I wanted for Dancing which he made sure he had available. He was on time, looked professional, had good equipment, sound and lights. It was a little disappointing that some of the songs on my Dance List ended up being played during dinner. I also thought that David might be more creative in mashing up songs and perhaps be more encouraging of the guests to Dance and have fun. He took requests and overall did a great job. The value for the cost was definitely worth it!.

Review by Candice W.

Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on October 6, 2014•From Foster City, CA

Review by Matt C.

Wedding•Reviewed on May 17, 2015•From Portola, CA

Review by Kathleen P.

Celebration•Reviewed on March 22, 2015•From Cameron Park, CA

DJ was great! Unfortunately, we did not have the audience we had hoped for. No reflection on his services!

Review by Todd W.

Corporate Function•Reviewed on March 17, 2015•From San Francisco, CA

Review by Cindy C.

Corporate Function•Reviewed on December 19, 2016•From San Francisco, CA

Review by Maria B.

Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on February 5, 2017•From Rancho Cordova, CA

Very profesdional

Review by Alysha B.

Wedding Reception•Reviewed on April 23, 2017•From Pilot Hill, CA

He was great and willing to work with us on everything

Review by Miriam G.

Wedding Reception•Reviewed on September 23, 2017•From Oakland, CA

Review by Jillian R.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on July 8, 2017•From San Rafael, CA

Review by Cheryl S.

Wedding Reception•Reviewed on June 4, 2017•From Grass Valley, CA

He was amazing. I would highly recommend him. He didn't talk as much as most DJ's do. My only suggestion would be to have him talk more to encourage participation. But, he was great. He played ALL of our songs. We were so amazed at the list that he put together. It was truly amazing. All of our guests commented on the music. He truly made the event special!

Review by Lori R.

Birthday Party (Kids)•Reviewed on May 28, 2017•From Pleasant Hill, CA

Review by Sara W.

Wedding•Reviewed on May 1, 2017•From San Francisco, CA

Review by Christine B.

Wedding•Reviewed on May 8, 2019•From Mountain View, CA

DJ Buddy Holly/Dave was amazing!He was very accommodating in meeting all of our needs for the day of our wedding. He handle taking request with ease and most importantly kept everyone on the dance floor And really knew how to read the crowd! We will definitely be hiring him again! Thank you again Dave

Review by Todd T.

Graduation Party•Reviewed on May 12, 2018•From Mill Valley, CA

Review by Samantha B.

Wedding•Reviewed on October 9, 2019•From Acampo, CA

DJ BuddyHolly and his fiancé were both amazing. They played great music. We’re on time with cues and announcements. They made my wedding go so smoothly and also had a lot of fun. 10/10 would recommend

Review by Dominic P.

Wedding Reception•Reviewed on May 29, 2019•From Carmel by the Sea, CA

Great expereience. Best price in the area and amazing quality. Thank you to you and your wife! You made our special day run smoothly and the music was incredible.

Review by Farhad B.

Wedding•Reviewed on January 14, 2018•From San Jose, CA

Review by Juliet P.

Wedding•Reviewed on September 19, 2017•From Sebastopol, CA

Not sure what happened. We filled out his questionnaire and had all the names in place. He totally blew the wedding party entrance. He played most of our list but he texted both of us (bride/groom) asking for payment. He then asked two more times for payment, on the dance floor too! (He was paid in full a month prior!) I come to find out, he showed up at the venue 2 hrs early (was told he only needed an hour), put on some music and split for 30 minutes. I had asked him if he needed anything for set up. No mention of a table, but then he texts us, he needed a table a few hours before the wedding began. Everyone has an off day. Too bad it was our day!

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I received a great tip from the parents and newlyweds that night, everyone was dancing, and the clients said it was perfect to me at the end of the night. I'm not sure why they would have these bad things to say.

Review by Nicole T.

Wedding Reception•Reviewed on September 14, 2012•From Vallejo, CA

I can't say I was completely happy with how everything went from booking to event. He never contacted me even when it came down to 3 weeks before the wedding. Even after submitting my song list with a note to email me. I had to contact him about everything. When I asked to send him specific songs he told me that he knew what kind of music I wanted played. He didn't play most of the songs I put on the list. Lastly, he had to be escorted off the premises by police because he was not behaving nicely toward my mom and wedding planner. He insulted my mother to my brother. It was kind of a mess, but most people enjoyed the music still, so it wasn't a complete loss.

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I started off by sending the client a questionnaire, agreement, and all documents. I reached out several times and asked to setup a client meeting. This client is not being truthful. I was DJing at the wedding with their questionnnaire and song requests in hand and played music from it. Nicole's mother and friend (she wasn't really a wedding planner) were being beligerent and acting ridiculous and mean. I handled the situation to the best of my ability. They were yelling and falling all over my turntables. It was only when I asked them to stop, did the "wedding planner" try to grab my phone as a prank. Police did not escort me anywhere. I just told them the story.

Review by LaShondra W.

Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on August 17, 2013•From Hillsborough, CA

I'm not pleased with the lack of professionalism. Dj Buddy Holly dropped the ball. He didn't have all the songs we sent him ( I have emails to prove he received them) and he tried to shift blame instead of taking responsibility. The music and sound quality of his equipment was great. But several of my songs had to be played from my photographers iPhone. I understand hiccups happen, however these were things that could have been avoided.

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The bride, groom, and event planner all had conflicting information. Unfortunately I had to work with what I had. I tell clients to send me information from the e-mail associated with the Gigmasters account. This client failed to do so and sent communication through three or four e-mails with different information.

Review by Yanping D.

Convention•Reviewed on November 10, 2012•From Foster City, CA

He came dressed with a dirty and wrinkled tie. DJ Buddy Holly was heavily drugged and distracted. The only thing he was concentrated was asking to be paid. He did not even say goodbye to me, just disappeared before our event ended. We did not know where he was when we were looking for him to help end the event. During the 3 hours event, he asked to be on coffee break, or needed to go outside three or four times. The day before the event, I spoke with him on the phone, he sounded drugged, and I was very concerned, I called your customer service, and was assured of his professionalism, and his popularity. Please check him out before more customers suffer.

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My business policies require payment before performance. The client paid me an hour and a half after I began. Miss Dong did not communicate her needs. She called me and said she already hired a dj company and had an MC but wanted me to assist them. Miss Dong is simply impossible to please. I wore fresh clothes with a pressed tie. Also, her false statement of me being drugged makes no sense. Now I wonder why she kept offering alcoholic beverages. And also, I did say goodbye to her, the other mc, and the people from the other dj company.

Review by Kathy M.

New Year's Eve Party•Reviewed on January 1, 2013•From Fair Oaks, CA

He was very unorganized. Even after meeting with him in advance and discussing specific songs, he did not have them. He was supposed to walk around the tables and take requests, he did not. He was very concerned about getting paid which we told him he would be paid at the end of his shift, to the point that we asked him to leave early because he wasn't playing music and the guest were leaving.

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I cannot acknowledge the lies she stated. She gave me the songs the day before. I even downloaded songs on the spot as people made song requests. Special thank you to the client's husband and I wish him a happy recovery with his eye care. My thoughts and prayers are with you.