Spencer Sutherland

I would have to strongly disagree with aleewonder and agree with chersimon in that Spencer was very nice to work with.

Spencer also played acoustic Spanish guitar during our ceremony, which sounded beautiful and also during the cocktail hour.

He announced us and those who toasted us with class. He is not a cheesy DJ which we were so afraid of having.

He was very good and very professional and kept everyone dancing all night! I actually had one of the groomsmen come up to me and comment on how it was actually good music that was being played. He was very prompt in returning emails too. The only one thing I wished he would have done was to stick a bit more to my playlist because I had worked really hard on it. For example, I had said that I wanted a lot of 80s played during the reception and I didn't get too much and I also noticed a song was played that was on my do not play list.

Other than that, I think the night went very well and I would, and have, recommended him to other brides.

Spencer performed at our wedding at Oceano Hotel (Half Moon Bay) in August. Overall, his role as a guitarist was well received by all and the music sounded beautiful. He was very organized and professional at all times. As a DJ, I would have to report that he was our least favorite of all of the vendors. After I created the "must play" list for our reception, I found that he played a number of songs not on our list that didn't go over so well with the crowd (dance floor empty). I expected that he could read the crowd better than I, however, his songs did not necessarily bring people out to dance (which begged the question as to why he wasn't playing any of our requested songs at that time). In addition, many people had requested songs and later came up to me to report that he refused to play these songs (sometimes indicating that I didn't want those songs played-untrue). For the record, I did not have any songs on my "do not play" list. Some guests were not very happy with him. I had also requested that he announce two of my guests' anniversaries during dinner. Spencer did not want to do this and recommended that he hand me the microphone to announce it myself (which I preferred not to do). When I inquired about the announcement he reported back that he had done so, however, not one of our guests even heard the announcement, especially the intended guests. In addition, I had made note in my paperwork that we may want to extend our reception for 1 hour (to 11pm), yet at 10pm he played the last song and shut down without ever contacting us first. The dance floor was packed at the time and by the time the song ended, he had taken off his equipment and was starting to wrap up. We were pretty disappointed and would have definitely kept the party going for another hour had he checked in with us.

I just realized I never reviewed my DJ. We used Spencer for our ceremony music and DJ for our reception. EVerything went fine, we didn't have any problems. Spencer was the actual one on our wedding.

re: aleewonder review. The only thing I can say is that I ALWAYS tell my friends to make sure you are getting the OWNER of the company! Be it your photographer or DJ, make sure you get the actual person who is running the company otherwise you risk the chance of getting an employee that is not as invested in the process.

Very fun and easy going. People literally did not stop dancing all night. It was the most fun I have ever seen at a wedding (If I do say so myself!) Spencer also played acoustic guitar for the ceremony and cocktail hour, which sounded great during the ceremony, but I was busy during most of cocktail hour and didn't hear it. He is very nice to work with and provided exactly what I wanted in a musician and DJ. He guided the flow of the evening without talking too much or being annoying. I left all DJ control up to him, which seemed to be a good choice since people kept dancing.

Worst experience I have ever had with any professional. The guitarist did not show up for the ceremony, and the DJ appeared to be drunk or high, or at the very least extremely unprepared and unprofessional. The DJ showed up wearing a dirty t-shirt and shorts, hair messed and looking like he hadn't taken a shower. Moreover, the DJ was not confident in his position as MC, which made everyone around him have to help get the reception moving. He seemed confused and out of place in his role as a leader. This company nearly ruined our wedding, and whatever parts of the music at the wedding that were good were because of the incredible amount of planning I did beforehand. I hope that this company gets out of the business if this is what they provide future clients.

Additionally, Spencer himself was very pushy about receiving his payment, threatening to not provide the music if the payment was not made the night before the wedding. His company was responsible for the payment not being made, as my mother had sent the payment to him a week-and-a-half earlier to ensure payment. Spencer blamed this situation on me and my family, as if we were intending to use his services and not pay. It was very insulting and added tremendous stress the night before the wedding. I, the bride, didn't even go to sleep that night until around 2 AM because of the situation he created. I am sorry to have ever come across this company as music is something I absolutely love and wanted to be special for our wedding.

NOTE: I WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE THIS COMPANY ONE STAR, EXCEPT THAT GIVING AT LEAST ONE IS A REQUIREMENT TO POST. THUS, MY REAL RATING FOR SPENCER SUTHERLAND IS ZERO STARS.

Spencer was our dj at our wedding reception this past January 2009 and I can’t say it enough - he was incredible! He obviously loves music and is just so talented. We had so many guests comment on how awesome the music was at our reception. Spencer was extremely professional to work with. He made sure to understand what we wanted and also recommended music to us. At the end of the day, we had a few requests and we let him do his thing and he had hit after hit – classic, old school to current music. It was awesome. He can definitely read a crowd and knows which songs are crowd pleasers. We had all age groups at our wedding and everyone was dancing! Also he did a very good job as MC at our reception. It was a wonderful night and we are really glad we picked Spencer for our dj. I highly recommend him.

We couldn't have had a better experience. We asked Spencer for the "Gold Package": live guitar for the ceremony, and then DJ music for cocktails, dinner, and dancing. From a planning point of view, using Spencer for all of our music and sound system needs was incredibly convenient.

I worked as a caterer for more than 10 years, so I've seen hundreds of wedding DJs, most of which are fairly underwhelming. Spencer, on the other hand, is EXACTLY what a wedding needs. He struck the perfect balance between being totally present and on-point for the necessary logistics, while being seemlessly in the background at all other times. He worked the crowd by being a great DJ foremost, not by being some kind of wedding goofball. There was no YMCA and no chicken dance, just people dancing endlessly to music they were excited to hear. Spencer respected our requests, and got the mood of the crowd perfectly. A number of our guests were people who care about music (and DJs specifically); they had nothing but great things to say.

Our wedding space (Headlands Center for the Arts in Marin) was logistically challenging; it required quite a bit of advanced set up as well as timely movement from room to room. Spencer handled it totally. The timing and execution of transitions from ceremony to cocktails, cocktails to dinner, and dinner to dancing were flawless.

And to the most important point: the dance floor was packed all night, and no one wanted to stop dancing -- exactly what you want at your wedding.

Spencer is very, very good at his job. Get him for your event.

Spencer played the guitar beautifully, was easy to communicate with, and kept the dance floor hopping!