4.4 out of 5 stars and 126 reviews Best of Weddings (4x).
4.4
(126)Serving Dallas, OKC, Tulsa, & Beyond
About this vendor
Banks Entertainment is a business that offers wedding DJ and lighting services. Led by owner and CEO Keith Banks, this team strives to make working with them as easy and stress-free as possible for couples. You can look forward to a customized and fun entertainment experience for your wedding festivities.
The Banks Entertainment team will do their utmost to tailor your wedding entertainment to meet your unique preferences. If a song is purchasable, they will happily add it to your playlist. Each of their DJs is also a professionally trained MC, ready to act as the host of your celebrations.
Banks Entertainment offers customized services for your wedding ceremony and reception as well as your rehearsal dinner and after-party. Three months before your wedding, one of their planners will work with you on scheduling. In the weeks coming up to your big day, you and your DJ will meet to talk about your preferences. This team will provide music, fun, and lighting to help make your special day even more memorable.
Details
Equipment
- Audio/Visual Equipment
- Sound Equipment
Music Genres
- Arabic
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
- Folk
Music Services
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Planning
- Se Habla Español
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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4.4
out of 5.0126 reviews
Do not use this company for any DJ work. We used them for our wedding and purchased one of their higher tier options. The DJ was incredibly unprofessional. He is either completely ...
incompetent or a complete a**hole. We would have had him and his equipment escorted out immediately after the ceremony if it wouldn't have caused a giant disruption. Seriously, the man should be fired. You're be better off just renting one of those boom speakers and connecting Spotify to it over these guys.
Below is a just a few of the things the DJ screwed up.
1) The mics during our ceremony gave out halfway and we had to shout the rest of our vows while the DJ stood off to the side doing absolutely nothing.
2) The DJ played unapproved music during the reception and dinner. Several guests complained.
3) The DJ incorrectly introduced us (mispronounced our name) multiple times.
4) The DJ didn't setup his own lighting equipment correctly. One of our wedding planners asked him about the lights (several times) and he acted like he had no idea what he was doing. The wedding planners ended up fixing the lighting on their own.
5) The DJ was rude to our guests and wedding planners when confronted about his screw ups/mistakes.
We called the company afterwards and gave them a chance to make it right. However, after multiple runarounds and stall tactics, they lied and refunded us a portion of what we paid and ghosted us.
ON THE FLIP SIDE...
We also used them for our photos, and we cannot say enough GOOD things about the photographers. They were absolute Aces. I can't guarantee that you'd get the same ones as we got but they were incredibly friendly, helpful, and professional.
Alex was amazing! The form they send is extremely helpful in seeing the line up of all songs. He played the lists that we requested and songs we requested. If we also needed to cha...
nge things around, he was more than happy to do so and was just fantastic to work with! He was supposed to have a Photo Booth attendant with him but I guess they called out on him, however that didn’t stop him for being able to easily run both and we are extremely grateful for everything he did! Would highly recommend him for any events!
Banks Entertainment was extremely communicative and helpful during the planning process of my wedding. From the ceremony to the reception, everything was exactly the way I wanted i...
t. I would highly recommend Banks Entertainment.
We found Banks at a wedding expo in Tulsa and we could not have been happier with our choice! The form used when discussing song choices with the DJ is extremely thorough and made ...
this part of the process so easy. Our DJ was incredibly flexible when our timeline needed to change a bit during our reception. He made sure we were okay with him gauging the audience and changing up genres if needed, and we are so glad he did. He made sure everyone stayed engaged (and awake lol it's a long day). He was also hilarious, which was just the icing on the cake. I highly recommend Banks to anyone looking for a DJ for their wedding!
We enjoyed having David as our DJ. He was very professional and polite, keeping our reception lively and doing everything we asked and more! Communication with the office staff was...
excellent. Would use Banks again!
Shawn was an awesome DJ! I seriously couldn't have asked for anyone better. We also rented the marquee letters, and they turned out great in the photos.
Last year, Banks did my cousin's wedding, and they did a great job. I wanted to book the same DJ, but he wasn't available on my date. Instead, I got Tee as my DJ, and he was amazin...
g! We had multiple meetings to build our playlist and timeline together. He offered great suggestions, which was really helpful since my husband and I aren’t big on music. Having him guide us relieved a lot of stress for me. The wedding itself turned out to be perfect. I would highly recommend Banks services over and over again!
Banks Entertainment totally rocked our reception! Our DJ was a blast, he got out there on the dance floor and led some dances, and kept the party going way longer than I thought it...
would. Definitely recommend Anthony and the Banks crew!
Scott was amazing at our wedding! He brought so much fun and kept everything super professional. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience!
We used Banks for our wedding reception. Dra was our DJ and really did a great job. We had some last minute song changes we threw at him and he was able to download and play them. ...
The photo booth was a hit too. Thank you so much!!
My husband and I were absolutely thrilled with our DJ! Alex was super professional, kept everyone in the loop, and played all the songs we wanted while adding his own fun twist. We...
were a bit hesitant about the marquee letters at first, but we decided to go for it, and I’m so glad we did.. they looked awesome! We met with the DJ twice before the wedding, and they were so helpful in organizing our timeline and suggesting great songs for the parts we hadn’t decided on yet. I highly recommend them—100%!
4.25
We highly recommend Banks Entertainment. They were great to work with. I personally wished the communication was better but that doesn't take away from the great service pr...
ovided by the DJ. I give all the credit to our DJ Dre! He was amazing and followed our plan to the T. Even with the slight malfunction of a blown circuit due to heavy rains, we lucked out with an impromptu volunteer violinist who helped get the ceremony started. We danced the night away without pause. I highly recommend the group photo in the beginning to get things started and don't do any slow songs besides the obvious first ones. We went fast, fast, fast and it was an amazing fun evening! Thanks Dre (and Brandon-Good Luck!)
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!! If I could give this place negative stars I would. Where to start…… the communication before the wedding was awful.
Day of the wedding, our songs we cho...
se to walk down the aisle were completely wrong. The DJ changed the song as my spouse was half way down the aisle. The micro phone during the ceremony the WHOLE time. The DJ stood there without any attempt to fix it. The songs during the wedding reception were not what we picked. Even after I went up and spoke with the DJ.
We gave the owner a chance to fix this and make it right after the wedding but of course they halfway tried. I wouldn’t refer this place to my worst enemy.
I was very disappointed with our experience. A great DJ and an amazing dance floor were our top priorities for the wedding. Initially, communication was excellent, but as we got cl...
oser to the date, I had to send multiple follow-up emails and voicemails to get in touch. I didn’t hear back until the week of the wedding, which caused a lot of stress and made it feel rushed. Despite it being “the busy season,” every couple deserves to feel valued and heard.
Unfortunately, the DJ did not live up to our expectations either. Only about 3-5 of our Must Plays were played, and one of our Do Not Plays made an appearance. This was a huge letdown, especially after spending hours curating the perfect playlist. The next day, we kept saying, “Oh, he didn’t play this song,” which was frustrating. Additionally, the mixing felt odd and random, with moments of silence.
While his music selection was still good and we enjoyed ourselves in the moment, I felt disregarded as the bride and, looking back, believe we missed out on having OUR dance floor.
Banks Entertainment was easy to work with from financials to planning and making sure our day ran smoothly. Mitchell did a great job both addressing our music requests and selectin...
g songs that got people dancing on our wedding day. We had so much fun on the dance floor!
The Banks staff was terrific to work with leading up to the wedding. We had several meetings to help pick out songs and they helped build a timeline, which was nice because I didn’...
t have a planner. Banks did photography, photobooth and dj services for us. Michael our photographer did a great job and we LOVE the pictures. Our dj was Elijah, he helped make some last minute changes go smooth and played our playlist and kept the dancing going all night! So fun! Highly recommend
Tee was such a wonderful DJ to work with. He was overly communicative, flexible, and offered wonderful advice in all of our consultations. There were many timeline changes due to t...
he rain and he worked with me and my husband to adjust everything to our needs. The music was perfect and the guests had a wonderful time on the dance floor. I only wish we could have danced longer because the music was so great, but he dealt with every challenge with grace and patience. Thank you Tee!
Loved working with them, we asked different questions and they delivered the best results on our wedding day, the DJ did amazing
Our DJ was very good at reading the room and made sure to have seamless transitions between songs!
I used Banks Entertainment for my wedding. They were a fantastic team to work with, and I really appreciated their professional attitude and ability to take stress off the planning...
process. On the wedding day they did an amazing job DJing, keeping my guests dancing and just making sure everything went smooth. The uplight display was also really beautiful and was exactly what i wanted. Our DJ was Logan and we loved having him! We added on the photobooth too, and our guests seemed to enjoy it.
I recently booked Banks Entertainment to provide DJ and lighting for my wedding. I was really happy with the service they provided. They arrived on time, kept to the schedule, and ...
were a lot of fun to work with. Their mix of old-school and modern dance music kept people dancing all night long. I even saw some older guests getting up to dance! Overall, I highly recommend Banks Entertainment and our DJ (Ryan) for any event
We used Banks for our wedding this past October. Up to the wedding day, I would have fully recommended them. However, I don’t want other brides to fall for the reviews that are goo...
d like I did.
From one bride to another, DON’T use this company. We gave them a playlist for the reception, and none of our music was played. For cocktail hour, they did follow our music, but they didn’t mix the songs up like they said they would (when I wrote the songs down, I didn’t shuffle them) so multiple songs by the same artist played back to back. When the dancing part started, none of the music was correct. My coordinator told the DJ multiple times that the music was wrong, but they blamed not having the right music on the wifi connection. I can’t wrap my head around why the music wasn’t downloaded. They even played songs that we specifically told them NOT to play. The planning sheet even has sections for genres that we wanted and didn’t want, and the music didn’t even follow this. At the very least, if the wifi was the problem, they should have tried to play music that was similar to our preferences.
Over 4 hours of music, full of songs that meant a lot to my husband and I, was not used.
It felt like the DJ was unprepared despite two meetings beforehand. The DJ that showed up wasn’t even the one who I worked through the schedule with.
I have been trying for almost 4 weeks to get in contact with them about this situation. I was told twice that the owner would contact me, and I haven’t heard a word. They’ve even ghosted my emails now.
PLEASE, from one bride to another, don’t put yourself through this! I truly feel like my reception was ruined because of this, and I don’t want other brides doing through this!!
We had a wonderful experience for our wedding on 10/01/2023! The guys were right on time, there were perfect transitions for every song, and volume was great. We had a transition a...
t 8 pm to a more party vibe and they did great with that. They were super cool and made sure to follow the do not play list we came up with beforehand!
Logan was such a blast, and he played the best music.
The photobooth was also such a big hit!
Great company, we have used them for year. I would highly recommend them!
I recently used Banks Entertainment for my wedding and I am very pleased with the services they provided. The staff was very professional, friendly, and accommodating. They took th...
e time to understand our requests and did a great job executing them on the day of the wedding.
The DJ also had a great sense of timing and was able to keep an upbeat vibe on the dance floor all night. He also took requests from guests and played songs that were meaningful to us as a couple.
Overall, Banks Entertainment made our wedding planning process easy and stress-free. They communicated clearly throughout and met our expectations on the day of the wedding. I highly recommend their services!
The venue we chose for our wedding has an exclusive contract with Banks for their packages which didn't appear to be an issue based on their ratings and conversations we had with t...
hem. However, wedding day was less than satisfactory. We had 140 guests. Issues: 1). Only half our guests could hear the music or announcements due to speakers only being set in front of the dj stand. This resulted in ppl crowding up around other tables to hear the speeches as well as leaving early. Not only was the sound very low and centered it was not clear. Had a muffled sound to it.
2). Our wedding party entrance song was not played. Instead they skipped to the song my groom and I were coming out to so the party had to toss their planned entrance skit. Plus we could barely hear the music to enter to.
3). DJ trying to be sarcastic after a few spontaneous toasts by saying "okay, anyone else?" To which someone raised their hand and she proceeded to respond "oh that was a joke" and was actually reluctant to give them the mic. I understand keeping a timeline but sarcasm in a time where people are being sentimental is not ideal.
4). I was required to turn in a timeline which I took very seriously and made sure to include all our favorite music as well as a few songs I wanted to dance with my husband to. After a week stressing over this timeline not even half of it was played. The DJ free styled and played music I've never heard of and skipped songs I had an asterisk next to even after a thorough phone call the week before going over our music selection.
5). After all this I typed an email to voice our disappointment and not a single response. I cc'd the main contact email foe Banks as well as Caitlyn whom I did most pre wedding communications with and the DJ who had reached out to me about the timeline. Not one person with Banks entertainment cares enough about having let us down on our wedding night to give a quick response to our feedback. As a business owner I find this very unprofessional and would not recommend them for any occasion. This is not what I'd expect from a DJ service that is part of a $12,000 venue package.
Banks Entertainment blew us away! They were so easy to work with and they executed the music perfectly. They paid attention to guests and changed songs when they felt the vibe with...
deflating. We absolutely LOVED them!
We chose the DJ option 4 which included extra LED uplighting, a monogram light, and Marquee letters. We were able to make payments for this. We were contacted by Banks Entertainmen...
t a couple months prior to the wedding so we could discuss timeline and our vision for the DJ. We filled out a form selecting songs/types of music we wanted/didn’t want. About a week or two prior we spoke to the DJ and finalized everything. The day of the DJ arrived on time and got everything prepared. During our reception he was flexible with the thousand requests he was receiving from my husband and I and the guests. He kept everyone dancing which was exactly what we wanted! We wanted a dance party of a reception and the DJ made this possible! We had the best night ever and we are so thankful for a DJ who listened to us and kept the party going.
All the prep work, be that setting up meetings and getting things scheduled wasn't the best. The day of, they were amazing! Our original DJ got sick day of the event and Cameron fi...
lled in last minute and did a fantastic job! We would highly recommend for your wedding!
It seemed like our DJ was very new. I didn't get his name, but the wrong songs were played for our processional, and during the reception all the line dance songs were played one r...
ight after another instead of being spaced out. Overall, he was very low energy and didn't do anything to hype up the crowd.
Overall, my hubby and I really liked working with Banks as our DJ. The payment plan and picking the options was super easy. However, they were a little slow on replying – especiall...
y as we got closer to the wedding date and it got harder on our side to make things work. We did end up spending extra for a mic to make sure our wedding readers had a mic, which we weren't super excited about – it was about $150 for an extra mic. That being said, they made that change the day before our wedding and were super accommodating. Brad, our DJ, was very friendly, took our phone calls, worked with all our song requests (even the ones we only wanted to play for specific amounts of times), and did a great job of keeping things moving and announcing everything during the evening. Overall, would recommend. Just watch those extras and make sure to keep communication open!
Used Banks Entertainment for our DJ and Photo Booth and it was the best decisions. The dj was super professional and played the music at the perfect volume for dancing but not so l...
oud you couldn’t talk and chat. The Photo Booth was so fun and the perfect favor for our guests. They were able to get it sent directly to their phone and we got all of the photos for us to save and print off later! Everyone had a blast getting to take pictures and be goofy!
Brad was the best DJ!! He was super fun and welcoming! We had Banks Entertainment through our venue, but Banks made it super easy to plan and we had meetings prior to the wedding t...
o make sure everything was what we wanted!
Our DJ Sam was amazing! He nailed everything during our ceremony, and made our reception so much fun.
Banks entertainment was very easy to work with and communicate with. Our DJ was really great, he was go with the flow and listened to what we wanted! They went over a detailed list...
with us and make sure we had all the music we wanted. The DJ was great at announcing and was quick to ask us or my mom about a timeline thing or anything he needed.
Banks entertainment made the timeline process a breeze! They were incredibly kind and fun to talk to and our DJ Sam was the hit of our wedding! Truly! Haha He was my right hand guy...
always checking in with me and being so attentive to my guests and their requests. He even got out on the dance floor and taught our guests the right dance moves! SO so recommend Banks Entertainment and Sam for your event!
Jose was awesome! He kept the party alive and people on the dance floor. He even gave a merengue tutorial for my family members who did not know the steps. He went above and beydon...
to make sure everything was perfect. 10/10 do recommend for weddings!
They gave us a great DJ who everyone loved and enjoyed! They worked with us on a timeline and made sure that they had all the details down pat before the day. They are very profess...
ional and I would suggest them to anyone who is looking for a DJ for their event!
Sam was our dj for the wedding. He customized our playlist and read the room well. He made sure we had everything we needed & didn’t hesitate to ask questions to make sure it was e...
xactly what we wanted. Highly recommend Sam!
Banks entertainment basically made my wedding. If I could give them more than 5 stars, I would. Our DJ showed up an hour early, set up, had wonderful ideas, and really worked the n...
ight. He danced with us and was so much fun! Even before the wedding, we chatted over the phone twice and worked out our vision. He really made it come to life!!!
Jose went above and beyond our expectations for our wedding. Not only did the music bring everyone together to have a blast but he also got out on the dancefloor to teach specific ...
dances that went to certain songs! He made the day go by so much easier by also MC-ing the reception around our schedule. He even got my husband and I our food and had it ready for us so we didn’t have to worry about a thing after our grand entrance. His outgoing personality and fun-loving, positive attitude made all of our guests feel comfortable to get down! Overall we couldnt have asked for a better DJ service. I would highly recommend booking him for any social event!
Sam was our DJ and he was incredible!!! Throughout the day he would check on me, my groom, and my parents to make sure everyone had what they needed. Sam kept the music pumping and...
the dance floor full. He even got out an danced with us at the end of the night. He did an awesome job!!!
We used banks entertainment for DJ and photography. They were very punctual and helped to make sure everything went smooth. The pictures turned out amazing and we got an online alb...
um back in less than 2 weeks!
Mike De La Cruz, the DJ for our wedding, was amazing! After setting up the timeline and details weeks in advance, I never once had to worry about what was coming next, getting thi...
ngs started, or introducing the next part of the day. It was all taken care of and was done completely smoothly! Mike did a great job at staying on schedule and played a great mix of songs. I would highly suggest Banks Entertainment. Everyone was incredibly professional, organized, and fun. They did an incredible job!
We booked Banks Entertainment/Studios for our DJ, Photography, Videography, and Photobooth. Banks Entertainment/Studios made our wedding day go so smoothly. Everyone was so easy go...
ing and so great to work with. I just want to add in also what a phenomenal job everyone did. I loved how Mike interacted with the guests. Mike was on time for everything and made sure to keep everything/everyone going. I don’t see a lot of DJ’s interact the way Mike did. Arielle was great with the photobooth, she had all the guests interacting with the photobooth. Holly and Brooklyn were so easy going and had great personalities and our pictures went so smoothly. Mandy and Connor were so helpful and Mandy was so great and had a great personality as well. Keith was always helpful and making sure my needs were met! Y’all did such a great job and I am in love with all the pictures! Mandy did such an amazing job on our video! Overall Banks Entertainment/Studios is the way to go! They have bundle deals at an affordable price! I appreciate y’all so much and I will most definitely recommend you guys if anyone asks me. Thank you so so much for making our big day the best day!
Loved Banks Entertainment!! Everything was really easy to work out and plan. We initially did not have any idea of what music to play, but they helped walk us thru it and set up ...
a great playlist. Mike was our DJ and did a wonderful job. We had to move some timelines around during the wedding and he didn't hesitate to make it work and help with the transitions.
We had a wonderful experience with Banks! Our DJ was Alejandro, and he kept everything moving. I loved his personal song selections, as well as his commitment to playing some of ou...
r favorites. From start to finish, everything with Banks was easy to take care of, and they are wonderful about working with you to find the perfect music to suite you. I would recommend Banks Entertainment to any couple looking for a DJ for their special day. They won't disappoint!
Banks did a good job. We requested some Spanish music to be mixed in with English, which they did. However, he played several Spanish songs in a row and we had to ask for more bala...
nce. He also played the wrong song version for the father daughter dance. This isn’t 100% his fault, but he didn’t play the song for us beforehand or ask if he had the correct version.
Overall, things were great.
They were extremely helpful in the planning phase as I didn't use a wedding planner so they were communicating with me directly. I was worried about this, but it was super easy to ...
communicate and plan with them! I don't live in the same city, but we were able to plan over the phone and through email. The DJ arrived in plenty of time to get everything set up. He was very professional, but also fit right in with our family and friends. He was also laid back and super fun, which is what we, our family, and friends are all about. Banks helped our wedding be exactly what we wanted!
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Banks Entertainment