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John Papasideris
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AWARD WINNER (6X)
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
JPAPA Productions is a wedding DJ and entertainment service based in Houston, TX.
My job is to make your wedding memorable by working closely with you to get exactly what you want for your special day. Offering not only DJ services, but a whole entertainment experience tailor-made to your needs! Your wedding is a huge life event, and it's my job to make it an experience you will remember forever. I look forward to working with you!
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Meet the team
John Papasideris
Owner/DJ
John has been in the entertainment scene for over 15 years. Starting out as a DJ/party promoter he has hosted various events from big club venues in Downtown Houston to small intimate parties. Starting JPAPA Productions was just the next natural step. Since its founding it has earned numerous awards and created everlasting memories for brides in the Houston area and beyond. Growing so rapid John expanded into providing lighting options. I will work closely with you to ensure that your wedding will be one that you will always remember!
Reviews
5.0
out of 5.049 reviews
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Stylianos A
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5.0
10/14/2024
Absolutely phenomenal DJ! Kept the energy high all night with a perfect mix of tracks—definitely a 5-star experience
Pete V
5.0
2/18/2024
John absolutely brought down the house at our wedding, guests had so much fun! He’s also very familiar with Greek music and traditions which made our event seamless
Any questions?
Nicole P
5.0
12/30/2023
DJ Papa is so professional and truly did a great job on our special day. We’d definitely recommend him for any event!
Haylee U
5.0
10/19/2022
John was the DJ/MC at a wedding I was coordinating and he was the BOMB DIGGITY! The wedding couple had some last minute changes and requests that he handled beautifully and seamles...
sly. It was a pleasure working with him and I highly recommend!
victoria e
5.0
6/25/2022
John was so great at our event! Very professional and organized. He has all necessary equipment, great sound and all the necessary extras! It was stress free and a great addition f...
or our event!
Susan R
5.0
11/22/2021
John was great to work with, he was very knowledgeable and helped us figure out exactly what we needed. We decided to add the light feature and it was perfect! That and John helped...
to get people out on the dance floor!! It was a magical wedding!!
Susan and Curt D
Paul H
5.0
11/09/2021
John was great!!! Very friendly to work for. Accommodated several last minute requests. Showed up early to set up and check with me and the venue coordinator. Overall great experie...
nce and did not encounter any issues
Maria P
5.0
11/01/2021
John was amazing! We hired him for my mom’s birthday party, and it was the best decision! He arrived early to set up, and he is very responsive and reliable. He even helped us with...
setting up a projector to play a video we prepared.
He did a great job with the music, feeling out the crowd, and made sure everyone had a great time. He made sure to play a mix of latin and Greek, which is exactly what we asked for.
I highly recommend him for weddings or other events! You won’t regret it! J Papa Productions is the way to go!
Aaron E
5.0
8/11/2021
John was great, professional, had great communication, and was very easy to work with. Once we supplied him with a list of songs that we wanted, and the outline of the wedding per ...
his request, he took care of the rest. Our wedding went smoothly and had not even the slightest hiccup. We would absolutely choose JPAPA again.
Victoria E
5.0
7/11/2021
John did a wonderful job of making sure the music was everything we wanted!!
Seva P
5.0
6/15/2021
John played our playlist and was flexible every time we ran to him with a surprise song.
The dance floor was packed with ages ranging from 5 to 87 years old.
He knows when to p...
lay what type of music to keep the party flowing.
When he played Greek music people joined in even if they had never Greek danced before.
Working with John was effortless and fun!
Just thinking of it makes me want to have another party.
Kathy P
5.0
6/14/2021
Wonderful music selection. Professional, punctual and interacted well with guests!
Kevin H
4.0
9/08/2020
This DJ is perfect for the price. Only had a few hiccups along the way. I would definitely use him again.
Kosta P
5.0
9/05/2020
John was the best - again! JPAPA Productions DJed our annual Original Houston Greek Festival After Party and had all the best hits. He was fun and knew when to play what. We would ...
not and will not go with anyone else.
Anastasia P
5.0
9/04/2020
Hired john for the houston Greek film festival event reception. He had a great selection of both Greek and american easy listening. He was very professional and well prepared with ...
microphones, etc for anything we needed on site.
stephen W
5.0
12/02/2019
When we first started looking for a DJ, everyone kept telling us "we know this great DJ for your wedding..." All of them would end up telling us JPAPA and luckily that's who we had...
already booked!! :)
John was a fantastic DJ! He constantly touched base with us before the wedding to ensure that everything was set in place. He was also very accommodating with regards to our last minute requests and changes to the reception.
Our guests commented that it was easy to carry on a conversation since the music was tasteful (in selection AND volume). He also played a nice selection of dance music.
Overall -- great soundtrack to a wonderful evening thanks to John!
Katherine J
5.0
11/18/2019
John's DJ'ing was exactly what we wanted at our wedding reception. He could not have done a better job. We did not want to follow the traditional wedding "script" and John had no i...
ssues at all tailoring everything for us. He was professional, friendly, flexible and prompt. He has ceremony and reception planning forms which were a huge help and made sure we did not overlook anything for our big day. I also appreciated how we were able to communicate over email and how he put up with my procrastination!
I would definitely recommend JPAPA productions to DJ your event, next time we throw a house party we will probably give him a call. Thank you for everything, John. We appreciate it.
Holly F
5.0
10/29/2019
John was our DJ this past weekend and exceeded all of our expectations. Highly recommend for any event!
Constance G
5.0
10/28/2019
John was a pleasure to work with as Tommy and I have a very eclectic style relative to music. He spent at least an hour discussing that with me and then gave me some playlists to...
work from and together we created a really really fun reception and ceremony with the music tying in and supporting our special day in every way!! Additionally, he did a terrific job working with the planner and coordinating the special events like bouquet toss etc.. highly recommend him!
Kosta P
5.0
5/14/2019
John DJ'd our inaugural Houston Greek Film Festival in November 2018. He was punctual, easy to work with, great at his job, and played just the right songs at the right time. We wi...
ll absolutely be going back to John for 2019, and recommend his serviced to anyone! Thanks John!!
Alysa N
5.0
5/07/2019
John has gone above and beyond for my husband and I! My wedding was this past weekend and I cannot help but brag on him! My wedding went amazing and he kept everyone on their feet....
He made it easy to put together the information for the ceremony and the reception as well as made things go so smoothly when transitioning between things. I highly recommend booking Jpapa productions for your event!
Megan F
5.0
5/01/2019
John was amazing to work with!! We had a successful fashion show at the Wedding Expo, music was awesome. Thanks again!
Nadia B
5.0
4/30/2019
John is definitely recommended for any event as a DJ, he was on time, very commutative and professional.
I had the pleasure to work with John on a wedding that my company Joyeux E...
vents, was hired for the day of coordination.
His booth was modern, beautiful and brought a nice mood to the reception. His music selection was great.
I recommend him highly!
Marie D
5.0
4/30/2019
John Papasideris was a pleasure to work with. He was extremely responsive from Day 1 to our wedding day. He played all the songs we wanted and his other choices flowed so well I co...
uldn't remember if we had picked the songs or not. He is easygoing and picks up on cues easily if you want to fade a song. We were not disappointed!
Lauren D
5.0
3/01/2019
Can’t say enough great things about DJ papa!! We would highly recommend him
to anyone in need of MC and DJ services! Thank you for making our reception exactly
What we had in mind!
Response from JPAPA Productions on 04/26/2019
Lauren, I'm so happy I was able to make your ideal reception come to life!
Ana P
5.0
2/04/2019
My husband and I could not have been happier with JPAPA Productions-from his attentiveness,to his understanding and to an overall amazing delivery. Every little detail was delivere...
d perfectly and he and his team are so wonderful. Thank you so much for helping our big day go seamlessly!!
Response from JPAPA Productions on 02/04/2019
Ana, it was a huge honor and privilege to make your special day go smoothly so you both co...
uld enjoy it and start off being a married couple in the best way!
Kiki R
5.0
12/10/2018
John was phenomenal. Super patient with me and definitely did not rush my musical choices. I gave him generic genres that I wanted played and he ran with it. Everyone got up and da...
nced the night away. On top of all of that he stuck with the itinerary that my wedding planner had set up. He also worked cohesively with all of my other vendors especially my videographer. I would pick him over and over again for any future events that I will need. Seriously the best.
Response from JPAPA Productions on 04/26/2019
Kiki, thank you so much for your kind words, I'm so glad you, your husband and your guests...
had such a great time!
Demetri D
5.0
11/11/2018
DJ JPapa knows what he’s doing! He recently played a Family Night event at our Church and was spot on with the perfect song selections at the appropriate times. JPapa can read a ro...
om well and keep a party on an upward trajectory generating a great atmosphere and vibe for any event. We had guests ranging in age from 2 years old to 90 years old and John kept the party going. That could be a tough crowd for anyone to please but John knew exactly what to play, gently guiding the mood of the night from drinks, through dinner, to full on dance mode with Greek plates breaking on the dance floor. Huge success thanks in great part to DJ JPapa’s skills! Thank you JPapa.
Response from JPAPA Productions on 11/14/2018
Thank you Demetri for the most gracious review! I had an amazing time at your event and wa...
s very honored you guys chose me to play your music!
Ted K
5.0
11/06/2018
John did a great job with both Greek and popular dance music. During dinner, he played great background music and then got everyone dancing.
He was easy to work with, showed up ea...
rly to get set up and worked easily with the photographer and videographer. He made sure he played what we wanted and did a great job in making the evening memorable.
Response from JPAPA Productions on 11/14/2018
Thank you Ted I really appreciate your kind review, I had a great time and I'm glad I coul...
d make it a memorable event for you and your guests!
Melanie B
5.0
10/29/2018
John was great! Super easy to work with, music was great for both our ceremony as well as reception!!! Everyone had a great time, absolutely recommend!
Response from JPAPA Productions on 11/14/2018
Melanie, I was so honored to be a part of your big day and so happy everyone had such a gr...
eat time!
Stacie M
5.0
10/28/2018
JPapa did a fantastic job! He went above and beyond what was originally asked. Everyone was up and dancing the entire reception having a great time.
Frank M
5.0
10/27/2018
JPAPA Productions did an unbelievable job for the Greek Festival after party! They showed on time. Set up was seemless. And then then music was spot on! Perfect sound level! Excell...
ent music selection. I'm definitely going to hire them for my wedding reception! They had everyone dancing all night! BRAVO JPAPA!
Kosta P
5.0
10/20/2018
JPAPA Productions DJ'ed our annual GreekinHouston afterparty again for the 2nd year in a row. This year John not only played the latest in Greek music that everyone loves and expec...
ted to hear but also was the MC and took requests. We will be using JPAPA productions for a very long time!
Allison D
5.0
5/18/2018
I am very happy that we decided on using John! His prices were reasonable especially considering he traveled for our wedding. His communication before the big day was top notch. Hi...
s paperwork is thorough and he really cares about your vision. We didn't have a traditional wedding and there was no great dance floor option but he had my guests dancing anyway :) Highly recommend!
Response from JPAPA Productions on 05/18/2018
Thank you for having me be part of your special day, you guys were awesome and the wedding...
was so much fun!
Kate M
5.0
3/15/2018
We really enjoyed DJ JPAPA at our wedding and reception! He was super easy to work with and helped us keep it together on our wedding day when we lost track of our time schedule. W...
e loved the music played during our whole event but especially that he kept our guests coming back to the dance floor. We have received so many compliments on the music choices from our guests and would definitely recommend JPAPA Productions for any event!
Kendra C
5.0
3/01/2018
Thank you for everything. We would recommend JPAPA Productions to anyone for any occasion. He is very easy to work and communicate with. Thanks again for making our night specia...
l!
Kristen W
5.0
2/21/2018
John was amazing. I am so thankful we found him. We had a fairly small, non-traditional wedding and I was terrified that it would be difficult to get people to dance, but John nail...
ed it. He played a great mix of music, he listened to every request we had, and he seamlessly guided our guests through dinner, first dances, and speeches. He also got everyone out on the dance floor with some very well-chosen songs. He also took some candid pictures and video for us and emailed them to us after the wedding. John is also a genuinely kind person and charges a very, very fair price for the services he provides. We would recommend him to anyone!
Amanda C
5.0
11/27/2017
John was great, he provided us with all the music we requested and kept the dance floor packed all night long.
Kevin L
5.0
11/27/2017
JPAPA was great. He listened to our requests and played music. What more could you ask for in a DJ? Price was very reasonable, and there were no hiccups during the wedding.
Brittany T
5.0
10/28/2017
To say working with Dj John was such an enjoyable experience is an understatement...He was so patient, kind, funny, very flexible and as other stated an absolute gentleman...He mad...
e me and my husbands night extremely fun an memorable! Book him if you want to make your night that much more special...And all that at a great price!!! I will forever be grateful thank you DJ!!
Response from JPAPA Productions on 11/10/2017
Thank you for having me be a part of your special night! I had a great time and wish you a...
nd your husband many years of happiness!
Amani M
5.0
10/10/2017
John is the best! Met with me multiple times and was very patient. He was on time and very precise with everything. I couldn't decide a final wedding list for him and then told him...
my music choice style and he created an awesome list. He even played us some Arabic music for my family to enjoy!
Thank you so much.
Response from JPAPA Productions on 11/10/2017
Thank you for such kind words and I'm glad your family was able to have fun and dance to A...
rabic music it was a really awesome time!
Fonteyn C
5.0
10/09/2017
John and his team were amazing. We hired Jpapa Productions to dJ our wedding. Our wedding was supposed to be outdoors until the rain suddenly changed that minutes before walking do...
en aisle. John had all his equipment set up and then when the rain began to pour down he quickly moved his set up inside with very little down time as I was due to walk down the aisle minutes before. Throughout the wedding he made sure he played all the songs from my wedding playlist and his assistant worked closely with our wedding coordinator to ensure smooth transition between all the activities. As the wedding started to run over in time, John and his team stayed til the very end! Overall it was great working with Jpapa Productions. John and his assistant are extremely attentive with great attitude and listen to what the customers needs are. Our wedding turned out beautifully and my husband and I couldnt thank Jpapa Productions enough for helping to make our day as special and amazing as it turned out to be.
Response from JPAPA Productions on 11/10/2017
Your wedding was amazing and I was honored to be a part of it! You guys were great and I'm...
glad you two and your guests had such a great time!
Sami S
5.0
8/18/2017
John was extremely professional from start to finish. I reached out to him pretty late in the planning process but he met all of the needs I had asked for. He is reasonably priced ...
but does an exceptional job. He was also extremely courteous to make sure all customs and religious aspects of the ceremony were properly conducted. I've attended several weddings where people have paid much more and received sub par performance. John is great at what he does and makes sure the attendants have a great time.
Chelsea J
5.0
6/26/2017
My husband and I needed a DJ last minute for our wedding and I'm so glad we found J Papa Productions. He responded almost immediately to our request for information we met him a f...
ew days later to discuss the details. John was very professional and always easy to contact. Everyone enjoyed the music and he was able to play all the songs we requested. I would highly recommend J Papa Productions!
David G
5.0
6/26/2017
My wife and I thought JPAPA Productions did an amazing. They were able to transition songs very well going from one genre to another easily. Some family members also had requests...
for certain songs and they were able to download/get them on the fly. We shopped around getting quotes from other DJs and JPAPA had the best price. Would highly recommend.
Julia G
5.0
5/29/2017
I needed a DJ last minute. DJ Papa was so sweet and caring. He did everything he could to take our wedding stress away and had a killer play list. He was a perfect gentleman the wh...
ole time and very professional. He is definitely by far the best DJ I know and am grateful to have had play at Our wedding. I am already looking forward to booking him again real soon for a birthday party. If you want a great DJ and one that guinuely cares about your happiness He is your Guy! Thanks DJ papa for a you did for us, and thank you for the wedding card that was very sweet of you . Angela also loved her birthday card. Your too kind.
Response from JPAPA Productions on 06/01/2017
Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your big day! I'm so glad everyone there had...
such a great time. It makes my job so worth it to see the bridal party and their guests enjoying themselves!
Angelica M
5.0
4/05/2017
I needed music for a Dance Showcase and JPapa Productions provided an outstanding customized playlist. I received great feedback from the attendees who insisted I send them JPapa...
's information so they can use them for their future events. I was impressed with the excellent service, fast and detailed communication, and professionalism from start to finish. I consider them a part of my Dance family now and will use their services again soon! Thank you JPapa Productions. You helped make my Dance Showcase a memorable experience that I and others will never forget.
Anonymous
5.0
3/28/2017
JPapa did the reception for me and it was awesome!! the price was right and the service was great. I would definitely use him again.
Kara B
5.0
3/27/2017
I used a playlist JPAPA compiled for me for the Greek dancing at my wedding in March 2016. It was a great mix of Greek music that I wouldn't have been able to find on my own.
Response from JPAPA Productions on 03/27/2017
It was an awesome honor to be able to provide you with a playlist for your special day!
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