About this vendor
My name is Ben Goldfarb (aka DJ Scribe) and I am a native New Yorker; born and raised on the island of Manhattan. I’ve been DJing in NYC since the 90s! I started as a club DJ, usually organizing and promoting my own party series, and did weddings occasionally for friends. In the early 2000s I started DJing weddings on a more serious basis, working with one of NYC’s most in demand wedding DJ companies, learning the ropes from some of the most successful wedding DJs in the business, and building up to a schedule of thirty or so weddings per year. Jon Oliver, one of my closest friends and longtime DJ partner was also DJing weddings and started Love Junkies in 2011. Over the years he often referred work my way (and vice versa) when he received an inquiry about a date on which he was already booked. It wasn’t until 2018, when Jon left NYC and moved to the Bay Area that I came on board as an official member of the roster. I now handle all Love Junkies work on the East Coast.
Love Junkies has been featured in The New York Times, New York Magazine’s wedding issue and Martha Stewart Weddings Magazine and I’ve played at top venues like The Foundry (where we are a “vendor they love”), Greenpoint Loft (where we are a preferred vendor), The Wythe Hotel, Haven’s Loft, The Box House Hotel, The Green Building, 501 Union, Brooklyn Grange, Brooklyn Winery, The Metropolitan Building, Angel Orensanz Foundation, NY Botanical Gardens, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Prospect Park Boathouse, Brooklyn Historical Society, Buttermilk Falls Inn (Hudson Valley), Handsome Hollow (Upstate NY), Mass MoCA (Berkshires), Oceanbleu (Westhampton Beach), Surf Lodge (Montauk) and many others including weddings in the Catskills, Berkshires, Hamptons, Connecticut, Rhodes Island, Pittsburgh, Virginia, Italy, and more.
Outside of weddings, I’m the founder and one of the resident DJs of I Love Vinyl, one of NYC’s most popular all-vinyl dance parties, since 2009. I’ve played at hundreds of venues big and small in NYC such as Output, The Brooklyn Museum, Summerstage, Celebrate Brooklyn, Lincoln Center, as well as venues in Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit, San Juan, Vieques, Toronto, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Moscow, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Vienna, Athens, Tel Aviv, Sarajevo, and many more.
Details
Equipment
- Sound Equipment
Music Genres
- Dance
- Disco
- Folk
- Hip-Hop
- Jazz
- Pop
Music Services
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
Reviews
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5
out of 5.011 reviews
Finding a good DJ was one of the things that I was most anxious about before our wedding. I could not imagine finding someone better than Ben. I could go on and on about how great...
he was during the event itself (rave reviews from everyone in attendance, set the perfect mood and tone at all times, consummate professional etc.), but I was honestly most put at ease by the work he did with us before the wedding. His preparation was so thorough and thoughtful. He gave us resources to help us figure out what we wanted our day to be like and he absolutely nailed it. He sat down with us and answered questions, gave suggestions, and overall made our wedding so much better (and easier on our end)! If you need a wedding DJ just hire Ben and stop worrying about it.
Ben was fantastic to work with from the moment we first met him through the final note he DJ'd at our wedding. My wife and I appreciated how collaborative the experience was and ho...
w capable Ben was of running with our desired musical concept. We were confident we'd have the kind of musical experience we were seeking and Ben still exceeded those expectations. Put plainly, the party was a major hit — and the music was a huge reason why. Ben expertly played just what the room needed at all times and not once did we stop and think, "We should skip this one." Stellar performance throughout the night led by someone who was an absolute pleasure to work with. Highly recommend. 5 stars. A+. All of it. One of the best decisions we made for our wedding.
Thank you, Ben!
We couldn’t have asked for a better DJ! Ben really set the energy for the wedding and we couldn’t be happier. He was professional, timely and easy going. The way he arranged our pl...
aylist, added songs we didn’t know we needed and transitioned between genres was masterful. He delivered exactly what we asked for and then some. Highly recommend him for your wedding or any event you might have. The dance floor was never not packed the whole night.
If I had to choose the one element that was most important to me for our wedding, it would unquestionably be music. Both my husband and I come from musical backgrounds, I work in m...
usic full time, and we’re each DJs and big record collectors. We were a little concerned when we first started our search for a wedding DJ that we wouldn’t be able to find someone who truly understood the style we were after - we didn’t want top 40 played, no Bruno Mars or Beyonce, etc. We were looking for someone who could deliver an evening of disco, soul, house, funk, and boogie while still understanding the requirements of a wedding event and how to keep the dance floor full. After much research, this started to seem like an impossible feat until we came across Ben from Love Junkies. Not only is Ben fully experienced on the wedding side of the business, he’s also a local club DJ in Brooklyn and a huge vinyl collector with an incredibly detailed knowledge of music. We’re so happy we went with Ben for our wedding - he kept the dancefloor full the entire night and we received nonstop compliments on the music from our guests. On top of that, my husband and I wanted to do a surprise DJ set at the end of the night and Ben helped us coordinate all of the equipment, he got us set up to go on, and helped to ensure everything ran smoothly while we performed. He even recorded the set for us! I could not be happier with Ben’s professionalism, kind approach to working together over the last 6 months, and his performance at our event. I cannot recommend him enough if you’re looking for a truly unique take on a wedding DJ.
Hiring Ben Goldfarb (DJ Scribe) of Love Junkies NYC was one of the best wedding decisions we made. We received SO many complements from guests young and old telling us that he “mad...
e” the wedding. We were so pleased with his overall performance. People I didn’t even expect to see dancing were letting loose and having the time of their lives at our wedding. It was an unforgettable party.
What caught our attention about Ben in the first place is his knowledge and passion for music. His own musical tastes are far and wide and align with ours, and we knew right away from his sample playlists that he was the one. So one of the key factors was that we could completely trust his taste. His competence and fluency in intergenerational music was one of the things that set him above the rest---we didn’t get this vibe from any other DJ found in our initial search.
For many months leading up to the wedding, Ben had meetings with us to go over what we were looking for and what he provides. He was always super helpful with a very chill demeanor that allayed our wedding jitters. Ben did deep research into our personal playlists we provided for him, so that he could capture the essence of what we like and expand on it. His DJ Worksheet is set up in such a way that he plays all of the requisite songs and compiles others for guidance. At the wedding he was right on cue with all of the announcements and sections. He’s been doing this for a long time and is very experienced, so everything felt smooth and under control. I highly recommend Ben if you are looking for an unforgettable night of great vibes and incredible dancing.
We can't say enough good things about Jon! We were afraid that we'd end up with a corny wedding DJ that was constantly on the mic all night long, so our wedding planner friend dire...
cted us to Jon. He was exactly what we were looking for! From the moment we reached out to him, he was incredibly helpful and professional and guided us through the entire planning process. His playlist was upbeat and so incredibly fun, and we appreciated the fact that he checked in with us before playing music requested by the guests to make sure we were happy with everything he played. Three months later and I'm still getting compliments from guests and family on how great a DJ Jon was. We recommend him to anyone who wants a hassle-free experience with a DJ who knows exactly what he's doing!
From the very first moment we got an email back from Jon Oliver, we thought we had won tickets to the Brit-hosted HBO show. But from the moment AFTER that, once our confusion dissi...
pated—the SECOND moment—he was patient and professional to a fault, and the perfect wedding DJ. He was the calm rock to our waves of inexperience and neuroses, and brought considerable expertise and experience to help us throw an awesome wedding party for 100 of our closest friends and family. We had rave reviews from everyone—my 80-year-old grandparents danced their butts off, the best man works at Capitol Records in LA and was belting out the lyrics to Panic! at the Disco, and one of my husband's high school friends even said that he had more fun at our wedding than his own. There wasn't a bad song in Jon's set! Plus, when my family requested the Hava Nagila be played 4 times in a row, so everyone could go up on the chair, Jon was flexible and kept it on repeat. It was such a blessing to have a professional keep us from going off the rails while planning the wedding, and we were even amazed two months later when it turned out Jon had recorded the speeches and ceremony! He is just the best, top notch person.
If you're looking for an A-list DJ that really knows music, can read a crowd, and that will have everyone talking about how good the music was at your wedding... Love Junkies is it...
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Jon was truly a highlight of our wedding. We continue to feel so lucky to have found him. He provided seamless A/V support during the ceremony and dinner toasts, which was no easy feat given that the co-best men sang over snippets from four different songs in their toast. In addition, there were multiple setups across various rooms at our venue, and Jon & his assistant were able to handle it all without any problem.
Best of all was the music and atmosphere that Jon provided. He helped guide us with music genre & song selections for each component of the night based on our interests, and he built on that to keep the energy up from cocktail hour to the last song on the dance floor. He appealed to both older and younger crowds, peppered in some of our favorite artists, and really set the tone for an awesome party.
Bottom line, Jon is excellent at both planning and execution. He's organized, reliable and creative. We are so grateful to him for all the work he did to make our wedding even better and more memorable than we'd imagined. Thank you Jon!!!
We couldn’t have asked for a better experience working with Jon. He listened to us, gave us useful/practical advice and was extremely responsive throughout the process. The dance f...
loor was packed all night and compliments are still coming in about the music. He’s dynamic and did a great job of weaving different genres to keep all guests entertained as well as incorporating all of our must-play songs.
Late on the Thursday before our wedding, we wanted to make a change to the first dance song – not only did Jon accommodate this, but he sent us multiple edits to choose from. This was after he aptly pointed out a few weeks prior that another potential song had some lyrics that were maybe not the most appropriate for a first dance.
A few other positives worth noting:
-He’s actually mixing, cutting, etc. (been to a few weddings where DJ’s play songs start-to-finish and it is painful to watch)
-He liaised directly with the venue leading up to the date so we didn’t have to be a middle man
-His fee is fair and he is very transparent about everything he provides and needs (no surprises or last minute costs)
Jon is an incredibly talented DJ and we were so lucky he was available for our wedding day! He made the entire planning process so seamless and fun. He provided worksheets for us t...
o fill out and we were able to request a ton of songs and genres for our cocktail hour, dinner and reception. Jon really paid attention to our musical likes and dislikes and made sure the songs played at our wedding were exactly what we had in mind. He even worked with me the day before our wedding in editing down our wedding song to be the perfect cut! He was such a pleasure to work with at our wedding – music was exceptional! He really paid attention to the dance floor enthusiasm and catered to the vibe of the room when playing music. Our guests had a great time. I highly recommend the Love Junkies!
Jon is an incredible DJ and we were lucky to book him for our November wedding. He is the ultimate professional and it certainly showed at our wedding. From my first inquiry, Jon...
was extremely responsive and I totally trusted him and felt comfortable that the music was one key area we would not have to worry about. And Jon certainly delivered. He had the crowd dancing from the first song and left us wanting more at the end of the night. The music was perfect and appealed to the older and younger crowd without any of the typical (cheesy) wedding fare. The sound was perfect and he put a lot of thought into the setup. Our guests could hear every word of the speeches which, having been to many other weddings where that was not the case, made a huge difference. Jon also did the sound for our outdoor ceremony so our vows were audible even to friends in the very last row. All our family and friends raved about the music and how fun our wedding was which we owe to Jon. I can't recommend LoveJunkies highly enough.
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NYC-based but will go anywhere. Really!
Love Junkies NYC