Octave Event Group

Harry and Octave Event Group gave us the perfect soundtrack to the happiest day of our lives. We had so much fun on our wedding day and our guests all gave wonderful feedback, and much of the credit goes to Harry. Everything was superb, from Tom’s (MC) introductions all the way through the final song (an epic rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody). The volume control during the entire reception, especially during dinner, was spot-on and much appreciated. Once Harry started to spin the dance mix, it did not stop. The dance floor was shaking for almost two straight hours. Usually a DJ may miss the mark on one or two songs and the dance floor clears for a bit, but not with Harry. The dance mix was absolute fire, start to finish. Above all else, Harry was polite, professional, and seemed genuinely happy to be part of our wedding day. We will forever be grateful for his contribution to our special day.

Harry Dean, Octave’s owner, was assigned to DJ our wedding in November of last year. He arrived looking disheveled and seemingly intoxicated, slurring his speech and stumbling as he was setting up his equipment. After toasts were interrupted by jarring microphone feedback, and after Harry’s first hour or so of DJing involved his equipment breaking down, erratically fluctuating sound volume, and wildly out-of-place club music and transitions, I spoke with Harry and he agreed to let one of our guests take over DJing for the remainder of the event. He explained how he had recently suffered the loss of a close friend, about which I was empathetic (our wedding followed our recent loss of a parent) but to which I responded that Harry should have alerted us and replaced himself if he weren’t up for the job. In the aftermath of our wedding, we sought a refund from Harry which he resisted for five days before eventually conceding under condition of our non-disclosure. Instead of pushing further and wasting more time, we issued a chargeback through our credit card company which was made permanent this month. Some of our supporting evidence of this experience is below. Some supporting statements from vendors: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HDg0OfBPldlq5xOTBtONVey6EpzHrf5n/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-LjKtyQvxcFQT-Idn18jbBDimej0gInO/view?usp=sharing A video where Harry admits to drinking after (bizarrely) claiming to have disassembled his equipment while it can be heard playing in the background: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fXmpxyWTjYCBBEDe6

We used a DJ from Octave (DJ Seany Rob) and we've heard DJ Muve in the past! All we have to say is wow! DJ Seany Rob and his MC brought the party, they went above and beyond to make the night a blast. They played a variety of music and the MC even danced with my Grandma!! The lighting set-up complimented the room and the hotel said they've never seen somebody do such a good job setting up! The night went by so quickly that I hardly remembering anything as the bride, but I do remember multiple times through out the night them coming to check on us.. check on the wedding party. I saw them jumping in the photobooth, grabbing a round of shots for the bridesmaids/groomsmen, coordinating with the Maitre d and ultimately making sure everyone was having a good time! I can't say enough about how they elevated the entire experience!

Octave Event Group absolutely nailed our wedding reception. They did so well that I had guests coming up to me and raving about how awesome the music was. When speaking with Harry before our wedding day, I asked that they had fun and picked what they thought would get guest moving but asked that they did not play the standard music you hear at every wedding. I even provided song requests from our guests to help incorporate the feel we were goin for. The two that Harry set up to do our wedding, Sean and Mike, were able to work with our guests while making sure to play a wide variety of music. My guests were rarely in their seats, unless they needed a break from the dancing. They took song requests through the night and accommodated everyone without question. I couldn’t be happier with how well the night went. Choosing Octave Event Group was the best decision we made through this entire wedding process and I will be telling everyone to contact this group if they need a DJ for any type of event.