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YOUR PREMIER CHOICE FOR LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT
Based out of New Brighton, MN, Rock It Man Entertainment is a wedding music company that covers special events throughout North America. This talented collective provides a range of bands and performers for milestone occasions. From their specialty dueling pianos to solo performances and live bands, there is something to suit every style of occasion.
Rock It Man Entertainment consists of professional vocalists, pianists, electric guitar players, cellists, and more. The team performs at ceremonies through to cocktail hours and receptions, playing the music that matters most to you. Their broad repertoire includes classic hits from the sixties to the nineties, current favorites, rock anthems, and musical numbers.
You can arrange a consultation with a member of the team to begin planning the soundtrack to your special day. Rock It Man Entertainment oversees every detail of your wedding entertainment, from DJ sets to MC duties. The team supplies high-quality sound and lighting equipment to ensure a memorable and atmospheric experience for you and your guests.
You can avail of a customized wedding package that is personalized according to your preferences.
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Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Cello
- Guitar
- Harmonica
- Keyboard
- Percussion
- Piano
Music Genres
- Classical
- Country
- Dance
- Disco
- Folk
- Hip-Hop
Music Services
- Live Music
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
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Rock It Man Entertainment received glowing reviews as a wedding entertainment choice. Customers loved Jon's performance and professionalism, highlighting his talent and the energy he brought to the wedding. Despite a minor hiccup, the team at Rock It Man quickly resolved any issues and delivered an exceptional experience. Many guests are still talking about how much fun they had, emphasizing the value and unique experience of live music over a traditional DJ.Review photos
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I cannot recommend Rock It Man enough!
We were so blessed by Jon. It was a blast!
On a scale of 1-10, it was an 11. Our guests are still talking about it.
Thank you so much Rock It Man!
Response from the Vendor on 10/18/2024
Thank you so much, Alyssa! It's been such a joy to work with you!
The musicianship and audience engagement of the band was very good. During a song my husband and I dedicated to our grandparents, they even brought out some tambourines for the crowd to use.
Unfortunately, we paid for and expected premium services but had a lot of disappointments. We requested emcee services for announcing our grand entrance and toasts given during our reception. We were told that if timelines needed to shift, the band could pivot if we let them know. Despite this, when we were a bit ahead of schedule, we had to ask our officiant to announce us as we couldn’t locate the main musician to relay this. We also had to hunt down people for speeches ourselves instead of it being announced, even though it could have been resolved by the band without any awkward time gaps being perceived by guests with some improved communication or planning ahead of time.
Our first dance was also cut off early due to a tech issue, and they just moved into something else without even checking in with us. Some guests were even caught off guard by this and asked us if it was intentional.
When I reached out about these concerns, no effort was made to make it right. While a partial refund would have been most appropriate, I wasn’t even given a simple apology. I was merely blamed for some of the issues or given solutions that could have happened, but these were never attempted or discussed with us as options in any way. Again, while the musical talent of the band was fine, the customer service is horribly lacking.
Response from the Vendor on 10/18/2024
Hi Kassondra – we appreciate your feedback and always want to hear about people’s honest experiences with us. We’re glad you were happy with the live show, audience engagement, and song customizations we provided for you. But we also understa...
nd the importance of quality customer service and attending to the many important details of a wedding. It’s always our aim to not only meet but exceed expectations and we take responsibility for our role here. The power outage during your first dance song was very unfortunate and in our initial response to you, we did apologize for that, so that’s not accurate to say “you weren’t offered a simple apology”. To reiterate, we do feel badly about this and we do apologize. It seemed to our player that you were wanting to move on, but now we see that they misread that situation. We always encourage our couples to let us know in the moment if there are things we can adjust and had we known you wanted us to replay the song, we would have been happy to do so.
Some companies take the position that the customer is always right. That’s not our position and the other items you mentioned, we don’t feel responsibility for:
- You indicated frustration that we provided recorded prelude music rather than live. However, we had confirmed that timeline multiple times in writing so we feel that we provided what we had agreed to.
- You mentioned background noise during the ceremony. This was due to the officiant putting his mic on a chair where it picked up background noise, after which we muted the mic so that it wouldn’t continue to disrupt. We’re unsure what you would have preferred that we do instead.
- You mentioned that we didn’t set up for the ceremony where you wanted us to, but we were following the direction of the venue coordinator and had not received any indication from you or anyone representing you regarding where you would have preferred us to set up.
- You’re correct that when you moved up the timeline for the grand entrance, we weren’t notified. At that point in time, we were moving equipment from the ceremony location to the reception location, as previously discussed. You make it sound like we were nowhere to be found, but we were in the exact location we were supposed to be and could have been notified. It’s no problem that you decided to make this change and asked your officiant to make this announcement, but we don’t feel as though we dropped the ball here.
- Given that the reception venue was in 5 different rooms, we didn’t have the option to announce toasts the way we normally would. We connected with you directly to ask how you’d like us to handle this and moved forward as discussed. We understand your frustration at the layout of the reception and how that impacted you, but we feel that we did our due diligence to seek your input on how to handle this and then moved forward based on our discussion.
It's our perspective that this handful of concerns could have been alleviated by having a point person on-site to address them. We strongly encourage our couples to bring in a day-of wedding coordinator when possible or designate a point person (aside from themselves) to be able to connect some of these dots so that the couple doesn’t find themselves having to handle these logistical items on the day of. We can understand the frustration to see that things didn’t come together as hoped and we take responsibility for the things we could have done differently. We truly wish you and your spouse all the best!
We absolutely loved working with and having Rock It Man Entertainment at our wedding. Although there was a minor hiccup the week of our wedding in a performer change/miscommunication, the team at Rock It Man stepped up and rearranged schedules to quickly accommodate our desire for a specific entertainer. And let me tell you… having Jon perform at our wedding was one of the highlights of our whole day! From live music at the ceremony, to hours of live music during the reception – Jon kept everyone entertained. Our guests are still talking about how much fun they had and what a great idea it was to have live music.
The price of Rock It Man versus a DJ company is very different, but we truly felt that the show, the energy, the vocals, everything we received from Rock It Man was worth every single penny.
Response from the Vendor on 10/18/2024
Thank you so much for your kind words, Mycki! We're so glad we had the chance to be a part of your wedding!
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The first time I saw Jon performing at a wedding was many years ago. I was so impressed by his performance that I always remembered him. Last month we got married and we asked him to perform at our wedding.
Jon is the best!! He was the highlight of the wedding. He is so talented and a great performer. The most memorable part of the wedding was when Jon sang the song for our first dance and he replaced the words with our names.
Jon is very kind and a joy to work with. He was able to extend his time with us to keep the party going. Jon and his wife, Caris, are very responsive and organized. We are so happy with how everything turned out!
Jon and Caris - Our sincerest gratitude for everything! You made our day so special. Thank you!
Response from the Vendor on 10/18/2024
Thank you so much! We're thrilled that it was so memorable for you!
We loved working with Rock It Man Entertainment. Jon is clearly SO passionate about what he does, and that came across in conversations we had with him throughout the booking and organization process. They showed up on time, ran our show seamlessly, and made the dance floor one of the best parts of our wedding. Our guests have been raving about Rock It Man since our event and we couldn't be happier. What a great group of people!
Response from the Vendor on 10/18/2024
We had so much fun getting everyone out on the dance floor! Thanks again!
Wonderful experience working with RocketMan Entertainment! They did a fantastic job performing at our wedding . Guests were impressed that we knew how to throw a party 🎉😊.
Response from the Vendor on 07/02/2022
We so appreciate that! Loved your event and are so glad we could be a part of it!
We had a great experience with Rock It Man. Our dance was really fun, our performers were fun and hilarious, and we got a ton of compliments. I was worried because our covid reception was so small (about 50 people), but even with a small group, they made it really fun. Highly recommend!
Response from the Vendor on 10/18/2024
Thank you so much! We're so happy we could be a part of it!
Rocket It Man Entertainment was the cherry on top of our wedding. We highly recommend this crew if you want to have flawless ceremony music and fun reception! They make you feel so special from the beginning to the end!
Response from the Vendor on 07/02/2022
Thanks so much, Jessica! We've loved being able to work with you and it's such an honor to be a part of such an important day! Thanks again!
As a wedding photographer, I see a lot of different things at receptions. I shot a wedding on Friday and these two were playing the dueling pianos at it. THEY ARE INCREDIBLE. Now, I may be a bit bias cuz I've played piano since I was a little girl, but they are SO fun!! Seriously, we mostly shoot receptions that have DJs. We have done a few that have had bands, but never dueling pianos. If you want your guests to just have a ton of fun at the reception, hire them!!! They are really interactive with the guests (which I didn't expect) and know every song in the book. It's crazy how much they know!! I can't say enough about them. Just hire them. You'll see. They're awesome.
Response from the Vendor on 11/09/2020
Thank you so much for your kind words and amazing review, Tracy! It was great working Friday's wedding with you and we hope to have the pleasure again in the near future! You're awesome. Can't wait to see those photos! :)
OMG. What can I say? Absolutely perfect, amazing, and FUN! Jon did such an incredible job at our wedding reception and I received many compliments and know they gained lots of new fans. Jon was so easy to work with and such a great entertainer. I would hire Rock It Man Entertainment again and again. :)
Response from the Vendor on 08/31/2020
Heather! You and Ben have been an absolute pleasure to work with and it was an honor to be a part of your special day! Thank you so much for having us and congrats :)
We hired Rock It Man Entertainment for our winter wedding and they exceeded every expectation we had. They were easy to work with, very classy and professional, extremely talented musicians, and above all else laid back and fun. More than anything else our guests commented on how amazing our band was. Everyone was having such a good time, including the musicians, that they played an extra hour for free. We couldn't get people off the dance floor. Book with confidence and enjoy the party!
Response from the Vendor on 07/02/2022
Thank you so much for your kind words! We really enjoyed working with you and are so glad your guests had fun!
Rock It Man Dueling Pianos was a hit for our wedding reception! We wanted entertainment that was different and fun and they definitely delivered. They were professional from start to finish, something every bride can appreciate. I would recommend them for any event and hope to catch them again in the future!
Response from the Vendor on 10/18/2024
Thank you so much! We really enjoyed working with you!
I wanted to love these guys, but was sadly disappointed with our experience. I wouldn’t recommend them for a wedding. We hired Rockitman to preform at our June 2019 wedding. When discussing plans my husband and I tried to be really thoughtful so we opened our open bar to the Rockitman team, made sure they had a plated meal, and reserved a greenroom area for their team for the evening.
We agreed they would be dj-ing a standard wedding playlist during cocktail hour and dinner, they didn’t, and in fact they were nowhere to be found after dinner. My husband and I had to leave our reception room to hunt them down only to find them in the greenroom where Jon was on his phone discussing another deal with a client and therefore ignored my husband and I until he wrapped up his call.
At this point my husband, myself, and our guests were ready to start the dance but Rockitman apparently still needed to setup for their dulling piano performance, so everyone sat with absolutely no music playing until they were ready to go. Side note: they made sure they both had full drinks before playing a single note. They seemed far more concerned about their cocktails than they did either myself or my groom.
We discussed in advance this was an adult wedding and Rockitman could keep any tips they received, but explicitly wrote in our contract we don’t want our guests to feel they need to pay for their song requests. Once the dueling piano performance kicked off the first song they played was several different renditions of “Baby Shark” which was annoying based on our previous phone discussions about this being an adult wedding. Also, Jon and the other gentleman frequently asked for and mentioned tips which I found incredibly tacky. This wasn’t a bar, this was our wedding reception. Many of our guests flew across the country, and a few across the world, to be at our wedding and then they were being asked for tips. One of our guests even said Jon was rude to him.
My husband, the groom, the man who paid for these guys to preform put in a single song request that night which wasn’t played until the team started packing up and they were alerted that the groom’s song wasn’t played. They then played it.
These guys are so talented and I really wanted to love them but they ended up being my least favorite part of our wedding. Our entire experience with them was less than desirable which was unfortunate for us and unfortunate for them, we had a few people in that room who were curious about using them at their events and based on our experience I don’t think they’re interested.
Response from the Vendor on 08/25/2019
Oh Liz, we are so incredibly sorry we weren't more considerate and better prepared at the start of the evening! You shouldn't have had to come looking for us, and I was surprised when I found out our team wasn't controlling the background music...
during dinner (because venue had their own house music playing over their PA, we assumed that was preferred, but we should have asked them to turn their music off so that we could honor your requests). When you saw me in the Green room (which we appreciate you providing for us), I had just received a call from a couple of our musicians who weren't able to reach one of our clients to coordinate setup for another show that evening. I knew I only had a moment to chat with them before beginning our show for your wedding, and I'm sorry for not making you feel like more of a priority!
We're also very sorry about making your you and some of your guests feel uncomfortable about our mentioning tips. Our intention is to always give couples the option about whether or not to have tips incorporated into the show (as some people prefer to replicate that Dueling Piano bar vibe). In our discussions and the written form outlining your preferences prior to the wedding, we saw you indicated that you preferred to incorporate tips into the show, but we could have done a better job of explaining what that would entail. This is something we will be more intentional about in the future and understanding your experience is incredibly valuable in shaping how we do things moving forward. We never want anyone to feel pressured to tip and only intended to keep things fun with playful incorporation of tips as part of the show.
I feel badly that I wasn't more sensitive about getting drinks during the show and for taking so long to honor Brad's song request that night. The last thing we want is to be rude to any of our clients or guests, and we dropped the ball that night. "Baby Shark" was our first song requested by a couple of parents in attendance, which we thought we be a good "ice breaker" that the kids would enjoy and the adults would find humorous. During another recent wedding we took the same approach after getting "Baby Shark" requested and playing it right away in different styles not only "got it out of the way" but also went over well, but I'm sorry if we misread the room at the very start of our show.
All in all, we feel terrible for not living up to our standard of quality and professionalism that you and Brad deserved on your special evening, and will personally be reaching out to you to see how we can make it right. I wish we could go back in time and be more sensitive and attentive to all the things you mentioned, but I know we can't and want to compensate you for the areas we should have been better. You entrusted us with the important job of making it a great evening for everyone, and it breaks my heart that we let you down. I will reach out soon to see how we can compensate you for your disappointing experience with us. When we asked whether you wanted to extend our live show towards the end of the night, you and Brad paid us to keep playing longer, and at the very least I'd love to compensate you by offering you that amount as a refund. Talk to you soon.
Sincerely,
Jon
I hired Rock It Man for my wedding reception and I can’t possibly sing their praises enough. We couldn’t be more thrilled with the fun energy and entertainment they brought to our day. They were fabulous and provided a great atmosphere for our night. It was so much fun and I wish I could do it all over again! People gave us so many compliments on how wonderful the dueling pianos were. Thank you Rock It Man!
Response from the Vendor on 08/22/2019
Thanks for having us, Jennifer! Your and Kyle's reception was a blast to play for and an honor to be a part of!
Wow! Rock it Man Entertainment was a hit at our wedding. We hired him for our May 24th wedding to DJ during the ceremony and dinner, and then live piano with drums during the dance. They. Were. Awesome. All my friends and family were dancing and very engaged all night long. It was really difficult to get people to leave at the end of the night because everyone was having such a fun time with Jon and his entertaining spirit. He got the crowd excited, played great music, sang along to every song and was interactive with the crowd all night. I highly recommend hiring him if you want a memorable night and to throw a fun party. My guests kept commenting on how much fun they had watching Jon play and dancing to his music. He also was easy to contact through email or text and his wife, Caris helped to organize the entire day, which ran smoothly. She was nice to work with and easy to talk to. She even helped me plan a brother/sister dance off and she was willing to answer all my many questions with respect and efficiency. My event would not have been the same without them. Thanks Rock It Man!
We hired Rock It Man for our wedding in Faribault, MN after a lot of consideration! Jon was amazing to work with from beginning to end, and he was by far the BEST part of our wedding day! We had so many of our guests tell us that it was the best wedding they had ever been to, and Jon was a huge part of that. The dance floor was full the entire night, and Jon interacts with guests in a way that a DJ can't. If you're looking to up your wedding game and give your guests an unforgettable experience, I recommend Rock It Man 200%!
Jon played our ceremony and reception. We really liked the personal touch of live music for our wedding. Jon's a really talented performer and played a great variety of music. He was very flexible when we were deciding what our wedding would be like, and we couldn't be happier that we went with Rock It Man Entertainment.
Response from the Vendor on 04/23/2019
Thanks, Hannah! It was a pleasure and honor to be a part of your special day! Hope all is well with you and Ryan!
Rock It Man Entertainment made our wedding one of a kind that had our guests talking! It was so unique and fun to have live music and have a karaoke-style event. Jon was hilarious as an MC and is so talented of a musician and knew what songs to play to get the crowd reved up! Never would have thought of the Gaston song from Beauty and The Beast! Jon is a Jack of all trades and not only did we use him on the piano, but he added live cello to our ceremony. Caris was so professional and timely with her responses and did so great working with us on the logistics and programs
10+/10 unique experience!!!
Rock It Man Entertainment was all around excellent to work with. Jon and Caris who run this business are very professional and helpful. All of my questions and concerns along the way were promptly answered and always solved with no pressure or stress at all. They are very knowledgable in the business and it shows. Entertainment at our wedding was a huge hit!
We had a small intimate wedding of 75 people. We decided to go with the one piano and drums, and it was a great choice. The piano and drums provided ample music to dance to and sing along to. The level of professionalism was amazing. Jon Li and Caris Li were fantastic to work with. Jon didn't play at our wedding but he provided fantastic talented musicians to handle our wedding. I would definitely recommend Rock It Man entertainment to anyone. I would be confident they can handle any sized party or event. Thank you Jon and Caris!
Jon, Caris and team were the best! Right from the first phone call with Jon we knew we found the right people. They were easy to work with, communication was a breeze, and never had any worries that they were going to come through with everything we asked for. We at the last minute added in having Jon play for our ceremony and he did beautifully. He even was able to learn one of our requested songs for the ceremony that he wasn't as comfortable with on the guitar instead of piano. He kept our crowd going the entire night and we even ended up extending our performance time with him due to our guest enjoying the show so much. We would highly recommend Rock It Man to anyone looking to do something a little bit different than the standard dj, our guests are still talking about how much fun our wedding was with the dueling pianos!!!
We had Cory as our dueling piano man. He was spectacular. The crowd loved him, we didn’t want the nice to end! There were so many people on the dance floor and he knew what to say to get others to interact. We have received so many compliments since our wedding on how wonderful the music man was! He performed live music while playing the piano and then did DJ music as well.
When I went to the wedding fair, I was impressed by Jon's demonstrations. I left knowing I wanted Jon to provide the entertainment at our wedding. It was such a great decision. All of my guests remarked at how great he was. He kept the guests laughing and having a good time from beginning to end. Leading up to the wedding, he responded quickly and made sure to get a good idea of what exactly we were looking for.....and then delivered.
We met Jon at the Wedding Fair and hired him on the spot. My then fiancé and I were deciding between a band and a DJ and Jon was the perfect blend. He was thorough in his communications and worked with us to create the ceremony we envisioned. He was even accommodating when I changed some songs nearing the wedding date. Jon was also fantastic at reading the crowd and would play songs accordingly. He kept the live music going longer than planned since it took a bit to get the party going. We can't enough about Jon and his team, and we highly recommend Rock It Man!
Jon was great for our wedding. He had more guests up dancing and having fun than I even expected he would get to join in. We all had a lot of fun. I would hire him again in a heartbeat. Plus it made it special that he was willing to keep all the music clean and Christian. He even played a song I made when I never requested him to do that. He made me super excited that he remembered me showing him that song when we first met him at a bridal fair. Great guy and very talented.
I hired Rocket It Man Dueling Pianos for my wedding on 6/23/18 at the Nicollet Island Inn in Minneapolis. They were FANTASTIC! My guest thoroughly enjoyed themselves! Some of my guests were not familiar with dueling pianos and they thought it was a GREAT entertainment idea for a wedding reception. Dueling pianos is the type of entertainment that one doesn't have to dance if one doesn't want to. Of course, one can but if one is not really a dancer so to speak, one is thoroughly entertained by the dueling pianos entertainers. We are a "mature" couple and consequently our guests were primarily "mature" and they loved it including the couple of guests that were 70+ years old. Jon was very easy to work with. Good communication by email and phone. We even added 1 hour of DJ services 4-6 weeks before our wedding day and there was no problem or difficulty with adding that service. I would highly recommend dueling pianos for your event.
Response from the Vendor on 08/31/2020
Hi Kelly! Thank you so much for your awesome review and hope all is well with you and Tom! We love doing what we do and it was out pleasure and honor to celebrate with you and your loved ones on your wedding night. Jef and Dan had a blast :)
SO MUCH FUN! Sure, DJs are good but these people are GREAT! Invite Rock It Man to entertain at your wedding. High energy! We had a blast and so did our guests! Thank you Rock It Man.
Rock It Man Entertainment put on the most incredible reception for my wedding on August 19th. Jon Li was flexible with setup, played for the ceremony, DJed, and Emceed! Not only that, I can't even describe how fun the show was! He took requests from young and old alike, and kept the dance floor alive. He even walked a couple of my groomsmen and I through a hilarious rendition of "The Circle of Life." Jon was creative, funny, talented, and able to play everything we requested! And the price was so reasonable, and they were so professional! Rock It Man Entertainment was a huge part of my wedding being a smash, and I would highly recommend hiring Rock It Man for any wedding or any other event!
I attended a wedding where Jon Li and another musician played the reception. People of all ages loved them and kept the dance floor packed until after midnight. So fun!
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JON LI is a musician of many talents who hails from the Twin Cities and is known for his ability to create and deliver music that connects with a wide variety of audiences and stays with them long after he leaves the stage. An accomplished classical pianist and seasoned multi-instrumentalist, Jon has been a natural performer since grade school. Growing up and during his teen years, when Jon’s energy wasn’t focused on winning piano competitions, he broadened his musical palette by leading worship at his church and teaching himself other instruments, including the guitar, bass, cello and drums.
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