The Best Music. The Best Band. The Brooklyn Beats.
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Jon Shiffman
OWNER
AWARD WINNER (1X)
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The Brooklyn Beats is a premier event and wedding band based in Brooklyn, NY, and established by music industry veteran Jon Shiffman.
From 2005 to 2015, Jon's career thrived on the road with Grammy winner Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Lorde). During this period, Jon played drums with Antonoff's band Steel Train, recorded with the Platinum-selling band Fun, and served as Music Director and Drummer in Antonoff's Bleachers.
Jon's extensive experience includes worldwide tours, performances at festivals like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, and appearances on late-night shows such as David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, and Jimmy Fallon. His drumming features in various national TV commercials and is showcased in the 2024 release of Paramount Pictures' Mean Girls movie.
Since transitioning from touring in 2015, Jon has become a staple in New York's private event and wedding band scene, working as a drummer, band leader, talent booker, and event producer for the region's top agencies and bands. After over a decade of collaborating with other bands and agencies, Jon recognized his ability to deliver exceptional musical performances with personalized "Mom and Pop style" customer service. His talent scouting and his unique background in mainstream music and private event production guarantees that The Brooklyn Beats stands out as one of New York's premier event bands. The band features the most skilled and experienced performers from the New York area.
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Classical
Country
Dance
Disco
EDM
Folk
Hip-Hop
Jazz
Pop
R&B
Rock
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Live Music
MC Services
Recorded Music
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Wedding
After Party
Ceremony
Reception
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Jon Shiffman
Owner
"I can promise that I treat every client and event as if it were my own wedding or party. Whenever live entertainment is hired for events, I understand the importance that music holds for the client - especially weddings, one of the most important days of a person's life."
-Jon Shiffman, founder of The Brooklyn Beats
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5.0
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The Brooklyn Beats is highly praised for their exceptional music performance at weddings. Reviewers highlight the band's seamless planning, excellent communication, and high energy on the dance floor, ensuring a memorable experience for guests. The musicians are described as talented professionals who cater to a variety of musical preferences and maintain a lively atmosphere throughout the event. Their professionalism, flexibility, and ability to adapt to last-minute adjustments receive positive feedback, making them a top choice for weddings and events.Review photos
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5.0
11/14/2024
Jon and The Brooklyn Beats were the best decision we made! Jon was fully available and wonderfully communicative to us throughout the whole process. He was very receptive and open to our music curation list (specifically with some mash up requests) and completely brought the house down. Everyone could not stop raving about the band during and after the wedding! Book Brooklyn Beats now, before they blow Up because they will!!!
Hannah S
5.0
2/12/2025
Where to begin! My husband and I cannot recommend The Brooklyn Beats enough! They played for our wedding ceremony, cocktail hour and reception and literally made the night! The acoustic guitar during our ceremony was even better than we could have imagined and the full band during the reception kept everyone dancing, engaged and having the absolute best time. We even extended an extra hour because we were all having so much fun dancing the night away. We cannot thank or recommend The Brooklyn Beats enough. If you are looking for the perfect band for your wedding, look no further! Thank you to Jon and his entire team, you made our night unforgettable.
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Chloe H
5.0
12/05/2024
Two months before our wedding we decided we wanted to add a live music element. Our amazing DJ connected us with Jon at Brooklyn Beats who recommended Sax player Mike who was somehow still available! Jon was incredibly responsive and a pleasure to work with. At the time we didn't know that last minute decision would be one of the best we'd make - Mike MADE the night! It was all our guests could talk about and kept the energy so high. Would recommend Mike and Brooklyn Beats to everyone! Thank you Jon and Mike!
Jesse R
5.0
11/20/2024
I cannot say enough great things about Jon Shiffman and Brooklyn Beats! They came in at the eleventh hour and saved the day! As a vendor, communication and reliability are my first concerns and there was no lack of that on their end. It instilled confidence right away, as this was my first time working with them. Their musicians who played alongside my already-booked DJ were fantastic and kept the party going! We also hired one of their violinists to play for the ceremony. There was a high chance of rain and the violinist was concerned, but totally cool and calm. It did end up raining towards the end, but we had a plan in place and everything went according to plan! I will absolutely be looking to book Brooklyn Beats in the future!
Anna P
5.0
11/08/2024
The Brooklyn Beats is THE BEST wedding band you will ever work with. Seemless planning, thorough communications and the absolute best time on the dance floor. They navigated the venue and last minute setup issues with ease and brought the house down with their performance - not a lull in the dance floor for one moment, everyone was truly dancing the night away! Would hire them a thousand times over!
Matthew S
5.0
10/03/2024
We had the absolute pleasure of having The Brooklyn Beats perform at our wedding, and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience! From the moment they started playing, the energy in the room was electric. Their music selection was spot on, perfectly blending classic hits with modern tunes that had everyone on the dance floor all night.
The band's professionalism was evident from the start. They took the time to understand our musical preferences, were incredibly easy to work with, and even learned a special song for our first dance. Their performance was flawless, and the talent and chemistry within the band were clear. Every member brought something unique, and their enthusiasm was contagious!
Al G
5.0
8/14/2024
The Brooklyn Beats were hands down the best party band I’ve ever hired. I produce a lot of weddings and events and this band stands out amongst the very crowded scene.
The musicians are just amazing. Some of the most talented I’ve come across. Many of them have credits on major artists tours and albums. Some have performed on Broadway. Just an awesome group. They sounded great and play all the hits across every era of great music. They also have excellent medleys and set compositions, which creates a seamless flow and nonstop feeling to their performance.
They are not only incredibly talented performers, but true professionals. Communicative, flexible, and prompt. Jon was a pleasure to work with and made my life easy. I felt like they had everything fully under control which allowed me to focus on the other elements of the event.
All in all, I would highly recommend The Brooklyn Beats to anyone looking for a high energy, joyful, world-class music experience at their event or wedding.
Amy P
5.0
7/06/2024
The Brooklyn Beats were amazing. Jon was great to work with. Everyone was singing and dancing all night! I highly recommend using them - honestly they MADE the party fun. Besides me having the easiest time working with Jon - every guest asked for their info afterward!! I would definitely use them again and again! RUN don’t walk to Brooklyn Beats!!
Roy D
5.0
6/26/2024
Amazing job. used the Brooklyn Beats for cocktail hour and nice sit down dinner party at my house. We had a Jazz trio first played outdoors and then moved indoors and played on our piano. really made the entire event so special. perfect vibe setting by the band, great jazz and piano based classic rock which we requested. Would use them again and again. very reasonably priced as well. Highly recommended!
Jamie F
5.0
6/03/2024
I recently attended a wedding where The Brooklyn Beats performed. They were fantastic! They played a great mix of music and kept the party going all night long. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding band.
Erin T
5.0
5/20/2024
The Brooklyn Beats were amazing at our upstate wedding in April! A family member connected us to Jon and he could not have been friendlier and more professional. We were blown away by their Demo video and instantly knew they had to be our band for our wedding.
To say that this was the best wedding band we’ve ever seen is an understatement!! The dance floor was completely packed all night and we just couldn’t believe the musical talent that was coming off that stage. Our guests couldn’t stop talking about them all night and still ask us about them to this day. Can’t recommend booking them enough!
Philip H
5.0
4/23/2024
Full disclosure, my wife and I have known Jon for a long time. He is one of the most honest, transparent, trustworthy and hard-working, and talented people I’ve ever met.
Separate of that, I just simply wouldn’t trust anyone else when it comes to music for events and weddings. When Dara and I got married, Jon was producing weddings and bandleading for one of the bigger wedding band agencies in New York. Because of our trust in him and because we wanted him to be the bandleader, we hired that company for our wedding and it was the best decision we could’ve made. The party was absolutely epic!!! Our guests kept coming up to us and commenting on how the band was incredible. It was obvious that Jon was one of the main reasons why - having been a major part of their operations for several years at that point.
We are absolutely ecstatic that he started The Brooklyn Beats! We know that countless parties and weddings will also agree that it was the best choice to have his team of talented and professional artists rock the house! We can’t wait to renew our vows and work with Jon again!
Brian W
5.0
4/22/2024
Best choice we made! Do not sleep on booking The Brooklyn Beats. I’m positive this will be the most popular wedding band in NYC very soon! I was a big fan of Jon’s old band, Steel Train, and also saw him play drums when he was with Bleachers in 2015. Since then I’ve followed him on social media and when I heard he started his own wedding/event band, I couldn’t believe it lined up with me looking for a band for our big day! We debated a DJ versus a live band—but wow a live band is the way to go. They play every style of music which has everyone from your older relatives to your youngest friends singing and dancing for the ENTIRE night. The talent is unreal and the energy of a live band brings a night to a new level. Wish I could give more than 5 stars.
Vendor response 04/23/2024
Thank you Brian and Sam! We had an absolute blast and were honored to be part of such a sp...
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