The New York Players

were absolutely thrilled with ceremony music, the cocktail hour music and the blow-out reception. Mike also organized an unforgettable second line to lead our guests from the cocktail hour to the reception. The day wouldn't have been the same without the New York Players, and I would absolutely recommend them to everyone. In fact, a guest at the wedding turned around and hired the band for later in the summer!

d. I'm confident that the New York Players were a huge part of making it such a magical day. We seriously cannot thank them enough. BOOK THE BAND AND NEVER LOOK BACK :)

ing was over! They truly made our day so special and we and our guests had so much fun! Mike was also really easy to work with when planning the wedding, picking songs, and coordinating the day!

lan our timeline for the night to make sure it was exactly what we wanted, and to help maximize dance time. The band also allowed us to go up and sing a song which really got the crowd going. We couldn't have asked for better entertainment on our wedding night!

amazing, good luck finding another fantastic 10pc band for this price near NYC! The New York Players provided a guitarist for our ceremony, pianist for the cocktail hour, and a full 10 piece band plus sound + lighting for the reception. SO many guests complimented the band, saying they were the best wedding band they've ever heard. The band truly curated the feel and energy of the entire reception by picking songs which the guests were responding to. We loved having them at our wedding so much!

ically for our first dance, to the dancefloor that was FULL the entire reception, New York Players CRUSHED it and were the best decision for entertainment. My wife and I had many attendees specifically tell us that the players was the best wedding band that they've ever seen. If you're looking for a band that understands how to play FANTASTIC music, knows how to work a crowd, and is responsible/timely, look no further than New York Players.

hem. They were true professionals and exceeded all of our expectations. A big shout out to Tameka, I loved her. She is awesome and so beautiful too! Loved her outfit and powerful killer voice! Thank you all so much again!

ome of the band members even played on the dance floor keeping the guest engaged and dancing! Their energy, professionalism, and incredible musical talent made our special day unforgettable. The range of songs they covered was impressive, and they even accommodated our special requests. If you want to ensure your wedding is a party to remember, I wholeheartedly recommend the New York Players. They are the ultimate choice for a fantastic and fun celebration! Thank you so much for making our wedding amazing.

s. They were ELECTRIC. We had 265 people at the wedding, and not ONE person was sitting down the entire wedding because of how incredible the band was. We had a 10 piece band, and they were phenomenal. Mike was incredible leading up to the wedding. Meeting with us at least 5 times to plan out how we wanted the wedding to go. Our biggest thing was we wanted them to play as much as possible so we could dance as much as possible and they exceeded our expectations. They played practically the entire reception, and we all danced the night away. The dance floor was packed, and no one wanted it to end! Every single guest we spoke to after the wedding said that was the best band they have ever heard at a wedding ever. It was true! Kudos to The New York Players and thank you for an unforgettable night! We HIGHLY recommend this band!!! Book them as far out in advance as you possibly can because they are a hot commodity!

o my wife and Mike was not only accommodating, but encouraging. All of our guests were exhausted from dancing by the end of the party - but full of joy and compliments to the NY Players. I would hire them again in a heartbeat.

process. The band was so energetic, played the best music, and kept the crowd engaged and dancing the entire time! The dance floor was never once empty! They were also amazing when my father in-law requested if my husband could play the drums for a few songs and they didn't hesitate to let him and adjusted their set to let him play with them for a few songs that he knew. It was one of the most special and incredible parts of the wedding. I cannot recommend the New York Players enough! And I hope in the near future we have an excuse to hire them again!

high all night. We received only positive feedback from guests on how excellent the quality of the music was to how engaged they were with the crowd. Definitely hire them for your wedding!

e was very organized and made the planning process fun and easy! The music on our wedding day was everything we hoped for- from the acoustic guitar for the ceremony to the 9 piece band during the reception. The band even learned our first dance song and played a beautiful live rendition of it. Our guests were on their feet the entire night and are still raving about the music months after the wedding! I highly recommend NYP and hope to see them again at another wedding in the future!

tire night. They also did our acoustic guitar for the ceremony and it was so beautiful. I hope to get to see them again at another wedding or event. Do not hesitate to book they are superb.

nd every musician in this group is so unbelievably talented! If you’re on the fence, trust me, just hire them. Our dance floor was PACKED the entire reception. They made our entire night. New York Players, thank you for the best wedding day ever!!

ges, and everyone was dancing, the entire night. The party was still very much alive by the end of the night, so on the spot decided to extend the band to keep playing and they were more than accommodating. Great musicians, and great personalities to work with.

g about the band. The band even learned a song we requested for our first dance and did a beautiful ballad rendition of "Sweet Child O' Mine" for the father daughter dance. A night we will never forget!

ERE did you find that band?!" "Those horns!!!" "The lead singers were INCREDIBLE!" They brought down the house and we couldn't be more grateful. Truly hoping one of our friends hires them next so we can have a dance party with them again!!

e so good, one friend hasn’t stopped talking about the horn section. They truly liven up the crowd. I don’t think guests left the dance floor the whole night. Mike was so awesome to work with leading up to the wedding. I am so so happy we chose NYP for our wedding band it was so memorable and we can’t wait to see them again.

g day made us know they were going to be great, but we honestly felt like our wedding night was the best concert of our lives. The music and vibe was incredible. Multiple guests told my husband and I they were the best band of any wedding they’ve been to. Truly spectacular! Thank you New York Players!

danced the entire night and did not want the party to end! Every song was a 5 star performance. Working with Mike was a dream. He not only helped us prep for the wedding in an incredibly organized and fun manner, but he also became a friend and we looked forward to each of our meetings. The musicians and singer are so incredibly talented! They even learned additional songs that we requested. They were amazing and we couldn't recommend Body and Soul more highly.

aking our tented reception the dance floor was packed with muddy, happy people all night and our guests could not stop talking about how incredible the band was. It’s like being at a concert…but more fun. Mike is amazing to work with. If you want to have the best wedding ever, hire NYP!

d together very well. We had several compliments on the music & we personally enjoyed the atmosphere they created! Highly recommend!

these things, so I’m finally writing one. I hired Players Nouveau, New York Players’ smallest band. And let me say, they were great! Tracy, Jenry and the gang KILLED it as I knew they would. The dance floor was packed all night! However, the cover the band did of our first dance was unrecognizable. I almost looked to my maid of honor to have them cut it short because I thought they were playing the wrong song. (I don’t think Tracy or Jenry sung it.) In the end, this makes for a funny story and we will always laugh at it. But to a bride where the first dance is SUPER important to them, this should be known. I would have rather the band come to me prior, and say they weren’t comfortable covering the song but instead play the original on the DJ set up, than play their version. Some guests still don’t know what our song was, and it was a popular country song. Secondly, I don’t know if we were looked at as “lesser than” because we hired the smallest band, but communication was definitely lacking with us and Mike Emery. I communicated very early on that dinner would take place in a different space than dancing, and Mike assured me it wouldn’t be an issue. I sent him emails with my concerns about how everything would work, and he became very unresponsive. At one point, I had to CC my venue on an important email, because my venue needed to know information, and he wasn’t responding to me. At another point, my venue’s wedding coordinator had to reach out to him personally. Lastly, after the band had been paid in full for 14 months, and two weeks before my wedding, Mike changed our set up from having 3 musicians during dinner to 2. Then, he said he had to pay for them out of his own pocket. His reasoning is still very unclear to me, since this was all in our contract and he had been paid off for so long. But two weeks to my wedding, I couldn’t worry about this. Overall, I think NYP is a great band for parties, corporate events and other celebrations however for a wedding, I wouldn’t use them. Again, maybe it’s because I hired their smallest band, but all clients should be treated equally. I think the simple fix would be for them to have someone else coordinating things in addition to Mike, like Tracy. Tracy would be the only reason I’d ever hire NYP for another function again, because even with Mike not present at my wedding, she made the entire evening run seamlessly and according to schedule. Thanks Tracy! I hope this helps brides make an informed decision, happy vendor hunting!

of background, the bride and groom were late 20s…that period of time when many friends from their college and immediately after-college social circles tie the knot. To be specific, their wedding last November was the tenth wedding of the year for their group of friends. All of the previous weddings had been fun…all over the country…some big, some more intimate…some bands….some DJs… all different. So, they wanted theirs to be FUN as well…they wanted a dance party. The Players were spectacular. Mike made the planning process easy and was very accommodating. The actual music selection couldn’t have been better. The dance floor was pretty much full the whole night. The best part, in my view, is that this band uniquely appeals to all age groups. The bride and groom and their 20 and 30 something aged friends were out there on the dance floor the whole time having a blast. Equally happy, were our 50 and 60 year old friends and family who danced all night as well. It’s now a year later and we still get compliments from wedding guests on how great the band was.

how amazing they were. We coordinated everything with Mike who could not have been more professional and on top of everything. We are so happy we chose them for our special day!!

We really wanted a band whose players were guaranteed (i.e. not a group of 30 musicians that rotate). With New York Players, who you see and hear at events is who you will have at your event. We were never worried because we knew that that the group we loved to listen to would be the group performing at our wedding. Additionally, we loved their structure! They took two short breaks throughout the night, otherwise, they were playing. This was very important to us because we didn’t want there to be a lull of people not on the dance floor. We didn’t do a traditional sit-down dinner (instead we did stations), and throughout the whole night, the dance floor was PACKED. Guests had a blast. Working with Mike Emery throughout the process was enjoyable, easy, and fun. My mom and I tend to get nervous, and Mike always put us at ease. Leading up to the wedding, we had three short phone calls with Mike to talk through everything (evening timeline, toasts, bridal party entrance, etc.). We revised our song selections a few times, and it was never an issue. Mike was so personable, and we were touched that he researched my nephew’s fatal disease after hearing about it and brought him a special present. Additionally, New York Players learned some songs for us! They learned the Backstreet Boys song my husband wanted for the mother/son dance, and they also learned a Coldplay song for our wedding party entrance. We thought this was really, really amazing. One highlight was our first dance: my husband and I worked with a dance instructor to choreograph the first dance, and we briefly chatted with Mike to time when the band would start playing our song after they announced us. We had a blast, and our guests went wild over the dance! All night everyone commented on how lively, fun, and amazing the band was. Everyone wanted to know who they were and where they were from! I cannot recommend them enough. The entire process was enjoyable, and the day of the wedding was absolutely AWESOME.

and music whenever our wedding is brought up! The bands voices and sound were beyond talented and they could sing a huge variety of songs, so much so we had such a hard time creating a playlist because we liked ALL of their songs! Players Nouveau were extremely professional and organized and made our party fun and lively all night! Mike was great at communicating with us from start to finish on how the whole process worked and made us feel confident and at ease. Players Nouveau are talented and will complete your celebration!

e had the select the perfect one. After talking with Mike and the New York Players, we knew all the reviews that they were the best band in New York had to be 100% true! From our first consultation on the phone to the end of our wedding, the New York Players rocked! Mike made sure to go over every aspect of the night and clearly has tons of experience on how to plan and execute a perfect wedding night. He’s super organized and had monthly calls starting 3 months out to go over the itinerary for the evening, the set list and other details. About a month out, he was willing to meet as much as we needed to finalize the details. So much of what a Band does isn’t the music, but the MC’ing and coordination of the night along with your caterers and other vendors. Mike and his team seamlessly integrated our music selections into the evening and gave us great recommendations for music choices at key points in the night like our entrance music and cake cutting music. They are even willing to learn three songs for you if they don’t know how to play them! If you’re looking for the best Band in upstate NY who will guarantee that you and your guests will be on their feet dancing all night long, look no further. Mike Emery and the New York players are the real deal!

ests. They're very professional, punctual, and adaptive to their clients requests. I would strongly recommend using this group for weddings and other such events!

e players interacted with both me and my guests and it was a blast! They also accommodated to each song request we gave them ahead of time and incorporated the wedding games we wanted to include that day. So glad we got them to be at our wedding!

were more than happy with them! They learned our non-traditional wedding song for us and tweaked it to make it perfect! They kept everyone on the dance floor and having fun all night. The ceremony and cocktail hour music was perfect and the late-night dancing was appropriate for all ages. We are so happy with our experience and recommend them. The compliments are endless!

breeze! He took our requests in stride and helped plan the musical entertainment from beginning to end. His knowledge and suggestions took all of the guess work and concern off our shoulders. A beautiful string trio accompanied our ceremony, followed by a pianist at the cocktail hour and then the main event. Body and Soul have a terrific sound, fantastic energy and they have the logistics down to a science. Introductions were handled perfectly, as were speaches and necessary lulls for dinner and formalities. The rest of the reception was high energy, blurring the lines between dance party and rock concert. Blow up guitars led to epic air-guitar contests and my bride and I belted out Journey from the stage to round out the night. This is a group you can count on to make your event memorable and exciting for everyone. Our guests raved that they'd just attended the greatest wedding ever!

y put us at ease with how the evening would flow. They also learned a new song just for us. If you haven’t already, call the New York Players you will not regret it, our guests are still raving about them.

piano player for the cocktail hour was a nice touch as well.

ly did not disappoint! From the beginning, Mike was so easy to work with...very professional, helpful, and quick to respond. They provided an extensive song list to choose from, and even allow you to request additional songs that may not be on their list. Our "first dance" song was not on the list we received, but I reached out to Mike and he said "no problem"! They performed an amazing rendition of the song, and we couldn't have been happier. Once the party started, it was right to the dance floor! We have quite a rowdy bunch, all of who love to dance. Not only did they know how to get things going quickly, but there were multiple occasions where a couple of the guys came right onto the dance floor with their instruments - it was AWESOME!! They kept the party going all night, and I don't think there was a second where someone wasn't dancing. I can't thank them enough for a job well-done! If you chose them for your big day, you definitely won't be disappointed!

ested during their set breaks. Music is SO IMPORTANT at your wedding...you won't go wrong with NYP. My guest were talking about them for months after. THANK YOU!

eing so much fun and keeping the party going!!

that we wanted the reception to center around fun and dancing. NY Players surpassed every expectation we had and the testament was packed dance floor from start to finish (even after we extended 30 minutes!). Importantly, you made the groom's dream come true of being a rockstar for the day, and allowing him to accompany you on stage for two songs. You also made planning the music selections a breeze (every bride's dream come true) with your flexible scheduling and bullet-proof recommendations, including our ceremony. NY Players was undoubtedly a major reason that our BIG day was perfect. We are recommending them to all of our friends because we want to be at another one of their weddings! THANK YOU! -Megan (bride)

e brass section (sax, trumpet & trombone). They provide all their own lighting, sound equipment, power, etc. Mike Emery, the band leader / drummer, really took the time to get to know us, the style of music we like, and truly made our reception a night to never forget. You'll get a copy of their setlist (which is HUGE) and can highlight the top ~50 songs you want them to play. And they'll even learn a new song just for you if it isn't on their setlist (they learned "Feel It Still" by Portugal The Man less than a week before our wedding)! We haven't stopped receiving compliments from our guests on how great the music and packed the dance floor was all night long. If you're in the upstate NY area, we promise you won't find a more energetic, fun, and downright entertaining band than these guys! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, you won't be disappointed!

time they were up there and people kept raving about them. We had been to other weddings with them so we knew what we were getting, and each time they were a great show. Coordinating everything with Mike was fantastic, he had regular check-ins leading up to the wedding to make sure they had the latest information about where people need to be and when. They made for great MCs for the night.

roduced a powerful sound that we all responded to!( we added a trombone to the horn section) I would not hesitate to hire them again. Their talent made for a memorable reception.

t of reception vendors that we cared about the most. After a few weeks of searching and seeing other showcases, we met with Mike and were blown away by the talent in his group. Leading up to the wedding, Mike was so professional-scheduling calls and working with us to plan out the night. Being a band manager for years allowed Mike to give us some great advice as well to keep the flow of the night perfect (small things you would never think of)! The band is so talented and can play a wide variety of song/genres. Perfect for our mix guest list of college friends, family, grandparents, etc. Our guests are still complimenting them and raving about how much fun the wedding was. Our only complaint was that the dance floor just wasn't big enough ;) Hire them, just do it!