The New York Players

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!

nd 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.

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!!

till 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.

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!

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!!

ion. 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.

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!

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.

, 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!

we personally enjoyed the atmosphere they created! Highly recommend!

u, 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!

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.

could not have been more professional and on top of everything. We are so happy we chose them for our special day!!

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 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!

he 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!

r clients requests. I would strongly recommend using this group for weddings and other such events!

st! 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!

l 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!

usical 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!

ned 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.

ork 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!