What Really Makes Me a Top Rated Wedding DJ?
…A Perfect 5-Star Rating + extraordinary client experiences…
A Heartfelt Thank You to My Wedding Clients!
To all the incredible couples who have invited me to be part of your wedding celebrations, it’s been an honor to contribute to your special day, and I’m truly grateful for the trust you’ve placed in me. Many of you have offered up such strong endorsements, by way of rave reviews online and personal referrals. Being a top rated wedding DJ isn't just about online reviews; it’s about delivering unforgettable experiences that clients can’t stop talking about. Those enthusiastic recommendations have allowed me to stay booked over the years. I truly couldn’t continue doing what I love without you.
The truth is, I’ve never been big on chasing reviews—It always felt a bit opportunistic. I used to say that ‘a great marketer doesn’t make a great DJ’. But I realize that couples searching for the best NYC wedding vendors depend on client reviews. Planning a wedding can be an overwhelming process with a lot of difficult wedding vendor decisions, and every available review helps.
I’ve shifted to asking for all new client reviews on Google. If you’re a past client I would be so grateful if you could take a moment to share your experience. Thank you again for letting me be part of your love story.
Past Client Reviews
★★★★★ 5 stars Maura F. 08/21/2024
Adam knows how to read a room, get the party started and keep it going.
Coming from a “band only” Jersey family, I was a bit nervous when my husband did not budge on the DJ topic for our wedding. I was super afraid of getting a DJ who would MC the wedding as if it were a Sweet16, misread the room, and/or just play the music that he wanted.
However, for a country music lover, and a reggaeton fanatic, hiring Adam was the absolute best decision we could have made.
We don’t have enough fingers to count the amount of times people have brought up our wedding dance floor and how the dancing and music was SO good that the floor was quite literally moving up and down- and this was due to Adam. Adam knows how to read a room, get the party started and keep it going. More importantly, Adam just does his thing- DJ’s and lets your night be YOUR night.
** He also played our afterparty which was the best continuation from the wedding.
If you’re looking for a DJ for your wedding, look no further.
★★★★★ 5 stars Lucas F. 08/20/2024
He was super easy to work with and accommodating
Adam absolutely crushed DJ'ing for our wedding. He was super easy to work with and accommodating of our eclectic taste in music. The whole party (and after party) was a blast thanks in large part to Adam doing a great job as the DJ. A great person in general as well, HIGHLY recommend!
★★★★★ 5 stars Emilie D. 08/19/2024
10/10 would recommend.
My husband and I hired adam to DJ our destination wedding in the Bahamas and Adam did not disappoint!! We are so happy with our decision to work with Adam. We wanted an eclectic mix of hip hop and afrobeats for a late night party one night, and the next day asked him to give us an Ibiza style beach party which he nailed! He played in tandem with our sax player and it was definitely one of the biggest highlights of the wedding! If you're debating whether or not to hire Adam, save yourself some time and just do it! He listens to what you want and knows how to keep the energy high in a room. 10/10 would recommend.
★★★★★ 5 stars Michelle P. 07/12/2024
Thank you for the best wedding and most epic afterparty!
If you want to have a packed and thriving dance floor + cool and professional experience, definitely hire Adam!
★★★★★ 5 stars Chris R. 12/15/2023
What a party!
The dance floor was literally never empty. We started with a short pre-dinner dance set, and people didn’t even want to sit down and eat. Guests were shazaming songs and are still asking us if we can send them our playlist. But of course, it wasn’t just a playlist we made and handed to him - he worked super collaboratively getting to know us and understand our tastes, and then brought his years of experience to craft a playlist that kept our guests dancing the whole night, and felt very “us”. Adam is an awesome DJ and emcee, and also just a really nice and friendly guy who’s super enjoyable to work with! Can't recommend highly enough!
★★★★★ 5 stars Meera D. 03/11/2023
Adam is easy going while still being buttoned up
Adam DJ'd one of our wedding events, and was awesome to work with. We gave him an idea of the genres and songs we liked, and he really made sure we were having a great time the whole night. Adam is easy-going while still being buttoned up - we had a great experience and would recommend him to anyone looking for a good night with good music.
★★★★★ 5 stars Joseph C. 11/10/2019
Fantastic DJ!
Adam is a phenomenal DJ to hire for an event. We had such a good time dancing at a friends wedding that Adam did, that we got his contact information so that we could hire him for our wedding. He is a genuinely nice person that loves to hear about who you are and what kind of music you're into so that he can make your wedding/event not only unique, but fun as hell. We got so busy with all the other things to plan for the day, that we were really late getting song selections over to Adam, but he never pressured us or made us feel rushed. In the end it was a fantastic night, and we had several people tell us how much great the DJ and dancing were. Of all the vendors we were dealing with, Adam was by far the most relaxed and easiest to work with. Couldn't recommend him enough!
★★★★★ 5 stars Casey M. 03/14/2019
Amazing DJ
My husband and I had a great experience working with Adam. He was super responsive and just a nice person to deal with. We had a mix of ages and cultures at our wedding and really wanted to make sure everyone had a great time and heard music they loved. Without much direction from us beyond that general idea and a couple of "do not plays", Adam absolutely nailed it. Everyone was on the dance floor the whole night, and 3 years later people still tell me how great the music at our wedding was. I would recommend Adam Subtract'em to anyone that wants great music at their wedding.
★★★★★ 5 stars Daniel G. 02/17/2019
Truly listens and delivers a personalized experience
My husband and I are in the airport en route to our honeymoon, and we wanted to give Adam the most heartfelt thank you for such an amazing time at our wedding. We have gotten so many compliments about the music selection, and most importantly, we just had so much fun! He really nailed it and we felt that our music tastes were really taken into account and reflected in the party. It couldn't have been better! As one person there commented about the songs in the middle of one of the dance sets "THERE ARE NO DUDS!" :)
★★★★★ 5 stars Tiyanyi L. 11/03/2018
What can I say? Just Wow!
We had great expectations about what our evening would feel like when first meeting with Adam. He immediately put us at ease, and made us feel comfortable that our music tastes were completely unique and not easily substitutable with music from other couples' weddings. Seems this happens a lot from attending friends' weddings.
We kept updating our song list until literally the night before the wedding, and Adam was super accommodating. He even had a handful of amazing suggestions when we came up short for songs for our special dances. I know I can be extremely meticulous and annoying LOL, but he really put us at ease. Stress-free all the way. When it came to the night of, Whoa! I haven't seen my family burn up a dance floor like that... EVER! Some our friends can be a little particular when it comes to music. But we did not have one single complaint, everyone was dancing from start to finish. Even during the dinner segments, couples couldn't help getting on the dance floor. And group sing alongs were breaking out at tables! For our dancing segments, I just think it was really amazing how Adam was able to keep all ages on the dance floor without "burning out" any genre in particular. Hire Adam Subtract'em if he has availability!!! You will not be disappointed.
★★★★★ 5 stars Matt J. 09/07/2018
Awesome Experience
Adam was so easy to work with. He played a wide range of music that kept everyone on the dance floor, young and old. Most importantly, Adam made sure to seamlessly incorporate all the songs on our "must play" list. Even the songs that you don't traditionally hear at a wedding. He was fantastic.
★★★★★ 5 stars Tomas F. 05/19/2018
100% Totally Recommend!
Adam absolutely crushed it! He managed the ceremony audio as well as the crazy party tunes (and everything in between). Kept the party rocking honestly until the last second... and even played a little encore for us! The dance floor was packed for 5 hours straight!
After a quick, super personable coffee meeting, he really got to know us and customized the playlist to our liking, from classic wedding tunes to bumping reggaeton... he really nailed it. Great talent. Great communication. Great personality. He just gets it. Totally recommend!
★★★★★ 5 stars Adrian T. 10/14/2017
Wonderful wedding DJ
Adam DJed our fall wedding at the NY botanical gardens and was really such a wonderful find. Adam was recommended by another contact of ours and we are so grateful to have found him. Adam took the time to understand our musical tastes ahead of time, arrived early with all of his equipment and generally helped make our big day really magical and seamless. We loved Adam's tunes and got lots of really wonderful praise from our guests about how great Adam was. We would definitely use Adam again, and are already trying to come up with an excuse to have another party! Oh, and I nearly forgot... Adam also put us in touch with a string quartet who were also fabulous!
★★★★★ 5 stars Nicole F. 10/17/2017
Favorite part of our wedding!
Adam did such a great job DJ-ing at our wedding that two different couples that attended our wedding booked him for theirs. Throughout the night, he was able to incorporate our tastes and read the room, to keep everyone on the dance floor. We received MANY compliments on the music both during and after the wedding from a wide range of guests. Plus, Adam is a chill and professional guy that you know you can count on for your important day.
★★★★★ 5 stars Jeff M. 09/30/2017
A true professional, an awesome DJ, a great guy
My now-wife and I knew we were in good hands from our very first meeting with Adam. We loved his approach and the questions that he had for us in the planning stages, and felt comfortable right away, knowing we could trust Adam's taste and experience to hit all the right notes throughout our big day.
We could not have been happier with the results, and can truly say that Adam's soundtrack was a huge part of our enjoyment of the day. We received numerous compliments on the music, and perhaps the highest compliment of all - several of our friends asked if they could get in touch with Adam to DJ their own upcoming weddings, which we were really happy to hear! Adam also happens to be an amazing person to talk to and work with, and we felt lucky to have him as part of our celebration.
★★★★★ 5 stars Ben D. 09/02/2017
Highly Recommend
Professional, personable, flexible and great music! Navigating wedding decisions is hard but this decision was easy. Highly recommend.
★★★★★ 5 stars Shana S. 06/03/2017
The Absolute Best!
Adam was awesome; I can’t praise him enough. We opted to do a cocktail party style wedding instead of a traditional seated dinner, so we needed someone who would really be able to read the crowd and not stick to the traditional “script” of a wedding. Adam was stellar; he followed the crowd’s cues and provided the right ambiance throughout the evening. I had several friends say that they hadn’t danced like that in ages.
In terms of music, we had a lot of good conversations with him leading up to the big day. My husband and I have VERY disparate tastes in music but Adam took the time to dig into our likes and dislikes and I feel he really got us. He also helped us pick our entrance music since my husband and I had different ideas on what it should look like. In terms of service, he was very responsive whenever we emailed with questions, thoughts, etc.. He’s also detail-oriented, such as making sure we had the right version of the hora (I had no idea there were so many variations).
★★★★★ 5 stars Carly L. 08/12/2016
Awesome DJ
Adam did a fantastic job at our wedding reception. He kept everyone on the dance floor! He did a great job playing a mix of new and old hits. It was a fun, booty shaking time!!!!
★★★★★ 5 stars Heather R. 06/18/2016
Easy to work with, great music, great instincts!
Adam DJ'd our wedding in June 2016 and we had a wonderful experience. Before the wedding he was friendly, responsive, easy to work with, and had good suggestions for things we didn't have strong opinions about (cake cutting song??). At the reception, he was awesome-- we had a diverse crowd between my husband's big Dominican family and some older family friends, and he kept everyone dancing and enjoying themselves with a mix of classic stuff, recent hits, latin music, etc. We had a couple of last minute schedule issues/changes during the reception and they weren't even noticeable because he kept the music running smoothly. He also was a great, effective but understated MC (I can't STAND cheesy MC's). Highly recommended to anyone.
★★★★★ 5 stars Dan B. 06/12/2016
Great music all night!
Adam did a great job at DJ-ing our wedding. We were looking for a more traditional DJ approach to our wedding music as opposed to the standard wedding DJ/MC and Adam was very flexible and responsive to all of our requests. We provided some general guidance on themes for the music and Adam ran with it and put together an amazing night for us and our family/friends.
Everyone kept dancing all night and many of our guests commented to us on how much they enjoyed the work he had done. I highly recommend Adam for any and all DJing needs.
★★★★★ 5 stars Hercy H. 07/09/2015
Had Great feedback
We sent him a list of music as we had a tight agenda with an MC and he worked really well with everyone. The music was exactly what we envisioned. He's super professional and cool. Would highly recommend.
★★★★★ 5 stars Pete N. 05/16/2015
Adam is great
Adam was great - played all our requests and added a few songs that mixed in well. Understood when to play the right song.
★★★★★ 5 stars Jessica N. 11/15/2014
Brings the vibe and energy for your ultimate celebration
We were so happy to find Adam for our wedding. It was hard to find a wedding DJ that could see our vision, more of a night club vibe with high level mixing, versus the usual wedding DJ. We had some diverse genres we wanted to weave together without feeling disjointed. He really mixed everything in a seamless way, creating a great energy within the party. Would highly recommend if you want everyone out on the dance floor all night!
★★★★★ 5 stars Justine P. 10/18/2014
Adam's style is full of energy and creativity!
The music was one of our most important vendors for our wedding and Adam was right on target with our very particular needs. My husband loves jam bands and I love dance music; in addition to that I knew my Filipino side of the family would want a lot of disco from the 70-80s and my husband's family would want to hear more American country. It was incredibly important for us to have our guests dancing the whole night and we really needed someone to help pull it all together. Adam was incredibly receptive to all our needs and we felt that he really listened to us and delivered. One of my bridesmaids recently recounted on how much energy there was on the dance floor and this was largely because of our DJ. He did such an amazing job and would highly recommend him!
★★★★★ 5 stars Amy M. 09/19/2014
Set the perfect mood for our evening!
Adam was an incredible DJ and a professional throughout the process. He completely understood the feel of our wedding and truly created an amazing energy/mood for an unforgettable evening of dancing under the stars!
★★★★★ 5 stars Anderson L. 08/23/2014
Awesome Tunes!
Thanks so much Adam. Man, you really blew my expectations away. Honestly we gave you a truncated amount of music to play that would be accessible to most of the age group that was there. Your short list of selections of the music we presented was so well done, that it blew my mind. I usually listen to house and techno music that's played in an illegal venue or warehouse, but knowing that I could not play that type of music you really took the best tracks of the hundreds we gave you and made great additions of your own. You kept the vibe to the point that not only our older guests were wilding but so were our younger guests. You have a great ear for dance floor tracks and reading the crowd. You didn't even need to play any big room electronic tracks to get everyone dancing. That was beyond awesome.
★★★★★ 5 stars Rachel K. 05/25/2014
Couldn’t ask for more!
Adam was extraordinary. He worked so well with us to incorporate unique songs we love while keeping everyone on their feet and having a good time. Super-responsive, flexible, game, and a delightful human. Can't recommend him highly enough!
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