Encore Entertainment

Fred at Encore Entertainment was simply amazing. He definitely went above and beyond what a DJ normally does and included a mic and speakers for the ceremony and toasts, as well as music for the ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and the reception, all included in the price!!! He has a fantastic personality, great sense of humor and timed up all the announcements for the whole event. He also has a great selection of music! Highly recommended!!

Fred did a wonderful job at our wedding at the Lakeway Resort. He was very friendly and easy to work with. I also liked how thorough and detailed he was in planning the timeline of the night. Everyone had fun and he had great suggestions to help our night be fun an memorable. He comes with my highest recommendations!

Fred with Encore Entertainment did a fabulous job for my daughter's wedding. He was early to our venue and had everything set up and ready to go on-time. He was dressed very professionally in a tux, announced everything clearly and on-schedule, and was flexible. We added a last-minute performance of a violin concerto during the dinner hour ----- and Fred totally handled that with no problem whatsoever. His equipment is state-of-the-art with a light package; he provided a mic for the officiant and groom during the ceremony; and he kept the crowd dancing all night.

We found Fred here on Wedding wire. We were desperate because our DJ cancelled (due to ilness he said with NO refferal).Needless to say, Fred came to our rescue, he helped us rework the timeline (to make better sense) as we had no coordinator but my cousin.He was witty and charming, and my Mom won't be quiet about him :)It was not only MY day, but the best party I have ever been to.Fred not only had the floor packed, I also witnessed him hunt down the champagne flutes and cake cut utensils that my caterer seemed to forget about. HOW COOL WAS THAT?Thank you, Thank you Fred.Love from Michelle and Ben

Fred is fantastic! Our guests kept complimenting us on our music selection, but, with the exception of a couple songs, Fred picked everything and it was perfect! He read the crowd wonderfully and the dance floor was packed the entire night!I would recommend Fred to anyone!

Fred is super easy to get in contact with and is very flexible. I do think he genuinely befriends couples and works to make them happy. He arrived early on the day of which I was really happy about. However I was originally told that I would have a speaker outside on the deck and in the saloon and I didn't get that. When we gave our welcome "speech" and thanked our guests, I thought the guests sitting on the patio could hear us over the speaker, but later discovered there wasn't actually one. I was a little bummed but when the sun went down we opened the windows so you could hear everything outside on the patio anyway. I also hoped that he would be a bit more upbeat and interactive with our guests during the reception. People didn't dance much for long periods of time, then he would say something on the mic and switch the music up and people would start dancing. I just hoped for more of that during the whole reception. I did not communicate that with him though so I can't fault him on that too much.

We had a very specific vision for how we wanted our wedding music to be and Fred was able to perfectly execute everything. He was able to get people dancing when they needed to be and was excellent at keeping everything running on schedule.

Fred was a GREAT DJ for our wedding! He reacted to the type of music our guest were in the mood for which in turn made more people dance :) He was funny, professional and made our reception VERY fun!

Fred is very responsive to calls/emails and is honestly "the king of follow ups". He is a really nice guy, had great recommendations, and is very knowledgeable. The dance floor was packed all night long thanks to Fred! He followed our "do not play" list to a T, even when my mother insisted otherwise! He also did a good job commentating and acted as our coordinator through the reception. He was very flexible to last minute changes and was truly a pleasure to work with. I absolutely recommend using Encore Entertainment for your wedding or event!!!!

Pros: Fred is very easy to get a hold of and is the king of follow ups. An all around nice guy at an affordable price.The dance floor was packed all night long and even my dad got it on the Chicken Dance thanks to Fred! He followed our "do not play" list to a T, even when my little sister requested Soulja Boy, which was on that list. (Thank goodness he vetoed.)He also did a good job commentating.Cons: I was disappointed that only about 1/3 of our "must play" list actually got played. My sisters and I have a few special songs, but somehow they didn't get played.For the cocktail hour we specified "Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Michael Buble, etc." I distinctly heard Circle of Life and a few others played that did not fall under that specific category. But I could've been more specific in our cocktail hour requests than assuming he knew what music was encompassed in those 3 artists.

Fred Bishop was our DJ and he was a lifesaver! Or a wedding saver to be exact! We were on a super tight schedule the day of and Fred timed everthing perfectly so that the night ran smoothly.

Fred was great throughout the planning process. He always got right back to me with any questions I needed answered and had plenty of great ideas for us. He also set the timeline for the reception which was a great help! I would have to say my only complaint was that the music stopped right after we made our exit. I should have clarified I wanted a little time for our guests to wind down with music still playing. But overall I loved him and would book again!