Associated Entertainment

Associated Entertainment is the only agency I’ll work with. I have worked with them for more than 10 years on big and small events… talent, lighting, sound — they are the best. If you’re lucky you’ll work with Gig. He’s a wonderful human being in addition to being a great booking agent. Gig knows everyone and everything there is to know about his business. He’s made me look like a genius. Who could ask for more???

Jamie Snively is the BEST! She found me my awesome DJ Lawrence Arevalo who did an amazing job at my ⁹⁄₁₈ wedding in San Francisco! DJ Lawrence did such a great job that so far 3 of my guests have booked him for their 2012 wedding! I highly recommend Jamie!!! Thank you both for making our day amazing!

We booked Brandon Cruz for the lighting for our wedding in August. All of our planning meetings with Brandon were great, and he seemed to be in tune with what we wanted. However, the day of the wedding was a different matter.
We were supposed to have lavender area washes, but at the reception, everything was the wrong color and just looked amber. It looked nothing like the sample photos that Brandon showed us. We also had pin lights on the flowers, which didn’t show up very well since the ambient lighting wasn’t well controlled.
We were also told before hand that there wouldn’t be any techs on site as that would cost additional money, but that they would show the DJ how to dim the lights. At the reception, all of a sudden, there are two techs there unannounced requesting a meal. A bit unprofessional, but okay, we got them meals. However, it turns out that they did not show the DJ how to use the lighting, and ultimately, when we needed their help, they were nowhere to be found. At the end of the wedding, they had the audacity to ask if they could take home some of the extra cake.
After the wedding, we emailed Brandon with our concerns that the lighting didn’t come anywhere close to meeting our expectations that were set in our previous discussion. He had a quick reply that said he was out of the office and would get back to us… and it’s been 3 months since. Bottom line, Brandon did not take responsibility for what happen and didn’t seem to care once he was paid. I would not recommend him.

As agents for a wedding band, they have been helpful in responding to our request and coordinating a review of the band. It is, however, confusing dealing with multiple agents involved. Once everything shakes out with contracting and payment, I’ll post a post-​mortem note.