DJ Matteo & Associates

Hired Matteo to do gig at the Galleria. He was very professional and made the party. From the get go he planned out the evening, suggesting all the right songs and interludes along the way. He provided a contract that was fair and executed accurately. On the night of the event he showed up in advance, tested everything, was able to fix some errors the sound guys made and controlled the crowd the way a good DJ should, I particularly like that he still using turntables as well as mixing digital which is a major selling point. I wouldn’t think twice about hiring him for all my future gigs.

He was so accommodating and pleasant in securing the contract for the wedding, but after he got the deposit… he answered his emails only sporadically, and the week before the wedding, he wasn’t concerned about the playlist –«it would all work itself out.» Maybe that’s why he ignored the requests for special songs requested by the bride and groom. Other than the first dance and the father/​daughter dance, there was not one song that encouraged a slower paced dance.
At the wedding, both Matteo and his associate REFUSED to lower the volume on the music, after no less than 15 requests by three different people over the course of the event. He was so rude, treated the bride’s family disrespectfully, made an embarrassing show on the dance floor arguing with the bride’s family, gesticulating that the music MUST be loud in order to keep people on the dance floor.
When I say ‘loud’, I mean BOOMING! This was a wedding, not some cheap night club affair. We had guests of all ages, and it was unfortunate that those that chose not to dance, left the reception earlier than anticipated because they literally had to scream to be heard by their tablemates, and this includes the bride’s grandmother.
When I requested AGAIN, for the 4^th or 5^th time, that the volume be lowered, I was confronted, as before, with contempt. When I mentioned that I was paying for the service, and that I expected Matteo to perform accordingly to our wishes, he angrily threw the check at me and stomped out the door.
The sad fact is that our wishes were not met. After the reception, without blaring music at this point, Matteo’s associate approached me and ‘apologized’ for «abusing his professional discretion» and requested his check back. Really? Talk about a non-​apology! This jerk wasn’t sorry for anything… he just wanted his check back… the check that was thrown at me with the words «take your money back!» When I walked away from him and told him we had nothing more to discuss, he accused me of «stiffing» him. He actually began to follow me, making these accusations, and the wedding coordinator intervened and told him he was out of line, and to leave.
Several days after the wedding, I am STILL appalled at the behavior of this DJ and his associate. We hired many different vendors for this wedding, all of whom met our wishes, and all get high marks for their professionalism, and their ability to pull off what my daughter envisioned for her perfect wedding. Not so with DJ Matteo and his co-​conspirator, Tom — leave these guys to the cheap night clubs, and find someone else for your wedding. You won’t be disappointed that you chose someone else.

If you want an unprofessional DJ who doesn’t listen to your wishes, openly disrespects you and is appallingly rude to you at your event, and who chases your guests away by playing music at nightclub volume levels, then this is the DJ for you.
DJ Matteo DJ’ed my sister’s wedding last weekend. To say that he put a damper on the event would be an understatement. If you are considering hiring him for your event, you might want to read this first…
After dinner the music became excruciatingly loud everywhere in the venue, to the point where everyone was yelling at each other and straining to hear everywhere in the venue, including in the back of the venue, away from the dance floor. The music was actually hurting my ears (please note, I’m only in my mid 30’s). Older guests, including the grandmother of the bride, were leaving because it was too loud. This was only about 15 minutes into dancing. I immediately went up to DJ Matteo to explain the situation and politely asked that he turn the music down (he knew I was the maid of honor, sister of the bride, and daughter of the person paying him). He gave me a condescending look but said he would. He didn’t. Five minutes later, I went up to ask him politely again. He again gave the look and he said he would. Again, he didn’t. My mother (who paid DJ Matteo and who was hosting this expensive event) was understandably upset that her guests were leaving due to the noise (she had apparently gone up to Matteo on her own a few times to make the same request which was ignored). The volume was somewhat lowered after the wedding coordinator asked him to turn it down. But then over time the music crept back up to nightclub levels. Again I went over to him to ask that he turn it down. He got incredibly confrontational at that point, basically told me I didn’t know what I was talking about and told me that if he turned it down people wouldn’t dance. We wanted people to dance, of course, but not if it had to be at the cost of other people leaving, and those seemed to be the only two options he was giving us. Why he couldn’t get a balance where it was loud on the dance floor but at a normal level everywhere else will forever be a mystery to me.
At one point Matteo lowered the volume too low on the dance floor but it was still incredibly loud elsewhere in the venue. He walked up to me, interrupted a conversation and said «Are you happy now? No one is dancing!» (By the way, people were dancing). My mom then came up to him and told him that he should listen to the wishes of the person who was paying him. He then took out the check my mom had given him at the beginning of the evening and THREW IT AT HER. He said, «You’re not paying me anymore!» and walked away in a huff. This, in front of all of her guests, and within the bride’s view.
I am a producer and I produce events for a living, have a lot of exposure to different vendors, and I’ve never in my life or career seen something like that happen. It was the most unprofessional thing I’ve ever witnessed. And to do it at a wedding, which is supposed to be the happiest event of the bride, groom, and parents hosting the event’s lives, takes it to a whole other level of disrespect.
But guess what… at the end of the evening he came back and asked the bride for his check. The BRIDE. On her wedding night. Forcing her to get involved. After he justified ignoring my mom’s wishes all evening by claiming she was no longer paying him.
By the way, as much as we tried to hide it from her, the bride couldn’t help but be aware of this issue as it was unfolding (DJ Matteo made it that evident) and she was also distressed by it. Which makes what Matteo did that much more unforgivable.
The bride and groom told me the next day that Matteo played songs on their «Do not play» list. And that they believed that the reason there weren’t that many people on the dance floor was because he wasn’t playing good songs at the time, not because of the lowered volume. So add that to the list of reasons not to hire him.
My question to you Matteo, is, why would you just not turn the music down the first time and listen to your client? If my mom asked you to play Mozart at a whisper level you should have done it without question. Why drag out a dramatic situation that could have been easily resolved in one minute? If you just got the levels in the room balanced from the beginning we never would have had to interact again for the rest of the evening. Why make us suffer unnecessarily through repeated confrontation and drama on the one night we should have been having the greatest time of our lives?
I rarely write reviews, but I feel the need to warn anyone who is planning their wedding about this terrible man. Do yourself a favor and find someone else. There are plenty of awesome DJ’s out there who won’t ruin your special day that you’ve spent a year planning and looking forward to.

As a caricaturist of over 20 years I have seen many DJs. Some better than others. Last night I worked a wedding with DJ Matteo and it was refreshing to see a DJ with actual records and who knew exactly when to bring the music down low and when to let it rip to get people dancing. Matteo really encouraged the guests to focus all of their attention on the bride and groom. Often DJs are so focused on a song list that they forget at a wedding it is all about the bride and groom. I have seen far too many DJ companies charge a fortune send a young kid out to a wedding who could care less and think his only job is to set up and run a playlist. Not DJ Matteo. Solid pro start to finish. Highly recommend him!

I loved, loved, working with DJ Matteo for my Napa wedding! As many of the reviewers here have mentioned, he’s worked so many venues and hyped up so many different types of crowds that the man knows how to work a room! He got all the generations present at my wedding to get up to dance, and all at the same time, which was no mean feat. It was literally one of the only times I’ve ever seen my eldest, most respected, traveled-from-overseas-so-they-don’t-recognize-American-music relatives dance. In public. Ever.
In the months leading up to my wedding, he was so very responsive via phone/​email and was fun and easy to work with. He was also super cool and non-​judgmental with adhering to a «do not play» list, which not all DJs are open to, so that was very nice.
Lastly, DJ Matteo was also our wedding MC of the evening, a task that he was more than well qualified for. He smoothed over the transitions for speeches, toasts, and introducing our dance. He also kept an eye on the Giants score throughout the night, so our guests interested in the NLCS were happy, too!

We hired DJ Matteo for our outdoor wedding at a venue in Lake Merritt, Oakland. He was extremely helpful from the beginning and made us feel comfortable with the decision to book him. He seemed to know about many genres of music and have great taste. In addition, we were looking for someone to do the initial MC part and he seemed to have the right energy for the job. For our wedding Matteo worked with his associate Cody.
Now to review review the event. If I could give them 6 stars, I would. No doubt.
In all the craziness of the event, I had forgotten to select a song for the entrance of the groom. Matteo knew I was Peruvian and chose what couldn’t have been a more perfect choice (Toro Mata). A phenomenal start.
The MC work to direct our guests to the toast portion and the audio setup for our friend and officiant were perfect. The audio quality, even for an outdoor event was flawless, without any distortions or interruptions.
When party time came, all we had to do was signal DJ Cody to play out first salsa song (Marc Anthony’s), and he took the crowd on a roller coaster ride of Salsa, Latin Merengue and Hip Hop, 90s Hip Hop classics, etc, etc… All I can say is that when you can see in the face of each of your dancing guests how amazed they are about the next song being played, that’s when you can say «mission accomplished DJ.»
I am happy to serve as a reference for them. After all, half of the success of a celebration with the people you love (wedding, birthdays, etc) is music and dancing… food and good cocktails is the other half.
I highly recommend them for any of your events. Their service was exceptional, smooth and flawless.
Cheers.

DJ Matteo played our wedding last week, and in what seems like 15 minutes into the set the entire party was up dancing. We had multiple people come up to tell us «The DJ is fantastic!» in the midst of congratulating us on our wedding. Friends told me they got his card as well.
He was great with our musical requests, and he played a great selection around those songs. He was also a wonderful MC keeping the toasts and the guests moving.
Your party will have a great time with DJ Matteo.

DJ Matteo played at our wedding last week and we were so blessed he was recommended to us. He did an amazing job and everyone had a fabulous time at our reception!!! Him and his assistant were professional, on time and easy to work with. Not only were myself and new hubby happy but all our guests commented on his fun and easygoing personality. He guided us every step of the way, he’s so skilled and knowledgeable in his profession that we completely trusted his judgement and even left some of the ceremony music up to him. He totally «got» us. I would recommend him to a million people and would use him again. Many Thanks DJ Matteo!!!

Music selection– wtf? Heard him at a Zuora party for Dream Force. Talked too much, kept using a stupid echo effect. Kept letting all these people in the booth– I don’t know if it was his or the clubs equipment, but I’ll be surprised if nobody spills a drink on anything. He’s pretty bad at mixing track to track as well.

We hired DJ Matteo for our wedding and it was the best party ever!
My wife and I were planning a semi-​traditional wedding. Very short (less than 10 minutes) outdoor ceremony which he provided a wireless mic, speakers and music for.
Once we got inside the reception hall, music was playing for the cocktail hour and through dinner. He had a wireless mic inside that was passed around for toasts. Once the toasts were over, the party started! Over 3 hours of music and dancing with smiles on everyone’s faces. DJ Matteo was not only playing music there but he was all of MC directing our guests where they needed to be. He owned the event like we needed him to.
The topper of our experience with DJ Matteo is that my wife’s family is from Eastern Europe and about ¼ of out guests were born there as well. We coordinated to setup a dropbox account with music from the homeland that he mixed into the night’s playlist. Everyone loved the mix and music and it couldn’t have been mixed better!
DJ Matteo is not like other DJs who don’t want you to make a playlist, he encourages it and is there to make sure everyone has a great time!
Thanks Matteo! Looking forward to having another event for you to DJ for us!

DJ Matteo is not your typical wedding DJ. He’s cool, easy going, has great style and is awesome at keeping the party going. He also DJ’s at other events throughout the bay area. In fact, when we first met with him he had just finished this gig for the red-​carpet première of an HBO show at the Palace of Fine Arts.
«Have you heard of it? It’s called Game of Thrones,» he said in such an unaffected way that we liked the guy immediately.
That killed us. Have we heard of Game of Thrones?! Hell yeah!
He told us he had to spend a good amount of time researching the right songs for the première. He’s a pro to the extreme and you would never know that he plays these kind of events because he’s just so down to earth and personable.
At our wedding he had everyone dancing and having a great time throughout the night. He read the crowd like a book and played all the right music to keep the energy going. We also had a little extra live music with his buddy playing guitar over some ambient tracks during cocktail hour. It was something they were experimenting with and I think it went well.
We are so glad we had DJ Matteo for our wedding. Our reception would not have been the same without him and his assistant.

I would give him SIX STARS but Unilocal wont let me. DJ Matteo really helped make my 30^th birthday the best it could be.
I found him on Unilocal 2 weeks before the party with my fingers crossed that he would be available. I was in luck!
Matteo was incredibly friendly, fun, and easy to work with! It is so obvious that Matteo really has a passion for what he does and does everything he can to make his clients happy. He went above and beyond what I had originally asked, and made my party truly amazing.
The party had a 1920s theme. DJ Matteo played some 1920s big band/​jazz for the first hour or so as people trickled in. He even brought a video montage to clips from 1920s films to project on the wall! (truly above and beyond!) At 11 pm when people were ready to dance, he pumped up the music and played EXACTLY what I wanted. Some hiphop, some old school, and a lot of pop. Perfection. I danced so much and everyone had a great time!
HUGE THANK YOU TO DJ MATTEO. I’ll be sure to remember you for all my future events.

When you meet the girl of your dreams, you just know it was meant to be… and this is how we (myself and now wife) felt when we sat down in Matteo’s studio to plan our wedding.
We wanted the best dance party of the year, complete with non-​stop music, mashups, mixups and by the end of the night, we wanted a club like atmosphere.
We took a leap of faith with Matteo after meeting with him just once and hearing some of his work and we are SO glad we did.
We handed him a timeline, do not play list, first dance songs and 10 – 15 must play songs and asked him to use his magic.
Over the past 5 years, we have been to 25+ weddings and have experienced every kind of DJ out there. We did not want our wedding to sound like a playlist from our Ipod.
We asked Matteo to do a 4 song mashup during cocktail hour after introductions, to get the party going right away. It was the most fun start to a wedding and people did not want to get off the floor to eat.
That set the tone for the day and the rest is history.
Matteo and his assistant kept the dance floor packed all night and everyone walked out of there feeling like they’d left a Vegas club.
If you want a dance party, a DJ that know’s how to mix it up and mash it up, a DJ who was on time and prompt with everything and a DJ that feels like part of the family when your event/​wedding is over – look no further!
Thank you Matteo for making our wedding the «best dance party» that we and most of our guests have ever been to.
Tone and Sash

We hired DJ Matteo for our wedding & he did NOT disappoint!
He & his assistant did an awesome job keeping people on the dance floor & facilitating the announcements during the wedding. He knew exactly the vibe we were looking for throughout the ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner & dancing. He is an extremely talented DJ & not to mention a blast to hang out with & have at your wedding!
Days after the wedding, so many of our guests commented on how awesome the music was that he played througout the entire day. Our event coordinater took down his name so she could refer him to her clients in the future.
Highly recommend DJ Matteo & Associates!

DJ Matteo did an awesome job DJing our wedding. He was fun to work with and his choice of music and mixing were perfect. He was also very helpful in meeting our special requests of up-​lighting and music on the patio. Thank you so much DJ Matteo!

When we met up with Matteo we knew he was our guy. He has such passion for music and was very chill and easy to work with. Him and his assistant showed up on time to set up for the reception and everything was good to go as scheduled. He even set up lights to match our wedding theme.
He has a great understanding of what kind of music would work for the crowd and kept the party going all night. When I saw my dad going crazy on the dance floor, I knew it was a success!
Matteo was also our Emcee and he totally delivered, he kept the ball rolling and was hilarious!

Ditto to Betsy V’s review.
Seriously, Matteo is the Man! When my husband and I first set our wedding priorities, second to my wedding dress, was a DJ that would rock-​it-​out at our wedding.
We were looking for a real DJ by trade, not some guy that played music off an iPod as his weekend side job. When we initially met Matteo last year during a consultation, we knew he was our guy. He was friendly, really loves music and was extremely easy to work with.
We spoke with him several times the week of the wedding to make sure we all were on the same page about schedules and songs. On the actual day of our wedding, he was our DJ, coordinator and MC. He played all of our requested songs, and all of our friends raved about how great the music was. The party ended way too soon. Had there been no hotel reception closing time, we would have partied all night.
Thanks Matteo!

Do not look any further for your wedding DJ — DJ Matteo is amazing! He was recommended by our event coordinator at Axis Café, which he does events for often. We are glad we found him!
I love any and every wedding I go to, but I judge a *great* wedding based on how good the music was. There is nothing worse than being on the dance floor with everyone having a good time… and then the music turns into a direction that makes people go «hmmm…I guess I’ll go get a drink or sit down now». I told Matteo that I wanted people to stop dancing because their feet were tired and NO other reason, and he delivered!
Matteo was extremely calm and chill, which was exactly what we were looking for — we have seen a fair share of high-​octane DJ’s with the tux ensemble, and we did NOT want that. We provided him a list of songs and music genre we liked, and we heard all of our favorite songs throughout the night. He did a great job at executing our idea of a musical timeline starting with jazz music at cocktail hour to 60s/​70s soul funk during dinner, to more uptempo newer music during dancing. You know your DJ is good when you hear «Best. Wedding Music. Ever» and that is during dinner hour, not even before dancing has started yet!
Matteo was also extremely professional throughout the night — we had an unexpected downpour that day so the outdoor setup had to be moved indoors at the last minute and he did it before my husband and I got there with music playing the entire time. He was even willing to move all of his gear back outside once we saw the storm seemed to be over, but we decided not to risk it and everyone had a great time despite the weather challenges. He kept everything on schedule without being intrusive in any way — all we had to do was exchange a nod and he would introduce the next speech, dance, etc.
The fact that we heard Sure Shot by the Beastie Boys and White Lines by Grandmaster Flash (totally inappropriate song for a wedding but it has the best bass lines ever) and the multiple complaints from friends/​family that their feet hurt the next day solidified our great choice in hiring DJ Matteo for the wedding. We want to go see him spin at a club next!

DJ Matteo is the man. He DJ’ed our wedding and did a fantastic job. It was the best damn party of my life, largely because of DJ Matteo and the way he put together our favorite music!
When we met with DJ Matteo before our wedding, we instantly liked him. He’s just a really nice guy, very enthusiastic about what he does, and really seems to enjoy meeting people and making them happy with music. He was also very professional and easy to work with — we just let him know what music we wanted at our wedding, some basic info on scheduling, and let him take care of the rest so we could worry about other things!
He was also willing to negotiate prices a little bit to bring things down into our price range, which was super nice of him.
At our wedding reception, DJ Matteo made us feel at right at home, even in the midst of the hubbub of family and friends. He was great at announcing things (playing the MC of the wedding, something not all DJs can do), and introducing people making toasts, etc. and seemed so happy to be there, a vibe that rubbed off on everyone else.
He also gets huge props for being willing to work side-​by-​side with a live band that we really wanted to play at our wedding. He wasn’t at all annoyed at sharing the stage with someone else, and was even able to share equipment with no fuss.
All in all, great guy, a talented, professional DJ, who knows how to rock a party.

DJ Matteo is fantastic! He DJ’ed our wedding up in Healdsburg, CA and did an amazing job. When we initially met with him, my husband and I instantly liked his style and music tastes. We didn’t want a DJ that plays any of those typical «wedding songs» and we needed some Greek music infused throughout the evening — DJ Matteo delivered. His music selections and mixes were spot-​on.
Not only did he rock our wedding reception, but he and his assistant quickly broke down their equipment and moved over to our after-​party to keep our crew going late into the evening. It was a perfect party and all my friends and family had a blast. The best part was, he seemed to be having fun DJing our wedding too… which really gives off a great vibe.
I would definitely love to hire DJ Matteo again for another event in the future.

If you are fortunate enough to find Matteo available to DJ your event — just book him. If you want more info, read on…
My wife and I needed a club-​quality DJ for a private event. Being a DJ myself, I’m pretty particular. It’s really hard to find someone with great skills, great taste, but willing to work with the client on any type of music — not just what the DJ him/​herself is into. Matteo just ripped it up for us, taking direction but weaving in his own skills and taste to create really a magic evening.
Like I said — just book the man.

My wife and I had our beautiful wedding on Nov. 15^th 2008. I told her she can plan whatever she wanted, But as a fellow house DJ I wanted to pick a wedding DJ with club experience. I wanted a DJ that new all Genres of music. Her family is mostly Basque and her cousins were taking care of that music with their band, But I wanted a Fun DJ/​MC that knew how to go from playing country and AC/​DC all the way to My House Music the rest of the night.
My wife found DJ Matteo on Unilocal and set up a meeting and when I met him it was like seeing a fellow DJ I used to party with but, «I’ve never met him prior to my wedding». During our meeting we discussed set up, music, lighting and price. Price was our main concern, my in-​laws were giving us the reception at the Basque Cultural Center in SSF. We were paying for the coordinator and DJ. Matteo was way more affordable than the typical wedding DJ! We actually gave him very vague song ideas besides the required because we waited till the last minute, but DJ Matteo’s song judgement was perfect!
Our Wedding was a great success. We got so many compliments and have great memories. As the crowd cleared and grown folks danced to house music even DJ Matteo and his sidekick started to party with us after begging him all night!
Thanks Matteo For All The Fun! «You Come Highly Recommended»
Congrats On The Baby Too!