Jazcat Mobile Entertainment

Hired Jamie to do photobooth at my daughters quinceanera — he was wonderful!!!
Totally professional, responded quickly to my emails, called me for clarifications, and came up with a photo-​card template in exactly the style and format I requested. The day of the event, he was on time and set up as requested, he was extremely patient with all the teens and the younger kids that wanted to take a gazillion pics (LOL :) His photo equipment is modern/​top notch and he knows how to use it. the pics were great quality and unlimited! Jamie was very detail-​oriented which I loved — his props matched the theme and color schemes and were awesome! He worked really with the DJ we had and was sure that people ample notice of last call for pics. He also let guests come up to get reprints/​copies of pics, if they wanted. Jamie dropped all the pics onto a flash drive for me that night AND also dropped them into DropBox for me to share easily with family and friends!
Lastly, the whole experience was great but the best thing of all was his prices! They were totally reasonable! I won’t put anyone on blast here but I had another quote for the exact same service from another photobooth provider (who’s card I had picked up at a local event) and they wanted substantially more (like twice as much!)
Hire Jamie — you won’t regret it! :)

We hired Jamie for our wedding this past February and he did not disappoint. We knew from the moment we met him that he was professional and experienced. I can’t even begin to explain how organized he is with his drop box system. If you are as OCD as me then you will ABSOLUTELY love the ease of his tools. And if you aren’t OCD then this will help you organize yourself better than anything else.
I was most impressed with the professionalism he had on the day of the wedding. We had a large bridal party of 16 and last minute decided to add in a few more (flower girl and ring bearer) to the grand entrance. He met us outside the door and when we told him what we wanted he quickly made the changes without hesitation. He played all the songs we wanted and our dance floor was NEVER empty!!! We are so happy that we chose Jamie. We seriously couldn’t have done it without him!!!

I had Jamie DJ my wedding earlier this summer and I reflect with bittersweet feelings. Overall, I would recommend him but with a few disclaimers. I apologize for the length, but this should paint a picture for you.
Pros: Jamie is pretty quick with communication and responds to emails promptly. He has online tools and appears very organized with the preparation process. He also give good tips for other aspects of the wedding such as best man speeches, etc. He was very helpful with our day-​of timeline, and I found him to be almost like an extra wedding planner, which was nice. As far as his work, he definitely kept the party going and the music sounded great. Our dance floor was packed from start to finish. All the music that he played was well received and ⁹⁄₁₀ times it was a song that we had on our playlist. He MC’d pretty well and kept a solid timeline. As far as what a DJ is supposed to do, he did a fantastic job. Many people complimented him afterwards and said that the DJ was great, so bottom line, that’s what matters.
Cons: Jamie was a bit of a challenge to work with. He offered to do our ceremony music, but later he backpedaled when we told him it was a 12:00 noon ceremony. I get the impression that he doesn’t like to wake up early. When we reminded him that he offered earlier, he tried to double his price of the ceremony quote.
The manager of our ceremony site provides speakers and mics for hook-​up, but Jamie insisted on bringing all of his own equipment, and the mics kept cutting out for the first 5 minutes of the ceremony. He came down the aisle to fix the mic issue, but he was wearing a big baggy shirt and looked like a slob, and instead of quietly fixing the issue, he stated «You didn’t turn off the right mic» to our officiant– all of which our guests heard, and which is now on my wedding video.
The reception went well, overall, but one of my bridesmaids went up to him to request a song and he said something like he would only play it if she paid him $ 20. When we heard that, we were pissed.
We did a timeline sequence, so for every year my husband and I were together, Jamie played a song and said a blip about what was significant to us in that year, then played a hit song from that year. We scripted this out for him ahead of time. There was one song where we had him announce a few things, one being that it was the year I turned 21, and he casually added in «This is year she began her road to being an alcoholic!!» ??? In front of all my guests, it was absolutely embarrassing and retarded. It wasn’t even funny. One of my brothers is an alcoholic, so it was totally not cool.
I paid for him to be there until 7PM, and one of my guests gave him money to stay longer, which I was totally fine with because everyone was having a good time. However, the property manager at our reception site asked him if he checked with the bride first before extending the party, as a professional courtesy. I don’t know what words were exchanged, but my wedding planner saw Jamie yell at the property manager and she walked away very flustered.
When we were going to give Jamie his final payment, he came into our hotel room and had obviously had a few drinks because he was red in the face, talking very loudly, and he tripped over a bag of stuff on my floor and almost knocked over a lamp on our end table… In his defense, I had been offering him drinks throughout the day and welcomed him to eat our food. But yeah, not super professional.
We signed for a photobooth during our first meeting, and two days before the wedding, he emailed me and said that his photobooth guy double-​booked that day and he would have to find somebody else. Luckily he came through to his word and the photobooth was a hit, so that was nice… but a bit stressful at the time.
TL;DR: He throws a good party, but behind the scenes he can be a challenge to work with and is a bit sassy.

I’m really surprised by all the stellar reviews. There are many hidden reviews…
We hired Jamie for our Jewish wedding and were not impressed. During the pre-​meeting, Jamie responded aggressively when we told him that we would not have the usual cookie cutter wedding ceremony that he specializes in. My now wife was uncomfortable and had a bad feeling, but I decided to proceed. I should have turned back at that point.
Our day of coordinator told us he was late setting up after he repeatedly assured us that he’s always 2 hours early. He hadn’t looked at our list of songs and itinerary until days before after he aggressively told us to submit it 1 month in advance (which we did). Our coordinator also mentioned that he yelled at her, her helper and all the staff at our venue at various points. She mentioned he was very aggressive and was actually scared to talk with him.
For the ceremony, one of the standup mics wasn’t in place as we originally requested, so we had to make due. We ended up being ahead of schedule and he wasn’t prepared for a quicker timeline even though he had the master schedule. His timing was off at certain transition points, which showed lack of preparation and communication with the coordinator. Also, he started playing a song during an important Jewish dance ritual and the sound turned off for a couple minutes. The crowd picked up singing to fill the gap, but I wasn’t happy about it. He even yelled at me (the groom) at one point.
I will say that we had a great dance party. My wife and I are big dancers and the entire wedding party was not shy on the dance floor. Jamie did a good job keeping the party consistently rocking until we got shut down after multiple noise complaints. The sound systems he brought worked well except for the one shut down before the dance party. All the mics he provided worked well for speeches.
If Jamie was going to just play music for an event, I think he would do a good job, if you can deal with his aggressive nature. If you are planning a more complicated event that has important transitions that require excellent preparation and timing, I wouldn’t recommend him. He was flexible on price which was a driving factor for us, but ultimately, you get what you pay for.

Jamie from Jazcat Mobile Entertainment DJ/MC’ed our recent wedding and I couldn’t be happier. He showed up on time and was very flexible with our last minute changes. I was happy with where he decided to set up his equipments. It was the perfect location!
Prior to our wedding, Jamie emailed us all the tools we needed to create our music list. He shared with us all of his wedding songs and allow us to view some of his previous wedding music selections. About 50% of our music was from his collection and the rest were songs we like that weren’t part of his collection. He was able to find the exact songs we requested! When we had met up with Jamie initially, we expressed our concerns that our guests are just not the «dancing» type. To our surprise, the music he played got the crowd dancing till the very last song! Our wedding was a blast and I am so glad we hired Jamie. After the wedding, many of our guests complimented on how great and professional the DJ was!
Our guests also enjoyed the photobooth! Andrew, the photobooth attendant, was very courteous to our guests and was extremely friendly. Our guests enjoyed the various props (there were many!) that came with the photobooth. We’re so happy everything turned out great!

I had a wedding for 230 people at Crocker Art Museum in October and didn’t have a wedding planner. I needed a fun DJ, but also someone who could be a ‘master of ceremony’ so I could have some help with the timeline! He was amazing. He did everything professionally and perfectly.
Planning was awesome — he has a great, easy to use at home database of songs and recommendations (for all kinds of weddings), and it was SO helpful. We met in the venue twice — once to get a feel and once about a week out. What makes him stand out is his experience: he recommended a different order than the one I originally planned out (with the garter toss and cake cutting in different spots) and he was right — it ran much more smoothly. He also reads the crowd really well and can tell whether or not to switch it up. Our crowd had a total blast.
He was also able to recommend a photo booth guy, a lighting guy, and a videographer whom he often works with all of whom did a great job.
He is able to make the party happen, with tons of professionalism and job knowledge, and is totally hands off. You will have to worry about nothing with Jamie. Thanks for the great wedding!

Did such a good Job!!! Listened to all of my requests and did an EXCELLENT job! The photo booth was such a hit! Can’t wait to have them at my next party!

Extremely organized: Jamie’s music and timeline planning tools were extremely helpful. It made one of the most daunting wedding tasks sooo much easier and fun for us.
Professional: Jamie seems like the type of guy who can talk to anybody the way they want/​need to be talked to. My mom was the most ‘go-​go-​go’ with the wedding planning (read as: stressed out), so Jamie was quickly, yet very nicely, to the point with her, answering all her questions clearly, often before she even knew to ask them. I was more laid back about the wedding planning (almost to a fault), and cared more about everybody having a great time/​massive dance party. Jamie talked to us like any one of our friends would– we could talk music, beer, and bars downtown, and yet he still made me feel like he had everything under control.
Great MC: Our wedding was an entire weekend outdoors in a fairly rustic location (Rancho Cicada in Plymouth, CA = awesome), and didn’t have a wedding planner or event coordinator. That leaves A LOT of details to think about, and creates many «Holy crap, I never even considered HOW that was gonna happen, I just envisioned that it would» moments. Thankfully, Jamie was able to step in and take the «how» out of the equation, making every wedding event transition smoothly into the next.
Fantastic music selection: While planning the wedding, the only music I really thought about was the dance party music during the reception. I kinda forgot about what would/​should be played during the ceremony, dinner, first dances, bouquet/​garter toss, etc. You know, all the important stuff. Jamie’s music planning tools SERIOUSLY helped me figure out what songs would be appropriate for each moment, and yet had enough selection that we could play music that we hadn’t heard at every other of the 14 weddings my husband and I had attended previously.
Also, if he didn’t have a song that we wanted, he had no problem finding it. Two prime examples:
— We really liked the opening of «Going to California», by Led Zepplin, for the bride’s entrance, but the lyrics didn’t really fit the occasion. Jamie was able to find a karaōke version that was perfect
— My dad requested a different «Father/​Daughter» dance song than I had planned, perhaps 20 minutes before the dance was supposed to go down. After okaying it with me, Jamie was able to find and play it for us.

Can work under extreme conditions: Literally, a new record was set the day of our wedding: 108 degrees with max 78% humidity. No joke. Some people had to leave early because of heat illness. Thankfully, Jamie wasn’t one of them. He kept everything rolling nonetheless. Also, the road to the venue is fairly sketchy, yet Jamie made it in/​out with all his equipment just fine. Lastly, there are effectively only 1 – 2 electrical hookups for the music equipment, uplighting, and open-​air photobooth. Jamie had scoped everything out a few weeks prior, and everything worked without any problems the day of the wedding.

We booked Jamie for a wedding in South Lake Tahoe in October.
Jamie did a great job keeping our dance floor going for five hours straight. I don’t even like dancing and I had a great time. Everything, from his organization and planning templates to his song selection and ability to pull requests were great. Our guests loved him.
Thanks for making our Wedding great!

We were tapping our feet and nodding our heads as Jazcat Mobile Entertainment got us in the groove. The DJ, Jamie, was so friendly and willing to oblige with special requests. Excellent mix of tunes new and old. Everyone was smiling. They can customize your play list, too! Thanks for filling my Bonnie Raitt request.

Jamie is an absolute rock star. He made all the difference in the world at my wedding in Plymouth, CA. He was really good about communicating with us leading up to the event and clear about what he needed from us to make sure the night was everything we had hoped for. He’s really chill and down to earth, and he assembled all the music we selected expertly.
We also hired JME to do their up-​lighting and photo booth services. Both were well worth the price as they contributed to last memories of our evening.
Can’t say enough good things about this company, highly recommend.

Jamie is simply awesome! He was our wedding DJ this past weekend and my hubby and I could not have been more impressed with how everything went. Jamie made the evening flow seamlessly and was so professional with his work. It is obvious that he is a well seasoned professional in this business. We had a fusion wedding with a mix of Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean music, but we also wanted some fun American pop dance music mixed in. Although this was a tall order, Jamie rose to the occasion and made it perfect. Thank you!

I actually found Jamie here on Unilocal when looking for a DJ for my birthday party. I could not have been more pleased with his energy and showmanship! He was very attentive to my group of friends and kept my party alive. I had a lot of feedback from my friends and everyone was very impressed with Jamie. I highly recommend him, you won’t be disappointed.

We can’t THANK YOU enough Jamie!!! We couldn’t have been happier with you and your team. You were professional and cared about every little detail down to the photo strip artwork. You completely exceeded our expectations. You will definitely be our first call when we need a DJ and we feel confident in referring you to our friends and family. Thank you for making Allie’s birthday so special.
Stacey and Jim

Jamie (DJ Jazcat) is the man! After calling a number of DJs in Sacramento and San Francisco for our wedding at the River Highlands Ranch in June, we decided on Jamie for a number of reasons:
— Zero cheese. Period.
— Professional: Treats you like a client. He takes his business and his trade very seriously, which definitely comes through on the big day.
— Response Time: I think the longest I waited to get a response from Jamie was six hours (and that was because he was in the middle of a gig).
— Eclectic taste: The first time we spoke on the phone, we talked for quite a bit about Jamie’s background, his travels, and the influence on the wide variety of music he gets down to.
— Price: Jamie quoted us an incredibly fair price right off the bat, no negotiations. This was after I had already done my homework on what price was market. When I decided to add services before the wedding, he was very fair.
Having said that… I did have some reservations as the planning began. When I told Jamie that I really wanted or didn’t want (x) or (y), he would say, «We can definitely do it that way, but TRUST ME, I’m a professional.» I took his word for it and not until the night of the wedding did I truly understand that DJ Jazcat knows EXACTLY how to get you what you want while keeping the crowd involved and the night flowing. If and when you go with him, just remember… TRUST! He will help make your wedding unforgettable.
Like I said… Jamie is the man!

Jamie provided the music and sound at SactoMoFo, and 10,000 people (including myself) were extremely appreciative. Not only did he play the perfect mix of tunes for the afternoon, but the volume was always appropriate (you could have a conversation and never be drowned out), and he provided mic & sound service for the speakers as well. The next time I hire a DJ it will absolutely be Jazcat — the fact that there was zero hassle, that he knew just what to do and did it perfectly … as an event organizer, I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders when he showed up and I realized I could count on him for anything.
HIGHLY recommended!

Jamie not only saved our wedding reception at the last minute (the day before) he was the best DJ I have ever had the pleasure of working with. He was an amazing MC as well. He was on the ball and did not miss a beat. He had every song we asked him for and his choice is selections was right on. I had quite a few guests comment on how amazing the DJ was. Five stars all the way. THANK YOU JAMIE!

We hired Jamie for a 30^th Birthday Party and he was great! He was able to come on short notice and was quick to respond to emails regarding music requests and input for certain «themed» music we needed.
Jamie is great at what he does. He was affordable, professional and top-​notch.
He comes with everything you need for a spectacular party… mic, lights, speakers, fog etc… all you need to give him is a plug and he will make the party rock all night long.
Jamie is really approachable & fun and was incredibly receptive to everyone at the party and their requests. I had given him a list of «must have songs» we wanted to hear at the party … We heard ALL of them that night. It was awesome!
Thanks for a great party Jamie. Our friend will never forget her 30^th Birthday Party — and part of the praise goes to you.
Thanks again!

DJ Jaime Larson~
Likes:
–He is passionate about his job.
–He offers a lot more than other Dj’s such as unlimited hours for the day of the wedding plus he threw in lighting and the screen (for our slide show) for free. His lights were not cheesy at all, it was very nice… it even set the mood for our guests to get out on the dance floor.
–His price is very reasonable.
–Punctual
–His equipment such as his wireless mic, speakers, computer, etc. were quality equipment.
–My husband made a couple music choices to let him know the kinds of music we wanted and from there Jamie knew the types of songs we wanted all night.
Dislikes:
–We live in San Francisco and he lives in Sacramento. That meant we met him only once before the event.
–Jamie didnt follow up with us during the planning months until the week of the wedding.
–We picked our first dance song which was a slow song, but for some reason he either added a remix into it OR he downloaded the wrong version but the beginning and middle part of our slow dance was a little weird.
All in all, I would recommend Jamie to those looking for a DJ for their wedding. Everyone had a great time and Jamie will give you a lot more for your money than other DJ’s.

We hired Jamie as the DJ/​MC for our wedding this past Fourth of July and his contributions were top notch. He was competively priced, and delivered every penny’s worth.
From the start he had a plan and yet was willing to hear out everything we said and modify his program appropriately. In prepartion he provided helpful advice and gear, and made sure we felt comfortable and confident; very professional. We together game planned out the night, and and on the 4^th he executed our plan to the T.
At the wedding reception his MC skills were exactly what we wanted. During the wedding party introductions he kept the crowd alive and involved with a real upbeat tone; he spoke as necessary, and focused on getting everyone’s name right. He most certainly avoided that mundane MC crap that everyone fears for at their wedding. He kept the activities going and was very cordial to all who had music suggestions (we asked him to accept requests). When the party-​party started he stepped up his game and drove the dancing late into the night. Lights were great, music was relevant across a variety of generations.
I mean truthfully, the way I would describe it, is at a wedding there are so many things that we worry about on the big day. Jamie was not one of the things we had to worry about. I, without a doubt in my mind, would refer his services to anyone who asked.
We had 250 guests, and everyone enjoyed the crap outta’ the whole night. He received many compliments from our guests, and we felt he did a great job. Hopefully our 5 star nod, and this review conveys this.
a&e

Jamie was awesome. We had him as the DJ for our wedding, and he was great. From a groom’s perspective, he did everything you’d want: played all he songs we wanted, none of what we didn’t. He showed up early, was prepared, had awesome equipment, and was completely professional.
As the reception went into «dance party mode» he kept the party moving.
Following the wedding, we’ve had a number of guests comment on how good both he and the music was.
Awesome job.