Dave Kim Music

Dave Kim is simply amazing! He performed at my wedding in July 2015 in Sedona AZ and he was the highlight of our wedding. I received many emails after the wedding saying how much they loved his performances. He was so easy and professional to work with from start to finish. He had all the guests dancing like maniacs all night on the dance floor. The party was so fun and crazy all night long. He did a fantastic job from the ceremony, to cocktail and dinner to the DJ dance party at the end. Highly, highly recommend him.

Dave Kim played our wedding in October of 2014. He was absolutely spectacular. He played acoustic guitar during the cocktail hour, electric violin during dinner, and DJed our dancing. Every single part was phenomenal. He’s an astounding musician. During dinner, he played the electric violin to an Alicia Keys song and didn’t even mind that everyone at the head table sang/​yelled along to it. (We’d had a couple cocktails at that point.) His violin playing is amazing. What also really impressed me is how well he can gauge your musical tastes. Every single song he played had the dance floor bumpin. He got compliments from everyone– from kids to seniors. He kept all of us on the dance floor until through the end of the wedding. The dancing never slowed down. Dave was also easy to work with throughout the process. His website is super easy to use, and he was very responsive. Dave was able to adapt to last minute requests and was extremely flexible. All in all, I don’t think we could have hired a better DJ.

I’ve fought off writing Unilocal reviews for over 5 years but decided to break that and write reviews for my wedding vendors who all did an amazing job at my wedding in April 2014. How and why Dave did the perfect job:
1) I contacted him 31 days before my wedding. Yep. Something suddenly came up (as they always do) and I was referred to him by my wedding venue. I called him in a panic and explained how my wedding was in one month and desperately needed an awesome DJ — I mean, who really wants to dance to lame music? He sacrificed his Coachella weekend for my wedding instead.
2) Despite my extremely late notice for my wedding, he still let me negotiate prices with him. We met middle ground.
3) He made the process of prepping for the wedding extremely easy by simply filling out 3 surveys online about my wedding day.
4) He showed up and blew everyone’s socks off. I didn’t need to worry about him setting up or anything. He just did his thing. My in-​laws were extremely impressed with his violin playing and my friends loved his music choices for the dancing. Overall, he impressed the younger and older, the dancer and non-​dancer, and everyone in between.
5) I got more compliments about him and his music selection than I got about my dress. Yea.
Thanks Dave. You’re class A baller.

Dave Kim is incredibly talented and a complete pleasure to work with! He did the music for the Bark and Whine ball supporting the SPCA and everyone RAVED about his selection of music for the entire night. He not only is an phenomenal DJ but also one of the most talented violinist and guitar players that I have met. He made our event a huge success and we feel so lucky to have had him work with us. We look forward to many more great events together!!!

Dave Kim is one of the most talented musicians that you will ever come across, period! I asked Dave if he would be willing to perform for a Family Camp that I volunteer with, for children with rare bleeding disorders. He blew them away! From the parents down to the two year olds. His music speaks to everyone… because he is that gifted. He will always be at the very top of my list for any and all future events. He’s a joy to be around and his performance is always one that will leave you filled to the brim in your heart. Dave’s performance was a HUGE gift for all of our families from the Hemophilia Foundation of Northern California. I highly recommend Dave for any and all of your events!!!

Ok, its time I write this review. What can I say, Dave is a talent beyond talents and made our wedding day a true dream. Music was SO important to us for our big day and it was a debate from the start with DJ versus band. Lots of relatives had strong opinions and we wanted to make sure we hired the right guy. We did a TON of research on Dave – we met him at his house to hear some samples, and emailed and called a ton of references. Dave knew we wanted some live music so he suggested a collaboration with Chris Clouse and Ryan Lucero – who played drums, and guitar and sang for us. Seriously, they were SO GOOD!!! Dave’s electric violin was one of the coolest things EVER – he did our ceremony on his own and then collaborated for the reception. I am SURE, that even just him, would be the BEST decision you could make for your wedding music. Dave is so professional, a true musical genius, and a dream to work with. Message me if you are contemplating Dave – I would be happy to talk to you.

Everyone here has done such a great job reviewing Dave and all the great things he brings to the table. We were honored to have Dave play our wedding. He is truly an amazing musician and person. He handled every aspect of our wedding in exemplary fashion. I highly recommend him to anyone searching for an incredible musician for their wedding. You will want to be friends with him after it’s all said and done!

Dave was an incredible addition to my wedding in Napa last month. He played at the ceremony and every guest loved his music. He’s very easy to work with, extremely responsive, and provides great ideas for songs to play.
I highly recommend Dave Kim for your wedding or any event in which you need music.

Dave managed my recent wedding like a pro. He was perfect: not cheesy, able to talk to the guests, and super organized.
He has a website where you can select songs, blacklist songs, create schedules, etc.
He struck the perfect balance for our mixed crowd: older family members and younger friends and family, and got nearly everyone on the dance floor. Excellent job.

We wanted to recreate a Shanghai 1930s atmosphere for our wedding at Foreign Cinema, which spanned multiple spaces including an outdoor courtyard, art gallery and main dining room. Single-​handedly, Dave delivered on a pivotal element of creating the mood — the music! From making sure exactly the right music played for each phase of the wedding, to playing his electric violin for the bride’s entrance, and getting the dancing started, Dave will ensure your event goes smoothly and your vision is realized! Extremely talented creative types are not always the most organized, but Dave proves this stereotype wrong ;)

My husband and I recently had our wedding in Napa and had the PRIVILEGE to work with Dave. His professionalism, love of music, and pure talent really shined through and he really was the highlight of the wedding. He kept the evening moving along so smooth with great tunes and mixing and even left all of our guests in awe when he got up on the speaker to play the violin. It was a moment that I will never forget.
We feel so lucky that we had the opportunity to Dave and HIGHLY recommend him to anyone that is looking for the BEST DJ/​LIVE PERFORMER.

Dave was our secret ingredient to our amazing wedding! We was our only surprise to our parents and our HUGE surprise to all our guests. He works in the most professional manner and always made us feel confident he had everything taken care of perfectly.
Not only is Dave great at keeping the flow, he is one of the most talented musicians I have ever heard or seen and THE most talented violinist ever.
During the ceremony he started it off by playing acapela, then at the reception during dinner he walked around doing acapela on his violin all our favorites from killers, coldplay and phantom of the opera. AMAZING! it blew away all our guests. Then during the DJ part it was insane. He stood on the speakers and played in the air with the music from hip hop, alternative, rap, classical, to PERSIAN music. I will travel far just to watch him play again and I will recommend him to everyone I know forever.
He was our special touch to the wedding. Thanks Dave for making it the very best night of our lives.

Dave Kim is a SuperStar and deserves every one of the 5 Stars I gave him!
Why because he is an amazingly creative and inspirational, musician and when I saw him play for the first time in the summer of 2007 he open my eyes and ears to a whole new genre of live musical collaboration. I believe that Dave plays many instruments, however I have only had the pleasure of seeing him play his Ted Brewer 5 string translucent electric violin which lights up with a white light while he plays!
Dave frequently plays with House Dj, Donovan, Dj Soloman, and Singer, Electric Guitarist & Electro House Dj, Chris Clouse at social events all of San Francisco Bay Area. Their sound when playing together is truly remarkable and worth listening to.

Having a destination wedding is wonderful but can leave you blind when picking the best vendor for flowers, cake, photos and even music. With my venue’s recommendation I reached out to Dave for music. We hit it off right away talking about my venue and the type of music I had in mind. He listened to what I wanted and provided great feedback and suggestions without being overbearing or having his own agenda. He was great to work with and very professional. Sorry to say but some DJs can be ‘cheezy’. Dave is a cool cat and very classy. His music at the ceremony (electric violin rocked!) to the cocktail hour, dinner and dancing was phenomenal. Everyone loved the music and couldn’t get off the dance floor. Dave is a quality person and amazing musician. For our final song he was playing a killer dance song and began to jam in with his clear plastic electric violin. The violin would light up with each note. It was jaw dropping and the whole party stopped to watch. Just amazing! You will only be so lucky to have Dave play at your wedding. The wedding was great and even better that Dave was there for us.

Dave played music for our wedding and reception and he was amazing! He is unbelievably talented and easy to work with. He played the violin during our wedding ceremony, for the pre-​ceremony, processional and post-​ceremony. He is able to loop the music so it appears that a full orchestra is playing– incredible. The guests were blown away by the music. He did a combination of live music and DJing for the reception and played perfect music for each phase of the reception. He kept the party going long into the night, which is what we hoped for– the sign of a great reception. Thank you, Dave, for making our special day quite amazing!

Dave created an unbeleivable mood and ambiance with his music at my wedding. He is a true professional and great to work with. I highly recommend him for any event that requires live music!