The Midnight Special

I am absolutely BLOWN AWAY! Midnight Special absolutely crushed Katharine and Will’s wedding. They were truly incredible. They all have such incredible musical talent. Every person at that wedding was stunned.

Thank you for everything. I look forward to the day when all my clients are able to work with West Coast Music. Your team makes this process seamless.

Warmest,
Lindsay Buzaid (Planner)

Good morning Jim & All,

Midnight Special was a huge hit this weekend! Guests were on the dance floor all night and were clapping and dancing in their seats during dinner. It was like a concert! They were the perfect band for this group. We had such a great night and Ashley & Jabari are still swooning over their wedding day. Thank you again for being a part of it and for always making me look good!

Have a great week!

All my best,
Alexandra

They were AMAZING!!!!!!!!

Seriously, they are just the best. Truly my favorite band to work with in LA!

Besides being ridiculously talented and fun with the guests, they are so professional about breaks and not having to have their hand held. They just kill it.

The guests LOVED them.

Sound design was incredible as well. I would encourage your clients to upgrade the system if it’s a big wedding. the sound was phenomenal. The techs were so great and easy to work with.

Thank you for all your help with the process.

Truly appreciated!!!

Kelly (Planner)

They were outstanding!!
Guests were on the dancefloor ALL night from the moment they walked into the room.
I can't wait for the next one with them in a few weeks. :-)

Thanks so much again.

All my best,
Alexandra (Planner)

I just wanted to thank you for putting together the perfect music for all three components of our wedding.

The "old" rockers (that's what they told me they were) were perfect for the Cocktail hour and Midnight Special was the bomb. I had so many guests tell me they were the best event band they ever saw, and they were. And Whole lotta love is now immortalized in our family lore.

Thanks again and I look forward to my next event so I can hire your bands again.

Ron Ossip (Groom)

Thank you for your email! Honestly I was pretty amazed by their talent. They rocked the house for our 40 guest count, like they were playing for 200 and that was remarkable. Each one also was so friendly, and to know it was many of their first time in Lanai was extra special and I definitely want to see them back here in Hawaii before too long.

Lorrie Betsill Nielson (Planner)

I just wanted to write and express how over the moon we were with Midnight Special. As individuals and musicians, they were the life of the party and the most incredible wedding band, hands down, we have ever seen. I can’t tell you how many people have asked about them, fangirled over them, and have even described our wedding as “the greatest concert they’ve ever been to.”

We are so excited they are playing our friends’ wedding in May and are happy to give referrals, official or otherwise, on their behalf.

All the best,
Billie (Bride)

They were one of the best wedding bands I've ever worked with. Really just fantastic. And the sound was really on point...never too loud, just right. Guests were raving the next day!

I really hope we have the opportunity to work together again.

Separately, please let me know if you need me to send an invoice and W9 for referral fee, as per my initial conversation with Jimmy.

Best,
Lauren

Great band!!!
Played anything and everything.
I heard amazing feedback at the brunch on Sunday from all the guests that were at the Riviera.
They wanted a party and that is what they got.
Thank you all for the attention to detail throughout this process.
Hope we can work together again soon!!

Best,

Peggy Shevlin

Cassidy and I just wanted to take a moment to thank you all SO much for making Claire and Gene's dreams come true this past weekend! It was truly incredible! Friday-Monday were absolutely perfect and none of it would have been possible without each and every one of you. We are in awe by everyone's talents, positive energy and professionalism. It was truly an honor to work besides you. Our team this weekend made magic!!

Kelly Clark Leonard (Planner)

Thank you so much for all the hard work that went into making the past weekend in Santa Barbara such a success. As always the band was amazing. It is always such a pleasure working with you and your team.

Yifat, Carrie & Taylor of Oren Co

You all were phenomenal as always! The band was amazing!! I couldn't stop dancing.

Kelly Clark Leonard (Planner)

Wow!! Thank you so much for all your help with Stephanie and Andrew's event st the Parker! It was just magical! Everyone from your team was so lovely and the band absolutely killed it! Thank you again!
Allison Events Team

We truly appreciate all of your hard work for the event this past weekend. Midnight Special really kicked off the evening, and provided a wonderful end to a great day. Everyone enjoyed the band's energy. We are already looking forward to next time!

Emily Park @ Oren Co.

Sean and I just wanted to thank you for everything you and your team did to help make our wedding day perfect. Every musician was incredible and professional. We can't thank you enough! Thank you for helping our dreams come true. We look forward to working together soon.

Jennifer Chaplin (Bride) & Sean Tolkin (Groom)

BAND:
1. Placed on a stage big enough for 4 band members at BEST!
2. Placed in a 55 million dollar home in the basement with 9 foot ceilings…albeit beautiful NOT appropriate for this caliber of band
3. Played to a group of old FARTS that have not danced in 10 to 20 years at best…

RESULTS:
1. NOT A COMPLAINT FROM ANY BAND MEMBER FROM START TO FINISH…on the conditions, lack of room on stage, etc. etc.
2. BLEW ALL OF OUR MINDS WITH THE MUSIC MOVES SOUND INTERACTION WITH THE CROWD AND JUST “CAN DO ATTITUDE” DURING THE ENTIRE DAY!
3 OLD FARTS DANCED THE ENTIRE NIGHT, LOVED EVERY MINUTE, USUALLY GO HOME BY 10:30 ROCKED IT UNTIL ALMOST MIDNIGHT
4. HOSTS ALI AND LEWIS WERE OVER THE MOON HAPPY AND ECSTATIC WITH THE TURNOUT, MUSIC AND EVERY FACIT OF THE BAND. THEY HAVE ALWAYS HAD A LOCAL DJ SO THIS WAS SUCH A CHANGE …the band killed it!!

Just wanted to share this and say "thank you!" Feel free to share with the rest of the band!

Elizabeth Slossberg (Planner)

Midnight Special just played at our wedding a few weekends ago (June 30th) at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa and we just wanted to reach out and let you (and whoever else know) how UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING they were!! They seriously made the wedding! Every single person at the wedding was on their feet dancing the entire time because the band was so incredible!! One of the first things people mention when recapping the wedding is how incredible the band was! Seriously everyone is still talking about it!

There were a few times during the night that I felt like I was at a concert because the crowd was SOOO into the band! I can't even believe how talented each and every one of them were on their own let alone together in that dream team group!

I just wanted to say thank you and let you know how much we appreciated them! If there is anything at all you need us to do like write a review or send pictures from the wedding or anything at all please let us know!

Again, thank you so much! Please let Midnight Special know what an absolutely amazing impact they had on our wedding :)

Best,
Nicolle Mona (Bride)

I wanted to take a moment to send you a sincere thank you for helping to make our wedding reception a dance party we'll never forget!

I'm sure this comes as no shock to you, but we had an absolute BLAST with Midnight Special in Northport Point, Michigan. They brought the party and kept it going throughout the night, had the most incredible energy, absolutely nailed all of my strange song requests and were a JOY to be around. I know Northern Michigan isn't the easiest, most exotic destination from LA and we so appreciate them making the trek.

Jennifer Williams (Bride)

Midnight special was beyond expectations. We heard from almost everyone they were the best band they had ever seen and really made the night. We are lucky Alexandra suggested your company and introduced us to you. All the music was exactly as requested and the bands performance just could not be better so much so there are a few others wanting their information. The singing, dancing, energy, look just everything was the best. Thank you.

Catherine Shu (Bride)

The band was PHENOMENAL. We loved them, as did all of our guests. The repertoire was great and fantastically executed across genres and styles, the clarity and quality of the sound was amazing. They were fun and charismatic, and seemed to be genuinely having a good time themselves. We were so grateful that they learned so many songs at our request, and they all came out perfectly. At one point, we noticed the whole dance floor facing the band with their arms up, as though they were at a concert rather than at a wedding (in a good way). Several guests commented to us that they were the best wedding band they had ever seen, and Lisa and I certainly agree. I'll copy and paste just one note we got:

"Literally the most unbelievable wedding band I've heard in my life. I never saw a wedding guest hug a member of a band until last night. When they played Shout, it was exactly like the scene from Animal House, but better."

We can't thank the band enough. They really elevated the whole event to another level. We kind of want to get a schedule of weddings they're playing over the next year, so we can crash just to participate in the dancing.

Our experience with the whole WCM team was uniformly positive. Thank you so much for everything over these last few months.

Best,
Ken (Groom)

Your band was amazing and powerful. They were the most instrumental in creating the perfect wedding. I would like to thank you for making the event so special. Your timeline was impeccable. We appreciate it so much.

Thank you.

Lots of love,
Shanit & David Levine (POB)

AMAZING! They definitely killed it and our guests all loved them as well! Thank you guys so much!

Best,

The Imbimbos (Bride & Groom)

Midnight Special was PHENOMENAL! They guests were raving!! We really enjoyed working with them and the client was so happy. Your sound team was great too! Very easy to work with.

Looking forward to more together!

All my best,

Leslie Kaplan (Planner)

The band was GREAT!

All the guests didn't want the night to end and were chanting "one more song".

Thanks for everything!!

Ashley Port
BK Events

Dearest Jim, Thank you for all your did to make the wedding over the top fabulous.
We are ever so grateful for the time you spent with us to make all of our dreams come true.
Our friend Brian and Lisa Kessler will be calling you soon. A wedding for their son is in the works! Does our band play at Pelican anytime soon? I'd love to surprise the kids and take them to have more great Music!
Sending my warmest thank you,
Dahlia Haas (MOG)

They were absolutely amazing! Everyone raved about them and thought they were the best.

A big thank you to the whole West Coast Music team for helping make our day that much more special.

Aaron Aszkenazy
Aszkenazy Development, Inc.

Thank you all so much for pulling together all details for what was a beautiful event this weekend for Nicole & Mark. I so appreciate all of your hard work and attention to detail to pass along to the bands to make all seamless.

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!

All my best,
Alexandra Kolendrianos
(Wedding Planner)

Everything was great! They kept everyone on the dance floor the whole night!

Robyn Baltuch (Planner)

The band was GREAT! Clients had a large crowd of elderly people and the volume level was a concern, but your team was helpful!

Guests loved the band! FUN NIGHT!!

Thanks!!

Ashely Port (Planner)

Dear Fab West Coast Team!

Thank you again for everything! The clients and guests were over the moon with the band & string quartet. They SOOO appreciated the band accommodating last minute requests and especially the surprise dance number.

One thing I did forget to follow through on was the tip for the String Quartet. As you may know, I was on the bridal party and during ceremony/cocktail time, I was overcommitted with wedding party duties unfortunately. Please let me know how I can get this to the musicians. They are in a sealed envelope from the clients and I wanted to ensure that it gets to them.

So sorry for any inconvenience.

Thank you again!
Jacqueline Sheen (Event Planner)

The band was AMAZING! So much fun! Everyone I've ran into or talked to since the wedding has RAVED about Midnight Special! Please tell each of them, THANK YOU!
Natalie Eastman

"It was SIMPLY Amazing...Client loved them! So did the guests.
Thank you!"
Colette Lopez

I cannot thank you enough for the years of doing business with you and WCM. In the past as Sales Manager of Prudential, Wachovia, or Birthday parties, it was important to have great Music. It was easy - I made a call to your great folks and everything was done. It was always done with ease and the music was always spectacular.

When the time came for my ONLY Favorite Perfect Precious Daughter there was no way I was taking any chance less than perfection – the only call to make for Music was you. I understand you easily could have asked me to deal with the great staff you have (as I did in the past) but my ego and control needed you. Thank you for the time spent face to face going over the choices, timelines etc. Thank you for your patience and gracious care and concern.

I knew all was going to be well and perfect - it was better than perfect. Jimmy McFadden has been a great dream to work with. Midnight Special was beyond and better than any of my expectations. They and Leader Sam were fantastic. We had special song requests for the Father Daughter Dance – they performed it perfectly. We had College Fight Songs - they did it. We had a play list of songs - it was if the actual groups were performing them. There wasn’t anything not done to perfection.

There will be other events that will need music and of course I will go with WCM but for you and your staff’s sake, there will never be an event that will need the perfection, control, and hand holding that was needed with this event.

Please give my best to Kelly, Jimmy, Nicole and Sam they are awesome.
Thank you again for the care concern and perfection.
Kindest Regards,
Mark Tabit

"The band was amazing, certainly one of the highlights of the night. Thank you very much for everything!"
Brandon Evans

"The band and entire team was amazing! We couldn't have been happier with our experience, and hope to work with everyone again."
Thank you!
Rachel Troyan

"They were amazing!!! We had the best time and everyone loved the music!"
Thank you!
Sydney Michaels

The band was great and both clients were very happy!
Aloha,
Melissa Blake

We cannot even begin to thank you enough for being part of our special day. Each and every one of your talents is absolutely unparalleled. We were completely blown away by all of the music making our day even more of a dream come true!! It was more than we could have ever asked for! And a special thank you for accommodating my father’s rendition of New York New York…. That was a dream come true for him as well! Everyone has reached out to say how amazing ALL of the music was from ceremony and cocktail hour to the very end of the reception and how no one wanted to stop singing and dancing all night. We are forever grateful for being able to work with you and thank you from the very bottom of our hearts for making Saturday, August 2nd the best day of our lives!
Bob and Melissa Mancuso

We can't believe it's been a week since the wedding .. John and I are still on cloud 9. Midnight Special was incredible!!!! They were so talented and enthusiastic and kept the east coasters going all night. What a phenomenal group!!!!!!! Bravo to you, Alicia and your talented musicians!
Warm regards,
Susan & John Morrongiello

Kelly and I both had an amazing time with the band, and we got unanimously positive reviews from all of our guests. I think the female lead vocalist was different from the one in the website videos? But in either case, she was phenomenal, particularly with the song for the father/daughter mother/son dance. I wish we could listen to it again, but I think we'll have to wait for the videographer's footage. The male lead vocalist was also incredible, as was the rest of the band. The guests all had a great time, and with such great music, the dance floor was a lot more active than we were anticipating--there were many people dancing that I didn't expect to see on the dance floor, so overall, great experience! Thank you again for being a part of our special day!
Thanks,
Kelly and Tan

"I cannot tell you how HAPPY I was with Midnight Special!!! Sam and the rest of the crew rocked the party - The client & guests were SO happy, and they were a pleasure to work with."
Hallie Slade

We had a great weekend and great Saturday evening! The band was great and the key ingredient to the evening! Very entertaining! My daughter and husband were very pleased.
I expect you will receive future inquiries regarding this band from some of the wedding guests as they plan upcoming events.
Best regards and thank you to the Midnight Special!
Sincerely,
Father of the Bride