The Bearded DJ kept the night so fun! The DJ organized multiple meetings to go over the wedding itinerary, timing of various events, and song suggestions. He tailored the music to what we requested!

Marra & Becky

DJ Eric was beyond amazing to work with and completely exceeded our expectations on our wedding day! He helped us thoughtfully curate playlists for each part of the night and was unbelievably attentive to the crowd as we danced the night away. He played the perfect mix and kept the dance floor packed all night! We received so many compliments on how amazing he was and would recommend him to anyone getting married who wants a DJ that will meet their music tastes while also keeping their guests happy and having a good time!

Lauren & Gene

DJ Eric really made our day magical! It was everything that I imagined and more! Eric really took the time to see what we wanted and make it come to life! I have no complaints. I will forever recommend DJ Eric and Cleveland Music Group!!

Thank you for making our day amazing!

Nick & Aly

DJ Eric did an amazing job delivering the best music to keep the party going. We had 217 guests at our wedding and very few people were not dancing and having a good time. He played songs that all age groups knew. In addition, he did a great job as the MC for our reception. He stayed on schedule, organized the wedding party and made sure we never had to worry about a thing. I cannot thank him enough for the best night of our lives!

Ryan & Steph

When my husband and I were planning our wedding, we wanted our guests to have the best night of their lives where everyone could let loose on the dance floor. That’s exactly what we got from DJ Eric Smith. He instantly got the vibe we were looking for – unexpected bops, disco funk, a little early 2000s alternative, and even “a little bit alexis” from Schitt’s Creek. We appreciated that he mixed the songs, so we were able to pack in a lot of hits and keep the guests interested. My husband and I forgot to eat our own wedding cake because we were having so much fun dancing.

The best highlight of the night was when Eric teamed up with the photographer, told everyone to gather in a circle, and put on their phone flashlights. We had no idea what was happening. Then, he started playing “It’s All Coming Back to Me Now,” and everyone went wild. We absolutely loved it, and so did our guests.

We heard from multiple people – guests young and old – that this was the most fun that they had in well over two years. Thank you to Eric for the night of our lives!

Lissa & Brendan

DJ Eric absolutely nailed the music for our wedding! From cocktail hour through dinner and of course dancing, the music was phenomenal from start to finish and he played perfectly to our tastes and requests. I care a LOT about music and was nervous about finding the right DJ, and I can say wholeheartedly that Eric will not disappoint!

Jason & Meg

Eric Smith (The Bearded DJ) was fantastic as a disc jockey and as an Emcee. He played all of the songs we asked for and kept the party dancing. The wedding stop time came too fast and we all wanted to keep dancing.
My now wife wanted everyone to do a fun charades game that we set up at each table. She asked Eric to make an announcement and he made a hilarious one that really got people involved.
I also asked for a special song that would mean a lot to my parents and friends for a friend they recently lost. Eric gave a sincere announcement about the friend and played the song at the perfect time. It meant the world to my parents.
Thank you again Eric for all of your work at our wedding!

Kevin & Maria

DJ Eric was fantastic and delivered exactly what we wanted for the music. He handled our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception music and we loved all of it. We had a final talk with him a couple of weeks before the wedding about specific songs and the atmosphere we wanted during each portion of the evening. He listened, found the exact versions of songs we wanted, and gave his professional advice. For example, we were not going to do our first dance until later in the evening, but he recommended moving it to the beginning after we were announced and that was the right move! It helped us to have a big moment when everyone was attentive and felt more special. Eric has a laid back style and focuses on the music, he’s not an over-the-top MC. He did special requests and had a good sense for the flow of the music from song to song. Our dance floor was always packed! We had so much fun and so did our guests, several commented on the music specifically! Eric is a great DJ and we highly recommend him!

Mary & Tony

DJ Eric did a great job keeping the night flowing. He was extremely organized and very attentive to the crowd. We were organizing from afar and only had one chance to visit our venue. We were worried about acoustics in the venue but he adapted and kept us relaxed. He did a great job, kept people dancing and killed it.

Side note; as a gay couple it was a huge relief to have a DJ who knew how to work with us and was mindful of his language. Even things like introducing us as a “married couple” vs “bride and groom.” It’s an example of a small thing Eric did that showed his thoughtfulness and professionalism. Thanks, Eric!

Nicole & Samantha

D.J. Eric Smith was ON POINT when it came to our Wedding Reception Music and Introductions. He was fantastic and kept the dance floor rockin’! He was extremely professional and was everything we hoped for and more. Thank you Cleveland Music Group and Eric for making the night one we will never forget. Music is so important to us and we are SO thankful we picked Eric as our D.J.! What a great guy to have on your Team there at the Cleveland Music Group! Thank you again for the memories.

Ryan and Laura Caler

DJ Eric Smith was great to work with. He had quite a busy night, DJing in multiple spaces, one right after the other. But he made it work. Eric was prompt. He set up quickly and easily. And he played just the right kind of music. He also worked well with the other entertainers at Jump Back Ball. I’d be happy to use him again.

Sarah Stengel

DJ Eric Smith did a fantastic job of honoring our biggest request – to keep everyone dancing! Our guests had a great time and gave us many compliments about the music. Thank you DJ Eric!

Courtney Abram and Aaron Avila

My husband and I were lucky enough to have The Bearded DJ, Eric Smith, DJ our amazing wedding. He was such a pleasure to work with, and to be honest, one of our favorite vendors! Eric really listened to us when meeting before the wedding and was able to match the music to our wants, as well as the crowd wants on the day of! We were especially impressed when Eric ended the night with a song that my husband and I had briefly talked about that meant a lot to us! The dance floor was always completely full (people were actually dancing next to the dance floor because there was not enough room!) and Eric did a great job interacting with the crowd! We received so many compliments on how great Eric and the music was, with some friends saying it was the best “party” they had ever been to. I would highly recommend him and look forward to seeing him at our friends wedding in a few weeks! Thank you Eric! You helped me our day perfect!

Julie Vaughan and Dan Duganiero

We had Eric Smith (bearded DJ) for our wedding at the downtown Hilton in Cleveland. Eric was phenomenal and did a great job. I met with him the day before to go over playlist, announcements, and anything else. He managed to work in our requests and keep a packed dance floor throughout the night. He even managed to work in the Beauty and the Beast song, which my wife loves, and that might have made her night. I don’t think we could have asked for a better DJ and I would recommend him for future weddings.

Dan O'Boyle

Wow! DJ Eric Smith did a fantastic job keeping the upbeat dance energy going all night!! It was more like as if he was celebrating our night with us than providing the DJ music service for us! We love his music choices and had family and friends young and old out of their seats and dancing the entire night!!!!

Katie and Eric Burrows

We absolutely LOVED working with DJ Eric Smith – he was professional, provided great feedback and was really organized. So many of our guests have raved about our DJ and how the dance floor was never empty. Our friends and family had an amazing time at our wedding – us included!

Eric helped to keep our day on track with cocktail hour, dinner, dancing and dessert. We absolutely would recommend working with the Bearded DJ for your wedding. Especially if you want an excellent, well-rounded mix of music that everyone will enjoy.

Katie McNamara and Matt Zelasko

DJ Eric Smith was great from the beginning. We had a consultation with him before our wedding to ensure we had the music we wanted but also so we were all on the same page for the flow of the big day. Eric helped us stay on time throughout the entirety of the event and when we wanted to change a few things at the last minute he was more than accommodating. We appreciated that Eric understood our style and sense of music, which was shown throughout our event. He helped keep everyone on the dance floor and even helped us cater to our Italian and Puerto Rican relatives who wanted more traditional music. Eric also did a FANTASTIC job keeping up the energy moving from cocktail hour to the reception by way of the introductions of our bridal party. He made everyone laugh AND feel special! Lastly, Eric was able to find our ceremony music and perfectly blended each song together to help make our ceremony flow nicely. We are so happy with his performance and would recommend him to anyone looking for a DJ for any type of event. Thanks, Eric!

Amy Nelson and Christian Perez

DJ Eric Smith (The Bearded DJ) was absolutely wonderful! He was incredibly responsive and played every single one of our suggestions, and had perfect song recommendations. He kept the music flowing, with no breaks in between songs, and played a nice variety of music that everyone loved. I would highly recommend Eric!

Laura & Chris Tarr

We cannot say enough great things about Cleveland Music Group and DJ Eric Smith. From the start they were organized, professional and made our wedding one to remember. DJ Eric had our guests dancing the entire time! He didn’t take over the mic but helped facilitate our wedding so that everything went smooth. He even scheduled a phone call with us before the wedding to make sure everything was just the way we wanted it. We would definitely recommend Cleveland Music Group and DJ Eric to anyone for their music needs!

Kim and Erica Valentino

DJ Eric Smith, the Bearded DJ, was fantastic! He kept us and our guests on the dance floor all night. He played a good mix of music that both our older and younger guests enjoyed. He also played some of the songs that we requested in advance of our wedding. 5 stars for DJ Eric Smith!!!

Halle Schweikert and Zak Lingo

We were extremely happy to have Eric provide our music and DJ at our wedding! He was extremely professional and fun – truly a pleasure to work with. He made sure to play all of our requests and did a great job announcing the wedding party and special moments throughout our night. I would highly recommend him be part of your next event.

Gabriella and Jordan Mustee

I could write an essay about how much we loved DJ Eric Smith. We were so worried about the big generational and cultural divide in our party (older immigrant conservative Christians and young millennials) – and we were so busy we never got a chance to meet Eric beforehand! But he got everyone’s (Chinese!) names right and read our crowd expertly and the dance floor was packed until the end of the night. Everyone, young and old, had a great time. You will not regret a single cent you spend with this company.

Sulin Ngo & Teddy Yang

D.J. Eric Smith was ON POINT when it came to our Wedding Reception Music and Introductions. He was fantastic and kept the dance floor rockin’! He was extremely professional and was everything we hoped for and more. Thank you Cleveland Music Group and Eric for making the night one we will never forget. Music is so important to us and we are SO thankful we picked Eric as our D.J.! What a great guy to have on your Team there at the Cleveland Music Group! Thank you again for the memories.

Ryan & Laura Caler

We had Eric, the bearded DJ and he was awesome. He did a great job of getting everyone on the dance floor without a bunch of cheesy songs. He took cues and ended songs early when needed (like our first dance). He spent the minimal amount of time necessary on the mic. He took our music requests and blended them in with the right style we like. Lots of people commented the next day he did a great job.

Katie & Brian Murphy

DJ Eric was wonderful to work with. He sent us a detailed survey to fill out ahead of our wedding to make sure he had all the information he needed about our music preferences throughout the wedding, and all the details he needed to MC the reception. He also took the time to meet with us to make sure we were all on the same page and to double check last-minute details. Eric played music that WE loved throughout the cocktail hour and dinner, and played a great mix of music that EVERYONE loved during the party. Because we had a Sunday night wedding, we were a little worried that the party would break up early, but Eric made sure the dance floor was going til the very end!

Jenny Birnkrant & Michael Silverstein

Eric did an awesome job at our wedding!! The finding the right DJ was the most nerve-wracking part of planning for me because I did not want your generic wedding music played. Don’t get me wrong, there’s of course some wedding classics that were played, and I wanted my guests to enjoy the music too, but I wanted it to really reflect my now husbands and my musical tastes. Our first date was to a concert, so it plays an important role for us. Eric delivered exactly what I wanted!!! We met with him and gave him some suggested songs/artists so he could get a feel for what we liked and then he created a playlist that was absolutely spot-on! I wish I still had it because I would listen to that all the time. The guests definitely noticed too because all night I kept getting comments on how great the music was and there were always people on the dance floor! We also liked that he wasn’t over-the-top/cheesy in his emcee role. Our venue was unique in the sense that it was an indoor and outdoor space, but Eric maneuvered that perfectly as well. Overall, we couldn’t be happier and would highly recommend!

Sarah & Rob Rudary

We had Eric Smith, the Bearded DJ. DJ our wedding reception and he was phenomenal. Every guest was up and dancing the whole night and had a great time. There was never a moment throughout the entire night that people we were not up and having a great time! The music Eric played was spot on and we couldn’t have asked for a better time!

Brianna & Craig Comito

We loved having Eric Smith DJ our wedding at the Cleveland Arcade! Eric was fantastic to work with – collaborative, responsive and prepared. We had so many guests compliment the music selection, and the dance floor was still packed for the last song. Thanks so much to Eric for helping to make our wedding so personal and memorable.

Sara & Mike Newstead

We booked ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception music through Cleveland Music Group and every part of our day was fantastic! The Sonata Strings were a beautiful touch to our ceremony and even looked into a special song for us. Jeff Sherman on guitar was a hit at cocktail hour prompting a lot of compliments from guests. Lastly, DJ Eric Smith kept the dance floor going all night with so many fun songs. Everyone we worked with to coordinate at Cleveland Music Group was so helpful and friendly. We are glad we selected them for our wedding!

Christopher & Molly Dierks

DJ Eric performed in an excellent manner, from organizing the bridal party introductions, announcing the people giving toasts, excellent dinner music, very good family dance intros and played music that everyone enjoyed. A very good mixture of both slow and fast dances. He even got a dance train started that everyone loved. Also, I believe that he played almost every song that I (father of the Bride) requested before the event. The dance floor was always full, which is always a good indication that the DJ is performing his job very well. I’ve been to several weddings were you could not hear the DJ speak or the words to the songs. Overall great job Eric. The uplighting was great and very nicely positioned. The photo booth was a big hit and was one of the best that I have experienced.

Krislyn & Zacc Martin

We’re so glad we chose DJ Eric Smith for our wedding! He had us at “Do you like beards?” and “Are you awesome?”, but promising not to practice his stand-up routine during our wedding was the cherry on top. Eric knew exactly what to play to keep people on the dance floor (which was full all night), was charismatic on the mic and looked real sharp, and he was a complete professional, even when he had to round up our chatty bridal party and was faced with some last-minute changes. We were so happy with our wedding music and recommend Eric Smith to anyone awesome. The only regret we have is not getting a photo with him at the end of the night!

Kristina Soric Monta & Matt Monta

DJ Eric Smith did an absolutely amazing job at our wedding. He kept the music and dancing going all night, was awesome at sensing the mood and preferences of our guests, and was beyond nice to work with (even with a few last minute changes). Couldn’t recommend him more highly – really made our reception what it was!

Marylou & Steve Hegler

DJ Eric Smith did an excellent job of not being too intrusive on the microphone, and let the music dictate the flow of the evening. I received compliments from our guests who noticed this, and were thankful we didn’t have a DJ trying to steal the attention, which can ruin the atmosphere.

Tai Chiappa & Jeff Hindulak

Eric made sure everything was smooth and played the right music to get everyone dancing!!

Rhianna & Dave Ford

Eric knew exactly what we wanted from aisle music to dancing music and everything in-between. He helped us figure out songs when we were at a loss as well. He’s a great guy!

Alana & Dean Coticchia