WOW - I'm so glad my wedding planner introduced us to him during our search for a live musician to play at our wedding. Ben Hoyt was the violinist at our recent wedding at the Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades, CA.

Ben was an absolute pleasure to work with! My wedding planner had encountered him before at other weddings and she had nothing but positive things to say about him, so we were really excited to meet with him virtually a few weeks before our wedding day. He walked us through all the different songs he could play on his violin, which was a huge range of genres from hip hop to classic oldies. He was also willing to experiment and play new violin renditions of songs if they weren't on his playlist. We ended up choosing a bunch of our favorite songs from his list and requesting a few of our other favorites, mostly EDM, and he delivered! He was super kind and accommodating towards us the entire time.

He played the entire time during our pre-ceremony and cocktail hour and our guests LOVED him. He performed with lots of energy and his talent really shows through his music. As the bride, I was busy running around, but I wish that I had more time to listen to him play LOL - I definitely missed out!

Overall, would highly recommend Ben Hoyt if you're looking for a live musician for your wedding (or honestly, any event!) because he did an amazing job at our wedding.

Ben is a one-man, one-stop-shop for incredible music and entertainment. I was recently at a wedding where we was the only musician and source of music for the entire evening and he had everyone smiling, bopping and swooning. He plays a wide range of songs and caters the playlist to your preferences. When he busted out his rendition of the Game of Thrones theme, everyone had their phones out recording! Ben is super talented, extremely professional, and so SO nice. I highly recommend him-- no matter your event he is sure to be a highlight for your guests.

Ben was AMAZING not only to work with but as a performer! We were blessed to have our coordinator Meredith (Goodfriend and Co. Events) introduce my now husband and I to Ben. We knew we wanted to add something extra for our guest and who doesn’t love live music?! After meeting with Ben and discussing our vision he made sure to listen to what we were looking for and he nailed it. Our guest loved the surprise as he played for them while they entered the ceremony and mingled till it was time for them to find their seats, we then had him “jam” on top of our DJ during cocktail hour. All our guest thought it was such a cool element and the multiple ways Ben played the violin blew them away. 10000/10 would recommend Ben for any wedding or event you have!