Mark Abdilla- Latin/Flamenco/Classical Guitarist Reviews
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Classical Guitarist from San Francisco, CA
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207 Reviews for Mark Abdilla- Latin/Flamenco/Classical Guitarist
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Review by Michelle A.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on October 15, 2010•From San Francisco, CA
Mark was excellent - highly recommended. I would book him again.
Review by Kristine S.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on October 12, 2010•From Tiburon, CA
Mark's personable demeanor is exceeded only by his musicianship. He played his heart out, and was warm and friendly to all who encountered him. A very talented and dedicated musician, we truly enjoyed meeting him and the other musicians (very cool people!) he played with. They all helped make our wedding even more amazing then I hoped it would be. Thank you!!
Review by Elizabeth E.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on October 22, 2010•From Santa Cruz, CA
Couldn't be happier. My fiancee (now wife) and myself hired Mark for our outdoor wedding ceremony in Santa Cruz at the Lighthouse / Surf Museum. He was fantastic! Mark is very easy to work with and he really made something that we were a bit nervous about (he has a HUGE selection of music!) a lot easier. In the end, we simply said "let's do Canon in D for the brides entrance, and then you can do whatever else you think is right" and he did, and it was absolutely fantastic. I would strongly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a laid back, easy going, talented person to work with!
Review by Laura B.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on October 13, 2010•From Redwood City, CA
Absolutely beautiful music. Mark played for both my wedding ceremony and our cocktail hour. Brilliant. Just brilliant. My mom is still going off about how Mark played one classical song so beautifully. He even learned our special song to be played while I walked down the aisle, with days to spare! Thank you so much, Mark!!!
Review by Wendy P.
Wedding Reception•Reviewed on October 12, 2010•From Vacaville, CA
Mark is a very talented musician and made our selections very easy. We left it all up to him and he did an excellent job. He arrived early and was very easy to deal with. He was very professional in appearance and manner. Everybody enjoyed his music and had a good time. The only reason I took off the half point on professionalism was in communicating with him prior to the event.
Review by Megan M.
Wedding Cocktail Hour•Reviewed on September 25, 2010•From Calistoga, CA
He is a very personable and talented musician. Even played a request from a guest at our wedding. I would definitely work with Mark again, if given the opportunity.
Review by Leida S.
Private Party•Reviewed on July 23, 2010•From Dublin, CA
Excellent!!
Review by christine w.
Private Party•Reviewed on April 8, 2010•From Los Gatos, CA
Mark was a wonderful entertainer for our special event at Testarossa Winery. He arrived early, set up, was very nicely dressed, and played beautifully for 3 hours, which is a very long time for any guitarist, and to be able to have that depth of songs memorized to play was amazing. He performed beautifully, everyone remarked about how nice the music was, and I would highly recommend him for any other events which require music. We would definitely hire him again for furture events. He was very amiable, polite and professional in all that he did. We were very satisfied with Mark!
Santa Clara University - School of Engineering - Dean's office
Review by Bill R.
Corporate Function•Reviewed on January 20, 2010•From San Francisco, CA
Mark was highly professional, easy to work with and the music was great. Mark plays a very wide variety of material but all of it is expertley performed. My audience loved his work.
Review by Stacey L.
Wedding•Reviewed on January 10, 2010•From Napa, CA
Mark played beautiful classical guitar music at our wedding ceremony and reception. Many of our guests pulled us aside to tell us that they really enjoyed his performances and thought his music added an extra special touch to our wedding. We appreciate him making our day that much more special. Mark is extremely talented and we highly recommend him for any occasion.
- Stacey and Isaac
Review by Veronica L.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on December 27, 2009•From Cupertino, CA
Mark's performance helped make my 50th birthday party very special. He set up quickly and was very responsive to all requests. We all enjoyed his beautiful guitar playing. In addition to his musical talents, he is very friendly and personable--someone you would like to have talk with your friends!
Review by Robert V.
Wedding•Reviewed on October 26, 2009•From Saint Helena, CA
Mark did an outstanding job performing for my outdoor wedding and reception in Napa Valley. We had talked beforehand and I gave him discretion to play a variety of pieces that included everthing from classical, celtic, jazz, baroque, to the beatles. He had a good sence of timing as to when to switch gears from one tune to the next as the evening progressed. He was upbeat, friendly with our guests, and played special requests when asked. Mark created the kind of beautiful musical atmosphere that I had envisioned many months prior when I first listened to some of his samples here on GigMasters.
Review by Patrick A.
Private Party•Reviewed on October 8, 2009•From San Francisco, CA
Mark Abdilla was very considerate and wanted to make sure everyone was enjoying his performance. His attitude was terrific.
Review by Stephanie P.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on September 29, 2009•From San Ramon, CA
We thought Mark did a good job, but for whatever reason, the sound quality during the ceremony was bad. Our special request was not played. This might have been the facility's fault but the problems should have been recognized early on.
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The bride is right regarding sound problems. This was an outdoor wedding and the power outlet had been wet from the sprinkler system which in turn was causing me to get shocked and my sound system to short out , causing it to cut in and out. This has never happened in all my years performing. So i played without the system there and it was a little quieter than it otherwise would have been. Otherwise the reception went well and guests loved it.
Review by Debbie N.
Grand Opening•Reviewed on September 21, 2009•From Los Altos, CA
Mark was prompt, professional and played a variety of music that was perfect for our event. I would highly recommend Mark and will definately hire him again.
Review by Maggie L.
Wedding•Reviewed on September 21, 2009•From Santa Cruz, CA
Mark is definitely a talented musician and I received several positive comments from our wedding guests. I would mention, that there were a few instances in which situations could have been handled more professionally (i.e. interrupting me (the bride) on the dance floor to ask me for his payment, and visiting the open bar a few too many times). Perhaps Mark would be a better fit for less formal events.
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Regarding visiting the open bar a few to many times I was getting glasses of water as it was 91 degrees that day and the caterers were far to busy to deal with getting me water. Also the bride had me performing in 3 different spots throughtout the very hot day and moving my equipment with no help ( not to mention no shade) did not help. I DO NOT drink alcohol at all and always carry myself in a professional manner while working.
I also did not take any breaks and played 45 minutes longer than i was contracted to. I did this because guests were raving about how happy they were with my playing and the overall ambiance.
As for interupting the bride on
Review by Sara W.
Wedding•Reviewed on October 12, 2009•From Ben Lomond, CA
Mark performed at my wedding and was fantastic! He played for our ceremony, happy hour, and dinner. Mark was great to work with and did an amazing job both musically and logistically. Our site was a bit complicated, but Mark took care of bringing the needed equipment for both locations and setting everything up. On top of being great to work with, Mark's music ended up being exactly what we wanted and truly made the atmosphere perfect. After having a number of other vendors that were not close to perfect, it was refreshing to have our music work out so well. Thank you Mark so much! I cannot recommend you enough!! Hire Mark if you want amazing music and low stress!
Review by Andrea Y.
Wedding•Reviewed on July 1, 2009•From New Almaden, CA
Not only was Mark a very adept musician, he was also very easy to deal with prior and during our wedding and reception. We would highly recommend him.
Review by Gene G.
Birthday Party (Adult)•Reviewed on June 7, 2009•From Sonoma, CA
Terrific! Nice guy!
Review by Chris R.
Wedding Ceremony•Reviewed on June 1, 2009•From Newark, CA
Mark did a fabulous job he is extremely talented and was a real pro, my whole evnt was a succsess and he was a huge part of it. He is also a very nice and peacful person.
Review by Larry G.
Picnic•Reviewed on May 3, 2009•From Inverness, CA
I had so many of our guests which numbered about 30 altogether, come up to me and remark on how much they enjoyed Mark's performance. We pretty much decided to leave the musical selections to Mark and he did
a fabulous job. His performance of Celtic, Spanish guitar classics, and other beautiful compositions helped make our outdoor Wedding Celebration everything we wanted it to be!
Review by Jerry P.
Christmas Party•Reviewed on December 16, 2008•From Morgan Hill, CA
My guests were very complementary and pleased with Mark's performance and professionallism and were My wife and I. It trulely added to the overall success of out event. I would highly recommend Mark and will use him again ourselves.
Review by Pamela L.
Wedding•Reviewed on November 22, 2008•From Sacramento, CA
I am not alone in saying that Mark was wonderful. Every person in attendance at my wedding with whom I have spoken has relayed their enjoyment of his talent. He was so very helpful with picking the music for the ceremony and given free reign for the music through dinner he was flawless. I could not have wished for anything more. I would not hesitate to recommend Mark to anyone.
Review by Celia R.
Wedding•Reviewed on October 24, 2008•From San Francisco, CA
Mark made our event very special with his music.
Review by Carlos M.
Wedding•Reviewed on October 11, 2008•From Tiburon, CA
From the very begining we were impressed with Mark, for his promtness in responding to our request, his ease and flexibility, he made sure to keep in contact with us even though he was traveling. He was very flexible and allowed us freedom with the music selection. The day of the event he was early, on time. He played beautifully through out the wedding and knew exactly were to be so our guests would enjoy his wonderful music. He made our ceremony very special. Thank You Mark!!!!
