Johnny Herbert - Piano and Ukulele

Johnny was very professional and accommodating from the start of the process and throughout- playing our favorite songs. His vocals and instruments were perfect for our ceremony, cocktail hour and first dance. Beautiful music and a very unique and fun touch to our wedding in May 2022. We and our guests won't forget it any time soon! We highly recommend Johnny to anyone who wants a beautiful and unique wedding!

Great job at our home holiday party. Set a great mood and holiday spirit!

I hired Johnny for my daughters church wedding ceremony. He made the service one that will never forget! He played the organ seamlessly while singing with I a voice that was so beautiful it was chilling. I hope to be able to use him in the future and highly recommend him! Thank you Johnny for a memorable event.

Johnny was absolutely amazing and left us and our guests in awe. Everyone is still raving about how unique our ukulele player was. Johnny was ready and willing to learn our special songs and the entire performance was so memorable. We cannot thank him enough for making our dream come true.

I work at a health club in Jersey City (Base) and we hired Johnny for our BBQ which was a luau theme. Johnny played the ukulele & sang for two hours straight. We received so many compliments on his performance - he Made the party!! Prior to the party, his communication was top notch...he immediately replies to questions via email and was flexible in the case we required a rain-date. I would recommend Johnny 10/10.

Johnny was so professional and easy to work with from start to finish. He is so talented and works with what you want during the big day. We received so many compliments from our guest about the music Johnny provided.

Johnny Herbert was such a pleasure to work with. He went above and beyond to make our day special. He is a great, friendly communicator and followed up with us throughout the planning process. He was willing to let us control as much as we wanted, but we gave him carte blanche to make decisions about what to play. It’s one of the best decisions we made! In my husband’s vows he referenced “I Want to Grow Old with You” from The Wedding Singer, and Johnny was so attentive that he decided on the spot to play that song as we walked out. So many of our guests said how sweet they thought that was and were so surprised when we told them we had not planned it. We did not want to do the traditional loud DJ music so we hired him for our ceremony and reception to make it more “us.” So many of our guests went out of their way to contact us after the wedding to say how much they enjoyed his music and the vibe he was able to create in the room. He is so talented and so personable. We would highly recommend him to anyone!

We couldn’t be happier with our decision to have Johnny play for our ceremony and cocktail hour at our wedding. When we heard his sample music on his website, we knew right away he would be the perfect addition to our wedding. Johnny was so accommodating and easy to work with. He was very flexible with song requests and even learned the song that I wanted to walk down the aisle to just for us. It was absolutely perfect. He met with us before the big day to play some samples and was so friendly and professional. I would highly recommend Johnny to play for your wedding or any occasion!

Johnny went above and beyond for our wedding! We hired him to play ukulele for our ceremony and piano for our cocktail hour and could not have been happier. We had a ton of compliments from our guests mentioning how great he was. Johnny nailed all of our requests, including twinkle twinkle little star from our flower girl at the cocktail hour, which made her so happy. He was excellent to work with leading up to the wedding and so quick to send sample recordings of our ceremony special requests. Could not have asked for a better experience. Thanks Johnny!!

Johnny was a pleasure to work with from the first time I reached out to him. He responded promptly and provided an amazing sample of a favorite song of ours within hours - we were blown away. Johnny worked with us on finding the right blend of music for cocktail hour and learned different songs we wanted to hear. The ukulele added a perfect touch to our outdoor wedding ceremony. On top of being an incredible musician and having an amazing voice, Johnny has an incredibly professional demeanor. We couldn’t be happier with our ceremony and cocktail music and couldn’t recommend Johnny enough!

We can't say enough about Johnny and what his music added to our wedding day. We were blown away by his talent and professionalism. His communication was excellent before, during, and after the ceremony. Our guests all commented on how much they enjoyed his performance and said " how did you find him, he's AMAZING!"

Johnny was absolutely amazing! There isn't anything he can't play and my guests left asking how they could get in touch with him for future events!

We hired Johnny to play at my grandmother's memorial service. "Over the Rainbow" is one of my grandfather's favorite songs and we just fell in love with Johnny's rendition on his ukulele. During such a stressful and sad time, Johnny made working with him effortless. Like a true professional, he found out where he needed to be and arrived early to set up and make sure all of his equipment worked as it should in the church. His performance was moving and had the assembled mourners in tears. It struck just the right reflective note as we remembered this amazing woman we had lost. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Johnny to anyone else considering his services. He is truly talented, very warm and personable and a consummate professional. My family and I look forward to working with him again in the future.

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We had Johnny play during our cocktail hour of our corporate Hawaiian themed Christmas party. He was wonderful! And it was a great start to our evening. His playing set the time for the rest of the evening!! Would definitely recommend and even hire again!

Johnny was professional and easy from booking, through planning and set up and throughout the evening. Our guests loved the music. Great experience - I would definitely use Johnny for future parties.

There are no words to express how happy and grateful we are that Johnny was part of our wedding day. IF YOU READ NO OTHER REVIEW - PLEASE READ THIS ONE!!!! The ending is the most important part!

From the beginning, Johnny was unbelievably accommodating and friendly, and we knew off the bat we could trust him. We weren't necessarily looking for a ukuleleist, but Johnny's rendition of "Book of Love" had us hooked and we knew he was the right fit. From our first call, he made us extremely comfortable, and went above and beyond - he learned songs that were special to us, set us up with a violinist for the prelude and ceremony, and sent us an entire set list so we could put them on our DJ's "Do Not Play" list for the reception.

On the wedding day, he arrived early and was professional and friendly to all. Needless to say, his performance was flawless. Having live music made a huge impact on the ceremony, and he played the songs that were special to us perfectly. He is a VERY talented musician, and we received a ton of compliments about his performance! Perhaps most importantly, his rendition of The Luckiest (which I walked down the aisle to after he plated Book of Love for the processional) was beautiful and made my now-husband cry!

All of that would have been sufficient to warrant a glowing review - but what really matters is that Johnny single-handedly SAVED OUR WEDDING.

One of the waitstaff at our venue (which itself is top-notch and also handled this situation well) was trying to steal gifts that our guests had left in our card box. Johnny saw the man in the act of stealing when Johnny was loading his car after the cocktail hour, and the man immediately ran to hide -- Johnny didn't just let the man go, but chased and confronted him, demanded he return the cards, and immediately reported him to the venue.

Johnny is a true gentleman, with a strong character and integrity. Beyond the money he saved us, the emotional impact was huge - Johnny turned what could have been a terrible situation into a positive one: instead of feeling violated by the waiter's theft, we feel immense gratitude towards Johnny and are reminded the good people do exist.

We are "the luckiest" to have had him be part of our wedding day. No need to keep looking - HIRE JOHNNY TODAY!!!!!!!

Johnny came to our house to play piano and some singing for a cocktail party. He did a lovely job.
Nice and soft, not too overpowering. Showed up on time, well prepared, very professional. Would recommend.

My husband and I were so pleased with Johnny's piano performance. Our guests absolutely loved it. The style music and volumne was perfect for the setting and really brought a level of class and sophicication as well as entertainment. The piano performance really made it a special event that people will talk about for a long time.

Johnny was a fantastic choice for our wedding ceremony music. My husband and I knew we did not want to go with the very traditional, stuffy, and expensive harpist/violinst/trio option. We also knew we didn't want the DJ playing a pre-made track booming from speakers for our ceremony. I was so happy to find Johnny to play our ceremony music! He added a personal, warm, and unique element to our ceremony. He worked with my husband and I to come up with an amazing playlist, and even learned new songs for us! He played Somewhere Over the Rainbow when our small nieces and nephews walked down the aisle and everyone was in tears!

For those of you looking for a unique music option to really add a personal touch- definitely book Johnny!

I can't say enough good things about Johnny - he was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Before our wedding he was constantly checking in and asking us if there were any particular songs we wanted playing (he will learn if he doesn't know them). Then on the day he was punctual, a lovely guy and most importantly played beautiful music.

John is a terrific talent and was a great addition to my wife's surprise birthday party. He plays beautifully and has a wonderful voice. Personable. Funny. He fit right in. Everyone loved him. His ukulele skills were an added extra and he serenaded us outside on our terrace after playing our piano in the living room. A great find and a great guy.

Johnny is a great musician and singer, he made our special night magical!
We loved each and every song he played for us both piano and ukulele!

Johnny is the reason why you hear music live and not through a DJ or an Ipod.

I found Johnny by chance. We needed an organist for our Catholic wedding ceremony. We then decided that he should do both our wedding dinner .

Our priest loved him at Church. I don't say this often but this man can play an organ!

Johnny was superb at our dinner. He played a medley of Beatles, love songs, some current pop songs.

What makes Johnny great is that his voice is infectious (and not in The Voice kinda of way). He is and sounds like a classically trained musician. He adds his own "voice" to each and every song. We asked him to play Yael Naim's New Soul (from the Apple Mac Air commercials). He reinvented the song with his own cover. I cannot describe his voice but for a few moments, everyone stopped paying attention to the bride & groom.

We had a playlist of about 20 songs we wanted him to play. When he told us, he could only play 3. I was disappointed but now I understand. He won't play a song just for the sake of playing it. He wants to master it and recreate it.

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Johnny was fun to work with. His music is spot on and he brought some ideas to the table that made our wedding day memorable. I would recommend Johnny to others.