Mel Stiller
- Waltham, MA
- Pianist
- 9 Verified Bookings
Chris C. said “Well done, Mel! The crowd had a great time singing along with the easy playing style of Mr. Stiller. Thanks again!”
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I can play pretty much anything! Are you looking for classical/jazz pianist for your formal gathering to set the atmosphere? or little rock and or popular music to liven up your party? Got a group of kids for sing along? Perhaps you want to walk down the aisle with your favorite 80's hair band music! I can play them all!
Played beautifully for us and stayed a few minutes late when our next musician was running late.
We were so fortunate to have Motoko play piano during our son and daughter-in-law's rehearsal dinner in Boston this June. She was professional, kind, and very easy to work with. She communicated promptly and was committed to making sure the evening was exactly as we envisioned. Since my children and I were classically trained on the piano, I wanted to fill the room with the familiar sounds of Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, and more. Motoko was not only an exceptionally accomplished pianist but she took the time to showcase pieces that guests recognized and thus provided a wonderful backdrop for the evening. Motoko deserves much more than five stars! Thank you again for sharing your gift that evening.
Motoko played our wedding ceremony and was absolutely perfect. Before the event, her communication was thoughtful and direct. She agreed to play arrangements we’d found and did so beautifully, including one piece she learned two weeks out from the wedding. And she was sweet and gracious, as well. Highly recommend Motoko!!
Motoko played piano for our wedding ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner and first dance. She was a real highlight, both for our guests and for us as we planned the event. In addition to providing a wonderful playlist of classics, she learned and adapted three special requests from us for our procession and first dance. This made the event unique to us, and was a lot of fun to put together. She was able to make use of the grand piano at the venue, as well as provide her own keyboard set up for other spaces at the event. We were able to plan everything over a few zoom calls, and she captured what we envisioned perfectly.
Motoko was extremely professional, organized, and a joy to work with. We highly, highly recommend her for your wedding, or any other event you can think of. Thanks Motoko!
-Mac and Sophia Monson
Our second year with pianist Motoko, beautifully executed, appropriate to the venue. Highly recommend.
Motoko did an absolutely wonderful job for our event! Due to an illness, we were seeking someone with less than a week to both accompany two songs for a violinist as well as provide further background dinner music. She was extremely responsive and helpful, and her playing skills are beautiful. Could not have asked for a better pianist!!
Response from Music By Motoko:
Thank you for having me!
I hired Motoko to play piano while my girlfriend and I cooked dinner together at a beautiful Airbnb we rented. She did such an amazing job. Her energy and sweet personality made our night! We can't wait to hire her again for another special occasion! A+
Response from Music By Motoko:
It was absolutely my pleasure!
Motoko did a great job. She went out of her way to work with me to figure out the best way for her to play during a virtual Zoom event.
Motoko is talented, accommodating, lovely to work with and added a very sophisticated ambiance to my husbands 60th birthday celebration.
I would hire her again without reservation.
Adapted perfectly to our event. Beautiful music.
Motoko came and played piano at our home Christmas party. She's an excellent musician and a great entertainer. She put together a selection of music that was just what we asked for. She was highly professional, friendly, and helped our guests have a great time. Super communication too. We would certainly hire again and we highly recommend Motoko for your event.
Motoko played so beautifully at our cocktail party at The Charles Hotel. Her beautiful music added so much elegance and beauty to the atmosphere. Thank you, Motoko!
We booked Motoko to be the pianist for both our daughter's wedding ceremony as well as for cocktail hour during the reception. She was super easy to work with and very helpful! In terms of playing quality, absolutely superb! We will be looking to book Motoko again when our other daughter marries in the future. Thank you Motoko!!!
Motoko was perfect for my husband’s celebration of life. Her talents were varied from transcribing a song my husband had created for the guitarist to play to creating the best atmosphere for the service.. She was very easy to work with and was able to help with the planning when I needed some hand holding. Couldn’t have asked for a more talented musician. You won’t go wrong hiring Motoko.
Hiring Motoko was genuinely one of the highlights of our wedding. For anyone planning a wedding, it can be very stressful with many moving parts, but planning with Motoko was so easy and effortless. I hired Motoko originally as a pianist for my ceremony then changed plans to have her play our cocktail hour as well. She was so easy to work with when it came to changes and to make plans with. She replied to my emails, texts, and calls timely and she is so kind, patient, and happy. She played the songs we requested beautifully, and received many compliments from our guests at cocktail hour.
Please, please, please, please hire her. You won't regret it!
Motoko arrived promptly and was dressed very appropriately for our Baby Shower. She was just the added touch to make our affair as Elegant as we were aiming for!! Definitely will hire again!
Motoko was professional, timely and so talented! Would highly recommend.
Thank you SO much, Motoko for accommodating our request to play during our 2021 Holiday Party. The list of songs you selected was perfect and the guest thoroughly enjoyed the ambiance the melodies created. Looking forward to our next gathering with you!
Happiness, J
Joani & I had personal loss matters to attend to while a celebration of Joani and our Grandchildren was planned. Motoko took time to rehearse some Music with Joani before the event was committed to make the experience a successful one for Joani and the Guests. She did a terrific job ,plays a wonderful key board piano and most important was a pleasure to work with. She ranks very high on committed to her client experience in a very personal and professional way. Would highly recommend Motoko. She worked to make the experience wonderful for young and old even playing and letting excited little ones use her mic as she
played. It was both natural and special and not choreographed.
Very professional. Excellent music she was a wonderful addition to our party
Motoko is extremely talented and it was so relaxing to hear her play classical numbers. She was so nice and very easy to work with and we'd love to book her again!
I was frantically searching for a new pianist when our current one canceled a few weeks before the wedding. I'm so happy I found Motoko on here, who accepted on such short notice! On top of that she played all of the music we requested, both for the guests entrance, and our exit from the church. She showed up super early and had everything set up on her own before I even got there!
The most amazing part was how she played my wife's requested Flower Duet by Lakme, adapted to fit a piano. And we were so emotional, she played it so beautifully ...! Thank you Motoko for making our special day all the more special.
We used her for cocktail hour at our wedding . Professional, friendly played whatever we asked with no problem . We had to change the start time a bit because of covid and she had no issues rearranging for us . Highly recommend!
Motoko was Ahhhhh-maaaaazeeeee-ing!!!! She was kind, replied to every phone call and text and emotional response. I would truly book her over and over again, and we have now become good friends now.
We had the pleasure of adding a Classical Christmas sound to our live Rockin' Pre Christmas performance with Motoko accompanied by her talented daughter Leah. Performing live timeless beautiful Christmas Classics, Motoko and Leah made such a memorable magical event for everyone. Thank you so much for a wonder time, we look forward to teaming up with you again!!!!:)
Response from Music By Motoko:
Thank you. We look forward to teaming up with you again!
I hired Motoko a week before our corporate holiday party, and she was very responsive. She was happy to provide an array of music that suited our guests' age groups, took requests easily, and played an array of non-denominational holiday music for our various colleagues. She was a wonderful addition to this annual event, and we will be sure to call on her again in the future!
Our company thoroughly enjoyed her music at a cocktail event. She was quite flexible and happy to take requests. Thank you Motoko!
Response from Music By Motoko:
Thank you! The pleasure was all mine:)
Motoko
Motoko played so beautifully at my father's 60th (approx 100 people)! Everyone at the party was raving about her. I highly recommend her kindness, skill and professionalism. I will definetly be calling her when we are looking for another pianist.
Motoko is a very professional and wonderful pianist, able to play all the songs I requested.
Motoko provided excellent piano music during our recent holiday party. She is a great pianist and was professional in every way.
Response from Music By Motoko:
Thank you so much!
Wonderful! Played the genres of music we requested. Very talented.
Response from Music By Motoko:
Thank you for your wonderful review! I was so happy that be part of this wonderful celebration:)
Price Range: $100
May 03, 2025 • 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
October 18, 2024 • 10:00am - 8:00pm | Grand Opening |
June 09, 2024 • 3:00pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
June 07, 2024 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Dinner Party |
May 11, 2024 • 4:30pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
April 27, 2024 • 7:00pm - 10:30pm | Fundraiser |
February 13, 2024 • 5:30pm - 6:30pm | Dinner Party |
December 01, 2023 • 6:00pm - 10:00pm | Christmas Party |
July 19, 2023 • 12:30pm - 3:00pm | Virtual Event |
April 29, 2023 • 7:30pm - 10:30pm | Fundraiser |
December 11, 2022 • 4:30pm - 6:30pm | Christmas Party |
November 05, 2022 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Cocktail Party |
September 24, 2022 • 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
September 10, 2022 • 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
September 03, 2022 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
June 05, 2022 • 11:00am - 12:00pm | Baby Shower |
May 28, 2022 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
May 14, 2022 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
May 07, 2022 • 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
December 24, 2021 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
August 14, 2021 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
July 17, 2021–July 18, 2021 • 5:30pm - 12:00am | Graduation |
June 24, 2021–June 25, 2021 • 9:00pm - 12:00am | Cocktail Party |
May 28, 2021 • 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Studio Session |
May 23, 2021 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
April 17, 2021 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Ceremony |
August 21, 2020 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
December 20, 2019 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Christmas Party |
December 13, 2019 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Corporate Event |
December 12, 2019 • 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Cocktail Party |
August 18, 2019 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Birthday Party |
July 27, 2019 • 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Religious Celebration |
December 21, 2018 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Christmas Party |
November 17, 2018 • 3:00pm - 6:00pm | Birthday Party |
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