Fredo Fontanez
BIOGRAPHY
LOCATION: Salinas, Ca 93906
DJ SINCE: 1998
EXPERIENCE: 150 events per year
BORN: 1980
LANGUAGE(S): English, Spanish & French
ABOUT:
Born in Chicago Illinois and raised on the Central Coast of California, FREDO is a determined, multi talented, driven, outgoing, fun loving and independent individual. He brings numerous performance experiences to the table. His credentials include acting, professional mobile D.J. Club D.J., TV hosting and on air radio personality. In every medium, Fredo loves knowing that he’s bringing a smile to faces.
Salinas/Monterey served as the launching pad to Fredo's entertainment career. He started interning at a local radio station (102.5 KDON) and within three months was hired, where he became an on-air personality and stunt guy at age 19! From there, things took off.
Another big break for Fredo while in Salinas was co-hosting for a Teen TV Dance Show (Shockwave). He’s also had the privilege to work with: A.J. Playhouse in San Diego and Rico, with United Station Radio Networks. Fredo also made appearances in some small movie roles and was a movie EXTRA for NEW LINE CINEMA.
In June of 2003, he moved to Sin City (Las Vegas) to work at HOT 97.5 as the morning show producer, weekend on-air personality and assistant promotions director. Fredo created quite an impact at HOT 97.5 in a very short time, then given the privilege to DJ at Palms Casino and Resort (Palapa Lounge) and later a DJ for Mr. Hugh Hephner at the PLAYBOY 50th anniversary party at the Palms.
In late January of 2004, Fredo moved back to the Central Coast. He came back home to continue his education and his radio carrier at 102.5 KDON. At the same time, landed a position on NBC/Siblings FEAR FACTOR and won the $50,000 prize along with his sister Erica. Fredo loves to entertain and is even more thrilled to be on radio at ESPN 630AM (Monterey, Ca).
AVAILABLE ATTIRE OPTIONS:
Casual (Jeans or Shorts & Shirt)
Nice Casual (Nice Shirt & Khakis)
Business Professional (Sports Coat & Slacks)
Semi-Formal (Dress Shirt, Slacks & Tie)
Formal (Suit & Tie)
Tuxedo
Beach/Tropical (Hawaiian Shirt, Shorts or Khakis, Sandals or Flip-Flops)
Costume (Willing to dress up for a theme party)
MICROPHONES:
Corded Microphone(s)
Wireless hand-held microphone(s)
Wireless lapel microphone(s)
Microphone Stand(s)
SPEAKERS:
10 powered & passive speakers that can provide audio in one or multiple areas for up to a Ballroom, Hall or Gym sized area.
LIGHTING EFFECTS & ACCESSORIES:
Multi-Colored Light(s)
Intelligent Lighting
Lighting Monogram (Gobo)
Strobe Light(s)
Mirror Ball(s)
Black Light(s)
Laser(s)
Up-lighting
Spot Light(s)
Fog Machine(s)
Hazer(s)
EXTRAS:
Karaoke
Music Videos
Live Video
Video Projector(s)
Video Screen(s)
Flat Screen(s)
Photography
Videography
Video Games
Power Generator(s)
REQUIREMENTS:
10' x 8' is an average amount of space needed for my typical setup. However this ultimately depends on the type of event and what is all needed.
- Table to be provided for DJ
- Table covering to be provided for DJ
AVAILABLE MUSIC GENRES:
Standards
Vocal
Big Band
Swing
Jazz
Waltz
Oldies
Motown
Retro/Disco
Old Skool
Classic Rock
New Rock
Alternative Rock
Heavy Metal
Punk Rock
Indie Rock
Adult Rock
Rhythm and Blues
Hip Hop
Rap
Pop
New Wave
Country
Electronica
House
Trance
Rave
Mashup
Dubstep
Line Dances
Christian
Jewish
Latin
Filipino
Arabic
Tropical
20s/40s
50s/60s
70s
80s
90s
00s
Other
AVAILABLE FOR:
4th of July Celebration
Anniversary Celebration
Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Bachelor/Bachelorette Party
Birthday Party
Block Party
Business Promotion
Class Reunion
Club Function
College Party
Corporate Event
Company Party
Company Picnic
Cinco de Mayo
Divorce Party
Elementary School Dance
Engagement Party
Family Fun Night
Family Reunion
Fundraisers
Frat/Sorority Party
Gay/Lesbian Events
Graduation Celebration
Halloween Party
High School Dance
Holiday Party
Homecoming
Karaoke
Mardi Gras Party
Middle School Dance
Military Function
New Years Eve Party
Pool Party
Private Party
Prom
Promotional Event
Public Function
Quinceanera
Retirement Party
Reunion
Sadie Hawkins Dance
Singles Mingle
Sock Hop
St. Patrick's Day Party
Sweet 16
Theme Parties
Tolo
Vow Renewals
Wedding Ceremony
Wedding Reception
Winter Ball and/or Formal
PROPS:
Game/Activity Props
Inflatables
Prizes
Glow Sticks and accessories
REASSURANCES:
Backup Equipment
Backup DJ
FEEDBACK:
| Event Date: | Saturday, April 23, 2016 |
| Event Type: | Wedding Ceremony & Reception |
| Event Location: | San Luis Obispo |
| Event Staff: | Fredo Fontanez |
| Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: | Poor |
| Quality of Customer Service via Internet: | Poor |
| Quality of Customer Service at Event: | Poor |
| Friendliness of your Entertainer: | Poor |
| Promptness of your Entertainer: | Poor |
| Professionalism of your Entertainer: | Poor |
| Entertainer's Performance: | Poor |
| Entertainer's Appearance: | Fair |
| System Appearance: | Good |
| Sound Quality: | Good |
| Overall Volume Levels: | Good |
| Music Selection: | Poor |
| Incorporation of Your Requests: | Poor |
| Lighting Effects: | N/A |
| Equipment Appearance: | Good |
| Overall Customer Service: | Poor |
| Planning Assistance: | Poor |
| Entertainer's Cooperation with Other Vendors: | N/A |
| Overall Performance Rating: | Poor |
| Is there anything specific that can be improved upon? | He's not organized at all. He brought a list of a party for a completely different wedding for the introductions. The names he had for our party were for people we didn't even know. My wife provided a song list he claims he never received, but my wife did indeed email him the list multiple times, and they even discussed the song list on the phone multiple times, on multiple occasions..yet he some how forgot this ever happened, and kept accusing my wife of never sending it..his exact words were "it only takes two seconds to send an email" when in reality he's so incompetent he never bothered to review the emails that were sent his way, so he decided to play whatever music he saw fit instead of communicating with us. |
| Additional comments or suggestions? | He's rude and unprofessional. He was rude to our family and guests, yet he put up such a fake act and smile for me and my wife that I didn't realize how rude he was being until I heard it from my own sister and more than three of my guests. He knew he messed up and was taking out his frustration on everyone trying to clean up his mess. He made so many promises when we were going over everything, acted as if he knew exactly what we wanted, he even said on a phone conversation "thank you for sending me the links to the exact version of the songs you want so I can make sure to play the right songs" yet again...he claims my wife never sent him the song list. Do not book this guy, he'll make promises he doesn't keep and will show up to your wedding acting as if you never once communicated anything with him even after multiple phone calls going over the song list, multiple emails with specific songs, a full lay out of the event and time frames. We made it so easy for him, yet he still screwed it up. |
| Would you recommend this service to others? | No |
| May your comments be shared with others? | Yes |
| May your name be added to a list of references? | Yes |
| Name: | Jonathan Rios |
| Event Date: | Saturday, November 15, 2014 |
| Event Type: | Wedding Ceremony & Reception |
| Event Location: | |
| Event Staff: | Fredo Fontanez |
| Quality of Customer Service via Telephone: | Excellent |
| Quality of Customer Service via Internet: | Good |
| Quality of Customer Service at Event: | Excellent |
| Friendliness of your Entertainer: | |
| Promptness of your Entertainer: | Excellent |
| Professionalism of your Entertainer: | Excellent |
| Entertainer's Performance: | Excellent |
| Entertainer's Appearance: | Excellent |
| System Appearance: | Excellent |
| Sound Quality: | Excellent |
| Overall Volume Levels: | |
| Music Selection: | Excellent |
| Incorporation of Your Requests: | Excellent |
| Lighting Effects: | N/A |
| Equipment Appearance: | Excellent |
| Overall Customer Service: | Excellent |
| Planning Assistance: | Good |
| Entertainer's Cooperation with Other Vendors: | Excellent |
| Overall Performance Rating: | Excellent |
| Is there anything specific that can be improved upon? | |
| Additional comments or suggestions? | |
| Would you recommend this service to others? | Yes |
| May your comments be shared with others? | Yes |
| May your name be added to a list of references? | Yes |
| Name: | Lynne Bassell |
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Gig ID#: 1176986
Our DJ Freddo was great! We really didn't know how involved people would get with dancing or singing but he did an amazing job getting people involved. Would highly recommend this company again and Gig Masters made the entire process really easy! Thanks for making our day even more fun! -Trish B, 6/24/2012, Commitment Ceremony, Napa, CA |
