Joshua Bonas | Guitar • Vocals• DJ • MC
Joshua Bonas provides the perfect soundtrack to your wedding with flawless acoustic interpretations of your favorite songs, then DJ'ing a rocking dance party during your reception.
One of the first things you will notice when you meet Josh is his passion – passion for music, for your event, for people. Josh is in love with life, and he expresses that most succinctly through his music. He has incredible technical skill on the guitar, a huge repertoire of live music from across genres and decades, and Josh puts his heart-melting original spin on everything he sings. He was raised in Nashville where his mom is a well-known studio singer who earned a Country Music Billboard and Top 40 hit with her original band Nightstreets while performing as backup singer and opening act for international country music stars George Jones and Tammy Wynette; Josh has music in his blood.
Josh self-released his first album "Castaway", available on iTunes, in 2011. In 2015 he graduated from the prestigious UCSD computer music program with a BA in Interdisciplinary Computing Arts, marrying the art of music with the science of computers. This program spawned a collaboration between Josh and electronic producer/DJ Jake Schneider; ShowingULove is a cutting edge mix of Josh's acoustic music set to live DJ production of house/techno/dace beats.
Adding to Josh's love of teaching music, he earned a Master's in Education and a Teaching Credential in English in 2018. When Josh is not performing at a wedding or working on his music you can find him spending time with his daughter and wife, in the line-up catching some waves, or teaching Music and Technology to elementary school students.
Live Performance Samples
Testimonials
6/16/2016 • Melissa
"Joshua Bonas did such an amazing job at our wedding, we couldn’t be happier! We first heard Josh play at En Fuego and knew after listening to a few live songs, that we wanted him for our entire wedding. Josh was so easy/accommodating while planning the wedding/choosing different songs. He was able to bring a relaxed feeling to our wedding (which my husband wanted) but also added a beautiful/elegant touch (which I wanted). He played during the prelude and processions during the ceremony, and the acoustic guitar (Canon in D), as I walked down the aisle. All while it was 105 degrees outside (hottest day on record for October)! He also played the guitar during our cocktail, and we received so many compliments of how good he was. One of my most favorite memories of our wedding was when Josh sang/played our first dance live- Making Memories of Us by Keith Urban. Josh kept the dance floor packed the entire time! All I wanted was a DJ that knew how to keep the party going and Josh nailed it! We highly recommend Josh, he is extremely talented and so professional. We look forward to listening him at En Fuego in Del Mar on Wednesday nights and reminiscing our wedding day."
9/3/2016 • Laura G.
"We were lucky to have Josh Bonas for our wedding and reception! He played acoustic guitar for our ceremony, played live for the cocktail hour, did an special acoustic guitar version of The best is Yet to Come for our first dance and then DJ for the rest of the night. He was awesome! He listened to what we wanted and requested and then filled in whatever was needed in between seamlessly. I was quite emotional coming down the aisle - but Josh's music calmed me down and made me feel happy!"
June 6, 2014 • Kristen H.
"Josh Bonas is a songwriter/musician/DJ. I HIGHLY recommend him for any wedding/event! He played live music and DJ'd at my wedding this past June and my guests raved about his amazing guitar skills. Also, his DJ-ing was insane. The dance floor was crowded the whole night and Josh knew exactly what songs my guests wanted to hear. He is very knowledgeable regarding songs and artists. He helped my husband and me pick out wedding songs and must-plays. Josh is beyond a 5 STAR! If I host any event in the future, I will make sure to have him there!"
Allison & JD
We live in Denver but just got married in San Diego. When we told our wedding planner what we were looking for she immediately suggested Josh Bonas. We wanted live music played during our ceremony, with a violinist, live music during our cocktail hour and then a dj during the reception. Josh met all of our needs. He has a great voice and was willing to learn and prerecord some of the songs so that we could hear how he would sound at the wedding. We did a lot of songs during our ceremony Josh had not done before, but when he performed them the day of our wedding it was actually how we imagined it. He was a great addition to the wedding. Our guests loved his live music during cocktail hour. He played country, rock, top 40′s, anything we could have wanted. It truly made our cocktail hour seem personal and more intimate. During the reception he played everything we requested. We had some pretty strange requests but he followed them and did an amazing job. Our guests raved about how great the music was, how great his voice was, and how nice and professional he was. If I had to do our wedding all over again I would chose Josh every time. He was very accommodating with helping us out long distance, and meeting with us when we happened to be in San Diego. He is a great guy and whenever I am in San Diego I will look him up to hear him perform. I would offer Josh the highest of recommendations and even let Josh know if any of his future clients have any questions they can please reach out to me.
Erik & Janette Vogt
We hired Josh Bonas to perform at our wedding, and we could not have been happier with our experience! Josh is soooo talented, professional & fun! He is a wonderful musician. His acoustic performance was flawless. When it came to the DJ portion, he encouraged our guests to request songs, and that was really fun for our younger guests. I can't say enough great things about Josh. I'd give 10 stars if I could!
03/02/2017 • Morgan
Couldn't be happier with choosing Still Listening! Josh did an amazing job at our wedding playing the entire ceremony and cocktail hour acoustic (with some of our favorite songs) and even learning (and slowing down) our all-time favorite song for our first dance! We had so many guests tell us how awesome that was and it really put a beautiful and personal touch on a song that we already love so much. We recommend without hesitation! You will not be disappointed!!
09/12/2016 • Laura
We were lucky to have Josh Bonas for our wedding and reception! He played acoustic guitar for our ceremony, played live for the cocktail hour, did an special acoustic guitar version of The best is Yet to Come for our first dance and then DJ for the rest of the night. He was awesome! He listened to what we wanted and requested and then filled in whatever was needed in between seamlessly. I was quite emotional coming down the aisle - but Josh's music calmed me down and made me feel happy!
07/07/2016 • Karina
Hands down the BEST! Being in the wedding industry myself, I had worked with Still Listening Productions many times and knew right away that I needed them on my dream team of vendors when it came my own time to get married! Joshua Bonas was available for our big day and we can not thank him enough!!! He played the acoustic guitar for our ceremony and cocktail hour and then DJ'd for the reception. How cool is it that you get someone so talented to do both?! His voice is AMAZING and he had everyone out on the dance floor all night long. You could tell he definitely felt out the crowd and knew what they wanted to hear! It was a day we will never forget and we can't thank Josh and the rest of the Still Listening team for making us feel so special! It was the BEST DAY EVER!
06/13/2016
We hired Joshua Bonas as our DJ for our wedding and he was wonderful!! He played acoustic guitar and sang during the ceremony and cocktail hour and then switched over to DJ'ing the rest of the reception. All of our guests loved his style and were so impressed with his talent. Our ring bearer loves Michael Jackson and brought his construction paper list of requests to Josh at the start of the night and Josh was awesome and played "Beat It" for him, which got everyone on the dance floor!! My grandparents are avid square dancers and he played some old country for them and let them show off their moves as well, which was really neat. Our dance floor was packed the entire night, with dancers of all ages. Josh really has a knack for feeling the room and keeping people entertained, as well as keeping the music personalized to the wishlist my husband and I gave him. We were so happy we chose to go with Josh for our big day!! He knocked it out of the park and I wish we could go back and relive it again already!
09/13/2013
Josh played guitar during our ceremony and cocktail hour. His voice is amazing, and he absolutely set the mood and tone we wanted. When he played "Falling Slowly" as I walked down the sandy beach aisle there was not one dry eye. Our Malibu Beach wedding was absolutely perfect and a big part of it was Josh. He was a pleasure to work with, even when I gave him a song choice 12 hours before the ceremony. Thank you. Thank you!
08/28/2014
Josh Bonas is a songwriter/musician/DJ. I would HIGHLY recommend him for any wedding/event! He played live music and DJ'd at my wedding this past June and my guests raved about his amazing guitar skills. Also, his DJ'ing was insane. The dance floor was crowded the whole night and Josh knew exactly what songs my guests wanted to hear. He is very knowledgeable regarding songs/artists. He helped my husband and I pick out wedding songs and must-plays. Josh is beyond a 5 STAR! If I host any event in the future, I will make sure to have him there!
9/22/2018 • Emmy M
Amazing! Josh was so awesome. He took the time to get to know us and knocked it all out of the park. He even learned a song for me! We can’t wait to send a thank you card and photos. The best around! :)
11/03/2017 • Rachel R
Look no further- SLP was the absolute best!! We worked with Josh Bonas as our musician and DJ for our wedding this October. He is such a talented musician and we were blown away by his acoustic performance. I had a couple of requests that were not on his standard acoustic list and he was able to accommodate each one beautifully. Our guests were so impressed, even a couple of them ran up to his DJ booth to ask for business cards! Everyone was dancing the whole night and having the best time. The planning and coordination with Josh was stress free and we could not have been happier. We look forward to seeing him again when he plays locally in San Diego.
6/21/2017 • Makena D
GO WITH STILL LISTENING PRODUCTIONS!!! We used Josh Bonas as our wedding musician/DJ ON 6/10/17 and we couldn't be happier. Josh is friendly, outgoing, not cheesy, and really understands how things should flow at weddings. He understood the vibe we were going for and executed things perfectly. Our guests were dancing the whole night and we loved that he took requests. More than anything, Josh is a stand up guy and we wouldn't have wanted anyone else to provide entertainment at our wedding. We feel so lucky to have found him! On a wider scale, Still Listening Productions is a great company and Tracy was a delight to work with. You will be happy you chose Still Listening!
10/20/2016 • Amy S
Still Listening productions has the best concept using a combination of live music/DJ for your wedding. We fell in love with the idea immediately and got so many compliments from our guests. Josh was the best!The planning process was a breeze and everything went perfectly on our wedding day. Our guests loved his live music and the dance floor was packed for the entire reception. I highly recommend him!
8/28/2014 • Kristen H
Josh Bonas works with Still Listening Productions as a songwriter/musician/DJ. I would HIGHLY recommend him for any wedding/event! He played live music and DJ'd at my wedding this past June and my guests raved about his amazing guitar skills. Also, his DJ'ing was insane. The dance floor was crowded the whole night and Josh knew exactly what songs my guests wanted to hear. He is very knowledgeable regarding songs/artists. He helped my husband and I pick out wedding songs and must-plays. Josh is beyond a 5 STAR! If I host any event in the future, I will make sure to have him there!
Aug 26, 2016 • John F.
I'm so stoked that Joshua Bonas was a part of our wedding! He worked with us extensively to ensure that all of our needs and personal preferences on music were met. It was a huge plus having him play live music for our ceremony and cocktail hour and then DJing for the reception. Still Listening Productions was great to work with and Josh absolutely rocked!