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Complaint Review: Island Boys Band - Internet Internet

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  • Reported By: Brandie — West Berlin New Jersey United States of America
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Island Boys Band Willy Cruz Scammer, Con-Artist Steel Drum Band Ruined My Wedding Ceremony , Internet

*Consumer Comment: willy and island boys band

*Author of original report: WOW!

*REBUTTAL Owner of company: BrideZilla Stole from Band

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I planned a Luao themed wedding for June 6 2010. I thought a steel drum band with Ukilele would make the day magical. I found Island Boys through gigmasters. Willy Cruz sent me an MP3 of his own version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow mixed with What a Beautiful World, I was sold! We went over song lists for the ceremony that included Bob Marley Is this Love, the Somewhere Over the Rainbow mix that is his own and Kiss the Girl from the Little Mermaid. I was in a dream thinking about these musical pieces being played live on my wedding day. 



The day of the wedding a different band showed up in their place. My ceremony was to start at 3, they weren't even set up yet and kept arguing that they weren't contracted to play the ceremony. My guests were already seated before they finally started drumming away what ever island beat they chose. I flipped so the DJ that I had hired for the reception opened the windows of the place and played Somewhere Over the Rainbow so at least we could get down the isle to something close to what I wanted. There weren't any vocals during cocktail hour either. 



Now that the wedding is over I have been in contact with Willy Cruz. I told him that I was going to take him to court and he responded with "and send it to what address and to what name, I use an alias" then he tried to say that I didn't give him all the information he requested, or directions to the place, all sorts of things even though I have an email trail that will show that I gave him everything he requested. I asked him multiple times for an address because I didn't have a fax machine also my contract stated a guitar player and a drummer, even though I specifically wanted the Uki player that is the ONLY reason I booked with him, when I asked repeatedly asked him about this he never answered the question. These were all warning signs that I ignored and shouldn't have. Now he says that I was on a budget and couldn't afford the Uki player. How does he know what my budget was. He quoted me only one price, he never discussed with me that it would be more. Hes just a scammer he knew from the beginning that he was going to scam me. He saw me coming a mile away, the dreamy eyed bride! 



He ruined my wedding day, my memory of my ceremony will always be associated with the anxiety that I was feeling while screaming at the band from inside the caterers. This would have been the ceremony that I had dreamed of my entire life and they ruined and know he mocks me in emails. He's a piece of crap do not hire him! 





He can respond what ever he wants I'm the second person now to report basically the same thing and he is a liar and I am filing a suit against him alias or not! 

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#3 Consumer Comment

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AUTHOR: whatever - (United States of America)

POSTED: Sunday, September 11, 2011

Hey at least they showed up at your wedding- they charged me and they never showed up.

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WOW!

AUTHOR: Brandie - (United States of America)

POSTED: Monday, June 21, 2010

I'm sure they just spoke for them selves. There's nothing more I need to say. This is a very mature group of grown ups you're dealing with here. And just for the record yes my friend did handle the finances for me but no we did not stiff them as he said. They got 50% deposit for me. We owed them $450 the band that they sent in their place played the hour of cocktail and didn't do THAT bad. They weren't great but they weren't aweful and the guy seemed nice enough so my friend asked him what he made from the gig the guy told him $350 so we paid him. As far as I was concerned I sure didn't want to pay any more than I already had for what happened that day. 



I'm not insulted because you called me a bridezilla. You can call me what ever you want my wedding ceremony was ruined because of you, maybe you don't care, maybe you don't believe in the sanctity of marriage, maybe you've never been married or you've been divorced 3 times whatever you're reason for mocking me I hope other brides read this and realize the creature they would be dealing with should they hire you. 

And as I said in my email to you PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take me to court (for my $100) you would save me all the time of filing myself, and for that I would thank you! 
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#1 REBUTTAL Owner of company

BrideZilla Stole from Band

AUTHOR: Islandboys steelpan calypso band - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, June 21, 2010

Ms Timmers did hire my Band as a 3 piece. She wanted Ukelele, but did not wnat to pay extra to have this musician at her event.Furthermore she did not give us an address, songlist or even a timeline.. When we arrrived at the venue no one working there wanted to help direct us to where her Ceremony was. We arrived 45 minutes prior to the ceremony start. Our set up time is minimal perhaps 5 minutes. After all and said and done , one of her bouncer like friends cam up and gave us 1/2 of what we where owed. This is stealing from musicians.. how low can you go under the Limbo Cheat Bar Bridezilla.

WE are in the process of filing a criminal charge against Ms Timmers ( aka Bridezilla, aka Band Thief).. We realize it was her dream to have a Disney Like Theme park event.. but what Bridezilla did not realize was that the Tickets at Disney World are not free.. unless you are Walt Disney.. or Mickey Mouse.. so we'd like to ask Ms Timmers or Mrs Rip-Off stole from Band of musicians.. if she can sleep comfortable at nite knowing she is a thief.. and if so then let all people dealing with Bridezilla BEWARE!!!

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