RSVP - Mark Westwood, Owner

   Mark Westwood's DJ Experiences

'Our business is built on our good reputation.

We are always anxious to please our clients!'

Throughout my life music has played a key role, and it has always been a source of enjoyment. I started helping a pro local area DJ set up and break down his equipment while as a high school student. My first mentor DJ, Lenny Neigel, gave me some great experience, and a lot to live up to—Lenny was well known in the area for building light shows and wiring area nightclubs for sound.

Sometimes Lenny would take a break and let me mix a few songs, and I was hooked. It was so enjoyable that myself and my best friend Dan Aro, along with Lenny’s help, pieced together our first equipment, bought some records, built some stands, and played our first DJ gig in 1984. Westaro Productions first gig was for a friend’s wedding, and we worked weeks in advance. Lenny made sure the equipment measured up and worked, and the wedding went off without a flaw. My friend branched off into the limo business, and RSVP Entertainment was born. RSVP Entertainment has grown and blossomed through its successes, and has become a well known and respected Entertainment Specialist. It is with pride that since my first gig ever, “flawless” and “Simply the Best” is my standard.

I have been a longtime resident of San Bernardino, and currently live in Yucaipa, Ca.. I am also the General Manager for the City of Yucaipa’s Farmers Market Night and The Village at East Highlands Farmer's Market, and run a weekly event with hundreds of people involved, and have gained mountains of organizational and people skills. As a DJ, I have played for a candidate for President of the United States, events for several members of Congress, as well as State Assembly Members. At the same time during my career you would have been able to find me on the side of a ski trail spinning tunes for a ski contest, on board a ship, in Las Vegas, in nightclubs, on the radio and at hundreds of weddings, school events, parades, grand openings, bar and bat mitzvahs, church carnivals, in churches, shopping malls, and all over Southern California. I have also been a small business owner, and owned and operated 3^rd Rock Coffeehouse in San Bernardino for several years.

I graduated from and attended San Bernardino High School and San Bernardino Valley College and also attended California State University San Bernardino with an emphasis in mass media telecommunications. I was student employee at KVCR FM and was paid to work on many productions for KVCR TV, and worked as an assistant producer for a show called College Close-Up. At CSU San Bernardino I continued my studies in mass communications and my senior project was to successfully build a small radio station on campus.

After attending CSU San Bernardino, I worked in radio broadcasting at local radio stations in the San Bernardino/Riverside Market as well as Victorville and Palm Springs. Some of these stations include 99.1 KGGI FM, KBON, now X103.9FM, KQLH 95.1 FM, now KFROG, KOLA 99.9 FM, Y102 FM in Victorville, KDES in Palm Springs, and as Traffic (Business) Manager for Morris Desert Communications in Palm Springs, an independent group of 6 radio stations, a magazine and a billboard company.

In addition to my work on air, and as a mobile DJ, I have been a life long musician and picked up my first saxophone in the fourth grade. I have performed music in some way most of my life, and for several years played with my own band, Sea Breeze. We played all over Southern California, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii.

My resume includes 5 years on the City of San Bernardino’s Park’s and Recreation Commission, organizing the non-profit Patrons of the Roosevelt Bowl, operating the City’s Annual Jazz Festival, and serving as Market Manager of the City of San Bernardino’s Market Night. On my office wall hangs several commendations from the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino.

I am currently a board member for Junior University of San Bernardino, and have participated in many productions of J.U in the orchestra playing various chairs.

Through out my life, music and people have been my passion. I enjoy entertaining and performing. Most off all I enjoy people, and sharing their experiences—my satisfaction is a job well done and smiling faces serving up…