Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen

ittigger said:

I don't know that I would say it's easier for a club guy to do a wedding than reverse. I think you say this because you're primarily a 'club guy' and have done some weddings and for you, it was easy. I've met many club guys that cannot do the mobile thing or have failed when they've tried because they're thinking it's like the club environment. Completely different world. In fact, I'd like to think it's easier for the mobile guy to adapt to the club world because of the experience that that person has had.

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With the exception of the last two years, all the Clubs before where I have played had a Mixed Format (R&B, C&W, Rock, Techno, Blues etc). I like all types of music so it was simply a matter of keeping up with those genres. Now if there are Club DJs who only specialize in one type of Music, those DJs will have a difficult time making a transition out of said club to different formats and markets.

I pride myself as a Mobile DJ who does all Markets. I have everything in my Library from Classical Music to Hip Hop. If one knows the different genres of Music than they can focus on any one of those given Genres at a specialty event. The ones who cannot make the transition are the ones who impose their likes on the audience. Usually it is a narrow minded choice of genres.

ittigger said:

Most 'clubs' are not mixed format. I think this helped you be able to do a wedding 'easier'. Like you, I'm a mobile guy that can hit all markets - although I probably can't hit the clubs as well as a 'club' guy / girl could. I wouldn't expect a 'club' person to hit the mobile world as easy too.

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You do have a point and I appreciate that input. I will have to remember to use that in my presentation. It is an objection that can likely come up from a prospective Wedding Gig. :triwink:

I don't think it has anything to do with mobile vs. club. It really depends on the DJ. I am 99% a club DJ, but I CAN do mobile gigs just fine. In fact the ones I have done, I have totally rocked out. A lot of them were not weddings, but school dances, parties, etc.
I think what they were trying to say is that most mobile DJ's don't mix, and in a club environment you HAVE to. They would be totally lost. In most of the clubs that I have DJ'd in, even a lot of "club dj's" would be lost, just because they were on another level of what you need to do to keep the crowd. You NEED to get on the mic. You need to know the hot jams, the old school jams, and especially the local jams. That could mean anything from local artists, to album cuts that the crowd thinks is hot. I was playing "Back That Ass Up" for at least 6 months before it was even thought of as a single. Most mobile DJ's can not come into an environment like a club and mix at the level you need to mix, and most club DJs are not able to make the transition into NOT mixing, and knowing what songs to play for a retirement party, or a wedding, or a corporate party.
Like I said, it really depends on the DJ more than any other factor. Sure, there is a certain style for each group, and one doesn't usually translate well to the other, but a good DJ should be versatile enough to handle both types.

When I first started playing in Clubs and joining a Record Poll back in 1978 in Boston, there was something we used to do that is a bit difficult to do today. As Record Pool Jocks, we were looked upon to "break" New Music/Songs/Records. You had to play a majority of new stuff, that is what the audience wanted to hear otherwise someone may come up to you and say something like "If I wanted to hear that same ole shyt I would stay at home and listen to the Radio.

We got our rewards from being in a Pool by getting special pressings and Club versions not available for sale. That was when Extended Versions and Club Versions were born. If people wanted to hear them they had to come to the club. We broke the Music and the Radio picked up from the Clubs. Now I find that unless I get on the Mic to promote a brand new pre release so people know what I am playing, that it may not get much response. I hate waiting for Radio to lead the way.

Canute, you are exactly right. That's why we refer to those people as Sheep.