I acknowledge your & Chris' propensity to fantasize based on your preferences & experiences.
To be fair...you did choose the name "Wife"
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I acknowledge your & Chris' propensity to fantasize based on your preferences & experiences.
Did you have an event not go well because you didn't play quite the music they were looking to hear since you said you have done events where you're not to familiar with a certain style of music?I've never turned down a gig, but I have had some redflags go off. I once had a groom tell me I better not play any [insert racial slur here] music. As someone in a trans-racial family (my sister is African-American, my brother is Latinx) I almost turned down the job, but decided to keep my head low and do the job, particularly since I work for a company and didn't want to cause waves. Now that I've been with them for 7 years, I'm a bit more comfortable saying "this person said this in the pre-call I'm not comfortable" etc.
I have no problems doing Avon events or Same-Sex weddings. There are events where I'm not comfortable, mainly because of the style of music they may want, but I ask questions to try and get a better handle.
I usually ask the bride and groom how much of a mix they want (60/40? 50/50?) and explain that I usually do 3 or 4 songs in one style and move to a different style,
3-4 of the same genre will often tick off guests, in my humble opinion. Asking what mix they want is good but my standard is that I'm trying to tap every person in the room within each 4 song cycle. I'm constantly flipping genres and tempos, to try and keep everyone happy. I know some people think that's too much flipping but it seems to work for me. YMMV