Please don't beat me up for asking this. I have 2 reasons for making this thread. Me and a friend of mine like to get as much details as we can about the music a potential client wants for their event before agreeing to do the event. For me I don't like going into an event with a blindfold on and not know what styles of music the client and their guest want or assuming what will work. I like to get as much as I can out of a potential client so when doing the event I don't look bad doing the event because the music is not the right music they want at their event. That means asking do they have a certain song or songs they want played at their event? I try to do my best to be prepared before doing an event if I agree to do it.
Now I know in some cases I know they can be very vague on what they want the DJ to play at their event. Some just assume you should automatically know what music to play at their event. Now I'm talking about a difference between reading a crowd and knowing ahead of time what music to play.
My partner doesn't like to get into too many details about the music with a potential client because he just looks at his many years of experience and just assumes the event will be easy to do. I like to stay on the same page with a client as much as much as I can with the music they want. Now if I feel a potential client wants something I'm not comfortable with playing in terms of songs or styles of music, I don't have a problem with letting the keep looking for another DJ to do the event for them.
I keep mentioning potential client because when it's someone I've never done an event for I don't know them or the crowd who will be attending the event I like to talk to them about what they want for their event.
My friend told me a story about an event he did many years ago that at that time there was no downloading music or playing music from the internet. He did the event and was not told that most of the people were of a certain ethnicity and he didn't have a lot of the music the crowd wanted. He said a couple talked about how they were not happy with him. Now to be fair to my friend some ethnic groups are very specific as to exact songs they want to be played. He was not told that 95% of the crowd was of a certain ethnicity and he said had he know that he would have turned down the event. Now he said he's much better with it now.
Now I know in some cases I know they can be very vague on what they want the DJ to play at their event. Some just assume you should automatically know what music to play at their event. Now I'm talking about a difference between reading a crowd and knowing ahead of time what music to play.
My partner doesn't like to get into too many details about the music with a potential client because he just looks at his many years of experience and just assumes the event will be easy to do. I like to stay on the same page with a client as much as much as I can with the music they want. Now if I feel a potential client wants something I'm not comfortable with playing in terms of songs or styles of music, I don't have a problem with letting the keep looking for another DJ to do the event for them.
I keep mentioning potential client because when it's someone I've never done an event for I don't know them or the crowd who will be attending the event I like to talk to them about what they want for their event.
My friend told me a story about an event he did many years ago that at that time there was no downloading music or playing music from the internet. He did the event and was not told that most of the people were of a certain ethnicity and he didn't have a lot of the music the crowd wanted. He said a couple talked about how they were not happy with him. Now to be fair to my friend some ethnic groups are very specific as to exact songs they want to be played. He was not told that 95% of the crowd was of a certain ethnicity and he said had he know that he would have turned down the event. Now he said he's much better with it now.