So I did look around the forum a little but didn't find anything real recent. Hoping maybe someone might be willing to point me in the right direction. As school is winding down, I may have a chance to play at a local middle school's "play day". Basically it will be 7th & 8th graders outdoors on an astro turf field with different "stations/activities" going on for several hours. The kids can pretty much do whatever they want.
My delima... I've only really played at bars, private parties (for adults), and co-dj'd a couple of weddings. I feel like I have a pretty good music library for the bars in my area, the private parties I've done, and most weddings. The more I dig into my music, the harder it seems to be to find music I feel comfortable playing for these kids. Obviously, I'll go with "radio" versions where I can (no explicit lyrics) and due to their ages, I'm not going to play anything "suggestive". I've sat here for the last couple of hours and I've only got about 65 songs so far. lol. I've even googled "top middle school dance songs" and the like. I have a BPM Supreme basic membership, but they don't really seem to have a huge selection of what's current.... which maybe like other things, current songs aren't the greatest. Anyone have any suggestions?
My delima... I've only really played at bars, private parties (for adults), and co-dj'd a couple of weddings. I feel like I have a pretty good music library for the bars in my area, the private parties I've done, and most weddings. The more I dig into my music, the harder it seems to be to find music I feel comfortable playing for these kids. Obviously, I'll go with "radio" versions where I can (no explicit lyrics) and due to their ages, I'm not going to play anything "suggestive". I've sat here for the last couple of hours and I've only got about 65 songs so far. lol. I've even googled "top middle school dance songs" and the like. I have a BPM Supreme basic membership, but they don't really seem to have a huge selection of what's current.... which maybe like other things, current songs aren't the greatest. Anyone have any suggestions?