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SoftJock Rick said:
Mike,

I had to fill in for a wedding once at the last minute (my brother in laws wife went into labor, and he was scheduled for it).

He gave me a quick heads up on the gig -- which he said he knew was gonna be tough. The groom said that all he wanted was greek and jazz, and that none of the guests liked dancing, top 40, etc.

When I got there, the groom handed me a stack of vinyl, and said only play what's on these (even had post it notes on each record), and the agreed upon greek and jazz.

So I did. Then people started coming up wanting regular dance music, etc. They were miserable, and wanted to party. So, I throw on a couple 80's dance tunes (this was back in the 80s), and the floor filled up, and the party was rocking! Put on some Motown, and they were going nuts.

Then the groom comes up and starts yelling at me -- makes me shut down the music, so all could hear his rant. So, I did what he said, and went back to the stuff he wanted.

Pretty much, everybody but the bridal party left after that scene (and it was a very large reception)... ;)


Just my thoughts, but you might never know how successful a party can be, unless you let the DJ do their job... :)
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I love you Rick, but it seems he chose the music he did because he wanted it. We chose the music we did because we know our guests and their tastes (which match ours a lot). Apples and oranges. I guarantee you that there are 2 people there who will request things that we have on the do not play list, but they will understand because they know we HATE (I mean H*A*T*E) that type of music.

Mike
 
Now I understand what the other guys mean when they say "Its the Bride & Groom's Day. Its all about them"! LOL
 
Esoteric said:
I love you Rick, but it seems he chose the music he did because he wanted it. We chose the music we did because we know our guests and their tastes (which match ours a lot).

Mike
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Nah, he pretty much said the exact same thing you just did... ;) :)
 
Mike I will only say one thing. You dont know how many clients have told me their christian baptist___________ fill in the blanks side of the family will not dance and then end up the most active in the party the whole night. The Clients that have said oh we are a partying crowd are generally the ones I find less active though it just makes me work harder. OF course I have been nicknamed the Dance Natzi cause Im not satisfied with half empty.

You might be surprised.

PS Hate is a very powerful word.
 
Esoteric said:
Again, apples and oranges. We actually know our family/friends.
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I prefer pineapples myself ;) :)

It's yer gig man -- just trying to help.


BTW, another funny one, in between coats of paint...

I did my nieces informal after the formal wedding. I brought 100 year old Granny down with me to VA for that one. My brother was very conservative as well (I say was, because I believe that party changed him).

Anyway, the entire formal party came, along with half the students from Virgina Tech it seemed (they are both alumni). So, they had a special request -- Baby Got Back -- which is a big thing on Tech campus, and they do some weird stuff :sqerr: :sqeek: :sqlaugh:

So, when the moment came, here are hundreds of Hokies doing their thing, and Grandma, my brother, and all the others, are digging the whole scene. Not doing it, but bouncing around, laughing, and having a great ol' time :)


Who would've thunk...?


So, have a great gig -- but remember, that sometimes people act different, in different circumstances than your normal apple and orange harvest -- they just need the right DJ to loosen them up... :sqbiggrin:
 
Yes, I know hate is a very powerful word. But not powerful enough, which is why I capitalized it.

Yeah, we also told the DJ not to be upset if people didn't dance and don't try to make them or cajole them, it only makes them mad. If no one (besides the 10 or 15 young people) dances then just to roll with it and play the music.

I don't care how other people don't know their family and friends, we do. If they do dance it will be to the slow country music if anything.

Mike
 
Esoteric said:
There won't be much dancing, it will be 80% conversation music, 15% slow dances, and 5% fast dances. 75% of the guests are over age 45. My faince's sister had no music at her reception. Very rural, blue collar, Baptist folks (it is a sin to have anything other than an organ and choir at church). There was a bit of shock that we would have dancing at all. Add to that the fact that we (bride and groom) HATE Hip Hop/Rap/Top 100 music (why should we have to listen to music we hate on our wedding day when only 1 person in the audience wants it?) and that is how we came up with that.

Mike
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Very little dancing! that is what the groom at a reception I DJ a couple of weeks ago said, the floor was busy all night untill 1:00 am at the end the 60 remaining guests gave me a huge round of applase even had to take a bow. My advice to you is let the DJ do his job don't make your reception less than it could be by assuming you know more the the professionals you hire.
 
Moon River (By Henry Mancini) is in copyright so it would not be legal to post the song on these pages. Your best bet would be to go to your local music store. Moon river is in many song collections, Fake and Real Books, and in seperate sheet music folios. You can also obtain it digitally from places like:
 
Interesting topic,

Mike, since you are the groom, I think you have every right to request what you want to hear and what you don't want to hear.

I am also with Rick in the sense, that I've been in his situation, in the exact same scenario, except the groom did not scream at me, the bride just came over and said, I thought we agreed we wouldn't play that music (1 song and even if people did dance to it).

Of course then I played her music and the floor cleared... But at the end of the night, she came running over to me, gave me a great big hug, thanked me for a great Job and sent me a thank you card in the mail...

So, I think as DJ's we want to let you know that as far as dancing goes, we have seen the clients that always tell us..... I don't think many people are going to dance... and we throw in the songs we know are going to get them out and at the end of the night the groom comes to us and tells us... "You saw all that group that was on the dance floor all night? Those were our church friends... We didn't think they would dance..."

But it sounds that you know exactly what you want and you have every right to request your music at your wedding. And It sounds to me like you DO know your guests pretty well...

Enjoy your wedding reception! :)
 
lol I would have had a laptop with a system and pre-programed it all just like a radio station
(including ads and anouncements)

but each to his own - especially when the dj isnt being used correctly
 
Esoteric said:
Don’t Play:
Rap (Genre)
Hip Hop (Genre)
R&B (Genre)
Trance (Genre)
Screw (Genre)
Death Metal (Genre)
Shaggy (artist)
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix A Lot
It’s Getting Hot in Here
Climb – Miley Cyrus
Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy – Big and Rich
Gretchen Wilson (Artist)
Chicken Dance
Hokey Pokey
Cha Cha Slide
Toby Keith (artist)
Top 100 songs not listed here
No explicit lyrics!!
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Have you thought about another category called "Play only by request"? Sure The Chicken Dance, Hokey Pokey, Cha Cha Slide, and Electric Boogie (Slide) can be considered cheesy and I have them on my no cheese list but I will play them by request if they are not on the Do Not Play list. Honestly, if a guest wants them I'm not going to stand in the way of their good time, after all, that's why we're there.

I had a client that absolutely hated the chicken dance and a few others but she wouldn't give a do not play list, instead she gave me a list of songs to alert her about so that she could be out of the room when they were played. That way here guests could have a good time and she didn't have to listen to the song. Everybody was happy. A few songs before I'd play one I'd tell her.
 
You hate all top 100 songs? Regardless of who does them or what genre? Man, I would be very nervous if I was your DJ. You're asking to go directly against his natural instincts, IMO. I too wish you all the best. Let us know how it goes.
 
I think this event has already taken place. Someone resurrected this not seeing the original date.
 
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