DJ Zac: : Bring a copy of your playlist tonight, will ya, pretty please? My date with purgatory is this Friday night.
Feeling old and out of touch...
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I play at a local Junior High here in my neighborhood evry once in a while and all the want is the new Hip Hop you know like Lil Wayne,M.I.A, Dj Khaled, Mims, Kei Hilson,Lady Gaga,T.I.,Kanye West, Jay Z, Akon. That is what they want and that is what I give them and that is why they ask me back over and over and they love it.Hmmmm...
I just did a Sweet 16 on Saturday and the biggest hits of the night were
Final Countdown
Don't Stop Believing
Summer of 69'
Sure it was a private party... but not what I expected to rock the house!
I just did a Sweet 16 on Saturday and the biggest hits of the night were
Final Countdown
Don't Stop Believing
Summer of 69'
Sure it was a private party... but not what I expected to rock the house!
Around here one of our big hits in this age group is "Livin On A Prayer". They are very fond of Michael Jackson as well.
I don't prefer to do teen dances. I do let the younger guys do them. However, I need to keep up on the latest music. If I need to cover the show, I'll be ready.
I also like to keep up on the latest music so that if a wedding needs more "new" music than normal, I am ready.
It's not shocking to me that music I have really got to know and like over the years is more appealing to me to listen to than the brand new music today. But I disagree that music today is any worse that any other time. It's "worse" to us because we know what we like, and the new stuff ain't it. I'm not talking about the hard core gansta rap stuff. That is a small amount of the new music today.
in the 90's, that new rap and the grunge sound was killing music.
Rock fans were disusted by the cheap synthetic sound of the video songs in the 80's.
"real" music fans hated the cheesy disco sound in the 70's.
As a DJ, I don't have to like it, I just need to what my audience likes.
I also like to keep up on the latest music so that if a wedding needs more "new" music than normal, I am ready.
It's not shocking to me that music I have really got to know and like over the years is more appealing to me to listen to than the brand new music today. But I disagree that music today is any worse that any other time. It's "worse" to us because we know what we like, and the new stuff ain't it. I'm not talking about the hard core gansta rap stuff. That is a small amount of the new music today.
in the 90's, that new rap and the grunge sound was killing music.
Rock fans were disusted by the cheap synthetic sound of the video songs in the 80's.
"real" music fans hated the cheesy disco sound in the 70's.
As a DJ, I don't have to like it, I just need to what my audience likes.
Now that Allie has graduated from HS, I don't have the luxury of a free in-house music consulting service.
She's one of those freaky Berkeley students, listening to the Grateful Dead and all that hippie radical music.
I still get the RPM's and could do an upscale prom or Quinceañera.....kids are more behaved when they're dressed nicely. (that applies to adults too, I guess)
My days of doing regular teen dances are long gone....but I can still rock a Quince!
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Recently on another DJ Forum, someone referred to Kids as "turd-dumplings".....as in "parents need to learn how to control their little turd-dumplings"
So if you see me using that phrase in the future, please make sure credit is given to "DJ Badger" from Oklahoma City, OK.
She's one of those freaky Berkeley students, listening to the Grateful Dead and all that hippie radical music.
I still get the RPM's and could do an upscale prom or Quinceañera.....kids are more behaved when they're dressed nicely. (that applies to adults too, I guess)
My days of doing regular teen dances are long gone....but I can still rock a Quince!
NEW EXPRESSION ALERT
Recently on another DJ Forum, someone referred to Kids as "turd-dumplings".....as in "parents need to learn how to control their little turd-dumplings"
So if you see me using that phrase in the future, please make sure credit is given to "DJ Badger" from Oklahoma City, OK.
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The gear goes on sale on ebay in November. I will be completing the contracts I have and not taking on any new events.
I got a call today for a sweet sixteen this Saturday. It came in on the cell phone that I left behind this morning. My wife told me about it and I told her to call them back and tell them we're not taking on new events and wish them luck.
Today's music makes me laugh.
I play what I know works, I play most of the requests and just chuckle at it. Its a replay of the same old crap and I'm still getting paid.
Being able to beat match this crap is easier than ever. The beat NEVER changes and neither does the key.
But, despite all that, don't underestimate the kids musical vocabulary. There are a few 70's/80's/90's rock songs that I can get away with and the kids go bonkers. They really do like variety.
As a side note, aren't the thuggy hip hop lovers in the audience the worst purists ever? No other form of music has so many short sighted and ignorant followers....just an observation....
I play what I know works, I play most of the requests and just chuckle at it. Its a replay of the same old crap and I'm still getting paid.
Being able to beat match this crap is easier than ever. The beat NEVER changes and neither does the key.
But, despite all that, don't underestimate the kids musical vocabulary. There are a few 70's/80's/90's rock songs that I can get away with and the kids go bonkers. They really do like variety.
As a side note, aren't the thuggy hip hop lovers in the audience the worst purists ever? No other form of music has so many short sighted and ignorant followers....just an observation....
I feel old when I cannot remember the name of a familiar C/W or country-rock tune from my own time period.
(see "TV commercial music" thread and you'll see what I mean).
(see "TV commercial music" thread and you'll see what I mean).
Hip hip & Rap was the best thing to happen to country music.
Notice how popular & mainstream country has become over the years? (it has replaced rock stations on the radio) People that hate hip-hop & rap, tend to be big country music fans.
Yup. I've been saying this for some years. Many people say they "don't like Country music" but when they hear it, they like it. Country music today is not your father's Country music, with the twang and the tear-in-my-beer stuff.
To be honest, Country is about the only real music being made anymore. Real musicians and real vocalists who can carry a tune.
Today's Music does suck. For example, Prime Cuts 2-6-09, cut 7 - *Crack a Bottle* -
I had to look up the lyrics...Are you fu**king kidding me???
Wow.
I had to look up the lyrics...Are you fu**king kidding me???
Wow.
Can't the programmers of Prime and Promo say to these guys, *Listen, your music sucks, do something else or we won't play it...*
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No, that's our job!
Plus, we need to communicate to the various subscription services our refusal to play this crap and if they keep including it, drop the subscription.