Kept getting a request for this one last night and had no clue. Thought of a few new titles that I had received and let them listen, but no dice. Did they have the title screwed up or is there such a song?
Turbo Shuffle?
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Holy Moly -- I just listened to that!
Sort of makes me yearn for the Chicken Dance... :sqerr:
Honestly, I hate these knockoffs of the shuffle -- there's no melody. I'll take the Macarena any day
Sort of makes me yearn for the Chicken Dance... :sqerr:
Honestly, I hate these knockoffs of the shuffle -- there's no melody. I'll take the Macarena any day
Holy Moly -- I just listened to that!
Sort of makes me yearn for the Chicken Dance... :sqerr:
Honestly, I hate these knockoffs of the shuffle -- there's no melody. I'll take the Macarena any day
I don't have to like 'em, to play 'em.
Fair enough, I'll give you that one Randy...
I couldn't play to that crowd though -- they'd drive me nuttier than I already am... :sqerr:
I give you folks kudos for being able to put up with a crowd who has no comprehension of music. If somebody asked me for that, I'd probably put on Shine On You Crazy Diamond, just to put them to sleep -- and KEEP them there...
Anna
You need a couple Winter Ales to dull the pain though I have been told there are meds for such anger.:triwink:
You need a couple Winter Ales to dull the pain though I have been told there are meds for such anger.:triwink:
Geezz...it's just a song. Like you both haven't wasted 3-5 minutes of your life reading a stupid post/thread here before. :triwink:
"Ice cream and cake and cake"....
Same old crap. I won't be playing it.
Like Randy, I don't have to like it to play it, but I do have to be able to tolerate it. :triwink:
Same old crap. I won't be playing it.
Like Randy, I don't have to like it to play it, but I do have to be able to tolerate it. :triwink:
just having received a phone call from one of our newer members (go figure someone actually called me first) CMWAT thanks pal. We were discussing music appreciatio0n or the money we are paid to provide for all our guests. There are many songs I dont like and genres that arent my favorite but I am paid to be knowledgeable and happy ot provide what the masses want. Sure there are times certain songs wont be played at one of my events due to certain restrictions but mostly not of my determination. Its not a personal thing. If I were to base what I play simply on personal preference I would just stay home and play what I want to hear. Anything such as one of these line dances that might be a great tool in the box for instant participation on a dead dancefloor would be eagerly and wuickly thrown on.
There's a flipside to that coin Jon...
The way I look at it, people pay us NOT for our general knowledge of music, but for our ability to entertain properly.
I hear sooo much about do not play lists, play lists, blah, blah -- that I wonder if sometimes we forget what our job really is. Our job is to entertain people, using our best judgement!
If somebody called me right now, and said "I want you to do a party -- here's the play, and do not play lists", I would give them somebody else's phone number. I'm not a slave, nor a day worker!
I'm not concerned what the masses like (unless there's some SERIOUS cash flow involved -- then I can be bought fairly easily)
Current DJ rates can't buy me to play garbage. You get MY show, delivered in the way I deliver it. Unless yer really hard up for money, your show should be a reflection of your talents and experience -- not some playlists defined by somebody who has no clue how to do your job.
BTW, I sleep very well at night
Well Rick, if we want to work (at all), we have to honor a handful of "must/don't plays". Just enough as not to tie our hands. It's then up to us to read the crowd and/or flow chart from those requests. However, if something (like this song) is completely against what we want to project or be a part of (my case), then it's as simple as saying "sorry, I don't have it".
The my show, my way and a dollar, will get you a cup of Dunkin's.
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The my show, my way and a dollar, will get you a cup of Dunkin's.
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Ah thanks for mentioning this Rick. I simply love Music and the adventure to learn new music of any kind (99% of the time) I do on occasion get a must play or extensive wish list which I will gain the songs I may have likely played anyhow and then ask for the client to validate the songs as to a must play and also certain odd requests. Once explained in the way I do it they most often agree to my RIGHT ANSWER approach. They end up agreeing with my Right Answer. Having said that the other kicker for me is that I love to explore all music and would play a song many here might disagree with because it was qualified in our meetings and had huge significance (priceless results). I have mentioned as Im playing I will line up 5 or 6 songs and end up trashing them thus not allowing me to set a playlist or jukebox lineup like some which lends more towards my creativity than a pre made by me or must play list handed to me by my client. We do it different. I would be bored with it any other way. The success of your gig revolves around the satisfaction of the client and if their guests have a fabulous time then the clients will consider the event a success. Return customers from the client and the masses.
We have a different style Hank -- not saying either is better...
I approach a show as a show, not a request session. The guys on the radio can handle those. I feel the people out, and put together a show I think they, and their guests will enjoy.
I lay out the event in my head (and on paper), and as Jon mentioned, I build a basic script for the show. It's not 100% set in stone, but it's the basis that I follow. If the show requires x amount of interaction, I'll prepare some pre-mixed stuff, so I have time to interact, etc. The pre-mixed stuff is done prior to the event, and sometimes I use stuff I've had around for ages, that still works.
Just an example:
Those goofy VLOG things I'm doing. They may seem off the cuff, but there's a white board behind the camera with my agenda on it. I don't read directly from it like a teleprompter, but I follow my script, and improvise where needed...
If somebody called me right now, and said "I want you to do a party -- here's the play, and do not play lists", I would give them somebody else's phone number. I'm not a slave, nor a day worker!
I'm not concerned what the masses like (unless there's some SERIOUS cash flow involved -- then I can be bought fairly easily)
Current DJ rates can't buy me to play garbage. You get MY show, delivered in the way I deliver it. Unless yer really hard up for money, your show should be a reflection of your talents and experience -- not some playlists defined by somebody who has no clue how to do your job.
BTW, I sleep very well at night
Man I never thought I would see that statement here on ODJT. Yep, I see a trend in the opposite direction. So many people here give gig reports of dedicated playlists made by someone else. Hell, the client should be making the freakin gig report.
I can honestly say that this does not happen to me. I take control from the get go and help them pick from MY Selections but only for a few dedicated songs not a whole playlist.
I owe you a Beer or two man!