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MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
I agree with what most have said and that is to make sure when it comes to the music a client wants that you both are on the same page. I like to get an idea of what type of music a potential client wants before we both sign the contract and i get the retainer. I want to make sure i'm the right DJ for the job or i say i'll pass.
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I think we all want to know what type of client we are dealing with before the show.

MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
The thing i don't like is when a client is very vague in letting you know what they want when it comes to music. Some will say for example they want music from the 70's, 80's and 90's. That's all they will tell you. There's plenty of music from those decades to choose from. I like to get an idea of the style or styles of music they want from those decades. Not just leaving things so wide open.
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To me, this sounds like you want requests. If someone told me they want 70's, 80's and 90's hen that's what I'm going with. At that point, it is wide open - and there are people that did like it all.

MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
The real funny one is when someone says they want party music. There's all types of party music. What one group will say is fine for another crowd they will think is boring and nobody will dance to what you're playing.
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Again, this is a wide open range. I don't see the issue here. If the client is not happy with what you're playing, they will let you know.

MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
I don't like the idea of just showing up and not sure of what to play for a crowd. Then just trying to figure out what will work for that crowd. I like to know what i should be playing ahead of time and if i need to chage things depending on if the crowd is into what i'm playing, then it's time to use my expereince to see what will work hopefully for that crowd.
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Honestly, how many times do you show up to a successful party in which the entire night is planned out? Most successful events are the ones where you let the floor lead the way.

MIXMASTERMACHOM said:
Knowing how to read a crowd takes time to learn that. You just don't learn that after doing say 3 gigs. I find you learn this through time, making mistakes and learning from them.
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Absolutely and you don't need a client to specify what songs to play for that.
 
ittigger said:
I think we all want to know what type of client we are dealing with before the show.



To me, this sounds like you want requests. If someone told me they want 70's, 80's and 90's hen that's what I'm going with. At that point, it is wide open - and there are people that did like it all.



Again, this is a wide open range. I don't see the issue here. If the client is not happy with what you're playing, they will let you know.



Honestly, how many times do you show up to a successful party in which the entire night is planned out? Most successful events are the ones where you let the floor lead the way.



Absolutely and you don't need a client to specify what songs to play for that.
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You're exactly correct. I could have just shown up and done it, even without the list the client supplied. All I intended to do with this thread was ask for a couple of cheater sheets for oldies' type stuff (yea, I know oldies can mean several different time periods). I don't know about you guys, but whenever I get outside the 20-30 somethings, I feel like I have to hunt and peck too much. Thanks for the (constructive) input everyone.
 
DJ J Mac said:
Very true Rick, but at the same time the fear of her possibily wanting to cancel the contract as grounds for not calling to clarify her definition of "oldies" reeks of not giving a darn about the client and only caring about yourself.
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Just out of curiosity, how many gigs did you work last year? How many weddings?
 
rickryan.com said:
Just out of curiosity, how many gigs did you work last year? How many weddings?
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Maybe instead of calling into question another members qualifications for posting an opinion on this board you should step back and take a look at what has put you in this position in the first place....

You didn't ask the question when you had the chance and now you are instead relying on others to provide you with an answer only your client can provide.
 
I'm not saying they need to give a complete list of the songs they want but just point us in the genres of music they want for their event. Some clients will insist on certain songs or artist they want the DJ to play. Just don't leave it wide open and a client not giving us some ideas on what they want. This is their event and they should give you some ideas of what they would like. Not turning us into a juke box. Just give me some direction.

Now there are times when a clients ideas about music isn't working. That's when you hope you don't have a stubborn client and they will trust that you know what you're doing. Some will work with a DJ and some won't. That's just what happens.
 
jokerswild said:
Mix, I agree that having even a short list of songs helpful... But, not necessary. Fact is I have a bride that has only listed 4 songs on her DNP list and nothing else... When I asked about this she said its fine just read our crowd.... That took me back a step... lol.
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That would have taken me back too. That means they trust you know what you're doing. Now did you at least ask what types of music they want? That to me is very important even if they said what you told us. I try my best to not have a client blame me if something isn't to their liking. I try my best to put the ball in tgheir court because it is their event.

Good luck with the wedding and you should knock them dead once you find out what they really want to dance to. In a situation like that i certainly would would welcome guest asking for request. Now what happens when you have a DJ that doesn't know how to read a crowd? I've been to an event where the DJ couldn't read the crowd and kept going back to crap that the crowd wouldn't dance to.

I'll say this in your defense that you had to make them fel comfortable that you know what you're doing and that's why they said that.
 
jokerswild said:
Maybe instead of calling into question another members qualifications for posting an opinion on this board you should step back and take a look at what has put you in this position in the first place....

You didn't ask the question when you had the chance and now you are instead relying on others to provide you with an answer only your client can provide.
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No qualifications being questioned, just being curious. Legit cats usually don't take such vehement swings. As for "in this position"....no problem here. Thanks for playing.
 
rickryan.com said:
No qualifications being questioned, just being curious. Legit cats usually don't take such vehement swings. As for "in this position"....no problem here. Thanks for playing.
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If the situation hasn't put you in a bad position then why post about it at all...

Obviously what's obvious isn't so obvious to you... Because obviously you missed my point.
 
jokerswild said:
If the situation hasn't put you in a bad position then why post about it at all...
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Why post? I was asking for some general "oldie" stuff..........just to be prepared in case. As it is, this one's off the hook. Did a bunch of 70s funk stuff and led into current. Got lmfao booming now. Had no idea this would get so de-railed (but why am I not surprised?). Thanks just the same.
 
rickryan.com said:
Just out of curiosity, how many gigs did you work last year? How many weddings?
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Somewhere between 1 and 100 :tritongue:. Seriously though, what would it matter? I can do one wedding a year, I can do 100 per year, either way I ask questions if I'm unsure about any detail no matter how small.

The fact of the matter is you didn't want to contact the client because of the possibility of losing $400. If you actually work for your clients and concern yourself with their best interests for their event instead of being only concerned with yourself, the money and the other vendor referrrals will take care of themselves.

Oh and by the way, withing the first 3 months of us opening up shop for ourselves, we were getting word of mouth from clients and vendors...just in case you were curious. :tribiggrin:
 
DJ J Mac said:
Somewhere between 1 and 100 :tritongue:. Seriously though, what would it matter? I can do one wedding a year, I can do 100 per year, either way I ask questions if I'm unsure about any detail no matter how small.

The fact of the matter is you didn't want to contact the client because of the possibility of losing $400. If you actually work for your clients and concern yourself with their best interests for their event instead of being only concerned with yourself, the money and the other vendor referrrals will take care of themselves.

Oh and by the way, withing the first 3 months of us opening up shop for ourselves, we were getting word of mouth from clients and vendors...just in case you were curious. :tribiggrin:
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It matters because if you're going to take swings at me and try to get preachy, then I want to know if you're actually someone whose opinion is valuable. From your profile you're shipping clerk and sideline as a DJ (I'm betting less than 20 dates per year, am I right?) and apparently you can't even do it by yourself. Let me guess, you've got "a partner", right?. You picked something out of context in my post, focused on it, then proceeded to flail away to get as much mileage as you could out of it. And now you're too stupid to know when to lay off.

As for me, I run a business. The motive is profit in order to help my family. The $400 in question was something that was contracted by the client, months ago, and I was not of a mind to hand them an easy opportunity to ask for it back, just because they'd contracted somewhere else for lighting, after the fact. I assume if you have a client that booked you, then 3 days prior comes back and tells you "My brother has a sound system you can use. Please deduct it from the contract." you'd probably have a problem with that. Well, at least a businessman would. Oh and by the way, the gig was a rousing success. The client was ecstatic and I believe I managed to win over one of the top planners in town. Oh, and the extra lighting install was gorgeous and worked out fantastic. Everyone won.

I suggest in the future that you learn how to better couch your suggestions. There's no need for the snob attitude.
 
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