I have about 5 weeks before my final event of the year... It's a social event for a professional organization at a venue I posted in a previous thread.
Normally, I play mainstream Top 40 and Country, with some Electronic Dance. The only opportunity I have to get a little creative is when I play dinners and cocktail hours, and I can mix some Jazz and New Age in.
For this upcoming event, I'm seriously thinking of playing mostly retro style versions of popular songs, mixed with some Modern Swing style music at least for the Cocktail and Diner hours, and then some cool, but lesser known dance tracks for the Dance hour.
The client is expecting oldies, and some of the tracks are from the 60's, 70's, and 80's; only they're done in 30's, 40's, and 50's styles. It would be totally different from anything else anyone around here does.
I could mix in some more mainstream stuff, but with only 3 hours, I won't have a lot of time for it, and still stick with the retro cover theme.
What do ya think? Is this idea too risky? Will I p1$$ off too many of the guests? The age range is from mid 20's to mid 60's. It's gonna be difficult to please everyone, even if I stick to the mainstream stuff. I know many of you do weddings, and play for a similar age range, but wedding receptions are focused on the desires of the wedding couple, where this event is not about anyone. Has anyone tried something like this? If so, how did it go?
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Normally, I play mainstream Top 40 and Country, with some Electronic Dance. The only opportunity I have to get a little creative is when I play dinners and cocktail hours, and I can mix some Jazz and New Age in.
For this upcoming event, I'm seriously thinking of playing mostly retro style versions of popular songs, mixed with some Modern Swing style music at least for the Cocktail and Diner hours, and then some cool, but lesser known dance tracks for the Dance hour.
The client is expecting oldies, and some of the tracks are from the 60's, 70's, and 80's; only they're done in 30's, 40's, and 50's styles. It would be totally different from anything else anyone around here does.
I could mix in some more mainstream stuff, but with only 3 hours, I won't have a lot of time for it, and still stick with the retro cover theme.
What do ya think? Is this idea too risky? Will I p1$$ off too many of the guests? The age range is from mid 20's to mid 60's. It's gonna be difficult to please everyone, even if I stick to the mainstream stuff. I know many of you do weddings, and play for a similar age range, but wedding receptions are focused on the desires of the wedding couple, where this event is not about anyone. Has anyone tried something like this? If so, how did it go?
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