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thanks Teary ......

to answer Rick ...... no no repeats have seen the same thing .......

i'm starting to lean towards Rick n Teary's advice ......

some people can't help themselves .... i've learned that at the strip club .......

they can wreck anything they put there minds to .........so just let em..... and take the check to the bank .....
 
Now you're starting.....to make sense...... take the check...... and end this thread........
 
gentleman? Harumph .... thank you fer listening to my rant .......i'm all sorted now, as Tayla would say .......

so lemme buy the drinks ....... miss ? bring us 2 pitchers of full bodied Canadian beer every 10 minutes until someone passes out.....

then after that, every 15 minutes ......
 
Just a thought, but is there a specific reason why they don't want you to play Beatles? Maybe a relative was a massive Beatles fan and has passed away or something like that.

I always ask for a DNP list for Birthdays and Weddings
 
I believe the Beatles are a symbol of the baby boomer years and that's her way of telling you play current music.
Age is a first impression that prevails in the minds of people and is hard to reverse until you bare your sole.
I get it all the time, and as I said when they fk off my request sheet and dance I know I'm hittin' it right.
I've even opened my school age gigs with a "don't be fooled by my hair doo"[color].
As you guys age you will see more and more of this, but most haven't seen it if they are 30.

Anyway....that's my hunch on why the Beatles...whether she heard your closing set or not.

There is so much music out now that kids like, that there's no reason to play the Beatles.
 
My 16 year old, and her friends, love the Fab Four. With no input from me, she discovered them on her own. Its amazing, like Rick just said, how good music crosses all age groups.

I have a "Do not play" section on my event sheets. Everyone once and a while something on it attracts my attention. One wedding, with 80 children under 12 as guests, had in big bold hand written letters NO HOKEY POKEY!!! I though to myself, is this woman daft? 80 kids and no Hokey Pokey? So, after checking with her new husband, while the happy couple was outside taking pictures I play the Pokey, and the Chicken Dance for all the youngsters. Afterwords she gave me a extra nice tip and said "Wow, even the kids loved you! How did you do that?" So, I told her I played a song from the DNP list. Her husband quickly jumped in and said he OK'ed it. She smiled and said "As long as I didn't hear it, and everyone was happy, I could not care less." That is what the J-O-B is all about....
 
no i know what Rick means about code words .....

they gave me a large request list which i played them all .......and no oldies at all

also i work 5 7hr shifts at a strip club ...... i have all the new stuff in many genres , as requested by the 20 and 30 something dancers

they didn't provide a dnp and couldn't think of anything when i asked .......????

as far as my ending sequence goes this is my best bit to date , but like a coupla u guys pointed out , there are certainly many more possibilities

i still (gasp) wanna sneak in a positive message also ........

i am still doing things , some real fun and creative for Haiti .......

Teary's right... the Fab Four are suffering yet another revival , this time due to Rock Band .......
 
TearEmUp wrote :
My 16 year old, and her friends, love the Fab Four. With no input from me, she discovered them on her own. Its amazing, like Rick just said, how good music crosses all age groups.

I have a "Do not play" section on my event sheets. Everyone once and a while something on it attracts my attention. One wedding, with 80 children under 12 as guests, had in big bold hand written letters NO HOKEY POKEY!!! I though to myself, is this woman daft? 80 kids and no Hokey Pokey? So, after checking with her new husband, while the happy couple was outside taking pictures I play the Pokey, and the Chicken Dance for all the youngsters. Afterwords she gave me a extra nice tip and said "Wow, even the kids loved you! How did you do that?" So, I told her I played a song from the DNP list. Her husband quickly jumped in and said he OK'ed it. She smiled and said "As long as I didn't hear it, and everyone was happy, I could not care less." That is what the J-O-B is all about....


You were lucky then because I have done weddings where the B & G were adamant about not playing the Chicken Dance, and if I played it they would have had my head. I get the Y.M.C.A. on the DNP list all the time and I always tell the couple "no problem, believe it or not, a great party can be had without playing the Y.M.C.A.". I've heard many complaints from clients that one of the things they don't like about DJs is they ignore the couple's DNP list and play the songs anyways. Too many DJs are stubborn and stuck in their ways. I'm sure if I play the Y.M.C.A. at any wedding lots of people will love it, but the B & G don't want it to be that type of wedding, so I don't play it, end of story. Anyways, our DJ company prides itself on being a non-cheesy alternative to the typical sequined-vest-wearing, glow rope dawning, chicken-dance-playing, game show host type DJ. We tell our clients that none of our DJs are game playing interactive DJs who do cheesy games and try to be the center of attention with props and silly hats and 90% of them say "thank god, because we don't want any of that at our wedding!".
 
My event sheets have a place asking how many small children are in attendance for just this type of situation. Also, my contracts have the following clause

PLEASE NOTE: We have noticed a recent trend in popular music: Songs that are demeaning to women, minorities or otherwise diminish the human spirit. While we believe in free speech and the right of expression, we also reserve the right to not play music that we feel is inappropriate for a wedding reception, such as in the presence of children or adults who may be harmed or offended by song content. Each situation is unique; therefore, we retain the final decision to play any song.

Also, certain extreme artists and their songs have a very narrow public appeal (Marilyn Manson, White Zombie, all explicit rap artists, Nine Inch Nails, etc). A customer’s insistence that we play music that will cause guests to complain to us and quickly leave your reception is a formula for disaster. Wedding receptions are not the place to “make a personal statement” with certain kinds of music. Therefore, we strictly reserve the final right to not play music we judge certain to fail.

Our ultimate goal is the same as yours: to make your wedding reception a great night of fun for you and your guests. Together, we’ll plan a very personal evening filled with good times for everyone.

To my way of thinking it is my job to entertain everyone. I could see dozens of bored, smaller, children. They wanted to have fun. So, I gave them a little fun. While the bride was outside for 45 minutes taking pictures.

I agree with you though. I am not a "game show host" type DJ. I do professional announcements and allow the music to keep everyone happy.
 
I really like the wording of your clause, I think I will put something like that in our literature. I especially like the "Wedding receptions are not the place to “make a personal statement” with certain kinds of music" statement.
 
"Twist and Shout" is ALWAYS a crowd pleaser.
 
CRashster wrote :
"Twist and Shout" is ALWAYS a crowd pleaser.


there's no such thing as "always a crowd pleaser". the last time i played it there was an empty dance floor. and it stayed empty.
 
If you're going to be a mobile. You need to do what your client wants. Clubs are a better avenue for establishing yourself and style.

Like others have said, comply with the clients wishes, make dat money, and put it in the bank.
 
"Twist and Shout" is ALWAYS a crowd pleaser, for me. :)
 
i like yer disclaimers Teary .......

i don't do any of the above mentioned cheezy bits

also i agree w/ wild..... there's no such thing as a surefire , never fail .....
 
One "thing" I do at weddings. This works well when the party is buzzing or if it's one of those really slow weddings when you need to inject a little something to get it on its feet... After some good old cheesy tunes, motown, 60's etc, I spin the Grease Megamix (You're The One... into Greease Lightining into Summer Nights). As Summer Nights start, I brake and stop the track. The crowd look at me and wonder whats going on.

Radio Mic in hand, I wander on to the dance floor and call up the B&G. The bride is now renamed Sandy, I then call on her "Pink Ladies" (bridesmaides and any other female - usually the whole party) to come and stand behind her on one side of the dance floor. Obviously the groom becomes Danny and I then call on his "T-Birds" (best man, ushers, etc) to stand on the other side. You to have to try a little harder with the guys, but it does pay off...

I set the scene - they are "Rydell High", etc as I jump back behind the both and pres play. They sing their alternate lines with some encouragement from me, the cameras come out as the B&G usually end up in the middle with virtually the whole wedding party involved - it's a great photo opportunity. Evenryone then comes together for the grand finale as they sing the final "Summer Nights" and I tell them all to give themselves a huge round of applause...

Now I have a full dance floor - On comes Lulu "Shout" and mostly they all stay and continue. Follow that with the B-52's "Love Shack", Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen", Jackie Wilson "Reet Petite", Madness, etc, etc... and the party continues ;-)

Cheers,

Roy
 
good job Roy .....

Dizzy ....by coupla months i meant using that ending (off and on) not being a mobile guy ....

i've been mobile since 1998 .......

started strip clubbing in 2004 .....

as Marcel pointed out , a huge proportion (of strip club wannabe's) (my quess? 75%) wash out .....

either chased out by the babes or incompetence .....

strip clubbing does prepare you for mobile dj ing .....in certain ways

mobile dj ing doesn't well prepare you for strip clubs .......

also getting back to some of Rick's comments .....

my guess is the daughter didn't like the ending bit , told mom , and mom thinks it was wall to wall oldies ....(mom owns the strip club )

another good topic Rick mentioned ( getting back to the hair do) ....

i'm all gray .... but only because i'm 53 .......i'm lucky though , i'm not bald , like my brother ....

so yes, of course, i realize people take 1 look and say , he's old , he won't be any good ....i realize that's what i'm up against

but thanks to the strip clubbing i have gotten better at taking really crummy and incomplete info from (fill in the blank) and getting some success

remember i said at the outset , i am often the messenger (at the strip club) , the bearer of bad news , and they definitely shoot the messenger there....but i'm still around , getting asked to do more all the time .....??

i think this time they succeeded in getting under my skin because it was so unexpected ( didn't have directly to do with the strip club)....
 


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