What is this game

Simply everyone gets a standard bingo ticket and takes to their feet...when a number is called that is on they card they sit down...last person still standing wins the free bottle. Nice quick game which for some reason everybody gets excited when they receive their bingo card!

Any other ideas

Many thanks

Steve

I would challenge any DJ on here to set up in the 2ft square space which I was left, the last time I played alongside a band, which happened to be in Stoke. Unless of course you think that inflatable 60 watt speakers would work well in a room with 600 Guests Ian?? .

Professionalism works both ways, and I actually ask the client to ask the band to send me an email or list of their format and playlist through the post to avoid conflict - needless to say the majority don't bother, but I find that most bands actively go out of the way to pi** off the D.J.

We are not talking Ego's here - we are talking common sense, and there is a difference! and any band who is aware of, and thinks that a D.J can set up a P.A & Lighting rig for 600 people in a space the size of an average Kitchen Cupboard, has either got a screw loose, or simply doesn't give a damn!. When politely requested to make more room, their reply of "Thats life Geezer" before wondering off to the bar, giggling like 6 year olds, certainly assured me of their professionalism.

It all depends on the audience, if most people are out to dance then I wouldn't kill it by doing a quiz, on the other hand if you were working a pub with limited or no dancefloor then you could benefit from doing something like this - although you have to be careful that you don't turn it into a local radio roadshow . If you see an opportunity where it would work then go for it, all audiences and functions are different, and what may not work at the last function may work well at your next!.

In other words if you have only played alongside helpful and considerate bands, then you are either very lucky or their agent . Cowboy and Selfish, Ego driven band members are as common as their D.J'ing equivalents, and if they are out to make it difficult for you then nothing you can say or do will change that - however polite you are to them!.

I tottally agree i just hate the waiting around but hey we get paid for it and its a good chance to chat to another dj if the hotel has more than 1 room, hey maybe we can all recomend dju to a few more djs this xmas

lol nice 1 kazz this 1 time a band actually left me with no room what so ever and would not move not even when the hotel told them to so i ended up on a table behind the guests and could not set up any lights w ers

Not a problem, i use the numark cd mix, put it on a scissor stand , long leads to the speakers or ask the band if you can go through their PA. problem solved.

if you went to a band forum, they would probably be discussing how difficult DJ's are, there are 2 sides to every debate.

If the band are being extremly difficult, calmly speak to the client & expalin the problems that you are experiancing, and if they could suggest a solution, as soon as they speak to the band, they all of a sudden find some room, all sorted without confrontation

Andy, how do you set up a computer to start playing as you suggest ?, I am usualy around , but there are times when this could be handy, I use a Kensington lock on the Laptop even when dissapearing to the lounge for half an hour during the buffet (depending on the location and venue ) as Chris mentioned there are places i wouldnt let any thing out of my sight !