Whats happens during your typical gig?

Start:
Pop / Dance / RnB OR 70s/80s Disco

Buffet
Disco

Main Evening
Tunes from Billy Ocean, Micheal Jackson. (please post big details here, i need to know more songs to play, which are floorfillers... im a newbie)

Party Dances
Ottawan - Hands Up, Saturday Night... you get the drift

End Of Night
Love songs (lional richie, whitney houston), and then my end of night mastermix

I really wouldnt Follow that pattern DUde but I do just what the crowd wants, and If at the end of my show, I see Dissapointment of the music being stopped and smiles of satisfaction on all the faces then I know Ive been successfull as a DJ bcos Ive been able to please everyone with good music, and of course to do that A schedule cant be followed. Dont you think so???


DJ NAMMU

For 'main' music, I try to play the most 'popular' music of the time whilst accepting requests.
You get to know what is popular from the audience reactions and gaining experience from these reactions - reading the crowd.
If people are tapping their feet and 'wiggling' early on, you're doing something right already.

You will learn what works and what doesn't from the given nights crowd. Every crowd is different true, but you can 'guage' your playlists from looking at the crowd age groups too.

You will never ever please your crowd 100% as everybody has a different taste in music. But that said, it's your 'task' to entertain as many as possible by playing a broad spectrum of music and requests in a professional manner.
From gig experience, you will gain insight and more confidence.
DJ'ing is a learning curve. You'll get it right, and sometimes you won't!

Tip
Some members have said on previous threads that they won't engage into a contract unless they have the overall 'freedom' to have discretion over requests and 'playsets'.

The golden rule is ... there are no rules to follow! As Dan quite rightly put, the audience will be your guide! I would not expect any dj who does not accept any play list or requests to be very popular! Remember - we are working for the crowd and if we cant accept their choices or requests then perhaps mobile dj-ing isnt the job they should be in! Im not saying that I play EVERY request - if I know it is going to kill the floor, then the usual excuses are given! But a DJ who only wants to work playing their choices and not taking requests I would bet money that they dont work that often!

Agreed.............. or I agree with the rest of em! Play whats requested within available limits...

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