OllieJames
05-06-2011, 11:39 AM
Hi all,
Long time no posting!
Been very busy with school, two exams left then finished forever! :D My video production business is taking off really well, and will therefore not be going to university. DJing is also going well, few gigs a month, all weddings!
Anyway, I had a wedding last night - which I found slightly strange?
The couple were fantastic, lovely people and the guests were nice too. As usual, I got a load of requests, however a couple cropped up which I've not had at a wedding before - Cha Cha Slide & YMCA. I spoke to the Groom on Tuesday and he said he didn't mind what was played, and I did mention about a lot of couples requesting for these two tracks not to be played - but he didn't seem to mind.
Anyway, we started at 8pm, and as usual, the dancefloor was full for a couple of tracks after the first dance. So, I continue with a mix of music to gauge what the guests are in to - however after 90 mins of nearly every possible genre and a nearly empty dance floor, requests started to come in and a few more people began to dance (despite me mentioning I take requests from the word go). So, from 10:15pm onwards the dancefloor was fairly well covered.
Rightly or wrongly, I have never played YMCA or Cha Cha Slide at a Wedding before, as I've never had them requested, however the requests came in, and after the guy coming up & asking for them a couple of times - I decided to play them... anyway, the surprise came when everyone, bar one or two people in the bar came to the dancefloor :eek:. So from approx 10:30pm til 12am, the dancefloor was full...
Now I know it usually takes a while for the danceloor at a wedding to fill up, but I just found it really strange that two 'typically cheesy' songs went down really well - when a lot of couples request from them not to be played... :confused:
What about you guys? Do you often play these at weddings? Am I missing a trick?
Anyway - hope you're all doing well!
Cheers!
Long time no posting!
Been very busy with school, two exams left then finished forever! :D My video production business is taking off really well, and will therefore not be going to university. DJing is also going well, few gigs a month, all weddings!
Anyway, I had a wedding last night - which I found slightly strange?
The couple were fantastic, lovely people and the guests were nice too. As usual, I got a load of requests, however a couple cropped up which I've not had at a wedding before - Cha Cha Slide & YMCA. I spoke to the Groom on Tuesday and he said he didn't mind what was played, and I did mention about a lot of couples requesting for these two tracks not to be played - but he didn't seem to mind.
Anyway, we started at 8pm, and as usual, the dancefloor was full for a couple of tracks after the first dance. So, I continue with a mix of music to gauge what the guests are in to - however after 90 mins of nearly every possible genre and a nearly empty dance floor, requests started to come in and a few more people began to dance (despite me mentioning I take requests from the word go). So, from 10:15pm onwards the dancefloor was fairly well covered.
Rightly or wrongly, I have never played YMCA or Cha Cha Slide at a Wedding before, as I've never had them requested, however the requests came in, and after the guy coming up & asking for them a couple of times - I decided to play them... anyway, the surprise came when everyone, bar one or two people in the bar came to the dancefloor :eek:. So from approx 10:30pm til 12am, the dancefloor was full...
Now I know it usually takes a while for the danceloor at a wedding to fill up, but I just found it really strange that two 'typically cheesy' songs went down really well - when a lot of couples request from them not to be played... :confused:
What about you guys? Do you often play these at weddings? Am I missing a trick?
Anyway - hope you're all doing well!
Cheers!