Good Gig, Bad Gig.

[Casual77]

My remaining guests disappeared astonishingly quickly, and Allan was an absolute Godsend with the packing up. Many thanks there Allan.

No worries Peter. I think it was a mutually beneficial evening and it was certainly an unexpected bonus to be all packed up and leaving the carpark by 11.30.

I know the technical glitch wasn't that great for your blood pressure but it was pretty useful from my perspective because it gave me some useful insight into how to deal with a mid-set equipment malfunction. I could have done with that knowledge for my tricky gig last week! (gig report to follow shortly)

I've been having a bit of a laugh thinking about the comment from the young girl on the dancefloor. She sidled over towards the end of the evening and as I bent down to listen to her song request she said "I really, really like you". "Ermm.... thank you" I replied. "That's very flattering" I think I said (or words to that effect) because her declaration caught me by surprise. I was still cogitating over what the correct response to an 11 year old girl should have been when her friend walked over and said " So can we have that 'I really like you' song by Carly Rae Jepson then?" Guess who felt like a prize pillock at this point!

[Nakatomi]

After a brill Friday came Saturday.

I was at the Westwood Club which is another quite local gig - total DJ mileage this week was under 15 in total.

Its an easy get in at this club through a fire exit which runs right in front of the stage - I pull the door open to..... candy cart in the way. That'll be moving then health and safety of course (not).

Just finished brining in the last of the kit and some dude walks in - as I turn around to ask what he's doing I was roared at "im on the committee here and this door should be closed" well excuse me for not instantly closing it. I was actually letting in a bit of air while i got set up but hey. So I moved the car as last time I was here I got blocked in by punters who were leaving the cars over night and nearly had to ram my way out.

Committee man comes in again you parked on the path mate, move your car. Really one of these nights.

it was an engagement party for two twenty some-things. 7.30 start with late 9.00 buffet so not much time for a full play list afterwards. All the young ones wanted was dance dance chart dance, all the old ones wanted was old old bay city rollers old. I tried to blend the two but the line of people making requests for the "next song" got annoying quickly and mixing was more a case of cue and go.

Got a 5 star review for the night but it was deffo a frustrating affair.

Ah good (bad) olde jukebox mode. I've had a couple like that, generally the murder misery nights where they can sometimes be impossible to fathom.

[Nakatomi]

The 18th birthday party for one young gentleman with about 60 of his friends was a resounding success. The new web app of mine attracted a sum total of TWO requests. One for Kanye West, one for Scooter. Aren't these people too young to know about Scooter? Blah. Went down rather too well for my liking. I'm still hardcore-o-phobic, see.

Anyway, great gig & everybody stayed til the bitter end, which is still coming as a surprise for a weeknighter.

[funkymook]

Playlist from Saturday’s wedding - it jumps around a bit in places but that’s fitting in requests for you. Lovely crowd and great staff at the venue (manager - 'there’s a sound limiter, but if you keep an eye on the levels for me you can use the unrestricted plug sockets so you don’t get cut-off’)



Low Rider War
Easin' In Edwin Starr
Talkin` Loud And Sayin` Nothing (Guitar mix) James Brown
Funky Miracle The Meters
Just My Imagination The Temptations
THis Old Heart Of Mine The Isley Brothers
It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Junior Walker & The All Stars
I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
What'd I Say Ray Charles
Soulfull Dress Sugar Pie DeSanto
Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton
Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations
Reach Out I'll Be There The Four Tops
Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart The Supremes
Lucky Lucky Me Marvin Gaye
Pride And Joy The Paramounts
Get on the Right Track Ray Charles
Yeh Yeh Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
Get Your Kicks On - Route 66 Nat "King" Cole
Good Rockin' Daddy Etta James
Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke
1,2,3 Len Barry
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy The Tams
T.S.O.P. M.F.S.B.
I Want Your Love Chic
And The Beat Goes On The Whispers
You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair
She"S A Bad Mama Jama [12" Version] Carl Carlton
You Can't Hurry Love Diana Ross & The Supremes
Rescue Me Fontella Bass
Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's
Too Many Fish In The Sea The Marvelettes
Cool Jerk The Creation
Satisfaction (I Can't Get No) Otis Redding
Keep On Running The Spencer Davis Group
Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
Groove Is In the Heart (Radio Edit) Deee-Lite
Kiss Prince
Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
Sex Machine - James Brown James Brown
Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) Maceo & The Macks
Le Freak Chic
He's The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
Land Of A 1000 Dances Wilson Pickett
Tainted Love Gloria Jones
Heatwave Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
Stomp The Brothers Johnson
You Got The Floor 12 inch Arthur Adams
If You Can't Dance to This Dennis Coffey
A Lovers Holiday (12" Version) Change
Hard To Handle Otis Redding
Soul Galore Jackie Wilson
Just A Little Misunderstanding The Contours
The Snake Al Wilson
25 Miles Edwin Starr
Night Train James Brown
The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder
Jimmy Mack Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
River Deep Mountain High The Supremes & The Four Tops
You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes
Valerie Amy Winehouse
I Want You Back The Jacksons
Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Beyoncé
Push It Salt-N-Pepa
Walk This Way Run-D.M.C.
Uptown Funk Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Word Up Cameo
Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
The Lovecats The Cure
It's Raining Men The Weather Girls
Don't Leave Me This Way Communards, The
Contact Edwin Starr
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Sylvester
I Feel for You Chaka Khan
Never Too Much Luther Vandross
Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
Car Wash Rose Royce
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) The Jacksons
Shake It Off Taylor Swift
Blurred Lines Robin Thicke
This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan
Here Comes the Hotstepper Ini Kamoze
Now That We Found Love Heavy D & The Boyz
Show Me Love Robin S.
Where Love Lives (Radio Edit) Alison Limerick
I Believe In Miracles Jackson Sisters
Move On Up Curtis Mayfield
The Bottle Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Uptown Top Ranking Althia & Donna
Help Me Make It Through The Night John Holt
Three Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers
Wonderful World, Beautiful People Jimmy Cliff

[Retrodisco]

Rarely does a wedding go this way! They absolutely loved it. Not sure about the old ones, but they were sat elsewhere, so didn't have to cater to them so much, and the B&G are known for their musical tastes.

Background to start with:

19:00 : Coldplay - Magic
19:04 : Ed Sheeran - Lego House
19:07 : Caro Emerald - Tangled Up
19:10 : Jack Johnson - Better Together
19:14 : Paolo Nutini - Pencil Full Of Lead
19:17 : Parra For Cuva ft. Anna Naklab - Wicked Games
19:19 : Hozier - Take Me To The Church
19:23 : Paolo Nutini - Pencil Full Of Lead
19:26 : Ed Sheeran - Drunk
19:29 : Paolo Nutini - Jenny Don't Be Hasty
19:32 : Bruno Mars - Marry You
19:36 : Razorlight - In The Morning
19:39 : Nelly Furtado - Turn Off The Light
19:44 : James Bay - Hold Back The River
19:51 : Razorlight - In The Morning
19:54 : Ed Sheeran - Sing
19:58 : Florence + The Machine - You've Got The Love
20:01 : Coldplay - A Sky Full Of Stars
20:05 : Razorlight - I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got - First Dance, evening started here:
20:08 : Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (Long)
20:13 : Beyoncé Feat. Jay-Z - Crazy In Love
20:17 : Florence + The Machine - What Kind Of Man
20:19 : Ellie Goulding - Burn
20:22 : Kiesza - Hideaway
20:26 : Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)
20:29 : Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
20:32 : Bruno Mars - Treasure
20:35 : Chic - Good Times
20:38 : The Cure - The Lovecats
20:42 : Yazoo - Don't Go
20:45 : Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
20:48 : New Order - Blue Monday 7"
20:53 : Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
20:57 : David Bowie - Let's Dance
21:01 : Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
21:05 : The Cure - In Between Days
21:08 : The Smiths - This Charming Man
21:10 : The Smiths - Panic
21:12 : Martha & The Muffins - Echo Beach
21:14 : The Killers - Mr. Brightside
21:18 : Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
21:21 : JET - Are You Gonna Be My Girl
21:25 : The Strokes - Last Night
21:28 : Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
21:32 : Kings of Leon - Molly's Chambers
21:34 : Kasabian - Club Foot
21:37 : Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
21:40 : Blink 182 - All The Small Things (2000)
21:42 : Sum 41 - In Too Deep
21:46 : Green Day - Basket Case
21:49 : Blur - Song 2
21:51 : Reef - Place Your Hands
21:54 : House Of Pain - Jump Around
21:57 : Happy Mondays - Step On
22:00 : Blur - Girls and Boys
22:04 : The Shamen - Move Any Mountain
22:07 : Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
22:12 : Papa Roach - Last Resort
22:15 : System of a Down - Chop Suey!
22:19 : Rage Against the Machine - Killing In the Name
22:24 : Green Day - American Idiot
22:27 : Blink-182 - The Rock Show
22:29 : Weezer - Buddy Holly
22:31 : The Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
22:35 : Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
22:38 : Royal Blood - Figure It Out
22:41 : Blink-182 - First Date
22:44 : AC/DC - Back In Black
22:47 : AC/DC - Highway To Hell
22:51 : Nirvana - Lithium
22:55 : Metallica - Enter Sandman
23:00 : The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun
23:03 : Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy

[Andy P]

Some very differnt songs on those lists.

I've had 3 gigs this weekend and they were hit and miss.

Friday was a 40th at a nice little hotel in gateshead the Angel View Inn. Birthday Girl was fine as was her husband but guests were plonkers to put it nice. One kept telling me everyone in the room loved rock (but it killed the dance floor time after time), one group were asking for mental cheese (this was fun and normally got people dancing) and some old trout who kept demanding I play Celine Dion - I drove all night NEXT!! At the end of the night she told me I was a sh1te DJ to which I informed her I know but I got paid.

Had to set up in a strange place in front of the bar so used a back drop on the right truss. Worked well in the end put never "filled" the dance floor so was a little miffed. Did get a lot of positive comments and handshakes at the end however so went home happy enough with the bonus I was booked till 12 but the hotel staff made me stop playing at 11.15 as there music licence is only till then. Flyer - yes please and client was ok with this.

Saturday was a huge Engagement Party. Whiteleas club is a horrible hike like the north face of the Eiger. There were two of us working however and I made Kris carry the heavy stuff. I was there to support and do photos as it was for a friend and she wanted me to party rather than DJ. We worked with a stunning little singer Beth Hopper who did an hour then I covered for 40 mins to ensure the cheese got played. All went down well bar Kris trying to kill his laptop - bass on that high it shook the shelf off his Gorilla Stand - amateur.

Sunday was a joint birthday party and christening which was both funny and annoying. Kids were all over the place and I thought they were gonna wear a light rig but didn't, miserable parents hardly spent any time in the room and some proppa chav guests. Games went down well, did a talent show, limbo and a few others. The wife was trying to help but actually just dropped my controller and dented it. However I took her to Tynemouth Beach on the way home for icecream and chips.

Now back to work and not had a day off since 5th april

[Excalibur]

Playlist from Saturday’s wedding -

Not sure whether I should hate you, or move South? Fabulous list, Martin. The one following from Mark isn't too bad either. Nice ones lads.

[funkymook]

Not sure whether I should hate you, or move South? Fabulous list, Martin. The one following from Mark isn't too bad either. Nice ones lads.

Move, you know you want to....

Mark’s is indeed a good'un.

[ian8limelight]

Playlist from Saturday’s wedding - it jumps around a bit in places but that’s fitting in requests for you. Lovely crowd and great staff at the venue (manager - 'there’s a sound limiter, but if you keep an eye on the levels for me you can use the unrestricted plug sockets so you don’t get cut-off’)



Low Rider War
Easin' In Edwin Starr
Talkin` Loud And Sayin` Nothing (Guitar mix) James Brown
Funky Miracle The Meters
Just My Imagination The Temptations
THis Old Heart Of Mine The Isley Brothers
It Takes Two Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Junior Walker & The All Stars
I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
What'd I Say Ray Charles
Soulfull Dress Sugar Pie DeSanto
Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton
Ain't Too Proud To Beg The Temptations
Reach Out I'll Be There The Four Tops
Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart The Supremes
Lucky Lucky Me Marvin Gaye
Pride And Joy The Paramounts
Get on the Right Track Ray Charles
Yeh Yeh Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames
Get Your Kicks On - Route 66 Nat "King" Cole
Good Rockin' Daddy Etta James
Twistin' The Night Away Sam Cooke
1,2,3 Len Barry
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy The Tams
T.S.O.P. M.F.S.B.
I Want Your Love Chic
And The Beat Goes On The Whispers
You Gave Me Love Crown Heights Affair
She"S A Bad Mama Jama [12" Version] Carl Carlton
You Can't Hurry Love Diana Ross & The Supremes
Rescue Me Fontella Bass
Green Onions Booker T. & The MG's
Too Many Fish In The Sea The Marvelettes
Cool Jerk The Creation
Satisfaction (I Can't Get No) Otis Redding
Keep On Running The Spencer Davis Group
Great Balls of Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
Groove Is In the Heart (Radio Edit) Deee-Lite
Kiss Prince
Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
Sex Machine - James Brown James Brown
Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) Maceo & The Macks
Le Freak Chic
He's The Greatest Dancer Sister Sledge
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
Land Of A 1000 Dances Wilson Pickett
Tainted Love Gloria Jones
Heatwave Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
Stomp The Brothers Johnson
You Got The Floor 12 inch Arthur Adams
If You Can't Dance to This Dennis Coffey
A Lovers Holiday (12" Version) Change
Hard To Handle Otis Redding
Soul Galore Jackie Wilson
Just A Little Misunderstanding The Contours
The Snake Al Wilson
25 Miles Edwin Starr
Night Train James Brown
The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder
Jimmy Mack Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
River Deep Mountain High The Supremes & The Four Tops
You Can't Hurry Love The Supremes
Valerie Amy Winehouse
I Want You Back The Jacksons
Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) Beyoncé
Push It Salt-N-Pepa
Walk This Way Run-D.M.C.
Uptown Funk Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
Word Up Cameo
Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode
The Lovecats The Cure
It's Raining Men The Weather Girls
Don't Leave Me This Way Communards, The
Contact Edwin Starr
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) Sylvester
I Feel for You Chaka Khan
Never Too Much Luther Vandross
Let's Groove Earth, Wind & Fire
Car Wash Rose Royce
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) The Jacksons
Shake It Off Taylor Swift
Blurred Lines Robin Thicke
This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan
Here Comes the Hotstepper Ini Kamoze
Now That We Found Love Heavy D & The Boyz
Show Me Love Robin S.
Where Love Lives (Radio Edit) Alison Limerick
I Believe In Miracles Jackson Sisters
Move On Up Curtis Mayfield
The Bottle Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson
Uptown Top Ranking Althia & Donna
Help Me Make It Through The Night John Holt
Three Little Birds Bob Marley & The Wailers
Wonderful World, Beautiful People Jimmy Cliff

Some really excellent tunes here

[Excalibur]

Well according to the plaque on the venue wall, it seems I was in Derbyshire last night. Funny, I could have sworn I was in Yorkshire, but ah well. Killamarsh it was, the sports centre. What sort of function was I doing, I hear you ask?

Well here's a clue, I played Superman, The Birdie Song, Las Ketchup, loads of S Club 7, Gangnam, Macarena, Hokey Cokey, and more in the same vein, to a rapturous reception.

Yes, you guessed correctly, it was an 18th! Don't ask why, they were on the request list, so who was I to argue. Early on, I had to play the obligatory R & Bilge, which also went down very well.
Fabulous night, 11pm finish, lovely.