sod the new stuff

[steviev55]

Hi all, just got back from a 30th birthday, bought a Chas and Dave Comp from woolies a few days ago and it is the best £1 I have ever spent. get down there, loads of cheapies! Got me three bookings..

just goes to show:rolleyes:

Steve@premiadiscos

[rob1963]

Glad you had a good one Stevie.

Chas & Dave are great. I had the pleasure of working with them about 8 or 9 years ago. It was a dinner dance at Airport house in Croydon with a band & a disco. They were the band & I was the disco.

They were really entertaining...and very down to earth!

[steviev55]

Hi rob, going 2 bed quiet tired, had a great old kneesup! makes you wonder if the new stuff is really worth it. lets face it a few beers and it all comes round in the end :-) nighty night, Steve..

[DJ Frankie]

I too worked with Chas & Dave about 10 years ago whilst working as a redcoat. These guys STILL know how to entertain and the show they put on is first class.

[rob1963]

Stevie - I totally agree about wondering whether the new stuff is worth it.

I do all occasions apart from 18ths or 21sts, and virtually ALL my requests are for old stuff.

I always used to have at least half the top 40 singles, but these days I rarely have more than half a dozen, because I just don't need them.

I can't even remember the last time I was asked for something new which I either hadn't heard of or didn't have.

[steviev55]

Sorry chaps, that should have been 2 bookings, wishful thinking:-)
Rob, why don't you do 18 & 21st,s ?

[rob1963]

Stevie - I occasionally do 18ths & 21sts, but only for the "family" type parties where they don't want all the current & new music.

The first reason I don't usually do them is because at nearly 44 I just feel I'm too old to do 18ths & 21sts - partly because I feel I'm not in tune with all the current stuff which they like, and partly because I dont want them asking "Are you the DJ's dad?"

I know that you can do them if you have all the right music, but I dont have much current stuff, as I just don't need it for the work I do. Also, if you asked an 18 year old whether they would prefer a DJ who was 18 or one in his mid 40's to do their party, I think I know what they would say.

Similarly, if I was having a party for my 45th birthday next year, I wouldn't want an 18 year old DJ...but would rather have one nearer my own age, who would be more likely to know what sort of stuff to play.

Secondly, in my experience, and from jocks I've chatted to, people are more likely to drink too much & cause trouble at 18ths or 21sts than they are at a wedding or a 40th, 50th or 60th birthday party...and after 23 years in the business, I really don't need the hassle!

[dj steady]

bit late but Happy Birthday...you can't beat a bit of Chas & Dave...:eek:

[Dragonfly]

ive done several gigs in the last 6 months where ive played no modern stuff at all ..... just kept playing what people were dancing to and on the way home thought ..... didnt play any charty modern stuff at all ... oops ....obviously no one on those nights asked for it either?????

[Dragonfly]

The first reason I don't usually do them is because at nearly 44 I just feel I'm too old to do 18ths & 21sts - partly because I feel I'm not in tune with all the current stuff which they like, and partly because I dont want them asking "Are you the DJ's dad?"

dont worry about it rob mate most of the modern music isnt actually in tune ....... :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Excalibur]

Stevie - I occasionally do 18ths & 21sts, but only for the "family" type parties where they don't want all the current & new music.

The first reason I don't usually do them is because at nearly 44 I just feel I'm too old to do 18ths & 21sts - partly because I feel I'm not in tune with all the current stuff which they like, and partly because I dont want them asking "Are you the DJ's dad?"

I know that you can do them if you have all the right music, but I dont have much current stuff, as I just don't need it for the work I do. Also, if you asked an 18 year old whether they would prefer a DJ who was 18 or one in his mid 40's to do their party, I think I know what they would say.

Similarly, if I was having a party for my 45th birthday next year, I wouldn't want an 18 year old DJ...but would rather have one nearer my own age, who would be more likely to know what sort of stuff to play.

Secondly, in my experience, and from jocks I've chatted to, people are more likely to drink too much & cause trouble at 18ths or 21sts than they are at a wedding or a 40th, 50th or 60th birthday party...and after 23 years in the business, I really don't need the hassle!

I can see where you're coming from, and to an extent I agree with you, but I do really enjoy now and again, doing an 18th where I play current stuff predominantly. I may have never heard of lots of it, but as long as I have it,and the punters like it, well what more can you ask for? BTW I'm 50 plus!

[Vectis]

That's where having a 15-year old son as your roadie comes in very useful...!

[BeerFunk]

I tend to agree about the modern stuff being pretty rubbish overall, but that's not to dismiss it all. There are always a few that give you hope after all, most recently, for me, Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger, Mika - Grace Kelly, Bodyrox - Yeah Yeah.. :)

[theoloyla]

At most of my gigs I play classic oldies but I still keep up to date and carry some of the chart tunes - although the chart seems to be less and less relevant nowadays; so the number of new tunes I buy has diminished. At most weddings where there is a mixed age group that means that there are likely to be a few teenagers; so I expect to play a few recent chart crossover hits.