Shakermaker Promotions
18-03-2007, 09:52 AM
Hi all,
Last night I, like many of you most probably, DJ'd at an Irish themed night. I had been booked for it back in December following my first visit to the venue in December for a last minute booking as the chairman of the club (which is outside Basingstoke), was impressed with me.
Anyway, it had been promoted for the past 6 weeks and the club put on a buffet and decent raffle too and billed the night as an 'Irish themed disco with traditional irish music, irish bands and YOUR requests'.
I was booked from 8.30pm - 11.30pm. The venue has 2 bars...one in the main room (where I was set up) with a big stage and dancefloor, and the other in the small bar. I have to say that I have never ever seen so much lack of interest...ever. The buffet was set up in the main room where I was.
There must have been around 150 people in the venue last night but all of them, apart from 7 people (I could actually see them and count them easily) were next door. The people that were in the main room where I was were all up dancing and writing down their requests on the request slips I provided and were all loving it. I gave out 4 cards because they kept complimenting me on the set up and the way I came across. I kept making jokes over the mic that they were all having their own private party! The people from nextdoor came through when I announced that the buffet was open and I thought.."Cool, they'll stay"...But they didn't! They found it easy enough to pile up their plates and scoff their faces with the free buffet laid on by the club (which apparently cost them £100.00), but they found it near impossible to stay in the main room and enjoy the music, purely lack of interest and enthusiasm.
I was annoyed to say the least. Not because I only had 7 people up dancing but because the club had paid for me and a buffet and also some decent prizes for the raffle yet no'one could be bothered to join in. Now and then, a couple of the girls who were enjoying dancing etc would come up and big me up, saying that they were really enjoying themselves and that it must be hard for me to get motivated. I told them that as long as they were enjoying themselves it didn't matter. At one point during the night, I went nextdoor to see what was going on and to get a pint of guiness just to do my Irish thing and I could hear my music blaring from my speakers as clear as crystal. I was amazed to see that nearly everyone in the bar was singing along to the music I was playing so it cheered me up a bit.
As the night came to a close, someone asked for a slow track so I stuck one on and a few couples came in and joined the dancefloor. The last track I played was The Pogues 'Fiesta' and they left to go nextdoor. I got on the mic at the end and said to the people that had been in my room, "Thanks for being up for it and I hope you enjoyed the night" - All of them clapped and then surprisingly, everyone else (well as many that could squeeze into the doorway), came through and clapped and cheered me. (probably because I had finished lol!!).
I started to pack down my equipment and people started coming up to me from next door, shaking my hand and telling me what a great night that they had. That's got to be the wackiest night I have ever done to be honest. When I spoke to the bar manager afterwards who was sorting the payment out, he said that it was a fantastic night and that the place was rocking at times, although I never saw it because they were all nextdoor! He kept apologising to me though, saying that they were all (swear word) because they couldn't be bothered to get up and dance.
At the end of the day though...I suppose in reality, as long as they all enjoyed themselves then it's job done isn't it!!? Yes, I may have been a bit peeved that the majority weren't dancing but the main thing is that they had a good time and I have been booked again.
Anyone else had anything like this happen?
Last night I, like many of you most probably, DJ'd at an Irish themed night. I had been booked for it back in December following my first visit to the venue in December for a last minute booking as the chairman of the club (which is outside Basingstoke), was impressed with me.
Anyway, it had been promoted for the past 6 weeks and the club put on a buffet and decent raffle too and billed the night as an 'Irish themed disco with traditional irish music, irish bands and YOUR requests'.
I was booked from 8.30pm - 11.30pm. The venue has 2 bars...one in the main room (where I was set up) with a big stage and dancefloor, and the other in the small bar. I have to say that I have never ever seen so much lack of interest...ever. The buffet was set up in the main room where I was.
There must have been around 150 people in the venue last night but all of them, apart from 7 people (I could actually see them and count them easily) were next door. The people that were in the main room where I was were all up dancing and writing down their requests on the request slips I provided and were all loving it. I gave out 4 cards because they kept complimenting me on the set up and the way I came across. I kept making jokes over the mic that they were all having their own private party! The people from nextdoor came through when I announced that the buffet was open and I thought.."Cool, they'll stay"...But they didn't! They found it easy enough to pile up their plates and scoff their faces with the free buffet laid on by the club (which apparently cost them £100.00), but they found it near impossible to stay in the main room and enjoy the music, purely lack of interest and enthusiasm.
I was annoyed to say the least. Not because I only had 7 people up dancing but because the club had paid for me and a buffet and also some decent prizes for the raffle yet no'one could be bothered to join in. Now and then, a couple of the girls who were enjoying dancing etc would come up and big me up, saying that they were really enjoying themselves and that it must be hard for me to get motivated. I told them that as long as they were enjoying themselves it didn't matter. At one point during the night, I went nextdoor to see what was going on and to get a pint of guiness just to do my Irish thing and I could hear my music blaring from my speakers as clear as crystal. I was amazed to see that nearly everyone in the bar was singing along to the music I was playing so it cheered me up a bit.
As the night came to a close, someone asked for a slow track so I stuck one on and a few couples came in and joined the dancefloor. The last track I played was The Pogues 'Fiesta' and they left to go nextdoor. I got on the mic at the end and said to the people that had been in my room, "Thanks for being up for it and I hope you enjoyed the night" - All of them clapped and then surprisingly, everyone else (well as many that could squeeze into the doorway), came through and clapped and cheered me. (probably because I had finished lol!!).
I started to pack down my equipment and people started coming up to me from next door, shaking my hand and telling me what a great night that they had. That's got to be the wackiest night I have ever done to be honest. When I spoke to the bar manager afterwards who was sorting the payment out, he said that it was a fantastic night and that the place was rocking at times, although I never saw it because they were all nextdoor! He kept apologising to me though, saying that they were all (swear word) because they couldn't be bothered to get up and dance.
At the end of the day though...I suppose in reality, as long as they all enjoyed themselves then it's job done isn't it!!? Yes, I may have been a bit peeved that the majority weren't dancing but the main thing is that they had a good time and I have been booked again.
Anyone else had anything like this happen?