Actually no, well done for managing to mix anything with human drumming. Chic were pretty tight but still...Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakermaker Promotions
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Actually no, well done for managing to mix anything with human drumming. Chic were pretty tight but still...Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakermaker Promotions
I just tried it on Mixxx and got it first time. Will try it again this saturday (and probably blow it!).
Friday night I had an engagement party with a play list. Couple probs in early 30's so it was full of oldskool trance and similar stuff like QFX, Scooter, 2 Unlimited, Happy Hardcore...
Great playlist and a full floor for most of the night post buffet - but also a shed load of complaints from the older folks.
My view on this - playlists catering for older people normally get the young ones dancing two as who doesn't like the Jam, Mowtown, Stevie Wonder, YMCA etc.
Play list for younger people exclude the older ones as the tempo is generally mental and the older ones don't know the songs.
In the end I couldn't win as both parties were bashing my head with what to play
Me for one, and whilst I do not claim to be an accurate representation of all 'young ones', I know that I'm not alone. And whilst I do like some Stevie Wonder songs, I'm gonna be controversial and say that he wasn't that good overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Attack the Dance Floor
Sounds like you were stuck with a narrow playlist but if that's what the paying client wants, then so be it. However, not all playlists for the younger generation excludes the older folk. :)
I know what you mean....Quote:
Originally Posted by Attack the Dance Floor
However, you cannot please all of the people all of the time.
I find this doesn't really work, some older guests prefer the modern stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Attack the Dance Floor
I'm fairly often getting 50-60 year olds telling me to stop playing old stuff from the 70's and 80's.
Many songs have breaks which allow for a swap from heavy dance music to stevie wonder and with a little practice it sounds great and when I see people dancing to Darude and then Stevie without a hitch it really does make my day :)
I'll try more in the future to mix songs from the playlists and from other periods
Going back a few years when I was working for a mates company I was sent out to DJ at a 50th birthday party for a lady.
Whilst working for my mate I learnt a lot of things and they've worked well for me but I also learnt how NOT to do things too. He didn't meet customers pre-function and have a chat regarding their expectations for the evening, specific song requests etc.
To me, it is very important to be prepared and know what is expected of you. Back then I was a lot younger and I loved the fact that I was doing something I loved, got paid decently for and that most of my mates were envious about so I went in to the bookings not really bothered in truth.
The thing is, I have always been very 'request friendly', even back then.
So, on the night I am getting lots of requests in from guests around the birthday girls age I guess. All the usual stuff - Disco, Classic Party and what was in the chart at the time. I don't recall there being many under 30's in attendance. The birthday girl was dancing for most of the evening but at one point she came over to me, smiling her head off and jokingly said "Can we have something a bit more upbeat and 'banging' now please. I'm not quite past it yet!"
I remember laughing and telling her that I was playing what had been requested and asked her if there was anything specific.
Her answer was "Trancey type stuff?"
I remember her going absolutely mental on the dance floor when I played System F 'Out Of The Blue' and she jumped up on to a table and started properly going for it.
I like to think that I pleased everybody but it's impossible to do that really. Everyone that had requested stuff earlier had their requests played and when the birthday girl asked for a change in style I played what she wanted. It was during the last hour if I remember correctly and some guests did start leaving but I guess that was because they had taxis booked?
You can't please everybody all of the time but you can try!
I blame the parents ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Attack the Dance Floor
It was a bit of a selfish playlist, but it's always worth trying to persuade the client to be more sympathetic to their own guests. As for YMCA, if there's ever another way to take, I'll always choose that!
I did a 60th last November and the birthday girl wanted trance. It was also the first time that I've ever seen a 60 year old do a slut drop!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakermaker Promotions
My departed mother loved trance music too. She never used to go crazy over it, but she would happily pick up an album if it had the name 'Dave Pearce' or the word 'Ibiza' on it.