Sounds like the perfect wedding to me Theo, I have had weddings where the 1st dance is before the buffet and the dancing has kept going all the way through the buffet with no stopping.Quote:
Originally Posted by theoloyla
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Sounds like the perfect wedding to me Theo, I have had weddings where the 1st dance is before the buffet and the dancing has kept going all the way through the buffet with no stopping.Quote:
Originally Posted by theoloyla
er...that's exactly what I was getting at Theo!Quote:
Originally Posted by theoloyla
er...I know;)Quote:
Originally Posted by soundtracker
And no it was not my favourite gig as the bride and groom were heavily into garage and r'n'b but it went OK. Lots of the older people left as soon as the brides requested music came on but the younger ones stayed and I had a full dancefloor for the rest of the night.
Covered a gig for Peter (Excalibur) on Saturday night at Boothferry Golf Club.
Got there at 5:45pm for a 7pm start. Peter had kindly dropped off 2 subs and a deckstand for me to use (very greatful as access was up stairs even though there is a service lift).
Got set up for about 6:45 and thought I'd go outside for a quick cig. Didn't get chance though as a young girl and her brother (both around 5 or 6 I guess) were asking me to put this song on, put this song on... so started a little early :confused:
I got the impression that a lot of the guests (and the B&G) were 'chavs'. You know the type, unruly kids running amock and they were horrible children, wanting to go behind the DJ stand all the time and poking and pulling the LED's on the frontage. Did the parents tell them off - I don't even think they knew their kids were there.
I had a few up dancing to some 60's-70's after the buffet (around 8:30ish). Then the groom came up and asked if I could play some 'Ibiza' style dance music (much to my dissapointment).
I loaded up a history playlist i did for a wedding a few weeks ago which wanted similar stuff, and proceded to play this. As you would expect, cleared the dancefloor. I had a quiet word with the Groom and he insisted I keep playing this style of music (I had been paid at the start so who was I to argue?).
The worst incident of the night which could have resulted in a claim against me was when one of the speaker cabs toppled over :eek: :eek: :eek:
One of the subs that Peter lent me seemed to have a 'soft' top (maybe got damp, I don't know) although I didn't realise at the time of setting up.
One of the kids ran past it and knocked it, then my top speaker (on a pole) leaned forward and slammed onto the dance floor, taking the sub down too. It pulled the top hat out of the sub and ripped the screws out. (sorry Peter). It all kind of happened in that 'film style' slow motion where I could see it going but couldn't get to it in time! :(
Bad points: horrible music, no dancing, an accident and chucking it down. :(
Good points: free drinks, free food and the manager helping me out with my gear at the end. :)
Doing the same venue a week on Saturday (for Peter again) - hopefully NOT chavs :mad: and I think I'll take my own subs!
well i have one gig left before d day both the last 2 have probably been 2 of the best ever non stop dancing all night including an hour of bhangra last weekend which i strangely really enjoyed playing ........... maybe its another thread but a question has arisen to me ............ do you think it is possible to get too cought up in the everything matters debate and service provider professionalism debate and this detract from the fact that the main aim of a function is the enjoyment of everybody present..... serious question and there is reason for my asking.
Surely the enjoyment of the punters IS part of the 'everything matters' debate. In fact IMO that is the biggest part of it. No one is going to book you if word gets round that you don't put on an enjoyable evenings entertainment. :confused:
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totally misunderstood what i was trying to say ..... my fault sorry ill try and think how to word it on a forum easy in speech ......
probably no better but ...... i'm thinking that certainly for the last 12 months now i may?? have been getting to preoccupied with the must be smart , must get everything spot on for the bride and groom etc musnt be mr peter kay mr cheese you know all the dont do things we see every week on the forum getting worried from wednesday on that everything is spot on for the weekend .
i now have a single gig left before retirement and ok im sorry but ill admit it as im big enough to do so and get spanked and shouted at but the last two gigs the retiring has been at the front of my mind and i have not surpressed the "well what are you going to do if i fluff up tell everyone im rubbish" thoughts quite as much as i used to as im not taking any more bookings , yes i have been professional and smart and done everything the same as i always have just not been hung up if it all goes pear shaped as "ive only got 3 weeks left" yes wrong attittude totally i agree.
but with this new slightly lighter attitude and not so much scrutiny of every little detail ..... ive had two of my best gigs ever??? just makes you wonder if it is possible to put too much emphisis on the wrong things.
in a way i feel i have tapered my personality to fit a model of what a professional should be and do and say within a gig setting and the last 2 ive reverted to cheeky dragon that can get away with saying and doing things that most people get beaten up for saying and doing and slated on the forum for doing by some not all .... but some ..and its had fantastic results????
Indeed its called being positive. I was on a crisis management course a few years ago and the speaker told us "Say to yourself 'stay calm' dont say to yourself 'dont panic' because your brain just picks up on the word panic".
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