Good Gig, Bad Gig.

[Daryll]

Last nights Wedding in a Marquee in the grounds of Gilbert White Museum , Selbourne , Nr Alton

Around 100 guests , background music from 3:00pm , strict finish at 11:00pm, cracking night , people dancing from the off ( no not a rammed floor... ).
I have to say , it was one of the best gigs I have done , everyone was up for a good night , the caterers insisted I was well fed , a very nice gesture , the party its self carried on in a pub down the road , and I heard it went on until 2:00am , no equipment worries , sound was great , lighting was good , all in all , I am happy with my rig.

Daryll


Playlist
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Nina Simone - To Love Somebody 02:39 10/09/2011 20:00 ( First dance)
Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 03:09 10/09/2011 20:03
The Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive 04:45 10/09/2011 20:06
Mamma_Mia - Mamma Mia (Meryl Streep) 03:34 10/09/2011 20:10
Mamma_Mia - Voulez-Vous (Full Cast) 04:35 10/09/2011 20:14
Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling 04:30 10/09/2011 20:18
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough 06:04 10/09/2011 20:22
Robin S - Show Me Love 03:43 10/09/2011 20:28
Ce Ce Peniston - Finally 03:36 10/09/2011 20:32
Wham! - The Edge Of Heaven 04:37 10/09/2011 20:35
Human league - Dont you want me 03:58 10/09/2011 20:40
Soft Cell - Tainted love 02:56 10/09/2011 20:44
Elton John - Crocodile Rock 03:56 10/09/2011 20:46
The Beach Boys - I Get Around 02:07 10/09/2011 20:50
Mud - Tiger Feet 03:50 10/09/2011 20:52
Ferrer - La bamba 03:45 10/09/2011 20:56
Jennifer Lopez - Agains The Floor Ft Britney Spears & Rihanna edit remix 04:39 10/09/2011 20:59
JLS ft. Dev - She Makes Me Wanna 03:23 10/09/2011 21:04
Lmfao Feat. Lauren Bennett and Goonock - Party Rock Anthem 04:24 10/09/2011 21:07
Outkast =- Hey Ya! 03:52 10/09/2011 21:11
Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters 04:00 10/09/2011 21:15
Queen - Bicycle Race (1994 Digital Remaster) 03:03 10/09/2011 21:19
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown 03:01 10/09/2011 21:22
Glenn Miller And His Orchestra - In the Mood - 03:36 10/09/2011 21:24
Silvan Zingg - Jumpin The 88\'s 03:20 10/09/2011 21:28
The Beatles - Twist & Shout. 02:36 10/09/2011 21:31
Rolling Stones - (i Can't Get No) Satisfaction 03:46 10/09/2011 21:33
Boney M - Rasputin 04:26 10/09/2011 21:37
The B-52's - Love Shack 05:23 10/09/2011 21:45
Little Nell - Time Warp 03:19 10/09/2011 21:50
Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only 03:40 10/09/2011 21:53
Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer 04:11 10/09/2011 21:56
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine 05:56 10/09/2011 22:00
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire 03:25 10/09/2011 22:06
The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash 03:41 10/09/2011 22:09
The Killers - Mr. Brightside 03:43 10/09/2011 22:13
Blur Song 2 02:01 10/09/2011 22:16
Duran Duran - A view to a kill 03:34 10/09/2011 22:18
Lady Gaga & Beyoncé - Telephone 03:40 10/09/2011 22:20
Michael Jackson - Thriller 05:14 10/09/2011 22:24
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody 04:50 10/09/2011 22:29
N-Trance - Set You Free 03:29 10/09/2011 22:33
Darude - Sandstorm 03:43 10/09/2011 22:37
Faithless - Insomnia 03:33 10/09/2011 22:40
Dexis Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen 04:14 10/09/2011 22:44
Terrorvision - Perseverance 03:09 10/09/2011 22:48
The Police - roxanne 03:09 10/09/2011 22:51
Kenny Loggins - Footloose 03:49 10/09/2011 22:54
Queen - Don t Stop Me Now 03:30 10/09/2011 22:58 ( Last dance

[Charlie Brown]

Really good set list Daryll.

[Corabar Steve]

Nice one Daryll, my kind of gig!

[Charlie Brown]

Nice one Daryll, my kind of gig!

Do you think some of the songs were a bit erratic, or is that me? Like, genres etc a bit of a mix mash. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but I like to group songs together.

[Corabar Steve]

Do you think some of the songs were a bit erratic, or is that me? Like, genres etc a bit of a mix mash. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but I like to group songs together.

Only the odd 1 or 2 & (as was pointed out to me last week) you don't know whether any announcements were made between the big genre changes. On the whole it flows quite well.

[Ecstatic Events]

Absolute banger for me - Definitely up there with the best gigs of the year so far. It was in a marquee (40th Birthday) in West Sussex - In the middle of nowhere, a place called Tillington.

I arrived for set up at around 5:30 - It was absolutely tearing it down, but my mood was still upbeat. Started at 7pm with current chart, light background music. The client asked for a Ibiza Chillout vibe during food service so I got to play some really nice Chillout House before kicking things off at around 9:30 (despite a power trip and failure to get Traktor to sync with the Denon HD-2500 on restart - I ended up using VDJ - this took me 10 mins to sort out!!! All because someone had smashed a bulb in a lighting fixture and caused a trip)

The pre-requests were typical Commercial Dance - Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris, Chris Brown, Black Eyed Peas with some Party Classics thrown in for good measure.

All in all a very nice crowd, really up for it (well and truly battered) - Very complimentary and really appreciative. I was kept amused by the fact the majority of the guests were abusing Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) towards the end of the night. Ha Ha Ha!

I intended to finish the night on time, and played Red Carpet - Alright as my last track (to cheers and applause) and ended up playing another 45 mins of Club Classics, it was an absolute pleasure and would of played the extra for free. But still charged

Tunes of the night were:

Clavin Harris - Feels So Close
SHM - Save The World
Faithless - Insomnia
Coldplay - Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall (Swedish House Mafia Remix)
Daft Punk - Around the World
Gala - Freed From Desire

Packed up and ready to go at 2:45am in the torrential rain. The drive home was hideous.

I also got a tip in the form of a bottle of vodka (which made the drive home interesting )

[Pe7e]

Do you think some of the songs were a bit erratic, or is that me? Like, genres etc a bit of a mix mash. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but I like to group songs together.

My thoughts also, it's a decent playlist but the eratic changes of genres, tempos, and eras struck me as a bit odd, but if it worked, it doesn't matter.

[funkymook]

Had a really fun wedding yesterday.

Set-up early to be ready for afternoon background music and was told I had a bar tab for food and drink courtesy of the B&G so I could have lunch whilst waiting to start - how considerate is that.

We had quite a few older Irish guests so traditional set dancing in-between the Motown, Jazz/Swing and 80's Soul (with a bit of cheese) was in order. Having a dancefloor of merry Mrs Browns dancing to waltzes, reels and jigs guaranteed a great atmosphere (the Siege of Ennis was something to behold).

Got caught in torrential downpours on the way home, but luckily it started just as I finished loading, and eased of as I got home. The journey was a nightmare though, at some points couldn't see more than a few metres in front of me - unbelievable the speed some people were driving at in those conditions!

[Silver]

Do you think some of the songs were a bit erratic, or is that me? Like, genres etc a bit of a mix mash. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but I like to group songs together.

My thoughts also, it's a decent playlist but the eratic changes of genres, tempos, and eras struck me as a bit odd, but if it worked, it doesn't matter.

Personally I don't think you can question or criticize a playlist. You have no idea what was happening at the gig at the time. For instance, we've all had requests we really do not want to play and hope the person requesting it has a few more falling over liquids and forgets. However, they don't and keep returning to remind you that you still haven't played it, so you do. You make an announcement and play it. This looks odd in your highly tuned playlist.

I appreciate this may only happen a couple of times a night but it does happen.

I look at playlists in bunches, three or four tracks at a time to see what sits well together.

I have in the past, on a couple of occasions tried playing somebody's playlist all the way through as an experiment. They have stated they had a full floor all night, so I thought okay if it was a winner for them why can't it be a winner for me?

It failed on both nights, played four or five songs in order, and the dance floor started to clear.

So we just don't know, what we may think looks wrong could have worked a dream.

[Daryll]

Just to update this , the floor was busy all night , the list may look random , but it worked on that occasion ,and I was pestered by a few people for songs all night , I also had a 38 song list from the B&G , so had to do a balancing act , still it was a good night.
Gave out 174 cards and took confirmed bookings for 35 weddings next year at £4500 each ( a joke , really..... ).

Daryll