just a quick question

[gcdj]

do you ever get stuck in the middle where half the crowds asking for 80's music and the other for top hits?

[CBG]

havent done much mobile work, but certainly at a club i've been asked to play contrasting genres. I just pick my target crowd, set time, what club owner wants and stick to it.

I think the same methods apply in mobile.

I would just go over requests one by one. suss out which ones are for real (more than one single person wants it) and go for it

[pulsebeat]

yeah agree with chris

if its like a hens night at a hotel or such and it isnt that busy your better off playing their requests

the owners will love you for it

more drunk chicks= more drinks= more guys = more profit

[Jaz]

Only DJing I do is mobile, sept mine is all teenage party's so I Mainly carry newish pop and pop classic, plus just as much house for when I get sick of trying to mix pop (fucking annoying)

but I often get asked for hardcore rap n shit n just tell the bloke or chick I don't have any, thankfully, cause I don't wanna play any "Lil Wayne"

[JonnyB]

not stuck in the middle, ive had heaps of people pester me saying 'dude, play some techo the crowd will LOVE you for it..' ....ummmm nahhhhh DUDE the crowd is having a great time right now playing what im playing. im the DJ, your the alchoel consumer, dont try giving me a lecture buddy o pall.

[Jaz]

^

[Skank]

lmao johhny spot on, i believe that early in the night requests are important but at peak time its up to you alone to keep the energy on the floor

[Funky_Steve]

Seeing how this is in the Mobile DJ section I assume OT is refering to a party or function as opposed to a nightclub scenario.

If you get conflicting requests then just explain that you will play the other type of music soon. When doing a function where the crowd is quite varied (i.e. young as well as old) I try to play music in sets of 3 or 4 songs per genre with some sort of transition track in between (ie 3 or 4 80's party tracks followed by a recent remix or remake then into some current top 40 tracks, etc).

[pill]

In my experience, if the crowd is loving the genre you're playing, then stick with it. If you're going through the setlist we're playing with in another thread (pure cheese) and someone asks for usher or something, tell them you'll 'try' and fit it in and then if the dance floor ever goes awol, chuck it on then. Varying age gigs (like surf clubs, etc)

The only exception to this is of course if the bride, groom, birthday girl etc ask for a song in which case your hands are tied with the exception of "sorry i didn't bring it with me".

[gcdj]

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The only exception to this is of course if the bride, groom, birthday girl etc ask for a song in which case your hands are tied with the exception of "sorry i didn't bring it with me".

i had this at a party last week where the birthday boy wanted me to play screamo in the middle of the night while everyones dancing and he knows that i have it

[JonnyB]

  Skank said:

lmao johhny spot on, i believe that early in the night requests are important but at peak time its up to you alone to keep the energy on the floor

requests are taken into consideration in opening(not to many people their and people are sober) and the close set( only people their are the drunk whales who will rave to anything) with in reason of what they request of course.

[JonnyB]

  gcdj said:

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The only exception to this is of course if the bride, groom, birthday girl etc ask for a song in which case your hands are tied with the exception of "sorry i didn't bring it with me".

i had this at a party last week where the birthday boy wanted me to play screamo in the middle of the night while everyones dancing and he knows that i have it

sleep with one eye open - tek one remix?

[lloydc]

  JonnyB said:

sleep with one eye open - tek one remix?

pure noise