Should you construct a set for a Wedding style function.

0:00 Bit of a video response to an email I had from Mint Candy

Alright folks, bit of a video response to an email I had from Mint Candy. The reason I'm doing this is because that particular person has said, I quote, How you doing? My question is how can I develop a good playlist for a gig? In other words, wedding, anniversary, etc. Well, OK, we've all got, if you're a mobile DJ, we've all got a certain amount of tracks that will 9 times out of 10 always play at the function. In other words, a wedding, you've got your tracks that you like and you know the crowd will like. But you cannot start getting together a selection of tracks at home, you know, get a good set together, take that set to a wedding function and then play them. Because, you know, at the end of the day, you've got to play what the crowd wants. It's a two-way thing. In other words, you could turn up at a function with that playlist

1:16 You could be playing, say, disco stuff from the early 80s

Play it and the crowd would rock. They could love it. Then again, you could take that same playlist, play it to a different crowd and they'll look at you scratching their heads. It is a two-way thing. You have to work with the crowd, the crowd work with you. So in other words, for example, that playlist, you take it there and... Thank you for watching. You could be playing, say, disco stuff from the early 80s. All of a sudden you see the crowd start to disappear. Maybe that's the time to play a little bit more commercial stuff or maybe a very cheesy poppy track, the Macarena. Then you might get them back up. If they like that then maybe follow it on with some more commercial poppy stuff. But...

2:37 Don't just play one style continually

There's always a time when you can tip the balance too much. In other words, if it's commercial poppy, poppy, poppy and the crowd's bubbling, even sometimes when they're bubbling, maybe after about three quarters of an hour or an hour of continually playing that sort of stuff, then it's even sometimes a good time to change it again, to change the style. The whole idea is to make... The night interesting. Don't just play one style continually. Of course, you will play one style continually if you're in a nightclub that just wants that one style. In other words, if you're in a nightclub that likes electro house, you will play electro house for the entire evening. You will not all of a sudden start playing hip hop because they'll boot you out. But in a mobile situation, you know, the world is your oyster. You look at the crowd.

And you give it a go. You play a certain genre, if they like that genre, stick with it for a certain amount of time, then maybe slip over to something else, then something else. It's all about, to a certain degree, experimenting, but mainly it's about communicating with the crowd. If they like what you're playing, carry on. If they don't like what you're playing, then change it. If they like the change, then follow on with that change. For a certain amount of time and then change that again. So you're going from one genre to another because they'll love you. Instead of just playing disco, just playing 80s, just playing house, you've got soul, you've got R&B, you've got 60s, you've got Tamla Motown, you've got northern soul, you've got reggae, you've got funk, etc. Play a mixture and they'll love you. Practice and enjoy. Thank you. Can I go now?

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