Video for the lady DJ working in a pub style disco

0:00 Play football, lady

Alright folks, this is a video going out to a lady DJ out there and this is her email. I'm a female DJ and I have a gig at a pub on Saturday, the first time to promote drinks and other nights in the pub. Also, I'll be taking requests. I'm slightly worried about drunken men being aggressive if I don't have their music requests or just being horrible to me as I experienced this in the past. Please could you give me some tips on these two problems I am worried about? ASAP. Right, now then, first of all and foremost, right, there is a lot of stigma attached to being a lady DJ, alright? Now then, trouble is, of course, it's a bit like football. You know, men think, I suppose, that, oh, it's only men who play football, but ladies play football as well. The same with DJing. A lot of blokes thinks it's an actual bloke thing, but there are more and more lady DJs coming into the scene, so spot on, alright?

0:55 Very quickly, the advice I give to you is this, alright?

Now then, very quickly, the advice I give to you is this, alright? Again, it's very difficult, very psychological. But if you have some wazzock coming up to you, starting to be obnoxious and aggressive, you need to show that person that you're not scared. Now, whatever you do, don't turn away from them. Don't sort of show in any way that you're at all worried about them being stupid and pig-headed. You've got to be very polite. Be very stern and sensible. I mean, you're going to be sensible anyway. But you see, it's a bit of psychology here. If you all of a sudden turn away and you're a bit shy and you're a bit worried, then they're automatically going to think that they've won straight away, OK? Now then, again, they're going to come up requesting music.

2:11 They're going to love it and he's going to be the centre of attention

Get a piece of paper at the ready and a pen or a pencil and jot down names, etc. Now then, here's a tip for you. Even if you haven't got the music they want and you haven't got that particular song, alright? If you, on the microphone, give them a shout-out, I tell you what, it's better than a bloke giving a shout-out because all of a sudden they're going to go back to their mates, they're going to be sitting there and all of a sudden you're going to say a big shout-out to Derek, happy birthday to you and a big shout-out to all your mates. He's going to love it. They're going to love it and he's going to be the centre of attention. So, problem solved. Now please don't panic. Remember, you've got to be firm. You've got to show that you're not scared in any way. Look them in the eyes but always be very polite. That's the main thing. That's the key. Be polite. Even if you've got the pissedest wazzock out on the planet. If you're polite and say yes sir, thank you very much, then theoretically everything should be fine.

If, let's say if, worst case scenario comes along and you have got some complete tosser who won't go away and who is totally and utterly obnoxious, then if there is security in the room, then just call them over and they should, by law, remove that person. Because that person can not only be a problem to you, he could also be a problem to all the other guests in that particular place. Alright? I hope that's been a bit of a help. Thanks for watching. Practice and enjoy. And by the way, have a good Saturday.

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