DJ Playlists

Its your party and you get what you want, and everyone wants their party to be brillient. Most people have been to a party when the DJ didnt have a clue what to play and think all they will have to do is supply their DJ with a list of all the music to play and the party will be brillient. Although we love requests unlike some DJs we do not welcome 100% playlists because we know long DJ playlists are a mistake. All partys are supposed to be fun and a great deal of that fun is in the spontaneity of the moment. Its like opening a christmas presents already knowing what the present is. The present may be exactly what you wanted but its not nearly as exciting as not knowing.

Its best to give your party DJ a list of about 10 - 20 tracks and on the night your geusts can supply the DJ with loads more. When you are compiling your list its not a good idea for you to ask your guests for their favouvites, because its much better to leave this to the night. Recently we peformed at a party and the organiser insisted on a playlist of 70 tracks. There where heavey rock tracks, dub regga tracks, many obsure album tracks including one from the stage show Les Miserables and little know songs from Frank Sinatra and Tonny Bennet. The party was not a great succes and it turned out the organiser had asked his 70 geusts to pick a track each. Everyone trying to appear as if they had a refined sense of music picked obscure tracks. Party music is supposed to bring everyone together and join in a shared experinced. In this case it was imposible to know who asked for what or as many didnt show up, if they where even in the room. Each track played by the DJ should not be pre decided but always selected on the basis of how well the one playing is being recieved. It may be a rubbish party dance track which is so uncool nobody would ever admit to liking, it but it may get everyone on the dance floor and actually enjoying the party.