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A good party DJ needs to be flexible, its difficult to
plan more than one or two records ahead, because its important
to base the choice on the next tune by the reaction
to the one playing. It's also very important to keep in
mind who asked for what and make sure they are still around
when you do play the request. Nightmare situations occur
when you squeeze in a dodgy request and the person who asked
for it comes back from the loo or a smoke break towards
the end. They now know you have the record so may insist
it gets a replay. During an average 4 hour party the DJ can play as few as 80 tunes, the trick is to know what tunes
will work best at that moment. It's usually best not to
waste any time on something that will not work or is out
of context and inappropriate for the occasion.
Being able to tell if a request is genuine, or just to
wind someone up is a big part of the job. It's amazing how
often we get requests for couples supposedly about to get
engaged when really they are already married to other people.
Being a good DJ is about remembering the many thousands
of records in the collection and working out what fits at
that moment and will help to build the party atmosphere
to an exciting crescendo. A record may work brilliantly,
a floor filling smash but six months down the line you get
rebooked and play the same tune to the same people and it
has the totally opposite reaction. Filtering out the stuff
that is not appropriate or will fall flat is the difference
between someone who just plays records at parties and a
professional party DJ.
With all that said, it's your party, on the night we
play what you like, and as for Request, we love 'em'. When
you book with pro Mobile Disco you are invited to send a
list of favourite tunes. The list can be as long as you
like but please remember 100% Play
lists for DJs do not work as its best to give the DJ
room for flexibility 20 to 30 is about right although for
teenage parties or prom night discos longer requests lists
do work better.
Click on the links for some more info on DJ playlists and party requests.
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