17 Year Old Girls

I'm DJing a 17 year old girls birthday party in a couple of weeks. This will be the first time in quite a while that I've done a youth event. If anyone could recommend maybe the top 25 songs for this age group (I assume there will be boys there too), I'd really appreciate it!

I would like to direct you Stacy to the music forum and Cams top 20 for some of the hottest most current perhaps look back a month or two as these are songs more mainstream now and Cams list is ahead of current for his nightclub stuff. Lollipop,Love In This Club, Chris Browns latest-Forever, 4 Minutes -Madonna and Justin,Ray Jyung Berg-Sexy Can I, Canada's own Kardinal Offishal-Dangerous,Rihanna-Take A Bow, Miley Cyrus- See you Again to name a few.

A DJ of your stature hopefully has informed the client that you might not know all the current hits and that you will rely on a awesome forum like ODJT to assist you in making their event a success. Oh and one other Novel thought your local areas top 40 Radio Charts likely will cover most of their needs especially if regional likes and dislikes come into play google or visit their site for the best list.. Thanks!

along with Jon's idea which is great,,,, biggies will be

Crank That- Soljia Boy
Low - Flo Rida

"Crank that" has died for me here in AZ

Flo-Rida-Elevator
Usher ft Beyonce-Love in this club remix
Shawty Putt ft Lil Jon-Dat baby
The Dream-Falsetto,I luv you girl
Plies-Bust it baby 2
Lil wayne-lollilop,Animile
Three Six Mafia-Lolli Lolli
Mariah Carey-Touch my body
Colby O donnis-What u got
Dj fellie Fel-Finer things
Neyo-Closer
JoRDIN sparks-no air
MARIO-CRYING OUT FOR ME

There's a few good ideas in this thread too Stacey

http://www.ourdjtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15113

"Crank that" has died for me here in AZ

not only are we 3 hours behind the Mainland (ca) in time,,, we take awhile to catch up with music! LOL

No air is a MUST!!!
Chris Brown - Kiss Kiss is a great Starter
Baby Bash - Cyclone
Chris Brown - Wall to Wall
Lil Wil - My Dougie
Fergie - Glamorous


I have an infamous playlist that has some songs that will help you as well, it should be stickied in the music forum or school forum.

Playlist for forthcoming HS grad party:

>Cupid ~ Cupid Shuffle
>Usher ~ Yeah
Britney Spears
>Mariah Carey ~ Touch My Body
>A-Ha ~ Take On Me
Chris Brown
Cochise ~ Perculator, Booty Call, Casper Slide, Electric Boogie
>Ayesha ~ Jump On It
>Miley Cyrus ~ See you again (Feb 08)
Fergie
Akon
Sean Kingston
Ashley Tinsdale
>Flo Rida ~ Low, Elevator
>The Grand Skeem ~ Baby Got Back
Daughtry
>Soulja Boy ~ Crank Dat (Superman Song)
Pussycat Dolls
Daniel Beddingfield
Jo-Jo
K-Ci & Jo Jo
>A-Teens ~ Bouncing off the ceiling
>Disturbed
Evanescence ~
>Billy Ray & Miley Cyrus ~ Ready, Set, don’t Go
>UB 40 ~ Red Red Wine
>Cheap Trick ~I Want You To Want Me
J. Lo
>Vanilla Ice ~ Ice Ice Baby
>TLC ~ No Scrubs (Mar 99)
*Tim McGraw
*Carrie Underwood
*Rascal Flatts

You can thank me later. ;)

Stacy,

Here's a list from a recent 2008 Prom post that someone posted - sorry I don't remember who was the originator - but it's got some great tunes!

Set 1:

Daylight - Kelly Rowland
Sorry - Buck Cherry
Get Buck In here - DJ feli Fel
Kiss Kiss - Chris Brown
Calabria - Enur
Don't stop the music - rihanna
makes me wonder - maroon 5
paralyzer - finger eleven
sweetest girl - wyclef jean
clumsy - fergie
flashing lights - kanye west
sexy lady - yung berg

Set 2:

I don't wanna miss a thing - aerosmith
boulevard of broken dreams mashup
Beat it - Fall out boy
my own worst enemy - lit
gold digger - kanye west
what is it - Baby Bash
Feedback - Janet
Salt Shaker - Ying Yang Twins
You can do it - ice cube
Sensual seduction - snoop dogg
cupids chokehold - gym class heroes
Get it girl - Bun B & Ying Yang twins
Burn it up - R Kelly

Set 3:

Bleeding love - leona lewis
elevator - flo rida
ching a ling - Missy Elliot (OR Work It)
Get Me Bodied - Beyonce
Independt - Webbie
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix A Lot
What Hurts the Most - Cascada
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Jump On It - Sir Mix A Lot
Buttons - Pussycat Dolls
Sexy Can I - Ray J
Nothin' - NORE
Love In This Club - Usher
Toxic - Britney Spears
Make It Rain - Fat Joe

Set 4:

Love song - Sara Bareilles
With You - Chris Brown
Going Back To Cali - LL Cool J (Just first verse and transitions perfectly into following:)
Hey Baby - Bow Wow
Ice Ice Electro - DJ Deville (crack4djs.net)
Jump Around RMX 2008 - DJ Beatbreaker (crack4djs.net)
I Got It from my mama - Will ai am
Party like a Rockstar - Shop Boyz
You shook me all night long/My Humps Mashup - ACDC/Black Eyed Peas
What is Love - Haddaway
Yeah - Usher
Go Girl - Pittbull
Get Low - Lil Jon & East side boys
Low - Flo Rida ***
Drop - Ying Yang Twins
Hypnotize - Notorious BIG
Scream - Timbaland
Superstar - Lupe Fiasco

Closing Set:

Teardrops on my guitar - Taylor Swift
Make Me Better - Fabolous
Closing Tipsy * - Semisonic/ J Kwon


*** Low into Baby Got Back (extended into, if possible)

A DJ of your stature hopefully has informed the client that you might not know all the current hits and that you will rely on a awesome forum like ODJT to assist you in making their event a success. Oh and one other Novel thought your local areas top 40 Radio Charts likely will cover most of their needs especially if regional likes and dislikes come into play google or visit their site for the best list.. Thanks!

Gee, do I dedect a note of sarcasm here?

Actually, I would not inform the client of such a thing. I would do my homework (as I am starting to do here) and show up prepared. Oh, and I do get the mainstream radio subscription to Promo Only, so I am also prepared for on-the-spot requests.

Also, from the client's perspective, they don't really care what chat boards I learn from or share with. I am aware that there are other resources for me to obtain the information from, but I thought I might have received a friendlier response here. Feel free not to answer any of my questions anymore, okay Jon?

Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their info...I feel all set! :sqlaugh:

I feel for ya Stacy... I'm up for my first youth event next Saturday which will be a graduation party on the beach at a beach house.... I've been boning up on the newer music but when I got the music request list there was a lot of what in my day would have been called heavy metal.... I'm gonna like this gig....:)

Lots of Korn, Disturbed, Bullet For My Valentine, Panic! At The Disco, Metalica, AC/DC, etc....

Probably not good music for your party but mine is going to love it.

I generally try to stay away from the 17 year old girls, it is not that hard to wait until they turn 18.

I generally try to stay away from the 17 year old girls, it is not that hard to wait until they turn 18.

You're sooooooo bad!!!!!!:rofl:

I'm DJing a 17 year old girls birthday party in a couple of weeks. This will be the first time in quite a while that I've done a youth event. If anyone could recommend maybe the top 25 songs for this age group (I assume there will be boys there too), I'd really appreciate it!

Stacy, I feel very flattered that you have asked folks on this board for assistance.

Two suggestions, The Cupid Shuffle and Crank Dat.

The legal age in NY is 17 -- any way I can help out...? :sqlaugh:

not only are we 3 hours behind the Mainland (ca) in time,,, we take awhile to catch up with music! LOLI hear ya Chuck. How are you Islanders enjoying that new dance craze "The Electric Slide"?

IF you looked beyond what you perceived as sarcasm or in negative light you would have seen I shared several proper choices. However I have been known to be brutally honest when it comes to music and gig preparation.

We dont always know everything about every new event for which we book but if Im not up on the music, I allow my client to know where I am with their very important music of choice. I certainly dont wait just a couple weeks in advance to get an exhausted list from folks somewhere out there on this large planet. I do at times mention that I network with DJs from all over the world discussing world trends in party coordination and music ideas to assist in staying current with my clients needs. Sometimes they like that I have resources such as this and seminars, conventions etc to increase my knowledge.

One last thing.

Though I use ideas presented by you and others here, when selecting songs for kids in my area usually I rely heavily on the local music format as well and it has served me well. Example at a wedding here I would play Rasputin and it work everytime if I suggested you use it in your neck likely it would bomb miserably. Cha Cha Slide never worked here but Follow the leader was a smash hit. Get my point?
No need to throw my contribution aside amidst what you might perceive as sarcasm.

:sqwink:Gee, do I dedect a note of sarcasm here?

Actually, I would not inform the client of such a thing. I would do my homework (as I am starting to do here) and show up prepared. Oh, and I do get the mainstream radio subscription to Promo Only, so I am also prepared for on-the-spot requests.

Also, from the client's perspective, they don't really care what chat boards I learn from or share with. I am aware that there are other resources for me to obtain the information from, but I thought I might have received a friendlier response here. Feel free not to answer any of my questions anymore, okay Jon?

Stacy,

I have been doing this a long time as well and one thing I always do when contracting a gig is send out a song request list, it gets me on an even keel with the people I will be playing for. I don't know what area you are playing in but here each different group may require a majority of music in a certain genre regardless of age, be it Country, Urban, Rock, Pop or oldies even a group of high school kids can throw you for a loop from time to time.

Stacey ask the client for a playlist or some suggestions. most 17 year olds have ipods and access to the net. IF YOU HAVE DIRECT TV THEY HAVE A MUSIC STATION CALLED THE HEAT. It plays all the latest stuff and it is also on sat radio. I also look at billboards top 100 and promo only hit list and itune will show u the top downloads int he country. good luck

anytime I do a teen party, I just go to the billboard top 20 and make sure i have all of those. that and my normal collection always works well.

artists
rihanna
cris brown
soulja bow
neyo
my chemical romance
akon
mariah carey - touch ma body

that's pretty much i can think of right now... hehehe

Scott,

We ALWAYS print out a list of the Billboard top 40 before we head out to the gig. Sometimes I have brain farts and can't pick a song. I use billboard to keep me on track :)

I just did a teen event, and the three most popular requests were, in this order:

1) "SLOW SONGS"
2) AMERICAN IDIOT
3) SWEET HOME ALABAMA

if they're in the nj/ny area just go to z100.com and look at their playlist and their top 20, it's on the right hand side. You can't go wrong with those. country is a big no no round here, and the cupid shuffle hasn't really gotten big yet. Cha cha slide will work, and if the girl is from the central or northern area of jersey they might be into "techno" as well.