It's NOT all about the DJ

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djdon

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Jul 31, 2006
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I got the rare opportunity to attend a wedding where one of my dj's worked, and I got to be a guest. It was a 7.5 hour reception.

Lemme tell ya. I had more fun catching up with old friends, tying on a really healthy buzz and NOT having to worry about what to play next than I've had in ages.

I couldn't have cared less about what the DJ was playing. He played the majority of the B&G's requests. I found myself doing a couple country line dances, the limbo, a conga line and that was about it. Let's hear it for group dances lol

There's something to be said for attending an event where the DJ is NOT the center of attention with huge sound systems, video screens, props announcements every 5 minutes games blah blah blah etc etc...
 
wow, that's cool,,, I've been at weddings and parties as a guest and I try to have a good time and not wonder what song he will play next,. or I would have play this or that.... but to go and have fun and not center on that.... that is cool... :)
 
Way to go, Don. That's my kind of party.

Good music, cold drinks and you actually get to git up and dance with the rest when that song starts. :)
 
I just returned from a 20th high school reunion.

I pretty much sat in the corner for 3 hours and 50min. (4hr show)

I had planned on being back ground music, and was right on the money..

The group that hired me were very pleased, and said they had 0 complaints,
(I was bored out of my mind, but got to play some really cool 80's music)

But...I was paid well, and my customers were happy...

Isn't this whats important??
 
JoeChartreuse said:
Now THAT"S an interesting quote from a pro, might be it may provide some insight....
Click to expand...

Seriously. I was not listening to songs I didn't enjoy. I didn't barf when a song I didn't like was played. I just continued to drink, party, socialize and be a normal human being among my compadres.

I think B&G's just might place too much emphasis on the dj. Hey. If the crowd is gonna dance, they're gonna dance. If they're not, no amount of music programming, huge, great sounding and looking DJ shows or mic work is going to make them dance. To me, there's little more annoying than a loud mouthed dj on the mic essentially begging people to dance, or engage in stupid activities that that really don't want to do. It's right up there with pushy car salesmen.

It really begs the question in my mind: Exactly how important IS the DJ TO THE GUESTS? An incorrect answer to this question is: It's how important the DJ is to the client. NOT the answer I'm looking for. Cuz I gotta tell ya: at this event, he wasn't so important. Everyone had a good time anyway.
 
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