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CurtissTheDJ said:
I have played a few weddings and other events where I have received future Bookings from parents of the Newlyweds, Grandparents and Guests from events who have said that they enjoyed my song selections. It is a great feeling when you receive Contacts and clients for future bookings when the client says that they say me play at so & so's event. It happens quite often. This is reason that I do not play songs that contain profanity. (Kids)
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I'm not suggesting you change your values to accommodate a request. And I don't play dirty edits at a wedding either.

All I'm suggesting is that if the CEO asks for something, they get priority of what I can possibly do. And at a wedding I will consider the bride the CEO.

If nobody else likes what I do at her wedding because I did what she asked... That isn't my preference, but I am willing to take those instructions and go down with the ship.

Of course, most of my clients hire me because they want a great party and for their guests to enjoy it. It's rare that a real conflict comes up. But I know whose side I'm on if it does.
 
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Albatross said:
I wouldn't ever shut down a request if the wedding couple themselves made it. When you're doing a wedding, it's important to know who the boss is.

I specifically ask for the couple getting married to be the named party on my contract, even if mom and dad are paying for this specific reason. You shouldn't ever have to second guess a chain of command in the middle of a wedding.

In that situation, I politely apologize to the stepmom and say "I'm sorry you don't find it appropriate. I might not have chosen this myself but _____ specifically asked me to play this and it's her day."
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That's generally my go to response but the step-mom was starting to make a scene and I decided to err on the side of caution. It was also very early in my DJ career. Ten years later, I'm much more confident in how to handle that situation
 
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EERobert said:
Client is paying, client requests the song, who am I to decide weather or not to play it.

Also, that song is a banger
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... it could be that you are not able to decide due to the "weather", vs whether. I agree that the song is good; that song is not appropriate for the Event/Guests/Future Clients.
 
Talking about bride/groom requesting explicit material, I had this happen this past weekend from the groom. Ex-military, and gave me 5 pages of handwritten song titles with a big "Uncensored, please" at the top of the page. Early on, I'd do what the client says but nowadays, sorry, I'm not playing un-edited versions. I never said a word to the groom about it and fortunately, he didn't come back and try to make an issue out of it. If he had, I would've told him, "Sorry, but no." I'm normally all about doing whatever the client asks for but in this case, no, I will not knowingly cause offense to folks that are at the event. The client is NOT always right.
 
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rickryan.com said:
Talking about bride/groom requesting explicit material, I had this happen this past weekend from the groom. Ex-military, and gave me 5 pages of handwritten song titles with a big "Uncensored, please" at the top of the page. Early on, I'd do what the client says but nowadays, sorry, I'm not playing un-edited versions. I never said a word to the groom about it and fortunately, he didn't come back and try to make an issue out of it. If he had, I would've told him, "Sorry, but no." I'm normally all about doing whatever the client asks for but in this case, no, I will not knowingly cause offense to folks that are at the event. The client is NOT always right.
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Thank you RickRyan; You are (so) Correct!
 
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