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Experience Level: Intermediate
Topic: To playlist or not to playlist?
Tone: Informal/Casual
Extra notes: I've written something for my website but although people get what I'm saying, they say it comes across as a bit of a rant and will put people off hiring me. I need the article rewritten with positives rather than negatives.
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To playlist or not to playlist?
Would you like your DJ to be a robotic monkey that cycles through a playlist like a jukebox would cycle through every song you paid it for? Or would you prefer a DJ that acts as an audience interaction specialist by monitoring the dance floor and responding appropriately by playing the right song at the right time?
I speak from experience because on various occasions throughout 2017 I have been that monkey! Loading up a client playlist, setting up auto play on my DJ laptop and spending the next few hours browsing Facebook for status updates! I had completely lost interest in my job, my client and my dance floor, I was just a button pusher!
Let me ask you a question, can you see into the future? Can you predict what your guests will want to dance to? What evidence do you have to back up your theory? As a DJ with 20 years experience I believe it's impossible to predict what people will want to dance to before the evening of the party!
Do you tell the photographer which photos to take?
Do you give the cake maker a list of ingredients?
Do you tell the photo booth company which props to bring?
Do you tell the band what their set list should be?
So, should you give the DJ a playlist?
I have witnessed first hand far too many parties that have fizzled out having been affected by the curse of a playlist! I once received great feedback from a client stating that I had refused to play YMCA because the client had stipulated it shouldn't be played - but if guests want to dance to YMCA, should we not play it for them?
Right now you might be thinking I'm not the DJ for you, I want my monkey! So, let me elaborate on how I operate:
- I will accept requests from you, your friends and your family on the night of your disco.
- I proactively invite music requests over the microphone.
- Each table will have a request pad and pen to write down the songs they wish to dance to.
- Guests can text me requests from their mobile phone if they are too shy to come and speak to me.
- I will use my expertise to compliment song requests with other songs that work well together.
- I will continually monitor the dance floor and adapt the music based on my observations and interaction with your guests.
- I won't play any songs you really, really, really hate ( just drop me a note via email )
Let me finish up by saying, I really hope I don't come across as arrogant, I'm passionate about music and love to have a busy dance floor when I'm working - and isn't that what every client wants from their DJ?
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Tone: Informal/Casual
Extra notes: I've written something for my website but although people get what I'm saying, they say it comes across as a bit of a rant and will put people off hiring me. I need the article rewritten with positives rather than negatives.
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To playlist or not to playlist?
Would you like your DJ to be a robotic monkey that cycles through a playlist like a jukebox would cycle through every song you paid it for? Or would you prefer a DJ that acts as an audience interaction specialist by monitoring the dance floor and responding appropriately by playing the right song at the right time?
I speak from experience because on various occasions throughout 2017 I have been that monkey! Loading up a client playlist, setting up auto play on my DJ laptop and spending the next few hours browsing Facebook for status updates! I had completely lost interest in my job, my client and my dance floor, I was just a button pusher!
Let me ask you a question, can you see into the future? Can you predict what your guests will want to dance to? What evidence do you have to back up your theory? As a DJ with 20 years experience I believe it's impossible to predict what people will want to dance to before the evening of the party!
Do you tell the photographer which photos to take?
Do you give the cake maker a list of ingredients?
Do you tell the photo booth company which props to bring?
Do you tell the band what their set list should be?
So, should you give the DJ a playlist?
I have witnessed first hand far too many parties that have fizzled out having been affected by the curse of a playlist! I once received great feedback from a client stating that I had refused to play YMCA because the client had stipulated it shouldn't be played - but if guests want to dance to YMCA, should we not play it for them?
Right now you might be thinking I'm not the DJ for you, I want my monkey! So, let me elaborate on how I operate:
- I will accept requests from you, your friends and your family on the night of your disco.
- I proactively invite music requests over the microphone.
- Each table will have a request pad and pen to write down the songs they wish to dance to.
- Guests can text me requests from their mobile phone if they are too shy to come and speak to me.
- I will use my expertise to compliment song requests with other songs that work well together.
- I will continually monitor the dance floor and adapt the music based on my observations and interaction with your guests.
- I won't play any songs you really, really, really hate ( just drop me a note via email )
Let me finish up by saying, I really hope I don't come across as arrogant, I'm passionate about music and love to have a busy dance floor when I'm working - and isn't that what every client wants from their DJ?
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Nick B.
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