Finally, after we
finish all the Formal Announcements and all the Activities we've planned
together, after the guests have chowed down, after the cake-cutting, we can
PARTY!!!
You think this
would be the easy part, but for me it's nerve-wracking! Picture this... YOU are
at the music controls, you play a new Rihanna song and NOBODY Dances! Where do
you go next? DJs I've recently interviewed have said, literally, "Who Cares! If
they don't dance to Good Music it's their problem!" (swear to God, this was a
response!).
It's NOT Your
Problem! This is YOUR Party, and I'm responsible for the rest of the night being
a Grand Triumph or a Grand Bust!
My secret is
twofold... 1) We've sat together and PLANNED what you and your guests love
musically so I know, and 2) I have EYES and Experience! These DJs who line up 10
Top 40 songs and walk away from the console texting someone should be tossed out
of the business!
I Know what music
you love because YOU Told ME! Why would I stick with Rihanna when you said you
want Motown or Disco or Techno? The night should be filled with music you and
your guests love - a Polka or Tarantella led by the DJ really creates great
memories for the older crowd of Italians. You're down with the Beatles, so you
dance to Long Tall Sally, I Saw Her Standing There, etc.
But I have eyes
too. Play Rihanna, 10 people dance. Not counting the Liquor Factor (more dance
as the liquor pours!). Try 60's - 70's - now all your aunts are up, and lots of
young friends. 80's doesn't work so well. We're experimenting. Slow Dancing went
well, but we're partying now. Maybe some vintage RB - Kids like Jump around and
Yeah (Usher) - save for later. I'm watching. By the last hour I know EXACTLY
what gets THIS crowd dancing, and I hit Top 40, RB and 60's - 70's hard. Now I
know how to run your Party!
