It worked!
Ever since college age I have had a DJ business. Not untz untz DJ, like weddings and bar mitzvahs and the like. Even though I have a solid career, I still run my DJ hustle for extra bucks and fun.
As a wedding DJ, you are a fairly large part in the fun that the customers have. I’m a hippy that learned early in not to play what I like…. When Ive tried, the dance floor clears and people looked confused. I play what they want to hear. With the goal of meeting the clients needs. Many clients and their friends are quite pain in the asses with requests… and then two songs later coming back to you to remind you. It’s tedious. At best. But, can be fun.
Last week I had a client for a wedding. An adult wedding they told me, no kids. We like to have a really good time, and we love to dance… they say. They did t have a song list other than they wanted CELEBRATION as their first dance… quite odd I thought. They told me they don’t like slow dancing, they like a wild party… including the elders in the group. They were not lying. By far the most fun group I have worked for in 40 years. Friendly and fun. And, naturally… drunk.
A few songs after their first dance everyone was out partying dancing it up and I decided to break my rule. I slipped in LET U GO from Tucson and mixed it in. People loved it. Dancing harder. I had the next tune ready to go, in case I started losing the group, there are a few decent bail out spots in LUG that I was ready for. Once the big jam came, they bride hollered “conga line!!!” And the whole wedding party of 100 people formed in line and they had the longest most wild conga line ever. Everyone was having a blast. I was proud that the dogs mixed in catalyised this awesome moment in their wedding.
Bunches of people commented on my skills… most centered on the big jam. 4 people wanted to know who it was. I got a $500 tip from the brides dad. Sweating his ass off. Told me he hadn’t danced like that in months. lol. And, I met a gal who I fancied and by the calls and texts over the week, she fancy’s me too.
The dogs version of psychedelicized pop worked pretty good at the wedding with non jam fans. Very well.