Blaqhstarr
I have this one question thats been buggin me for a while since I started dj at my school. Is it a good idea to play the most popular songs at the beginning of an event?
Posté Sun 22 May 11 @ 2:26 pm
JoeyKJ
Only if the gig is One hour long.....
Posté Sun 22 May 11 @ 2:46 pm
runslikealpaca
i dj mostly frat parties and other college events sprinkle the old top 40 in at the beginning and all the new and classics at the end. personally i like to do a section near the end with songs everyone knows all the words to
Posté Sun 22 May 11 @ 3:19 pm
andytaylor125
Yeah, "runs.." has got the right idea...
All those most popular new songs are your "floor fillers" so do some "so new nobody knows them yet" songs right at the start (or slightly older top 40, or the more obscure ones that are upbeat but not massive hits), then, when you can see that everybody's arrived and had a chat, and they're all nodding their heads and tapping there feet to that other stuff your playing...
Then it's time to switch it up a gear, turn up the volume a bit, set the lights to sound active, set your phasers to stun, and then roll out the big new popular hits, starting with the really popular but slower ones and building up to the faster ones to gain excitement.
Once you've got them on the floor and into your groove with all that new popular stuff then it's time to put on the classics that everybody knows all the words to or just the classics that you know will get a reaction!
Hope that helps.
All those most popular new songs are your "floor fillers" so do some "so new nobody knows them yet" songs right at the start (or slightly older top 40, or the more obscure ones that are upbeat but not massive hits), then, when you can see that everybody's arrived and had a chat, and they're all nodding their heads and tapping there feet to that other stuff your playing...
Then it's time to switch it up a gear, turn up the volume a bit, set the lights to sound active, set your phasers to stun, and then roll out the big new popular hits, starting with the really popular but slower ones and building up to the faster ones to gain excitement.
Once you've got them on the floor and into your groove with all that new popular stuff then it's time to put on the classics that everybody knows all the words to or just the classics that you know will get a reaction!
Hope that helps.
Posté Sun 22 May 11 @ 5:25 pm
djnutz
Here is a playlist from a prom I did. I came out with both barrels blazing. There is enough music out right now to be able to play A LOT of hot music most of the night. I had the majority of the kids dancing most of the night. All selections are remixed and clean for play at a school sponsored event.
20:59 : DROP - HIGH ENERGY INTRO BY DJ NUTZ
21:00 : BLACK EYED PEAS - I GOTTA FEELING
21:02 : Ke$ha - Blow
21:06 : Lady GaGa - Born This Way
21:10 : PINK - RAISE YOUR GLASS
21:15 : CUPID - CUPID SHUFFLE
21:20 : Mike Posner ft. Lil Wayne - Bow Chicka Wow Wow
21:22 : Cali Swag District f B.O.B. and Sean Kingston - Teach Me How To Dougie
21:27 : Willow Smith - Whip My Hair
21:30 : BLACK EYED PEAS - IMMA BE
21:35 : FAR EAST MOVEMENT FT CATARACS AND DEV - LIKE A G6 2010
21:36 : USHER FEAT. PITBULL - DJ GOT US FALLIN' IN LOVE
21:42 : KESHA - WE R WHO WE R
21:45 : TAIO CRUZ - DYNAMITE
21:49 : MICHAEL BUBLE - THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
21:54 : WIZ KHALIFA - BLACK AND YELLOW
21:57 : ESTER DEAN FT LIL WAYNE - DROP IT LOW
22:02 : BEYONCE FEAT LIL SCRAPPY - SINGLE LADIES (OFFICIAL REMIX)
22:05 : MC HAMMER - U CAN'T TOUCH THIS
22:09 : DAVID GUETT FT AKON - SEXY CHICK
22:12 : FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN - LOW
22:16 : Pitbull & T-Pain - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)
22:20 : CHRIS BROWN - YEAH 3X
22:23 : Justin Bieber - Baby
22:29 : AKON FEAT. MICHAEL JACKSON - HOLD MY HAND
22:32 : Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
22:35 : 50 CENT - IN DA CLUB
22:39 : JASON DERULO - RIDIN SOLO
22:42 : rihanna f. jay-z - umbrella
22:48 : LIL JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ - GET LOW FUNKYMIX
22:51 : Enrique Iglesias Ft Pitbull - I Like It
22:53 : NICKI MINAJ & WILL.I.AM - CHECK IT OUT!
22:56 : Usher vs Sir Mix-a-Lot - OMG vs Baby Got Back [Segue]
23:02 : Black Eyed Peas - The Time
23:08 : PITBULL FT FATMAN SCOOP & AKON - SHUT IT DOWN
23:12 : JAY SEAN F NICKI MINAJ - 2012 (IT AIN'T THE END)
23:15 : KESHA - TIK TOK (DJ NUTZ PITBULL CLUB MIX)
23:20 : JASON DERULO - WHATCHA SAY
23:24 : HINDER - LIPS OF AN ANGEL
23:28 : LIL WAYNE FEAT. STATIC MAJOR - LOLLIPOP [CLEAN]
23:31 : DORROUGH - ICE CREAM PAINT JOB
23:36 : MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER
23:40 : MR C - CHA CHA SONG
23:46 : BRUNO MARS - GRENADE
23:48 : KATY PERRY - TEENAGE DREAM
23:55 : Usher - More.mp3
23:59 : DROP - LIVELY CLOSER
23:59 : VAN HALEN - HAPPY TRAILS
20:59 : DROP - HIGH ENERGY INTRO BY DJ NUTZ
21:00 : BLACK EYED PEAS - I GOTTA FEELING
21:02 : Ke$ha - Blow
21:06 : Lady GaGa - Born This Way
21:10 : PINK - RAISE YOUR GLASS
21:15 : CUPID - CUPID SHUFFLE
21:20 : Mike Posner ft. Lil Wayne - Bow Chicka Wow Wow
21:22 : Cali Swag District f B.O.B. and Sean Kingston - Teach Me How To Dougie
21:27 : Willow Smith - Whip My Hair
21:30 : BLACK EYED PEAS - IMMA BE
21:35 : FAR EAST MOVEMENT FT CATARACS AND DEV - LIKE A G6 2010
21:36 : USHER FEAT. PITBULL - DJ GOT US FALLIN' IN LOVE
21:42 : KESHA - WE R WHO WE R
21:45 : TAIO CRUZ - DYNAMITE
21:49 : MICHAEL BUBLE - THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
21:54 : WIZ KHALIFA - BLACK AND YELLOW
21:57 : ESTER DEAN FT LIL WAYNE - DROP IT LOW
22:02 : BEYONCE FEAT LIL SCRAPPY - SINGLE LADIES (OFFICIAL REMIX)
22:05 : MC HAMMER - U CAN'T TOUCH THIS
22:09 : DAVID GUETT FT AKON - SEXY CHICK
22:12 : FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN - LOW
22:16 : Pitbull & T-Pain - Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)
22:20 : CHRIS BROWN - YEAH 3X
22:23 : Justin Bieber - Baby
22:29 : AKON FEAT. MICHAEL JACKSON - HOLD MY HAND
22:32 : Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song
22:35 : 50 CENT - IN DA CLUB
22:39 : JASON DERULO - RIDIN SOLO
22:42 : rihanna f. jay-z - umbrella
22:48 : LIL JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ - GET LOW FUNKYMIX
22:51 : Enrique Iglesias Ft Pitbull - I Like It
22:53 : NICKI MINAJ & WILL.I.AM - CHECK IT OUT!
22:56 : Usher vs Sir Mix-a-Lot - OMG vs Baby Got Back [Segue]
23:02 : Black Eyed Peas - The Time
23:08 : PITBULL FT FATMAN SCOOP & AKON - SHUT IT DOWN
23:12 : JAY SEAN F NICKI MINAJ - 2012 (IT AIN'T THE END)
23:15 : KESHA - TIK TOK (DJ NUTZ PITBULL CLUB MIX)
23:20 : JASON DERULO - WHATCHA SAY
23:24 : HINDER - LIPS OF AN ANGEL
23:28 : LIL WAYNE FEAT. STATIC MAJOR - LOLLIPOP [CLEAN]
23:31 : DORROUGH - ICE CREAM PAINT JOB
23:36 : MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER
23:40 : MR C - CHA CHA SONG
23:46 : BRUNO MARS - GRENADE
23:48 : KATY PERRY - TEENAGE DREAM
23:55 : Usher - More.mp3
23:59 : DROP - LIVELY CLOSER
23:59 : VAN HALEN - HAPPY TRAILS
Posté Mon 23 May 11 @ 8:11 am
dj-e-lectric
For school dances that last usually 2-3 hours and todays short attention span of students I come out blazin with currents right up front to set the mood (otherwise in the first 10-15 minutes they decide you are wacked and playing nothing but oldies all night). After about a hour and you have their confidence you can play pretty much anything (within reason) new or old as long as it's a floor filla you can't go wrong.
Posté Thu 26 May 11 @ 12:56 am