djnanite
tycoonentertainmentcanada wrote :
I had a woman in ft mac tell me to play her song or else she was going to get me fired. so I told the door man to not let anyone up in the booth.. ( it was huge and 10 feet in the air.. I took off my pants and then sent out a request on the mic to the girl who came up here to get the song as I have a question. She came over and then went up the stairs to find me totally naked lower half and then I said I cant play it its broken and snapped the cd in half.. She went and told the owner as she went running out of the booth. He came over and saw me still half naked and started laughing and I said " we need a fan in here im sweating" ... I never saw her again..
Wow. You showed her your junk and snapped her CD in 2?
This is an example of how *not* to handle punter's requests.
I've played at bars, clubs and parties and you will *always* get a punter who wants to hear the music he/she wants to hear. Accept it and learn how to deal with it.
If it's a bar, say the manager has asked you to play a certain type of music. If they have a problem with that, suggest they speak to the bar manager. Alternatively, if they're being really nice about it, explain to them that you are not going to play a song just because 1 person has asked for it - it has to be something the majority of people want to hear. So, if they can get 5 (or 10, depending on how busy it is) separate people to come up and request the same song, then you will play it.
At parties, especially birthday parties and weddings, you will *always* get some girl who asks for the most inappropriate song at the worst time (usually 'ABBA - Dancing Queen'. YMMV). Explain to them that it's not their party and they should speak to the host (bride/groom/birthday boy, etc...). Tell them that if the host comes up to you personally and says it's OK to play the song, you'll play the song. It's their party after all. They'll almost never be able to do this because the host will be too busy.
But really, you've just got to roll with the punches. The punters are not your enemy. If you're a good DJ and you can put your own twist on their requests, they'll love you. If you play a song and it goes off (even if you don't expect it to), they'll love you. If you have a mix, make sure you let the punters know who requested the song. If it falls flat, it's their fault.
You can't lose.
:-D
Posté Mon 31 Mar 14 @ 3:10 pm
djmike001
Okay what you do is dig deep in your back ass crack and I mean deep.. you get your finger to have that wonderful rear door aroma. You ask the person to smell your fingers.. and ask them what your finger smell like... they say ewww.. they smell like... SH@t... then you tell them exactly... that is what your request is... then state next please...
actually don't do that...
Here is what you do, You make an announcement and have the individual come to the center of the dance floor.. What you do is say So and so who requested blah blah blah come out to the middle of the dance floor right now so we can get "the worlds best song on the planet" played prompto. So if they don't show You don't have to play the song. If they do.. the song is a complete bust... and if its the policy of the venue to Kiss ass.. this will throw all the blame on the idiot on the dance floor.. Again if it works out and a slammer then great.. you look great she loves you for it the crowd loves you for it.. If its a complete flop... You proved your point, you taught everyone in the establishment not to ask you for some off colour song and make stupid demands... If they do... the rest of the patrons will hate them for their requests...
People are strange and all in the moment... if the song ends up being a success... don't exactly count on that song being a slammer at another venue or even the same venue again... sometimes strange strange things happen at pubs/bars/dives/poop holes...
actually don't do that...
Here is what you do, You make an announcement and have the individual come to the center of the dance floor.. What you do is say So and so who requested blah blah blah come out to the middle of the dance floor right now so we can get "the worlds best song on the planet" played prompto. So if they don't show You don't have to play the song. If they do.. the song is a complete bust... and if its the policy of the venue to Kiss ass.. this will throw all the blame on the idiot on the dance floor.. Again if it works out and a slammer then great.. you look great she loves you for it the crowd loves you for it.. If its a complete flop... You proved your point, you taught everyone in the establishment not to ask you for some off colour song and make stupid demands... If they do... the rest of the patrons will hate them for their requests...
People are strange and all in the moment... if the song ends up being a success... don't exactly count on that song being a slammer at another venue or even the same venue again... sometimes strange strange things happen at pubs/bars/dives/poop holes...
Posté Mon 31 Mar 14 @ 4:16 pm