The client, the deejay and the crowd combine to make the best receptions.
After personally deejaying a wedding this past Saturday, I started to think about the party and what I enjoy the most about performing at receptions.
Sure I get personal satisfaction from seeing a packed dance floor. (This one was packed from start to finish.) And yes I enjoy the compliments I get when people tell me what a great job I did.
But what I really enjoy most is how each party is full of surprises and you never personally have all the answers. The best parties merge the client’s personal requests, the deejay’s experience and the requests of the guests.
At this party, members of the crowd asked for Rick Astley. Rick, by the way, had two big hits in the eighties, then faded into obscurity. We haven’t had Rick Astley requests for years.
But since the client told me to play any requests their guests might make, I mixed in his biggest hit “Never Gonna Give You Up” after a more recent song of the same tempo. To my surprise, the crowd went crazy So, I then followed it up with “Together Forever, ” his other hit, and the crowd continued to go wild.
Another song we rarely get requests for is the old line dance “the Bunny Hop.” It was requested and I played it after the “Cupid Shuffle” that also talks about hopping. Turns out, practically everyone in the room was hopping to it.
The client contributed to the energy by allowing requests. The guests contributed to the energy by making requests. I contributed to the energy by knowing when to mix in these requests.
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