Wedding Reception
 We announced and spotlighted
the groom and his mother for their special dance and were about to play
the song when...
 The groom walked from the dance
floor to the DJ and requested a different song than he had requested earlier.
Because of the experience of the DJ and our large collection of music,
he picked the CD out, put it in the CD player, and started the song by
the time the groom returned to the dance floor.
The bride had chosen a song to
dance with her father. Right before the announcement...
The bride asked the DJ for an
old song that she had never heard of (a friend had just suggested the title
to her). Because of the knowledge of the DJ and our large collection of
music, he was able to pick the song out and had the song ready for her
special dance. Her friend later came over and said it was the correct song
and version.
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High School
Several couples asked for a song
by Benny Goodman. Having such a large quantity of music, we were able to
accommodate the couples for this one unusual request and the dance floor
remained crowded.
This was a highly unusual request.
Since we're there to make the dance special for everyone, we're willing
to try a few of the unusual (we find High School students are tolerant
enough to handle something unusual, occasionally). If the dance floor starts
to empty drastically, we're prepared to quickly replace it with another
song to keep the dance floor full.
Since we don't attend the schools
we play at, we don't know whether a request, which would not be popular
at other schools, is one that is special to many students at this particular
school
We are selective in which of
the unusual requests we'll play. We don't play a request just because it's
unusual.
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Excited Guests
At almost every dance we do,
one or more guests will say, "I'm sure you don't have this song but I've
got to ask anyway," or "None of the DJ's I've heard ever have this style
but do you have it?" When we tell them we have the song and will play it,
their eyes light up. When the song is played, they come out and dance with
excitement and happiness. It makes our DJ's experience extra special, too.
We bring such a large quantity
of music so every guest can hear that one song which means so much to him
or her. We don't promise anyone we'll play their requests if we can't.
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Forgotten Songs
For a great-grandmother's 85th
birthday, attended by her immediate family and close friends, they didn't
make any requests other than to play background music from the 1940's and
early 1950's.
We wanted to play popular songs
from that era they normally don't get to hear. So we played hits other
than the big band ones. Often we would hear a collective sound of enjoyment,
comments "I haven't heard that song in years," and reminiscing of moments
the song reminded them of. Almost every one of the guests took their time
at the end of the party to personally thank the DJ for making the party
"very special."
For a 1950's party that was to
have background music other than the typical rock and roll, our DJ's had
no trouble pleasing them and adding to the party
When they played Lawrence Welk,
the guests got a kick out of the bubble machine specifically brought for
that moment, at no charge.
The DJ's facilitated quite a
few sing-a-longs to entertain the guests.
At the end, quite a few of the
guests came by to thank the DJ's for the fun.
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