Have you ever played a gig where someone in the audience wasn’t thrilled by your choice of music? If so, hopefully it wasn’t the person who hired you.
There was an incident recently a private party had to end early because the organizer attacked the DJ. Physically attacked. Apparently, the DJ wasn’t playing the kind of music the organizer thought should be played. The party organizer yelled at the DJ about the song selection, she smashed his laptop, headphones and other equipment. Then, as if that didn’t get her point across, she punched the DJ in the head!
The rest of the crowd did come to his defence, but there really wasn’t much left of the party after that.
Granted, this might have been an extreme example of someone going overboard. But, as a DJ, it is your responsibility to make sure that you’re spinning tunes that the person who hired you wants to hear.
Here’s a tip: get your client to draw up a list of songs he or she really does not want to hear as well as those he or she really does want to hear. Sure, you’ve got a crowd to please. But ultimately, the only person you should be considering above all else is your client.
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