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Posted by Revival160 on Jan-05-2007 18:03:

Wedding DJ - Would You Do It?

What would it take for you to DJ at a wedding? Does everyone have a price?

Posted by starsearcher on Jan-05-2007 18:13:

I'd do it for a minimal price, but who wants an EDM DJ at their wedding? ...people play "iffy" music at weddings mostly

Posted by StereoPrincess on Jan-05-2007 18:14:

at one point in the night i will be dj'ing my own weddin'.

Posted by Skipper on Jan-05-2007 18:15:

I wouldn't, unless it was very small and for a very close friend.

I have a friend who DJs weddings and he's largely an EDM DJ but with lots of other musical training. It's not an easy job to make everyone happy but he's very good at it.

Posted by Revival160 on Jan-05-2007 18:15:

quote:
Originally posted by starsearcher
I'd do it for a minimal price, but who wants an EDM DJ at their wedding? ...people play "iffy" music at weddings mostly

That's the point - you'd most likely have to play the crap that most weddings are filled with...

Posted by starsearcher on Jan-05-2007 19:58:

quote:
Originally posted by Revival160
That's the point - you'd most likely have to play the crap that most weddings are filled with...

OH...then no

Posted by Swamper on Jan-05-2007 21:07:

DJ Joe Blow Live from Banquet Hall C.mp3

Tracklist

1. UB40 - Red Red Wine
2. Chubby Checker - The Twist
3. Chicken Dance
4. Conga Line
5. Macarena
6. The Horrorist - One Night In New York City (Consummation Remix)

Posted by Yohan on Jan-05-2007 21:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Swamper
DJ Joe Blow Live from Banquet Hall C.mp3

6. The Horrorist - One Night In New York City (Consummation Remix)

LMAO

For some reason I think this tune is quite inapproriate for a wedding!

Posted by DJ_Ampz on Jan-05-2007 21:55:

Turned down an offer from one of the girls i went to school with yesterday

Posted by Euphorica on Jan-05-2007 22:26:

just bring your mp3 player. put it on random and go get hammered

Posted by m2j on Jan-05-2007 23:24:

I wouldn't do it.

DJing would no longer be fun if I have to play music I do not love... at that point it becomes a job instead of a passion.

Posted by darouge11 on Jan-06-2007 01:06:

quote:
Originally posted by Swamper

6. The Horrorist - One Night In New York City (Consummation Remix)

Yes this song would really set the mood

Posted by DigiNut on Jan-06-2007 01:11:

$20 and a blowjob.

(Not from the bride, that would just be awkward)

Posted by tatgirl on Jan-06-2007 03:46:

I've had 2 DJ friends (who played EDM) work as professional wedding/ event DJ's. They both were excellent in their field.
One happened to play our wedding- Muff2k (Jarek)

Posted by Jem_hadar on Jan-07-2007 07:15:

Didnt Rich (Richard Taylor) DJ at Cecilia's wedding? Im pretty sure thats whut she told me at WEMF!

Posted by DarkAngel on Jan-07-2007 10:43:

I most likely wouldn't do it. I play what I like. No one and I mean NO ONE tells me how to play or what to play.

Posted by Muff2K on Jan-08-2007 02:10:

hey hey hey.

weddings are my thing.
and stags, graduations, xmas parties, birthday parties, house parties....

it's the best. i love taking shit/requests from people. grade 8's telling me i suck. smoking weed with the brides...

i love it.

I did DJ Nat and Graham's wedding last summer, and i did post a tracklist somewhere here, can't hunt it down however.

Now that was my favorite job ever, what other wedding was i gonna play Murder Was The Bass

Posted by DigDeep on Jan-08-2007 02:27:

Sure, why not?

I've dj'd corporate events for BMO, and actually might be doing our companies x-mas parties across Canada in '07. It's actually a lot more challenging than spinning electronic music - way tougher to put together technically.

Posted by Coxx on Jan-08-2007 02:31:

@ Revival160 do you need a dj for a wedding ??

Posted by Jem_hadar on Jan-08-2007 02:32:

quote:
Originally posted by Muff2K
Now that was my favorite job ever, what other wedding was i gonna play Murder Was The Bass

Fucking incredible wedding song!

Esp, even more so, if it was the track or mashup that Chris Liberator dropped that had the vocals from that one house song that goes:

"Dont smoke cigarettes, dont take any drugs, dont go out at night... JUST FUCK!"

Incredible. That would be the ULTIMATE wedding song

Posted by Yohan on Jan-08-2007 02:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Jeff Button
Sure, why not?

I've dj'd corporate events for BMO, and actually might be doing our companies x-mas parties across Canada in '07. It's actually a lot more challenging than spinning electronic music - way tougher to put together technically.

Wasn't there a thread about wedding DJs few yrs back?

Anyways, while I'd be very reluctant to do weddings, I think it still would be a good experience. Learning to read the crowd, learning how to do quick transitions, dealing with annoying requests, etc.

You know that if you're doing a wedding, then you have a variety of people to cater to.

And people are damn picky about their music

Posted by Muff2K on Jan-08-2007 03:20:

DJing a wedding is a piece of cake. with enough experience you can read a crowd well.

based on their age group, and what genres they respond to the best in your 'garunteed hits' songs.

putting them together in a nice transitional order can be rough at times, but i've gone from the righteous brothers to house and pain and it's been great.

the hardest crowd to DJ for is youth.

they think they know everything, and request the dumbest shit (eg. good charlotte - which should never be played anywhere)

and the main problem with the kids is that the dudes are all 'too cool' to dance, and end up standing around, and it looks like the DJ is playing crappy music....

the pay is shit, and the crowd is horrible.
but whatever (smoke a joint and just go with it)

Posted by NuERA on Jan-08-2007 03:36:

ive done it a couple time for family friends and had a great time. its easy to find music thats good, fun, and wedding friendly. plus its an easy way to make a few hundred bucks for a night.

Posted by DarkAngel on Jan-08-2007 06:18:

Maybe I would do it just once, but at a wedding for someone I didn't care for. I'd play a set similar to my ANTI-Holiday mix....

1. Yoji Biomehanika - Never End (Original mix)
2. Yoji Biomehanika - Monochroma (Romeo Toscani remix)
3. Yoji Biomehanika - Rain
4. Yoji Biomehanika - Hardhouse Raver (Don Diablo remix)
5. Luna - Bring that shit back
6. Alpha Twins - The Darkside (Dark mix)
7. Zanza Labs - Industrial bug
8. Zenith vs. Avex - Scream (Main Mix)
9. Remo-con - Streams
10.Remo-con - G-Sigh

....and see how fast I can clear out that reception hall. Just to be an asshole. ROFL.

Posted by Revival160 on Jan-08-2007 20:19:

quote:
Originally posted by Coxx
@ Revival160 do you need a dj for a wedding ??

No no. I was talking about wedding DJs with a few friends and we concluded that good DJs don't do weddings.

Apparently that's not entirely true though. From the comments here, weddings with good DJs are just few and far between.

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