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Well I hope that you're at least getting paid for it. Friend or not, you're doing them a service by stepping out of your normal boundaries. Even if it's a few bucks to compensate for having to collect the music that you don't normally have.
I've played many parties like this as a mobile jock and as the hookup for friends. If you're not familiar with the music, I suggest doing your homework. Much like you would for music you normally play. The Billboard Top 40 is an easy way to get an idea of what is out there. If you're friend has a MySpace account, browse around her friends' profile searching for music that they like.
IF all else fails, ask for a playlist. I mobile dj from time-to-time (where I get paid well) and I ask for a playlist. You can easily play it off as if you just want to make sure that you play exactly what they want. Then you build off of that. But if she's your friend, then she should know that you don't normally play that kind of stuff, so she should be more than willing to help you out. Remember, she's getting a discount dj.
As for the mixing. If you can do it, it will be impressive. But honestly, these crowds just want a soundtrack to their party. In short, you're just a human jukebox. Sure you have to interact with the crowd, but your "skills" won't matter much.
I played a similar party for my boss's daughter and did alot of cut mixing. I even had a friend jump in for me in-between beer breaks. We would throw in some trance and house (usually just euro-trance or high energy stuff) and actually "mix" for a few minute, but would go back to the hip-hop and top 40 that they liked. One kid came up to us and was realy intrigued. And we were really sucking. It didn't matter.
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