YMCA
Toronto, ON
Male, 28
I know how to Blame it on the Boogie better than the Jackson 5, point my disco finger higher than John Travolta and Time Warp better than Bill & Ted. I am the party. I am a BAR MITZVAH DJ.
Always, thankfully I’m not the owner of the company and i always get paid. Sometimes people just don’t want to dance and there’s nothing I, or Justin Bieber can do about it...it’s just a stale crowd. The key is to always get the adults liquored up. Having servers bring shots onto the dance floor is a little secret of mine.
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At my peak I was doing 2-3 gigs a week...netting about an extra $40-$45k a year
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I've always been an employee of the companies i work for so i never have to worry. There have been cases where a client wasn't happy with the dance party and put up a fight with my bosses. Because the event scene is tight knit, bad reviews travel quickly; i know they have discounted clients before, but the at the end of the day...sometimes you can't do much with a stiff crowd that just doesn't want to dance
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Yah, they often do, and the way to handle these requests is very simple. Often times, a majority of the songs will be ones you would play anyways. For the others, if they are not danceable tunes or you dont want to risk spinning the party in the wrong direction by taking a chance on that new Alanis Morrissette track during peak dance times, you find in between moments to play the songs. So when people are going to take their seats, as background during dinner or at the end of a strong dance set. Sure you want to play all the music that the guest of honour requests, but if you gave them the option between having an amazing party or having an ok party where ALL your requests were played, 9 times out of 10 they will choose the great party....with the understanding that DJ knows best and will steer the party/music accordingly.
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Yes, I was on the microphone and trying to get everyone on the dance floor excited. With the bat mitzvah girl Erica up on stage with me, in an effort to clear some room on the dance floor for a break dancer i said on the microphone "Now, everyone take 3 giant Erica-size steps back". Before i could realize what i had just said, she turned to me in front of everyone looked me up and down and remarked, "Ewww, you're rude". There was a brief awkward moment of silence...the longest 3 seconds of my life. Luckily the music picked back up quickly and i was able to smooth it all out...sorta. It also didn't help that Erica was visibly overweight.
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Yes. It’s kinda dated and doesn’t reflect the amount of money thrown into events these days, but it certainly reminds me of some of my earlier gigs. I kinda wish I had footage of myself from way back when.
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Judging by the tone of your inquiry, i'm willing to bet you're one of those " it's 11:30, im drunk and know what's best for the party" types. I'd be lying if i said that i haven't been a bit abrupt with guests on occasion in the name of my personal favourites BUT for the most part its all about flow. I have a set list of songs A - F in my head that i know i need to play and mix well together. When i say mix, i mean that they have similar beats and can allow me to blend the songs seamlessly one into another to keep the energy high on the dance floor. I can tell you with absolute certainty that if you change the music too abruptly, people use it as an opportunity to say "hey honey, lets get a drink" and your dance floor starts to thin out. If you keep the vibe going, so too does the energy. We meet people like YOU every weekend of our life who ask for songs that ONLY you and your 3 buddies will get a kick out of and have perfected the "for sure man, its coming right up" or my favourite "i'm playing one request at a time man, ill get there in sequence"; to buy us some time and hope you forget about that idiotic request and let us do what we KNOW is best. All that said, i had a guy slip me $100 to play ACDC and i obliged immediately. So do me a favour, next time 11:30pm rolls around and you're just DYING to hear that played out Black Eyed Peas song, make sure you hit the bank on the way to the venue first and i'll get your song on WAY BEFORE the rest of your drunk buddies for 1 low payment of $24.99 (plus applicable taxes).
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