DJ Greggie to Spin for Peavey at NYC DJ Con

Saturday Nov 18th Marriott Marquis Times Square NY, NY

DJ Greggie C announced as new Peavey sponsored DJ

Portable DJ controller and Mixer in your pocket - Monster GODJ

GO-DJ packs a studio full of pro gear into a pocket sized controller, allowing you to produce (and record) broadcast quality audio and DJ sets anywhere you are.
No more laptops. It is completely stand-alone.

12 HOUR BATTERY LIFE

Lithium-ion battery powered so that you can take the party anywhere!

4GB Internal Memory

Your internal memory fits 2GBs of music, 1 GB of Recording, and 1GB for flash storage.

SD Card Slot

SD card slot that is capabale of supporting SD cards of up to 2TB. That's a lot of music!

Headphone Input / Mic

Connect your headphones to cue and monitor the next track!

Everything you need to DJ and remix tracks live -- in a device not much larger than a smart-phone. Much more than just a controller, the GO-DJ is an intuitive and feature-packed music production studio. Two expressive touch-screens allow you to cut and scratch, work EQ & effects, trigger samples, and make real-time edits with the built-in sequencer.

I hooked up my Computer to My Mixer NOW WHAT

Ok, so you saw the past post on how to hook your computer up to your DJ system through your mixer or amp. Find the post here: http://disc-jockeys.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-do-i-connect-my-computer-to-my-dj.html
Now you are interested in learning more and want to move on form using Windows Media Player, Itunes, or maybe you are ready to take the next step by using a Dual Music Player Program.

There is nothing wrong with using Windows media player, Itunes, or any standard computer music player. Most of these players give you the option to open a second or even third instance of the program so you can play 2 or 3 songs at once if needed, but most do not have pitch control to help you mix (some do have add-ons).

I suggest finding yourself a Professional DJ Mixing software program that you are comfortable with. I highly discourage you from using cracked or illegially downloaded programs because they contain all types of Bugs and you Can NOT update them.

There are Hundreds of professional and non-professional DJ Software programs on the market and more are being added daily. You can even download an app to your Droid or I Phone and dj from that in a pinch. Since there are so many programs I will create a future post with links to the top software that DJs use around the world. But for now we are going to concentrate on what you want from in your software.

Here are the Questions you need to ask yourself to limit the search.

How much am I willing to Pay?

What Platform PC/MAC?

Do you need Karaoke Capabilities?

Do you need Video Capabilities?

What Features are You Looking for?

Vol - Bass Treb - Pitch - key - Effects - Sampler - Plug ins - automix - Skins - Midi - CD Control - Vinyl control - webcam control

Once you make a list of what you want you will be able to make a better decision on the software for you.

Next up in this series:

Built in sound card vs. USB sound card

US DJ Network Video Tutorials Coming Soon

Coming in April
The US DJ Network Presents
A New on line video tutorial
How to DJ

New How to DJ Video tutorials are coming!

We here at The US DJ Network are proud to announce that here on The Disc Jockeys Blog and on our You Tube Channel discjockeystube, we are going to start a new weekly series Video Tutorial on How to DJ. You can also copy or follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/user/discjockeystube/featured where you can subscribe to our channel and you will be updated on when we post the new videos. They will also be added to a new playlist called How to DJ. We look forward to seeing all of you on our you tube page. Thank You and Keep on Spinnin'.

Why the DJ Hates You!

Thanks to The DJ Gospel for this cool list.

100 Reasons the DJ hates you.....


1. The song you are requesting is being played.
2. You ask for a song that nobody will dance to.
3. You tell the DJ he sucks just because he won't play your song.
4. The only songs you know are line dances.
5. You want to hear every song by Britney Spears and Lady Gaga.
6. You complain that no one likes the song when the dance floor is full.
7. You think reserving a table turns the DJ into your own jukebox.
8. You ask to sing on the microphone like it's karaoke night.
9. You want to hear your song next or your leaving.
10. You declare that you just got to the club so the DJ should play all the hits just for you.
11. Your sad face does not move the DJ into feeling sorry for you and playing your request.
12. You have no concept that the DJ accepts tips.
13. You come to the booth and ask the DJ if he is the DJ.
14. You ask the DJ if he plays any good music.
15. Your requests aren't any where near the format the DJ plays.
16. You demand to hear your song because you are about to leave.
17. When we say we dont play a genre, you ask for more of that genre.
18. You keep asking what song is next.
19. You want to look at every song we have.
20. You don't dance to your request, then ask for more.
21. You think the dance floor is a portrait studio.
22. You make silly poses at the DJ like you are DJing.
23. You are part of a bachelorette party.
24. You grab or touch equipment while the DJ is playing.
25. You are so drunk you think the DJ booth is the bar.
26. You stay buy the DJ booth hoping to pick up women.
27. You keep trying to tell the DJ your life story while we are mixing.
28. You think you know what everyone wants to hear.
29. You ask for a song to be played again 5 minutes after hearing it.
30. You say you know the owner/manager in an attempt to get a song played.
31. You ask for the same song everytime you are there.
32. You take pictures of the DJ without warning him of the flash.
33. Your so drunk you keep falling into the DJ booth.
34. You spill a drink on the DJ equipment.
35. You ask that the volume be turned down.
36. You keep trying to get the DJ to dance with you.
37. You tell the DJ what songs go together that don't go together.
38. You stand by the DJ and stare awkwardly.
39. You think it's cool to just stand on the dancefloor and text.
40. You have to talk louder than the music by the DJ booth.
41. You think the DJ booth is a coat check.
42. You offer to tip but never do.
43. You run ladies off the dance floor.
44. You wear so much cologne/perfume the DJ's eyes water.
45. You ask us to play songs off your phone or download them.
46. You keep asking for a shout out all night long.
47. You want us to play a song you made.
48. You act like the DJ is your boyfriend when he is not.
49. You try to sing or hum the song you want to hear.
50. Instead of asking for a song you stick a phone in our face to show us.
51. You don't know the song just the number on the CD.
52. You get all of your friends to ask for the same song that we won't play.
53. You interrupt the DJ to get him to take your picture.
54. Your idea of good music isn't.
55. You think old school means 5 year ago.
56. You ask when do we start to playing something crunk.
57. When you hear a slow jam you think it's a signal to hump women like a dog.
58. If it isn't hip hop you just call it techno.
59. You keep asking for requests after the club closes.
60. You know the DJ and text him requests to get you in the door.
61. You know the DJ is working and you call over and over expecting an answer.
62. You ask for a song and stay at the booth until the DJ plays it.
63. You fart by the DJ booth.
64. You want something faster but are requesting something slower.
65. You keep trying to fist bump and high five the DJ.
66. You say the other DJ always plays your song when there is no other DJ.
67. You act worse than a 5 year old in the club.
68. You say you are spending a ton of money and we should play your songs regardless.
69. You want an in-depth explanation on how the equipment works.
70. Your requests are more like demands.
71. You vomit in or around the DJ booth.
72. You tell the DJ how bad the song playing is , then request an even worse one.
73. You ask the DJ to play something with a beat.
74. You threaten to get the manager to make you play a song.
75. Your song was played but you want it again because you were in the bathroom.
76. You think booty shaking music is just any hip hop song.
77. You make up a birthday so you can hear you or your friends name on the mic.
78. You give the DJ a napkin filled with requests and no tip.
79. You complain that the DJ DID play your song.
80. You hug and kiss the DJ and leave with some other guy.
81. You think after a DJ plays your song that he will play every song you want.
82. You ask for a song all night then you leave in the middle of it.
83. You want people to move off the floor so you can dance like a jackass.
84. You ask the DJ to hand out flyers to another club.
85. You tell the DJ his job is becoming obsolete because of ipods.
86. You tell the DJ that they quit making vinyl and his job will vanish.
87. You say you have a huge group there wanting a song when you only have 3 people.
88. You tell the DJ that you DJ too, when we ask where, you say your bedroom.
89. When you ask the DJ if he takes requests, then you have no clue what you want.
90. You run around the club telling people you are the DJ.
91. You think knowing the DJ is sure to get songs played for people you know.
92. You think dry humping the DJ is sexy.
93. You keep asking if you can try and spin.
94. You keep stomping on the floor just to get attention.
95. You still think it's cool to use your phone on the dance floor.
96. You spend more time updating your status online than dancing.
97. You ask the DJ to play something dirty.
98. You ask the DJ to play something you can dance to.
99. You throw up gang signs having no idea what they mean.
100. You are way too drunk.

Please reply and add more so we can make this list reach 200 or more!

Halloween Music, Can You add more?

Here are just a few ideas for Halloween music can you add more in the replys?

Thriller
The monster Mash
The Purple People eater
The Munsters theme
The Adams Family Theme
Friday the 13th Theme
The Exorcist Theme
The freaks come out at night
Werewolves of London
Ghost busters
Nightmare on My street


What else can you name below in the comments section??

Planning Your Wedding Part 2: Let's Talk About Music"

Planning Your Wedding Part 2: Let's Talk About Music

A post Created By DJ Tommy Mac & Edited by DJ Dollar Bill

One of the biggest concerns, hands down, of any couple on the wedding day is what music should be played.

I generally run into two types of couples: Those who have very specific ideas of what they want and enjoy musically, and those who really have no clue and need my help.

Here are some helpful tips and ideas for you in arranging the perfect selection of music for your special day.

(note: while I will specifically be talking about weddings in most of these posts, they can be applied to any type of event as well)

First and foremost: Music selected for your wedding should be FUN. A wedding day is all about celebrating the union of two people and the joy of celebrating with family and friends, and the music selected should reflect that.

While there are no hard, fast RULES to any of it, in general the music selected should be fun and upbeat, appropriate for all age ranges (IE clean, no vulgarity or crude, explicit language) and lend it self to the joy and celebratory mood of the entire day...and of course, part of that celebration includes DANCING, so there should be plenty of songs chosen which are great to dance to.

Music, as with many other things in life, is a very subjective thing: what one person LOVES, another person HATES.

Keep in mind that, at your wedding, you will have a large variety of people there: Friends, family, co-workers...and not all of them will have the same musical tastes you do.

My general suggestion to my couples when selecting music is: allow something for everyone, try not to limit your music choices to just ONE style or era. You may LOVE todays latest club tunes or hip hop tracks, but think about whether your family or friends will enjoy hearing that all night long.

As your DJ, my job is to find the happy medium between what you, my clients, want, and what will make all the guests attending your special day happy as well.

I’m often asked how I as the DJ select the music that I will play for any given party, and my answer is simple: It’s combining selections from three different sources:

1: My Bride & Groom: The Bride & Groom’s requests take priority and are the basis for what ever else I chose to play through out the evening. I base my choices not only on their selections, but also what they have told me they do NOT wish to have played.

2: Guest requests: I am more than happy to take requests from guests, and as long as they fall into the appropriate guidelines I play as many as possible. Appropriate guidelines for guest requests are:

A: They meet with my bride & grooms specifications, IE are not on the “Do Not Play” list.

B: Are appropriate for the crowd: Unless it’s already been cleared by the bride & groom, a guests request for heavy metal or hardcore rap will NOT be getting played. Also any songs in general that are just inappropriate for the day: Break up songs, depressing songs, or songs that are totally obscure that no one else has ever heard of, will generally not get played.

(there are exceptions to every rule: I Will Survive is one of the most popular “break up” songs of all time and is requested and played regularly at many weddings, for example.)

3: DJ Knowledge: As a DJ with 25 years of experience, I bring my own personal knowledge of what works best to get a crowd up, dancing and having fun, and use my client & guest requests along with that knowledge to fill in the gaps and make it all flow together.

I am more than happy to accept any song list requests from my couples, and encourage them to choose at least 10-20 songs they definitely want played. Leaves me wiggle room to feel out the crowd & take some guests request. (On a AVERAGE ONLY 10-15 songs are played in an hour) My job is that much easier when I don’t have to GUESS what my couples enjoy listening and dancing to.

So I refrain from long 50 song list, most events not that long & doesnt leave room for any requests or for me to play something that crowd will dance to (Classics Always work)

Ex. I had a couple wanted nothing but 80's music & provide ALL the music for dinner & dancing, (which I tried to talk them out of, but said it's YOUR day...your wish is my command...Musical Genie) 1/2 way through event they came to me & said no one's dancing. I advised them, they picked the music not me & to break the chains off & let me do what I DO. They said go ahead Dollar & I kept the dancefloor packed the rest of the night.

2nd Ex. A couple picked few songs that wasnt popular & it cleared my dance floor, I immediately faded out song & re-packed dancefloor. That comes with experience & bride's mother thanked me at the end for not letting entire song play.

That being said, if you find your list getting very long, I always suggest giving me a “Top 10” of your favorite songs that MUST be played, and then allowing me to chose and select the best cuts from the rest of your requests to fill out the party.

I also encourage the “Do Not Play” list; it is almost, if not as important, as your requests. Again it helps me to know in advance the types of songs or music you simply, under no circumstances, want to hear at your party, so that should a request for one come in I know how to handle it. (I'm your BLOCKER)

While I have suggested planning and choosing your music with your guests in mind, this does not mean you can not choose some of your favorite selections and artists to be played at your wedding that may not be considered “standard” wedding music.

I get plenty of couples that enjoy such music as rap, alternative rock, hard rock, country, etc. that would love to hear some songs from these types of groups but worry that they shouldn’t have them played because of how the crowd may react.

Again, that’s where I can step in and help, for instance:

Even some of the most “alternative” or “heavy metal” bands have at least ONE nice acoustic or piano ballad type song that may just fit in as a slow dance or at least something that can be played during dinner.

I’ve also encouraged hard rock fans to choose something from that genre for their introduction music.

Same with rap: While it can be tricky at times depending on the song, there is no reason why some of your favorites can’t get played at your wedding, even if it’s only you and your friends who may dance to it. Not EVERY song played HAS to get EVERYONE involved.

My usual suggestion for these types of things is to perhaps save them for later in the evening; many times the older guests will start to leave early or at least tire out and aren’t dancing as much, and that’s the best time to work in some of those “alternate” choices. I also always suggest that the bride & groom should make an effort to actually come out and dance to these songs to make it clear that this is something THEY enjoy and chose to have played at their wedding; if the guests see YOU out there on the floor enjoying it, perhaps they will rethink their stance on the music and loosen up enough to join you.

As I said earlier, there are no hard, fast RULES to what can and can NOT be played at a wedding; in the end it is up to you to make those choices.

Select what you like, be willing to compromise, take into consideration your guests, and most importantly have FUN with it...in the end, that’s what it’s all about.

After All It's "YOUR DAY" and a Celebration !!

The Anniversary Dance or Multiplication Dance

The Anniversary Dance is another great way to bring people to an empty dance floor. The Anniversary Dance can be done in many ways here is one:

1 - Starting with the longest married couples and working
your way down to the bride and groom.
2 - Starting with ALL the married couples on the dance floor
and working your way down to the longest married couple

(typically done in place of the "Garter & Bouquet").

I will typically do this before dinner
as a way to open / start my second set of then night if...
- The first set didn't bring many people to the dance floor
for whatever reason
- The bride and groom are looking for me to be very
involved, a lot activities, very lively, etc.
- The party / people need a good kick-start to get going
However, I will use this instead of the "WAFD" if...
- The crowd is on the older side
- There appears to be a significant amount of older married
couples
- The bride and groom are a fun couple, but not exactly
comfortable with a "fast dance" in front of all their guests
- A fast song might be too much for the guests right away -
I don't want to scare them away
- There are some family "situations" that make the
"WAFD" un-doable.
I will NOT do the "Anniversary Dance"
- If I'm aware of an older relative recently passing away
(could be uncomfortable)
- The bride and groom already want me to dedicate a song to
their Parents, Grandparents, Aunt & Uncle etc for their
Anniversary (it would be
repetitious)

Once I've decided I'm going to do the dance, I have to set
it up properly for it to be successful and the set up is basically the same as
the other two. The first thing I do is walk over to the B&G and let
them know that in 5 minutes / after this next song etc., that I will be doing
an activity to get things moving / people up and dancing. I do this to make
sure they stay in the room as they are the last and most important piece to the
activity. (nothing worse than inviting the B&G to the dance floor and
someone yelling out "The Bride is in the bathroom")

Next I walk out to the dance floor, and ask for everyone's
attention (it's very important to get everyone's attention for this activity,
because the instructions are very important and if you are unable to properly
convey those instructions to MOST of the guests, you could be setting yourself
up for trouble, as no one will know what's going on.) Once I have their
attention, here's my stuff...

"Ladies and Gentlemen, the next dance we'll be doing is called the
Anniversary Dance and it's a very simple thing to do. As soon as I start
playing the next song, I would like all of the couples that have been married
for ***50 YEARS or more, to please make their way to the dance floor.
After which, I will then invite all of those couples married ***40 Years or
more out to the dance floor, and so on until we have all of the married couples
here tonight out on the dance floor. So once again, when I start playing the
next song I NEED ALL the couples married 50 YEARS or more to make their way to
the dance floor."

Once I have made my way back to my equipment. I
start the song and once again announce "Will all those couples
married 50 YEARS or more please make your way to the dance floor." It
is at this point you wait and see what happens. First off, if a couple
has been married for 50 years they're probably old and slow, so give them time
to get to the dance floor before moving on to the the next group (40 years).
Secondly, if you only get a few couples to come to the dance floor, it's time
to lay a little of your showmanship on the crowd and create one of those
moments that separate you from the average DJ. If I get 5 couples or less
out to the dance floor, I once again take mic in hand and make my way to the
floor. I walk over to one of the couples, politely lean in and ask them (off
the mic) "how long have you been married?". I then get on the mic and
announce "Ladies and Gentlemen ...54 years, how about a nice round
of applause." I then do this for every other couple on the dance
floor (hopefully picking the longest married couple last). By doing this little
bit of showmanship you are
1 - Creating a very special moment
2 - Honoring some special people (typically the B&Gs
parents, grandparents etc.)
3 - Grabbing everyone's attention and guaranteeing that the
rest of the married couples will participate
4 - Showcasing your talent (trust me, if done right, they'll
know who you are)

Once done with this step, I move off the floor back to my
equipment and announce "And now L&G all of the couples
married 40 years or more, please make your way to the dance floor" and
so on until you have everyone on the floor. Here's the order in which I proceed
1 - 50 years or more
2 - 40 years or more
3 - 30 years or more
4 - 20 years or more
5 - 10 years or more
6 - 5 years or more
7 - more than 1 year
8 - more than a day
9 - "all those couples married today,
please make your way to the dance floor" (obviously the B&G,
and usually
accompanied by a round
of applause without asking)
10 - "and last but not least all of those couples
who feel like they're married, are fooling around, can't stand each

other" etc (pick one or make up your own little funny punch line)

Once the song is over, I kick into one of the classic
wedding dance songs, because you have old and young people on the dance
floor and you want to keep them there.

Some quick little notes and thoughts about the
song and starting point. I always use the 5 minute version of "Always and
Forever" for my Anniversary Dance or "Through The Years", because the songs are classic known by
young and old alike and I need a good 5 minutes to pull this off properly.
While the song you choose is not as important, the length is. You cannot do
this properly in 3 1/2 minutes, especially if you do the part where you walk
out to the dance floor and honor the first few couples on the floor. As for the
starting point I used "50 Years" as an example, but I have started as
low as "30 Years", it all depends on the crowd. Before you start,
take a look around the room, if it doesn't look like anyone there has been
married for 50 years, back up a little. Better to be safe than start your dance
with nobody moving.

Make it your own and make it work. The B&G will be happy, the guests
will be impressed and everybody will be dancing. And what did you do? Nothing
more than take the initiative and play a song.

What are some important question to ask your client you might have forgotten?

What are some important question to ask your client you might have forgotten?

What are some important questions to ask your client that you might have forgotten?
Here are just a few, please ad more to the replys below:

Are the centerpieces being given away?

What is your introduction music?

Are there disposable cameras on each table?

What time is Video and/or Photo Done?

What time do you have the hall to?

Are there any special announcements, Birthdays, or Anniversaries?

Is There Anything I missed?

Boquet toss songs Can you add more?

Boquet toss songs Can you add more?

Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Where my girls at - 702
Calling all girls - ATL
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Girl all the bad guys want - Bowling for soup
Short skirt long jacket - Cake
Independent woman - Destinys Child
Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani
American Woman - Lenny Kravatz
Ladies night - Kool & the Gang
Supermodel - Rupaul
American Girl - Tom Petty
Cover Girl - New kids on the block (for a laugh)
Girls Gone Wild steel drum music
Girls Just wanna have fun - Cindi Lauper
Hot in Here - Nelly
Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue
Lady Marmalade - Christina, Lil'Kim, Pink, Mya
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

Can You add any more? Please reply to this.

Garter Songs Can You Add More?

Garter Songs Can You Add More?

Many men - 50 Cent
Dude - Beenie man
Hard workin man - Brooks & Dunn
Just a giggalo - David lee Roth
Good old boys - Waylon Jennings (from the dukes of hazzard)
Men in black - Will Smith
Bad to the bone - George Theorogood
so many men - Miguel Brown
Macho Man - Village People
Real men of genius (for a good laugh)
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
Country Boy'z - Tyra

Can you name any more? Please reply to this with them.

Bride and Father dances or Father Daughter Dances

The following songs can be used for your Bride & Father dance.
CAN YOU NAME MORE?

The Times of your life - Lane and Nichols or Paul Anka
Through the years - Dorff and Panzer or Kenny Rogers
Turn Around - Belafonte, Greene, and Reynolds or Harry Belafonte
Thanks for the memory - Robin and Rainger or Bob Hope
My heart belongs to daddy - Porter
Thank heaven for little girls (gigi) - Lerner and Loewe
My Girl - Robinson and White or The Temptations
How sweet it is (to be loved by you) - Holland Holland, and Dozier or Marvin Gaye
Sunrise Sunset (Fiddler on the roof) - Harnick and Bock
Daddy's little Girl - Al Martino
Wind Beneath my wings - Siblar and Henley or Bette Middler
Daddy's Hands - Holly Dunn
In my daughters eyes - Martina McBride
My little girl - Steve Kirwan
Butterfly Kisses...Bob Carlisle
In My Life...The Beatles
I Loved Her First - Heartland
Lullaby (Goodnight My Angel) - Billy Joel



There are Hundreds more so PLEASE Reply to this and add your own!

Basic Blank Wedding Introduction Worksheet

The Wedding introductions can be especially hard if you do not have an outline to follow or you read your notes that are not clear or you just scratched down while talking to your client so here is a sample for you. and the file is also attached as a plain rich text document.

WEDDING WORKSHEET

GROOM : _____________________________ BRIDE : ______________________________

LOCATION : _________________________________________________ DATE : ____________

Bridal Party Introductions

Parents Of The Bride : ___________________________________________________________

Parents Of The Groom : ___________________________________________________________

Bridesmaids Groomsmen

1 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

2 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

3 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

4 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

5 : ________________________________ Escorted By __________________________________

Flower Girl : __________________________ Ring Bearer : _____________________________

Maid / Matron Of Honor : ______________________ Best Man : __________________________

The New Mr. & Mrs : _____________________________________________________________

Blessing By : _________________________ Toast By : __________________________________

1st Dance : __________________________________By_________________________________
Song Title Artist

Bridal Party Dance : _____________________________ By ______________________________
Song Title Artist

Bride and father Dance: ___________________________By______________________________

Groom and his mother Dance: ______________________By _____________________________

Cake Cutting ? _______ Garter / Bouquet ? ______ Dollar Dance ? _____Centerpieces?_______

Announcements/Requests: __________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

INTRO SONGS: __________________________________________________________________

Mother son or Groom and Mother dance

Here are some ideas for the Groom and Mother dance. There are alot so please reply to this and add more!

I am your child - Barry Manilow
A song for my son - Mikki Verrick
Summerwind - Mayer and Mercer or Frank Sinatra
I get a kick out of you - Porter
You're the top - Porter
You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder
Wind beneath my wings - Siblar and Henley Bette Middler

Ballroom Dancing List - Fox Trot - Jitterbug - Rumba - Waltz - ect

Cha Cha:

Brand New Man Brooks & Dunn

Smooth – Santana ft. Rob Thomas
Dance With Me – Debelah Morgan

I Need To Know – Marc Anthony*
Friends In Low Places Garth Brooks
That Don't Impress Me Much Shania Twain
A Hard Days Night Beatles
Ain't To Proud To Beg Temptations*
Chain Of fools Aretha franklin
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha Sam Cooke*
Loco Motion Little Eva

Tea For Two – Tommy Dorsey*

Jitterbug:

In The Mood / Chattanooga Choo Choo / Pennsylvania 6-5000/Little Brown Jug – Glen Miller*

Take The A Train – Duke Ellington

Swing The Mood – Jive Bunny*

Rock Around The Clock – Bill Hailey & The Comets*

Jailhouse Rock / Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley

Mack The Kinfe – Bobby Darin

Sexy & 17 – Stray Cats

At The Hop – Danny & The Juniors

Foxtrot

Fly Me To The Moon/ I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra

L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

Fever – Peggy lee / Michael Buble

Your Nobody Til Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin

It had To be You – Harry Connick Jr.

King Of The Road Roger Miller
Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin
Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Four Freshmen/ Nat King Cole
Mack The Knife Bobby Darin
Red Roses for A Blue Lady Vic Dana
There Goes My Baby Drifters
You Always Hurt The One You Love Henry Frogman
A Wink and A Smile Harry Connick Jr.

A Kiss To Build A Dream On – Louis Armstrong

Crazy Love / Have I Told You lately – Van Morrison

Triple Swing:

String Of Pearls / Tuxedo Junction/St. Louis Blues March– Glen Miller

Old Time Rock N Roll – Bob Seger

Runaround Sue – Dion

Still Rock N Roll To Be – Billy Joel

How Sweet It Is – Marvin Gaye

I Love You – Martina McBride

Im A Believer – Monkees / Smash Mouth

Im Gonna Be (500 Miles) – Proclaimers

Signed, Sealed, delivered – Stevie Wonder

This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole

This Kiss – Faith Hill

Rockin’ At Midnight - Honeydrippers

Foxtrot/Triple Swing:

Come Go With Me – Del Vikings

I Hear A Symphony – Supremes

Moondance – Van Morrison

Triple Swing/Hustle/Cha Cha:

My First, My Last, My Everything – Barry White

Foxtrot/Two Step/Single Swing:

Forever And Ever Amen – Randy Travis

Waltz

Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

Open Arms - Journey
Could I Have This Dance - Ann Murray*
Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill
A Lover's Prayer - Dion & Belmonts
Pretty Paper - Roy Orbinson
Rock & Roll Waltz - Kay Starr
Take It To The Limit - Eagles

Rainbow Connection – Muppet Movie

Viennese Waltz

Cant Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley

I’ll Be – Edwin McCain

Delilah Tom Jones
Norwegin Wood Beatles
Scarborough Fair Simon & Garfunkel

Quickstep

Mr Sandman Cordettes
Summer In the City Lovin Spoonful

Rumba

Sway – Michael Buble’ *

A groovy Kind Of Love Wayne Fontana
A Summer Song Chad & Jeremy
And I Love Her Beatles
As Tears Go By Rolling Stones
Blue Bayou Roy Orbinson
Goin Out Of My Head Little Anthony
It's Now Or Never Elvis * (great one!)
Let's Get It On Marvin Gaye
My Cherie Amour Steve Wonder
Rain Drops Dee Clark
Under The Boardwalk Drifters*
I Cross My Heart – George Strait
Come Monday Jimmy Buffett
Best Of My Love Eagles
Slow Hand Pointer Sisters

West Coast Swing I Feel Lucky - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mother In Law Huey Lewis / Ernie K Doe
Duke Of Earl Gene Chandler
Game Of Love Wayne Fontana
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
Joy To the World Three Dog Night
Maggie May Rod Stewart

The Way You Make Me Feel / Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

This Love – Maroon 5

Mambo

Mambo Italiano – Rosemary Cloony

Papa Loves Mambo Perry Como
Tequilla Champs
Because You Loved Me Celine Dion

Samba

In the Summer Time Mongo Jerry

Jump In The Line – Harry Belefonte

Cuban Pete – Jim Carrey
Rhythm Divine – Enrique Iglesias

Aint It Funny – Jennifer Lopez

Kiss Kiss – Stella Soleil

Tic Tic Tac – Fruit De Passion

Merengue

Hot Hot Hot Xaviar Cougat/ Buster Poindexter
Wolly Bully -Sam The Sham & Pharohs
You Can Call Me Al -Paul Simon
La Bamba Los Lobos/Ritchie Valens

Suavemente / Tu Sunrisa– Elvis Crespo*

Salsa:

Refugio De Amor (You Are My Home) – Chayanne

Sin Tu Amor – Christian Castro*

No me Ames – Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony

Swing/Lindy Hop:

Crazy Little Thing Call Love – Queen

Candyman – Christina Aguilera

Sing Sing Sing – Benny Goodman

Swing:

Jump Jive & Wail – Louie Prima/ Brian Setzer*

You & Me and The Bottle Makes Three – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Zoot Suit Riot – Cherry Poppin Daddys

Tell her About It – Billy Joel

Crocodile Rock – Elton John

Two Step:

River Of Dreams – Billy Joel

Lady In Red – Chris DeBurgh

Thank You – Dido

Tango:

Blue Tango – Leroy Anderson

Objection – Shakira

Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Tony Bennett*

La Cumparsita – Julio Iglesias

Freestyle or Creat-a-Dance

It is easy to freestyle dance. Take the song September by Earth Wind & Fire or Shake your groove thing, they are both excellent songs that you can use. Simply start out with steps to the beat (Ex. Step Left Then Right) and back & forth. There is Your first freestyle move! How about a step forward and then Back, or step back then forward (2 more different moves). Other moves include clapping your hands in the air or down at the ground, you can also try not clapping and just waving or for another twist sway your hands from side to side. Punching up and down can be two other moves. GET MY POINT! Now lets get real deep, While stepping sway your hips or put a little giggle into it or do a spin instead of a step or two. Steps can be done once and bach or for 4 beats You can choose what suits your needs best. Be creative and mix all these moves up, Create your own steps. Want more ideas, you can watch simple aerobics videos to get some real great ideas (as silly as it sounds). But remember the most important part of the freestyle dance…… You are involving most if not all of the prople on your dance floor or at your party. Use the people on your dance floor one at a time to demonstrate the moves to the dance you create, and remember have FUN!

Sets of Music for every Party Part 1

Sets of Music for every party

Recently a DJ in Training asked me about music sets and asked me to draw up a bunch of sets so if stuck he would know exactly what to play. So I jotted some sets down and I am going to post them here so EVERYONE has access to them. PLEASE add more sets that you use in the comments section to help all of us grow as DJs.

BIG BAND

In the Mood - Glen Miller (There is also a Jive bunny mix or a mix By Frank Barbera That I prefer)
Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glen Miller
Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman
Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw
Chattanoga Choo Choo - Glen Miller
Moonlight Serenade - Glen Miller (SLOW)
Mambo #5 - Lou Bega (more current song)
Jump Jive an Wail - Brian Setzer Orchestra (more current song)
You & Me and the bottle makes three - Big Bad Voo Doo Daddy (more current song)
Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin Daddys (more current song)

OLDIES 50's 60's

Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger (even though this song is newer)
Runaround sue - Dion
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis
The Twist - Chubby Checker
Let's Twist again - Chubby Checker
That's what I like - Jive Bunny oldies mix
Devil with a blue dress on - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Land of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett or The Commitments
Unchained Melody - Richeous Brothers (Slow)
Can't help falling in love - Elvis (Slow)
Summerwind - Frank Sinatra (Slow)
AT Last - Etta James (Slow)
Unforgetable - Nat & Natalie Cole (Slow)
In the still of the night - Five Satins (Slow)

MORE TO COME!!!!!!!!!!

Party Dances that Work with Kids Can you add more?

Party Dances that Work with Kids Can you add more in the comments section? PLEASE REPLY!

You can do:

• Electric Slide
• Cha Cha Slide
• conga line
• choo choo train (conga, come on ride the train, hot hot hot)
• Chicken Dance
• The Macarena
• Greased Lightning
• The Apache
• Limbo
• Cotton Eyed Joe

Don't be afraid to play them all especially if you are Djing a group of sixth graders or

younger. Find links on how to do these dances at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=discjockeystube