Fellow DJs, I need your help discusing anouying requests.

[Karlos Santos]

http://nobreastsnorequests.tumblr.com/

This blog has some funny requests (among other DJ related notes and photos)

Lol they blogged 2 of mine on that site, although I can only find one now on page 3. Dunno where the other went, maybe I just didn't see it.

[shr3dder]

Lol they blogged 2 of mine on that site, although I can only find one now on page 3. Dunno where the other went, maybe I just didn't see it.

Inthemix did a special of the 60 best ones, maybe its there

http://www.inthemix.com.au/gallery/s...dition/photo#1

[djtsmooth]

I hate when they come up in a loud club and procede to hum can you play this song "hum, hum , hum..."
I have no idea what they are humming, one its loud as hell in the club, two I ask them do you know the artist or anything. And of course they have no idea.
They then get irritated because i can't pick out the song based on some off key humming, and they say the other dj always plays it for her...ughhh.

[Dee Jay Flic]

Thank you all for the inspiration, I'm going to post my actual draft for my speech. This is just a draft, I am giving a speech, not reading a essay out loud. Had WAY to much written and had to actually chop a bunch out, my speech is only supposed to be around 5 minutes long. I think it could be better, but I think if I deliever it correctly I should get a good grade.

Here it is, feel free to comment and critic all yo like, I don't take much personal.

With a show of hands, how many people have been to a club, wedding, birthday party or any other type of event that has a DJ? OK, now keep your hands if you requested a song from the DJ. OK. I see that’s quite a few of you.
Well I have been DJing for 19 years, that’s almost two decades, and today I would like to give you a kind of inside look at what it is like on the other side of the music when people are making request. It amazes me, and many other DJs I have spoken with, at just how unbelievable some people act in this particular situation.
I could probable write out a list a mile long with all the different crazy comments I have heard when being asked to play music, instead I am just going to share some of the best—or worst depending on how you look at it.
I’ve broken some of these awful attempts of how people make song request down into three categories. First category I’m calling The Scam Artist, the second is The Rude and the third and final category will be The Clueless.

The Scam Artist song request
The first category I call “The Scam Artist”, these are the type of request which never just get asked. They always have some kind of twist to them. There is the “Hey man it’s my friend’s birthday can you play some Fat Boy Slim” or the “You have to play the new Jay-Z, EVERYONE in the club will go crazy”. It’s usually no one’s birthday, and unless a survey was taken at the door I don’t think anyone knows what EVERYONE would go crazy for. But the worst of the scam artist is the “Yeah, I DJ too” guy. He scans all of your equipment with a very serious look, and then tells you what song would really get the party hype. It’s usually not a good song, and is the reason he is not DJing at that moment. I’m not too hard on this guy; I myself was much like him many years ago.
The Rude song request
The second category is “The Rude”. This category title really says it all. Some people just do not have any respect for other people. The rude song requester will make you a list of what they feel needs to be played or get very upset if they make a request and it’s not the very next song played. The worst of the rude people are the really drunk ones. They bring over their 8th two dollar drink and wave it over my two thousand dollar mixer, mumbling and slurring about some track 3 on new Katty Perry blah blah something something. Usually a friend will come drag them away. If not hopefully there is a door man around to help out.
The Clueless song request
My third and final category is “The Clueless”. What I call a clueless request is one that just doesn’t make much since to even be asked. People ask things like “Can you plug in my phone and play this?” or “Can you play the song that goes..” and then they proceed to try and sing a line or two of some song. Yes I can plug a phone in to my system, but there is no way I am going to. I don’t know what types of sounds are going to come from a phone and I don’t like playing name that tune to some bad karaoke in the middle of a loud club. But the worst of the clueless song request has to be from the guy who says, “If you play this song, I can get laid”. Not sure where these dudes come from, or what goes on in their head, but I do not have any magical music that will get you laid. That is between you and whoever. Keep me out of it.
I would like to end my presentation by apologizing to anyone here who may have made a similar request like any of the ones I have mentioned. If you are one of The scam artists, rude or even clueless ones when it comes to requesting a song I understand, music brings out are emotions and emotions sometimes make us act silly.
Some DJs absolutely despise a request of any kind. I’m not one of those. I enjoy hearing about the different styles of music others are listening to. I just wish the request were all about the music and not about the requester’s ego. I have been slowly fading out of the DJ scene for the past few years, but if you do catch me out and about fill free to come up and request a song.

[Cook]

This thread is hillarious, these kinda people are the reason i dont play top40/mixed format places anymore, just events where people know what the music taste is

EDIT: i remember the last time i played this towns student club, massive massive club, i played the downstairs covering my mates shift where its usually house/trance. There was more of my mates than there was punters downstairs so i was ripping out some 138bpm tech trance (this is 2am btw) and i had most of the room going, then this girl (who i had seen fall on her arse earlier and bring her pal down with her lol) came up and asked me if i had 'jack', now i hadnt heard of this tune because i dont listen to daytime radio, i thought it was a drug reference i hadnt heard before, so i replied, nah, cant be arsed getting it, so she slapped me HAHAHAHAHA

[031999]

This thread is hillarious, these kinda people are the reason i dont play top40/mixed format places anymore, just events where people know what the music taste is

EDIT: i remember the last time i played this towns student club, massive massive club, i played the downstairs covering my mates shift where its usually house/trance. There was more of my mates than there was punters downstairs so i was ripping out some 138bpm tech trance (this is 2am btw) and i had most of the room going, then this girl (who i had seen fall on her arse earlier and bring her pal down with her lol) came up and asked me if i had 'jack', now i hadnt heard of this tune because i dont listen to daytime radio, i thought it was a drug reference i hadnt heard before, so i replied, nah, cant be arsed getting it, so she slapped me HAHAHAHAHA

hehe that's great man, I have gotten slapped a few times too. But it pales in comparison to how many times I've gotten laid lol. It just keeps reminding me "im doing the right thing"

[Dee Jay Flic]

So I delivered my speech. The class thought it was hilarious and I'm pretty sure I hit all the aspects of public speaker we have been learning, like attention grabbing, transitional phrases, internal previews, and whatever. Pretty sure I got an A. It was video recorded and I think it will be posted online, if I can re-post it and you all are interested I will. I had to cut so much out and stick to an outline that it didn't come out as cool as I wanted it too. But it was a fun project never the less.

Thanks again for all the help.

And I think it would be cool if people continued posting about the topic of horrible things people say to DJs, it's a good one.

[deevey]

Can you play something with a Beat

*Been playing house all night .. ask punter to explain

Like a PROPER Beat

[Landsnark]

A “Get Out Of Jail” Card

No, I don’t literally mean the card from Monopoly. What I’m actually talking about is a small pamphlet, brochure, or sheet which tells people what the night you’re playing is about and what kind of music to expect.

This is great for those promoter/DJs out there, people trying to start a new kind of night in an established venue, or recurring small gigs at lounges/restaurants. I thought of this idea when I was playing at my weekly lounge gig at a swanky upscale restaurant/bar. I had been hired to play very deep, jazzy, laid-back lounge and house music for this venue. Because of the way it was set up (I was down with the patrons and it was a very casual atmosphere), I often had people coming up asking for requests that ranged from reggae to “latin music” to Usher… depending on who wandered in that night. This was music that I wasn’t really prepared (or hired) to play.

I often found myself saying, “I’m sorry, I don’t have anything like that” and getting countered with, “well, what kind of stuff do you play?” I thought to myself how nice it would be if I had something to hand them… a piece of promo material, that was a sort of friendly welcome to the night. Of course, it would all be in the wording… you want it to be warm and welcoming, not rude! Perhaps it would look something like this:

Welcome to (Such-and-Such) Restaurant and Lounge

featuring “Deep Fusion Saturdays” with David Michael

Thanks for coming in to check out our weekly Deep Fusion Saturdays event! Every Saturday from 9pm to 1am, we feature some great drink specials such as (some signature drink) and (some signature drink), all to a backdrop of great music provided by David Michael. You can expect to hear such styles as deep house, future disco, acid jazz, downtempo, and other chilled styles to provide a backdrop for your dining and social experience.

We hope that you will join us next week, and spread the word!

This sort of thing is mostly useful for those who do a recurring gig where you have a varied audience, and is a great way to get out of the awkward “I don’t have that kind of music” conversation. With this, you can say, “I’m sorry, I don’t have anything like that… but here’s some information on what we do every Saturday!”


http://www.passionatedj.com/9-cool-t...n-your-dj-bag/

[ImNotDedYet]

I DJ'd in college for wedding, parties, etc. and had a gig at a white trash bar in the burbs. (got "let go" for playing Vanilla Ice before he hit it big because I was playing rap)

Anyways, I'm DJing a Bah Mitzvah for some kid and all his 12 year old friends want me to play the latest Ghetto Boys track which is full of swearing, so I think I've got my out by saying I don't have any Ghetto Boys. Nope, one of the kids had the CD in his backpack or something. I still didn't play it. And I got bitched at by my bosses because I didn't play the Bah Mitzvah song, which I didn't know there was one and my bosses give me a list of songs I "have to play" and there was no Bah Mitzvah song on it.

Oh, good times...the people that request a song and then don't dance to it are always fun as well as the people that are drunk (but don't feel drunk enough to still be coordinated) and request a song, get on the dance floor when you play it then fall over multiple times because it turns out they are too drunk to be coordinated. (or that's just how they dance?)

Kudos on the Fat Boys reference man. Classic!