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“Play some real Psy. Play some infected Mushroom!” “Sorry lady, i don’t have time to explain to you that IM only have one album that can be classified as “Psy” and that was from '99, and how they have been falsly credited with being “pioneers” of the psy scene even tho they were 5 years too late… now they are pretty much electro with some guest vocalists for flavor … and… ahhhhh just fuck off bitch!” Lol 
I was asked to play at a party last night by a friend. he said he would bring some playlists to chuck on. any way when i checked the facebook invite he was bigging himself up to be the dj and he has never evan touched a deck. when he pitched up he brought nothing so i ended up playing the whole eve. Half way through he approached me and asked if he could use my laptop to play some spotify. I told him to fxxk off and he had alot to learn. The people really enjoyed my set and now have several more parties booked. 
this is how it should be done 
Had a great one on Saturday:
“Turn this shit off. Play some Status Quo”
“err… This is a Northern Soul night”
“I don’t care what night it is, play some Status Quo”
“I’m very sorry, I don’t have any with me tonight” (I mean hell, I can’t bring all the Northern Soul vinyl that I want with me to these nights, never mind cater to some random drunk bint’s whims on top)
“I know the manager, I’m going to make sure you’re sacked for this”
“I’m good friends with the manager too, and he knows I’m going back to Ibiza next week, so it’s no skin off my back”
Seriously, just the idea that someone could be so passionate about not having any Status Quo (on a Northern Soul night!) that they would put someone’s job on the line because of it… you just have to laugh it’s that petty.
Anyway, I spoke to the manager afterwards, just to give him the heads up:
“Don’t worry about her mate, She’s just a fat, ugly bitch.”
So karma does exist.
Fus
Way I see it, the music I play has nothing to do with what I want to play. It’s all about what the most people in the room want to dance to.
I play mostly indie clubs, some top 40 stuff, and regularly have to let people down when they’ve requested stuff I really like, because I can guarantee that there’ll be exactly two people in the room have heard it.
It’s a case of learning to read your crowd, trusting your judgements and being a little bit professional.
The whole “no requests” thing is pretty lame though. In a lot of places, requests are the easiest way to read the crowd, not necessarily through playing exactly what people ask for, but rather to guage the mood of the room.
Flat out saying “no requests” comes across a little ignorant, to be honest.
Yeah…i get that at clubs when we have a Psytrance evening.
Its the same night…EVERY WEEK.
“Can you play some reggae…or alternative???”
This is while the dancefloor is HEAVING…
“Sure lady…I will make you happy and get stoned by the ENTIRE dancefloor!”
Thats the one!!!
i’ve found one of the easiest ways to deal with requests (that is polite) is saying “if i have it, i’ll play it”
oops, don’t have it. sorry! although i have got the “just youtube it!”
.. yeah probably not gonna do that
Requests are a pain in the ass.
There is actually a group on FB for us that hate it:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=52922636505&v=wall&ref=search
Here is my story with it. When I first mixing when i was a pledge for my frat, i was using three things to “mix”: itunes, hypemachine, and youtube, after this i DLed the VDJ trial and learned how to use it in and out. Got requests all night as i was plying open format music. Eventually got so mad i talked to some ppl about it and eventually was branded DJ “No Requests” for it. I find no offense to it, as its all in no ill will.
But I go with the “i dont have it” if i really dont, and then thers always the “can u just youtube it?” then i go "well i got no connection here
Gianmarco
I work at a club where I spin a lot of top 40 remixes and people ask for so many requests. My favorite line is “I’ll see what I can do.” Afterwards, I completely ignore them or just repeat it. By saying that line, I’m not promising anything but I’m also saying, “yeah sure.”
No, but its a song by Herb Alpert on a Thievery Corporation CD
oh, this is the worst.
on the weekend i got about 5 requests in 5 minutes for single ladies, at a house party, ended up just doing something stupid to mix it in. later she wanted it again, and I said no, she wasn’t happy.
but this is the good bit, towards the end when a friend was having a bit of a spin. I was behind her when she said to a guy these dj’s are horrible they don’t play any good music, I turned around and was like oh i know ay, they got no idea what the hell their doing. She agreed at first getting into the dissing of the djs untill she realised I was the DJ, she walked off in shame.
Or try playing this song its not the best song in the world but sometimes the point gets across :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odC1KKnpWo4 Dont know the name of the original artist but i found it on a compilation c.d. of a local Dj in Montreal,Qc,Canada.
I think it`s funny…lol.
If they’re really pissing you off, just stop the music and leave. Fuck em. Let them figure out how to DJ.
(Although I wouldn’t suggest doing this at any influential clubs in you’re area… strictly small time gigs or places you know you’ll never wanna play at again.)
Do you guys not have Bouncers in the places you work? I wouldn’t want to be known as a Diva so that’s probably the last thing I would do. If you needed to get the bouncers attention and they can’t be seen then sure I would stop the music but I wouldn’t walk out of there without at least trying to get the person thrown out.
We had a hpuse party and I was on vinyl, my firend Tina got a little over excited and accidently threw a glass of vodka & soda over me, glass included. The glass hit me in the chest, bounced off the 1210 and landed by my foot.
Oh how we laughed.
I’m talking about if the host/owner is busting you’re balls about not knowing how to DJ. If you’re getting paid (less than you should be) and the host of some random gig is just bitching at you and saying “you don’t know how to DJ” or even the cardnial sin, asking you if “You’re going to play any good music” …then I guess it’s up to you if it’s worth you’re time and dignity to stay there. Personally I’d rather just split and go do my own thing. It’s not like it’s the end of the world.
Now, if it’s just some random dude requesting the same thing over and over or he messing with you, yeah… just signal the bouncer.
Ahh yeah in that case I would just yank out the cables, let everybody listen to some feedback and walk out with some chick lol.
It’s always pretty tough especially when they keep coming back up asking about their song. I had a girl this weekend ask for a song I didn’t have…she told me to look it up on youtube…I apologized and told her I didn’t have internet connection. The same evening a guy comes up to request a song that I’m playing as he speaks – he said, “Oh I guess I should listen more carefully next time”. haha