SILK CITY FT DUA LIPA ELECTRICITY
ARIANA GRANDE THANK U, NEXT
BENNY BLANCO, HALSEY AND KHALID EASTSIDE
LIL DUVAL FT SNOOP DOGG AND BALL GREEZY SMILE
BAD BUNNY FT DRAKE MIA
HALSEY WITHOUT ME
DJ SNAKE TAKI TAKI
PANIC! AT THE DISCO HIGH HOPES
MEEK MILL FT DRAKE GOING BAD
POST MALONE AND SWAE LEE SUNFLOWER
TRAVIS SCOTT SICKO MODE
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER YOUNGBLOOD
GUCCI MANE, BRUNO MARS AND KODAK BLACK WAKE UP IN THE SKY
MARSHMELLO AND BASTILLE HAPPIER
LIL BABY AND GUNNA DRIP TOO HARD
At some functions, I have an assistant with me who can get requests from students of a song they have to hear. Typically I have a list a week before that I follow, but I do take requests. Sometimes, I am doing the event solo so there is no one to take requests. Most often than not, a student will approach me right in the middle of a transition so they don’t have my all my attention. But when I m able to focus on their requests I will look it up and put it on my prepare list to have it close by so I can include it in the mix.
I try to give all the students the attention that they want but it makes it difficult since I’m trying to keep the dance floor filled with paying attention to the lighting and the volume control. I have put down a notebook for students to put down their requests. In the notebook, students are able to put the song name and artists. Songs that have profanity or inappropriate I cross off since I cannot play them at a school dance. Once I see a song written a few times in different handwriting then I can slip it in. There were a few times students wrote their song in really big handwriting. Those ones are not played! This past week a student wrote please play this song and I will give you 10 dollars. Of course there was no student name but I thought it was funny so I played the song because the student was creative. I knew no one was going to be giving 10 dollars but it stood out.
BENNY BLANCO, HALSEY, AND KHALID EASTSIDE
KHALID AND NORMANI LOVE LIES
TRAVIS SCOTT SICKO MODE
SILK CITY AND DUA LIPA ELECTRICITY
DJ SNAKE TAKI TAKI
BEBE REXHA I’M A MESS
CALVIN HARRIS AND SAM SMITH PROMISES
ARRIANA GRANDE BREATHIN
MEEK MILL DANGEROUS
DRAKE NONSTOP
BAZZI BEAUTIFUL
JUICE WRLD LUCID DREAMS
KODAK BLACK ZEZE
SHECK WES MO BAMBA
BAD BUNNY AND DRAKE MIA
CARDI B I LIKE IT
Halloween Playlist 2018
Some of the best Halloween songs come from movie soundtracks. When people do hear these songs from the movies, they think of the goosebumps they hand during the movie.
Micheal Jackon Thriller
Tubular Bells
Gerard McMann Cry, Little Sister
Oingo Boingo Dead Man’s Party
Blue Oyster Cult Don’t Fear the Reaper
Nine Inch Nails Dead Souls
Ray Parker JR Ghostbusters
Warren Zevon Werevolves of London
Rockwell Somebody’s Watching Me
Mc Hammer Addams Groove
Bobby Pickett Monster Mash
John Carpenter Halloween Theme Song
Rob Zombie Dragula
Marilyn Manson This is Halloween
Dj Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince Nightmare on my Street
Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising
AC/DC Hells Bells
Radiohead Creep
Ella Henderson Ghost
AC/DC Highway to Hell
Little Mix Black Magic
Eminem and Rihanna The Monster
Imagine Dragons Demons
Nina Simone I Put a Spell on You
Evanescence Bring Me to Life
Katy Perry ft Kanye West E.T.
Rihanna Disturbia
Marilyn Manson Sweet Dreams are Made of These
Lady Gaga Monster
The Smiths How Soon is Now
Dusty Springfield Spooky
Alice Cooper Feed My Frankenstein
Metallica Enter Sandman
Primus The Devil Went Down to Georgia
The Ramones Pet Sematary
TRAVIS SCOTT SICKO MODE
BENNY BLANCO, HALSEY AND KHALID EASTSIDE
MAROON 5 AND CARDI B GIRLS LIKE YOU
JUICE WRLD LUCID DREAMS
POST MALONE BETTER NOW
DRAKE IN MY FEELINGS
EMINEM KILLSHOT
CARDI B I LIKE IT
6IX9INE FT NICKI MINAJ AND MURDA BEATZ FEFE
KANYE WEST AND LIL PUMP I LOVE IT
TYGA FT OFFSET TASTE
MARSHMELLO AND BASTILLE HAPPIER
DRAKE NONSTOP
ELLA MAI TRIP
KHALID AND NORMANI LOVE LIES
LIL WAYNE FT KENDRICK LAMAR MONA LISA
BEBE REXHA I’M A MESS
When I am not compiling new playlists or looking up the latest music gear I am working at a public high school. During the summer, I have the option of working or taking the summer off but I always opt to do summer school. I have the opportunity to run my own summer school program.
On Sundays, a church rents out the school facilities and the church conducts their own services there. One patron parked her car there and left with a friend to grab a bite to eat but once she came back the gates were locked and her car was stuck inside the school. The lady called me early Monday to make sure some one could open the gate and after talking to the custodian I assured her that her car could leave campus.
Once she arrived on campus she called me again and I notified the custodian to open the gate for her. I then left to take care of school business. After I returned to the office, I noticed a missed phone call from the lady and I assumed it was her telling me the gates were closed and she is waiting for assistance. Quickly I called her back ready to apologize for the wait but before I did that I can tell she was driving on the phone. All she wanted to do was to call me to thank me for helping her get her car off campus. I was astounded since it is a rarity that someone goes out of their way to thank someone after they got what they wanted. I told her I appreciated her phone call and I shared it with the custodian. A little gratitude goes a long way.
IMAGINE DRAGONS NATURAL
MAROON 5 GIRLS LIKE YOU
CARDI B BAD BUNNY J BALVIN I LIKE IT
DRAKE IN MY FEELINGS
POST MALONE BETTER NOW
TYGA OFFSET TASTE
CARDI B BE CAREFUL
BRYCE VINE DREW BARRYMORE
YG BIG BANK
MEEK MILL WHATEVER YOU NEED
MEEK MILL ALL EYES ON YOU
DRAKE NONSTOP
One cannot run a dj business over night. They have to build their song library, get their contracts in order, and have the best equipment available, and pay for the all time committed and marketing.
For djs to have all the newest latest music they are involved in digital record pools. Djs are able to download daily the latest songs. If the song is an older one, they can search through the database to get the classic.
Anyone can play music with entry-level sound system but you get what you pay for. Ideally one wants professional equipment to be played at their event that sounds like a million bucks not like equipment you buy at a garage sale.
Contracts are in place to protect the client and the dj. It holds the dj accountable for what services will be provided with the times permitted and it holds the client accountable for paying for the service.
Setting up for a wedding is not a piece of cake. It takes hours to find the right songs and labeling the songs so they go on at the right time. Often times, I meet with the couple more than once to figure out we are on the same page. This wedding is the couple’s wedding not your own, so it is their custom playlist that you are playing. The dj has to set up the equipment before the wedding and have to take everything down after the wedding.
Djs have to market themselves. They cannot sit around and hope someone contacts them. They have to pay to be at a Wedding Expo and pay for postcards. Also they can do online advertisements, which can lead to hundreds to thousands of dollars depending on the service they are using.
