2. Unless you’re at a wedding, high school Homecoming, or karaoke bar, DO NOT ask for requests. We have things called “sets” where we previously pick a list of songs to play with very intricate transitions and mixing, so we’re not going to abandon that for your Top 40 Radio Song. Would you walk up to a band on stage and ask them to play “Single Ladies by Beyonce” all night? Nuff said.
3. No, I will not let you, your cousin, or your friend get on the turntables to DJ. That’s like me coming up to you at a traffic light asking, “Can I drive your car?” Your dude may be DMC World Champion, but I’m not getting some total stranger on my $3000 equipment.
4. If we say we don’t have that song, WE DON’T HAVE THAT SONG. I understand the convenience Wireless Internet and Limewire offers you, but we’re not going to magically pull a song out of our ass in the middle of a party.
5. Know your music if you’re going to ask for something! Asking us to play Hip Hop while we’re playing Hip Hop makes you look like an idiot and wastes our time.
6. Please don’t touch our equipment. I know you think it’s cool that you see vinyl spinning on a turntable, but that doesn’t give you permission to touch it. You ruin the party, you ruin our vibe, and if you break it, I swear we’ll make you buy it.
7. The DJ area is a dry zone; holding liquids near expensive electronic equipment isn’t a good idea. So if you see yourself or your drunk friend trying to talk to a DJ holding a glass full of a Redbull Vodka, stop! You ain’t spilling shit on my shit.
8. If I already played your song, I’m not going to play it again. 9 times out of 10, that song really sucks or is incredibly played out, and if you really want to hear it that much, go back to you your car, grab your Ipod, and press repeat.
9. You probably think what we do is easy. If it is, why don’t I see you DJing? It’s hard and takes skill, so don’t stand there trying to give us tips; we know what we’re doing.
10. If you’re texting or calling us to get into a party, but we’re not answering, we’re probably busy DJing. Figure out the door situation BEFORE the party. Texting, emailing, calling, or chatting with us isn’t going to help out the situation if you can’t get in. If we’re not personally throwing the party or have no pull at the door, we just can’t do it. And if we’re not answering, it’s either we’re busy DJing, talking to someone, or just having a great time. No offense, but you’re on your own, you should’ve checked the door situation beforehand.
If anything, just respect what we do. We took the time to get up in front of a lot of people trying to figure out how to make you have fun. It’s a hard job, but we love it, don’t make us hate what we do by making our experience not enjoyable. Let us be us and we’ll make sure you’ll have a great night. Thanks =)
