Topic: Give the DJ Some
- May 5, 2007 12:14am by NRG - livin the art that is life !
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RESPECT!
Here's how (taken from myspace bulletin submitted by a dj)
ATTENTION:
Before requesting songs, making comments, or asking questions to the D.J.,
DJ's:REPOST
please...
CHECK BELOW FOR YOUR REQUEST:
1. PLAY SOMETHING GOOD...SOMETHING WE CAN DANCE TO!
The D.J. has to play for more than one person...so, what you may hate may be another's favorite song and EVERYTHING played here can be danced to one way or another.
2.WOULD YOU PLAY SOMETHING WITH A BEAT?
BE SERIOUS! We know of NO songs played in a club that don't have some sort of a beat!
3. I DON'T KNOW WHO SINGS IT AND I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE SONG, BUT IT GOES LIKE THIS...
Please don't sing for the D.J.! They have to put up with smoke-filled rooms and dangerous decibel levels all night. Do them a favor and DON'T give them a rendition of your favorite song!
4. EVERYBODY WANTS TO HEAR IT!
Oh sure, you polled EVERYONE in the club and, as their spokesperson, you are requesting the song.
5. I CAN GET LAID IF YOU PLAY IT!
If you are GOOD ENOUGH, you can get laid to anything!! (also been known as "buy the album and get laid for a month!"). If you need ME to play you a song so that YOU can get laid, you've got problems. Besides, point your girl out to the DJ and I will play it for her after you get wasted and pass out. Wink
6. I WANT TO HEAR IT NEXT!
The only people who can get away with that statement write the D.J.'s paycheck! Plus more often than not, the dj has the next song already cued up and ready to go, and does not have time to find your song, get it on the decks, and get it cued up in time to be next.
7. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANNA HEAR...WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
It's a lot easier for you to go have another beer and figure out what you want to hear than it is for the D.J. to recite the name of EVERY record in the booth! Also don't ask for a songlist! I don't know of any club dj's that actually keep a printed liist with them! We keep it in our heads or sometimes in a database!
8. HEY YO, NOBODY CAN DANCE TO THIS!
It is not advisable to say this when the dance floor is packed (but, some people do anyway)! However, even if there is only ONE person on the floor, it STILL contradicts the statement. You're just being rude. Have an open mind about music.
9. EVERYBODY WILL DANCE TO IT IF YOU PLAY IT!
The D.J. won't...I guess that blows a hole in that theory! Plus half the time I hear this, no-one goes to the dancefloor except for the person that asked for it, and when they realize they're the only one that wanted to dance to it, they bail. If you ask the dj for a dance song and don't dance to it, expect the dj to ignore your requests the rest of the night. However, if we play your song and you dance and have a good time, even if no-one else does, we'll still take your next request seriously. We like to please, even if it's one person at a time.
10. MOST IMPORTANTLY!!!! If your at a club or event that doesn't play any Hiphop, don't ask "you got any hiphop"? Just go outside to your car and turn on the radio or go home and watch MTV!!
SOME EXTRA ASSORTED THINGS NOT TO SAY
If you ask for a song and the D.J. says he just played it, DON'T SAY, "Well, I just got here." It makes absolutely no difference. None at all. If you want to be sure you hear your favorite song at the club, you better be there when the dj starts his/her set. We don't have a flashing red light in the booth that tells us that you're there and we can play your song now.
DON'T SAY, "Is this the only kind of music you play?" If you go to a Chinese restuarant, you wouldn't ask for Italian food. Rock clubs play rock, alternative clubs play alternative, discos play disco, etc., etc., etc...
If you ask for a song, BE SPECIFIC. DON'T SAY, "I wanna hear something, anything but this!" Try going to the bar and saying, "I wanna drink something, anything but this..." You can't complain if you're not SPECIFIC. HOWEVER, if you ARE specific and the D.J. says he doesn't have the song, DON'T SAY, "What?!! What do you mean you don't have it? What kind of d.j. are you? Why don't you get into the wonderful world of fast food! You obviously don't know what you're doing as a D.J.!"...
We may reply with "I don't come to your job and SMACK the DICK out of your mouth when your working."
THE DJ MAY SHOOT YOU!!! OR DROP KICK YOUR ASS MATRIX STYLE! Or just have you escorted out of the club. We can do that. Trust me. DO NOT BE AN ASS.
Special Note
A nightclub D.J. gets very little respect. They are expected to play everything for everybody. It is impossible to satisfy all to the people all of the time, yet club jocks are expected to do just that. If a radio jock tells his listeners a song is a hit, the majority of the people think it must be "because they said so on the radio." However, 80% of the time that same song was being played in a club long before the radio "DISCOVERED" the "NEW" song. So give the D.J. a break! The next time you request a song, stop and think before you speak. Remember a request is just that... a request!! It's not a guarantee your song will get played!! Ask once for your song and the DJ will try and play it. Keep asking and you're being a pain in the ass!Don't send all your friends to request the same song hoping to get it played. DJ's aren't that stupid!! They get dozens of requests in a night and there isn't enough time to play them all.
If you have a cd that you want the dj to play, and the dj agrees to listen to it, they're ALREADY DOING YOU A FAVOR BY TAKING THE TIME TO DO SO. If they don't play it don't be pissed, they made a judgement call that the music wasn't the right type to be played. If you wanna hear only songs that you wanna hear, STAY AT HOME AND LISTEN TO YOUR CD'S.
If you DJ or MC (or just say that you do) DONT ask me if you can "dj/mc for a little bit" AT MY GIG especially if I dont know you! If you wanna spin/mc at a club, talk to the owners and give them a mix tape! No one will take you serious without one. Of course unless you already have paying gigs (in which case you wouldnt be tryin to do it at my gig). They're paying us to play music and make announcements, not to host open mic night.
My booth is not a "Coat Check" So don't come up in it asking me if I could watch your coat/purse. If that shit is to much for you to handle you should have left it in your Damn car!!!
Also don't come up in the DJ booth and just hover around!!!! A DJ needs space to work.You don't see me coming into your work and standing over your computer, or looking over your shoulder while your trying to work. That would just be plain Fucking rude!!
And if I do decide to let you hang around in the both, NEVER EVER set your BEER/Drink down around my VERY EXPENSIVE equipment!!!!! If that spills I'm out Thousands of Dollars!!!!! You don't see me and my girlfriend hanging out on the hood of your car. So PLEASE show me the same respect for something important to me.
And above all and !!!Most Importantly!!!, if the DJ has one hand on the mixer, one hand on a turntable and is wearing headphones,
DON'T BUG US unless you know us!!!!!!!
Oh, I almost for got one more thing. Don't flash us any money for your request unless your "DONALD TRUMP"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's a hard job being a DJ. Our work most of the time goes very much unapreciated. Think about it, we are the only people in the club who don't get a chance to actually just sit and hang out with our buddies. If we stop to take a break, the whole club and the music stops with us. We spend sometimes 6 to 8 hours in a booth, STANDING the whole time. We are lucky if we get a chance to find a second to take a bathroom break. Cause when we screw up and the music stops everyone starts yelling and complaining. "Noone ever remembers when we are doing a good job, but screw up even once, and everyone notices"
If you read this and appreciate it... Show your DJ some love.
- May 5, 2007 06:24am by nest - i drink to drown my sorrows but the dam things have learned to swim -frida kahlo Location: kcmo/PDX streets
hearts.
- May 5, 2007 02:42pm by DjShad
solutions to some of those
1. you have 20 seconds to tell me and you have wasted 10 of them
2. i dont care if your cute your wasting my time
3. dang 10 seconds of my life i cant get back
4.NO i said no and no what part of no dont you understand
5.i see your with 5 people if you send anyone of your group I definately will not play it
6. ask me again i wont play it
7. I dont care if your the hotest rapper, you have hot breath is that why your hot
8. pimpin damn im not a female dont spit your game to me, im not like that
9. damn dude is your life that lame you need a song to get some, your not getting any anyway go come cancel christmas and call it a night
10. did your boyfriend tell you to come up here. send him up here(He doesnt come up)
11. did your girl send you here tell her to ask me, we are grown folks
12. please don't touch me i dont do groupies i dont know where your hands have been.
13. the "dj shad look like you stole something to leave me alone"
i will have more later
peace
dj shad
violator juke squad dj
lord gang dj member
- May 5, 2007 06:21pm by Sku - I knocked up the turntables and gave birth to phat stylez!
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Your my dude Shad.
- May 5, 2007 11:34pm by MILES - [url]http://www.MilesBonny.com/[/url] Location: KCK
nice oist necia.. makes me feel good to know I'm not alone.
- May 7, 2007 04:15pm by DjShad
part 2
14. I can say no in different waws in baby talk uh no, french(le no),hood(hell no),sign language(hey lets not use the bird)
15.Keep asking me and it will be longer before you hear your song
16. I don't care if your going to leave(if there is a big group then im accomidating, if not and they are not spending money at the bar let em go)
17.Tips are appreciated the more you tip the faster I can work it in
18. Naah Man I don't have a playlist, what is that, im not an ipod or the guy who did your high school dance
19.Come on man im not gonna play your cd, i dont have a cd player(usually the response come on dawg and im like man your cd is scratched up i'm not going to look bad because you want to impress your homies with your wack ass song)
20. Come on man play it(this is when they really piss me off and I make their song clear the floor and they look like a deet dee dee)
21. I think your hot play it for me(im going to tell you what you prolly havent heard in your life NO)
22.Why are you keep asking me to play it havent you learned yet you keep asking me im not going to play it
23. Brittany spears(how old are you again.........damn get out of johnson county and fast)
24.Play something that I can dance to(i'm sorry that you are rhythmically challenge or musically challenged i see 1000 people dancing what is your issue)
25. Play some hip hop(this is hip hop im sorry you don't know this becuase it not laffy taffy(aka simple music for simple minds) i'll play that when you actually go to the grimy party of town and quit acting "hood')
26. Play some thugged out stuff(i cant play that here, if people act a fool i loose my job are you going to pay me for loss and suffering and im not cheap i like to eat on the plaza and go out of town for clothes)
i will have more later
peace
dj shad
violator juke squad dj
lord gang dj member
urban soul marketing and promotions
- May 7, 2007 09:20pm by E.N.Elder
I can see how request can be frustrating, but are they really that big of a problem for you guys? You guys should feel blessed just to be able to have the jobs that you do. There are plenty of people out there who would give an arm and leg to do what guys do.
I honestly have never put in a request to a dj, I enjoy seeing their vision of where the nights gonna go and just how deep their crates are. But what's wrong with taking request every once in a while. A big part of a DJ's style IS what songs they play, but a really good DJ is able to play anything and still get respect. The Beastie Boys talk about watching Bambaataa cut up corny pop songs like "Mickey".
I'll admit that I'm not a DJ, but I do play piano and every time I go to play somewhere my teacher reminds me of how fortunate I am to be doing it. My teachers been playing professionaly for thirty years now, and when she takes me to a gig with her she takes requests and I've never heard her complain, TRUE LOVE for what she does.
The reason I am writing this is because I have seen most of you guys play before and I truly do enjoy what you do. What I find hard to believe is that your work is something that so many wish they had the talent/ dedication/ skill to do, and you can find 37+ complaints with the job! I work at T.J. Maxx and can’t think of 37 complaints.
And if you feel under-appreciated, I appreciate what you guys do. I appreciate the reminiscing when you play a song that I had forgot all about. I appreciate that after listening to hip-hop as long as I have, I can still see a set that is challenging and stimulating. Just keep in mind, what you guys do is something that millions of others dream of doing. And that’s a pretty fucking good reason to be happy.
Sorry it was so long, but that is something I wanted to say.
- May 7, 2007 09:56pm by NRG - livin the art that is life !
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some of this is tongue and cheek you gotta know this elder
when is the last time you heard a dj diss a fan
for real, all jobs have sucky parts, and I'm not sure why it helps to say what they are, i just know it does
so don't take this too deep into yourself as you said, no of this is really about you
peace
- May 8, 2007 03:13pm by DjShad
I don't diss fans. Its certain and extreme situations that i'm talking about and alot of the statements were done in fun, but as a dj there is alot on our backs and we choose this. We deal with club owners playing games with money, promoters trying to play games, making sure the bar makes money making sure the right music is played and trying to please everyone. I mean i have to think about why i do this everyime i have an extreme situation. For every 10 great fans there is one psycho or stalker and i have had bad run in with psychos and stalkers where i rarely go out. I mean it has been so extreme that a male fan threatened to attack my fiance and another female "fan" wrote a poem and performed it at a poerty night about killing her and how she would do it. THis is just a few of the many things I deal with in life. I deal with artists threateing my life because I wont play their song, and a artist rapeing a friend(and dealing with this person at a club on the low i never thought he would be at) and I don't have a right to feel that way man, look, I'm thankfull god has given me the talent to reach people because I know this isnt my only calling in life but sometimes i have to take a step back and think why but i appreciate everything that this path has set up.
peace
dj shad
