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Topic: so im the worst dj ever...

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ok so gunshot wedding, in a club, on a thursday, they call me on wednesday at 9:30pm... they have no idea wtf is going on
i try to take the bull by the horns, and the groom says "i'll let you know when its time (for everything)"...whatever
first dance time, groom asks me, what songs do i have... i say i can go on for days...
he says, "i thought this is what you do", i say "its time for you to tell me what song you want"
he says "you are a dj, you should know these things", i answered "SO THE FCUK ARE YOU! AND YOU CANT NAME A FCUKING SONG? GIVE ME A NAME OR IM WALKING OUT RIGHT NOW!"

he picked "Aventura's Los Infieles" (Unfaithful)... f*** them... :) how about your events from hell? lol

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geposted Tue 13 Sep 11 @ 10:01 pm
Wow that was very professional of you. *rolls eyes* How old are you?

Even when things are rough :

1) the client is always right

2) be a professional and suck it up
 
I wouldnt go thru all that. If i decide to take on something at the last minute, I wont wait till the next day to get list of songs and names. I would urge him or her to give me the info right away. If i cant get the info that same day, i probably wont do the gig.. I wont bother cursing at them because the bride and groom are nervous and have alot their mind.
 
I agree with Caliente, if they called me the night before that I need a song list within the next 3 hours....That way if u don't have something they want then you can get it.....& not only that, me personally I do take last minute gigs but not when they are unorganized....If you take any & every gig you will make money but if you take gigs like you had then u can lose gigs because what happens if he tells friends about his encounter with you then they will not book you....A lot of my gigs I get because I do one gig then someone that heard me at that gig calls me for a party....& U should never use profanity with a client I don't care how upset or mad you are....That makes u seem very unprofessional....Not saying that you were wrong cuz I would've been saying what you said but only in my head..haha
 
Here's a few suggestions some may want/need to follow, whether it's a well organised party booked in advance or a last minute thing...

1. Listen to your client.

2. Make suggestions to the client.

3. Guide/help your client.
 
Last minute bookers are nightmares, I always add an additional 25% onto the quote.

Learn from this a put some procedures in place to help you next time.
 
blimey how did you not get a slap speaking to someone like that and on a wedding gig.
as a dj i would always have an idea on top of my head for a particular song at a particular time.look back on experience (previous gigs) and choose a song from what went down well.
in this game have to be able to act on the spot.if you havent got what they want (last min gig no playlist) suggest songs to help them your the professional here.
i understand what its like being under pressure at last min gigs but if you the dj decide to take it on be prepared to work for your money.if you havent got what they want then you should have explained this on taking booking.
we are here to give clients what they want a good party and memorible time.
 
Was this a free bee or did they actually pay you?

'cause if they actually paid for your services, you are way out of line imo.

This is the biggest difference between club and mobile dj's.
 
Yeah, the song choice is pretty funny. Either he's an idiot or was purposely being a douche.

However, most of the other people here are correct. There is a better way to handle these situations, but I have had my fair share of @$$holes. This is one reason I do not DJ weddings anymore is because the stress most of them bring.

I don't know the guy, but if you're telling the whole story then he sounds like an idiot. Who asks what songs a DJ has? Unless you're asking to find out what genres they primarily DJ. Regardless, you do still have to keep your reputation in mind and yourself under minimal check.

Like another user here mentioned, I would've used a past wedding as a picked one for him. Usually, if you tell them you have a good song in mind and assure them it will work out well, usually they'll be happy to let you do your thing. If they are still @$$es about it, slit their tires.... lol jk.

This is all in my humble opinion. I can sympathize with you but there are ways to cut off their BS and move on with the show.
 
Maybe not the worst DJ, but close to it. Weddings are stressful, and last minute weddings are a nightmare. However, it comes with the territory. If you can't handle it, you should do something else. I can tell you right now, that I hate stress. Hold it....... there's more. I function at a higher level "WHEN I'M UNDER STRESS". I don't look for it, but handle it when it comes. As the DJ for the wedding, part of your job is to "take the stress off the couple", not add to it. Even if it was a freebie, you were out of line, and ill prepared for the affair. Hope you have learned something.
 
Agree with all of the above. There are signs... Last minute means either they were let down or something has gone drastically wrong. This should have already rung alarm bells. As AMAHM said, you need to take their stress away.

At a wedding I am the voice of reason: "whenever you are ready", "in your own time", "there's no rush", "is there anything I can do to help" are my most common phrases at a wedding. I introduce myself to the organiser (if there is one that I wasn't aware of), the venue manager, bar staff and caterers. It's amazing what you can find out 'back of house' which you can use to help drive the evening, keep things under control and reassure the bride and groom.

I have to agree with Rick. There is a big difference between mobile and club DJ's. Clubs are fairly straightforward for mobile jocks, but not so the other way round...

Cheers,

Roy
 
I agree with Dj Rasza (and not these "Naysayers".) If it were me I would have pulled out my gun and popped a cap on the grooms ass.

Feel free to contact me for all your club and mobile dj needs, I'm listed in the Yellow Pages under Pest Control.
 
DJRenee, please, please, pop a cap "on" my ass.
 
I got the call from the club owner, i called and sent a txt to the groom (ive known him for a while, he is a dj as well) asking for him to call me so that we can go over the details. He never replied.
On the day of, none of the brothers know the name of the bride, they come up to me and let me know she has already arrived.
i walk over to the groom and asked if he has an MC, he said he would let me know about everything.
1 hour goes by, people are looking at me as if i have the answer to life, all this while playing instrumental music, but nothing is happening.
I walk over again and try to get something going, he told me again, that he would let me know everything.
As someone who has done many weddings in the past 15 years, i tried to take the initiative and point them in the right direction, obviously it was not wanted, but this fellow dj wanted to be a d|ck and challenge my nerves.
The groom was not paying me, the club owner was (ive known the owner for well over 10 years).

The point is this. I already have bookings for next spring, the majority of my events come from events themselves, if it wasnt for the club owner i wouldnt have done it...
I go out of my way for my clients, for the simple reason that they dont have to hire me, but they choose to, and i appreciate that.
Im not going to let another Dj corner me and make me look like an idiot, while he was too lazy to think of a song or sit down for an hour and plan his own shotgun wedding.

Over the years ive put up with a lot crap, and even lost money on some gigs just to make the clients happy (as i mentioned most of my work comes from gigs themselves). But putting up with crap from another dj who is too lazy to go over and ask his bride what her favourite slow song is.... FCUK THAT!!!
 
 
 


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