How to handle a long DO NOT PLAY list for your DJ gig / wedding

[@djfernandovon]

please post more videos. you have the talent of communication, i really enjoy your gig logs , videos, set ups etc . please keep up! congrats bro

[@SmilestonesDJAdventures]

Thanks bro, you are too kind! :) :)

[@bobbillings]

Customers I had that have tried to dictate this have all regretted it. They wondered why no one was doing a lot of dancing. Instead of trusting the Dj who they hired for his experience and ability to read the crowd to hype their party. Usually the songs you are refrained from playing are the ones people come up and make the most requests to the Dj for and asks why he is not playing it. They forget when people get a few in them, these songs they told you not to play sound way better than they remember on a professional amplified Dj system , and people want to hear and dance to these songs they think are cheezy and don't want played. Usually at some point the one footing the bill will come to me and ask to amend the no song playlist. Happens just about every ime and I laugh and refrain from "I told you so!"

[@ActionPrime...300]

I love your way of talking and seeing your happy face ❤❤🎉🎉😊😊

[@VinnyHebert]

Using smart lists would be a better idea. Like in the comments put a #dnpweddingdate and then create a smart list of songs that are in certain genres and do not include the hashtag.

[@SmilestonesDJAdventures]

Ah that's an idea. Sounds like more work for someone using my workflow -- but it probably would help some folks. Thanks

[@rainbowgaming8441]

now in 2023 i hate request so much back in the day no one every asked for request in the 80s and 90s

[@sullivan44]

How do you feel about renaming the songs? My concern would be after the gig and having to rename them back. Is there a shortcut I don’t know about?

[@SmilestonesDJAdventures]

Yes good point - I chat about it in my video, how it's super simple to rename back after the gig ;)

[@sullivan44]

@@SmilestonesDJAdventures I Must have missed that part. I watched the whole thing, but have to admit, I was at my day job. 😭