help! track suggestions for DJ-ing that im doing

As someone who's tried very hard to insert my own personal tastes into a DJ mix for a pro event like this.. (and if it's at a club, it's a pro event.), I'd go on the side of caution. I would just compromise and pick your faves and "the masses"' faves from the three genres they'd mention, especially known classics. It's her birthday after all.

Then again, dancing usually stops and goes throughout nights like this, so the downpeaks would be best for the more grime stuff, me thinks.

I don't know if you're getting paid for this, but if you are, it's best if you make your brother's fiancee's sister happy, first and foremost. (unless there's a reason for revenge, haha, which it doesn't sound like from your post.)

Just one dj's opinion.

I was going to be Johnny Smartass and list a bevvy of speed metal gems from the 80's like "Rip Ride" by Venom, but I now realize that this would be a predictably juvenile and entirely unhelpful thing to do.

Well they said i can play whatever i like.

I went to one of their club nights before and it was pretty much personal taste and people trying to look cool, but whenever i DJ i kinda like people to dance and stuff. But im just a little out of the loop, i haven't DJ-ed in about 6 months (because of the turntables thing).

Dropping some speed metal in would be pretty great though. Maybe i could throw a beat behind it somehow.

well, you know your friends and family more than I do. :) so, if they told you to play anything you want, and you do, that's their fault.

Usually though, whenever friends and family tell me to "play anything I want" they really mean "we don't give you a list of songs to play. We expect you to play the stuff we expect via mindreading.". haha.

yeah thats exactly what it is.

i keep asking them and they are like "oh i dunno, YOU'RE the DJ!!!"

goddamn.

I don't know any of her friends so i dont really know what her friends are into, just what her and her sister like.

everybody seems to love Mylo right now.

Play "Fodderstompf" by Public Image Ltd.. And nothing else. All night. And wear one of these while doing so:

http://www.5stardeal.com/website/medieval/smallpictures/22-9900.jpg

ahahaha

how about 'Requiem' for good measure?

we only wanted to be loved

If you're honestly concerned about making everyone happy, then the best thing is to bring as much a variety of dance classics amongst all genres. You always have one person telling you "oh yeah, bring electro-pop and r&b" only to find out those were the genres the messenger likes and not the actual party, who actually wants to hear Bob Seger and Glenn Frey.

But fuck it. Make yourself happy, and bring some universally fun stuff just in case. That knight armor might be handy, though. :)

Hari:

Felix Da Housecat ('Rocket Ride')
Cagedbaby (oh, wait, CD DECKS, erm, remixes of Bucci Bag - 'More Lemonade', Van Helden - 'My My My' and Benny Benassi - 'No Matter What You Do')
Benassi ('Satisfaction'), Girls Aloud (No Good Advice, Love Machine, The Show)
Ciara ('1, 2 Step', 'Goodies')
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box ('Star', 'THE mARTIN SHOW!!', 'SUZZZZZY', 'Milk Tea', 'Early Riser', 'Rock To The Future'...fuck it, I'll gmail you)
Dannii and Kylie ('I Begin To Wonder', 'I Believe In You' etc)
Scissor Sisters ('Comfortably Numb')
Richard X ('Freak Like Me', 'Rock Jacket', 'You Better Let Me Love You x4 Tonight')
Rachel Stevens ('Some Girls', 'Sweet Dreams My LA Ex)
Liberty X ('Being Nobody', 'Jumpin'')
Sarah Whatmore ('Automatic')
Pet Shop Boys (so many to choose)
Houston ('I Like That')
Chingy (''Right Thurr')
Hystereo ('Gly', Winters In The City')
Cut Copy ('Rendezvous', 'Saturdays', 'That Was Just A Dream', 'Zap Zap', 'Glittering Clouds', 'The Light Brigade', 'Live')
Ludacris, Kanye, Snoop, Petey Pablo - all pretty obv.
Bubba Sparxxx ('Comin' Round', 'Ugly', 'Warrant', 'Hootenanny')
Kelis, Rex The Dog ('Heartbeats', 'Photographic', 'Radio', 'Frequency')
Basement Jaxx (also obv., 'Good Luck', 'Rendez-Vu', 'Plug It In', 'Right Here's The Spot' for curveballs)
JC Chasez ('All Day Long I Dream About Sex', 'Come To Me', '100 Ways', 'Shake It')
The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers

Any gmailage, just ask, though you're on my randoms list now if that address is correct.

Juvenile - "Nolia Clap"
Jim Jones - "Certified Gangsta"
Snoop - "Drop it like it's hot"
Trick Daddy - "Down with the south" (shake that ass and make your babydaddy mad!)
Elephant Man - "Bun bad mind"
NASTY - "cock back"
Lethal B - "Pow" (blatantly, come ON)
Trim - "Boogeyman"
The Ends - "Are you really from the ends" (BIG party tune, cos of the intro)

if I was worried like this, I'd make sure I got a CD from the person whose birthday it was, which they had burned and chosen, for emergencies.

If I was worried, I'd quit DJ'ing in shame (Hari, I'm happy to come play with you).

Do play Elephant man's 'Blessed' - it's awesome. And yeah, definitely Lethal B - EVERYONE in Ghana loves the shit out of it.And More Fire Crew's 'Oi'. And Dizzee too.

Hey thanks, some awesome suggestions (stuff i have but didn't think of e.g the felix da housecat track).

Does anybody have a decent sounding version of 'Galang'? Mine sounds kind of shitty. That might be a good one to play.

Happy Mondays and New Order are perfectly suited to a party atmosphere. I've heard some pretty astounding dance tracks off the DFA comp's too - Pixeltan "Get Up Say What" and J.O.Y. "Sunplus".

DFA remix of Junior Senior's 'Shake Your Coconuts'! LCD Soundsystem - 'Yeah'! Beastie Boys - anything off Paul's Boutique!

Just bring the new Mocky "Are + Be" and you're home free!