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What events need a great DJ?

There are no limits to how the right music can set the perfect mood. A high-energy dance club playlist creates a soundtrack to keep guests dancing all night at a Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, sweet sixteen, fashion show, or company celebration. It can build infectious excitement with upbeat background tracks at a corporate event, premiere, studio event, product launch, fundraiser, art gallery, or opening. And it can keep guests entertained and engaged in the action at a children's birthday party, wedding, or team-building event.

A Great DJ enlivens the vibe of an event. Beat and rhythm mix together to create an ideal atmosphere. Command of melody and mood is Just as important as elevating the level of an event. Soft ,mellow vibe sets the tone for arrivals at a fashion show, or corporate event, and Wedding cocktail hour or dinner. To move the energy level up such as 80’s music, sexy R & B, to dark synthpop, to edgy punk. Depending on the mood the client would like created by the playlist, festive, or ethereal, or whimsical, to edgy. The beat of a song is what people grab onto, but melody keeps their attention.

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Sometimes the mood of an event will call for mostly non-remixed original versions of songs, and sometimes the mood will demand more severe remixes and stylized effects such as loops or wobble bass drops to keep people’s attention. The right DJ, no matter where they are playing or at what kind of event they are performing, will tune into the crowd quickly and find the level of altering melody that will add to the vibe and not take away from it.

Another example is when the DJ spins remixes and mash-ups. Whether at a club or at a corporate party, altering songs too much can be frustrating if it ruins the core instrumental or vocal melodies (like riffs and choruses) a crowd craves when partying.There may be concerns, if a song’s lyrics may be inappropriate for all guests. If the event will include only adults, and they won't be offended by coarse lyrics, there should be no problem. Hearing the original version of, say, an explicit classic hip hop song when your party is in its heaviest groove is quite sexy and fun for crowds. Some clients have guests who might object to rough lyrics, so will choose to spin the clean version. Don’t worry – guests will be able to use their imagination and fill in what the “real” lyrics are.

The important thing to remember in setting up a playlist, is that the music selections are as much for the guests as the hosts. So, unless you want to play three melancholy indie pop songs in a row, or a seven-minute bittersweet vintage samba number, putting a song on the playlist that is special to you but a bit downbeat during a cocktail hour or a dinner shouldn't affect an overall upbeat vibe. Just keep these downbeat songs limited, and make sure they’re kept at a reasonable three- or four-minute length. Also, we’ve found some downbeat songs work surprisingly well for dancing. Many know the song “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by the post-punk legendary group Joy Division as a poetically-written tune about an impossible relationship, yet because the song is a classic, and because it happens to have a driving beat, it can get crowds moving – even at a wedding, when it’s the antithesis of the mood. (Just make sure it’s played later, when the crowd has loosened up.)

Regarding a song’s lyrics and meaning, we find it’s great to spin songs whose lyrics go with that portion of the event, or that have a message appropriate to the event in general. This is something clients don’t often consider, but can boost the lively feel of an event, and make it feel more festive. The important thing is the songs should provide subtle or sly references to the moment, not ones too out in the forefront, or things that feel too forced.At a corporate cocktail party, it’s great to play a vintage jazz tune about having a good time like Ray Charles “Mess Around” but maybe not so great to play BTO’s “Takin’ Care of Business.” The same goes for a wedding, in that it’s great to throw in newer pop songs like “Say Hey (I Love You)” by Michael Franti & Spearhead that puts the vibe of festiveness and romance in the air, but it’s not advised to play Frank Sinatra’s “Love and Marriage” as it’s so obvious that it will simply appear unimaginative and lazy.When considering the DJ for any event, you can't really go wrong, so long as they do what they do best … give your event energy, fun, and unstoppable excitement.

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Party Planners LA offers DJ services, Live-Mixing, and party lighting design for:

Fashion shows * Corporate Event * Bar/Bat Mitzvah * Private Event *

Wedding * Concert * Arts/Gallery * Product Launch * Sweet 16 * Children’s Parties * Premieres * Studio Events

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DJ * MC * Digital GIF Animated photo booth * Green screen * State of the Art Equipment * Intelligent Lighting

Playlists include:

House, R&B, Pop, Rap, Reggae, Tech House, Rock, Top 40, Techno, Progressive House, Soul, Urban, Mashup, NU Disco, Trap

Party Planners LA is a Los Angeles party planner available for Los Angeles party planning and event planning services in Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Bel Air, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Calabasas, Malibu, Newport, Laguna, Hidden Hills, La Canada-Flintridge, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, and West Hollywood.