May 31st, 2011 | 
Author: This weekend, I was DJ'ing a wedding and a guy (I'm assuming the brides friend) came up to me and my buddy and told us to play "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" by Meatloaf. He said he was a DJ and everyone would love it and we nicely said no. I haven't heard that song played at a wedding since my wedding 10 years ago and we weren't going to shift gears just for him. The dude went up to the bride and told her we should play Paradise By The Dashboard Light.
Let me repeat what I just said again in another way to show you how ludicrous this was. He intruded on the bride and interrupted her with her new husband to tell her that the DJ should play a song. That is so inconsiderate! The bride then felt obligated to come up to us to tell us and this is what she said. "Hey guys, I don't even know this song but my friend wants you to play it." Then she said "I don't care what you do to be honest."
Towards the end of the night, my MC annouced that we would be playing one last SLOW song of the night. The guy came running up to us all pissed off and says, "What do you mean this is the last song of the night, how could this be the last song of the night?" Chris and I in unison said, last SLOW song. The drunk DJ guy walked away still all pissed off.
At the end of the wedding, my MC annouced that we were really playing the last song of the night and the drunk DJ dude ran up to me and yelled "What about Paradise?" I could tell he was fuming while he insisted on me playing that song. I said "dude you're not getting the song". He started cursing and giving us the finger and said "You Guys SUCK."
Here's the funny thing DJ Masteriminds, He had been dancing and having a great time with his girlfriend all night long. I think his ego was getting the best of him because if he was really that good of a DJ, the bride woluld have asked him to entertain her wedding instead of us. What do you think?
DJ Masterminds Tip:
Stick to your programming, Don't let people influence your decisions unless you agree with them 100%, and be confident and stern with people who are giving you a hard time trying to tell you how to DJ.
Recommendation:
If you want to really learn how to grow and maintain a profitable DJ business, get this ebook.
Posted in 
