• This week I’m going to tackle another big concern that I hear from the couples that use my Pittsburgh wedding DJ service, “The Playlist”.

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    My policy is pretty simple, I’ll play whatever songs you want and I won’t play any song that you tell me you don’t want to hear.

    The reality however is a little more complex.

    Couples that work with me can actually go on line and create a playlist for their reception. The online tool allows each couple to select ten “must play” songs. They can also pick ten “play if possible” songs. And the couple can pick an unlimited number of “do not play” songs.

    Many reception facilities in the Pittsburgh area have five hour receptions. Typically the reception music timeline consists of; cocktail hour music, dinner hour music and three hours of dance music. My online playlist is really only concerned with the dance music portion of the reception.

    I work with each couple to get a feel as to what type of cocktail and dinner music vibe they are want. I put together a song list to accomplish that goal. If they couple has favorite songs or artists, those choices can easily be incorporated into the cocktail/dinner playlists.

    So really, it comes down to the dancing portion of the evening that concerns most couples. A twenty song playlist (ten must play and ten play if possible) give each couple plenty of opportunity to pick their favorite songs. The list also gives me the flexibility to take the crowd into the musical areas that my experience tells me they want to go.

    Almost all of the couples that I work with only select a few favorite songs to be played. They allow me, as an experienced wedding DJ, the flexibility to “play to the crowd”.

    So the best advice that I can give to couples stressing over a playlist is:

    1. Pick an experienced DJ that can read the crowd
    2. Pick out a few of your most favorite songs to add to the night’s playlist
    3. Have FUN!
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