need some suggestions -- a way to reduce bad wedding music

[FM]

how about you just DJ it yourself?

[FM]

Look for white labels & bootlegs..some of those are cheezy by production standards, but typically do the full version of a song so people can dance to it, they'll recognize it, and it won't be too hard beat-wise.

A few ideas that come to my immediate mind, if you can find them:

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere/Family Man (Unkle Funk Mix)
Curtis Mayfield - The new remixed album (on Rhino)
Hot Coffee Pres. Pink Coffee - Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd)
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Bushwacka! Mix)
^^ANY Michael Jackson tune
Madonna - Mother & Father
Madonna - Get Into The Groove (Daft Punk Mix)
^^Probably ANY Madonna tune
Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (Ringbang Mix)
Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Max Graham's Sidechain Mix)
Kaskade's JTM releases (plenty of 80s/new wave stuff)
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (2002? Mix)
Marvin Gaye - Remixes (double vinyl)
Rick James - Give It To Me (Jacob London Mix)

[skahound]

I hear DirtyDooDooFunk can be hired for weddings.

[remoh]

wedding music is meant to be cheesy!

that is so true.
one of my dj friends got married a few years ago. half the crowd was other djs and people in the scene. the wedding dj was sooo nervous, but he played the usual cheese... anyway the bride and groom threw an awesome afterparty at one of the local clubs where he spun (utopia) ...he spun, the best man spun, etc..pretty good party.. so plan on having an after party bro!!

[remoh]

FM, no way dude here is the wedding playlist


i like big butts
i will survive
YMCA
the hustle
thats amore
the chicken dance
holiday



got to love weddings

[drthundr]

You save the cheesey music for the wedding reception. Most people aren't into house/techno, especially the older crowd that wants to hear "Electric Slide". You need people up on the dancefloor singing and dancing. However, if you want to play that electronic music, I would drop some beats during cocktail hour. That would be pretty cool IMO.

[remoh]

do the hustle

[asdf_admin]

You just simply have to excute all top 40 Dj's ... I know some of you are on this board.

... I know who you are and I am watching you.

[skahound]

You just simply have to excute all top 40 Dj's ...

The DJs are just doing their job. You need to get rid of Clear Channel, Infinity, and the like.

[asdf_admin]

I fucking missed an "e" in my spelling. I am a fucking dumb shit. I need to burn in hell for that mistake. Fuck me, I am lame. I hope I die soon. The fucking piece of shit I am. Fucking stupid lame dark-white bastard bitch monkey ass, me.

[skahound]

I fucking missed an "e" in my spelling. I am a fucking dumb shit. I need to burn in hell for that mistake. Fuck me, I am lame. I hope I die soon. The fucking piece of shit I am. Fucking stupid lame dark-white bastard bitch monkey ass, me.

[peloquin]

you can say that again.

[rubyraks]

the sooner the better for the rest of us...

[toasty]

Re: need some suggestions -- a way to reduce bad wedding mus

alright, in planning a wedding reception, we've both noted that its important for us to have the "dj" play stuff that isnt as lame as most other weddings weve been to. in addition to scrapping certain songs deemed 'too lame' ...

Dude, I'm on board with you here 100%. I'm getting married in September, and I just cringe at the thought of the music likely to be played at the reception if I don't step in and exercise some level of control over the wedding DJ. There is a clause written into the contract with the DJ that if he plays "The Duck Dance," "The Hokey Pokey" or "The Macarena," he doesn't get paid. That is the exact opposite of the mood we're looking to set.

The only thing worse than a wedding DJ playing bad music is a wedding DJ who believes that all of these people have gathered solely to see him perform and is playing bad music. I was at a wedding not too long ago where the DJ was out on the dance floor with a wireless mike all night long -- with "funny" hats, wigs, and costumes -- and inflatable instruments for air-guitar/air-sax -- and wearing a tux about 5 sizes too small. Ugh -- 'twas painful to watch.

With all that said, we're probably going to take a pass on having too much house-type stuff, for the reasons people have mentioned in response already, but I like your idea of playing remixes of familiar wedding shit. I'll have to bounce that off the missus-to-be. In any event, I'll be watching this thread myself for ideas. Best of luck!

[nyy77]

if everyone gets wasted it shouldnt matter waht is playing, all the 40+ guests will get up and dance to anything if they are wasted enough. i have seen this many times.