75th Birthday ?

[dj-dave 0]

hi all let me tell you a little about me i've done about 6 months helping a local dj to get some expeirance

then 4 months ago i started on my own and it as gone pretty well but i have been given a gig to do for a 75 birthday this saturday the dj who was ment to be doing it as let them down my problem is all the gigs i have done are for an age group of 16-45ish so what i could do with is a rough playlist i know this is very short notice any help will be well appreciated

[supersound dj 0]

hi all let me tell you a little about me i've done about 6 months helping a local dj to get some expeirance

then 4 months ago i started on my own and it as gone pretty well but i have been given a gig to do for a 75 birthday this saturday the dj who was ment to be doing it as let them down my problem is all the gigs i have done are for an age group of 16-45ish so what i could do with is a rough playlist i know this is very short notice any help will be well appreciated

 

 

Dave consult with the recipicant if possible or the family,not all elderly people are into big band sounds ect.

 

but for that age group GENERALLY

 

glenn miller,dave clarke 5 ,some singalong stuff and some old tyme dances like quickstep ect.

 

 

 

Oh and take a big deposit. :bouncy:

[Norfolk DJ 0]

 

The key to any function is to speak to the client and get an idea of what they want and the typr of crowd who is going to turn up. Even contacting them the day before is fine. It also reasures the client that you are in control of the situation.

 

I do a lot of parties in the 60-90 age group and they are all very similar.

 

Given that for some reason you are not able to contact the client before the gig, I would think that this will be a family party with friends and relations attending. I would think this will include children and grandchildren. I would therefore be expecting a family style party tending to concentrate on traditional disco party style music, which you are no doubt familiar with. Also include some 60's, motown and maybe afew rock n roll numbers. Maybe the odd Glen Miller track, but I would treat this as a simple family party. Most older people see these type of functions as a time to let their hair down and have a good time. Don't think that they want to be stuck in the 1940's or 50's!

 

Rob

 

 

[andyw 0]

as said speak to the client,remember just because it's a 75 birthday the chances are high that there will be younger people there as well .

in the music section look at the playlist jamesmurphy put up his playlist from a 60th wedding anniversary which will give you some inspiration.let us know how you get on and maybe put your playlist up

http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/index.php?showto...mp;#entry210926

[Reverandfunk 0]

I did a 50th wedding a couple of months ago and what you have to remember is that they will probably have kids and grandkids so you will be playing accross the board.

 

I did the usual mix of music I think I may have have done maybe 3/4 rock & roll

[llcooljoe 0]

I was going to say I think that the normal dancey cheese stuff like Mambo No 5, Macerena, Amerillo, Cotton Eyed Joe etc. But on top of that I'd play loads up tempo swing like Bobby Darin etc. I'd definitely play Jive Bunny's In The Mood because that always seem to go down well with this age group. I often lead from that into "Candy Man".

 

I probably wouldn't play that harder edged rock and roll stuff but the more commerical poppy end like Reet Petite, Rock Around The Clock, Multiplication, The Night Has A Thousand Eyes. I'd play some twist stuff too. Chubby Checker and Sam Cooke. Leads nicely into a bit of Motown. Not too much.

 

Also I found a lot of the 70's/80's pop rock and roll goes down well too The Hucklebuck, Some Girls Will, This Old House, Tigers Feet, Rocking All Over The World, Waterloo etc.

 

If they seem to respond to that then try Bucls Fizz's "Making Your Mind Up" and the Nolans "I'm In The Mood For Dancing".

 

Just a few ideas, maybe.

[Norfolk DJ 0]

yes, Jive Bunny will be a reasonable track to play or Tight Fit abd Back to the 60's.

[RichardP 0]

The few ones I've done/attended in the past, the format doesn't end up being radically different from a wedding, with ages across the board. Modern stuff can't be assumed to be ruled out either, often surpised at how some grandparents get up and have a bop to contemporary music too!

 

Also, remember to punctuate the proceedings with a few slowies. So if you play a long run of lively numbers, break things up by putting on a couple of ballads (eg. Jim Reeves, Unchained Melody, Strangers in the night ...) to give the oldies a chance to get up again, then if that's working well, pop on another, before livening things up again / going into a different genre.

[spinner 0]

I do a lot of parties in the 60-90 age group and they are all very similar.

 

Rob

 

 

Blimey, that's a wide spread.

 

A 60 year old could, quite easily, have a 90 year old mother.

 

People from different eras with different tastes I should have thought.

[robbiedj 0]

Blimey, that's a wide spread.

 

A 60 year old could, quite easily, have a 90 year old mother.

 

People from different eras with different tastes I should have thought.

 

 

But probably a large number of other generations. So family party style, just with a slightly wider span.

[spinner 0]

But probably a large number of other generations. So family party style, just with a slightly wider span.

 

 

Obviously.

 

But that wasn't the point I was making.

[djgb 0]

A song that seems to get 'oldies' dancing along to is Rock this party Bob Sinclair. Try it ? :shrug:

[Norfolk DJ 0]

Blimey, that's a wide spread.

 

A 60 year old could, quite easily, have a 90 year old mother.

 

People from different eras with different tastes I should have thought.

 

yes i've done 2 90th Birthday parties in the last year, and the children are about 60.

 

These family birthday partys are very similar from 60 plus. Don't try too hard and give them 1940's type music. noboby wants that unless it's requested in advance.

[spinner 0]

 

These family birthday partys are very similar from 60 plus. Don't try too hard and give them 1940's type music. noboby wants that unless it's requested in advance.

 

 

Absolutely right. Someone of 60 today would have been a teenager in the 1960's, growing up in the period after the 40's/big band era had ended.