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#403533 - 06/16/15 06:21 PM
Re: What kind of music do audiences want to hear?...
[Re: travlin'easy]
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Registered: 12/08/02
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Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
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At one time, I printed out 100 playlist books. Everything was listed alphabetically, and I left at least one book at every venue. They all disappeared within two months. I later found out that the competition grabbed up MY books, changed the cover and used it as their own - needless to say, I was pissed. Those guys, fortunately, were not very talented and no longer perform. Ironically, some new comers in this area have been showing up at some of the places I perform just to get an idea what to play. I'm kinda flattered about this, though.  Gary 
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#403603 - 06/17/15 02:41 PM
Re: What kind of music do audiences want to hear?...
[Re: Dnj]
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Registered: 11/12/08
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Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA
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Once you let the audience run the show, silly requests lists, etc, like a karaoke act in a bar, & your NOT in Control your done!...secondly all this means squat if your music ain't good enough to please any audience, & there are alot of bad acts out there, It takes YEARS & YEARS of experience and talent to get it right,........be the quarterback on stage run your team (Audience) the way YOU want them to behave with YOUR Music done right in whatever way you desire.....hope I didn't offend anyone its just my take on it, but what do I know?
carry on.. Donny I think your jumping the gun on this setlist thing. It really depends on the job. If doing a dance type gig or party where your trying to control the energy and tempo of the room by all means requests can kill the vibe instantly. I was doing a NYE party with a girl singer and about 11PM we had the place rockin big time and some gentlemen comes up to me and asks for a Cha Cha. Talk about a floor clearer !! In the case of an easy listening gig at a restaurant however I think its a great idea as your interacting with the crowd more one on one and a certain song is not going to throw you off. If its a stupid request, and we all get those, I tell them I'll try to work it in later. We both remember Al Rondo and he was great. He did requests constantly and that was part of his popularity. Just did something for the first time on a gig. Lady asked for a song I never heard of " Love Runs Out" and told me its a great dance number. I was hesitant but figured I could cut it short if it was terrible. Looked it up on my IPhone, plugged it in and a bunch of people ran to the dance floor. Who knew ???
Edited by Bill Lewis (06/17/15 02:43 PM)
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#403604 - 06/17/15 02:51 PM
Re: What kind of music do audiences want to hear?...
[Re: Bill Lewis]
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Once you let the audience run the show, silly requests lists, etc, like a karaoke act in a bar, & your NOT in Control your done!...secondly all this means squat if your music ain't good enough to please any audience, & there are alot of bad acts out there, It takes YEARS & YEARS of experience and talent to get it right,........be the quarterback on stage run your team (Audience) the way YOU want them to behave with YOUR Music done right in whatever way you desire.....hope I didn't offend anyone its just my take on it, but what do I know?
carry on.. Donny I think your jumping the gun on this setlist thing. It really depends on the job. If doing a dance type gig or party where your trying to control the energy and tempo of the room by all means requests can kill the vibe instantly. I was doing a NYE party with a girl singer and about 11PM we had the place rockin big time and some gentlemen comes up to me and asks for a Cha Cha. Talk about a floor clearer !! In the case of an easy listening gig at a restaurant however I think its a great idea as your interacting with the crowd more one on one and a certain song is not going to throw you off. If its a stupid request, and we all get those, I tell them I'll try to work it in later. We both remember Al Rondo and he was great. He did requests constantly and that was part of his popularity. Just did something for the first time on a gig. Lady asked for a song I never heard of " Love Runs Out" and told me its a great dance number. I was hesitant but figured I could cut it short if it was terrible. Looked it up on my IPhone, plugged it in and a bunch of people ran to the dance floor. Who knew ??? Bill as you know every gig has a different scenario & combination of songs to make it work of which the performer must know asap after the job starts, as we never know whats gonna happen.....being very well prepared with a tool box that can be mixed & cover ANY SITUATION is the key to success always. Knowing how to use the tool box is where the experience comes into play to make it all work together. You tube on your phone or iPad etc is a savior for off the wall requests in today's music scene to accommodate the audience a method I have used myself many times, BUT, I always take the request and on a break check out the song first before I play it to make sure its appropriate & fits into the venue.....many new songs have two versions .... "Dirty" & "Clean" so you see you have to be very careful not to offend children, or certain clients... 
Edited by Dnj (06/17/15 02:59 PM)
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