Each event has a unique playlist. Clients typically tell me some artists/songs they want to hear, as well as ones they don’t want to hear. I then create a playlist on the spot, based on the client’s direction. Unlike many DJ companies, you have as much control over the song selection as you want. Want to pick every song? Sure. Want to pick none of them and leave it up to me? That’s fine too. Here are some sample playlists based on hypothetical instructions.
“We need a lot of Justin Timberlake, Kesha, some classics, and songs we loved in college from 10 years ago. We’re not big country fans, but our relatives like it, so can you pick a couple songs for them?”
Justin Timberlake - “Can’t Stop The Feeling”
Cardi B – “I Like It”
Miley Cyrus - “Party in the USA”
Aretha Franklin - “Respect”
Sister Sledge - “We Are Family”
Brad Paisley - “She’s Everything”
Run-D.M.C. – “It’s Tricky”
Kesha - “Your Love Is My Drug”
Icona Pop - “I Love It”
Nicki Minaj - “Starships”
Kenny Loggins - “Footlose”
Alan Jackson - “Chattahoochee”
Hot Chocolate - “You Sexy Thing”
Justin Timberlake - “Rock Your Body”
Rihanna - “We Found Love”
“We don’t like a lot of the typical wedding songs. We prefer more indie songs, as well as old jazz/big band tunes and also a few older rap/hip-hop songs.”
The Strokes – “Someday”
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – “Home”
Of Monsters and Men – “Little Talks”
The Black Keys – “Gold on the Ceiling”
Benny Goodman – “Sing, Sing, Sing”
Young MC – “Bust a Move”
The Sugarhill Gang – “Apache”
Frank Sinatra – “Fly Me to the Moon”
Daft Punk – “One More Time”
Vampire Weekend – “Diane Young”
Phoenix – “Too Young”
Tears for Fears – “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”
Run-D.M.C. – “It’s Tricky”
Prince – “1999”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Faces”
Yelle – “Ce Jeu”
Dragonette – “Let the Night Fall”
Percy Sledge – “When a Man Loves a Woman”
“Lots of country and rock, especially older rock songs”
AC/DC – “You Shook Me All Night Long”
Eric Church – “Drink in My Hand”
Shania Twain – “Man, I Feel Like a Woman”
Jason Aldean – “Dirt Road Anthem”
Bachman-Turner Overdrive – “Takin’ Care of Business”
Garth Brooks – “Friends in Low Places”
Faith Hill – “This Kiss”
Jimi Hendrix – “Fire”
Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Sweet Home Alabama”
Steve Earle – “Copperhead Road”
Brooks & Dunn – “Boot Scootin’ Boogie”
Alan Jackson – “Chattahoochee”
Dolly Parton – “I Will Always Love You”
Steve Winwood – “Gimme Some Lovin’”
Hank Williams Jr. – “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)”
Aerosmith – “Sweet Emotion”
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – “I Love Rock N’ Roll”
George Strait – “The Chair”
“We love current hits and songs that will get everyone dancing”
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) – “Uptown Funk”
Justin Timberlake – “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (ft. Justin Bieber) – “Despacito”