MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CRAFTING MY SWEET 16 PLAYLIST
I previously listed a few things to take into consideration prior to picking your dj and your sweet 16 playlist, Here are a few more inept things to consider that are certainly important as well when assembling your playlist for your Dj.
4) How much do i want the people to dance? ——— Relative to the age groups, your close friends, and your peers, how long do you attend to be dancing? From an unbiased dj’s prospective, parents and adults at sweet 16 tend to dance to classic viral songs such as Shout, Suavemente, or Electric slide/boogie. Your close friends likely will dance to what you guys listen to when your around each-other. And Your peers will likely dance to whatever is popular or on the radio at the time as well as up and coming viral songs and new artists from the hiphop, pop, and rock genres respectively.All of which must be consider and fit together in somewhat of a seamless manner to achieve a packed dance floor for the entire night. If your not going to rely on your dj’s pre-made sets and adaptability all of these factors should be taken into account prior to making your request finite.
5) What are people currently dancing to (Social Media/Pop culture)? — — — You have a much better chance of exciting your crowd with a hot new song from the radio or the internet that everyone can sing along to as opposed to a series of songs that you deem amazing but the general public can’t sing along to. Being inclusive is key, catering to as many preferences as possible while still creating a somewhat cohesive playlist.
6) What genre, genres or general vibe am i trying to exemplify? ——— If you know everyone at your party for the most part is going to dance to current punk rock and rock music, it would likely be preferential to assemble groups of songs for preferential bands that you know you and your friends like because the well to draw from is far too deep to rely on just the radio. The same could be said for hiphop, or pop specific parties. Hiphop artist such as lil tj and lil tecca are very popular right now and are requested frequently at young adult and adolescent events but the songs from the radio differ from the songs that get requested frequently and if you and your friends really want to hear those songs your going to have to be specific with your dj.
8) Should the DJ play my playlist in its entirety or should i allow for adaptation? ——— Due to the fact that you have purchased the djs surfaces you are more then entitled to your opinion, in fact your are well within your rights to make the playlist in its entirety from the entrance songs, to dinner, and ending with the dancing. The only thing to consider is the djs experience and perception of preferential events in comparison to your own and his or her comfortability and capacity to execute your vision. If you believe every song you’ve picked will rock the crowd and you also believe your dj can configure the songs in way way that flows and rocks everyone then by all means make your requests mandatory. If not, the dj’s experience and capacity is the reason you hired them initially so relying on them is well within the job description as well
9) If smaller children are present should i consider them when assembling the playlist in regard to explicity as well as inclusion preferences. ——— Children are frequently present at sweet 16 celebrations and have a tendency to dance more then the young adults initially ironically enough. The good news is you don’t necessarily have to pick songs that children would like because they will likely dance to anything thats loud and bouncy enough. For example you don’t have to play baby shark for your nephews at your sweet 16 unless your just that cool of a young aunt and it is fine to tell the djs to listen to the kids requests but not play them unless he feels its within the flow of the party. The somewhat bad news is that when kids are present it is preferential to take song content and explicity into account for a multitude of reasons. They can always leave toward the latter half of the party when the songs get a bit more risque but its tough for a dj the play “Look at me” by xxxtentacion when a bunch of eight year olds are staring at him.