As a host, you need someone to provide music across genres to ensure it resonates with all of your guests. Who better than a professional DJ? We’ve compiled some tips to keep you on your A-game. Before we start, remember to find out whether you are supposed to just provide background entertainment, or whether there needs to be an element of crowd engagement. With this clarified, let’s explore the rest.
1. Be Formal Without Being Stiff
It gets trickier at any corporate function. Everyone is supposed to have fun, but the lines of formal communications should never be overstepped. If you desire to be a hit as a corporate function DJ, check if you have free reign over the music of if you must play a closed list issued by the client.
The savvy DJ knows how to arrange even a closed list to incorporate cheer and gaiety. If you’ve been given a free hand, find out the kind of music the chief guest and host prefer. If that isn’t a practicable proposition, be safe rather than sorry in your selection – conservative without being dull.
2. Catch The Tenor of The Event
Once you know why an event is being hosted, you’ll gain a better understanding of the kind of list you should compile. Fine-tune your selection with some occasion-appropriate music – you definitely don’t play the same kind of songs for a product launch as you would for an event to mark a company milestone. Unless it is a gathering of largely elderly folks, people may not be appreciative of continuous 70s and 80s. Stay off the dead duck stick to hip music lists.
3. A Christmas Party Isn’t Only About Carols
Let’s face it: for most people, Christmas is a time for jollity and celebration. The religious aspect is reserved largely for church events. Therefore, the sapient Christmas party DJ will select a list which enhances good cheer and encourages people to swing. If most of the guests are the below thirty age group, then choose music which features the 90s and 00s until now. It is only the occasional Bob Marley song or a universal favourite from MJ or ABBA that’ll amuse and entertain across generations.
4. Check Beforehand Whether The Party Is Theme-Based
Street smart DJs are also cautious. They verify beforehand whether the party will have Great Gatsby as the theme or anything else. This will allow you to dress according to the theme and dress code for the event. This tip will also have you prepared should you need any music to match the theme!
Takeaway
Create and maintain an aura of positivity whatever the kind of occasion you are deejaying for. The above will keep you one step ahead of the competition. Your audience will naturally connect with you, making you the hit of the evening.
