Honest Wedding Advice

How To Tell A Cheeseball DJ From A Non-Cheeseball DJ w/ DJ ESG AKA Eric Scott Gold

February 01, 2024 DJ ESG Season 6 Episode 10
How To Tell A Cheeseball DJ From A Non-Cheeseball DJ w/ DJ ESG AKA Eric Scott Gold
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Honest Wedding Advice
How To Tell A Cheeseball DJ From A Non-Cheeseball DJ w/ DJ ESG AKA Eric Scott Gold
Feb 01, 2024 Season 6 Episode 10
DJ ESG

Ever wondered what makes a wedding DJ go from fab to drab in seconds flat? Buckle up, because I'm about to spill the beans on the cringe-inducing clichés that can torpedo the vibe of your big day faster than you can say "I do." This episode peels back the curtain on the eye-rolling prompts and one-liners that DJs love to drop, and why they belong in the same dustbin as your "Macarena" CD. Laughter is guaranteed as I recount jaw-dropping tales from the front lines of wedding disasters, including the infamous Stevie saga and the multitasking mayhem that ensued during a first dance.

Strap in for a rescue mission as I navigate the treacherous terrain of tacky tunes and passé prompts to ensure your wedding playlist is nothing short of spectacular. With anecdotes that are part cautionary tale, part comedy gold, you'll learn how to spot the red flags of a not-so-great DJ before they ever step foot at your venue. From "Put your hands up in the air" to "Are you ready to dance?"—get ready to arm yourself with the insider knowledge that'll keep your guests grooving tastefully. And trust me, after this session, you'll be the one schooling the DJ on how to truly elevate a party.

Peace, Love & God Above! :-)

Show Notes Transcript

Ever wondered what makes a wedding DJ go from fab to drab in seconds flat? Buckle up, because I'm about to spill the beans on the cringe-inducing clichés that can torpedo the vibe of your big day faster than you can say "I do." This episode peels back the curtain on the eye-rolling prompts and one-liners that DJs love to drop, and why they belong in the same dustbin as your "Macarena" CD. Laughter is guaranteed as I recount jaw-dropping tales from the front lines of wedding disasters, including the infamous Stevie saga and the multitasking mayhem that ensued during a first dance.

Strap in for a rescue mission as I navigate the treacherous terrain of tacky tunes and passé prompts to ensure your wedding playlist is nothing short of spectacular. With anecdotes that are part cautionary tale, part comedy gold, you'll learn how to spot the red flags of a not-so-great DJ before they ever step foot at your venue. From "Put your hands up in the air" to "Are you ready to dance?"—get ready to arm yourself with the insider knowledge that'll keep your guests grooving tastefully. And trust me, after this session, you'll be the one schooling the DJ on how to truly elevate a party.

Peace, Love & God Above! :-)

Speaker 1:

What's up, guys? Djesg on it's wedding advice season number six. And today I'm talking about some of the cheesiest things a DJ can say at your event. And if you hear any of this on a demo or anybody comes to you and says these are some of the things that I say during your affair, please throw that demo out of the window, throw that DJ off your email and please, please, please. I'll do it for free, I'll fucking do a party for nothing. I'll hire these idiots, please, and this is my industry, but some people you just can't fix stupid. I mean, it's come on now, oh my god. So if you hear any of these things coming out of the mouth of a DJ, please, please, please, get rid of that DJ. And I'm not talking about day of, because there you can't do anything really, but on a demo tape, somebody else's event, please, please, think twice before you hire this person, guy or girl. All right, so these are some of the things. All right, now I need you to put your thinking cap on. So you're staring at the DJ behind the booth and I'm not talking about slu me from your son and I invited to my by Mitzvah. I was like an Adam Sandler, you know it was all staged.

Speaker 1:

If you want to see something that big, go out and rent a DVD. Glow Ropes, that is incredible. You just go out and get it. It's called Glow Ropes. Forget the DVD, don't do that anymore. Could Amazon get Glow Ropes? Or YouTube it. You'll see what I'm talking about the rise and fall of the by Mitzvah MC. You want to see this wedding DJ? Go on Amazon and look up the Stevie Blatt story. Oh, my goodness, great, I've come to love Stevie for the years. But you want to see something crazy. The dude literally hit the first dance, turned on the popcorn machine and took shots of the first dance with this camera all at the same time. Dude, it was hysterical. You can get that on Amazon. It's called the Stevie Blatt story. But these are some of the things you never want to hear come out of the mouth of a DJ.

Speaker 1:

Okay, all right. Number one are you ready to dance? Oh shit, no, none of us are ready to dance. We all came here to eat the food and go home. No, put your hands up in the air. Listen. Once in a blue moon I'll say put your hands up. You know, because it goes with the song you know and the song saying it. So I'll repeat what the song is saying. Like a song like shout. You know pretty much that's the only one. You need to put your hands up in the air.

Speaker 1:

Let's take this party to the next level. Are we taking it? Are we taking it like we're? Like what's the next level? What are we going on the balcony? Oh my God, make some noise. Yo, have I got to tell the crowd to make some noise? Man, I don't need to tell the crowd to make some noise. Make some noise.

Speaker 1:

Like where are we on 90s on Delaware Avenue? I want to see everybody moving. Moving like where are we moving to? We're moving on up with the Jefferson's. I mean, come on, are you feeling the groove? Yeah, I'm holding on a second. Let me stop for a second. Let me touch every piece of my body. Yes, I'm feeling it down there in my hips, it's in my knees, it's not in my shins, but it's like it's moving down that direction.

Speaker 1:

Get ready for a mind blowing drop of what. What? What's so mind blowing about this? Drop, when are you? What are you doing? You're putting acid in my coffee.

Speaker 1:

Come on, this one's for all the party animals out there. That just pretty much takes care of itself right there. Get your feet on the dance floor, as opposed to what? Where else are their feet going to be? Ok, we're sitting in our chairs right now. Get your asses up and get your feet on the dance floor. No, we're going to come to the dance floor and leave our feet at the tables. Let's turn up the energy. Walk over to the wall. Yeah, I went from 120 amps to 160 amps. The energy is up. Shout out to all the beautiful people in the house tonight, as opposed to who the ugly people, everybody that's hot. Big ups to you. Everybody that's not Fuck off. I mean, come on, this is so good. Feel the base vibrating through your body Like it's like a quarter bed from back in the 80s. You stick it in and, oh, two minutes straight. It's like having an orgasm on a dance floor.

Speaker 1:

I want to hear you scream how is that any different than anything you said above about the party animals out there? And make some noise. I do not want to hear you scream. This is our Taylor Swift concert, please. The night is young. Let's make it unforgettable. Yeah, the night is young. Let's make it unforgettable. Come on, I mean, how young. Is the night really? I mean, the wedding itself is only four hours long, with a two and a half hour dance party. Are we talking? You're doing this during the cocktail hour.

Speaker 1:

I mean, what's going on here? I've got a special surprise for you. What's the surprise? Dj comes on the microphone. I got a special surprise for you You're going to actually mix a song without it sounding like a train wreck. Awesome, let the music guide you on your journey. Journey to where? Where are we going? What is this? The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe I mean, are we going on a magical mystery? Alice in Wonderland? Am I going to find the whiz? Put your hands together for an epic night. Okay, clap, clap, here we go. You're the heartbeat of this party, as opposed to what? Being the death of it. Yeah, grandma's over there, she's rolled up in a corpse. Yo, we got a problem. No, this is a heartbeat of this party. I see you and I appreciate your energy Moving on, dance like nobody's watching.

Speaker 1:

Everybody's watching. I mean, you got a whole wedding there. What is this seventh grade when you tell all the kids pretend people are naked and do your speech. Nobody's wearing any clothes. We dance like nobody's watching. Let the rhythm take control. What are you, glory as Stefan? Let the rhythm take control. Take control of what.

Speaker 1:

This is your anthem. Sing it loud, yeah, 90s alternative rock. You just put it on and then people sing to it. Raise your glasses for a toast to the night. Who's on their dance floor holding toast glasses? I mean seriously, isn't that what the best man in Made of Honor is supposed to do? Feel the music pulsating through your veins. Okay, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. I can feel it. It's moving from my funny bone. It's coming up to my shoulder right now. The party doesn't stop until the sun comes up. No, that's not gonna happen. The venue will kill me. Then the venue will kill you. Let's create a memory that will last a lifetime. What the fuck do you think we're doing here? This is somebody's wedding. Oh, my goodness gracious, make every beat count.

Speaker 1:

Yeah, you're the reason I love being a DJ, and the money you're paying me and the paycheck and the vibe and the thank you afterwards. But you're the reason I love being. No, I love being a DJ because I love fucking DJing. You know you looking out in the crowd being mother, grandmother, aunt, uncle, you and Bea are the reason I love being a DJ While she's sitting there clapping her hands asking you to play the run around suit Together. We are unstoppable. That's incredible, that's unstoppable. Oh my God, I can't, I'm sorry. And then at the end, thank you for an incredible night. Well, yeah, I mean out of 30, I think we have one that's somewhat reasonable. But I mean, come on now, if your DJ says any of those things, I swear to God, please, please, please, please, please. Did you hear that in the demo? Do not, do not hire this person. I swear to God. I mean, I'm telling you, call me, I'll do it for free. Just add a principle, trust me. It's great advice. I'm DJ, esg, peace, love and God above, and I'm out. Bye, bye.