Saturday's Birthday party brought me to the city of brotherly love. It was a cold night for this birthday celebration making the arduous load in even more difficult. The party was held at a closed restaurant owned by the birthday girl's family. I was upstairs in what looked to be a small lounge with a bar by the steps ,and a small dance floor. The birthday girl wanted a mix of freestyle, old school hip hop, salsa, meringue, and some newer hip hop jams. The first people to arrive were family consisting of a few kids, teens, and 30 something family members. I played a little Latin and a few requests IE: cha cha slide, Mylie Cyrus etc.. After about an hour of playing mostly kiddie fluff, the birthday girl walked in. She wanted me to change the vibe to stay in line with her play list, I obliged. I played a long freestyle style set to a luke warm reaction. Once we realized this approach wasn't cutting it, the birthday girl cut me lose to do my thing. I got the crowd going with a little Mike Jackson, Rob Base, Salt N Peppa etc.. I rocked out a nice salsa set and the birthday girl and crew showed their best moves on the floor. Tito a party guest broke out his drums and played along to the salsa/ meringue grooves, really adding to the vibe!! Near the conclusion of the contract they passed the hat around and got me for an hour of OT! In the end the party was a ton of fun , but I definitely was exposed on my slim meringue collection. Once again Happy Birthday Seli, and thank you for choosing Your Neighborhood DJ!
Spinzy
Spinzy
