Like drunks will take the time to read or worse, process, such a sign?
Not gonna happen.
I am very quick off the bat when it comes to people approaching my gear with drinks. It’s a no-go zone. I’ll tell them to go put their drinks somewhere before coming back to talk to me.
I think you did the correct thing after politely explaining the situation, by threatening to shut down the party. It’s good to have a mic ready to explain while you kill the music (do it mid track for maximum effect) and how some people not behaving force you to stop performing. This will either bring about that (more senior?) colleagues of the guys will whisk them away or others in the crowd that don’t want the party to end now have a bone in this fight if they want the music to start back up again.
And no, I don’t think it’s an excessive thing to ask for at larger corporate parties to have some non-drinking staff at the scene to assist with intoxicated people interfering with your DJ-ing. Just me though.
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