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  • November 5, 2011 at 10:33 pm #1002067
    DJ GRE
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    It would really depend on the crowd – it’s not jarring music (aka dubstep/heavy rap) so it won’t necessarily be noticed off the bat but I would play that one by ear probably start with that and gauge the reactions.

    November 6, 2011 at 3:04 am #9440
    Arbite
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    Soft jazz is always pretty good. Has nice loopable patterns all throughout the song, which solos/main rythms are laid on top of. Surprisingly easy to mix. Miles Davis is always a favourite of mine.

    November 7, 2011 at 10:13 am #9472
    Pär Hessler
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    I would do a mix of some smooth jazz, some soul and early R&B like Motown and some lounge, that would do the trick I think.

    //DJ Hessler

    November 10, 2011 at 4:32 pm #9637
    Michael M. Hughes
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    If this is a sorority, I’m assuming it’s young women. I don’t know if soft jazz would go over very well—make sure you have some contemporary top-40-ish stuff.

    November 10, 2011 at 6:17 pm #9640
    D-Jam
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    I think when they’re eating, soft jazz and slow ballads work.

    November 10, 2011 at 6:24 pm #9641
    Michael M. Hughes
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    Soft/slow music and ballads, yes. But I’d also some light contemporary pop on hand. I still think slow jazz might be a misfire for a college-aged crowd, so have some other stuff lined up as a backup. Jazz and ballads work great for a wedding dinner, but for a sorority dinner I’d want to keep the vibe a little higher.

    November 10, 2011 at 7:59 pm #9645
    CaptainMorgan13
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    Top 40-ish stuff, singer/songwriter stuff (Colbie Caliat, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Jack Johnson etc) and some super laid back electronic stuff like Supreme Beings of Leisure would be solid.

    November 11, 2011 at 3:06 am #9667
    Arbite
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    Also, Bruno Mars. Women love Bruno Mars for some reason

    November 11, 2011 at 3:42 pm #1002112
    CaptainMorgan13
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    If it’s a lively cocktail hour kind of thing, Cee-Lo Green and Travie McCoy are good calls.

    November 11, 2011 at 5:34 pm #9706
    D-Jam
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    I love John Coltraine for dinner/cocktails

    November 11, 2011 at 10:02 pm #9722
    Michael M. Hughes
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    Coltrane is always in my wedding dinner music lineup, especially “My Favorite Things.”

    November 12, 2011 at 7:35 pm #9743
    DJ Stone Crazy
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    Check out some of the down tempo music or nu-jazz music (sometimes it’s called future jazz). Younger crowds like this kind of music chill music. Smooth jazz is for the older folks.

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