Lemme hear your body talk, body talk.

Two weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of disc jockeying the wedding of Katia Bennett and Tim Crowley at the West Grand Studios. Seriously, two of the coolest, laid back people I've ever gotten to work with. Not only that, they also wanted really great music ranging from The Pixies to the Chemical Brothers to 50 Cent. Katia told me she wanted the same kind of stuff for their cocktail music to be like the dance scene in Rushmore. I effing love it when people want different kinds of music for a wedding.

They wanted the reception to feel more like a regular party than a wedding reception. So, there were no introductions, no toasts, they did thank everyone for coming and there was a first dance but the dancefloor had already been opened up and people had been dancing for awhile beforehand, but there were no other organized dances. They got exactly what they wanted, a P.A.R.T.Y.

Their friends went totally nuts. It was probably one of the most kickass weddings I've ever gotten to DJ and they were flogging Tobey (my fabulous assistant) with requests. I got to play a little bit darker 80's (Falco, The Cure, New Order) rather than the normal pop stuff but I'd have to say the biggest hit was a request by this lady who had been dancing all night (Sidenote: During dancing I am very aware of who's been dancing a lot and a little. Those who I like to consider my "temporary fans" for the evening, if they approach me with a request, I'll usually play it as a thank you for dancing all night long). Well, she requested Journey. Normally, that's not my bag but she guaranteed it would be a hit. I played Don't Stop Believing and the crowd went freaking bonkers. Every person left (it was pretty late in the night) was out on the dancefloor. And as great as it was to play such a hit with the people, all I could think about was "What do I play after this that could possibly keep up this kind of turnout?" Those are the moments when a DJ needs the maid of honor or some friend that knows the history of the bride and groom and all their friends to stand by the DJ and fill them in on specific songs that mean a lot to the group. Had the dancing lady not told me about Journey, that turnout would never have happened but I was left high and dry as to what to follow up with after that. I'm sure you're thinking "So, what did you end up playing? Lucy, please tell us!" Well, my chitlins, I played Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond, which did pretty well, everyone kept dancing. They danced so much in fact that Tim came over and bought an extra hour of overtime, woohoo! So, Tobey and I rocked out the night until 1am. As we were packing up the people were so drunk they were singing in a chorus. I went home that night with Let's Get Physical by Olivia Newton-John stuck in my head. That's when you know it was a great party.

Lucy "DJ Wak" Wieczorek