July 20, 2011

Julie and Todd's Diamondview Towers Wedding Setlist

The Ultimate Skybox, on the top level of the Diamondview Towers, is one of my favorite party venues in San Diego. And yes, it probably has a lot to do with this view right here.
The room overlooks San Diego's, Petco Park and after I finished my set-up I was able to watch the final few innings of the game.

It was also a fun night because one of the bridesmaids was a fellow wedding colleague, Pam Scott (an awesome photographer). What made it so awesome, is usually Pam is snapping away at wedding moments, while wishing she could head out to the dance floor; well tonight she had the chance and she, as well as the bride Julie (Pam's sister-in-law) and many others danced the night away.

Here's the full setlist.

First DanceEverythingMichael Buble
Mother/Son Dance DanceWhat a Wonderful WorldLouis Armstrong
Father/Daughter Dancehter SanceThe Way You Look TonightFrank Sinatra
First SetLet's Stay TogetherAl Green
I Want You BackJackson 5
Boogie ShoesK.C. & the Sunshine Band
Billie JeanMichael Jackson
DynamiteTaio Cruz
We R Who We RKesha
Love ShackB-52s
Hey YaOutkast
I Gotta FeelingBlack Eyed Peas
Party Rock AnthemLMFAO
P.Y.T.Michael Jackson
HolidayMadonna
Bust A MoveYoung MC
Cake CuttingHow Sweet It IsJames Taylor
Second SetUnbreak My Heart Toni Braxton
Summer WindFrank Sinatra
By Your SideSade
Lazy SongBruno Mars
Just Can't Get EnoughBlack Eyed Peas
Shake You DownGregory Abbott
SeptemberEarth, Wind and Fire
Sweet CarolineNeil Diamond
Jessie's GirlRick Springfield
Whoomp! There It IsTag Team
U Can't Touch ThisMC Hammer
DJ Got Us Falling In Love AgainUsher
Bad RomanceLady Gaga
Last Friday NightKaty Perry
Give Me EverythingPitbull
Till The World EndsBritney Spears
OMGUsher
Baby Got BackSir Mix A Lot
My Life Would Suck Without YouKelly Clarkson
Sexual HealingMarvin Gaye
Proud MaryTina Turner
Living On A PrayerBon Jovi
Don't Stop BelievingJourney
California LoveTupac
HypnotizeNotorious B.I.G.
YeahUsher
Montel Party BreakVarious
Come Baby ComeK7
PoisonBell Biv Devoe
Teenage DreamKaty Perry
Raise Your GlassPink
Last DanceThe Edge of GloryLady Gaga
EncoreI'm YoursJason Mraz




July 14, 2011

Ben and Judy's Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier Wedding Setlist

Ben and Judy's wedding party will go down in history as the first ever wedding reception at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier. The new building, built by the Port of San Diego, opened to the public on December 18, 2010. Since then, there have been a host of private functions, but never a wedding ... until now.

Ben is definitely an old school guy, while Judy loves all of the new hits. Mixed in with plenty of soju (Korean drink) flowing from the bar, and it was a pretty spectacular party.













































































































































































































Song Artist
First Dance From This Moment Shania Twain
First Set Let's Stay Together Al Green
I Want You Back Jackson 5
Boogie Shoes K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Dynamite Taio Cruz
We R Who We R Kesha
Love Shack B-52s
Boom Boom Pow Black Eyed Peas
Give Me Everything Pitbull
Whoomp! There It Is Tag Team
P.Y.T. Michael Jackson
Raise Your Glass Pink
DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again Usher
Erotic City Prince
Got To Be Real Cheryl Lynn
How Will I Know Whitney Houston
Bust A Move Young MC
Poison Bell Biv Devoe
Joy and Pain Rob Base
Montel Party Break Various
Yeah Usher
Baby Justin Bieber
Second Set The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
On The Floor Jennifer Lopez
Break Your Heart Taio Cruz
Firework Katy Perry
Bad Romance Lady Gaga
Tik Tok Kesha
Party Rock Anthem LMFAO
More Usher
Low Flo Rida
Where Dem Girls At Flo Rida
I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas
Get Ready For This C + C Music Factory
Holiday Madonna
Bizarre Love Triangle New Order
Raspberry Beret Prince
Just the Way You Are Bruno Mars
Don't Stop Believing Journey

July 11, 2011

Caroline and Kyle's Hotel del Coronado Wedding Setlist

I have to admit ... I was a little worried about the 26 must play songs that Caroline sent me a few days before her wedding party at the Hotel Del Corondo. But surprisingly I played most of them. In fact I played 54 songs. Which is pretty crazy. That's about 15 more than the average that I play.



















































































































































































































































































Song Artist
First Dance Breathe Angels and Airwaves
First Set This is How Do It Montell Jordan
Gimme More Britney Spears
Grenade Bruno Mars
King of Anything Sara Bareilles
What You Got Colby Odanis
Price Tag Jessie J
Holiday Madonna
Now That We Found Love Heavy D
Please Don't Stop The Music Rihanna
Telephone Lady Gaga
Party Rock Anthem LMFAO
Evacuate The Dance Floor Cascada
More Usher
Like a G6 Far East Movement
We R Who We R Kesha
Raise Your Glass Pink
Firework Katy Perry
Where Dem Girls At Flo Rida
Club Can't Handle Me Flo Rida
Give Me Everything Pitbull
DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again Usher
The Time (Dirty Bit) Black Eyed Peas
Blow Kesha
Second Set The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
Keep Me In Your Heart Warren Zevon
More Than Words Extreme
Let's Stay Together Al Green
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Tonight Tonight Hot Chelle Rae
Last Friday Night Katy Perry
Yeah 3x Chris Brown
On The Floor Jennifer Lopez
Till The World Ends Britney Spears
Low Flo Rida
Do You Remember Jay Sean
We Came Here To Party LMFAO
Born This Way Lady Gaga
Forget You Cee Lo Green
September Earth, Wind and Fire
Summer of 69 Bryan Adams
Cooler Than Me Mike Posner
Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye
Teenage Dream Katy Perry
Dynamite Taio Cruz
Your Love Is My Drug Kesha
Bulletproof LaRoux
Rock That Body Black Eyed Peas
Right Round Flo Rida
I Like It Enrique Iglesias
S&M (Remix) Rihanna & Britney
Best Night LMFAO
The Edge of Glory Lady Gaga

June 28, 2011

Kelly and Stephen's Los Willows Wedding Setlist

Kelly and Stephen's party was at the secluded and beautiful Los Willows, located in Fallbrook, CA. It was a relatively short dance party, but we still got in plenty of hits.

A few days before the party, Kelly sent me a list of some "must-play songs" that included a lot of Britney and Katy Perry. Who doesn't love a dance party with plenty of pop princessy stuff. Well okay, not everyone loves this. But it still makes for a pretty good time.

Here's the setlist.






























































































































First Dance
Love Like You Paper Tongues
First Set The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
Let's Stay Together Al Green
I Want You Back Jackson 5
Yeah Usher
Montel Party Break Various
Motownphilly Boyz II Men
Teenage Dream Katy Perry
We R Who We R Kesha
Raise Your Glass Pink
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Cake Cutting Let's Get Married Jagged Edge
Second Set I Just Can't Get Enough Black Eyed Peas
How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees
Just the Way You Are Bruno Mars
Got To Be Real Cheryl Lynn
Get Into The Groove Madonna
Dynamite Taio Cruz
DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again Usher
Give Me Everything Pitbull
On The Floor Jennifer Lopez
Firework Katy Perry
Do You Remember Jay Sean
The Edge of Glory Lady Gaga

June 19, 2011

Breanna and Eddie's Star of the Sea Wedding Setlist

Breanna is my wife's niece ... does that make her my niece-in-law? And it was a blast DJing for her and Eddy on their wedding day. It completed a trifecta for me, as I played music at both her 18th birthday and high school graduation parties a few years ago. It was also the first time many of my family members were able to see me perform and emcee a wedding. It's always a little more fun having familiar faces in the crowd, including my four year old daughter who finally got to see what it means when "daddy is at a wedding."

Here's the setlist.
































































































































































Song Artist
First Dance Why Don't We Just Dance Josh Turner
Father/Daughter Dance Love Never Fails Brandon Heath
Father/Daughter Dance Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Mother/Son Dance Through the Years Kenny Rogers
First Set Heat Wave Joan Osborne
Boogie Shoes K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Billie Jean Michael Jackson
We R Who We R Kesha
Firework Katy Perry
Give Me Everything Pitbull
I Like It Enrique Iglesias
Cupid Shuffle Cupid
Cake Cutting Going to the Chapel Dixie Cups
Second Set Mama's Song Carrie Underwood
The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band
The Lazy Song Bruno Mars
Tonight Tonight Hot Chelle Rae
Electric Boogie Marcia Griffiths
Buzzin' Mann
Yeah Usher
Dynamite Taio Cruz
Bad Romance Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream Katy Perry
Let's Stay Together Al Green
Amazed Lonestar
On The Floor Jennifer Lopez
DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again Usher
California Gurls Katy Perry
Last Dance The Edge of Glory Lady Gaga

May 14, 2011

Shaun and Waneda's Bali Hai Wedding Reception Setlist

Shaun and Waneda's wedding was my first at the newly remodeled Bali Hai, a 50 year old restaurant on the shores of San Diego's Big Bay. It's a great venue, especially for anyone looking for something by the water and a Polynesian flair.

The set lists consisted of a mix of old school favorites and current hits. But I especially enjoyed watching Waneda and her girls bouncing to Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together."

Here's the full setlist.


























































































































































































Song Artist
First Dance Marry Me Train
First Set Let's Stay Together Al Green
The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
I Want You Back Jackson 5
Yeah Usher
Montel Party Break Various
Motownphilly Boyz II Men
Poison Bell Biv Devoe
The Way I Are Timbaland
Just Dance Lady Gaga
Like a G6 Far East Movement
DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again Usher
Bilionaire Travie McCoy
Garter Toss Eye of the Tiger Survivor
Bouquet Toss California Gurls Katy Perry
Second Set I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas
Calle Ocho Pitbull
Low Flo Rida
Born This Way Lady Gaga
Electric Boogie Marcia Griffiths
Cupid Shuffle Cupid
Cha Cha Slide DJ Casper
California Love Tupac
Hypnotize Notorious B.I.G.
Dynamite Taio Cruz
On The Floor Jennifer Lopez
Raise Your Glass Pink
My Life Would Suck Without You Kelly Clarkson
S&M Rihanna
We R Who We R Kesha
Teenage Dream Katy Perry
Single Ladies in Black and White Michael Jackson/Beyonce
Do You Remember Jay Sean
Club Can't Handle Me Flo Rida
Hey Soul Sister Train

April 20, 2011

Minh-Ha and Ryan's Hilton Torrey Pines Setlist

Minh-Ha and Ryan had a fairly low key, yet beautiful afternoon wedding at the Hilton Torrey Pines. As a golf fan, I always enjoy working here, since it's a chip shot away from one of the back nine fairways. This party did not have a lot of dancing (Minh Ha herself even said there were not a lot of dancers on the guest list), but I still provided a nice upbeat atmosphere to keep folks tapping their toes.









































































































































































































Song Artist
First Dance Forever Beach Boys
Let's Stay Together Al Green
Sway Michael Buble
Heat Wave Joan Osborne
Boogie Shoes K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Never Say Never Justin Bieber
I Gotta Feeling Black Eyed Peas
California Gurls Katy Perry
Right Round Flo Rida
Upside Down Diana Ross
Say Hey (I Love You) Michael Franti
L-O-V-E Nat King Cole
Cake Cutting How Sweet It Is James Taylor
Baby I Need Your Lovin' The Temptations
Best of My Love The Emotions
My Girl The Four Tops
Summer Wind Frank Sinatra
Hot Stuff Donna Summer
Rock This Town Stray Cats
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cindy Lauper
Teenage Dream Katy Perry
Just Dance Lady Gaga
How Will I Know Whitney Houston
Cool It Now New Edition
Bust A Move Young MC
Single Ladies in Black and White Michael Jackson/Beyonce
Thriller Michael Jackson
Yeah Usher
Montel Party Break Various
Poison Bell Biv Devoe
Kiss Me Back Digital Underground
Humpty Dance Digital Underground
Rump Shaker Wreckx-N-Effect
Dreamlover Mariah Carey
That's The Way Love Goes Janet Jackson
Doo Wop (That Thing) Lauryn Hill
Every Little Step Bobby Brown