From Hustle to Heineken

[nrgbeat]

I've heard that in some clubs the dj's not only have to fill their dancefloor, but have to worry about how much business is at the bar.

For example, if a dj plays a set of high energy tunes, then he/she needs to change tempo or style so new dancers come on the floor and those that have been dancing take a break and head for the bar.

Was there a lot of pressure to do this in the clubs you guys worked in?

[DanceMan]

On 2002-10-14 21:24, nrgbeat wrote:
I've heard that in some clubs the dj's not only have to fill their dancefloor, but have to worry about how much business is at the bar.

For example, if a dj plays a set of high energy tunes, then he/she needs to change tempo or style so new dancers come on the floor and those that have been dancing take a break and head for the bar.

Was there a lot of pressure to do this in the clubs you guys worked in?

I saw the caption "HUSTLE TO HEINEKEN" and I thought that perhaps "Heineken" was the name of a suburban dance back in the 70s.... :lol:

[QUINNY]

There was never any pressure on me, but quite often at the end of the night the boss would ask whether or not it had been a good one. If I said 'yes' he'd invariably say it had been bad takings for the night and vice versa. Make of that what you will.

[NickNack]

I remember getting that pressure when I first started dj'ing. This was when bars were 'converting' from jukeboxes to dj's and just weren't use to continual music. Accordingly, they initially blamed the dj for 'keeping the customers away from the bar'. I used to argue that dancefloor shifts would happen naturally but every once in a while I was 'ordered' to slow the music down.

All that eventually changed as the popularity of the bar increased and there were more than enough people to feed me and the bar. Management would watch people as they left the bar to dance (we had two rooms) and as others left the dancefloor to cool off at the bar. They had no reason to tell me to slow it down after that.