Musiq Entertainment Resources

Wedding Request Start Page - Musiq Entertainment DJs

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Hi There,

You must be here because you have a Musiq Entertainment DJ booked for your wedding reception. Firstly we would like to congratulate you on your engagement and wish you all the best with your planning for the big day!

This is the starting point for ensuring you have the music that you require played by one of our fantastic DJ's at your wedding reception. We have endeavoured to make the information in this resource blog as easy to find and the tools as easy to use as possible. However if you cannot find what you are after please feel free to contact us at any time.

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Now back to the all important business of making your requests for your wedding reception.

THE MUSIQ ENTERTAINMENT REQUEST FORM

Our request form is the way you communicate your requests to us. You can download it in .doc (for microsoft word, open office etc programs) here and in .pdf for adobe acrobat and other pdf readers here.

We require that you get this request form back to us TWO WEEKS PRIOR to your wedding. This gives us enough time to organise your DJ and of course them to prepare themselves for your reception.

ESSENTIAL READING

In order the fill out the request form. We ask that you read the instructions on how to fill out the form.

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FURTHER READING AND LINKS

Many clients already have songs loaded in their minds ready to go and will be able to fill out the request form using just our instructions. However we have provided the following links and information to assist those who are eager to read on. Click on the links to view these pages.

Individual formality descriptions.

Popular requests for each formality.

Popular dance music requests.

Popular background music requests

Musiq Entertainment Resources - Navigation Page

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WEDDING START PAGE

REQUEST FORM INSTRUCTIONS

REQUEST FORM EXAMPLES

FORMALITY DESCRIPTIONS

FORMALITY MUSIC SUGGESTIONS - Entrance, Cake Cutting, First Dance, 2nd and 3rd Dance, Last Dance, Bouquet & Garter, Farewell, Father/Daughter Dance.

BACKGROUND MUSIC SUGGESTIONS

DANCE MUSIC SUGGESTIONS

Information on providing music for your DJ to play on the night.

PACKAGED DJ INFORMATION.
Waterview
Starroom
L'Aqua
Timeline of events for DJ packages supplied by these venues

Popular Songs by Formality

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Click to see each link of popular requests for each formality

Entrance

Cake Cutting

First Dance

2nd and 3rd Dance

Father Daughter Dances

Last Dance

Bouquet & Garter

Farewell

General Background Music

General Dance Music

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Request Form Examples

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From time to time we will post examples of filled out request forms (with the personal details removed) on this page to show the different ways in which you can communicate your requests to us. Just click on the links below to open up PDF's of the example forms.

Example 1

Example 2

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Popular Bouquet and Garter Songs

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Popular songs used for the bouquet throwing are;

Beyonce - Single Ladies (of course)
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
The Weather Girls or Geri Helliwell - Its Raining Men
Pink - Raise your glass (or many other songs)
Destinys Child - Survivor, Independent Woman
Pointer Sisters - Jump
Madonna - Material Girl, Like a virgin etc
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Popular Songs for the Garter removal and throwing are;

Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing or Lets Get It On
ACDC - Shook me all night long
Nelly - Hot in Herre
Joe Cocker - Leave your hat on
Prince - Cream or Kiss
Ginuwine - Pony
Montell Jordan - Get it on tonight
Tupac - How do you want it
Def Leppard - Pour some sugar on me
Warrant - Cherry Pie
Kiss - I was made for loving you
Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine, You give love a bad name
Kelly Rowland - Work
Snoop Dogg - Sweat (and many others)

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Popular Farewell Songs

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Popular songs used for either the farewell archway or circle at weddings are;

Dionne Warwick - Thats what friends are for
Joe Cocker - Up where we belong
Alicia Keys - No One
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
Cold Chisel - Khe Sahn
Robbie Williams - Angelshttp://www.blogger.com/ihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifmg/blank.gif
Hunters and Collectors - Throw your arms around me
Heaven - Bryan Adams or DJ Sammy version
Frankie Vallie and the 4 seasons - Oh what a night
Bob Sinclar - Love generation
4 strings - take me away
Greenday - Good Riddance (time of your life)
Sister Sledge - We are family
Michael Jackson - The way you make me feel

Please also see popular entrance songs, popular last dances and popular 2nd and 3rd dances for other appropriate suggestions.

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Popular Last Dances

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Popular last dances at weddings include;

I've had the time of my life - Medley and Warnes (from Dirty Dancing)
The Time (dirty bit) - Black Eyed Peas
When love takes over - Guetta and Kelly Rowland
Frank Sinatra - New York, New York or My Way
Save the last dance - Temptations and Michael Buble
Grease Megamix
We go together - Travolta/Newton John
Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro

Please also see popular farewell songs as well as popular 2nd and 3rd dances for other songs that are commonly used for the last dance song.

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Popular Father/Daughter Dances

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The following is a list of popular songs chosen for father daughter dances.

Stevie Wonder - Isn't She Lovely
The Way You Look Tonight (done by many different artists)
What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong
Ray Charles - Ain't that love
Butterly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
Unforgettable - Nat and Natalie Cole
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Heartland - I Loved Her First
Daddys Angel - T Carter
My Girl - The Temptations
Father and Daughter - Paul Simon
Daddy - Beyonce
Cyndi Lauper - Time after time
Kenny Rogers - Through the years
Daughters - John Mayer
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
James Taylor - How sweet it is
Ray Allaire - A song for my daughter

Grooms don't be afraid to ask you mum for a dance too. Many of the above songs are appropriate for a Mother/Son dance or why not just grab your mum and join your new wife and father in law on the dance floor. A specific song that you can choose to dance with your mother with is "Mama" by Boyz II Men.

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Popular 2nd and 3rd Dances

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Since the 2nd and 3rd dance is usually when you have the guests joining on the dance floor we find popular choices include many songs that build up the party atmosphere after starting slowly like;

Frankie Vallie - Can't take my eyes off you
Medley/Warnes - I've had the time of my life
Barry White - Can't get enough of your love baby
Marvin Gaye - aint no mountain high enough
Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered
The Commodores - You are

Other popular choices are songs that are both slow enough for couples to dance to but fast enough that singles can dance in a group to such as;

Jamiroquai - You give me something
John Paul Young - Love is in the air
Alicia Keys - No One
Michael Buble - Sway
The Real Thing - You to me are everything
Al Green - Lets stay together
Sam Cooke - What a wonderful world
The Temptations - My Girl
Lionel Richie - All Night Long

Another popular choice for the 3rd dance in particular is to throw in a party starting track like;

Michael Jackson - Don't stop till you get enough, the way you make me feel, thriller etc
Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with somebody
Black Eyed Peas - Lets get it started
Bob Sinclar - Everybody dance now
Pink - Get the party started
Wham - wake me up before you go go

Remember that many of the cake cutting and first dance suggestions are also still fantastic choices for the 2nd and 3rd dances of the night.

If you are planning a father/daughter dance look here for some suggestions

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Popular First Dances

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The following songs are popular first dances requested by brides and grooms over the years. Please do not limit yourself to just these songs, we are happy to play any song you suggest. For some more examples please also see Popular Cake Cutting Songs as all of these are also appropriate as first dances.

Michael Buble - Everything, etc
Frank Sinatra - The way you look tonight (also performed by MANY other artists)
Chicago - Glory of Love
Babyface - Everytime I close my eyes
Jack Johnson - Better Together, bubble toes etc
Lionel Richie - Truly, etc
NSync - This I promise you
Ronan Keating - When you say nothing at all, this i promise you
Lonestar - Amazed
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Lifehouse - You and Me
Bruno Mars - Just the way you are
Nat King Cole - L-O-V-E, Let there be love, unforgettable
Lauren Wood - Fallen
beyonce - Halo

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Popular Cake Cutting Songs

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The following are popular cake cutting songs. See also popular first dance songs as all of these are also commonly used as cake cutting songs.

Alicia Keys - If I Ain't got you
Israel Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere over the rainbow/what a wonderful world
Lior - This Old Love
Des'Ree - Kissing you
In my life - the Beatles
Happy Together - The Turtles
As - Stevie wonder
U2 - Sweetest Thing
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Damien Rice - The Blowers Daughter
Van Morrison - Someone like you
K-Ci and Jo Jo - All my life
Dido - Thank You
Joe - No one else comes close
Bruno Mars - Just the way you are
Bic Runga - Sway
Leonardos Bride - Even when i'm sleeping
Florence and the Machine - You've got the love

Many songs from Michael Buble, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong etc.

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Popular Entrance Songs

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There are many appropriate songs for the entrance to your reception. The following are just a few of the popular ones and of course our DJ's favourites.

Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling, lets get it started, etc
Bob Sinclar - Rock This Party (everybody dance now)
David Guetta - When Love Takes Over etc
Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
The Darkness - I believe in a thing called love
Wolfmother - Joker and the thief
Jet - are you gonna be my girl
Kiss - I was made for loving you
Michael Jackson - the way you make me feel, don't stop till you get enough, Thriller etc
ACDC - Shook me all night long, thunderstruck, TNT
Rihanna - Please dont stop the music
Pink - Get the Party Started
LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Pitbull - Give me everything, I know you want me, etc
C & C Music Factory - All songs
The cat empire - hello hello
Jennifer Lopez - Lets get loud
Montel Jordan - This is how we do it
Salt N Pepa - Push It
Young MC - Bust a move
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Right Said Fred - I'm too sexy
Kool and the Gang - Celebration
Earth Wind and Fire - Lets Groove, Boogie Wonderland
Whitney Houston - I wanna dance with somebody
Peaches and Herb - Shake your groove thang
katrina and the waves - walkin on sunshine
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
James Brown - various songs
Wilson Picket - Land of 1000 dances
various Beyonce, Lady gaga, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna songs.

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Popular Dance Music

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The following is a list of artists grouped under commonly selected styles of dance music that we often have selected at functions and weddings where Musiq Entertainment DJ's provide the music. Please feel free to request that you DJ play songs based on the headings, artists or even specific songs that this list reminds you of. If you request one of the headings on this list for example "Rock Classics" then your DJ will play a selection of the most popular songs from artists listed below as well as others that fit the genre well.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of the styles, artists or indeed songs that we have available. It is only meant to help clients out as a starting point when they are thinking of music that they want at their wedding. Please feel free to ask for your own selections as well.

Rock Classics
Beatles
Rolling Stones
Van Morrison
Neil Diamond
Doobie Brothers
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Police
Queen
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
the Who
Pink Floyd
the Doors
elvis

Rock N Roll
Everly Brothers
Roy Orbison
Chuck Berry
Chubby Checker
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Dion
Buddy Holly
Bill Haley & The Comets
Fats Domino
Eddie Cochran
Gene vincent
Ritchie Valens

Disco & 80's Funk
Donna Summer
Jackson 5
Michael Jackson
Lionel Richie
Whitney Houston
Madonna
Bee Gees
Denice Wiliams
Gloria Gaynor
Earth Wind and Fire
Kool and the Gang
Hot Chocolate
The Commodores
Peaches and Herb
Pointer Sisters
The Bar-Kays
Rick James
Mason
Mac Band
Midnight Star
Cameo

Pub Rock
ACDC
INXS
Bon Jovi
Cold Chisel
Bryan Adams
Diesel/Johnny Diesel
Jimmy Barnes
Guns N Roses
John Mellancamp
Dragon
Divinyls
Daddy Cool
Countin Crows
Faith No More
Midnight Oil
Screaming Jets
Choir Boys
The Knack
Ram Jam
Van Halen
Journey
Foreigner
REO Speedwagon
Bruce Springsteen

Recent Pop
Jennifer Lopez
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Kylie Minogue
Lady Gaga
Pink
Madonna
Destinys Child
Enrique Iglesias
Robbie Williams
Gwen Stefani
Rihanna
Backstreet Boys
N'Sync
Justin Timberlake
Jason Derulo
Katy Perry
Ke$ha
Guy Sebastian
Glee Cast
Spice Girls
The Veronicas

Old School RnB/Urban
112
2 Pac
A Tribe Called Quest
Beastie Boys
Cypress Hill
Naughty By Nature
De La Soul
Fugees
Grandmaster Flash
Fatman Scoop
DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince
LL Cool J
Mase
Snoop Dogg
Usher
Tone Loc
Salt n Pepa
Young MC
MC Hammer
Vanilla Ice
babyface
Ja Rule
Dru hill
Brandy
Monica
Boyz II Men
Eric Benet
r kelly
Montell Jordan
Ruff Endz
Mya
Next
Groove Theory
Toni Braxton
Zhane
TLC
Beverly Knight
Blackstreet
Jay Z
Dr Dre
Eminem
Eve
Soul For Real
Ying Yang Twins

Recent Urban
Pitbul
Taio Cruz
Flo Rida
Jay Sean
Usher
Black Eyed Peas
Alexis Jordan
B.O.B
Akon
Chris Brown
Rihanna
beyonce
LMFAO
Mark Ronson

House/Dance
Presets
Ian Carey
Chemical brothers
David Guetta
MSTRKRFT
Sneaky Sound System
Daft Punk
Armand Van Helden
Bob Sinclar
Afrojack
Potbelleez
Martin Solveig
Deadmau5
Calvin Harris
Fedde le Grand
Basement Jaxx

Retro Dance and Pop Rock
bananarama
Wham/George Michael
Michael Jackson
Blondie
Eurythmics
Belinda Carlisle
Grease
Cyndi Lauper
B52's
Fine Young Cannibals
bangles
Boz Scaggs
joe Jackson
Prince
ABBA
Roxette
Taylor Dayne
Tiffany
Hall & Oates
Chicago
The Real McCoy
Pointer Sisters
Simply Red
Tina turner
Robert Palmer
New Order
Joy Division
Pet Shop Boys
The Clash
Simple Minds
Talking Heads
Steve Miller Band
Foreigner
Supertramp
Big Audio Dynamite
U2
REM
Dire Straits
Billy Joel
Elton John
David Bowie
The Cars
The Cure
Culture Club
Duran Duran
Phil Collins
Wang Chung
Thomson Twins

Alternative/Indie/Grunge
Arctic Monkeys
Art vs Science
Audioslave
Birds of tokyo
Bluejuice
Cake
Cut Copy
Drapht
Gossip
Franz Ferdinand
kasabian
Kasier Chiefs
Hilltop Hoods
Kings of Leon
la Roux
Little red
Lykke Li
MIA
Mark Ronson
MGMT
NERD
Paramore
Passion Pit
Peaches
Prodigy
Black Keys
jet
Vampire Weekend
Weezer
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Ladyhawke
Pearl Jam
Rage Against the Machine
Blink 182
Everclear
Nirvana
incubus
soundgarden
Stone Temple Pilots

Soul/Motown/Stax etc
Sam & Dave
Four Tops
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
Wilson Picket
Otis Redding
Al Green
Spencer Davis Group
Aretha Franklin
Sam Cooke
James Brown
Jackie Wilson
Arthur Conley
Eddie Floyd
John Lee Hooker
Ray Charles
The Supremes
Ike and Tina Turner
Ben E King
Diana Ross
Contours
Bill Withers
Fontella Bass
Jackson 5
Fats Domino
Smokey Robinson
the Isley Brothers
Blues Brothers
The Commitments

Swing and Big Band
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
Michael Buble
Dean Martin
Bobby Darrin
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong
Sammy Davis Jnr
Fred Astaire
Peggy Lee
Perry Como
Tony Bennet
Bing Crosby

Top 40
As this is ever changing we recommend checking out the Aria Charts or heading to the top 100 songs on itunes if you have it for inspiration with this. Our DJ's regularly keep up to date with the most popular new songs that people will dance to at functions.

Popular Background Music

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The following artists and styles of music are commonly chosen for background music at weddings and functions that Musiq Entertainment provides DJ's for. Feel free to just put down a style of music or give us a few specific artists or albums that you would like played. You don't need to limit yourself to just these styles and artists, this list is just a list of common selections that come up all the time.

Roots/Acoustic/Indie/Soft Rock
· Jack Johnson
· Pete Murray
· John Mayer
· Coldplay
· The Fray
· Snow Patrol
· Donovan Frankenreiter
· Xavier Rudd
· Josh Pyke
· Joshua Radin
· Missy Higgins
· Powderfinger/Bernard F
· John Butler Trio
· Ben Harper
· the beautiful girls
· Sarah Blasko
· Angus and Julia Stone

Chillout Compilations
· Ministry of Sound
· Café Del Mar
· Hotel Costes
· Buddha Bar
· Verve Remixed

Swing/Big Band
· Michael Buble
· Frank Sinatra
· Nat King Cole
· Dean Martin

Jazz/Latin
· Bossa Nova
· Buena Vista Social
· Ella Fitzgerald
· Louis Armstrong
· Nina Simone
· Dinah Washington
· Norah Jones
· Amel Larrieux; etc

Reggae
· UB40
· Bob Marley

RnB, Soul, Motown
· Alicia Keys
· Stevie Wonder
· Aretha Franklin
· Bryan McKnight
· Marvin Gaye
· Babyface
· Boyz II Men
· The Tony Rich Project
· Maxwell
· Temptations
· Supremes
· Mariah Carey
· Janet/Michael Jackson; etc
· Dido
· Joe; etc

Opera
· Bocelli
· Il Divo
· 3 Tenors; etc

Other
· Lemon Jelly
· Air
· Moloko
· Jamiroquai
· Gotye
· Beatles
· Doobie Brothers
· Steely Dan
· Boz Scaggs
· Simon & Garfunkel
· Neil Diamond
· Tom Waits
· Pink Floyd
· Van Morrison; etc

Compiled Love Songs

Acoustic Covers of Popular songs

Classical Favourites

Chillout House Music (mixed live)

Your DJ's selection of their favourite slow and chilled songs

Providing Music for your DJ to play at your wedding

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Sometimes it is the case that you have requested songs for your reception that your Musiq Entertainment DJ has been unable to source. This may be because the song is rare, a traditional ethnic song, or that the song is a special edit that you have made. In these cases we will contact you and ask you to provide such songs, it may be the reason that you are reading this right now.

When providing music we prefer that the song be provided as an mp3 file however we can also play Audio CD's. You can provide the files by posting us a disc or USB drive to PO box 6392 North Sydney NSW 2059, leave them with your venue coordinator or even have someone bring them to your reception on the day. If it is just one song and an mp3 file you may even wish to email the song to us at weddings@musiq.com.au

Please make sure CD's or USB's they are clearly labelled with your name and wedding date and that either on the request form, or in the file name or on a slip of paper with the CD that you have given us clear instructions on when we are meant to play each of the songs that you have provided.

Your DJ will endeavour to return to you all USB's and original CD's that you provide to us at your reception however burnt CD's will usually be discarded when we are done with them.

We assume that you are in line with all licensing and copyright legalities involved with ownership of the music that you provide for us to play at your own private event. We will only play the music at your event and will remove the files from our computers and drives that were required in order to play the songs immediately following your reception.

Formality Requests

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Cutting of the Cake

This formality is usually completed directly after speeches when everyone is quiet and hence a song is played softly just to break the silence. Usually the couple select an easily identifiable slow love or instrumental song to be played. Please note that your MC will usually speak over the song to direct those taking photos and mention the bride and grooms toast. Many couples will only get through the first minute or two of the song as usually the evening will then move directly to the bridal waltz. The cake song is a great place to put that song you love the lyrics of but isn’t a good song to dance to (hence not suitable for the bridal waltz) and isn’t lively enough for an entrance or general dancing song.

First Dance

Most of the time this song is the first dance that the bride and groom have together as husband and wife. Sometimes the bride will have the first dance with her Father and then be handed over to her new husband for the second dance.

Most people will have a song already in mind for their first dance. But just in case you don't read on as we may be able to help you choose.

Some fallacies to do with the bridal waltz are as follows;
- It needs to be a song that you can "waltz" or dance too. Although it does look great to waltz properly to the song, or even have a choreographed dance it is just as effective to "hold and sway" for the bridal waltz. Its all about the emotion of the moment and what you as the Bride and Groom feel comfortable with.
- It needs to be a song everyone knows. If we had a dollar for every time a guest has
come up after an atypical bridal waltz and asked what the song is and told us how
much they loved it we would be turning up to DJ weddings in much flashier cars than
we do.
- The bridal party must, or must not be invited to dance halfway through the song. The
decision is totally up to you. If you feel comfortable dancing alone as a couple for the whole song do so, if you'd rather the BP and immediate family join in then let your MC know to invite them.
- It needs to be a slow song. Your first dance can be as fast or slow as you want. Most of the time you’re the only ones that will be dancing to it! We've had Kiss "I was made for loving you" and Sam and Dave "Hold On I'm Coming" as a first dances and they both worked a treat.

Sometimes the bride and groom will edit their first dance to suit their requirements. Pull the intro, turn it into a fun medley or many other edits. We are more than happy to play any version of the song or edit to it that you would like all we need you to do is provide the song for us.

Second and Third Dance

The reason we have the second and third dance listed down on the request form is because these are often special songs for the bride and groom and their guests as well. Usually your family and bridal party will join you on the dance floor for the 2nd song, and the remainder of your guests for the third song although it is your prerogative as to when you want people to join and in what order. Just be sure to let your MC know.

Many couples are worried about the 2nd dance and want to pick something that people know for them to dance to. Our response is always if ever you are going to pop a song that people may not know into the mix, this is the perfect time. From our experience when guests are asked to join the bridal party on the dance floor most guests will do so regardless of whether they are familiar with the song. It’s almost like they are obliged to dance.

Our little tip is to use a third dance that leads well into the style of dance music you have suggested. There are many songs that start nice and slow and end with a bang, or even more than are both slow but still have a party feel to them. See our suggestions for some ideas.

Last Dance

For the last dance of the evening, we usually recommend that the MC announce this song so that all your guests know that it is their last chance to dance with the bride and groom before the farewells. Most of the time this last dance is just before the bouquet and garter and farewell (circle or archway).

It is not necessary to request a song for this part of the evening. Your DJ can always choose a song that based on your requests and what music people have been enjoying throughout the night.

Often the last dance is where the bride and groom will choose to dance the final song with a close relative and dedicate the song to them accordingly (e.g Father - Daughter, Mother - Son dances). This can be done either with the rest of the guests joining in as well or by having the dance floor to yourselves. Once again let your MC know if you want this organised.

Bouquet

Most brides will still choose to throw their bouquet for the single ladies to fight over at the end of the night. Usually the song chosen for this has a feminine edge to it. Your DJ will play this song whilst the MC is arranging all the single ladies to prepare for the throwing, and continue it for the throwing of the bouquet and whilst the successful catcher is being congratulated.

Garter

The garter song is played from when the Groom is preparing to remove the garter belt from his wife's thigh up until he throws it to the successful catcher. Typical songs for the garter are ones that are chosen for their sexiness, or ones that are chosen for the fact that they will fire up a mob of single men waiting to catch it.

Sometimes the couple will choose two songs for the garter. One appropriate for the removal and another appropriate to fire up the single men.

Farewell

Most couples will chose to farewell their guests with either a farewell circle, a farewell archway or both.

Circle

The farewell circle is when the MC gathers all guests around the outside of the dance floor. The couple then goes around and thanks each guest for coming on the night. Typically the bride and groom will go in opposite directions but many will also choose to head around the circle together. Typically you will allow 12-20 minutes for your circle so 3-5 songs should be sufficient. You DJ will just play these songs at a background level for your guests to enjoy during this time. Most of the time the song is about ending the night, thanking your guests or just more of the style of music that was chosen for the background music during meals.

Archway

A farewell archway happens when the MC gathers all guests into two lines to form a guard of honour for the bride and groom as they leave. It is usually done in lieu of or after a farewell circle. Usually only one song is required for the archway. A song that mentions farewells, or has lyrics mentioning how much of a great time that you have had is common at this time.

A tip is if you cannot think of a song for your farewell archway to chose the same song that you came into. This usually bookends the night well.

Your DJ will play the one songs whilst you are leaving, in the case that your guests take longer than the duration of the song to get ready for the archway or you take longer to proceed through the archway your DJ will typically repeat this song as necessary until you leave your reception.

Entrance Music

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The tradition is of course for the MC to introduce the guests of honour B&G (short for Bride and Groom) the Bridal Party (BP) and sometimes parents and immediate family into the reception in a grand manner. Usually the B&G select an upbeat “party” style track to get everyone in the celebration mood. It is up to you if you would like to select the same song for everyone to be introduced to or to go with multiple entrance songs.

If you choose one song for everyone to enter to your DJ will typically play this song from the beginning when the MC introduces the first couple. We will then fade the music down but keep the track running whilst the MC introduces each following couple into the room. When it comes time for the bride and groom to enter your DJ will then play the track even louder from the most appropriate part of the song (usually the chorus) for their entrance. We keep the track going until the bride and groom are seated.

Many couple choose a song for each group of people entering. One for parents/family, another for the bridal party and a final song of course bride and groom.

Other couple choose a separate song for each couple entering.

In the case you are using multiple entrance songs, we allow for you to specify the section of the song that you would like us to cue the song to when the couples are being introduced. If you do not choose a cue point for the songs, your DJ will usually choose the most appropriate section for you. This is usually the chorus or the beginning of the song.

Remember to include everyone that will be invited on your request form when you are filling it in.

Click here to see some examples of entrance songs that we find commonly get requested by our clients.

Click here to go back to wedding request form instructions

Click here to go back to the weddings start page

L'Aqua Wedding DJ Welcome Page

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Dear L'Aqua and hence Musiq Entertainment DJ client,

Congratulations on your engagement and of course in choosing L'Aqua as the venue for your wedding reception. As you probably have already gathered Musiq Entertainment will be providing you with one of their DJ's for the duration of your wedding reception. We have been working with Dockside Group for over a decade now, providing them with the best packaged DJ service going around.

Firstly we'd like to let you know the most important ingredients in our service to you. We are here to help you have a great time at your reception. Even though you have received your DJ as part of your wedding package we treat every client the same, so you get the same service as any full fee paying customer. Our agenda for your reception is to play exactly the music you have asked for when you have asked for it. We also aim to read your guests minds in terms of their music tastes to play the music that we believe will be most likely to help as many of your guests enjoy the night as possible. We don't have ESP, but we are pretty good at it!

YOUR PACKAGE INCLUSIONS

As part of the package at L'Aqua you not only receive one of our friendly, well dressed and talented DJ's but the following items. A PA system suited to L'Aqua. A wireless microphone for your MC to make any announcements and of course for the speeches on the night. Public liability insurance and our commitment to providing you with the best possible service on and prior to your reception including playing all the songs you have requested.

You also have access to our expert knowledge in everything to do with your wedding entertainment in the lead up to your reception. From choosing songs, to adding extra entertainment and even in suggesting the best order of proceedings for the night.

SOME EXTRA SERVICES YOU MIGHT LIKE TO ADD

We can also help you out with
- MC (Master of Ceremony) services. Some of our DJ's are happy to also act as the MC for the evening. The fee for this is $250 and we recommend that we meet with your prior to your wedding which is included in this fee. If you would prefer to have a separate person act as your MC then we can also help you out in finding one of these. Remember this is only subject to availability as only a few of our DJ's are experienced in MC duties. Contact us ASAP if you are interested.
- We have Greek and Arabic DJs among our ranks. We can book them in for you subject to their availability for your wedding at no extra cost to you. All of our DJ's are happy to play any traditional/cultural music that you are able to suggest or provide.
- A photo booth for your wedding. We offer all dockside group clients 5 hours for the price of 3. PhotoboothME is part of Musiq Entertainment and a recommended supplier for the dockside group.
- A speaker and microphone for your ceremony. We can place a speaker outside on the balcony ($75) which will run from the inside PA system including microphone and have everything set up earlier for you if you require music/microphone for your ceremony ($65 per hour or part thereof)
- Additional AV items such as basic lighting, extra wireless microphone ($75) or a full sound set up for additional performers you may have engaged to perform at your reception.
- Dancers, musicians, bands and singers of all sorts to entertain your guests.

MAKING YOUR REQUESTS

It's now time to introduce you to making your requests for your reception. We have put together in this resource blog a whole wealth of information to help you make your requests, and to provide you with suggestions and advice whenever you need it.

We ask you to make your requests on our wedding request form, and we ask for you to have them filled out and back to us two weeks prior to your wedding. Please head towards the first stage of making your requests by heading to our Wedding request start page on the link at the bottom of this page where you will find our request form and of course all the information that you need to help make your requests.

Thank you for taking the time to read this information. We wish you the best with your wedding planning and please feel free to contact us at any time with any questions or advice your might have on improving these resources.

Cheers,

The Musiq Entertainment Team

Click here to head to the Wedding Request Start Page

Starroom Wedding DJ Welcome Page

2011-05-15T19:10:00.000-07:00

Dear Starroom and hence Musiq Entertainment DJ client,

Congratulations on your engagement and of course in choosing Starroom as the venue for your wedding reception. As you probably have already gathered Musiq Entertainment will be providing you with one of their DJ's for the duration of your wedding reception. We have been working with Dockside Group for over a decade now, providing them with the best packaged DJ service going around.

Firstly we'd like to let you know the most important ingredients in our service to you. We are here to help you have a great time at your reception. Even though you have received your DJ as part of your wedding package we treat every client the same, so you get the same service as any full fee paying customer. Our agenda for your reception is to play exactly the music you have asked for when you have asked for it. We also aim to read your guests minds in terms of their music tastes to play the music that we believe will be most likely to help as many of your guests enjoy the night as possible. We don't have ESP, but we are pretty good at it!

YOUR PACKAGE INCLUSIONS

As part of the package at Starroom you not only receive one of our friendly, well dressed and talented DJ's but the following items. A PA system suited to Starroom. A wireless microphone for your MC to make any announcements and of course for the speeches on the night. Public liability insurance and our commitment to providing you with the best possible service on and prior to your reception including playing all the songs you have requested.

You also have access to our expert knowledge in everything to do with your wedding entertainment in the lead up to your reception. From choosing songs, to adding extra entertainment and even in suggesting the best order of proceedings for the night.

SOME EXTRA SERVICES YOU MIGHT LIKE TO ADD

We can also help you out with
- MC (Master of Ceremony) services. Some of our DJ's are happy to also act as the MC for the evening. The fee for this is $250 and we recommend that we meet with your prior to your wedding which is included in this fee. If you would prefer to have a separate person act as your MC then we can also help you out in finding one of these. Remember this is only subject to availability as only a few of our DJ's are experienced in MC duties. Contact us ASAP if you are interested.
- A photo booth for your wedding. We offer all dockside group clients 5 hours for the price of 3. PhotoboothME is part of Musiq Entertainment and a recommended supplier for the dockside group.
- We have Greek and Arabic DJs among our ranks. We can book them in for you subject to their availability for your wedding at no extra cost to you. All of our DJ's are happy to play any traditional/cultural music that you are able to suggest or provide.
- Additional AV items such as basic lighting, extra wireless microphone or a full sound set up for additional performers you may have engaged to perform at your reception.
- Dancers, musicians, bands and singers of all sorts to entertain your guests.

MAKING YOUR REQUESTS

It's now time to introduce you to making your requests for your reception. We have put together in this resource blog a whole wealth of information to help you make your requests, and to provide you with suggestions and advice whenever you need it.

We ask you to make your requests on our wedding request form, and we ask for you to have them filled out and back to us two weeks prior to your wedding. Please head towards the first stage of making your requests by heading to our Wedding request start page on the link at the bottom of this page where you will find our request form and of course all the information that you need to help make your requests.

Thank you for taking the time to read this information. We wish you the best with your wedding planning and please feel free to contact us at any time with any questions or advice your might have on improving these resources.

Cheers,

The Musiq Entertainment Team

Click here to head to the Wedding Request Start Page

WatervieW Wedding DJ Welcome Page

2011-05-15T18:56:00.000-07:00

Dear WatervieW and hence Musiq Entertainment DJ client,

Congratulations on your engagement and of course in choosing WatervieW as the venue for your wedding reception. As you probably have already gathered Musiq Entertainment will be providing you with one of their DJ's for the duration of your wedding reception. We have been providing packaged DJ's for WatervieW since their very first wedding and hope to continue this for as long as WatervieW exists.

Firstly we'd like to let you know the most important ingredients in our service to you. We are here to help you have a great time at your reception. Even though you have received your DJ as part of your wedding package we treat every client the same, so you get the same service as any full fee paying customer. Our agenda for your reception is to play exactly the music you have asked for when you have asked for it. We also aim to read your guests minds in terms of their music tastes to play the music that we believe will be most likely to help as many of your guests enjoy the night as possible. We don't have ESP, but we are pretty good at it!

YOUR PACKAGE INCLUSIONS

As part of the package at WatervieW you not only receive one of our friendly, well dressed and talented DJ's but the following items. A PA system to suit the size of your reception whether you have 50 people in Bel Parco or 500+ people in the entire venue. A wireless microphone for your MC to make any announcements and of course for the speeches on the night. Public liability insurance (a must at WatervieW) and our commitment to providing you with the best possible service on and prior to your reception including playing all the songs you have requested.

You also have access to our expert knowledge in everything to do with your wedding entertainment in the lead up to your reception. From choosing songs, to adding extra entertainment and even in suggesting the best order of proceedings for the night.

SOME EXTRA SERVICES YOU MIGHT LIKE TO ADD

We can also help you out with
- A photo booth for your wedding. We offer all WatervieW clients 5 hours for the price of 3.
- Dry Ice for your entrance, bridal waltz or both. We have different packages available to suit your requirements and budget. Our guys do the best dry ice shows in the country and we do them cheaper for WatervieW clients.
- We have Greek and Arabic DJs among our ranks. We can book them in for you subject to their availability for your wedding at no extra cost to you. All of our DJ's are happy to play any traditional/cultural music that you are able to suggest or provide.
- Additional AV items such as basic lighting, extra wireless microphone or a full sound set up for additional performers you may have engaged to perform at your reception.
- Dancers, musicians, bands and singers of all sorts to entertain your guests.

MAKING YOUR REQUESTS

It's now time to introduce you to making your requests for your reception. We have put together in this resource blog a whole wealth of information to help you make your requests, and to provide you with suggestions and advice whenever you need it.

We ask you to make your requests on our wedding request form, and we ask for you to have them filled out and back to us two weeks prior to your wedding. Thank you for taking the time to read this information. Please head towards the first stage of making your requests by heading to our Wedding request start page on the link at the bottom of this page where you will find our request form and of course all the information that you need to help make your requests.

We wish you the best with your wedding planning and please feel free to contact us at any time with any questions or advice your might have on improving these resources.

Cheers,

The Musiq Entertainment Team

Click here to head to the Wedding Request Start Page

Wedding Request Form Instructions

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The following instructions are for the 'Musiq Entertainment Wedding Request Form' that can be found in .doc format here and pdf format here here

We recommend that you have a quick read of these instructions and check out the links to some examples before completing the form.

RECEPTION DETAILS

Please include phone numbers and email addresses that you will be able to check in the days before your wedding. Many people are off work at this stage and not connected to their work email or mobile phone so be sure to make it so we can contact you.

Please also ensure to give us your MC's name so that we can identify them at the beginning of your reception to go over the order of everything along with your venue supervisor or manager.

ENTRANCE SONGS

It is up to you whether to have one entrance song for each couple entering, one for everyone entering or a song for the family members, a song for the bridal party and a song for the bride and groom.

We have left it up to you to fill in this entire section of the form, even let us know where you would like to cue to song to. Please follow this guideline however;

Please provide descriptions as follows "Brides Parents", "1st Bridal Couple", "Flower Girls" or "Bride & Groom".

Make sure you have the form filled out in the order that the couples will be entering and that it corresponds to the details you have given the MC.

When letting us know which section of the song you would like played please give a description such as "beginning", "chorus" or "DJ Choice". Slightly different versions of songs might start at different times so giving us a time is often not helpful. You can even just give us the line of the song that you want to start with. If we aren't sure where you want the song we will run it past you when we speak to you on the week of your wedding.

For a more in depth discussion of entrance songs, including some examples please click here

FORMALITY SONGS

If you are unsure what we mean by any of the sections in these instructions. Please see our more in depth discussion of each formality and the types of songs we recommend for each one.

Please be sure to put something in each cell even if it is not applicable. If you are not doing the specified formality put "N/A" in the cell. If you have a band or performer please write "band" or "singer" as appropriate. If you want a particular remix or version of a song or you want a song faded out earlier, or started as a certain point please also specify this.

BACKGROUND MUSIC

The background music that you choose will be played during the pre dinner drinks and the meal service intervals at any stage when there is no announcements being made or formalities going on.

Most of the time clients will specify a couple of genres, artists or compilation albums that they would prefer played during this time. You can however create extra space on the form and give us a list of songs that we will play.

Please see our commonly selected background music styles/artists and genres for some examples of typical background music selections.

You typically have two to three hours of background music played at a wedding reception and we can play about 15 to 20 songs per hour so keep this in mind if you are selecting specific songs.

DANCE MUSIC

The important part with selecting your dance music is to give your DJ a fair idea of the styles of music that you would like played at your reception. Usually a few ideas of artists or genres, and then a couple of song suggestions for each genre will give you DJ an excellent idea and allow them to add other songs that we know are popular and work well with your selections.

We are however happy for you to provide us with a more extensive list of specific requests if you so desire. You may choose to go to the other extreme and let your DJ read the crowd on the night and play what they think will work best. Our DJ's are experienced in any of these situations and more than happy to help. You can trust us to either play your exact requests, or read the crowd and play music that we know from experiences gets people dancing at weddings.

Feel free to give us a quick couple of sentence description of what you want if it is easier to describe that way. In any case if we are unsure as to what you would like played we will discuss this with you prior to the night.

Click here for a list of commonly selected genres and artists we find get asked for a lot at weddings.

Most receptions will have between an hour and a half and two and a half hours of dancing. This means that your DJ will most likely play 25 to 50 dance songs. If your list is longer and we cannot play everything from it, your DJ will select the ones that they feel will work best on the dance floor.

At the bottom of the dance music section of the form we ask whether you would like us to accept requests form guests or not. If you say yes and your crazy relative (yes we all have one) asks for something totally not in sync with what you have asked for don't worry we will still politely refuse.

It is more a questions of whether you are happy for us to take the general direction that your guests are asking for with the music on the night or whether you would like us to adhere more stringently to your guidelines.

MUSIC NOT TO BE PLAYED

This final section of the form is where we ask you if you have any specific songs/artists or genres that you do not wish to be played. You don't need to write everything down here, we use common sense in not playing a country ballad in the middle of your dancing bracket if all you have asked for is Current Top 40, some disco and R'n'B music. It is more if you have asked for 70's and disco music but for some reason do not like ABBA then let us know here or we might make the mistake of playing it.

Usually most brides and grooms will either love or despise the idea of having formation dancing at their wedding. We find this the most common thing to be places in the "music not to be played" section. If you ask for us not to 'play formation' dancing then don't worry we won't play the Nutbush, Macarena, Ketchup Song, Bustop or the Chicken Dance at your wedding.

Just like every part of your form, if we are not totally clear on what you have asked for we will clarify this with you prior to the night.

Its now time for you to head off and fill out your form. If you do have any questions at all please email us at any time.

REQUEST FORM EXAMPLES

Please click here if you would like to see some examples of completed request forms.

If you are considering providing us with the music for your wedding please read this information on providing us with music.

Packaged Wedding DJ Time Line

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UPON BOOKING WITH YOUR CHOSEN VENUE.
Your venue will automatically book us in for your wedding reception. We are booked in for the duration of your reception, we play music from when the first guests arrive until you make your exit. We also supply a PA system suitable for the number of guests you have booked for and a wireless microphone for all speeches and announcements.

AS YOUR WEDDING DAY APPROACHES.
As your wedding approaches, we will contact you to introduce ourselves. Most people who are reading this are doing so because we have spoken to you and emailed you the link to this page. At this stage we also book and confirm DJ's for the weekend that your wedding falls on. We don't assign DJ's to each job at this time, we wait until we have all the requests back in order to match the DJ's to the music requests you have made.

It is at this stage that we also introduce you to our request form.

You have plenty of time from this point until two weeks prior to your wedding to fill out this form with all your requests for the night. If you are stuck at any stage please do not hesitate to contact us at any time. Many people struggle to think of songs for certain formalities, and others will have too many songs for one section and need advice on whittling the list down. We are always here to help with any questions.

TWO WEEKS BEFORE YOUR WEDDING.
This is the stage where we require your completed form to be returned to us. You can return it earlier if you like. If you are still tossing up between songs or not sure about one or two songs here and there please still send us your nearly complete form. Knowing the styles of music and the specific requests that you have is imperative when it comes to selecting the best DJ for your reception.

Once we have all the requests back for the weekend that your reception is on we go through and select an appropriate DJ for you. All of our DJ's are more than capable of playing all styles of popular music but at times we will like to match a DJ to a request form where their favourite artists or styles are highlighted.

Your DJ will then go through your form and ensure that they have all your music. In the case that they are unable to provide one or more of your requests we will contact you asking you to provide the song or suggest a replacement. If your DJ has any questions about any music of information on your form we will also be sure to let you know.

THE WEEK OF THE BIG DAY.
We usually contact everybody on the Wednesday prior to your wedding date. We give you a call on the phone numbers provided on the form. This is just to touch base, see if you have any changes at all, let you know who your DJ is if we haven't already informed you and discuss any questions we have about your form and ensure that everyone is on the same page.

YOUR WEDDING RECEPTION.
Your DJ will arrive an hour before the first guests to set up the DJ equipment for your reception. It usually takes us 30 minutes or so to set the gear up. Sometimes with the venues we constantly supply DJ's for the gear will remain set up from the night before. In these cases our DJ will be at your reception 30 minutes prior to your first guests arrival.

We play all the music you have asked for all the formalities at the right time, we play your background music and dance suggestions and follow all of your instructions on the request form.

Once you have said your final farewells to your guests and exited the reception and your guests are leaving your DJ will begin packing up the gear without disrupting your departing guests.

Musiq Entertainment School Formal DJ's

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Hi There,

If we have sent you to this page it means that you must play a part in organising a school formal for which Musiq Entertainment will be providing the DJ. We are happy to be on board and ensure that everyone has a fantastic time at your formal.

As part of the package at the formal you will receive;
- A DJ from Musiq Entertainment that is experienced in DJing at School Formals for the duration of the formal.
- A full suitable PA system
- A wireless microphone for any speeches or announcements throughout the night.
- Your DJ's collection of music which includes most popular styles and are always up to date with the latest releases.

SPECIAL OFFERS FROM MUSIQ ENTERTAINMENT AND PHOTO BOOTH ME

Musiq Entertainment has recently purchased some photo booths that are all the rage at school formals and other events and functions throughout Sydney. We are photoboothME photo booth hire and we love to ensure everyone has a booth full of fun! We have two special offers that are only available for School formals on a week night where you already have a Musiq Entertainment DJ.

Option 1. $500 off the regular price of a 5 hour photo booth hire - only $650 for 5 hours including delivery and UNLIMITED double photo strips for duration of hire! We also provide you with a DVD that is mailed out after the event and also upload all photos directly to an online album (optional) just hours after the event.

Option 2. Free delivery and booth hire, with a pay per vend option of $5 per double photo strip (usually $8). Our booths accept $1 and $2 coins so if you do go for this option you should recommend everyone brings plenty of gold coins! We can still provide a DVD of all photos to the school or to the formal organiser post event.

For value, Option 1 is definitely the better deal, as for a 5 hour unlimited hire, we expect around 200 photo sessions. Having to insert the coins into the counter slows down the process of snapping shots.

Check out our website and photo booth blog for more details on the booths and the fun that can be had in them
www.photoboothme.com.au
PhotoboothME Diaries (blog)

MUSIC REQUESTS AT SCHOOL FORMALS

We recommend that you leave it up to your guests on the night to make requests for your DJ to play. We are more than happy to play appropriate requests throughout the night and are often bombarded with so many requests that we only get to play the most popular of the songs. Obviously, we will play any songs that you may consider important or sentimental for the school year (for example a song that was used in a school performance)

If you have any further questions about the DJ for your formal or indeed out photo booths please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

All the best with the formal organisation!