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ISSUE 182 MAY 2017 WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM

THE MUSIC ISSUE

THE MOBILE BEAT TOP 200 POWERED BY DJ INTELLIGENCE

PLUS... Songlists on Social Media Looking Back at Video Out-of-the-Box Choices Blizzard Lighting...... www.blizzardlighting.com ...... - QSC...... www.qsc.com...... - THE TRACK ONE es, we cover music in some way in every issue; it would Ybe odd if we didn’t, as a magazine for mobile DJs. But way MUSIC ISSUE back when, we established a yearly tradition of putting the spotlight on what people are requesting DJs to play, by way of the Mobile Beat Top 200. In days of yore, our readers would PLAYLIST dutifully pencil in their top requests based on their own gig logs. Then, we provided handy emailed and online forms to fill out. Ultimately, Mobile Beat partnered with DJ Intelligence, TRACK ONE...... 4 the provider of leading management tools for entertainers’ YOU, DISRUPTED...... 6 websites, to present what is likely the most accurate view of Breaking DJ Complacency what’s really being played out there. So enjoy the lists, as well as the other music-related info inside! By Todd Mitchem ~ Dan Walsh, Editor-in-Chief THE WEEKDAY GAME...... 8 Power Up Your Trivia Up-Sell By Rob Johnson

FEATURE...... 10 ADVERTISERS What Do I Do with These Screens? By Steve Sharp Blizzard Lighting www.blizzardlighting.com 2 FEATURE...... 12 Bose www.bose.com 11 Good Times Never Seemed So Good By Mike Ficher DigiGames www.digigames.com 9

SOCIAL MEDIA KNOWHOW...... 14 Electro-Voice www.electrovoice.com 5 The Magical, Musical Unicorn List By Staci Nichols Famous Stages www.famousstages.com 7

SPECIAL FEATURE...... 16 Frankenstand www.frankenstand.com 35 The Mobile Beat Top 200 POWERED BY DJ INTELLIGENCE Innovative LED www.innovativeledsales.com 27

PLAY SOMETHING WE CAN DANCE TO!...... 30 Mobile Beat Cruise www.mobilebeatcruise.com 39 Stepping Out of the Box Odyssey Innovative Designs www.odysseygear.com 13 By Jay Maxwell

THE SPIN DOCTOR...... 32 PSWCDT Book www.mobilebeat.com/store 31 Keep On Trucking? QSC www.qsc.com 3 By Mike “Dr. Frankenstand” Ryan

FEATURE...... 34 You, Disrupted www.toddmitchem.com 25 Is It Sound or Is It Noise? By Matt Martindale

FEATURE...... 36 Ready to Play, Come Rain or Come Shine By Stu Chisholm

BRILLIANT DEDUCTIONS...... 37 Coming Transactions: A Cashless World Publisher Gear Editor Editorial Assistant / Ryan Burger Jake Feldman Writer By Mark E. Battersby Mobile Beat Circulation Manager Rebecca Burger THE LAST WORD...... 38 Editor-in-Chief Kitty Harr Events Director Emeritus Examine Your Margins Dan Walsh Michael Buonaccorso By Jason Weldon TO ADVERTISE IN MOBILE BEAT OR EXHIBIT AT A MOBILE BEAT EVENT, CALL 515-986-3344 x300 OR EMAIL [email protected]

4 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 Electro-Voice ...... www.electrovoice.com ...... - YOU, DISRUPTED Breaking DJ Complacency START BY CHALLENGING EVERYTHING By Todd Mitchem

music. I went up to him, intro- hen I entered the duced myself and hung out in W Mobile DJ world, the booth for a short period of I had one thing on my time. It was then that I saw... mind: to make a mark. that he was playing a prere- corded set! The entire night It was not within me to was a sham. I then saw this simply settle for being same behavior at a wedding average or basic in my a year later and, again, the DJ approach to the craft of was playing premixed tracks. These DJs have effectively DJing. I remember the become pieces of technology most creative time in my rather than artists. young life back in the WHO—OR WHAT—IS early nineties. DJs of the REALLY IN CHARGE? nineties had to be agile, To kick off this series of articles creative and entertaining. I am writing for Mobile Beat, I We could only rely on want you to consider one our skills in interaction, important thing: Are you mixing, and properly truly working to take your skills, abilities and shows to a level of disruption that inspires designing music playlists that took the audience the audience? Or are you simply going through the motions on a journey. A DJ, either in a club or at a private and letting technology do the work? Don’t get me wrong about event, had to be smart and there were many ways technology. A laptop, with all your music stored on it, is far more to differentiate oneself from the others in our field. convenient than all the CDs and gear we had to carry around in the nineties—but mixing and programming are being lost. As time went on, I created the longest running DJ/MC Performance skill is being killed off and the only person who can comedy show in : Comedy You Can Dance To, and then save it is you. went on to entertain at countless weddings, corporate events So here is your lesson for this month—your assignment, and concerts as the warm-up act. When I finally stopped DJing if you want to truly stand out from the thousands of lazy DJs in early 2005, I had moved on to become a behavior and cultural around the world. Your disruptive assignment in three steps: change leader in the corporate world. However, the drive to disrupt everything around me remained intact. • Write (or type) the top ways you can engage the So, modern-era DJ, I have returned to challenge you with audience differently. For example, “I will work the room some transformative insights. I feel the need for this is dire to take more requests and then integrate these into a because I've been watching an unprecedented level of compla- playlist.” Or “I will stop the music at least twice a night to cency taking hold in the DJ world. walk in front of the audience and get their focus.” I first saw this issue about two years ago, here in Denver, when • Next, destroy any pre-made playlists, sets or groups of I took my team to a local club. As I stood watching the DJ behind tracks that you have so very carefully placed on a pre-mix. the booth, it was apparent after a few minutes that something was Get rid of them. The action of deleting the set will force off. The music was playing and was mixed perfectly—but maybe your mind to program music in the moment, rather than a little TOO perfectly. Also, the DJ’s movements were not consis- simply lazily hitting “play” and faking it. tent with someone who was actually programming and mixing • Lastly, and this one is the most important, look for opportunities to program actual playlists in a way that takes the audience on a journey. If someone requests a For more than 17 years, Todd has coached executives on slow song, then after you play it, begin to take the crowd dynamic leadership, structural excellence, and strategic on a journey into music they will love—all building to a business applications at some of the top brands in the world, including Microsoft, Apple, Starbucks, Anheuser-Busch, H&R climax. Take your time, rather than attempting to slam the Block and more. His skill in helping corporate leaders and dance floor with a packed group. many others reach breakthroughs to greater success led to the creation of his new book, You, Disrupted: Seizing the In the next article, I will explore more ways for you to stand Life You Want by Shaking, Breaking, and Challenging out from the pack and truly disrupt your thinking. Let’s take this Everything. disruptive journey together!

6 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 Famous Stages ...... www.famousstages.com ...... - THE WEEKDAY GAME PRESENTED BY How to Fill Your Calendar with Cash Power Up Your Trivia Up-Sell By Rob Johnson

clever, you can engineer this in a way where even when getting the s we prepare for the summer months and likely reduction, you achieve the rough sales target you are hoping for. lots of weddings and other music-based events, A ADDITIONAL SERVICES / TAG-TEAMING midweek trivia nights should also be busy, providing you with some gravy to go on your meat and potatoes. Up-selling can also involve boosting your business by bringing in more revenue streams. You probably do this anyway, but make sure To be busy, marketing and selling yourself are important. you offer any appropriate additional services to current customers. So, in this article we are going to look at some key elements For example, if you are doing trivia in a bar that you know features for successfully up-selling your a DJ on the weekends, try and trivia services to enhance your combine it. Again, wait until your DJ business. These ideas will trivia has been a success first; then help build your confidence by try to increase your services. showing you when and how to approach the subject with your UP-SELLING WITH clients. TECHNOLOGY One element that can really help TIMING IS KEY you upsell is cutting-edge tech- The first thing you really need nology. If you have been reading to consider is WHEN to do the this column for a while, then you up-selling. There are two ways will know the benefits of using to look at it. If the gig is going to technology. You need to be be a one-off, say, a wedding or selling this aspect to your venue graduation party or something owners as well. If they have only along those lines, then the up- booked a standard pen and selling could need to happen at paper night you should show the initial stage. Don’t overdo them your technology. Show it it; below we will look at some off. Have videos of you using it. examples of how you can really Have facts and figures about how the technology has helped up-sell discretely. your other customers. Sell the benefits of an authentic TV-style If the gig is the start of a long-term project, then maybe delay game show and make sure they understand how the technol- it until you have been in the gig for a few weeks first. Once you have ogy can help them to make money. My company, DigiGames ( built a rapport with your booking client then really go for the big www.digigames.com ), can help you make sure you have a wide up-sell! It comes down to your credibility and your reputation. (For range of options to wow them with, like the Trivia Cubes wireless more info, check out “Build a Rapport with Your Booking Client” buzzer systems, Trivia Pads or Extreme Bingo. on the DigiGames blog.) If you are credible and respected, you will be listened to more. If you are listened to more, then it is an easier GETTING A SECOND NIGHT job. If your trivia shows are boring, mundane, and appear to be If all you do in your business is host trivia nights (and there’s thrown together at the last second, then you may have a problem nothing wrong with that), then that is what you should be up-sell- with up-selling. ing. If 10 weeks has gone well, then try to get them to book you for another night during the week that you aren’t already working DISCOUNT FOR LONGER BOOKINGS on. Suggest themed trivia nights that you can try on these other For longer engagements, offering a discount is a powerful way to nights. If they can see that you are bringing in money and making up-sell. For example, if I usually charge $400 a night, I may offer profit on one night, then you can use it to bolster your sales pitch. the client a package for 10 weeks for $3,600; yes I am now only As you can see, the sales aspect of your trivia hosting charging $360 a night—but I have secured the work. If you are business—especially the ability to up-sell—is as important as all the other elements. If you have great trivia and a great system with superb Rob Johnson has hosted trivia parties and game shows for over 17 years. He is the current spokesperson for DigiGames and uses their equipment exclusively. He has performed throughout hosting, but sales technique is not in the United States, Europe and the Caribbean. Rob is the owner of The Music Man, Inc. and performs place to support the performance side, comedy stage hypnosis shows as The Hypno Man. He has also presented his “Midweek Money” you may find yourself with not enough seminar at many conferences and conventions, including Mobile Beat, WEDJ, Wedding MBA and gigs to live the lifestyle you want. Sales various ADJA events. If you would like Rob to speak at your local event or demonstrate DigiGames is not natural to everyone and may not gear to your group, contact him at 701-710-1657 or [email protected]. Don’t hesitate to contact come easily; but with time and practice Rob if you are looking for ways to increase your bottom line and put more money in your pocket. you can get it right.

8 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 DigiGames ...... www.digigames.com ...... 888-874-8427 FEATURE What Do I Do with These Screens? By Steve Sharp

FEATURE What Do I Do with These Screens? DJS AND MUSIC VIDEOS, PART 1: BACKGROUND By Steve Sharp

their promos told everyone who didn’t have it already to call up s if DJs didn’t have enough to keep them busy, their cable company and tell them “I Want My MTV.” This slogan A there’s always more: music videos! Music would eventually also be used as a song hook for a , video can be: the “edge” that puts you above and made popular on the ever-expanding channel, called “Money For beyond your competition; or some other dumb thing Nothing,” by Dire Straits. Nevermind that the song and video was mostly a slam of the channel itself; it was also a hit ON said channel. everyone does that no one pays much attention to; And where MTV went, radio followed. Because of the channel, or...BOTH. Based on my experiences, I have ideas tons of new bands from the UK, America, and the rest of the world to share about how to make it more of the former connected with fans in an unprecedented way. It didn’t take long and less of the latter. But first let’s look at how we before almost EVERY song had a music video to accompany it. It got to today, in terms of music video’s development also didn’t take long to figure out which bands embraced music video and which bands made videos because they HAD to. Image The age of music video EXPLODED in the early 1980s, parallel had always been important, but never so much as now. And for to the explosion of cable television. Did you know: that people the bands that didn’t enjoy it, the evidence is still around to prove used to have antennas on the roofs of their homes in order to it. Compared to today, where downloads and streaming have get a maximum of 12 channels DRASTICALLY reduced the income (often grainy, depending on your potential for even really big hit location) out of thin air ? and artists, there was big These channels did NOT include money in the music business, and most of today’s favorites such as: record labels spent HUGE amounts Fox, ESPN, A&E, Comedy Central, of money making music videos. HBO, MTV, or Youtube, as NONE of Sometimes they actually spent these existed yet. more for a four-minute music video Enter, cable TV, which could than some movie studios were pipe into you home HUNDREDS spending on full-length motion of channels in clear, near digi- pictures -- and then bragged about tal-quality (originally), with rich doing so. Even stranger is how stereo sound! Content providers MOST of this material wasn’t (at scrambled to feed this sudden least initially) a PRODUCT in and explosion in demand for new of itself, but merely a means to content and niche channels. For promote selling a record, cassette the first time, you could hook up or CD. Selling the music videos your television to your stereo themselves was an afterthought. system, and it wouldn’t sound Soon MTV would realize its like a tinny AM radio. Televisions of the time were VERY SMALL own power in the music business, and despite threats of anti- by today’s standards, with the primary part being a large, fat and trust actions and complaints from competitors (both other video round picture tube. It’s pretty hard to describe the impact these channels and even radio stations) about unfair practices, MTV multiple improvements would have and how exciting it was at the regularly had exclusive content, and would often heavily promote time. exclusive new video premieres that would usually debut right after One of the most exciting new cable content providers was kids would be getting home from school. It was an exciting time MTV, originally an acronym for Music Television. At first, almost no to grow up in, and music video played a huge part in your very American bands were making music videos, so MTV played lots of IDENTITY as a young person in that era. British bands. This was the major force behind what’s now referred Sadly, as so often happens, mobile and club DJs were an to as the Second British Invasion. The subscriber base grew, as afterthought at best, when it comes to technology. The video tech- nology available to most was VHS or Beta (aka Betamax). Neither could be manipulated very easily overall, and certainly not for DJ use. With no practical way to put your hands INSIDE the cartridges Steve Sharp has been entertaining to cue, alter the pitch, or perform an instant start, video “mixing” Southern Californians since 1981, and is essentially meant playing two music videos, back to back. noted for his extensive music knowledge The ability to manipulate and mix images in the same way as and music video programming skill. He we would music was a long way away. And by the time it became is also a primary DJ product demonstra- easy and convenient to do, the public was no longer so (relatively) tor for Hercules. easily entertained. The always brings challenges you never anticipated.

10 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 Bose...... www.bose.com ...... - FEATURE Good Times Never Seemed So Good By Mike Ficher

FEATURE Good Times Never Seemed So Good “SWEET CAROLINE”—PARTY ANTHEM FOR ALL GENERATIONS By Mike Ficher

ou are playing at a wedding reception. The moment is right. You hit play. Neil Diamond blasts from the powered Y speakers. The crowd quivers in anticipation and many start singing along. All voices join in, shout-singing the first line of the chorus. The moment arrives. You kill the volume, then—“Bah! Bah! Bah!” Good times certainly never seemed as good as this moment, for this joyous crowd. The next Saturday: The moment is right. You hit play...

“Sweet Caroline” is one of the most in-person encounter but a photograph of the “WHO’D HAVE BELIEVED YOU’D enduring and popular songs of all time. A then nine-year-old Caroline in a magazine COME ALONG?” #4 pop and #3 adult contemporary hit in caught the singer’s eye. “It was a picture The song’s methodical build, underlying June 1969—then Diamond’s first top ten of a little girl dressed to the nines in her urgency, simple , audience participation hit since 1966—the track has appeared on riding gear, next to her pony,” the Brooklyn- opportunities, and catchy hook have made the Mobile Beat Top 200 since its inception, born singer said. “It was such an innocent, “Sweet Caroline” not only a DJ staple but a and shows up at #6 this year. Based on wonderful picture, I immediately felt there fixture at Fenway Park. Mobile jocks actually the millions of client requests on the DJ was a song in there.” have the Sox to thank for pumping up the crowd Intelligence system, “Sweet Caroline” is the However, in an interview on NBC’s Today singalong potential already built into the song. only pre-1970s song to consistently reside show, prior to the release of his first new In 1997, facility music director Amy Tobey in the Top 10 of the the Top 200… in six years in October 2014, Melody started playing “Sweet Caroline” at select Red Road, Diamond said that he was aware of “WHERE IT BEGAN, I CAN’T BEGIN Sox games—simply because she liked the song. Caroline Kennedy, but, well, another woman TO KNOWIN’...” It turned out that so did the Beantown baseball inspired the title character. “The song was fans. A lot. Now, the $64,000 question: Who inspired the about my wife at the time,” he explained. song? Well, it depends on which Neil Diamond “Her name was Marsha—and I couldn’t get a So strong was their love for the anthem, you listen to—the 2007 or 2014 version. ‘Marsha’ rhyme.” that when new ownership took over in 2002, the incoming management ordered Tobey to “I’ve never discussed it with anybody Also according to the artist: “I was play the song at every game. Like “Take Me Out before—intentionally,” Diamond told the writing a song in Memphis, Tennessee, for to the Ballgame” in the middle of the seventh, Associated Press in 2007. When he finally met a session. I needed a three-syllable name. “Sweet Caroline” fills the air in the middle of the the now Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg, and ‘Sweet Caroline’—yes! That was it. And that’s eighth inning at the home of the Green . what it’s been.” Josh Kantor, Boston Red Sox organist: “It’s a After 26 years of marriage, David Wells, former pitcher and briefly silly, cheesy song, but I think it’s a fun song Diamond and former television produc- when everyone sings along with it.” Boston Red Sox: “I don’t know. It’s catchy.” tion assistant and song muse, Marsha Murphey, divorced in 1995. Although the Ironically, a song by a singer from with performed the song for her 50th birthday full amount of the divorce settlement was in 2007, Diamond indicated that the only no discernible connection to Boston—lyrically, never publicly disclosed, Diamond was musically, and apparently, in origin. surviving child of John and Jacqueline quoted at the time: “She deserves half my When Megan Kaiser became the game Kennedy was song’s inspiration. fortune. I wish her all the happiness $150 day music programmer in 2004, she upped A few quotes from the : million can bring.” the ante, cutting the volume on the song to “I thought maybe I would tell it to allow the fans to sing the brief but blaring Caroline when I met her someday.” horn section riff (“Bah! Bah! Bah!”), as well as “It was a number one record and A business analyst by day, Mike Ficher is the vocal echo “so good, so good, so good” probably is the biggest, most important song an actor, voice artist, MC, sportscaster, without accompaniment. of my career, and I have to thank her for the public address announcer and former mobile entertainer. He is also the host of Never a bunch to look a gift horse in inspiration.” the weekly syndicated radio program, the mouth, mobile entertainers borrowed “I’m happy to have gotten it off my chest The Ultimate Show. Mike synthesizes these varied experiences the trick for live events. Love it or loathe it, and to have expressed it to Caroline. I thought to illuminate historic connectivity “Sweet Caroline” continues to stand the test she might be embarrassed, but she seemed to and fresh perspectives on the mobile of time as a guaranteed crowd-pleaser in the be struck by it and really, really happy.” entertainment profession. More info at www.mikeficher.com. mobile DJ’s musical arsenal. According to 2007 Neil, it wasn’t an

12 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM • MAY 2017 13

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SOCIAL MEDIA KNOWHOW The Magical, Musical Unicorn List CREATING & PROMOTING PLAYLISTS TO GENERATE LEADS By Staci Nichols

CREATE A PLAYLIST OF YOUR SONGS ON YOUTUBE ’mon Staci...isn’t everyone else already doing The next step is to create a playlist of the songs you’ve selected this?” Ehhh...if they are doing it, they likely “C on YouTube. To do this, go to YouTube (make sure you are logged are not doing it well. Let’s not allow PopSugar and in). Go to a video of the first song on your list. Below the video, BuzzFeed to beat us at our own game (they make tons click on “Add to.” In the box, type the name of your playlist. It’s of popular wedding playlists on Pinterest). DJs make difficult to rearrange the order of the songs in a YouTube playlist, better playlists than bloggers, right? Well, we will now! so try to add the songs in the order you want them to appear. When you are finished loading all the songs to the playlist, CREATE A UNICORN PLAYLIST click on the three lines next to the YouTube logo (top left). Under “Library,” click on the name of the playlist you just created. In The internet has started burping up generic the top center, click the gray “Share” button. Then click Garter Toss and Cake Cutting song playlists “Embed” and copy that code to your blog because it is too full of them. You are going post (next to or below the Canva to have to dig deeper. The single most playlist pin). popular playlist I ever created was “34 Most DJs who incorporate a Gringo-Friendly Spanish Dance Songs way for visitors to preview a playlist for an Intercultural Mexican Wedding.” do it with Spotify. I recommend Is that specific enough for you? This YouTube instead because Spotify playlist has generated 4,753 hits to doesn’t give you any SEO juice, not my website in the last 30 days (800 of everyone is familiar with or uses those on Cinco de Mayo). My other Spotify (whereas YouTube is the 2nd superstars are: 2) “Spanish Mother- most popular website in the world), and Son Dance Songs,” 3) “The Ultimate because people can watch AND listen Eclectic, Rustic, Indie, Feel-Good on YouTube (plus like, share, comment, Wedding Playlist,” 4) “Boudoir etc). Playlist: The Perfect Music for Your PROMOTION AFTER PUBLICATION Sexy Photo Shoot,” and 5) “The So you’ve published your unicorn playlist Ultimate 90s R&B Wedding Playlist.” with the Canva pin and embedded the Ask yourself, “What is the playlist that /i/ only YouTube version -- now what? Share your pin I /i/ could create?” This is your “unicorn” playlist. Maybe it’s “7 to Pinterest linking back to your site (as well Overlooked Death Metal Jams for Your Wedding.” Maybe it’s “The as sharing it on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) Geek’s Movie Score Playlist for Your Wedding Cocktail Hour.” I’ll If you don’t have a “Playlists” category on your blog, be sure tell you what it isn’t: “10 Country Father-Daughter Dance Songs.” to add one and start posting them. Keep your ears to the street Nope. Someone get the internet some Pepto! for great playlist opportunities; I use my brides’ Cocktail Hour playlists all the time as pins/posts (my playlists #3 and #5 above TYPE UP YOUR PLAYLIST IN CANVA were literally copied and pasted straight from my brides). Canva is a free program with a gazillion Pinterest pin templates. Now I know you are wondering, “Staci, do you actually get Find one that vibes with your brand, colors, etc. Type up the first bookings from your playlists?” Yes, I do! Not only do they book, half of your playlist on the pin, then write at the bottom: “Click but we tend to “get” each other right off the bat. They are instantly here to see the rest of the playlist.” The pin is just clickbait to get “sold” because they already trust my musical judgment, AND I the brides to your website. know they are the kind of couples I want to work with because they like my taste in music. Win-win!

DJ Staci Nichols is based in San Diego and specializes in spinning “country fusion,” Latin/Spanish, and mainstream music. Staci will be speaking about Pinterest Her know-how has appeared in San Diego Style Weddings, Offbeat Bride, Marketing at the Wedding MBA Confer- Wedding Planner Magazine, and Book More Brides. She offers consulting at ence in Las Vegas, October 2-4, 2017 WeddingBizConsultant.com or check out (www.weddingmba.com). her DJ biz at SanDiegoDJStaci.com. IG/FB/ Pinterest/Twitter: SanDiegoDJStaci

14 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 More Fun with Lists Want to take it up even one more notch? While you should obviously include the full playlist in your blogpost, you can also type it up on a branded PDF and require visitors to opt-in if they’d like a free printable of the list. Have an or iTunes affiliates account? Link each song title in the written playlist to the Amazon/iTunes page for that song. How do you like them apples?

WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM • MAY 2017 15 SPECIAL FEATURE The Mobile Beat Top 200 POWERED BY DJ INTELLIGENCE

ompiled by analyzing millions of actual client requests THE Cmade through the DJ Intelligence music request system for weddings and parties around the world, you will not find a more accurate representation of what songs are actually MOBILE BEAT being requested by audiences and played by mobile enter- tainers at live events. TOP 200 Want to include your requests in next year’s tally? Add the DJ Intelligence music request system to your website at www. djintelligence.com and gain access to an entire suite of POWERED BY online event booking, planning, and management tools. An make sure to download the Fun Wedding app for iOS or An- DJ INTELLIGENCE droid, to have up-to-the-minute versions of these charts at your fingertips, updated in real time.

37 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT SINATRA, FRANK DJ INTELLIGENCE® 38 THIS IS HOW WE DO IT JORDAN, MONTELL TOP 200 MOST REQUESTED SONGS 39 EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET’S BACK) BACKSTREET BOYS

RANK SONG ARTIST 40 SWEET HOME ALABAMA LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1 UPTOWN RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS 41 MY HOUSE FLO RIDA 2 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ JOURNEY 42 SEXYBACK TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 3 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 43 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE 4 CUPID SHUFFLE CUPID 44 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT AND GOON ROCK 5 I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY HOUSTON, WHITNEY 45 DIE A HAPPY MAN RHETT, THOMAS 6 SWEET CAROLINE DIAMOND, NEIL 46 P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING) JACKSON, MICHAEL 7 SHAKE IT OFF SWIFT, TAYLOR 47 COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME) BRYAN, LUKE 8 WOBBLE V.I.C. 48 CAN’T FEEL MY FACE WEEKND 9 CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 49 CELEBRATION KOOL & THE GANG 10 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 50 PARTY IN THE U.S.A. CYRUS, MILEY 11 THINKING OUT LOUD SHEERAN, ED 51 TIMBER PITBULL FEAT. KESHA 12 YEAH USHER FEAT. LUDACRIS & LIL’ JON 52 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH GAYE, MARVIN & TAMMI TERRELL 13 YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC 53 JUMP AROUND HOUSE OF PAIN 14 HAPPY WILLIAMS, PHARRELL 54 CAN’T HELP PRESLEY, ELVIS 15 DJ CASPER 55 DANCING QUEEN ABBA 16 LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER BON JOVI 56 IGNITION KELLY, R. 17 MARRY YOU MARS, BRUNO 57 HOT IN HERRE NELLY 18 SHOUT ISLEY BROTHERS DON’T STOP ‘TIL YOU GET 58 ENOUGH JACKSON, MICHAEL 19 BROWN EYED GIRL MORRISON, VAN 59 WATCH ME SILENTO 20 SUGAR MAROON 5 60 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WILD CHERRY 21 FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES BROOKS, GARTH 61 FIREBALL PITBULL FEAT. JOHN RYAN 22 LOVE SHACK B-52’S 62 BYE BYE BYE N SYNC 23 HEY YA! OUTKAST 63 ICE ICE BABY VANILLA ICE 24 ALL OF ME LEGEND, JOHN 64 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP FOUNDATIONS 25 SEPTEMBER EARTH, WIND & FIRE 65 WONDERFUL TONIGHT CLAPTON, ERIC 26 BABY GOT BACK SIR MIX-A-LOT MAROON 5 FEAT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA 27 FOOTLOOSE LOGGINS, KENNY 66 MOVES LIKE JAGGER 28 TWIST AND SHOUT BEATLES 67 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS WONDER, STEVIE 29 TURN DOWN FOR WHAT DJ SNAKE FEAT. LIL JON 68 OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL SEGER, BOB & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 30 BILLIE JEAN JACKSON, MICHAEL 69 LOW FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN 31 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME DEF LEPPARD 70 GET LUCKY DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS 32 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS 71 JAMES, ETTA 33 FEAT. 72 MARRY ME TRAIN 34 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) BEYONCE 73 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL JACKSON, MICHAEL 35 MY GIRL TEMPTATIONS 74 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS TRAINOR, MEGHAN 36 CAKE BY THE OCEAN DNCE 75 THRILLER JACKSON, MICHAEL

16 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 Copyright © 2017 Intelligence, Inc. These charts may not be republished without express written consent of Intelligence, Inc. Intelligence, Inc. is not responsible for errors or omissions. 76 THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR HARRIS, CALVIN FEAT. RIHANNA 126 WORK RIHANNA FEAT. 77 JUST DANCE LADY GAGA FEAT. COLBY O’DONIS 127 50 CENT 78 CHICKEN FRIED BROWN BAND, ZAC 128 DYNAMITE CRUZ, TAIO 79 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO 129 SWEET CHILD O’ MINE GUNS N’ ROSES 80 RAISE YOUR GLASS PINK 130 THRIFT SHOP MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. WANZ 81 PUSH IT SALT-N-PEPA 131 I’M YOURS MRAZ, JASON 82 WAGON WHEEL OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW 132 CHEAP THRILLS SIA FEAT. SEAN PAUL 83 BLURRED LINES THICKE, ROBIN FEAT. PHARRELL & T.I. 133 UNCHAINED MELODY RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 84 SUMMER OF ‘69 ADAMS, BRYAN 134 EVERYTHING BUBLE, MICHAEL 85 BRICK HOUSE COMMODORES 135 GETTIN’ JIGGY WIT IT SMITH, WILL 86 GIVE ME EVERYTHING PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO, AFROJACK & NAYER 136 HONEY, I’M GOOD GRAMMER, ANDY 87 COME ON EILEEN DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 137 FLY ME TO THE MOON SINATRA, FRANK 88 ONE DANCE DRAKE FEAT. WIZKID & KYLA 138 GOLD DIGGER WEST, KANYE FEAT. JAMIE FOXX 89 COTTON EYE JOE REDNEX 139 YOU ARE THE BEST THING LAMONTAGNE, RAY 90 STAYIN’ ALIVE BEE GEES 140 CLOSER CHAINSMOKERS FEAT. HALSEY 91 A THOUSAND YEARS PERRI, CHRISTINA 141 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 92 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 142 BEST DAY OF MY LIFE AMERICAN AUTHORS 93 Y.M.C.A. VILLAGE PEOPLE 143 HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) TAYLOR, JAMES 94 CHEERLEADER OMI 144 BUST A MOVE YOUNG M.C. 95 SHOTS LMFAO FEAT. LIL JON 145 I WANT IT THAT WAY BACKSTREET BOYS 96 ELECTRIC BOOGIE (ELECTRIC SLIDE) GRIFFITHS, MARCIA 146 THE TWIST CHECKER, CHUBBY 97 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z 147 FEEL SO CLOSE HARRIS, CALVIN 98 I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING AEROSMITH 148 TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE SWAG DISTRICT 99 FOREVER BROWN, CHRIS 149 ABC JACKSON 5 100 DANZA KUDURO DON OMAR FEAT. LUCENZO 150 ONE MORE TIME DAFT PUNK 101 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN LAUPER, CYNDI 151 WANT TO WANT ME DERULO, JASON 102 CALL ME MAYBE JEPSEN, CARLY RAE 152 I DON’T DANCE BRICE, LEE 103 NO DIGGITY BLACKSTREET FEAT. DR. DRE 153 TRAINOR, MEGHAN 104 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ARMSTRONG, LOUIS 154 BANG BANG JESSIE J + ARIANA GRANDE + NICKI MINAJ 105 JESSIE’S GIRL SPRINGFIELD, RICK 155 CRUISE FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE FEAT. NELLY 106 SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) BIG & RICH 156 FIREWORK PERRY, KATY 107 HO HEY LUMINEERS 157 BETTER TOGETHER JOHNSON, JACK 108 MACARENA LOS DEL RIO 158 LET’S GET IT STARTED BLACK EYED PEAS 109 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE MARS, BRUNO 159 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE 110 24K MAGIC MARS, BRUNO 160 FAITHFULLY JOURNEY 111 TREASURE MARS, BRUNO 161 DON’T STOP THE MUSIC RIHANNA 112 BEYONCE 162 ALL MY LIFE K-CI & JOJO 113 GOD GAVE ME YOU SHELTON, BLAKE 163 CLUB CAN’T HANDLE ME FLO RIDA FEAT. DAVID GUETTA 114 (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE MEDLEY, BILL & JENNIFER WARNES 164 RESPECT FRANKLIN, ARETHA 115 HOTLINE BLING DRAKE 165 WAKE ME UP! AVICII 116 BEAT IT JACKSON, MICHAEL 166 BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD RASCAL FLATTS 117 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE QUEEN 167 TAKE ON ME A-HA 118 STAND BY ME KING, BEN E. 168 WHAT DO YOU MEAN? BIEBER, JUSTIN 119 TRAP QUEEN FETTY WAP 169 LET’S STAY TOGETHER GREEN, AL 120 BOOT SCOOTIN’ BOOGIE BROOKS & DUNN 170 FANCY AZALEA, IGGY FEAT. CHARLI XCX 121 KISS PRINCE 171 WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU ROMANTICS 122 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES 172 POKER FACE LADY GAGA 123 TIME OF OUR LIVES PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO 173 WILD ONES FLO RIDA FEAT. SIA 124 U CAN’T TOUCH THIS HAMMER, M.C. 174 MY BEST FRIEND MCGRAW, TIM 125 AMAZED LONESTAR 175 FROM THE GROUND UP DAN + SHAY

Copyright © 2017 Intelligence, Inc. These charts may not be republished without express WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM • MAY 2017 17 written consent of Intelligence, Inc. Intelligence, Inc. is not responsible for errors or omissions. 176 LIKE I’M GONNA LOSE YOU TRAINOR, MEGHAN FEAT. JOHN LEGEND 20 UPTOWN FUNK RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS 21 SHAKE IT OFF SWIFT, TAYLOR 177 CAN’T HOLD US FEAT. RAY DALTON 22 SWEET CAROLINE DIAMOND, NEIL 178 DON’T LET ME DOWN CHAINSMOKERS FEAT. DAYA ELECTRIC SLIDE (SHALL WE 23 GRANDMASTER SLICE 179 ’T GIVE UP MRAZ, JASON DANCE) ‘92 180 SUIT & TIE TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN FEAT. JAY-Z 24 BLURRED LINES THICKE, ROBIN FEAT. PHARRELL & T.I. 181 DJ GOT US FALLIN’ IN LOVE USHER 25 TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE CALIFORNIA SWAG DISTRICT 182 PONY GINUWINE 26 CALL ME MAYBE JEPSEN, CARLY RAE 183 GET DOWN TONIGHT KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 27 SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) BIG & RICH 184 GOOD FEELING FLO RIDA 28 PARTY IN THE U.S.A. CYRUS, MILEY 185 SHE’S EVERYTHING PAISLEY, BRAD 29 HOT IN HERRE NELLY 186 BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z 30 SHOUT ISLEY BROTHERS 187 ON THE FLOOR LOPEZ, JENNIFER FEAT. PITBULL 31 ICE ICE BABY VANILLA ICE 188 OMG USHER FEAT. WILL.I.AM 32 DANCING QUEEN ABBA 189 I LOVE IT ICONA POP FEAT. CHARLI XCX 33 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO 190 I WILL WAIT MUMFORD & SONS 34 TURN DOWN FOR WHAT DJ SNAKE FEAT. LIL JON 191 SUPER BASS MINAJ, NICKI 35 STAYIN’ ALIVE BEE GEES 192 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME BUBLE, MICHAEL 36 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME DEF LEPPARD MAJOR LAZER FEAT. MO & DJ 37 SHOTS LMFAO FEAT. LIL JON 193 LEAN ON SNAKE 38 LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER BON JOVI 194 TITANIUM GUETTA, DAVID FEAT. SIA 39 FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES BROOKS, GARTH 195 LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO GOULDING, ELLIE 40 CHEERLEADER OMI 196 STARSHIPS MINAJ, NICKI 41 HOTLINE BLING DRAKE 197 I WANT YOU TO WANT ME CHEAP TRICK 42 GOLD DIGGER WEST, KANYE FEAT. JAMIE FOXX 198 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN SLEDGE, PERCY 43 SWEET HOME ALABAMA LYNYRD SKYNYRD 199 LUCKY MRAZ, JASON & COLBIE CAILLAT 44 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 200 SORRY BIEBER, JUSTIN FEAT. J. BALVIN 45 BRICK HOUSE COMMODORES 46 HEY YA! OUTKAST DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 47 COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME) BRYAN, LUKE “DO NOT PLAY” SONGS 48 YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC 49 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WILD CHERRY 1 MACARENA LOS DEL RIO 50 ALL OF ME LEGEND, JOHN 2 CHA CHA SLIDE DJ CASPER 3 CHICKEN DANCE SORTA CRACKERS BAND DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 4 Y.M.C.A. VILLAGE PEOPLE 5 CUPID SHUFFLE CUPID SONGS OF THE 2010’S 6 COTTON EYE JOE REDNEX 1 UPTOWN FUNK RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS 7 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 2 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 8 ELECTRIC BOOGIE (ELECTRIC SLIDE) GRIFFITHS, MARCIA 3 CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 9 HAPPY WILLIAMS, PHARRELL 4 SHAKE IT OFF SWIFT, TAYLOR 10 LOVE SHACK B-52’S 5 THINKING OUT LOUD SHEERAN, ED 11 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE 6 HAPPY WILLIAMS, PHARRELL 12 WOBBLE V.I.C. 7 MARRY YOU MARS, BRUNO 13 CELEBRATION KOOL & THE GANG 8 SUGAR MAROON 5 14 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 9 ALL OF ME LEGEND, JOHN 15 BABY GOT BACK SIR MIX-A-LOT 10 TURN DOWN FOR WHAT DJ SNAKE FEAT. LIL JON 16 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) BEYONCE 11 WE FOUND LOVE RIHANNA FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS 17 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ JOURNEY 12 CAKE BY THE OCEAN DNCE 18 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS TRAINOR, MEGHAN LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT 13 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM 19 WATCH ME SILENTO AND GOON ROCK

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15 DIE A HAPPY MAN RHETT, THOMAS 11 BYE BYE BYE N SYNC 16 COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME) BRYAN, LUKE 12 HOT IN HERRE NELLY 17 TIMBER PITBULL FEAT. KESHA 13 LOW FLO RIDA FEAT. T-PAIN 18 CAN’T FEEL MY FACE WEEKND 14 CHICKEN FRIED BROWN BAND, ZAC 19 WATCH ME SILENTO 15 JUST DANCE LADY GAGA FEAT. COLBY O’DONIS 20 FIREBALL PITBULL FEAT. JOHN RYAN 16 CRAZY IN LOVE BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z 21 MOVES LIKE JAGGER MAROON 5 FEAT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA 17 FOREVER BROWN, CHRIS 22 GET LUCKY DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS 18 SAVE A HORSE (RIDE A COWBOY) BIG & RICH 23 THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR HARRIS, CALVIN FEAT. RIHANNA 19 I’M YOURS MRAZ, JASON 24 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS TRAINOR, MEGHAN 20 EVERYTHING BUBLE, MICHAEL 25 MARRY ME TRAIN 21 YOU ARE THE BEST THING LAMONTAGNE, RAY 26 ONE DANCE DRAKE FEAT. WIZKID & KYLA 22 GOLD DIGGER WEST, KANYE FEAT. JAMIE FOXX 27 BLURRED LINES THICKE, ROBIN FEAT. PHARRELL & T.I. 23 IN DA CLUB 50 CENT 28 GIVE ME EVERYTHING PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO, AFROJACK & NAYER 24 BETTER TOGETHER JOHNSON, JACK 29 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO 25 ONE MORE TIME DAFT PUNK 30 RAISE YOUR GLASS PINK 26 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE 31 A THOUSAND YEARS PERRI, CHRISTINA 27 LET’S GET IT STARTED BLACK EYED PEAS 32 WAGON WHEEL OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW 28 DON’T STOP THE MUSIC RIHANNA 33 SHOTS LMFAO FEAT. LIL JON 29 BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD RASCAL FLATTS 34 CHEERLEADER OMI 30 SHE’S EVERYTHING PAISLEY, BRAD 35 DANZA KUDURO DON OMAR FEAT. LUCENZO 31 POKER FACE LADY GAGA 36 CALL ME MAYBE JEPSEN, CARLY RAE 32 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME BUBLE, MICHAEL 37 24K MAGIC MARS, BRUNO 33 LUCKY MRAZ, JASON & COLBIE CAILLAT 38 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE MARS, BRUNO 34 THEN PAISLEY, BRAD 39 TREASURE MARS, BRUNO LIL’ JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ 35 GET LOW 40 HO HEY LUMINEERS FEAT. YING YANG TWINS 41 GOD GAVE ME YOU SHELTON, BLAKE 36 COME AWAY WITH ME JONES, NORAH 42 LOVE ON TOP BEYONCE 37 ALL SUMMER LONG KID ROCK 43 HOTLINE BLING DRAKE 38 ROCK YOUR BODY TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 44 TIME OF OUR LIVES PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO 39 MR. BRIGHTSIDE KILLERS 45 TRAP QUEEN FETTY WAP 40 TIK TOK KESHA 46 WORK RIHANNA FEAT. DRAKE 41 MY WISH RASCAL FLATTS 47 CHEAP THRILLS SIA FEAT. SEAN PAUL 42 RIGHT ROUND FLO RIDA FEAT. KEISHA SHARPE, EDWARD & THE 48 DYNAMITE CRUZ, TAIO 43 HOME MAGNETIC ZEROS 49 THRIFT SHOP MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS FEAT. WANZ 44 I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE DARKNESS 50 HONEY, I’M GOOD GRAMMER, ANDY JAGGED EDGE FEAT. RUN OF RUN 45 LET’S GET MARRIED DJ INTELLIGENCE® DMC TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 46 HIPS DON’T LIE SHAKIRA SONGS OF THE 2000’S 47 COUNTRY GRAMMAR NELLY 48 YOU AND ME LIFEHOUSE 1 CUPID SHUFFLE CUPID 49 TOXIC SPEARS, BRITNEY 2 WOBBLE V.I.C. 50 WHATEVER IT IS BROWN BAND, ZAC 3 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 4 YEAH USHER FEAT. LUDACRIS & LIL’ JON DJ INTELLIGENCE® 5 CHA CHA SLIDE DJ CASPER TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 6 HEY YA! OUTKAST SONGS OF THE 1990’S 7 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) BEYONCE 1 FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES BROOKS, GARTH 8 SEXYBACK TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 2 BABY GOT BACK SIR MIX-A-LOT 9 PARTY IN THE U.S.A. CYRUS, MILEY

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6 JUMP AROUND HOUSE OF PAIN 1 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ JOURNEY 7 ICE ICE BABY VANILLA ICE 2 I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY HOUSTON, WHITNEY 8 COTTON EYE JOE REDNEX 3 YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC 9 NO DIGGITY BLACKSTREET FEAT. DR. DRE 4 LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER BON JOVI 10 I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING AEROSMITH 5 LOVE SHACK B-52’S 11 MACARENA LOS DEL RIO 6 FOOTLOOSE LOGGINS, KENNY 12 U CAN’T TOUCH THIS HAMMER, M.C. 7 BILLIE JEAN JACKSON, MICHAEL 13 BOOT SCOOTIN’ BOOGIE BROOKS & DUNN 8 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME DEF LEPPARD 14 GETTIN’ JIGGY WIT IT SMITH, WILL 9 P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING) JACKSON, MICHAEL 15 AMAZED LONESTAR 10 CELEBRATION KOOL & THE GANG 16 I WANT IT THAT WAY BACKSTREET BOYS 11 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL JACKSON, MICHAEL 17 ALL MY LIFE K-CI & JOJO 12 THRILLER JACKSON, MICHAEL 18 MY BEST FRIEND MCGRAW, TIM 13 PUSH IT SALT-N-PEPA 19 PONY GINUWINE 14 SUMMER OF ‘69 ADAMS, BRYAN 20 SUAVEMENTE CRESPO, ELVIS 15 ELECTRIC BOOGIE (ELECTRIC SLIDE) GRIFFITHS, MARCIA 21 I’M GONNA BE (500 MILES) PROCLAIMERS 16 COME ON EILEEN DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 22 MAMBO NO. 5 (A LITTLE BIT OF...) BEGA, LOU 17 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN LAUPER, CYNDI 23 POISON BELL BIV DEVOE 18 JESSIE’S GIRL SPRINGFIELD, RICK 24 CALIFORNIA LOVE 2PAC FEAT. DR. DRE AND ROGER TROUTMAN 19 (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE MEDLEY, BILL & JENNIFER WARNES 25 HYPNOTIZE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 20 BEAT IT JACKSON, MICHAEL 26 TOOTSEE ROLL 69 BOYZ 21 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES 27 MAN! I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN! TWAIN, SHANIA 22 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE QUEEN 28 RETURN OF THE MACK MORRISON, MARK 23 KISS PRINCE 29 I CROSS MY HEART STRAIT, GEORGE 24 SWEET CHILD O’ MINE GUNS N’ ROSES 30 SHOOP SALT-N-PEPA 25 BUST A MOVE YOUNG M.C. 31 IT’S YOUR LOVE MCGRAW, TIM WITH FAITH HILL 26 FAITHFULLY JOURNEY 32 JUMP ON IT SIR MIX-A-LOT 27 TAKE ON ME A-HA 33 WONDERWALL OASIS 28 WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU ROMANTICS 34 LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT DJ KOOL 29 LIKE A PRAYER MADONNA 35 NO SCRUBS TLC 30 1999 PRINCE 36 TEARIN’ UP MY HEART N SYNC 31 AFRICA TOTO 37 THUNDERSTRUCK AC/DC 32 IT’S TRICKY RUN-D.M.C. 38 ALL THE SMALL THINGS BLINK-182 33 LET’S GROOVE EARTH, WIND & FIRE 39 (EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU ADAMS, BRYAN 34 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT MONEY, EDDIE 40 WHAT IS LOVE HADDAWAY 35 ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) RICHIE, LIONEL 41 I’LL BE MCCAIN, EDWIN 36 COPPERHEAD ROAD EARLE, STEVE 42 DECEMBER 1963 (OH, WHAT A NIGHT) FOUR SEASONS 37 WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO WHAM! NOTORIOUS B.I.G. FEAT. PUFF 43 MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS 38 LET’S DANCE BOWIE, DAVID DADDY & MASE 39 LET’S GO CRAZY PRINCE FEAT. & 44 BACK THAT THANG UP 40 ROCK WITH YOU JACKSON, MICHAEL LIL’ WAYNE 41 YOUR LOVE OUTFIELD 45 MY BOO GHOST TOWN DJ’S 42 FISHIN’ IN THE DARK NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND 46 HOLD ON WILSON PHILLIPS 43 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP ASTLEY, RICK 47 BABY ONE MORE TIME SPEARS, BRITNEY 44 UPTOWN GIRL JOEL, BILLY 48 DIGITAL UNDERGROUND 45 IT TAKES TWO BASE, ROB & D.J. E-Z ROCK 49 LIVIN’ LA VIDA LOCA MARTIN, RICKY 46 GET DOWN ON IT KOOL & THE GANG 50 TRULY MADLY DEEPLY SAVAGE GARDEN 47 WHITE WEDDING IDOL, BILLY

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DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED SONGS OF THE 1970’S

1 SEPTEMBER EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2 SWEET HOME ALABAMA LYNYRD SKYNYRD 3 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE DON’T STOP ‘TIL YOU GET 4 JACKSON, MICHAEL ENOUGH 5 WONDERFUL TONIGHT CLAPTON, ERIC 6 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS WONDER, STEVIE 7 OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL SEGER, BOB & THE SILVER BULLET BAND 8 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WILD CHERRY 9 DANCING QUEEN ABBA 10 BRICK HOUSE COMMODORES 11 Y.M.C.A. VILLAGE PEOPLE 12 STAYIN’ ALIVE BEE GEES 13 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN 14 HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) TAYLOR, JAMES 15 ABC JACKSON 5 16 LET’S STAY TOGETHER GREEN, AL 17 GET DOWN TONIGHT KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 18 I WANT YOU BACK JACKSON 5 41 FAMILY TRADITION WILLIAMS, JR., HANK 19 I WANT YOU TO WANT ME CHEAP TRICK 42 GOT TO GIVE IT UP (PT. I) GAYE, MARVIN TRAVOLTA, JOHN & OLIVIA 43 WALK THIS WAY AEROSMITH 20 GREASE MEGAMIX NEWTON-JOHN 44 MARGARITAVILLE BUFFETT, JIMMY 21 LET’S GET IT ON GAYE, MARVIN 45 MOONDANCE MORRISON, VAN 22 PIANO MAN JOEL, BILLY 46 GET UP OFFA THAT THING BROWN, JAMES THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING 23 COLE, NATALIE 47 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT LOVE) PARADISE BY THE DASHBOARD 48 MEAT LOAF 24 SUPERSTITION WONDER, STEVIE LIGHT 25 ISN’T SHE LOVELY WONDER, STEVIE 49 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING BEE GEES 26 BENNIE AND THE JETS JOHN, ELTON 50 CRAZY LOVE MORRISON, VAN 27 FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS QUEEN 28 BOOGIE SHOES KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 29 YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND QUEEN 30 YOUR SONG JOHN, ELTON SONGS OF THE 1960’S 31 SHOUT DAY, OTIS 1 SWEET CAROLINE DIAMOND, NEIL 32 HOOKED ON A FEELING BLUE SWEDE 2 BROWN EYED GIRL MORRISON, VAN 33 HOTEL CALIFORNIA EAGLES 3 TWIST AND SHOUT BEATLES 34 INTO THE MYSTIC MORRISON, VAN 4 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT SINATRA, FRANK 35 TINY DANCER JOHN, ELTON 5 MY GIRL TEMPTATIONS 36 I WILL SURVIVE GAYNOR, GLORIA 6 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH GAYE, MARVIN & TAMMI TERRELL 37 SOMEBODY TO LOVE QUEEN 7 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE PRESLEY, ELVIS 38 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE REDBONE 8 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP FOUNDATIONS 39 PROUD MARY TURNER, IKE & TINA 9 AT LAST JAMES, ETTA TRAVOLTA, JOHN & OLIVIA 10 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ARMSTRONG, LOUIS 40 YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT NEWTON-JOHN 11 STAND BY ME KING, BEN E.

Copyright © 2017 Intelligence, Inc. These charts may not be republished without express WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM • MAY 2017 21 written consent of Intelligence, Inc. Intelligence, Inc. is not responsible for errors or omissions. 12 FLY ME TO THE MOON SINATRA, FRANK 4 JAILHOUSE ROCK PRESLEY, ELVIS 13 UNCHAINED MELODY RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS COLE, NATALIE WITH NAT KING 5 UNFORGETTABLE 14 THE TWIST CHECKER, CHUBBY COLE 15 RESPECT FRANKLIN, ARETHA 6 I WALK THE LINE CASH, JOHNNY 16 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN SLEDGE, PERCY 7 JOHNNY B. GOODE BERRY, CHUCK 17 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE BEATLES 8 ALL SHOOK UP PRESLEY, ELVIS 18 L-O-V-E COLE, NAT KING 9 HOUND DOG PRESLEY, ELVIS I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, 10 LA BAMBA VALENS, RITCHIE 19 HONEY BUNCH) 11 LOVE ME TENDER PRESLEY, ELVIS 20 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU VALLI, FRANKIE 12 THIS MAGIC MOMENT DRIFTERS 21 AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG TEMPTATIONS 13 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE LEWIS, JERRY LEE 22 RUNAROUND SUE DION 14 LOVE AND MARRIAGE SINATRA, FRANK 23 DO YOU LOVE ME CONTOURS 15 YOU SEND ME COOKE, SAM 24 RING OF FIRE CASH, JOHNNY 16 TEQUILA CHAMPS 25 IN MY LIFE BEATLES (WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND 17 HALEY, BILL & HIS COMETS 26 HERE COMES THE SUN BEATLES THE CLOCK 27 GOD ONLY KNOWS BEACH BOYS 18 VOLARE MARTIN, DEAN (SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE 19 MACK THE KNIFE DARIN, BOBBY 28 REDDING, OTIS BAY 20 SWAY MARTIN, DEAN 29 SUGAR, SUGAR ARCHIES 21 BLUE SUEDE SHOES PRESLEY, ELVIS 30 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE WONDER, STEVIE 22 LITTLE BITTY PRETTY ONE HARRIS, THURSTON 31 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND BEATLES 23 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU FLAMINGOS 32 YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE ROSS, DIANA & THE SUPREMES EARTH ANGEL (WILL YOU BE 24 PENGUINS (YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) MINE) 33 WILSON, JACKIE HIGHER AND HIGHER 25 ROCKIN’ ROBIN DAY, BOBBY 34 WOULDN’T IT BE NICE BEACH BOYS 26 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE COLE, NAT KING 35 OH, PRETTY WOMAN ORBISON, ROY 27 TUTTI-FRUTTI LITTLE RICHARD 36 (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION ROLLING STONES 28 DREAM LOVER DARIN, BOBBY BROWN, JAMES & THE FAMOUS 29 ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE) PLATTERS 37 I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD) FLAMES 30 THE BANANA BOAT SONG (DAY-O) BELAFONTE, HARRY 38 LET’S TWIST AGAIN CHECKER, CHUBBY 31 ALL THE WAY SINATRA, FRANK JUMP IN LINE (SHAKE, SHAKE 39 BELAFONTE, HARRY 32 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM EVERLY BROTHERS SENORA) 33 GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY LITTLE RICHARD 40 GOOD VIBRATIONS BEACH BOYS 34 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL HALEY, BILL & HIS COMETS 41 HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) GAYE, MARVIN 35 WHAT’D I SAY (PART 1) CHARLES, RAY 42 I’M A BELIEVER MONKEES 36 WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT CLINE, PATSY 43 I SAW HER STANDING THERE BEATLES 37 YOUNG AT HEART SINATRA, FRANK 44 BEYOND THE SEA DARIN, BOBBY 38 DON’T BE CRUEL PRESLEY, ELVIS 45 HAPPY TOGETHER TURTLES PUT YOUR HEAD ON MY 39 ANKA, PAUL 46 I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN SINATRA, FRANK SHOULDER 47 BAD MOON RISING CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 40 CHANTILLY LACE BIG BOPPER 48 MUSTANG SALLY PICKETT, WILSON LYMON, FRANKIE & THE 41 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE 49 PROUD MARY CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL TEENAGERS 50 I GOT YOU BABE SONNY & CHER 42 HEY, GOOD LOOKIN’ WILLIAMS, HANK 43 YAKETY YAK COASTERS DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 44 PEGGY SUE HOLLY, BUDDY SONGS OF THE 1950’S 45 IN THE STILL OF THE NITE FIVE SATINS 46 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE EVERLY BROTHERS 1 SHOUT ISLEY BROTHERS 2 COME FLY WITH ME SINATRA, FRANK 3 THAT’S AMORE MARTIN, DEAN

22 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 Copyright © 2017 Intelligence, Inc. These charts may not be republished without express written consent of Intelligence, Inc. Intelligence, Inc. is not responsible for errors or omissions. 47 MAKING MEMORIES OF US URBAN, KEITH DJ INTELLIGENCE® 48 YOU AND ME MATTHEWS BAND, DAVE TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED FIRST DANCES 49 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU VALLI, FRANKIE 50 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ARMSTRONG, LOUIS 1 THINKING OUT LOUD SHEERAN, ED DJ INTELLIGENCE® 2 DIE A HAPPY MAN RHETT, THOMAS TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 3 ALL OF ME LEGEND, JOHN FATHER DAUGHTER DANCES 4 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE PRESLEY, ELVIS 5 I DON’T DANCE BRICE, LEE 1 I LOVED HER FIRST HEARTLAND 6 YOU ARE THE BEST THING LAMONTAGNE, RAY 2 MY LITTLE GIRL MCGRAW, TIM 7 FROM THE GROUND UP DAN + SHAY 3 MY GIRL TEMPTATIONS 8 THEN PAISLEY, BRAD 4 BUTTERFLY KISSES CARLISLE, BOB 9 AT LAST JAMES, ETTA 5 MY WISH RASCAL FLATTS 10 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 6 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ARMSTRONG, LOUIS 11 A THOUSAND YEARS PERRI, CHRISTINA 7 CINDERELLA CHAPMAN, STEVEN CURTIS 12 I WON’T GIVE UP MRAZ, JASON 8 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT SINATRA, FRANK 13 MY BEST FRIEND MCGRAW, TIM 9 ISN’T SHE LOVELY WONDER, STEVIE 14 SAY YOU WON’T LET GO ARTHUR, JAMES 10 IN MY LIFE BEATLES 15 EVERYTHING BUBLE, MICHAEL 11 HUMBLE AND KIND MCGRAW, TIM 16 HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU GOULDING, ELLIE 12 FATHER AND DAUGHTER SIMON, PAUL 17 AMAZED LONESTAR 13 OVER THE RAINBOW KAMAKAWIWO’OLE, ISRAEL ‘IZ’ BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (THEME 18 TENNESSEE WHISKEY STAPLETON, CHRIS 14 DION, CELINE FROM UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL) 19 I CROSS MY HEART STRAIT, GEORGE 15 IT WON’T BE LIKE THIS FOR LONG RUCKER, DARIUS 20 LIKE I’M GONNA LOSE YOU TRAINOR, MEGHAN FEAT. JOHN LEGEND 16 WONDERFUL TONIGHT CLAPTON, ERIC 21 BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD RASCAL FLATTS 17 DAUGHTERS MAYER, JOHN 22 MEAN TO ME ELDREDGE, BRETT 18 LANDSLIDE FLEETWOOD MAC 23 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 19 STAND BY ME KING, BEN E. 24 STAND BY ME KING, BEN E. 20 JUST FISHIN’ ADKINS, TRACE 25 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT SINATRA, FRANK 21 I HOPE YOU DANCE WOMACK, LEE ANN 26 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE COLE, NATALIE WITH NAT KING 27 INTO THE MYSTIC MORRISON, VAN 22 UNFORGETTABLE COLE 28 WANTED HAYES, HUNTER 23 BROWN EYED GIRL MORRISON, VAN 29 BETTER TOGETHER JOHNSON, JACK 24 WALK WITH YOU MCCAIN, EDWIN 30 MARRY ME TRAIN 25 YOU’LL BE IN MY HEART COLLINS, PHIL 31 HEY PRETTY GIRL MOORE, KIP 26 SWEET CHILD O’ MINE GUNS N’ ROSES 32 GOD GAVE ME YOU SHELTON, BLAKE 27 WILDFLOWERS PETTY, TOM 33 CRAZY LOVE MORRISON, VAN 28 STEALING CINDERELLA WICKS, CHUCK 34 COMING HOME BRIDGES, LEON 29 GOD ONLY KNOWS BEACH BOYS 35 LET’S STAY TOGETHER GREEN, AL 30 DANCE WITH MY FATHER VANDROSS, LUTHER 36 WONDERFUL TONIGHT CLAPTON, ERIC 31 FOREVER YOUNG STEWART, ROD 37 H.O.L.Y. FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE 32 YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL COCKER, JOE 38 THE ONE KODALINE 33 DAUGHTER WAINWRIGHT III, LOUDON 39 YOU & I (NOBODY IN THE WORLD) LEGEND, JOHN LULLABYE (GOODNIGHT, MY 34 JOEL, BILLY 40 LUCKY MRAZ, JASON & COLBIE CAILLAT ANGEL) 41 I DON’T WANT TO MISS A THING AEROSMITH 35 YOUR SONG JOHN, ELTON 42 FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE BRIGHT EYES 36 DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL MARTINO, AL 43 I CHOOSE YOU BAREILLES, SARA 37 HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY STEWART, ROD 44 SHE’S EVERYTHING PAISLEY, BRAD 38 HERE COMES THE SUN BEATLES 45 UPTOWN FUNK RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS 39 THERE GOES MY LIFE CHESNEY, KENNY 46 CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 40 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE JOEL, BILLY

Copyright © 2017 Intelligence, Inc. These charts may not be republished without express WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM • MAY 2017 23 written consent of Intelligence, Inc. Intelligence, Inc. is not responsible for errors or omissions. 41 TOUGH LITTLE BOYS ALLAN, GARY COLE, NATALIE WITH NAT KING 34 UNFORGETTABLE 42 TUPELO HONEY MORRISON, VAN COLE 43 HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) TAYLOR, JAMES 35 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND TAYLOR, JAMES 44 YOU’RE GONNA MISS THIS ADKINS, TRACE 36 THE DANCE BROOKS, GARTH 45 YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND TAYLOR, JAMES 37 HE GETS THAT FROM ME MCENTIRE, REBA 46 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE 38 YOU’RE GONNA BE MCENTIRE, REBA 47 THERE YOU’LL BE HILL, FAITH 39 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE JOEL, BILLY 48 HE DIDN’T HAVE TO BE PAISLEY, BRAD 40 WIND BENEATH MY WINGS MIDLER, BETTE 49 A THOUSAND YEARS PERRI, CHRISTINA 41 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE 50 ONE CALL AWAY PUTH, CHARLIE 42 THAT’S WHAT MAMAS DO MATTHEWS, JASON 43 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT SINATRA, FRANK DJ INTELLIGENCE® 44 ISN’T SHE LOVELY WONDER, STEVIE TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 45 TEACH YOUR CHILDREN CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG MOTHER SON DANCES 46 BLESSED JOHN, ELTON 1 MY WISH RASCAL FLATTS 47 THE BABY SHELTON, BLAKE 2 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ARMSTRONG, LOUIS 48 I CROSS MY HEART STRAIT, GEORGE 3 SIMPLE MAN LYNYRD SKYNYRD (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO 49 CARPENTERS YOU 4 HUMBLE AND KIND MCGRAW, TIM 50 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH GAYE, MARVIN & TAMMI TERRELL 5 A SONG FOR MAMA BOYZ II MEN 6 I HOPE YOU DANCE WOMACK, LEE ANN DJ INTELLIGENCE® 7 IN MY LIFE BEATLES TOP 50 MOST REQUESTED 8 YOU’LL BE IN MY HEART COLLINS, PHIL WEDDING PARTY DANCES 9 DAYS LIKE THIS MORRISON, VAN 1 UPTOWN FUNK RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS 10 OVER THE RAINBOW KAMAKAWIWO’OLE, ISRAEL ‘IZ’ 2 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME (THEME 11 DION, CELINE FROM UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL) 3 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS BRICKMAN, JIM FEAT. LADY 4 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE 12 NEVER ALONE ANTEBELLUM WITH HILLARY SCOTT 5 CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 13 DON’T BLINK CHESNEY, KENNY 6 WOBBLE V.I.C. 14 LIKE JESUS DOES CHURCH, ERIC 7 CELEBRATION KOOL & THE GANG 15 STAND BY ME KING, BEN E. LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT 8 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM 16 FOREVER YOUNG STEWART, ROD AND GOON ROCK 17 GOD ONLY KNOWS BEACH BOYS 9 THINKING OUT LOUD SHEERAN, ED 18 YOU RAISE ME UP GROBAN, JOSH 10 CUPID SHUFFLE CUPID 19 LANDSLIDE FLEETWOOD MAC 11 FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES BROOKS, GARTH 20 MOM BROOKS, GARTH 12 I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY HOUSTON, WHITNEY 21 HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) TAYLOR, JAMES 13 TWIST AND SHOUT BEATLES 22 HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY STEWART, ROD 14 LET’S GET IT STARTED BLACK EYED PEAS 23 LOVES ME LIKE A ROCK SIMON, PAUL 15 THIS IS HOW WE DO IT JORDAN, MONTELL 24 WONDERFUL TONIGHT CLAPTON, ERIC 16 BOOGIE SHOES KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND 25 93 MILLION MILES MRAZ, JASON 17 SUGAR MAROON 5 26 MAMA’S SONG UNDERWOOD, CARRIE 18 EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET’S BACK) BACKSTREET BOYS 27 YOUR SONG JOHN, ELTON 19 IN MY LIFE BEATLES YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY 20 LOST IN THIS MOMENT BIG & RICH 28 WONDER, STEVIE LIFE 21 BOOT SCOOTIN’ BOOGIE BROOKS & DUNN 29 INTO THE MYSTIC MORRISON, VAN 22 EVERYTHING BUBLE, MICHAEL 30 THE WONDER OF YOU PRESLEY, ELVIS I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED 23 DARKNESS 31 THEN THEY DO ADKINS, TRACE LOVE 32 FIND YOUR WINGS HARRIS, MARK 24 SWEET CAROLINE DIAMOND, NEIL 33 DO I MAKE YOU PROUD HICKS, TAYLOR 25 CHA CHA SLIDE DJ CASPER 26 CAKE BY THE OCEAN DNCE

24 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 Copyright © 2017 Intelligence, Inc. These charts may not be republished without express written consent of Intelligence, Inc. Intelligence, Inc. is not responsible for errors or omissions. 27 WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT, THE FRANK SINATRA 20 P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING) JACKSON, MICHAEL 28 THRILLER JACKSON, MICHAEL 21 THIS ONE’S FOR THE GIRLS MCBRIDE, MARTINA 29 ALL OF ME LEGEND, JOHN 22 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST QUEEN 30 FOOTLOOSE LOGGINS, KENNY 23 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BLONDIE 31 DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT MURS, OLLY AGUILERA, LIL’ KIM, MYA & PINK, 24 32 HEY YA! OUTKAST CHRISTINA 33 RAISE YOUR GLASS PINK 25 OH, PRETTY WOMAN ORBISON, ROY 34 GOD GAVE ME YOU SHELTON, BLAKE 26 EYE OF THE TIGER SURVIVOR 35 LEAN ON ME WITHERS, BILL 27 ANY MAN OF MINE TWAIN, SHANIA 36 BUST A MOVE YOUNG M.C. 28 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD BENATAR, PAT 37 CALIFORNIA LOVE 2PAC FEAT. DR. DRE AND ROGER TROUTMAN 29 CALL ME MAYBE JEPSEN, CARLY RAE 38 TOOTSEE ROLL 69 BOYZ 30 HOLLABACK GIRL STEFANI, GWEN 39 I DO (CHERISH YOU) 98 DEGREES DJ INTELLIGENCE® 40 I DON’T WANNA MISS A THING AEROSMITH TOP 30 MOST REQUESTED 41 LET’S STAY TOGETHER AL GREEN GARTER TOSS SONGS 42 I SWEAR ALL-4-ONE 1 PONY GINUWINE 43 BEST DAY OF MY LIFE AMERICAN AUTHORS 2 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST QUEEN SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS 44 CLUB BAND/WITH A LITTLE HELP BEATLES 3 LET’S GET IT ON GAYE, MARVIN FROM MY FRIENDS 4 DANGER ZONE LOGGINS, KENNY 45 YOU SHOULD BE DANCING BEE GEES 5 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME DEF LEPPARD 46 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD BENATAR, PAT 6 HOT IN HERRE NELLY 47 11-JUL BEYONCE 7 SHARP DRESSED MAN ZZ TOP 48 FORMATION BEYONCE 8 CHERRY PIE WARRANT 49 LOVE ON TOP BEYONCE 9 SEXYBACK TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 50 CRAZY IN LOVE BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z 10 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO

DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 30 MOST REQUESTED BOUQUET TOSS SONGS

1 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) BEYONCE 2 DEAR FUTURE HUSBAND TRAINOR, MEGHAN 3 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN LAUPER, CYNDI GUETTA, DAVID FEAT. FLO RIDA & 4 WHERE THEM GIRLS AT NICKI MINAJ 5 (GIRLS) BEYONCE 6 MAN! I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN! TWAIN, SHANIA 7 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS 8 MOVE B***H LUDACRIS FEAT. MYSTIKAL 9 HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT BENATAR, PAT 10 IT’S RAINING MEN WEATHER GIRLS 11 LADIES NIGHT KOOL & THE GANG 12 COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME) BRYAN, LUKE 13 MILKSHAKE KELIS 14 FORMATION BEYONCE LAMBERT, MIRANDA DUET WITH 15 SOMETHIN’ BAD CARRIE UNDERWOOD 16 NO SCRUBS TLC 17 LOVE ON TOP BEYONCE 18 HAVEN’T MET YOU YET BUBLE, MICHAEL 19 LITTLE WHITE CHURCH LITTLE BIG TOWN

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You, Disrupted...... www.toddmitchem.com...... - 11 YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG AC/DC 24 SWEETEST THING 12 EYE OF THE TIGER SURVIVOR 25 LOVE ON TOP BEYONCE 13 FOXEY LADY HENDRIX, JIMI 26 WHEN I’M SIXTY-FOUR BEATLES THEME FROM MISSION: 27 HO HEY LUMINEERS 14 CLAYTON, ADAM & LARRY MULLEN IMPOSSIBLE 28 MARRY ME TRAIN 15 YOU SEXY THING HOT CHOCOLATE 29 OVER THE RAINBOW KAMAKAWIWO’OLE, ISRAEL ‘IZ’ 16 WHATTA MAN SALT-N-PEPA 30 MY BEST FRIEND MCGRAW, TIM 17 LEGS ZZ TOP 18 U CAN’T TOUCH THIS HAMMER, M.C. DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 30 MOST REQUESTED 19 IT’S RAINING MEN WEATHER GIRLS 20 BIG PIMPIN’ JAY-Z FEAT. UGK INTRODUCTION SONGS 21 GET LUCKY DAFT PUNK FEAT. PHARRELL WILLIAMS 1 MARRY YOU MARS, BRUNO 22 2 I GOTTA FEELING BLACK EYED PEAS 23 HOT FOR TEACHER VAN HALEN 3 CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 24 KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF GEORGIA SATELLITES 4 UPTOWN FUNK RONSON, MARK FEAT. BRUNO MARS THOROGOOD, GEORGE & THE 5 BRING ‘EM OUT T.I. FEAT. JAY-Z 25 BAD TO THE BONE DESTROYERS 6 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 26 SUIT & TIE TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN FEAT. JAY-Z 7 FOREVER BROWN, CHRIS 27 EARNED IT WEEKND 8 HAPPY WILLIAMS, PHARRELL 28 GIRLS 9 BEST DAY OF MY LIFE AMERICAN AUTHORS 29 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) BEYONCE 10 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS WONDER, STEVIE 30 OH YEAH YELLO 11 LET’S GET IT STARTED BLACK EYED PEAS DJ INTELLIGENCE® 12 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES TOP 30 MOST REQUESTED 13 CELEBRATION KOOL & THE GANG CAKE CUTTING SONGS 14 THUNDERSTRUCK AC/DC LMFAO FEAT. LAUREN BENNETT 15 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM 1 SUGAR MAROON 5 AND GOON ROCK 2 HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) TAYLOR, JAMES 16 SUGAR MAROON 5 3 CAKE BY THE OCEAN DNCE 17 CRAZY IN LOVE BEYONCE FEAT. JAY-Z 4 SUGAR, SUGAR ARCHIES I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED 18 DARKNESS 5 POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME DEF LEPPARD LOVE I CAN’T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, 19 GOOD TO BE ALIVE (HALLELUJAH) GRAMMER, ANDY 6 FOUR TOPS HONEY BUNCH) THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING 20 COLE, NATALIE 7 BETTER TOGETHER JOHNSON, JACK LOVE) 8 MARRY YOU MARS, BRUNO 21 LEVELS AVICII 9 L-O-V-E COLE, NAT KING 22 TURN DOWN FOR WHAT DJ SNAKE FEAT. LIL JON 10 YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND QUEEN 23 ON TOP OF THE WORLD IMAGINE DRAGONS 11 HOW SWEET IT IS BUBLE, MICHAEL 24 24K MAGIC MARS, BRUNO 12 HONEY BEE SHELTON, BLAKE 25 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE 13 YOU ARE THE BEST THING LAMONTAGNE, RAY 26 NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE HEAVY D. & THE BOYZ THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING 27 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO 14 COLE, NATALIE LOVE) 28 SEPTEMBER EARTH, WIND & FIRE 15 THINKING OUT LOUD SHEERAN, ED 29 THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL JACKSON, MICHAEL 16 CUT THE CAKE AVERAGE WHITE BAND 30 SEXYBACK TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 17 EVERYTHING BUBLE, MICHAEL 18 LOVE YOU MADLY CAKE DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 30 MOST REQUESTED 19 LUCKY MRAZ, JASON & COLBIE CAILLAT 20 LOVING YOU EASY BROWN BAND, ZAC LAST DANCE SONGS 21 LOVE AND MARRIAGE SINATRA, FRANK 1 DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ JOURNEY 22 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT SINATRA, FRANK 2 CLOSING TIME SEMISONIC 23 I CHOOSE YOU BAREILLES, SARA 3 (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE MEDLEY, BILL & JENNIFER WARNES

26 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 Copyright © 2017 Intelligence, Inc. These charts may not be republished without express written consent of Intelligence, Inc. Intelligence, Inc. is not responsible for errors or omissions. Innovative LED...... www.innovativeledsales.com .. 855-303-8100 4 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME BUBLE, MICHAEL 19 COME AWAY WITH ME JONES, NORAH 5 LAST DANCE SUMMER, DONNA 20 HOPPIPOLLA SIGUR ROS 6 PIANO MAN JOEL, BILLY DJ INTELLIGENCE® 7 SWEET CAROLINE DIAMOND, NEIL TOP 20 MOST REQUESTED 8 FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES BROOKS, GARTH CEREMONY RECESSIONAL SONGS 9 BYE BYE BYE N SYNC 10 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT MONEY, EDDIE 1 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS WONDER, STEVIE 11 WONDERFUL TONIGHT CLAPTON, ERIC 2 BEST DAY OF MY LIFE AMERICAN AUTHORS 12 ONE MORE TIME DAFT PUNK 3 MARRY YOU MARS, BRUNO 13 DIE A HAPPY MAN RHETT, THOMAS 4 YOU ARE THE BEST THING LAMONTAGNE, RAY 14 WAGON WHEEL OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW 5 THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING LOVE) COLE, NATALIE 15 SHOUT ISLEY BROTHERS 6 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES 16 THINKING OUT LOUD SHEERAN, ED 7 I DO CAILLAT, COLBIE 17 AT LAST JAMES, ETTA 8 ON TOP OF THE WORLD IMAGINE DRAGONS 18 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE 9 HOME SHARPE, EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD 10 I CHOOSE YOU BAREILLES, SARA 19 GREEN DAY RIDDANCE) 11 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE BEATLES 20 NEW YORK, NEW YORK SINATRA, FRANK 12 YOU’RE MY BEST FRIEND QUEEN 21 GLAD YOU CAME WANTED 13 LOVING YOU EASY BROWN BAND, ZAC 22 THE TIME (DIRTY BIT) BLACK EYED PEAS 14 OVER THE RAINBOW KAMAKAWIWO’OLE, ISRAEL ‘IZ’ I DON’T WANT THIS NIGHT TO 15 HO HEY LUMINEERS 23 BRYAN, LUKE END 16 EVERYTHING BUBLE, MICHAEL 24 SHUT UP AND DANCE WALK THE MOON 17 BETTER TOGETHER JOHNSON, JACK 25 YOU ARE THE BEST THING LAMONTAGNE, RAY 18 CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 26 CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 19 HAPPY TOGETHER TURTLES 27 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ARMSTRONG, LOUIS 20 SUGAR MAROON 5 28 HAPPY WILLIAMS, PHARRELL 29 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY QUEEN DJ INTELLIGENCE® 30 TAKE ME HOME, COUNTRY ROADS DENVER, JOHN TOP 30 MOST REQUESTED CEREMONY SONGS DJ INTELLIGENCE® TOP 20 MOST REQUESTED 1 MARRY ME TRAIN CEREMONY PROCESSIONAL SONGS 2 A THOUSAND YEARS PERRI, CHRISTINA 3 MARRY YOU MARS, BRUNO 1 MARRY ME TRAIN 4 BEST DAY OF MY LIFE AMERICAN AUTHORS 2 CANON IN D PACHELBEL 5 OVER THE RAINBOW KAMAKAWIWO’OLE, ISRAEL ‘IZ’ 3 A THOUSAND YEARS PERRI, CHRISTINA 6 ALL OF ME LEGEND, JOHN 4 OVER THE RAINBOW KAMAKAWIWO’OLE, ISRAEL ‘IZ’ 7 CANON IN D PACHELBEL 5 HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU GOULDING, ELLIE 8 THINKING OUT LOUD SHEERAN, ED 6 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE REINHART, HALEY 9 SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED I’M YOURS WONDER, STEVIE 7 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE 10 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ADELE 8 WITHOUT YOU PIANO GUYS 11 I CHOOSE YOU BAREILLES, SARA 9 I CHOOSE YOU BAREILLES, SARA 12 YOU ARE THE BEST THING LAMONTAGNE, RAY 10 HERE COMES THE SUN BEATLES 13 THIS WILL BE (AN EVERLASTING LOVE) COLE, NATALIE 11 ALL OF ME LEGEND, JOHN 14 BETTER TOGETHER JOHNSON, JACK 12 THINKING OUT LOUD SHEERAN, ED 15 I DO CAILLAT, COLBIE 13 FORREST GUMP THEME SILVESTRI, ALAN 16 HO HEY LUMINEERS 14 FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE BRIGHT EYES 17 I’M YOURS MRAZ, JASON 15 BLESS THE BROKEN ROAD RASCAL FLATTS 18 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS COME TRUE HALL, DARYL & JOHN OATES 16 I WON’T GIVE UP MRAZ, JASON 19 I WON’T GIVE UP MRAZ, JASON 17 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD ARMSTRONG, LOUIS 20 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE º REINHART, HALEY 18 AT LAST JAMES, ETTA

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PLAY SOMETHING WE CAN DANCE TO! Stepping Out of the Box By Jay Maxwell

PLAY SOMETHING WE CAN DANCE TO!

Stepping Out of the Box

By Jay Maxwell

the demise of the mobile DJ business as a result. Nonetheless, eople ask me what I find most rewarding about mobile DJs continue to thrive because their primary purpose is P the mobile DJ business. My answer is knowing to provide an experience. Although music is an essential tool, a that the client was completely satisfied. How does DJ’s other primary tools are intelligence, leadership ability and one accomplish this? In one way it seems obvious: people skills. Simply meet their expectations that you’ll be Stepping out of the box is a holistic viewpoint. There are times when the entertainer is expected to go beyond “typical” DJ playing music to keep people on the dance floor. duties. This requires him or her to walk a fine line, keeping all the However, the DJ, who often serves simultaneously as the pieces together while avoiding interfering with another vendor’s master of ceremonies, may also be viewed by the client as the purview. coordinator of the entire event. Thus, a client’s expectations of For example, at one of our recent wedding receptions, the what the DJ will be doing often extend beyond his or her role as bride expected the wait staff to go to each table individually to the entertainer, including situations that have nothing to do with release guests to go through the buffet line. Immediately after music or entertainment. This is why the DJ must be willing and the blessing, I made an announcement that after the bride and able to “step out of the box.” groom are served to please wait patiently until someone comes Stepping out of the box means understanding that the to your table directing you to proceed to the buffet. When main purpose people hire a DJ is to /i/ enhance the experience the bride and groom returned from getting their food, it soon /i/ at their event. If they only wanted music played, they could became apparent that the staff was not involved in releasing have achieved that goal by attaching an iPad to a speaker. For the guests. When I gently asked the head staff member to assist many years, the availability of technology to easily provide music with this activity, she stated that this was not part of their job. without a DJ has existed, and many have sounded alarms about However, since it was an expectation of the bride’s to have the tables called, I immediately stepped out of the box and met that expectation of the bride. Although it would have been easy to Mobile Beat’s resident musicologist since 1992 make an announcement to release the tables from left to right in (issue #11), Jay Maxwell runs the multi-talent an orderly fashion, letting the guests decide for themselves when entertainment company, Jay Maxwell’s Music by Request, LLC, in Charleston, South Carolina. the best time to proceed, it was not part of the experience the He is also a professor of Business at Charleston bride had anticipated. Southern University. His passion for detail Remembering the “big picture” that a DJ’s job is not limited and continuous research of clients’ requests simply to entertainment, but is about serving the client and can be found not only in this column, but also in his annually updated music guide, Play creating an overall experience, makes stepping out of the box an Something We Can Dance To. essential philosophy. It is comfortable for anyone to stay inside their box. It’s safe—a sure bet.

30 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 DJs often approach music the same way, always playing what is safe and a sure bet. However, stepping out of the box means playing songs that still get people on the dancefloor, but 1 1990 YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY SPEARS, BRITNEY perhaps have not been played for a while. This issue’s list features 2 1990 STAYIN ALIVE N-TRANCE a handful of songs like this to try out the next time you need to 3 1990 WANNABE SPICE GIRLS get audience members out of their respective “boxes” and onto the dancefloor. Keep them handy the next time someone shouts, 4 1990 WALKING ON THE SUN SMASH MOUTH “Play Something We Can Dance To!” 5 1990 VIRTUAL INSANITY JAMIROQUAI 6 1990 EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET’S BACK) BACKSTREET BOYS 7 1990 RHTHYM IS A DANCER SNAP! OUT OF THE BOX 8 1990 2 LEGIT 2 QUIT HAMMER 9 1990 I WANT IT THAT WAY BACKSTREET BOYS Song Lists 10 1990 STEP BY STEP NEW KIDS ON BLOCK

1 2000 LETS GET LOUD LOPEZ, JENNIFER

DECADE SONG TITLE ARTIST 2 2000 SWEET ESCAPE STEFANI, GWEN 3 2000 COUNTRY GRAMMAR NELLY 1 1960 DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON RYDER, MITCH 4 2000 DROP IT LIKE ITS HOT SNOOP DOG 2 1960 HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME CARTER, MEL 5 2000 BEYONCE 3 1960 MONY MONY JAMES, TOMMY 6 2000 GOOD LIFE WEST, KANYE 4 1960 LOCO-MOTION LITTLE EVA 7 2000 DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT 5 1960 LAND OF 1000 DANCES PICKETT, WILSON 8 2000 FAMILY AFFAIR BLIGE, MARY J 6 1960 WANDERER DION 9 2000 BRING ‘EM OUT T.I. 7 1960 SHAKE A TAIL FEATHER PURIFY, JAMES & BOB 10 2000 SUMMER LOVE TIMBERLAKE, JUSTIN 8 1960 I’VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG REDDING, OTIS 9 1960 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME MAMAS & PAPAS 10 1960 SHERRY FOUR SEASONS

1 1970 KNOCK ON WOOD STEWART, AMII 2 1970 COLOUR MY WORLD CHICAGO 3 1970 BOOGIE NIGHTS HEATWAVE 4 1970 LONG COOL WOMAN IN A BLACK HOLLIES 5 1970 HOT LEGS STEWART, ROD 6 1970 MR. BIG STUFF KNIGHT, JEAN 7 1970 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU STEALERS WHEEL 8 1970 GOT TO GIVE IT UP GAYE, MARVIN 9 1970 TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS BTO 10 1970 GOOD TIMES CHIC

1 1980 I FEEL FOR YOU KHAN, CHAKA 2 1980 LET IT WHIP BAND 3 1980 UPSIDE DOWN ROSS, DIANA 4 1980 BACK TO LIFE SOUL II SOUL 5 1980 LET THE MUSIC PLAY SHANNON 6 1980 SLEDGEHAMMER GABRIEL, PETER 7 1980 NEW SENSATION INXS 8 1980 HOW WILL I KNOW HOUSTON, WHITNEY 9 1980 CANDY CAMEO 10 1980 FANTASTIC VOYAGE LAKESLIDE

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THE SPIN DOCTOR Keep On Trucking? IN THE SPIRIT OF MB’S OLD “NIGHTMARE” STORIES, THE DOCTOR SHARES HIS TRAVEL TRIALS By Mike “Dr. Frankenstand” Ryan

n the movie Forrest Gump the title character says (shortening the common phrase), “It happens!” Well, “it” I happened to me back in March, while traveling to and from Las Vegas to exhibit at the Mobile Beat show with my company, Frankenstand. I rented a 24-foot Penske cargo truck, this being the “smallest” truck with a lift gate for moving pallets. After loading my show product, I headed to to pick up three pallets of Wade Novin’s speakers for his Novin Audio booth and continued my trip to Sin City and the Tropicana hotel-casino.

Halfway through the Mojave Desert original roadside malt shop featuring a DJs from around the country. But when the I stopped to fill up the truck’s fuel tank huge gift shop full of 1950s memorabilia show is over I’m like a horse chomping at with diesel. As I started up the glow plugs and rock & roll music, along with an odd the bit to race back to the barn. It was time (diesel spark plugs) I kept my eyes glued dinosaur park facing the freeway. Upon to head back to “Cali.” to the left side mirror to avoid hitting the inspection of the truck’s side I mumbled Wade Novin and I were furiously pumps but misjudged the building to my out loud, “That’s gonna cost me.” (And it shrink-wrapping our show products right. Then I heard the gut-wrenching would.) Thankfully, the rest of my trip was on pallets on the show’s floor, when sound of metal scraping; flashing a look uneventful and I made it to the Tropicana’s seemingly out of nowhere a fork lift driver to the right side mirror I saw parts of the back lot to unload. passed by and ran over the side of one of building’s roof flying like confetti in the air The show was well attended but I was my favorite Cole Haan Men’s Montgomery and noticed the loooong scratch on the disappointed not to see the usual San Diego Plain Oxford Lace Up Black Suede Dress truck’s container from front to back. contingent, other than the always-smil- Shoes. My left foot—it hurt like heck! No Wanting to survey the damage I ing Eric Sands of Sundance Productions. serious damage was done but I still have stopped at Peggy Sue’s 50s Diner, an I was thrilled to meet Andrew Cho of the a bruise. The forklift operator nearly had a Bosch Corporation, cardiac arrest. Me too! the Senior Product manager for EV Truckin’, I’m a goin’ home, whoa whoa portable speakers, baby, back where I belong / Back who voiced a home, sit down and patch my bones, strong interest in and get back truckin’ on.” my Frankenstands —“Truckin’,” The Greatful Dead (shameless plug). John Hsiao of Odyssey cases and bags also stopped Mike Ryan started out writing for by. It’s always news radio, and has been a DJ in the SoCal radio market on KGB great to chat with and KSDS. He mobiles as Mike on business associates the Mike. He is also the inventor/ in the Pro Audio owner of Frankenstand Powered industry and fellow Speaker Stands.

32 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 It was almost 7:00 PM and I was facing a long drive home. After saying goodbye to friends I started the truck and backed it up, aiming for the convention freight door. This time, I misjudged it and backed right into a parked car! No heavy damage but enough to warrant a long labored investigation by the hotel’s security team and a call to my insurance broker. I was starting to seriously wondered if a black cat had recently crossed my path. After crossing the border back into the Golden State, I stopped again to top off the fuel tank. Unbeknownst to me there are two kinds of diesel fuel – one for vehicles and the other of lesser quality for non-vehicle engines. While filling up I noticed a warning sign on the tank that explained the difference and that using the wrong kind diesel could cause severe engine damage. Hmmm. I climbed back into the cab to continue my trip and after a few miles noticed the check engine light on. What now? Second guessing myself, I feared that I might have put the wrong diesel fuel in and started having visions of being stuck, late at night, in the Death Valley, in a truck filled with valuable speakers and stands. I really wanted to be back home. Fortunately Penske has a helpline phone number with a live person who was very reas- suring in his assessment that because I just filled up I probably didn’t tighten the gas cap all the way. I arrived home a little after 1:00 AM, got some sleep, and in the morning returned to the rental location to hear the bad news. And it was BAD. The rental clerk explained that I was covered by their insurance...but with a $5,000 deductible. The damage was assessed at $1,500 and that didn’t include the rental that was just shy of five hundred dollars. Like I said !@$% happens. Next time I’m flying to Vegas and shipping my product to the show. A POSITIVE PART TWO I have a personal mantra about life, kind of reverse psychology: For every negative experience, an equally positive one happens. Thankfully, it did happen this time around. The week after the Mobile Beat show I got a call from a DJ friend who asked if I could fill in for him at the Hotel Del Coronado, the classic wooden structure featured in the movie Some Like It Hot, starring Marilyn Monroe. I jumped at the offer. The wedding reception was held in the stunning Crown Room, which features a towering 30-foot Oregon Sugar Pine domed ceiling that makes the place look like an old train station. The room’s namesake crown chandeliers were designed by Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum. I swear if this wedding didn’t cost a hundred thousand dollars then it sure was close. I shared the stage next to David Patrone and his Jazz Quartet, a group of pro musicians with Wrecking Crew-level talent. Patrone’s singing blew me away and his use of a coffee cup making it sound like a trumpet was amazing. He does a great Satchmo too. It was an awesome gig! Next, I got a call from a local school to do their Halloween carnival. This year’s event was scheduled on a Saturday but the school decided to change the date to the Friday before—a Friday the 13th, thus the perfect date for a Halloween party, plus it freed up my Saturday. To top it off, the same day I heard from a realtor friend who wanted me to DJ her upcoming office party. What a turnaround from an ill-fated convention trip! What was it that Forrest Gump said about life and a box of chocolates?

WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM • MAY 2017 33 FEATURE Is It Sound or Is It Noise? KNOW THE DIFFERENCE, WHEN IT COMES TO THE VENUE AND THE LAW (PART 2 OF 2) By Matt Martindale

and installer of venue sound systems, expressed the entertainer’s ontinuing our look at how to deal with the sound responsibility succinctly: “The performer, whether a band or DJ... C versus noise issue, it’s important to understand has the obligation to know what responsible levels are; to under- the factors that go into common venue sound stand how sound is propagated; and to measure their sound and compliance agreements. Remember, the word “noise” play it at responsible levels so their business activities are within the law. That is just smart business for the venue, and for the is really subjective, with the three ingredients that performer.” distinguish between sound and noise (the listener’s perception, their interpretation, and the circumstances in which the sound is heard). A competent wedding DJ will know the difference. He or repeatedly walk the room to monitor the sound. They’ll also know how to read the crowd and able to keep guests involved and engaged without the need to “crank up” the sound levels to get attention. They’ll know how to set a standard, and measure it, then work with the venue to maintain it.

KEEPING IT LEGAL AND ASSURING SAFETY One reason behind the compliance agreement is the reality that neighbors of the venue have a right not to be disturbed. A noise ordinance protects their rights as citizens. Venues have a legal responsibility to comply with local noise ordinances, as well OSHA standards for sound exposure, for guests and staff alike.. A noise ordinance is nothing more than a law which limits Venues also have a responsibility to make sure that bands the allowable noise in different zones of a municipality at various and DJs can also perform their duty at reasonable levels. They times during a day with a measurable standard. have to be within the law because, in the end, it’s the venue’s One doesn’t need to know the math and physics behind the name on the line beyond just this single event. sound level measurement, the decibel (dB), since it provides a Ben Stowe, owner of NLFX Pro Audio, a leading supplier simple number as a reference. (A little math is helpful though. The decibel scale is not linear but logarithmic, meaning that each number indicates a larger and larger jump in magnitude. For more info go here [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel#Acoustics ].) Matt Martindale has been a professional Now, assuming the performer is responsible in managing volume DJ and MC since 1989, performing at more to a “reasonable” level as defined by the law outside, this can also than 1,400 wedding receptions since then. be easily done by managing their volume inside. Along with running his award-winning, What is considered “safe?” According to OSHA, the limit for multi-DJ company, Amoré DJ Entertainment (www.amoredjentertainment.com), he has four hours of continuous exposure is 88 dB; it is 85 dB for up to accumulated extensive entertainment experience 8 hours. The louder the noise, the faster hearing damage occurs including training in audio production, sound over time. To put this in perspective: engineering, lighting and design, improv comedy, voice over artistry, magic, and much more. • A normal conversation at three feet is 55 dB • A barking dog, TV or alarm clock is around 75 dB

34 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 “A trend beginning to sweep the country is concerning. Many noise ordinances are shifting AWAY from a decibel standard -- that easy-to-read number that can be measured -- to a “plainly Staying On the Level audible” standard, because municipalities are tired of being in the middle of disagreements. What is music to one person, is noise to another and neighbors have a right not to hear it too. This Mobile entertainers have to do four things to means if any sound is heard outside the property line, it’s against maintain proper sound levels: the law. That also means ‘guilty until proven innocent,’ with zero tolerance, and zero grace.” He also mentioned a buffet table’s 1) Know what responsible levels are worth of court cases based on this trend. Clearly something DJs should get ahead of. 2) Understand how sound is propagated You now also have groups like Noise Free America. It’s a non- 3) Own and know how to use a decibel meter to profit organization with chapters in 27 states, whose members measure sound. proactively work to reduce “noise pollution” in local communi- ties, and push legislation at the local, State and Federal level. 4) Play a t responsible levels (OSHA says 88 dB for The reality is, as a professional DJ or band, we have an obli- up to 4 hours, 85dB forup to 8 hours) gation to ensure that our business activities are within the law and do not infringe on the rights of others. Neighbors also have a right not to be disturbed. We have a right play it, but they ALSO have a right not to hear it. • A lawn mower is 85 dB • Riding a motorcycle is 100 dB • A normal rock concert is 110 dB

So, how do know your number? You’ll need to obtain a dedicated device (not a smartphone app) called a decibel meter. Most venues are now getting them to help ward off noise com- plaints from neighbors by managing a performer’s sound level inside. It measures sound instantly and assigns a number as a quick, measurable standard. While most venues have their own dB meters and many take their own measurements throughout an event, a professional DJ should also have their own meter and should take regular measurements every 20 to 30 minutes as well. “Noise ordinances aren’t just about you, the venue or the party,” says Ben Stowe. “It’s about everything that makes noise: a loud Harley Davidson motorcycle, a band practicing at home, etc. It’s about everything! It’s really a law about responsibility -- responsibility on both the part of the venue to adequately insulate their venue, and to look for noise abatement or acoustic treatment options, as well as the performer’s responsibility to educate themselves on the law in the areas they play; to train their ears and monitor their own sound and remain willing to comply with the law and adhere to OSHA indoor standards too.” Here’s the reality: many venues around the country require the bride, and band or DJ to sign a sound compliance agreement at least 30 days in advance of the event. It outlines their standards, and requires signatures confirming that all parties will adhere to OSHA guidelines, as well as agree to know and comply with the local law. For example should the DJ be told to turn it down, and refuses to comply or intentionally delays in doing so, then chances are, the agreement states that the music will end and the performer will forfeit the opportunity for retention of future events. It also outlines who is responsible for fines. We’ve heard about as much as a $1,000 fine for the first warning by law enforcement in some municipalities. Lastly, it helps to protect the venue’s legal rights to remain in business long term, by setting an acknowledged and agreed upon standard. BEYOND ORDINANCES Being responsible and proactive in sound measurement and control is important for another reason. According to Ben Stowe,

WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM • MAY 2017 35 FEATURE Ready to Play, Come Rain or Come Shine By Stu Chisholm

the first family members arrived. o, this happened: A banquet facility here in If you’re like me, you probably have a “rain clause” in your S Michigan built a gorgeous, landscaped outdoor contract. Mine gives me the authority to call an event in the case pavilion specifically for wedding ceremonies. When my of bad weather without refunds or recourse. While I could have helper and I arrived to provide PA, I was impressed by justified such a call, this day turned out to be amazing after that the thought that went into it. There was a bar-like area brief sprinkle. would’ve happened is disappointment, with all fingers pointing at me. This whole “adventure” made me that served as a DJ booth for weddings, or an actual wonder: Just how weather-proof is my system? If only it was a bit bar for, say, an evening outdoor patio party for the more robust, it would’ve saved a whole lot of wasted effort, panic golfers at the club. With a pergola overhead and a two- and stress. What might be some ways to make it even better? circuit outdoor electrical box close by, it seemed like One item I already have in place is a Gator case [ http:// an ideal situation. But then the dark clouds rolled in. gatorcases.com/pro-audio-solutions/ ] made of rugged polymer, covered with a fairly water-repellent nylon cover. While I can’t HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN...AND AGAIN operate my system with the cover in place, I can quickly snap it on and worry about everything else while the console can fend Setting up my outdoor ceremony rig for the wedding scheduled for itself. This can be a lifesaver, and in my case, it saved the day! in a half an hour, I didn’t really notice that the sun had been Last summer I had to replace speaker cones after my rig obscured by a bank of grey, threatening clouds. After a quick was caught in a huge thunderstorm. While my system was sound check, I hastily covered my gear and went into the hall to well protected by a tent, my see if the staff had a contingen- speakers were not. Even with cy plan for bad weather. They the polymer cabinets, the had begun setting up chairs This whole “adventure” made drivers got soaked, and pre- and an arch in another room, dictably were ruined. This but the manager said that it me wonder: Just how weather- experience reminded me was for “backup” and that they of a trip to Cedar Point, the hadn’t decided, at that point, proof is my system? amusement complex in Ohio. whether to move the wedding Throughout the park, they have indoors or not. Meanwhile, it a lot of speakers, permanently had begun sprinkling outside. mounted outdoors. Most had Needless to say, I rushed some sort of bag over them, to strike the rig and load it up so I did a bit of research; what on my cart to move it indoors. is needed is a bag designed to No sooner had we once again keep speakers dry while being sound checked and the florist sonically transparent. This is finished decorating the indoor exactly what Under Cover [ arch, that the manager came http://www.undercovernyc. in and announced that the com/custom_covers_and_bags/audio/pro_audio/ ] in New York outdoor wedding was on! Emerging from the building with City does. (By the way, the same client has booked me again for ceremony rig in tow, the grey clouds and rain had all but disap- this summer. You can bet that, this time around, I’ll have my own peared, and sun drenched the now soggy chairs. Workers were set of Under Cover bags handy!) frantically trying to dry them with bar towels. Again, we set up as ONE MORE THING If you have your own tent for outdoor events or one is provided for Stu Chisholm had been collecting music since he was you, it is important to run all electrical cords high, off the ground. about age 8 and began his DJ career in 1979. After a stint at the Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, he It only takes a small crack or cut in an electrical cord’s insulation to studied the DJ arts with famous Michigan broadcaster put dangerous live current into ground water or even moist grass! Bill Henning, interned at 's rock powerhouse, This insulation isn’t very thick even with good, high quality cords. I WRIF, and later added voiceover work and club gigs at use plastic ties to mount electric cords up over entryways and along Detroit's best venues. He has shared his extensive DJ the bottom of the tent’s “roof.” Not only is this safer, but makes for experience through MB columns, as a seminar speaker a much more professional look as well. Now if only I can talk last and through his book, The Complete : A weekend’s facility into putting a tarp up on top of their pergola… Comprehensive Manual for the Professional DJ. Until next time, safe (and dry) spinnin’!

36 MOBILE BEAT • MAY 2017 BRILLIANT DEDUCTIONS Coming Transactions: A Cashless World By Mark E. Battersby

BRILLIANT DEDUCTIONS Coming Transactions: A Cashless World By Mark E. Battersby

merchants and now counts 14 million merchants to complement here’s no denying it: Love it or hate it, cash is the platform’s 170 million users. Users are now able to use PayPal T playing far less of a role in society. Physical on their mobile phones in stores, as well as on their computers money is rapidly becoming obsolete, due to constant for online purchases. improvements and innovations in the realm of Electronic money, or e-money, is the money balance recorded virtual, electronic financial transactions. So, if electronically on a stored-value card. Electronic money is a floating claim on a bank or other financial institution that is not linked to any you haven’t already arrived at the realization of particular account. Examples of electronic money are bank deposits, this reality...welcome to the new cashless world. electronic funds transfer, direct deposit, payment processors and, of Make no mistake. Many DJs who remain dependent on cash course, digital currencies. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_cur- sales are finding income and profits declining. That’s right: Mobile rencies ] Many mobile payment systems have been introduced in the past few years including Google Wallet and Apple Pay. However, along with the convenience of cashless transactions, comes an increased awareness of security issues. A good example is provided by the new chip encoded “Smart” cards, which an estimated 90 percent of consumers will soon have. By now, every mobile entertainment business owner should be aware of the so-called “liability shift” that occurred when the new EMV (Europay, Mastercard & Visa) technology was introduced. No longer will the credit card companies be liable for fraudulent use of the old credit card technology. In essence, businesses such as mobile enter- tainers and card processors that continue to use the old technology will find themselves, not the credit card companies, liable for fraud. Adopting any of these new and emerging payment systems largely depends on what the customers of your DJ business prefer and entertainment business owners who are ignoring developments are willing to deal with. In other words, will your customers embrace such as the recently introduced EMV Smart Card technology, or reject these new payment options? Apple’s mobile Wallet and other mobile payment vehicles, cyber According to a 2014 Gallup poll, 29 percent of Americans didn’t currencies and the like, may find profits affected. have a credit card, and that figure is rising, in part because millennials One alternative to government-issued cash, Bitcoin [ https:// don’t like them. The consumer financial services company, Bankrate, www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin/ ] made its first appearance published figures [ http://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit-cards/ back in 2009. Today there are hundreds of other cryptocurrencies, more-millennials-say-no-to-credit-cards-1.aspx ] putting the number often referred to as Altcoins. [ https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/ of millennials without a “major” credit card at 63 percent. The main altcoin/ ] Mainly used for large transactions, in the U.S., the IRS has alternative again are prepaid cards, but they are burdened by high ruled Bitcoin and several of its counterparts are not currencies but, fees. rather an “investment” vehicle that fluctuates in price. The new technologies being created and improved to facilitate Illustrating the trend towards a “cashless” world, ATMs may cashless transactions and improve security are good news for every be on borrowed time with data showing consumers increasingly mobile entertainer and business. All of which raises the question: embracing technology for transactions. According to the Federal Do you offer alternatives to cash that appeal to YOUR customer Reserve, U.S. banks have been progressively scaling back the number demographics? of ATM machines. In 2015, ATM withdrawals dropped by a record 7.2 In other words, is your mobile entertainment business really per cent. ready to profit from the coming cashless world? Innovations in technology have drastically reduced the need for people to carry cash. People can use their smartphone to pay for goods much like swiping a debit card. Mark E. Battersby is a freelance writer based in the Mobile commerce or M-commerce, is the buying and selling of area. His features, columns and reports have appeared in leading goods and services through wireless, handheld devices. M-commerce trade magazines and professional journals since the early 1980s. and other electronic payment methods are gaining acceptance by When not actually writing, Mark spends most of his time digging consumers, a move away from cash welcomed by many businesses. for exciting tax and financial strategies to write about. PayPal, the online payment system, continues to add more

WWW.MOBILEBEAT.COM • MAY 2017 37 THE LAST WORD Examine Your Margins By Jason Weldon

THE LAST WORD

Examine Your Margins

IT’S TIME TO REVIEW HOW MUCH YOU’RE REALLY MAKING FROM YOUR CLIENTS

By Jason Weldon

If you were to take 5%-30% of the bottom part of that was speaking with a wedding business owner number, what kind of customer does that look like to you? If you I the other day about the leads the company was were to take 70%-95% of the top number, what kind of customer getting. We were discussing the type of lead that does that look like to you, as well? Both of them should be slightly was coming in and how this particular company different customers. And hopefully, you would want more of the latter. So why not make the decision to want to work with more was pretty much saying yes to every lead that was of them? “reasonable” to their margins. This got me thinking, Many companies get tied up with the customers in the and I feel a need to address the idea that all business middle. They don’t know how to properly say no to a customer is good business, and that anyone that has a realistic that, for the most part, looks to be a good customer. At a quick budget that calls you should be your customer. glance, they don’t seem like clients you wouldn’t want to work with. But when faced with another option, a large- margin client We all know the basics of this. Laugh off the prospects with (margins are key on this!), you might wish you had more time to the totally low budgets and wish for the ones that have the high invest in the larger-margin or high-paying client. budgets. However, I am more worried about the “average” to “just Yes, let’s just assume that all the margins are the typical on below average” prospects that you might be thinking are actually these clients. A $1,000 job with a 90% margin is always better good work. But are they, really? than a $5,000 with a 10% margin. But for this scenario, let’s just The following exercise should be interesting: Take all of your assume you are working with 60% margin clients. jobs and looked at them from the perspective of price point. I would challenge you to do a deep dive on your clients and Throw away the top 5% and the bottom 5%. Take a look at the truly find out if the ones under the 50% mark are really worth remaining 90%. What numbers do you see the most? Next, what it. If you could shift your attention to the clients above the 50% is the average price? Those two numbers are probably pretty mark, would you be able to offer them better service and a better close to being the same. You probably knew that before you even value? Clients take up time. Spending more time on the ones that did the math. give you more revenue should be your focus. Just imagine if you shifted your focus to the over-50%. Then, in three to five years, that customer becomes the under-50% and Jason Weldon is a wedding business consultant who you have a new customer base over the 50% that you can move specializes in small to medium-sized companies that want to. This cycle can keep happening and generating more and to grow their business. His objective is to help guide people more revenue. through organizing their thoughts and laying the groundwork Look, if you do nothing but just take 10 minutes to look over for a better, more successful start-up. He currently lives in your current client base, you will be miles ahead of other busi- Philadelphia and is also the president of Synergetic Sound and nesses. You can gain some great perspective by just looking at Lighting, Inc. and DJ and A/V company. some numbers and trying something new.

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