I have a four hour booking where I need to perform as a solo act for 40 minutes and play recorded dance music for the remaining 20 minutes of each hour. I use a Yamaha Tyros 2 arranger keyboard to play and sing a variety of pop standards, 60s R&B–soul, 70s disco, country(lite) and soft rock. Problem is during each 20 minute segment I'm supposed to play dance music recordings that people in their 20s and 30s would like. Being 74 years old I don't know what recordings to play for them. I've read some general suggestions such as, “play some 1980s and maybe some more recent things like Maroon 5, Adele or Lady Gaga”. While that helps some, I really need actual song titles. I realize that simply playing some recorded music is not being a DJ. But, that is not what my client is expecting. They do want their younger adult guests to have some dance music they might enjoy. Just wondering if any of you on this forum could offer some suggestions.
Thanks,
DVJ