Our school is really particular about the music that is played at school events. How do we make sure you will only play approved music?
For every school dance we do, we set up a private page that is dedicated to your school and that dance only. On this page we set up our Exclusive Request System where your students can go on and put in their request before the dance, anywhere from weeks to just several days before the dance. At the end of the advance request period we will take the list of request by the students, the list from the dance committee and our list of successful songs from recent events to come up with a list of songs to be reviewed by the committee and the administration for final approval.
This is the list we play from at the dance!
I read that Good Time Entertainment only uses “clean” music. What does that mean?
“Clean” music refers to songs which have been edited, sometimes heavily, from their original versions to make a new version which is suitable for radio airplay. Sometimes these edits involve simply removing objectionable words but leaving the beat while other times, the record companies will make the artist record an album version and a radio version each with different lyrics. In either case, we only plays songs which are compliant with FCC daytime radio broadcast standards.
If a song is “clean” does that mean that it is then appropriate for all ages?
Unfortunately not. The clean edits of songs take out most all profanity and other content that is deemed explicit. However, the thematic content of the song remains largely unchanged and generally innuendo is left unaltered. This is where having an experienced and well trained DJ becomes very important! We play a vastly different selection of music for elementary schools than they would for a high school or even a middle school.
I have heard of schools having problems with inappropriate dancing. How does Good time Entertainment help to control this?
Numerous schools and even entire school districts have made new policies to try to control the suggestive form of dancing known as “freak dancing” which has gotten a fair amount of media attention in the last year.
Let’s face it, dances are supposed to be fun gatherings of friends who have come to dance and socialize which is made much more difficult with flood lights being turned on and administrators having to police the crowd to enforce the policies. In such a situation, no one has as much fun as they could because for as much as the students don’t like having their dancing scrutinized, the administrators and teachers charged with enforcing the dancing rules probably aren’t having much fun either. There is a better way.
While there is virtually nothing that any DJ could do to stop inappropriate dancing entirely, this situation is again where our experience goes a long way. We play so much more than just a never ending string of hip hop tracks. We do our part to help diminish the occurrence of freak dancing by weaving together all of the top songs of the moment with party favorites from the past. To this we add group dances like the Cha Cha Slide and slow songs to change the tempo even further while maintaining a great party atmosphere.
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We have a very diverse student body. What kinds of music do you play for groups like that?
Today’s school systems are growing increasingly diverse in terms of both culture and musical tastes. We have, and play, music from a broad variety of genres including Top 40, pop, hip hop, country, reggae, rock, reggaeton, salsa, merengue, house/techno, and more. Every month we constantly update our music collections with hits from all of these genres so no matter what your crowd, we can rock your next party.
