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    Can DJ's monopolize the music, as in not take requests, only play one type of music (even though the custies want to hear something else and most of us like to dance to more mainstream music) and then charge the girls twenty dollars or more when they want to hear a different type of music (rap, hip hop, motown)? Is this usual in clubs? Our other DJ's don't do this, only this one DJ. Should I say something to management or is it not worth it? The thing is, we would make more during the day if he would take requests, we know what we dance best to, ya know? Sometimes I don't feel like whipping my neck around and spinning to head banging music.

    I always tip him really well too, it's not like we tip the minimum.
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    Unfortunately, DJ's can pretty much do whatever they damn well please. We have a DJ on WEEKEND NIGHTS who does this to us. It's the most annoying thing in the world, but he's shmoozed his way into management's good graces, so our complaints fall on deaf ears.

    Only ours is the other way around - our DJ will play NOTHING but rap and hip hop; when plenty of us would prefer something either a bit more mainstream or god forbid some rock.

    You can TRY to talk to management, but a lot of times I've found it's just not worth the effort. There's plenty of clubs out there where you flat out can't pick your own music, so as much as it sucks - there are girls out there who have it worse. lol
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    Honestly I stopped caring a few years ago when they stopped letting us bring in our own music.. It used to be you could bring in your own music, then it went to choosiing from whatever he downloaded, now it's hope for the best. My DJs try to give me music that I would like (or a type of music anyway), but only one actually seems to really care about the songs played.
    I just kind of faze out the music and concentrate on getting the guys to want to tip me.. Make the music mine, if you will.
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    Default Re: Dj's.....

    Make a request? Huh?

    Any club I've ever worked for the dancers control the music.




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    I've worked in a lot of different types of clubs from the one's with the DJ being in full control to the dancer being in full control. I would just ask your manager about it and see what comes of it.
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    There's plenty of clubs out there where you flat out can't pick your own music, so as much as it sucks - there are girls out there who have it worse. lol
    wooow, i'm really grateful it's just one dj who's like this. But it would really help us make more money, especially when it's slow and the customers all like the same music (not what he's playing usually).

    I mean I'll ask the other girls about it and if they haven't had any luck, then I'll just say fuck it and just break out the leather and chains on the weekdays

    there are clubs we can pick our music?? sweeettt!

    thanks for the advice tho!
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    I would talk to management about it before looking for a new club. It sounds like you do work in a club where you can pick your own music, and you just have a dick dj. I've had djs pull this crap before and if talking directly to him didn't work, which it almost never did, I would go talk to the manager and he would handle it.

    We used to have a Scarletts in New Orleans, and it was club policy that the djs picked all the music. They went out of business pretty quick, presumably because guys with money don't like to have their eardrums blown out with crappy techno music.
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    Once in a while talking to management can be worth it. If the dj is best friends with the manager, forget about it. When the DJ at one of my clubs behaves like an asshole (which is most of the time) we just don't tip him at all.

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    i wish we could but they put a mandatory tip out for him
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    ^^^ I would give the mandatory, of course, but NEVER tip him extra because it is undeserved. WHy should he make more money if you feel that he is causing you to lose $$ b/c you can't perform your best?? If all the girls did this, he'd quickly realize the loss in his income and maybe respect the dancer's wishes more.

    I also would talk to management, especially if you can get a few other girls to accompany you!

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