The best advice I can offer regarding music is to play the big hits – not your own favourite music.

The biggest mistake I see at parties is that the hosts either play no music at all, or they play their favourite CDs. Just because you’re passionate about a particular band or style of music, doesn’t mean your guests are. You may have a quite unique preference in music, in which case I’d suggest you play it in the privacy of your car or lounge. For your party, you’ll need to play something else.

Party music should set the scene and should be different for every party theme.

It’s not rocket science, yet people get it wrong so often.

Here are a few examples I would use for:

A Luau : Reggae, Carribean Calypso, summer hits like The Beach Boys music, Days of Summer …

A Halloween party : The Rocky Horror Picture Show CD, Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Beat It, Monster Mash, Ghostbusters theme, Purple People Eaters…

A Movie Stars Theme : Movie theme songs like James Bond theme songs, Ghostbusters, Theme from Superman, Batman’s Batdance, Hanky Panky-from Dick Tracey, Pink Panther Theme, Queen’s Flash Gordon..

A 70s Party: 70s music.

See what I mean? You have to theme the music. The whole party should be themed; the music, lighting, decor, tableware and costumes all should compliment each other.

For a party with no set theme, music should be upbeat and happy. No grunge, no  rap, no metal, no classical and no bagpipes! Go for number 1 hits of the decade and you can’t go wrong. If there are songs in there that a couple of people don’t like, at least it’s music they know and if it was popular enough to make it to the charts, then it’s a great choice for a party.

You can download songs from the net for a dollar or two each. It’s a cost effective way to create a CD full of exactly what you want. Try itunes.com whether you want to burn a disc or load the songs on the ipod and play them through your ipod compatible stereo.

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