Some Programming Sequences that have Worked for Me

I find it much too easy to generalize about what I play and when I play it. Though like most of us, I have acquired some tried and true sequences of selections, and use them frequently, it’s obvious that for each step along the way, viable alternatives are there that could bring about a good or even better dance floor response. And anyway, no two situations are ever exactly the same. Similar maybe, but not the same. I want to share some programming sequences that I love and that, DEPENDING on who is out there, or who I want to bring out there (‘there’ meaning the dance floor) have and continue to prove themselves to be favorably-received.

Generalized, Mixed Crowd, Mean Age-Range 25-35 Years Old

(“Hip Hop”)

Usher’s “Yeah” (105 bpm) /

Petey Pablo’s “Freek -a-Leek” (105 bpm) /

Run DMC’s “Walk This Way” (105 bpm) /

Nelly’s Hot in Herre” (106.5 bpm) //

Generalized, Mixed Crowd, Mean Age-Range 25-35 Years Old

(“Hip Hop”)

Lil’ Jon’s “Get Low” (101 bpm) /

DMX’s “Party Up” (101.5 bpm) /

Ying Yang Twin’s “Salt Shaker” (101 bpm) /

Ying Yang Twin’s “Whisper Song” (102 bpm) /

Missy Elliot’s “Work It” (102 bpm) /

ODB’s “Got Your Money” (103.5 bpm) /

Wrechx-N-Effect’s “Rump Shaker” (103 bpm) //

Generalized, Mixed Crowd, Mean Age-Range 20-35 Years Old

A Small Slew of Modern “Hip Hop” Selections (Including Some “Old School Hip Hop”) in the High 120′s and Low 130′s BPM

Flo-Rida’s “Low” (129 bpm)

Sean Paul’s “Temperature” (128.5 bpm)

Pitbull’s “Hotel Room Service” (127 bpm)

Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom, Boom, Pow”  (130 bpm)

Flo-Rida’s “In the Ayer” (129 bpm)

Fergie’s “Fergalicious” (129 bpm)

Fergie’s “Glamorous” (131 bpm)

Jay Sean’s “Down” (132.5 bpm)

Tag Team’s “Whoomp There It Is” (129 bpm)

Pitbull’s “I Know You Want Me” (129 bpm)

David Guetta’s “Sexy Chic (131 bpm)

Baha Men’s “Who Let the Dogs Out” (130 bpm)

Missy Elliot’s “Lose Control” (126.5 bpm)

Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feelin’”  (128.5 bpm)

Run DMC’s “It’s Tricky” (128.5 bpm)

Generalized, Mixed Crowd, Mean Age-Range 30-40 Years Old

Sugar Hill Gang’s “Apache” (116 bpm) /

Vanilla Ice’s “Ice, Ice Baby” ( 116 bpm) /

Young MC’s “Bust a Move” (117 bpm) /

Ton Loc’s “Funky Cold Medina” (117.5 bpm) //

Generalized, Mixed Crowd, Mean Age-Range 35-45 Years Old

Kool and the Gang’s “Get Down On It” (111 bpm) /

Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” (111.5 bpm) /

[Chic's "Good Times" (112.5 bpm) title lyric periodically superimposed on the 4th beat]

Rob Base’s ” It Takes Two” (112.5 bpm) /

Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” (112.5 bpm) /

Cheryl Lynn’s “To Be Real” (115 bpm) //

Generalized, Mixed Crowd, Mean Age-Range 35-45 Years Old

Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” (66.5 bpm)/

Temptation’s “My Girl” (104 bpm) /

Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive) (104 bpm) /

Marcia Griffith’s ” Electric Boogie”  (109 bpm) /

Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music” (109.5 bpm) /

Commodores’ “Brick House” (108.5 bpm) /

Will Smith’s “Gettin Jiggy With It” (108 bpm) //