Ben and Judy's Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier Wedding Setlist

Ben and Judy's wedding party will go down in history as the first ever wedding reception at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier. The new building, built by the Port of San Diego, opened to the public on December 18, 2010. Since then, there have been a host of private functions, but never a wedding ... until now.

Ben is definitely an old school guy, while Judy loves all of the new hits. Mixed in with plenty of soju (Korean drink) flowing from the bar, and it was a pretty spectacular party.

	Song	Artist
First Dance	From This Moment	Shania Twain
First Set	Let's Stay Together	Al Green
	I Want You Back	Jackson 5
	Boogie Shoes	K.C. & the Sunshine Band
	Dynamite	Taio Cruz
	We R Who We R	Kesha
	Love Shack	B-52s
	Boom Boom Pow	Black Eyed Peas
	Give Me Everything	Pitbull
	Whoomp! There It Is	Tag Team
	P.Y.T.	Michael Jackson
	Raise Your Glass	Pink
	DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again	Usher
	Erotic City	Prince
	Got To Be Real	Cheryl Lynn
	How Will I Know	Whitney Houston
	Bust A Move	Young MC
	Poison	Bell Biv Devoe
	Joy and Pain	Rob Base
	Montel Party Break	Various
	Yeah	Usher
	Baby	Justin Bieber
Second Set	The Way You Look Tonight	Frank Sinatra
	On The Floor	Jennifer Lopez
	Break Your Heart	Taio Cruz
	Firework	Katy Perry
	Bad Romance	Lady Gaga
	Tik Tok	Kesha
	Party Rock Anthem	LMFAO
	More	Usher
	Low	Flo Rida
	Where Dem Girls At	Flo Rida
	I Gotta Feeling	Black Eyed Peas
	Get Ready For This	C + C Music Factory
	Holiday	Madonna
	Bizarre Love Triangle	New Order
	Raspberry Beret	Prince
	Just the Way You Are	Bruno Mars
	Don't Stop Believing	Journey

Caroline and Kyle's Hotel del Coronado Wedding Setlist

I have to admit ... I was a little worried about the 26 must play songs that Caroline sent me a few days before her wedding party at the Hotel Del Corondo. But surprisingly I played most of them. In fact I played 54 songs. Which is pretty crazy. That's about 15 more than the average that I play.

	Song	Artist
First Dance	Breathe	Angels and Airwaves
First Set	This is How Do It	Montell Jordan
	Gimme More	Britney Spears
	Grenade	Bruno Mars
	King of Anything	Sara Bareilles
	What You Got	Colby Odanis
	Price Tag	Jessie J
	Holiday	Madonna
	Now That We Found Love	Heavy D
	Please Don't Stop The Music	Rihanna
	Telephone	Lady Gaga
	Party Rock Anthem	LMFAO
	Evacuate The Dance Floor	Cascada
	More	Usher
	Like a G6	Far East Movement
	We R Who We R	Kesha
	Raise Your Glass	Pink
	Firework	Katy Perry
	Where Dem Girls At	Flo Rida
	Club Can't Handle Me	Flo Rida
	Give Me Everything	Pitbull
	DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again	Usher
	The Time (Dirty Bit)	Black Eyed Peas
	Blow	Kesha
Second Set	The Way You Look Tonight	Frank Sinatra
	Keep Me In Your Heart	Warren Zevon
	More Than Words	Extreme
	Let's Stay Together	Al Green
	Sweet Caroline	Neil Diamond
	Tonight Tonight	Hot Chelle Rae
	Last Friday Night	Katy Perry
	Yeah 3x	Chris Brown
	On The Floor	Jennifer Lopez
	Till The World Ends	Britney Spears
	Low	Flo Rida
	Do You Remember	Jay Sean
	We Came Here To Party	LMFAO
	Born This Way	Lady Gaga
	Forget You	Cee Lo Green
	September	Earth, Wind and Fire
	Summer of 69	Bryan Adams
	Cooler Than Me	Mike Posner
	Sexual Healing	Marvin Gaye
	Teenage Dream	Katy Perry
	Dynamite	Taio Cruz
	Your Love Is My Drug	Kesha
	Bulletproof	LaRoux
	Rock That Body	Black Eyed Peas
	Right Round	Flo Rida
	I Like It	Enrique Iglesias
	S&M (Remix)	Rihanna & Britney
	Best Night	LMFAO
	The Edge of Glory	Lady Gaga

Spooktacular Night at the Del

It's been a few years since I've DJ'd a Halloween party. What a great way to get back into the swing of things with having the honor of spinning at the inaugural Hotel del Coronado Halloween party. Platinum Pro provided an awesome dance floor, Emily Smiley planned it out to a tee, and Pam Scott took some great shots of the historic Crown Room, where the dance party took place. Check out Pam's pictures.

John and Deanna's Magical Hotel Del Wedding

John and Deanna put on quite a party for their guests on August 14, 2010 at the Hotel del Coronado, in Coronado, California. It was another spectacular soiree orchestrated by Emily Smiley, decorated by Karen Tran and photographed beautifully by Darin Fong.

I have a very short highlight video, since I only played a 60 minute set. But for what it's worth, here you go.

John and Deanna's Setlist

John and Deanna were married on August 14, 2010 at the historic Hotel del Coronado. It was an amazing day that capped off with an outstanding performance by Wayne Foster Entertainment. I've heard so many great things about WFE and was excited to work alongside them.

On this night, they busted out a nine piece band, complete with horns, keyboards, percussion, guitar, vocalists, dancers and tons and tons of props. They played for two hours, following dinner and performed amazing covers from Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Journey, Jay Sean, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson ... the list goes on and on.

They were scheduled to end at 10 p.m. and I was slated to spin the final two hours of the evening. They were rocking the crowd so hard that they ended up playing to 10:45. With the cake cutting, a groom's speech and the bouquet toss, that left me with just over an hour to finish out the gig.

One hour of mixing ... no problem, right?

Well there was one problem. WFE is an talented collection of musicians. I knew they would have standard cover songs like Billie Jean and September. I did not expect Bad Romance and California Gurls.

When it was my turn, I certainly did not want to repeat any songs that were played earlier in the evening. So I took notes as they played and when I hit the stage I did my best to keep the energy going without the benefit of being able to play "hot" songs.

So what did I end up with? I incorporated some of my standards (90s hip hop), specific bride requests (Justin Bieber and Young MC), a few audience requests (Billy Idol) and for the closing I was pretty proud to work in "Escape" from Enrique Iglesias, Jr.

It was a song that Deanna specifically requested that I play. As it got closer to midnight, I had not played it and as I thought about the lyrics and the tune, I realized it was the perfect closer. "You can run, you can hide, but you can't escape my love."

Here are all the other tunes from the evening.

	Song	Artist
Intro	We Like To Party	Venga Boys
First Dance	For Me This Is Heaven	Jimmy Eat World
Dance Set	Just Dance	Lady Gaga
	Bust a Move	Young MC
	Good Vibrations	Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
	Tik Tok	Kesha
	OMG	Usher
	Baby Got Back	Sir Mix A Lot
	Yeah	Usher
	Montel Party Break	DJ Emotion
	Jump Around	House of Pain
	Gasolina	Daddy Yankee
	Mony Mony	Billy Idol
	Love Shack	B-52s
	Hey Ya	Outkast
	Forever	Chris Brown
	Do You Remember	Jay Sean
	DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again	Usher
	Blah, Blah, Blah	Kesha
	Poker Face	Lady Gaga
	Somebody To Love	Justin Bieber
	Escape	Enrique Igelsias, Jr.

Rob and Melissa's Dance Party Highlights

Oh man .... what a day this was. I'm no stranger to two gigs in one day, but this one really tested my stamina. I love it all, but beach and boat gigs are the toughest by far. There are the elements to deal with (which really isn't too bad in San Diego) such as the sun, rain, wind, etc. And the set-up is much more difficult. Go ahead, try hauling around audio gear in the sand or up the narrow stairs of a yacht.

But it was all worth it once Melissa and Rob's dance parties kicked off. Along with their friends, they all came in from out of town, mostly Chicago. So this party took full advantage of the Southern California outdoors. Hence the double party ... one in the afternoon, another a night.

Check out all the fun in the video below (shot with my Flip HD camera) ... as well the setlist from the beach and the boat. Lastly, if you like the voice at the beginning, that's musician Ryan Hiller.

A Double Dance Party Thank You

This was a nice note to find in my email box the Monday after a wedding weekend.

Subject: Thank You

Hi Justin!!

Rob & I wanted to thank you for making our Wedding Day unforgettable - Friday, August 6!! Being a destination wedding, we were concerned that our Midwestern guests would feel "out of their element" on a beach, but you made them feel right at home! The music was fantastic - very diverse & hip for all our age groups!! We truly thought our guests would be shy to start the dancing on the beach...boy, were we wrong!! :)

The Emerald Hornblower yacht after party was even better with your mix of "dance club music"!! Everyone was excited with the mix of Spanish music you threw in there as well. Thank you for making our destination wedding a fun & memorable day :)

Melissa & Rob

Melissa and Rob's Setlist - Part 1: The Beach

Melissa and Rob's wedding on the beach, in the shadow of the Hotel Del Coronado was a bit of a marathon day for me. The wedding ceremony and reception took place during the day and it followed with an after party aboard the Emerald Hornblower, a yacht that sails around San Diego Bay.

Since the reception was on the beach, a small part of me doubted that their guests would dance. After all, it was on the beach (read: the "dance floor" was made of sand) and it was probably in the 80s with direct sun.

But then again, these people were from Chicago; give them a beach and no humidity in the middle of August and they were down to party.

Here is the beach setlist, which mainly consisted of a lot of requests and old school (80s) music.

	Song	Artist
Intro	Tu Sonrisa	Elvis Crespo
	Hips Don't Lie	Shakira
	Love Shack	B-52s
	Motown Medley	Various
Father/Daughter Dance	My Girl	Temptations
	Let's Stay Together	Al Green
	Heat Wave	Joan Osborne
	Boogie Shoes	K.C. & the Sunshine Band
	Stomp	Brother Johnson
	Disco Inferno	The Trammps
	Copacabana	Barry Manilow
	P.Y.T.	Michael Jackson
	I Feel For You	Chaka Kahn
	El Africano	Wilfrido Vargas
	Holiday	Madonna
	Emotions	Mariah Carey
	When I Think of You	Janet Jackson
	Funky Cold Medina	Tone Loc
	Cupid Shuffle	Cupid
	Say Hey (I Love You)	Michael Franti
	Electric Boogie	Marcia Griffiths
	Staying Alive	Bee Gees
	Crush On You	Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
	Let The Music Play	Debbie Deb

Kymberly and Andrew's Wedding Photos

This was a spectacular event I did with Emily Smiley. Check out the great photo collage from photographer Boyd Harris.