Top 10 music lists by genres and playlists from past events
I have been Djing for over 14 years. I have rocked many styles of music at local clubs, house parties, weddings, and top billin’ social functions. I love a variety of music styles and have thousands of songs in my music library. I also worked for Amoeba music for a spell and have learned music and djing skills from the experts of the Bay!
The lists below are past playlists from a few events as well as my top 10 lists of a variety of music genres
(Soul, Hip-Hop,Country,House,Dancehall,Punk,80’s dance, Post Punk, Funk Boogie, and much more.)
I grew up loving all kinds of music. I am a true Selector which means I will be thoughtful in my mix and cold rock your party in a serious way!
Top 10 Classic Dance Floor All Purpose “Heaters”
1. Micheal Jackson
2. Prince
3. The Beatles
4. Shelia E
5. Stevie Wonder
6. James Brown
7. David Bowie
8. Talking Heads
9. Parliament
10. Chaka Khan
Classics
1. Sammie Davis Jr.
2. Nat King Cole
3. Ella Fitzgerald
4. Nina Simone
5. Count Basie
6. Frank Sinatra
7. Herb Alpert
8. Dean Martin
9. Sarah Vaughn
10. Etta James
Jane Kim’s City Hall Inauguration Party
1. Gap Band- Outstanding
2. Skee lo- I wish
3. Zhane- Hey Mister DJ
4. Heavy D- Nothin’ But Love
5. Nu Shooz- I Can’t Wait
6. Billy Preston- Nothing from Nothing
7. Sly and the Family Stone- Thank you for letting me..
8. Parliament- Flashlight
9. Stevie Wonder- Sir Duke
10. Funky President- James Brown
The Motown Shakedown Section of James and Angie’s Wedding
1. The Miracles- Mickey’s Monkey
2. Martha and the Vandellas- Quicksand
3. Sugar Pie DeSanto- Soulful Dress
4. Little Richard- Girl Can’t Help it
5. The Sunliners- The Swinging Kind
6. Gloria Jones- Tainted Love
7. Tony Clark- Landslide
8. The Tams- Be Young and Foolish
9. The New Beats- Run Baby Run
10. Four Tops- I Can’t Help Myself
Favorite Cocktail and dinner music
1. The Rat Pack (jazz, swing, big band)
2. Roy Ayers (70’s deep funk)
3. Perez Prado (Mambo)
4. D’Angelo (Neo Soul, late 90’s chilled out soul)
5. Miles Davis (50’s-60’s Jazz)
6. Ray LaMontagne (Indy Modern Soul/Rock)
7. Detroit Spinners ( 70’s Soul)
8. Jeff Buckley (Modern Soul and Rock)
9. Seu Jorge (Brazilian Singer Song Writer)
10. Alton Ellis (Reggae/Rock Steady)
My Top Five Artists By Genre
Hip Hop
1. Dela Soul
2. Too Short
3. Camp Lo
4. Missy Elliot
5. Jay Z
6. A Tribe Called Quest
7. JDilla
8. Eric B and Rakim
9. Dr. Dre
10. Outkast
Modern Dance/Indy/Electro
1. Cut Copy
2. Rye Rye
3. LCD Soundsystem
4. Glass Candy
5. Gorillaz
6. Diplo
7. MIA
8. Lemonade
9. Neptunes
10. Little Dragon
New Wave
1. OMD
2. The Cure
3. Gang of Four
4. Grace Jones
5. The Smiths
6. New Order
7. Depeche Mode
8. Duran Duran
9. Strafe
10. The Jam
80s Pop
1. Tears for Fears
2. Michael Jackson
3. Prince
4. Daryll Hall and John Oats
5. INXS
6. Madonna
7. The Human League
8. Wham
9. The Time
10. New Edition
Punk
1. The Germs
2. Bad Brains
3. Ramones
4. Minor Threat
5. Misfits
6. Sex Pistols
7. Black Flag
8. X
9. Dead Kennedys
10. Minute Men
Post-Punk
1. Soiuxsie and the Banshees
2. Devo
3. Television
4. The Replacements
5. Joy Division
6. Echo & the Bunnymen
7. The Birthday Party
8. Husker Du
9. Sonic Youth
10. Pixes
Country
1. Patsy Cline
2. Willie Nelson
3. Dolly Parton
4. Neco Case
5. Dwight Yoakam
6. Tammy Wynette
7. Hank Williams
8. Lyle Lovett
9. Peggy Little
10. Kris Kristofferson
Dancehall Reggae
1. Lady Saw
2. Shaggy
3. Shabba Ranks
4. Vybz Kartel
5. Ninja Man
6. Capleton
7. Yellow Man
8. Red Rat
9. Opal
10. Sister Nancy
House Music
1. Master C and J
2. Farley Jackmaster Funk
3. Daft Punk (when they house it up)
4. Masters at Work
5. Theo Parrish
6. Omar S
7. Saint Etienne
8. Michael Woods
9. White Knights Jacks
10. Reese and Santonio
Top 40
1. Kelis
2. Frank Ocean
3. The Dream
4. Miguel
5. JT
6. Mariah Carey
7. Rihanna
8. Kendrick Lamar
9. Adele
10. Beyonce
These lists do not reflect all the music I can DJ. I give a FREE detailed event consultation (on music, flow, event mangement, MCing, etc.) for each and every event: I make sure to be on point on every occasion!
