50th Birthday party – Thanks for coming to my blog it was written to help give you a feel for the kind of service I supply at the varied parties and events I DJ at. You can also go to my DJ hire home page if you want for even more information on the range of services I provide or to Hire a DJ below are a few examples of me DJing in a club in Shoreditch and playing a few well known 80’s tunes.
In this ever changing environment, I can also provide virtual events and help put the fun back into life. Or, a Private Dining experience with a private chef with music and lighting to match the theme of the food. I love to help people party whether its a small gathering in your house or something bigger, let me be part of the night and it will be an event to remember for all the right reasons. Should you wish, I can add some Old skool and 90’s tunes into the mix or even something more contempary.
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Anyway, back to the event in hand, a 50th Birthday, with more than a hint of 80’s music……..I recently DJ’d at a 50th birthday party where the remit was to play 80s tunes with a few 90s along with some popular current tracks as well.
“I cannot thank you enough for Saturday Night. Everyone was so impressed with your service and performance. It truly was outstanding and I have already had so many comments on how good you were. People are saying it was one of the best nights of their lives.”
I love this kind of event as it is quite a challenge musically especially if there is a varied age group. Have a look at the playlist below to see the tracks I finally played on the night, and also at my other blogs to see how varied the music is so as to help achieve the goals of the event.
Should you decide to book me for your party, I will work with you to help you get the night you want. My experience and connections mean I can put you in contact with all sorts of suppliers and I can also advise on any ideas you may have to make your party just that little bit more memorable.
“Thank you so much for all you did. You made sure we had a full dance floor all night and everyone loved the music you played. It was an absolute pleasure working with you and we would not hesitate contacting you again in the future.”
Up until I played Vogue by Madonna the guests were arriving and eating a light buffet, so I kept the tempo of the music down. Having grown up with a mixture of classic 80’s and chart and club tunes as the backdrop to my teenage years I really enjoy these parties. Having grown up with this music its been great to DJ with some of the stars of that era like Rusty Egan from Visage, Steve Norman the sax player in Spandau Ballet and Jazzy B from Soul 11 Soul and more recent artists such as Groove Armada, DJ Fresh and DJ Luck and MC Neat. I also get booked to play in places such as Ibiza
This is an example of an 80’s mix I did for a Party on a beach in Zanzibar https://www.mixcloud.com/paullinney50/alternative-80s/
Here are few examples of other nights I have played at. Each event had a different theme and consequently different music. Also of interest may be a link to my 40th and 50th Birthday party page. Or maybe you would like some 90’s music as well? Or how about and 80’s themed Wedding?
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Blogs of 50th birthday parties and 80’s events – Please read these:
Virtual event production
Virtual event production and the creative process How can I help with your virtual production? Well its a combination of the skills built up over the years as a DJ and VJ along with a very good understanding of the Adobe Suite, especially products like: Adobe After Effects Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator I own all the other elements of the suite and can call on these as well, but the above are my main weapons when it comes to creating content. The results are really only limited by the ideas we generate. Most stills nowadays
old skool music
Old skool music, what is it??? old skool hip hop music, old skool dance music, Kisstory 80's music, 90's music ??? Old Skool means different things to many people, but at the core of it all is FUN. You’ll love my oldskool DJ set if you remember your music from the 80’s & 90’s. Give me a call if you want an evening of good old fashioned fun........ Hard Knock Life (The Ghetto Anthem)Jay-Z No DiggityBlackstreet feat. Dr. Dre The Fresh Prince Of Bel-AirDJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince HypnotizeThe Notorious B.I.G This Is How We Do ItMontell
40th Where’s your head at – 90’s House Music Party
90's House Music Party - 40th Where's your head at. This is the last gig I did before lockdown, it was a charity 40th raising money for Mind the mental health charity. I had played for this fun group of people in then past and they were all up for a good time, especially with the impending storm that was on its way....... Anyway, the night went really well and was a whole lot of fun as "Thank you SO much Paul, especially given that you had reduced your normal fee. The music was brilliant and lots of people
National Television Awards After Party – O2 Arena
I was invited to DJ at the National Television Awards After Party at the O2 Arena along with my good friend Rusty Egan from Visage. This was a long day but a lot of fun. I got to the venue at 1.30 and took about half an hour to clear security with my van and get the AAA security pass (access all areas) After off loading my sound system (brought in to give the Indogo Club room's sound system a 10,000 watt boost plus some of my lighting to effectively turn it into a nightclub ) we went to
Surrey Party
Surrey Party - This was a lovely late summer party at a beautiful house in Surrey. The purpose was to celebrate a 50th Birthday Party and what a party it was. From singing waiters to dancing trees, they had everything...... "Paul – we loved having you, you were amazing and everyone loved the music!" And this is the music I played: Rhiannon [LP Version] Fleetwood Mac Clocks (feat. Coldplay) Bunea Vista Social Club Melodia (Mollono.Bass Remix) Tibau Angola (JM Edit) - Cesaria Evora Mani - Paco Fernandez PLAY x Something Just Like This The Chainsmokers & Coldplay 92 -
W-Fest in Belgium 80’s Synth Festival
80's Festival - I was really pleased to be asked to go out to Belgium and DJ at the W-Fest It was a Synth Festival with some 80's classics and those that have been influenced by the music of that time. As you can see there where some pretty cool bands....... The Human League The Stranglers Alphaville She Wants Revenge Killing Joke Nik Kershaw The Blow Monkeys Johnny Hates Jazz China Crisis VNV Nation The Primitives Nitzer Ebb Apoptygma Berzerk And One Blutengel Peter Hook & The Light Tuxedomoon Lebanon Hanover Mesh Psyche Toyah Tony Hadley Empathy Test Eleven Pond
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“Thank you so much for everything you did. We had an amazing time and we had so many great comments about you”
If you would like, I can provide 80’s style graphics and VJ onto a wall…
Here is a video of them dancing to Uptown Funk later in the evening.
Here is the play list from the evening, as you can see, plenty of eighties tunes…
Fiftieth birthday Playlist
I Just Wanna Be Loved (Magic Man Remix) Culture Club
The More I See You Chris Montez
I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin
Helen Reddy – 20 – Angie Baby
Free Me Joss Stone
Band On The Run Paul McCartney & Wings
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) Natalie Cole
Golden Brown Stranglers, the
I Get The Sweetest Feeling Jackie Wilson
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Cher
Reet Petite Jackie Wilson
Colin Blunstone – 22 – PLAY PLAY Say You Don’t Mind
Son Of A Preacher Man Dusty SpringField
Tell Her About It Billy Joel
Emotiones Samantha Sang
Feel Like Makin’ Love (Remastered Version) Roberta Flack
Hang On In There Baby Johnny Bristol
You Can’t Hurry Love Diana Ross And The Supremes
Hang On In There Baby Johnny Bristol
Spyro Gyra – 14 – Morning Dance
Marshall Hain – 11 – Dancing In The City
Sad Sweet Dreamer Sweet Sensation
Give Me The Night Randy Crawford
Wild World (Long And Saxy) Maxi Priest
Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime The Korgis
Orinoco Flow PLAY Enya
Everything I Own PLAY (Extended P W Boy George
Blue Monday Flunk
04 – CRAZY FYC jazz
If You Let Me Stay (12” Mix) Terence Trent D’Arby
The Sun And The Rain Madness
Shout Tears For Fears
TRUE Spandau Ballet
Enola Gay OMD
Mad World Tears For Fears
Hot In The City (1988 Remix) Billy Idol
The Bottle Gil Scott Heron
Tainted Love PLAY Grandmagneto
CLUB TROPICANO JAZZY
Don’t Turn Around (12” Mix) Aswad
Boy_George_-_Crying_Game
Enjoy The Silence Depeche Mode
Billy Idol – Eyes Without A Face (Full Length Version)
Driving Away From Home PLAY PLAY (Wicked Weather For Walking) It’s Immaterial
Material Girl (Madonna) Cassandra Beck
My Girl Madness
99 Luftballons Nena
Kajagoogoo Too Shy (Midnight Mix)
The Model Kraftwerk
Everything I Own PLAY (Extended P W Boy George
Ain’t Nobody [Remix]/Remix Chaka Khan
Vogue Madonna
Sweet Dreams Eurythmics
Club Tropicana Wham!
Good_Thing_-_Fine_Young_Cannibals
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen
Happy (from Despicable Me 2) Pharrell Williams
Blurred Lines PLAY PLAY [feat. T.I., Pharrell] Robin Thicke
Uptown Funk
Dance The Night Away PLAY The Mavericks
Into The Groove (Album Version Madonna
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Wham!
Relight My Fire Take That
Reach S Club 7
Hey Baby DJ Otzi
La Bamba Los Lobos
Ride On Time Black Box
Push It Salt-N-Pepa
Mr. Brightside The Killers
Monster The Automatic
Happy Birthday THIS ONE The Goanna Gang
Treasure [Clean] Bruno Mars
I Wanna Dance With Somebody Whitney Houston
Don’t Stop Me Now Queen
I’m So Excited The Pointer Sisters
Crazy In Love Beyonce feat. Jay Z
Hips Don’t Lie (featuring Wyclef Jean) Shakira; featuring Wyclef Jean
Twist And Shout Chaka Demus & Pliers
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Relax (Marco Carola Edit) music-team.net
Blue Monday New Order
Relax Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Small Town Boy (Extended Mix) Bronski Beat
Echo Beach Martha And The Muffins
Baggy Trousers Madness
Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton
If you want more 80’s tunes have a look at my 80’s party blog where you will find some more play lists. Or better still book me to play for you.
