Who picks the music
I went to a club over the weekend after not having gone for years. The vibe in the place was a little dead for a Friday night at 11pm. It wasn't helped by the music that the dancers were doing their routines to was not only obscure songs I've never heard before, but also really boring. Like no energy.Do the dancers pick the songs to perform to, or is it the DJ? Do they only have certain songs they can dance to because of music licensing?
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Often I find that the music just caters to whichever demographic is most dominant among the club's customers. Usually, that's middle-to-late aged guys. Like at Chicago Club in Tijuana for example, they play a bunch of classic rock. That's not because the chicas or locals like it, it's because it's what the biggest spenders at the club (40-60 year old americanos) are into.
Your question about licensing is an interesting one. I understand that in the US, bars and nightclubs are required to license their music, I wonder how this works for strip clubs?
My mood is much, much, much more influenced by the mood of the dancers I'm getting dances from than by the music. Whereas, the music seems fairly important to the mood of most dancers. So, for me, it makes sense for them to pick the music.
There is one club I know about where they can pay the DJ to play a specific song, or at least they did when I was a regular. I used to know the signature song(s) of all my favorites and a few who weren't there.
If you got them to play the full version, you really got a deal for your $150.
Marque Moon - 9:58 or 10:40
Stairway to Heaven - 7:55
Sister Ray - 17:29
In total, that is 11 or 12 three minute songs for $150!