It's very common for clients to give me some requests for specific songs for specific dances and a few songs they would like to hear during the rest of the dance, but it's rare when someone gives me a list of songs they want to have played during or for the dinner music.

I have a few CD's of instrumental piano, jazz, etc. music that I use and they work great! Oddly enough I've had some very nice compliments on my dinner music selections. I usually charge very little for dinner music since during that time I'm not running lights, switching CD's or doing the other regular busy stuff I do during the actual dance. So it seems strange to me when I have "requests" for songs to be played for the dinner music.

Have you ever been given a list of songs for the DINNER music?

I solicit what type of music is desired (classical, Rat Pack, romantic ballads, smooth jazz, etc.). Once in awhile they'll be more specific and indicate a particular artist, like Enya.

One disc I always take along is the John Tesh Movie Themes (the first one) - and will play it if not pre-empted; I'll usually get asked by a few people what it is. It's a great dinner disc for most traditional receptions.

Thanks for mentioning this John Tesh music. Never heard it before. I just checked some of it out and and think I will be picking some of his stuff up at the store. Good dinner music. THANX. Some other good stuff is by GEORGIO MORODER. He does quite a few good movie scores. His are the original music though.

Quincy Jones owns the dinner music

tichofsky choplin motzart and Bach are my pics

and best of all vivaldi

love the four seasons

I use "the background essentials" from promo only and they work real nice. 2 cd set, more than enough "dinner music". I do however have a wedding this coming weekend that mentioned some particular jazz musicians that I unfortunately don't have. Haven't decided if im going to pick some songs up by them, I'm all about making the customer happy, but buying cd just for dinner music?

I usually play a nice jazz or old (nat king cole/Etta james) type jazz as dinner starts, then build up to some rat pack stuff. Then bring it into some Motown (My Girl, But, It's Alright.) I keep bringing the tempo up a little to get people out of dinner mode and tapping their feet getting ready to dance.